Strangers with Candy
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American television series
comedy television series
cult television series
feature film
television series
Strangers with Candy is a cult American comedy television series that parodies after-school specials through the misadventures of a middle-aged ex-con returning to high school.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strangers with Candy canonical | 4 |
| Strangers with Candy (film) | 1 |
| Strangers with Candy (television series) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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comedy television series ⓘ cult television series ⓘ feature film ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Strangers with Candy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Chuck Noblet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geoffrey Jellineck NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerri Blank NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Onyx Blackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Amy Sedaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitch Rouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dinello NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| distributor | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalAirDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Strangers with Candy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mockery of self-help and redemption narratives
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satire of education system ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jerri Blank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | subversive parody of moralistic television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 30 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | after-school specials ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A 46-year-old ex-con and former drug addict returns to high school as a freshman. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Flatpoint High School
NERFINISHED
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a fictional American high school ⓘ |
| starring |
Amy Sedaris
NERFINISHED
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Greg Hollimon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dinello NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Colbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| tone |
absurdist
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dark comedy ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Strangers with Candy (television series)
this entity surface form:
Strangers with Candy (film)