A Burden's Burden
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| Strangers with Candy episode | |
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| “A Burden's Burden” | |
 Jerri with her thumb in Tammi Littlenut's mouth. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
| Guest star(s) | Mark C. Sarion, April Williams, Stacey Winder, Matt Fagan |
| Writer(s) | Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris |
| Director | Peter Lauer |
| Production no. | 1-02 |
| Original airdate | April 14, 1999 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "Old Habits - New Beginnings" | "Dreams on the Rocks" |
A Burden's Burden is the third episode of the first season of Strangers with Candy. It was written by Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris and directed by Peter Lauer. It first aired on April 14, 1999.
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[edit] Plot
Jerri is assigned to take care of a 10 pound baby in order to learn responsibility. She is then teamed with Tammi Littlenut (Maria Thayer) who becomes the baby's mother. Jerri becomes its abusive father.
[edit] Guest stars
- Mark C. Sarion - (Kim Luc)
- April Williams
- Stacey Winder
- Matt Fagan - (Spiro)
[edit] Quotes
- Coach Wolf: In order for you to learn what its like to take care of a ten-pound 'baby,' each of you will be taking care of a ten pound baby.
- Mr. Geoffrey Jellineck: It doesn't matter when you get here; just what time.
- Jerri Blank: What were Jellineck and Noblet doing in the park at 3 a.m.?
- Tammie Littlenut: You're crazy!
Jerri Blank: Pee on me.
[edit] Discrepancies
- Jerri says "But I've had plenty of babies, just none I've carried to full term!" However, in Bogie Nights, we learn that Jerri did carry a baby to full term 15 year prior, in Florida.
- Geoffrey Jellineck talks about his son, though in later seasons he claims he's a "confirmed bachelor" with no children. However, this could just be another reference to his and Noblet's odd fantasy meetings (as Noblet's wife is not dead, either).
- The color of the baby's eyes change between blue and brown. It is unknown if this is due to the Dizzy being portrayed by twins Maura & McKenna Leaden, or to errors in the color-timing of the show. It's worth noting that Jerri mentions the price of the baby on the black market as being more if it's "eyes stay blue." It could be intentional.
