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Strangers with Candy - Season 1 (1999)
rating: 4 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
The dance sequence beneath the credits at the end of each episode is when the creators of Strangers with Candy really tip their hand; you'd think Principal Blackman dressed as a squirrel in an effort to dispel stereotypes couldn't get much sillier, but the next thing you know, he's doing a striptease from behind the tree. I never watched afternoon sitcoms, so the sort of after-school special Jerri Blank and friends deconstruct has nothing to do with my enjoyment. I could say how smart the show is, good comedy being so difficult to write and all, but you don't have to be a genius to think it's funny. And that, I guess, is the surest sign of real brains. Braaains!
rating: 4 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
The dance sequence beneath the credits at the end of each episode is when the creators of Strangers with Candy really tip their hand; you'd think Principal Blackman dressed as a squirrel in an effort to dispel stereotypes couldn't get much sillier, but the next thing you know, he's doing a striptease from behind the tree. I never watched afternoon sitcoms, so the sort of after-school special Jerri Blank and friends deconstruct has nothing to do with my enjoyment. I could say how smart the show is, good comedy being so difficult to write and all, but you don't have to be a genius to think it's funny. And that, I guess, is the surest sign of real brains. Braaains!
posted by NPK at 6:41 AM
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