Season 3 • Episode 10
LatestWinona Ryder stars as Fran, the coolest girl in school, who makes a bet that she can make Jerri so cool that even Brent Brooks (Paul Rudd) will ask her out.
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.
Acting
Sedaris commits crimes against dignity, magnificently
Writing
Colbert & co. weaponize after-school special formula
Costume
Jerri's wigs deserve their own psychiatric evaluation
Creators
Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Mitch Rouse, Paul Dinello
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show predates Colbert's fame; he was still a Daily Show correspondent when it aired.
Prestige TV's anti-hero wave owes debts to Jerri—unlikable, unredeemed, and somehow you can't look away.
US
