Is My Daddy Crazy?

Is My Daddy Crazy? is an episode of the television show Strangers with Candy. Season 3, Episode 4, "Is My Daddy Crazy?" first aired on August 14th, 2000.

In "Is My Daddy Crazy?" Jerri has to wonder if she can cure her stepmother's meat-man's insanity in time for him to speak about his meat during Occupation Week at Flatpoint High.

Quotes

• Now, as it is Occupation Week, we are lucky enough to have some of your fathers come to speak to us this week about their jobs. — Mr. Noblet

When are the moms coming? — Female Student (Noblet's daughter?)

Never if I have anything to say about it, missy! I gave Mom a chance to be civil, but I guess we have to settle this in court. Now we'll see who the crazy one is! — Mr. Noblet

• Yeah, speaking of which, do you think he's been acting a little strange? — Jerri

By accepting you as his daughter, you mean? — Sarah Blank

No, I mean by stapling cheese to the roof. — Jerri

• Derrick! All of Jerri's young high school friends are sitting in there in nothing but skimpy nightgowns! Why aren't you hiding in the closet masturbating? — Sarah Blank

I want to read my gladiator magazines. — Derrick

• Do you know anything about mental illness? — Jerri

What makes you think I'm crazy? I know what I'm doing! I paint on every third stroke; it's a prime number, it can't be broken down. I try to paint on the even ones, but they keep fighting back! — Mr. Jellineck

• Well, aside from the insanity, he's as healthy as a horse thats been beaten unconscious by a gang of savage orderlies. — Doctor Panning
• Today, we sedate the demons until they become addicted. Then we coax them out with a piece of meat. It takes years. — Doctor Panning, on the treatment of "demons" (mental illness)

Trivia

• Spike Jabber, one of the violent students from the episode Bogie Nights, is shown at the beginning of this episode as Jerri and Derrick Blank's friends are sitting around the picnic table enjoying Stew's meat.
• This episode might hint that Chuck Noblet and his wife, Claire, have had marital troubles and split up sometime during the second and third seasons, when one girl asks "When are the mothers going to present?" and he snaps at her about how "Mom had her chance."

Guest Stars

• David Cross as Doctor Panning

Crew

Writers: Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris
Director: Peter Lauer

See also

List of Strangers with Candy episodes
Characters from Strangers With Candy