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Strangers With Candy

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A spoof of the after-school specials of the 1970s and 1980s, "Strangers With Candy" is the story of 46-year-old Jerri. She ran away from home and became "a boozer, a user, and a loser" after dropping out of high school as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping and larceny. She has been to prison several times and wants to be a popular student at Flatpoint High. Possibly illiterate, she tries out eating disorders so people will like her, and at home, she has to deal with her mother's alcoholism.

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Synopsis A spoof of the after-school specials of the 1970s and 1980s, "Strangers With Candy" is the story of 46-year-old Jerri. She ran away from home and became "a boozer, a user, and a loser" after dropping out of high school as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping and larceny. She has been to prison several times and wants to be a popular student at Flatpoint High. Possibly illiterate, she tries out eating disorders so people will like her, and at home, she has to deal with her mother's alcoholism.
Creator
Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse, Amy Sedaris
Executive Producer
Kent Alterman
Screenwriter
Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse, Amy Sedaris
Network
Comedy Central
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 2, 1999