Trail of Tears (Strangers with Candy)
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Trail of Tears is Episode 3, of Season 3 of Strangers With Candy. It first aired on July 24th, 2000.
Jerri must once again face her own racist views when she discovers that she was adopted and is a full-blooded Native American Indian, and attends a cultural immersion camp for adopted redskins.
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[edit] Quotes
- Orlando, you can't be a Pilgrim! The Pilgrims had snowy white skin to match their Christian souls. They didn't sacrifice coconuts to their Monkey Gods! — Jerri
- I understand why you all want to be Pilgrims; hey, I love buckles too! But I need savages! Hey, do any of you know any of the black kids? — Mr. Jellineck
- I have something very painful to tell you, and I've been looking forward to this for weeks. — Sarah Blank
- ...and I'm not an Indian! It's just a coincidence that I have a love for gambling and booze, and a knack for catching syphilis! — Jerri
- Fact: a peaceful, napping General Custer was murdered in his sleep by bloodthirsty Indians while he was on a family camping trip. — Mr. Noblet
- Before I came here, I thought that Indian culture had to do with ethnic pride, respect for nature, and fighting for the return of rightful lands. But I now know that its about scalping, drinking, and gambling. — Jerri
- Now, where did we leave off yesterday? Ah, yes. The rape of the American West by the soulless red man. Now, no one's really sure what the Indians were doing to the buffalo, but it must've been pretty damn sick because millions of these noble creatures committed suicide by jumping in front of the white man's guns. — Mr. Noblet
[edit] Trivia
- Jerri finds comfort in that she wasn't given up for adoption, but rather traded for a pitcher of beer. In Bogie Nights, Jerri tries to comfort her son Ricky by informing him that he wasn't given up for adoption, but instead traded for a guitar.
- The scene in which Jerri throws out a sink through a window is a reference to the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest where the indian Chief does the same.
- When Jerri starts to get teased because of her heritage, she ties a ruler to a protractor and scalps one of the students.
[edit] Guest Stars
Will Ferrell as Bob Whitely
[edit] Crew
Writers: Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris
Director: Juan Campanella
