8.2/10122 votes#1 - Jerri's Burning Issue
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2000
After deflowering a male classmate, Jerri finds out that she has contracted a series of STDs (syphillis infested with crabs which are carrying gonorrhea) and must inform all her partners of her discovery. Meanwhile, Mr. Jellineck and Mr. Noblet have problems concealing their own bout with a particularly noticeable STD.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.5/10112 votes#2 - Is Freedom Free?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2000
Told in her art class to photograph something that represents freedom, Jerri creates a nude self-portrait which is immediately banned by the principal. So Jerri goes on a hunger strike.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.2/10132 votes#3 - Trail of Tears
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2000
When Jerri discovers her American Indian heritage, she attends a camp run by a councilor who teaches adopted Indian children about aspects of their culture, such as alcoholism and gambling.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.6/10112 votes#4 - Invisible Love
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2000
Jerri and class hunk Laird are having a fling, but he is insistent on keeping it a secret. So Jerri finds herself forced to hide out in odd places like Laird's locker, the trunk of his car, a trash can, etc., so they can continue their secret rendezvous. Meanwhile, Jerri's stepmother experiences relationship troubles with Stew, prompting an unusual bonding moment between stepmother and stepdaughter.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
8.1/10120 votes#5 - Is My Daddy Crazy?
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2000
Jerri's new daddy Stew starts to act very strangely, which makes Jerri reluctant to bring him to class for Occupation Week.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.4/10116 votes#6 - Blank Relay
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2000
Jerri joins the track team, but years of hard living have taken their toll on her physique. She turns to supplements of a most dubious nature to improve her performance, and the results surprise everyone at Flatpoint.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.8/10106 votes#7 - Ask Jerri
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2000
At the bequest of Mr. Noblet, Jerri takes over an advice column formerly penned by Mr. Jellineck, which results in diabolical intentions on Geoffrey's part towards Chuck, and anger from nearly everyone in Flatpoint High towards Jerri.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
7.7/10104 votes#8 - Sexual Harrasment (aka There Once Was a Blank from Nantucket)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2000
Jerri is asked out at a school wrestling game, but the boy later takes back his offer because other boys are saying mean sexual things to Jerri and she does nothing about it. So Tamela tells her she was a victim of sexual harassment and she needs to stick up for herself. Jerri later starts liking another guy, but is afraid it will end soon because of the other guys harassing her.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert
8.2/10128 votes#9 - Bully
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/25/2000
A new student comes to Flatpoint High, who turns out to be a bully who everyone is afraid of. When Jerri stops a fight with the bully and her friend Tammy, the bully schedules a fight for after school. Everyone keeps telling Jerri that she shouldn't fight and find peace, but Jerri feels she should live by the street code and fight. Geoffry gets a bully of his own when a homosexual hater substitute confronts him.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
8.3/10144 votes#10 - The Last Temptation of Blank
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2000
Winona Ryder stars as Fran, the coolest girl in school, who makes a bet that she can make Jerri so cool that even Brent Brooks (Paul Rudd) will ask her out.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello
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Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old freshman at Flatpoint High. Jerri ran away from...
Genre:Comedy
Network:Comedy Central
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Jerri's Burning Issue" is the best rated episode of "Strangers with Candy" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Peter Lauer and written by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, it aired on 7/10/2000. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Is Freedom Free?".