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      Strangers With Candy

      TV-14 1999 - 2000 3 Seasons Comedy List
      Reviews 100% Fewer than 50 Ratings Avg. Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less

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      Season 1 1999 Details Season 2 2000 Details Season 3 2000 Details

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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