List of Strangers with Candy episodes

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The following is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central original series Strangers with Candy. The series started on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000.

Each episode credits Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris as writer, though the DVD commentary and interviews reveal that Stephen Colbert was equally a part of the writing staff. Hence, the column in the table below reads "Credited Writers" and only displays those who were officially credited with the script to each episode. This is especially necessary for, in some cases, an outside writer (not part of the show's writing staff) contributing a script. Usually, that outside script would serve as the baseline for the episode and be heavily rewritten and edited by the official writing staff, and the Credited Writers category is the most fitting place to put the credit for their contribution to the show.

1 Episodes
2 External links

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1: 1999

Title	Credited Writers	Director	Original Airdate	Production Code	Ep #
"Retardation: A Celebration"			Unaired Pilot	100	0
Jerri is asked to spy on her locker neighbor, looking for signs of retardation.
"Old Habits, New Beginnings"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse	Peter Lauer	April 7, 1999	101	1
Jerri tries to make friends by supplying a classmate with drugs.
"A Burden's Burden"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	April 14, 1999	102	2
Jerri is assigned to take care of a 10-pound baby in order to learn responsibility.
"Dreams on the Rocks"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	April 21, 1999	103	3
Jerri must deal with her mother's alcoholism.
"Who Wants Cake?"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse	Peter Lauer	April 28, 1999	104	4
Jerri is asked to spy on her locker neighbor, looking for signs of retardation.
"Bogie Nights"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Thomas Lennon	Peter Lauer	June 14, 1999	105	5
Jerri befriends the new student, Ricky (played by Fred Koehler), whom the students and staff of Flatpoint High hate because he's new. But, she discovers the secret that will keep them apart forever.
"Let Freedom Ring"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse	Peter Lauer	June 21, 1999	106	6
Flatpoint High is under the grip of a racist who tagged an ethnic slur on the wall.
"Feather in the Storm"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Danny Leiner	June 28, 1999	107	7
Jerri must lose weight to be in physical shape for the debate team, so that she can gain popularity.
"To Be Young, Gifted, and Blank"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Dan Dinello	July 5, 1999	108	8
Mr. Noblet discovers that Jerri is a violin prodigy, and he strives to use her talents for his own purposes in competing against Mr. Jellineck's orchestra, while Jerri is torn away from her family.
"Jerri Is Only Skin Deep"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Danny Leiner, Bob Balaban	July 12, 1999	109	9
Jerri enters the running for homecoming queen and particularly struggles with the Inner Beauty category.
"The Trip Back"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	July 19, 1999	110	10
Jerri turns back to a life of drugs after being seduced by a beautiful female druggie.

[edit] Season 2: 2000

Title	Credited Writers	Director	Original Airdate	Production Code	Ep #
"The Virgin Jerri"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	January 17, 2000	203	11
Jerri becomes a virgin again, but struggles with keeping her funbox closed.
"Behind Blank Eyes"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	January 24, 2000	202	12
Jerri finds herself attracted to the blind boy at school, and while she tries to learn what a world without sight is like, he fights for the right to play on the football team.
"Yes, You Can't"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Dan Dinello	January 31, 2000	201	13
Jerri agonizes over what she wants to do with her life while Mr. Jellineck quits teaching to become a starving artist.
"The Goodbye Guy"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	February 7, 2000	204	14
Jerri’s daddy is eaten by high school mascots, leaving her out of the big Father–Student Sack Race.
"The Blank Page"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, David Wain	Juan Campanella	February 21, 2000	206	15
Flatpoint High discovers Jerri’s illiteracy, and she must overcome it in order to make the cheerleading squad. But can she learn to read?
"Hit and Run"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	February 28, 2000	205	16
Jerri runs over Mr. Jellineck and has difficulty keeping the secret, while Noblet discovers that the key to Jellineck’s recovery is his coming out of the closet.
"To Love, Honor, and Pretend"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	March 7, 2000	207	17
Mr. Noblet grows jealous of the special fake bond between Mr. Jellineck and Coach Wolf as Jerri’s control issues threaten her own fake union in a marriage experiment gone awry.
"Blank Stare: Part 1"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	June 19, 2000	208	18
Jerri is recruited by a cult of happy people who sing the same song (a lot), and Flatpoint High begins a radical change in politics, becoming a totalitarian regime, keeping its students/citizens to a code of strict anonymity and perfect obedience. Cult elements are borrowed primarily from two films: 1) Ticket to Heaven, which was made from the nonfiction book Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult by Josh Freed. Moonwebs describes Freed and his friend (whom he calls 'Benji Miller') and their negative experiences with the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his Unification Church. 2) Split Image (1982). [1]
"Blank Stare: Part 2"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	June 26, 2000	209	19
After Jerri becomes perfectly assimilated into the cult’s mindset, its leader finds that sometimes cults have to be selective with their recruits.
"A Price Too High for Riches"	Nicholas Stoller, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	July 3, 2000	210	20
Flairs, a shoe with a ridiculously long lace, take the fashion world by storm and become the key to Jerri’s social success.

[edit] Season 3: 2000

Title	Credited Writers	Director	Original Airdate	Production Code	Ep #
"Jerri’s Burning Issue"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	July 10, 2000	301	21
Jerri contracts an epic case of syphilis and struggles with the decision to tell her popular new boyfriend, and the school “Purity Dance” is only days away.
"Is Freedom Free?"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	July 17, 2000	302	22
Jerri’s "au naturel" self-portrait ignites a storm of censorship from the school, and the only way to properly expose her naked body is to go on a hunger strike.
"Trail of Tears"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	July 24, 2000	303	23
Jerri must once again face her own racist views when she discovers that she is a full-blooded Native American Indian and attends a cultural immersion camp for adopted redskins.
"Invisible Love"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	July 31, 2000	306	24
Jerri's secret relationship with the school stud makes her question her own self-respect.
"Is My Daddy Crazy?"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	August 14, 2000	304	25
Jerri wonders if she can cure her stepmother's lover's insanity in time for him to speak at Flatpoint High's Occupation Week.
"Blank Relay"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	August 21, 2000	305	26
Desperate to stay on the track team, Jerri begins to abuse steroids.
"Ask Jerri"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	September 11, 2000	307	27
Jerri takes over the school newspaper’s advice column from Jellineck, causing disaster and mayhem, and sparks a war between him and Mr. Noblet.
"There Once Was a Blank from Nantucket"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	September 18, 2000	308	28
Jerri must deal with sexual harassment and prevent her new beau from the school’s jazz orchestra from finding out.
"Bully”	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Peter Lauer	September 25, 2000	309	29
Both Jerri and Jellineck must deal with oppressive bullies.
"The Last Temptation of Blank"	Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris	Juan Campanella	October 2, 2000	310	30
As Flatpoint High is set to turn into a strip mall, Jerri becomes friends with a popular girl (guest star Winona Ryder) and must decide if she wants to leave her old friends behind forever to finally find lasting popularity.