Strangers with Candy
Doing things right....the second time around.
S01E08: To Be Young, Gifted and Blank
Noblet discovers that Jerri is a violin prodigy and ruthlessly grooms her to become the star he always wanted to be.
Overview
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 home and became 'a boozer, a user, and a loser' after dropping out as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she 'stole the TV'.
At home, Jerri's father Guy is comatose, although he seems perfectly capable of amazing feats. Her stepmother Sara is vain and bitter, and stepbrother Derrick is a bullying jock. Jerri tries to do things the right way but always ends up learning the wrong lesson. Her hijinks often involve, either directly or indirectly, neurotic history teacher Chuck Noblet and his secret lover, sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck.
Episodes
S01E02 A Burden's Burden
S01E03 Dreams on the Rocks
S01E04 Who Wants Cake?
S01E05 Bogie Nights
S01E06 Let Freedom Ring
S01E07 Feather in the Storm
S01E08 To Be Young, Gifted and Blank
S01E09 Jerri Is Only Skin Deep
S01E10 The Trip Back
Cast
