Who Wants Cake?

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Jerri talks to her locker neighbor

"Who Wants Cake?" is a first season episode of Strangers with Candy. In it, Jerri is asked to spy on her locker neighbor, looking for signs of retardation. The episode first aired on April 28th, 1999.

1 Quotes
2 Trivia
3 Look Closely!
4 Crew
5 Guest Stars
6 See also

[edit] Quotes

Write a poem about Hiroshima, but nothing "faggy."— Mr. Noblet to the class, referring to Enola Gay
I'm afraid I can't read this note. The handwriting is so…uncooperative.— Mr. Noblet to Jerri
Sometimes I can be so retarded. You know what I'm talking about? You ever feel that way? — Jerri

Who doesn't? — Kimberly Timbers

I don't. — Jerri

So, you come up with these jokes on the spot, or were you born with 'em? — Jerri

I don't understand. — Kimberly

She doesn't understand... — Jerri

Most gay people are retarded. — Geoffrey Jellineck
And while they may not be as strong as apes, don't lock eyes with them. Don't do it. It puts them on edge. They might go into berserker mode, come at you like a whirling dervish, all fists and elbows. You might be screaming, 'No! No! No!" but all they hear is 'Who wants cake?' — "Wilford Brimley" reading "Retardation: A Celebration"
A retarded little bird told me. — Derrick Blank
Some of these retards are extremely clever. — Principal Blackman
Apparently not old enough to betray a retarded girl. — Sarah Blank

[edit] Trivia

This episode is based on Retardation: A Celebration, the unaired pilot episode.
The blooper reel contained on the DVD for Season 3 has an outtake of Stephen Colbert's nude scene.
Stephen Colbert has carried his portrayal of Wilford Brimley over to his current series, The Colbert Report.

[edit] Look Closely!

As Mr. Noblet is standing up after Mr. Jellineck was sketching him nude, you can see a sock which he's used to cover his testicles just before he catches the towel.