I stole the t.v.! - Strangers with Candy (1999) Discussion

[–] vwvoyager 18 years ago

I stole a TV. That's why she did more time.

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[–] reddeye 18 years ago

But she says "I stole the TV", making it sound weird.

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[–] shimmin 18 years ago

It's because she says "I stoled a TV"!

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[–] kevtron 18 years ago

trying to make sense of this show is the worst way to go about enjoying it. just sit back and laugh at those seemingly random parts. like where did jerri get a japanese silky named sooki? who cares, it's hilarious. particularly when she mentions that its hand trained to eat grapes out of anywhere she puts them.....anywhere....

but i digress.

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[–] StuBoy23 17 years ago

I always thought the line was odd and out of place.

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[–] blapimpfry182 17 years ago

Really? That's like my favorite line of the entire series. It's so random and the way she says it is so funny... imo.

I love lamp
Come on!

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[–] brbr_opus38 17 years ago

I also found that line pretty weird. Not bad, just random. And I'm pretty sure it is "the" tv, not just any old tv.

I didn't mean to call you meatloaf, Jack.

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[–] R_Burgos2000 16 years ago

I love "I stole the TV" quote it all the time. It wouldn't be the same opening credits without it...

http://r-burgos2000.dvdaf.com/owned

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[–] rabidcoon 16 years ago

I'm half-loaded and watching the commentary.

Evidently she just blurted that after watching the new introductory credits.

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[–] RobertLoblaw 16 years ago

To me it sounds like she at some point said she didn't steal the tv. Like in court.

Still the funniest show on television.

steve

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[–] eternal_sunshine88 16 years ago

no, its "I stole the TV".

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[–] ragreen259 16 years ago

No offense, but please prove it or shut up. Good lord. As long as I've watched this show, from the very first time I saw that in the opening, it sounded like "stoled" which is 100% in keeping with her character. Fer Chrissakes, somehow you people are reading so much into this it's absurd. Now we have her stealing her family TV--just how would she be doing that, since she had run away?

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[–] larspunk86 16 years ago

From www.jeriblank.com:

Q: What does Jerri say about the TV during the second and third seasons' animated opening?
A: Some people think that she says, "I stoled a TV. Did some more time," but in fact she says, "I stole the TV..." People also wonder why she says this. Basically, when Amy Sedaris was recording the voiceover for the opening she was just ad-libbing. She was improvising during her narration and described what she saw happening on the screen. The narration was a little different when the first few episodes of the second season aired for the first time.

It's also stated in the commentary. Proof. There.

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[–] menyinc 15 years ago

I'm glad you got pwned. You was rude.

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[–] ExOblivione 16 years ago

"I can't vote... I stole the T.V. and I sold a baby... a white baby."

"A cage went in search of a bird."

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[–] LilDevotchka6271 16 years ago

OH thank GOD!!! that line's been killing me! Thank you thank you thank you! I've been wondering that for years!

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[–] velocirrober 16 years ago

Now that I know how it happened, it's even funnier than before!

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[–] samdifa 16 years ago

I always thought "I stole the TV! was a riot.
But now that it could be "I stoled a TV" I find it even even funnier.
Either way, WTH, it's hiLARious.

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[–] brendanchenowith 7 years ago

I prefer "I STOLED A TV"

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked.

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