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Strangers with Candy - The Complete Series
starring: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Greg Hollimon, Deborah Rush, Paul Dinello
directed by: Adam Bernstein

List Price: $59.98
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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars


Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris) has been a runaway prostitute drug addict and general misfit all her life. But upon her release from prison the 46-year-old decides it's time to clean up her life move back in with her family and earn a high-school diploma. Starting over as a freshman hapless Jerri returns to class amidst a hostile student body and an unhelpful self-involved faculty--among them pseudo-sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck (Paul Dinello); ambiguously gay history teacher Charles Noblet (Stephen Colbert); and Machiavellian principal Onyx Blackman (Greg Hollimon)--while contending with a dysfunctional home life that includes her elderly father (Roberto Gari) evil stepmother (Deborah Rush) and bullying half-brother (Larc Spies). As ex-con Jerri maneuvers through the pecking order of teen life with zero social savoir-faire and her own brand of clueless prison ethics STRANGERS WITH CANDY serves as a biting politically incorrect satire of moralizing after-school specials and a hilarious look at the pangs of growing up--again. This collection presents the sadly defunct television series in its entirety with all three seasons.System Requirements:Running Time 660 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097368895942 Manufacturer No: 889594

Amazon.com:
She joined a cult, battled anorexia, beat sexual harassers at their own game, got fake-married, and so much more. Ever since the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy first aired, Jerri Blank has seemed fated for humiliation, disease, and a boxed set--here, her ultimate destiny is finally fulfilled.

In creating Jerri, the 46-year-old high school freshman, Amy Sedaris and her co-stars/co-writers Paul Dinello and Stephen Colbert imagined a person who is both startlingly crass and strangely innocent. One minute Jerri is uttering the immortal line "I like the pole and the hole"--the next she's only interested in "pizza, pizza, pizza," and joining the cheerleading squad. Her world view is completely unaffected by her 32 years as a "junkie whore." It won't take a rabid SWC fan--just a lover of wicked satire--to appreciate this trapper-keeper-shaped package and the After School Special-based stories inside. Some of the bonus features, including an interview with the stars at the Museum of Television & Radio, will be familiar to folks who have previous, single-season DVDs. However, certain new additions, such as "The Trip Back" PSA, which stars a real-life Jerri clone, make this set a worth-owning item. Other highlights include deleted scenes--one of which features an inspirational meeting between Jerri and Buddha Stalin, Flatpoint's most controversial rock star. A clever film strip by closeted lovers Chuck Noblet and Geoffrey Jellineck on their "research trip" to Mexico also draws chuckles. Over 30 episodes, the jokes do become a touch repetitive, but the series never loses its energy or sharp wit. If you're looking for a show that will teach you how to do the wrong things the right way, the Strangers with Candy boxed set has the lesson plan for you. --Leah Weathersby



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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
EAN: 0097368895942
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Comedy Central
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Comedy Central
MPN: D889594D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Comedy Central
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Running Time: 660 minutes
Studio: Comedy Central
Theatrical Release Date: April 07, 1999

Customer Reviews

Amy Sedaris is a Genius 5 out of 5 stars
These DVDS will have you rolling on the floor laughing. Not recommended for those easily offended.


 







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