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The Best Episodes of Strangers with Candy

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The Best Episodes of Strangers with Candy

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...

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    8.6/10(155 votes)

    #1 - The Virgin Jerri

    S2:E1

    Jerri's back out of prison and back to being a freshman at Flatpoint High. . . again. She's determined to be a proper girl, if only that little devil on her shoulder would stop trying to convince her otherwise. Coach Wolf encourages her female students to remain chaste and convinces Jerri that she can reclaim her virginity. All the girls take to wearing ""Never Been Touched"" ribbons with a cherry dangling from them.

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  2. Background image for To Love, Honor and Pretend
    8.4/10(142 votes)

    #2 - To Love, Honor and Pretend

    S2:E7

    Coach Wolf assigns marriages for her students for a class project. Jerri get paired up with Ronnie Leggett. After Jerri finds problems with her new “marriage,” she learns that it is not as easy as she thought it will be. Will Jerri be able to save her “marriage” and her grade?

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    8.4/10(132 votes)

    #3 - The Blank Stare (1)

    S2:E8

    Feeling rejected by her classmates and abandoned by her family, Jerri is seduced into joining a religious cult.

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    8.3/10(133 votes)

    #4 - The Blank Page

    S2:E5

    Jerri has a difficult time in Noblet's class when she's asked to read from Moby Dick. When she realizes that cheerleaders get all the guys, plus they're treated with kid gloves in class, she decides to try out for the Donkettes squad. She learns right away that cheerleaders need to know how to spell. Her illiteracy is quickly revealed and Jerri is immediately subjected to complete humiliation.

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    8.3/10(146 votes)

    #5 - Hit and Run

    S2:E6

    Someone hits Mr. Jellineck with their car, and the whole school is turned upside-down trying to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Jerri wrestles with her conscience, and Mr. Noblet considers revealing his secret feelings for Geoffrey in an effort to encourage his recovery.

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  6. Background image for Behind Blank Eyes
    8.2/10(138 votes)

    #6 - Behind Blank Eyes

    S2:E2

    Jerri falls for Alan, a blind boy at her school with football aspirations. The rest of the team, however, is skeptical about his abilities, but with Jerri's encouragement, Alan rises to the occasion.

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  8. Background image for Yes You Can't
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #7 - Yes You Can't

    S2:E3

    Everyone's got careers on the brain during Flatpoint's ""Yes You Can't"" career exploration week -- and not just the students. Mr. Noblet revisits his dreams of rockstardom, Mr. Jellineck quits teaching to pursue his art, and Jerri tries to decide between a career in the flower factory or as a junkie whore.

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    7.9/10(116 votes)

    #8 - The Blank Stare (2)

    S2:E9

    After first attempting to stop Jerri from escaping, the leader of the cult realizes how annoying she is and tries to get rid of her, while Principle Blackman, Mr. Noblet and Mr. Jellineck try to rescue her.

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  10. Background image for A Price Too High for Riches
    7.7/10(118 votes)

    #9 - A Price Too High for Riches

    S2:E10

    Jerri struggles with class issues as the new shoe of the moment (""Flairs"") is a wee bit out of her price range. She snags a job at the local shoe store and schemes to procure a pair of the salacious shoes in time for popular rich girl Melissa's party. However, Orlando has a party scheduled for that same evening, and Jerri's snobbery regarding his lower-income-bracket party threatens their friendship.

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    7.5/10(121 votes)

    #10 - The Goodbye Guy

    S2:E4

    Jerri suffers a devastating loss and can find no sympathy for her grief, though Mr. Jellineck chips in with his special blend of self-important empathy. The Father-Daughter Sack Race plays a pivotal role in this Very Special Episode.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Old Habits/New Beginnings

    S1:E1

    Jerri tries to fit in by mixing up a batch of the drug concoction Glint for Poppy, the most popular girl in school... with mixed results.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - A Burden's Burden

    S1:E2

    In order to teach students the responsibility of taking care of a baby, Coach Wolf gives each student a baby.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Dreams on the Rocks

    S1:E3

    Jerri's starring role in the school play stirs up a dangerous cocktail of jealousy and regret in her stepmother, Sara

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Bogie Nights

    S1:E5

    Jerri falls for a transfer student and later discovers the terrible secret that will keep them apart forever.

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    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Who Wants Cake?

    S1:E4

    Jerri is told she must help Principal Blackman out by turning snitch and rooting out the school retard if she wants to go on the class trip to Good Time Island.

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    #16 - Let Freedom Ring

    S1:E6

    Flatpoint High is up in arms to find out whodunit after someone scrawls a racial slur on the wall.

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    #17 - Feather in the Storm

    S1:E7

    Jerri finds her calling on the debate team, but can she make it through the dangerous physical training for the big competition?

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    #18 - To Be Young, Gifted and Blank

    S1:E8

    Noblet discovers that Jerri is a violin prodigy and ruthlessly grooms her to become the star he always wanted to be.

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    #19 - Jerri Is Only Skin Deep

    S1:E9

    Desperate to become homecoming queen, Jerri concocts some unique strategies to eliminate the competition.

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    #20 - The Trip Back

    S1:E10

    Jerri reverts back to her old ways and succumbs to drugs in an attempt to win the affection of a beautiful female stoner

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    #21 - Jerri's Burning Issue

    S3:E1

    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.

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    #22 - Is Freedom Free?

    S3:E2

    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.

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    #23 - Trail of Tears

    S3:E3

    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.

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    #24 - Invisible Love

    S3:E4

    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.

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    #25 - Is My Daddy Crazy?

    S3:E5

    Jerri's new daddy Stew starts to act very strangely, which makes Jerri reluctant to bring him to class for Occupation Week.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Virgin Jerri" is the best rated episode of "Strangers with Candy". It scored 8.6/10 based on 155 votes. Directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, it aired on 1/17/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "To Love, Honor and Pretend".