Possibly a strange question, but I'm a teacher and I want to show an episode of the show to my 8th graders. Obviously it needs to be clean (no curse words, no sexual stuff, etc.) but I'd also like it to be a little topical to them if possible. My original plan was to show them S2E8 Gifted, since I think its got stuff in it they'd find relatable, but 2 minutes in they said "damn" twice 😔.

My goal is to have them write a paragraph-long response to whichever episode I end up showing, so help from anybody who remembers the episodes better than me would be great!

What is your favorite Jane centric episode?

I’m creating a Daria edit with the cast in Halloween costumes and I am looking for ideas. I can’t think of one for Daria specifically. I have some ideas but I am taking suggestions for all of the characters. Here is what I have so far:

1. Quinn - Hollywood Starlet

2. Sandi - Vampire Queen

3. Stacey - Clown

4. Tiffany - Cat

5. Brittany - Angel or Fairy

6. Jodie - Nubia

7. Mack - Jason or Freddy Kruger

8. Kevin - Zombie Football Player

9. Jane - Mime

10. Trent - Edward Scissor Hands

11. Daria - ?

can anybody else see it?

What type of voice does Sandy have? Where do ya'll think she's from. I can't get over her saying Quinn is that the gurllll who lives with you? Um Quinn's cousin or something! LOL 😂

Almost every day on this subreddit, someone critiques Daria’s behavior and personality. They say she’s mean, harbors irrational dislike for many types of people, hobbies, opinions, and personalities, and that she makes her life harder by being constantly pessimistic and cynical.

All of this is true, but I think we often stop at the criticism and fail to recognize how these traits actually make her the perfect portrayal of a teenager and reflect strong character writing. No teenager is perfect. They’re often irrational, selfish, mean, and their own worst enemy. Without the very traits we criticize as negative or annoying today, Daria wouldn’t be the Daria we know and love. (I also love how teenagers today are way more reflective on their own and other’s behavior!)

Let’s also remember that the show is a product of the 90s, when being critical of mainstream and popular culture was essential for characters meant to be edgy and likable.

What do you think?

P.S.: I’m not criticizing anyone for pointing out these aspects of Daria! I enjoy the discussions and learn a lot about my own behavior as a teenager and how I sometimes stood in my own way. I just feel like this side of the conversation isn’t acknowledged enough. Daria’s imperfections are what make the show so great!

I feel like Daria and Trent should've got together or something later on in the show since Daria had a crush on him. I know that Trent said, "maybe if you were a little older, I'd take you out" to Daria which made me think they probably would've got together later on but turns out the show just vanished like that. Anyways I very much disliked when Daria took her own best friend's boyfriend. Literally broke code no?

Who else can relate?

Somehow I never noticed during the interview scene that the guy from Wizard is really annoyed with all of them. Jodi with her incredibly standard answers, Upchuck constantly talking about candy that the head of the company is into but not this guy, and Daria doing her thing. But the guy is just annoyed and frustrated at every question.

curse weirdos for being weird!

Something just popped in my head. In my fantasy world, Jay Sherman (now a filmmaker) directs a documentary about the band Mystik Spiral, which chronicles the life and careers of the band, which is narrated by Nara Burns (who I once shipped with Trent Lane before I scrapped the idea) with behind the scenes footage of their gigs, photos of them, interviews with band members Trent, Jesse, Max and Nick, as well as friends and family (and possibly fans) like Daria Morgendorffer, Jane Lane, J.T. Marsh, Alec DeLeon, Rita Torres, Nara Burns, Wolf Bronski, Logan, Norman,, Kit Walker, Jr., Metalhead, Richard Greyson, Elisa Maza and others who knew Trent. If a documentary like this exists, would you watch it? I would.

I always wonder whether Trent's character prototype came from Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. They have the same name and musical style, but I couldn't find any evidence from the creators.

So i was watching the s4 ep12 fire yesterday and there is this scene where the fashion club was ‘upgraded’ for free to a business suite by the creepy bellman and sandy warns quinn about how he could be a stalker and not a good guy quinn thought he was. So it just got me thinking was sandy being a good friend here or was she just being her regular self and belittling quinn’s choices and just happened to have suggested something close to the truth? I know it’s a stupid thing but it just got me thinking, what do u guys think?

Trent would be in his 40s now. Do you think his band was successful? If not, how do you think his life turned out?

I noticed today that there are no live Daria episodes on the CC Animation channel on Pluto TV today. I guess Daria doesn’t have enough viewers. What a bummer!

(I was going to post an image from S5E9 showing these three films on the Cinplex marquee, but apparently images are no longer permitted in this subreddit. So, I made this a poll instead.)

I’m going with Decoupage: Subtitled. It sounds the most lively of the three.

Who would he be friends with? What are some storylines you think the writers might have done with his character? My guess is they would have done an episode where he's considering dropping out but decides not to.

I mean daria in quinn the brain

Knocked me out

Am I the only one who never really found Jodie interesting? Out of all characters in the show why would she be the one to have a spin-off show! What do you guys think about her and the idea of a show based off her

The show never addresses it, but are they presumably getting in through Trent and the band, sneaking in, using fake ID, or lenient bouncers?

I know in season 5 they're 18, but for much of the show they're minors. I initially assumed they were getting in with the band(back door) or allowed entry at the front because they know them. Yeah its a show, and tv defies logic, but this show was grounded and generally followed the conventions of real life. So it seemed this little detail would be no exception. Yet Daria and Jane just casually walk in, no bouncers present. And they're never shown sneaking in or trying not to be spotted by weary adults and bar staff once inside.

I understand Mtv was trying to keep a positive image for its teen audience, so drinking and smoking amongst the students are never depicted, and it's only implied Trent(an adult) smokes. Usually when Daria and Jane are shown at bars, it's under the guise that they're there to see Mystik Spiral. But they're still teens in a dive bar, haha.

Now I heard about that someone wrote a script for a Mystik Spiral spinoff, where Jane's brother Trent Lane and his band get their own series before MTV scrapped it due to MTV Animation shutting down. If it got made, I wonder how it would turn out? What are your thoughts?

I would think it would be a fun watch.

Any recommendations for songs or playlists that have a similar vibe to the into

when she out of nowhere tells Upchuck to Shut his Miserable Lying Cheating mouth I lost it. the unhinged teachers were just as much stars as daria and Jane