Strangers with Candy - Season 0 Episode 1 Retardation A Celebration - Unaired Pilot
The unaired pilot episode. Jerry is forced to spy on her locker mate, who has been suspected of being retarded. The differences between this episode & "Who Wants Cake?": -Different sets -Different actors for the bit parts -Jerri's mother is played by Sarah Thyre (or Coach Cherri Wolf on the main show) -Chuck Noblet (Stephen Colbert) and Geoffrey Jellineck (Paul Dinello) are doctors at a local hospital instead of teachers at the school. This episode was reshot with the finalized cast and sets, and aired as the 4th episode of the 1st season, "Who Wants Cake?". Jokes that were in this episode but cut from "Who Wants Cake?" were reworked into later episodes.
- Genre: Comedy
- Studio: Comedy Central
- Keyword: neurosis, high school, stepbrother, satire, second chance, campy, catatonic state, former prostitute, closeted homosexual, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, former thief, surreal humor, absurd, hilarious, black comedy
- Cast: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Greg Hollimon
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