Let Freedom Ring (Strangers with Candy)
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"Let Freedom Ring" is an episode of Strangers with Candy. Flatpoint High is under the grip of a racist who tagged an ethnic slur on the wall; Jerri's new crush, Paul Cotton, is under pressure to reveal who the racist is, as Principal Blackman and former Grief Counselor Percy Kittens launch their own investigation. It first aired on July 12th, 1999.
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[edit] Quotes
- Your classes in biology have been absolved for today. Besides, evolution is a farce. — Principal Blackman
- How many times have I been punished for things I said I didn't do, and they didn't believe me? — Jerri
- They punished you for the things you didn't do? — Paul
- Oh no, I did them. But I said I didn't, and they punished me anyway.— Jerri
- What you have to do is you have to take that anger, focus it back inside, hold it there, and then never ever tell anyone about it. — Percy Kittens
- The only thing we hate more than a racist is spics. — Football player
- I'm as moist as a snackcake down there. — Jerri
- According to the vicious rumors I started, your friend is a racist. — Orlando
- I don't think I want to live in a country where Principal Blackman can't dress up like a giant squirrel. — Percy Kittens
- It turns out I do like black people...it just took a white person to prove it!. — Jerri
[edit] Trivia
- In the DVD commentary, it is revealed that Blackman's long, long pause when he is looking at the scrawled ethnic slur with Percy Kittens wasn't a part of the script; Holliman simply forgot his next line.
- Jerri references her experience with the Florida penal system, first mentioned in Bogie Nights
- Stephen Colbert has said that this episode is his favorite.
[edit] Crew
Writers: Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris, and Mitch Rouse
Director: Peter Lauer
[edit] Guest stars
- Tim Meadows as former Grief Counselor Percy Kittens
[edit] See also
List of Strangers with Candy episodes
Characters from Strangers With Candy
