Jerri Blank is a 47 year old, ex-con, ex-prostitute, lesbian high school student. She is picking up life where she left of 32 years prior when she dropped out of high school and ran away from home. Soon after she ran away her real mother died. Some say of a broken heart, but most agree that the bus was mostly the blame. Her father, Guy Blank, is probably the most active catatonic senior citizen in the world. Guy remarried to Sara 16 years after Jerri left home and had a son, Derrick. The rest of Jerri's life is quite ambiguous. Some hold her responsible for the introduction of drugs into popular culture; others blame her for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Jerri's checked past often manifests itself in the everyday grind of her new high school world and is the major driving force of many of the plot lines that emerge in each episode. Jerri may have fallen off the wagon.
Mr. Noblet
Chuck Noblet, single father and social studies/creative writing/homeroom teacher, is also Principal Blackman's number one fan and Mr. Jellineck's secret lover. Noblet is an eager ambitious soldier in Blackman's regime and a faithful fuard of Flatpoint High strict moral standards. He eagerly takes orders and would defend his principal to the death, however, he sees himself fundamentally as a benign and gentle force, coercing and encouraging the students to bend to his will for their own good. Mr. Noblet often utilizes the services of Jerri Blank to carry out Principal Blackman's morally ambiguous schemes, feeling that Jerri indiscretions qualify her for such duities. His famous words are, "Shut your dirty little mouths"
Mr. Jellineck
Geoffrey Jellineck--singe parent, art teacher, and Mr. Noblet's lover--is a man prone to self-expression. Never afriad to encourage a student to "Paint their own mural" Jellieneck is an inspirational teacher with sickeningly good hair and penchant for extravagance who prefers to blur the lines between student and faculty. Mr. Jellineck is also an artist who lives outside the boundaries that society has constructed and is not ashamed to say so. A terribly sensitive man, he has been known to throw parties at his home for his students, and sit weeping in a cornor when they don't show up.
Principal Blackman
Thoughout our history, there have been many important black Americans; George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Paul Robeson. Principal Blackman is another such man in this proud and noble lineage. With the booming voice and proud carriage of James Earl Jones, Principal Blackman has risen to the challege of harnessing the unruly moral elements that threatens to tear down the fragile empire he has built at Flatpoint High School. Blackman governs his kingdom with an iron fist and system of logic that would mystify even the most learned psychoanalyst. Principal Blackman has no personal life.
Derrick Blank
Derrick is Jerri's as she calls him her step-fag brother. Derrick's goal in life is to torment Jerri.
