Dreams on the Rocks
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"Dreams on the Rocks" is a first season episode of the television show Strangers with Candy. In it, Jerri must deal with her mother's alcoholism, which is a response to her being cast in the lead role of "A Raisin in the Sun." The episode first aired on April 21, 1999.
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[edit] Quotes
- And here's my one-woman production of 'Twelve Angry Men.' — Sarah Blank
- First, I think I'll pour myself another 4 fingers of breakfast. — Sarah Blank
- She's going through menopause... with a bit of epilepsy. She's diabetic. — Jerri
- My name is Onyx. And I'm a child of alcoholics. Daddy used to come home late at night, with the smell of the demon on his breath. The slightest provocation would send him into an unspeakable rage. And then this morning he set the porch on fire. I'm thinking about moving out. — Principal Blackman
[edit] Trivia
- None of the lines performed in the play are from A Raisin in the Sun; however, the show did obtain the rights to use Langston Hughes' poem, " A Dream Deferred", which Stephen Colbert recites before the dance sequence.
- Amy Sedaris is afraid of snakes and mice. Those are not her hands throwing the mouse to Leslie.
- The dance during the end credits comes from the Yardstick Boys, a comedy troupe which Paul Dinello and Greg Holliman (Principal Blackman) were in together in the late 1980s.
[edit] Did You Notice?
- A keg is sitting in the middle of the support group for the children of alcoholics.
[edit] Crew
Writers: Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris
Director: Peter Lauer
[edit] Guest Stars
- Jacob Pitts as Craig Snow
[edit] See also
List of Strangers with Candy episodes
Characters from Strangers With Candy
