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''[[Strangers ~~With~~ Candy]]'' was a [[Black Comedy|darkly comic]] sitcom that ran from 1999 to 2000 on [[Comedy Central]] and created by comedians [[Amy Sedaris]], Paul Dinello and [[Stephen Colbert]].

''[[Strangers with Candy]]'' was a [[Black Comedy|darkly comic]] sitcom that ran from 1999 to 2000 on [[Comedy Central]] and created by comedians [[Amy Sedaris]], Paul Dinello and [[Stephen Colbert]].

Jerri Blank, a "46-year-old boozer, user, and loser", ran away from home when she was young and spent thirty-two years doing things we'd really, ''really'' rather not hear about, no matter how eager she is to tell us about that donkey show in Tijuana. After spending time in the slammer, Jerri decides to abandon her life of debauchery and go back to exactly where she left off- as a freshman at Flatpoint High.

Of course, seeing as ''[[Strangers ~~With~~ Candy]]'' is based entirely on [[Spoof Aesop]]s, Jerri's intentions of leaving her twisted, drug-addled past behind her never come to fruition. In her own words: "Oh, I'm still doin' the wrong things, but at least I'm doing them the right way." This mockery of after-school specials focuses less on the students and more on the adults concerned with nothing but their own selfish needs.

Of course, seeing as ''[[Strangers with Candy]]'' is based entirely on [[Spoof Aesop]]s, Jerri's intentions of leaving her twisted, drug-addled past behind her never come to fruition. In her own words: "Oh, I'm still doin' the wrong things, but at least I'm doing them the right way." This mockery of after-school specials focuses less on the students and more on the adults concerned with nothing but their own selfish needs.

Jerri was based on [[wikipedia:Florrie Fisher|Florrie Fisher]], and many of Jerri's stories about her past are taken directly from Fisher's film ''The Trip Back'', the inspiration for ''[[Strangers with Candy]]''. Some comparisons [http://www.jerriblank.com/swcmisc.html#florrie here].