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Unaired pilot

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Pilot "Sealed with a Kick" Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil Unaired
Daria accidentally snaps her pencil and borrows a pencil from classmate and starting
quarterback, Kevin, who thinks she is trying to get with him. After he confronts her about it,
Daria pretends she likes him just to inflate Kevin's ego by doing several gestures, including
leaving love notes in Kevin's locker, getting affectionate with him at the pizza parlor (much
to head cheerleader and girlfriend Brittany's chagrin) to coming to his house with a batch of
homemade heart-shaped cookies. Finally, Kevin asks Daria out in front of the student body,
telling Brittany they are through and Daria that it's her "turn". True to Daria's plan, she turns
him down cold. Later, Daria and Jane discuss the ordeal over slices of pizza while Daria
explains that Kevin having to put up with her airheaded sister is the best form of revenge she
could possibly serve.

Season 1 (1997)

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Ken
1 1 "Esteemsters" Kimmelman & Glenn Eichler March 3, 1997 101
Paul Sparagano
It's the first day of school for Daria and Quinn Morgendorffer, who have just moved with
their parents to Lawndale from Highland (the land of Beavis and Butt-head). The second
Quinn steps out of the car, she instantly shuns out Daria – Quinn gets asked out and
befriended by the equally shallow members of Lawndale High's Fashion Club: Sandi Griffin,
Stacy Rowe and Tiffany Blum-Deckler. Meanwhile, everything else is pretty typical for
Daria: she's ignored by the other students. Next, the girls are subjected to a psychological
exam with the school psychiatrist, which Daria blows off with the most sarcastic answer
possible: "A herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains." Later, Daria is
singled out for humiliation by her psychotic history teacher, Anthony DeMartino and is
introduced to her dim-witted classmates, the village idiots Brittany Taylor and Kevin
Thompson (who both appeared in the black-and-white pilot "Sealed With a Kick"). Later,
Daria's workaholic mother Helen receives a phone call at home informing her that Daria has
a low self-esteem. She is scowled at by Helen and her father, Jake, both demanding what was
wrong with her while Quinn worries that if Daria is malfunctioning socially and mentally
that it will dent her reputation. Daria assures them that it is a mistake, she does not have a
low self-esteem, however, she has "low esteem for everybody else." The next day, Daria is
stuck in an after school self-esteem workshop taught by Lawndale High's neurotic, wimpy
English/Drama Horizons teacher Timothy O'Neil. When Daria tries to make sense of Mr.
O'Neil's psychobabble, she is advised by a fellow student to ignore him and just "enjoy his
soothing voice". When walking home after class, Daria is acquainted with the student from
self-esteem class, an equally cynical artist named Jane Lane who also was just as weary
towards poseurs and idiots. As the days go by and the class drags on, Daria and Jane (who's
in several of Daria's other classes) begin forming a friendship, but when Daria reaches the
breaking point over her parent's concern for her progress, they hatch a scheme to pass the exit
test and get out of the class once and for all. (This is no problem for Jane, who has
deliberately taken the class six times and knows the answers by heart.) Unfortunately, it
works too well: Mr. O'Neill is so impressed by their "rapid progress" that he wants to
publicly congratulate them at the next school assembly. Daria and Jane agree to his request,
but when the time comes for them to make a speech, they do things their way: Jane causes a
scene by faking a "self-esteem relapse" and running off the stage in a sob fit while Daria
launches into a cliché-ridden acceptance speech that pointedly thanks "her sister, Quinn" –
Daria's sister's revenge served cold. Quinn is humiliated and (just that day) becomes slightly
socially outcast (though this recovers in "The Invitation", as if the incident did not happen at
all). Daria's live form of humiliation is only the tip of the iceberg, as Daria fulfills her wish of
making her family suffer by guilt-tripping them into attending a U.F.O. convention.

First appearances: Quinn, Helen and Jake Morgendorffer; Mr. DeMartino, Ms. Li and Mr.
O'Neil- the psychotic faculty of Lawndale High; Jane Lane, Daria's sarcastic, dry best friend;
Sandi Griffin and Stacy Rowe, Fashion Club Members; Kevin Thompson, Lawndale High
Q.B. and his girlfriend, cheerleader Brittany Taylor

Guest appearances: Ms. Manson, Lawndale High's psychiatrist; Corey, a Quinn admirer;
Artie, a rumored alien abductee; the Sick, Sad World reporter, a woman with an exaggerated
accent; Old Man featured on Sick, Sad World, a blind elder

Trivia: One student is shown wearing a The Head T-shirt.

Anne D.
2 2 "The Invitation" Karen Disher March 10, 1997 102
Bernstein
When Daria helps her classmate Brittany Taylor with an assignment in art class, Brittany
thanks her by inviting her – "just this once" – to her upcoming Saturday night party. (Of
course, it's a back-handed compliment, as Daria was only invited because Brittany promised
"not to invite any more really attractive girls.") Daria doesn't want to go, but is eventually
persuaded by two people: Jane, who sees it as an opportunity to get some really great
sketches; and Quinn, who's deathly afraid that Daria will do something to embarrass her
(which, naturally, proves to be the biggest incentive of all). After turning down Helen and
Jake's offer to drive them to the party, Quinn gets a ride with Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie—three
members of the football team who have become Quinn's biggest admirers (slaves to her
every whim) – while Daria and Jane get a ride with Jane's musician brother, Trent, on whom
the normally stoic Daria appears to have more than a passing interest. Unfortunately, Jane
only has a brief opportunity to kid her about it before arriving at the gate house for Crewe
Neck, the gated community where Brittany lives. Daria's on the guest list, but Jane is not;
however, they're able to slip past the guard when Jane distracts him with some of her "life
drawing" sketches. The party itself is your typical teenage bash: music, munchies, and
making out in the laundry room. While Daria and Jane are given a tour of the house by an
obnoxious flirt "Upchuck" (who only got invited because he dissected Brittany's frog in
science class), Quinn is waited on hand and foot by Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie, but immediately
goes into hiding once she sees Daria and Jane arrive. Daria, however, is not about to let her
off the hook that easily; besides, she figures, torturing Quinn is the only fun she's likely to
have at the party. Quinn finally bribes Daria to leave her alone when she starts telling
embarrassing stories to Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie (also promising them photos of Quinn in a
chubby stage). Satisfied, Daria tracks down Jane (who had slipped off to the make-out room
with a boy she had met) and both leave the party, just one step ahead of both party crashers
and the cops (who were called by a neighbor upset about the noise). As the party ends,
Upchuck drives up and gives Daria, Jane, and Quinn (who was left rideless when Joey, Jeffy,
and Jamie beat each other up) a ride home.

First appearances: Joey, Jeffy and Jamie, three sycophantic Quinn admirers who follow her
every command; Jodie Landon, Lawndale High's model student and her boyfriend, Lawndale
High football squad's captain, Michael "Mack" MacKenzie who strongly dislikes Kevin who
deemed him the nickname "Mack Daddy" – both Jodie and Mack make Lawndale High's
couple of African American sweethearts; Claire Defoe, Lawndale High's down-to-earth art
teacher; Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III, an obnoxious flirt who attempts to turn on both
Daria and Jane but fails; Tiffany Blum-Deckler, the Fashion Club's third member

Guest appearances: Crewe Neck Gatehouse guard, who attempts to track down Jane so she
can teach him life drawing; Brittany's neighbor, an angry man who complains about the
volume of her party; Crewe Neck residents, Brittany's other neighbors who are harassed and
competed in trivia by Daria and Jane who play "rent-a-cop" at the gatehouse while the guard
is absent – including a snotty elderly woman and a man who plays "Name That Tune" with
Daria and Jane
Sam Johnson
"College Margaret E.
3 3 & Chris March 17, 1997 103
Bored" Rutherford
Marcil
During a visit with their old friends, Doug and Susan, Helen and Jake become concerned
about Daria and Quinn's chances of getting into good colleges, so they insist that the girls
take a college prep class at Lawndale High. One of the requirements of this (rather lame)
class is to visit a college, and Jake and Helen naturally pick their alma mater, Middleton
College. When they arrive, they're greeted by a tour guide named Heather, and they just
barely have time to start the tour when Jake is distracted by a water balloon thrown from his
old dorm window. Swept up in a wave of nostalgia, Jake takes Helen to visit his old hangout,
leaving Daria and Quinn with the tour guide. The tour doesn't last much longer, as Quinn
decides to investigate the fraternity/sorority scene on her own. Daria and Heather then retreat
to Heather's dorm room, where Daria gets a much more realistic view of college life: sitting
around and watching television, working a stupid part-time job, begging your parents for
money, and helping the college students with their term papers (for cash, of course).
Meanwhile, Jake gets a little too into the college scene as he tries (with no success) to act
cool and "hang" with the college guys, while Helen reminisces about college life... and tears
off after the girls (Quinn, specifically) when she remembers how college guys acted around
women. They find Quinn at a frat house, where she had been made "keg queen" and was
busy wrapping the guys around her little finger; eventually, the whole family is tossed off the
campus when security finds out that the two underage girls were wandering around the
campus unsupervised (even though Daria had stayed with Heather the tour guide the whole
time). Back at home, Quinn receives a letter of acceptance to Manatee College in Florida,
which makes Helen and Jake ecstatic... until they read the fine print, and discover that
Manatee has no classes, just beachfront accommodations and costs $10,000 per semester.
Furthermore, Daria decides to quit doing the college students' term papers, as it was getting
to be too much work (not to mention the tiny little detail about Helen not letting her keep the
money). Daria decides that the whole college experience kinda sucked, but is heartened when
Quinn dumps the instructor of the college prep class when she finds out what a "making-out
scholarship" is really all about.
First appearances: None.

Guest appearances: Heather, a Middleton College student who first appears perky but later
appears cynical and negative, and enjoys hanging out with Daria; Doug and Susan, a couple
who are friends with Jake and Helen and have their daughter, Romona, read S.A.T. prep
picture books; Romona, Doug and Susan's three-year-old daughter; the Middleton Bursar
who tells Jake how much college enrollment for both Daria and Quinn costs, which leads
Jake telling Helen they should decide which one should attend college (Daria, while Jake
says Quinn can go to a beauty school); the 'Push Comes to Love' college prep course adviser
who attempts to hit on Quinn (which Daria quips as a "make-out scholarship"), though Quinn
later throws a soda in his face; The characters in the prep course student's (Kevin, Brittany,
Quinn, Jane and Daria) college fantasies, which, in Kevin's are intimidating football players
which are twice his size and a beautiful blonde woman who joins Kevin in a fit of snickers at
Brittany, who is deemed as a "child"...in Brittany's there is a singing emcee and several
models wearing gowns and graduation caps and bodyguards who carry Kevin away...in
Quinn's, three male roommates, one dressed as a preppie, the other as a cowboy and the last
one wearing a towel...in Jane's. there is an art critic praising Jane's art...and in Daria's, a
professor who wants Daria to be a college teacher herself so he can use her dormroom to
carry on affairs with underclassmen
"Café
4 4 Eric Fogel Glenn Eichler March 24, 1997 104
Disaffecto"
The students of Lawndale High sell objects door-to-door to raise money for a new café after
the old one is burglarized, and Daria finds an effective way to fight back after Principal Li
punishes her for not selling chocolate to a grossly obese woman.
Ken
5 5 "Malled" Kimmelman & Neena Beber March 31, 1997 105
Paul Sparagano
Daria and Jane's economic class go to the Mall of the Millennium to learn about "mall
economics", where Daria A) gets visibly sick from the smell of Brittany's perfume along with
the sight of Brittany and Kevin making out, B) becomes a record-setting shopper at a doo-
dads store, C) uncovers a secret market research project that earns all her classmates gifts to
keep quiet and D) finds Quinn playing hooky and blackmails her for a ride home.
Glenn Eichler
"This Year's
6 6 Karen Disher & Laura April 7, 1997 106
Model"
Kightlinger
A modeling agency comes to Lawndale High to recruit female students, and end up picking
Quinn as one of the candidates, before zeroing in on stupid Lawndale High QB Kevin
Thompson.
7 7 "The Lab Brat" Chris Prynoski Peggy Nicoll April 14, 1997 107
For a class project for the man-hating science teacher, Ms. Barch, Daria is paired with jock
Kevin (who is more interested in watching football on the Morgendorffers' TV than working
with Daria) while Brittany works with resident pervert, Charles "Upchuck" Ruttenheimer,
who blackmails her under his command.
Anne D.
8 8 "Pinch Sitter" Karen Disher June 9, 1997 108
Bernstein
Quinn is chosen to babysit for an ultra-conservative family's children, but Daria steps in
when Quinn has a date, and gets some ideas about psychological control.
 9 9 "Too Cute" Eric Fogel Larry Doyle June 16, 1997 109
Quinn is afraid she's not cute enough and wants plastic surgery after a classmate gets a great
nose job that could put Quinn's Fashion Club spot in jeopardy. She decides to visit the clinic
of the doctor who did the work, an overtanned hack named Dr. Shar, and Daria (who Quinn
is using as a cover for a nonexistent medical appointment) is aghast that Quinn would get any
kind of work done. Quinn can't afford it anyway, so she tries to raise money or get Daria to
make a ghost appointment for her, but Daria finally tells Quinn she is perfect and needs to
stop being ridiculous. Fortunately for all, Dr. Shar's work on the classmate produces ugly
reversions, and all is well at the FC. Meanwhile, Kevin is chosen by man-hating teacher Ms.
Barch to disguise himself as an ugly man and chart people's reactions, and goes from
insulting Daria to simply paying random strangers to say they like him.
Sam Johnson
"The Big
10 10 Karen Disher & Chris June 30, 1997 110
House"
Marcil
After Daria and Quinn get caught sneaking in the house past curfew, Helen and Jake set up
"Family Court" and sentence their kids to groundings, though Quinn gets to keep going out
every night while Daria is stuck at home, though she does manage to annoy her parents with
her unceasing harmonica playing. Meanwhile, a roller hockey game at school is coming up
and all of the students are betting that their high-strung history teacher, Mr. DeMartino, will
have his next heart attack in his rematch against classic rock DJ, Rock and Roll Randy. Daria
decides she's going to defy her punishment and go to the game anyway, and doesn't much
care when Quinn spots her leaving and appears to say she'll keep it secret if Daria does a
favor for her in the future. Daria enjoys the game, and comes home to find Quinn did rat her
out to Helen. Helen keeps herself in legal crusader mode, declaring Daria a "repeat offender",
but she folds when Daria in turn points out the time and energy Helen will have to spend
playing board games and listening to awful harmonica music if she extends the grounding
time. Helen and Jake eventually tell Daria she can go out and even encourage her to do so,
leading Daria to muse to Jane that her parents think she's too boring to ground, and they're
basically correct.
Anne D.
11 11 "Road Worrier" Eric Fogel July 7, 1997 111
Bernstein
Daria travels with Jane, Jane's brother, Trent, and Trent's friend, Jessie (both make up half of
Mystik Spiral), to Alternapalooza while Quinn begins her travels there with her Fashion Club
friends but ends up going outlet shopping instead.
"The Teachings
12 12 Karen Disher Glenn Eichler July 14, 1997 112
of Don Jake"
The Morgendorffers go camping after Jake suffers a burst blood vessel in his eye due to
stress over money. Meanwhile, Jane and Trent try to survive a hostile family reunion.
Karen Hyden,
"The Misery Paul Sparagano
13 13 Glenn Eichler July 21, 1997 113
Chick" & Machi
Tantillo
Famed Lawndale High quarterback and all-time jackass Tommy Sherman dies in a freak
accident while visiting his alma mater, prompting Jane to avoid Daria for a while and
everyone else to dub Daria "The Misery Chick" and ask her for advice on coping with
sadness.

Season 2 (1998)
No. in No. in Original Production
Title Directed by Written by
series season air date code
February
14 1 "Arts 'N' Crass" Karen Disher Glenn Eichler 201
16, 1998
Daria and Jane's poster about a pretty teenage girl's covert bulimia sparks controversy with
Ms. Li and Mr. O'Neill. Meanwhile, Jake laments over losing a client and desperately
searches for anyone in need of a consultant.
"The Daria February
15 2 Eric Fogel Peggy Nicoll 202
Hunter" 23, 1998
The students of Lawndale High go on a field trip to a paintball park, where Quinn fights with
Sandi over a broken promise not to get their uniforms dirty, Daria and Jane go to a great
white shark exhibit run by an obnoxious, talkative woman whose experience with great
whites bears a strong resemblance to the plot of Jaws, Helen and Ms. Li fight over Daria's
attitude, Ms. Barch discovers that Mr. O'Neill is unlike the men she's met before, and Jake
and Mr. DeMartino drunkenly bond over their dysfunctional childhoods.
"Quinn the Rachel March 2,
16 3 Sue Perrotto 203
Brain" Lipman 1998
Quinn's good grade on an English paper brands her a "brain" by her Fashion Club friends and
makes Daria depressed partly because it shows people don't know the difference between
good and bad writing anymore, and partly because her own studious identity is threatened by
that. With a little costume design and observation, Daria gets Quinn to return to her old self.
March 9,
17 4 "I Don't" Tony Kluck Peter Gaffney 204
1998
Whilst Daria and Quinn are bridesmaids for their cousin's wedding, Daria finds a kindred
spirit with her irreverent Aunt Amy, Helen drunkenly fights with her sisters, Jake tries to
play golf, and Quinn gets hit on by a priest and the best man. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mack
attend Lawndale High's bridal fair and are mistaken for a gay couple.
"That Was
Anne D. March 16,
18 5 Then, This Is Sue Perrotto 205
Bernstein 1998
Dumb"
Jake and Helen's hippie friends, Willow and Coyote, visit for a weekend, prompting Quinn to
bond with the hippies' son, Ethan, and Daria to stay with Jane and go along with her to sell
records at a fair.
March 23,
19 6 "Monster" Eric Fogel Neena Beber 206
1998
Jane and Daria film Quinn's daily routine for a project in an attempt to reveal her as the
shallow airhead she is, only to feel bad when Quinn is surprisingly sympathetic off-camera,
and in the end of course Quinn comes out a winner. Meanwhile, Jake gets his childhood
films transferred to videotape and repeatedly watches a clip of himself falling off a bike after
it sparks memories of being neglected.
Sam Johnson
March 29,
20 7 "The New Kid" Tony Kluck & Chris 207
1998
Marcil
Daria befriends a weird, home-schooled kid named Ted while in the yearbook club, and he
wants the school yearbook to be taken in a different direction, which doesn't sit well with
anyone else. Quinn uses a bribe to work on Daria to change the matter.
21 8 "Gifted" Karen Disher, Peggy Nicoll June 29, 208
 Eric Fogel &
1998
Tony Kluck
Helen and Jake take Daria and Jodie on an invitation-only visit to a private school for
intellectual (yet socially immature) students. Meanwhile, Quinn keeps getting thrown out of
her Fashion Club friends' houses and stays with Daria's friend, Jane, who isn't happy to have
her around.
22 9 "Ill" Sue Perrotto Peter Gaffney July 6, 1998 209
Daria is at a filthy club with Jane watching Mystik Spyral but after Jane tells her of plans to
join Trent and Jesse for burgers afterwards, Daria goes to wash her hands and discovers she
has a fast-spreading rash. She also is surprised to see Brittany there with a head of jet-black
dyed hair, and they make a sort of deal to not tell anyone they saw the other there (Brittany
wanted to see what kids who aren't in cheerleading or sports did at night). The rash gets
worse, and even with Quinn using FC guidelines to try and help her sister, Daria needs to go
to the hospital for tests. Once she's there, all of her friends and family puzzle over what's
happening to her, but things end up OK until she sees Trent again—and her skin starts acting
up anew...
Karen Disher,
July 13,
23 10 "Fair Enough" Tony Kluck & Peggy Nicoll 210
1998
Sue Perrotto
Ms. Li holds a Medieval Fair to raise money to repair the roof of the library, where Daria is
seen in the beginning known as "the place where she can go to be alone" during a rainstorm
and it crashes onto the library after Brittany and Kevin got inside the library and the 2 of
them were kissing and injured after Daria escapes from the library. (after spending the money
needed for repairs on a polygraph machine), where Quinn rehearses for a play, Daria and
Jane get stuck on a ferris wheel with a sobbing Stacy, Brittany deliberately drives past the
fair to keep Kevin from playing Palamon opposite Quinn, Helen meets Sandi's equally
shallow, cruel, and manipulative mother, and Jake, reliving his own fear of acting, runs afoul
of a sarcastic teenage boy.
Eric Fogel, Tony
Rachelle July 20,
24 11 "See Jane Run" Kluck & Sue 211
Romberg 1998
Perrotto
Jane and Daria are having problems in their gym class with a short-tempered, unpleasant
teacher, but the teacher is also the track team's coach and challenges Jane to join the team.
Jane does and becomes a star runner, which unfortunately leaves Daria without anyone to
talk to and leads to her becoming increasing strange and unhappy. When Jane gets a free pass
on a test so she can compete, Daria blows up about her behavior and Jane turns away from
track (including a popular male runner who likes her and thinks Daria is a loser) before the
friends fight the corrupt athletic teams to a stalemate.
July 27,
25 12 "Pierce Me" Tony Kluck Neena Beber 212
1998
Trent talks Daria into getting a belly-button ring while searching for Jane's birthday present.
Meanwhile, Helen and Quinn are chosen to be models for the mother-daughter fashion show
at school.
Karen Hyden,
"Write Where It August 3,
26 13 Guy Moore & Glenn Eichler 213
Hurts" 1998
Gloria DePonte
Mr. O'Neill asks Daria to write a story about people she knows in a dramatic way, but Daria
develops writers' block on her project (and resentment for her mother) and can only write
fragments of various fantasy scenarios before quickly discarding them. Helen then urges her
to write something that reflects the way Daria wants things to be. Daria then writes a story
about her family in the future. Her parents are retired and more relaxed. Quinn is married
with four children and acknowledges she was a "stuck up little nightmare" in high school.
Daria, appearing somewhat less rebellious with smaller glasses, more stylized hair and
slightly more feminine clothing, is an award winning Op-Ed columnist and married to a
college professor. The four of them sit down together and enjoy a pleasant game of cards,
appearing very much the happy family. Daria shows the story to Helen, who reads it and
begins to cry.

Season 3 (1999)

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series season air date code
"Through a Lens Glenn February
27 1 Guy Moore 301
Darkly" Eichler 24, 1999
Daria gets contact lenses for an upcoming driver's test, but finds the contacts too painful to
wear—and doesn't want to go back to wearing glasses.
"The Old and the Rachelle March 3,
28 2 Gloria DePonte 302
Beautiful" Romberg 1999
During Volunteer Week at Lawndale High, Daria, Kevin and Brittany read for senior
citizens. Kevin and Brittany are a hit while Daria becomes depressed because the seniors
don't like listening to her voice. Meanwhile, the Fashion Club collects clothing donations to
help homeless people, but decides only to accept "fashionable" clothing.
Sam Johnson
"Depth Takes a March 10,
29 3 Tony Kluck & Chris 303
Holiday" 1999
Marcil
Daria meets two mysterious strangers who are on a secret mission, and need her help. Quinn
becomes seriously disturbed when she suspects Jake and Helen of trying to have another
baby.
"Daria Dance March 17,
30 4 Guy Moore Peggy Nicoll 304
Party" 1999
Quinn tries to organize the school dance, but instead enlists Jane's help. Jane organizes a
Jackson Pollock Tribute dance, which Quinn gets huge credit for. Meanwhile, Jane and Daria
meet two guys who seem nice but have a rather unnerving family secret.
March 24,
31 5 "The Lost Girls" Gloria DePonte Neena Beber 305
1999
Val, a twenty-eight year old editor of a teen magazine who acts like a teenager, visits Daria
after reading her essay.
"It Happened One Rachel July 7,
32 6 Joey Ahlbum 306
Nut" Lipman 1999
Quinn and Daria reluctantly get jobs at the mall by Helen's instruction. Daria ends up
working at a nut stand alongside Kevin, and Quinn begins working at a pet shop.
Glenn
February
33 7 "Daria!" Karen Disher Eichler & 307
17, 1999
Peter Elwell
In this musical episode, the town anxiously prepares for an upcoming rainstorm.
 Anne D. July 14,
34 8 "Lane Miserables" Guy Moore 308
Bernstein 1999
The rest of the Lane family all move back home, forcing Jane and Trent to temporarily move
into Daria's house and Daria to face her crush on Trent.
July 21,
35 9 "Jake of Hearts" Gloria DePonte Dan Vebber 309
1999
Jake suffers a heart attack during dinner, and his judgmental and emotionally abused mother
comes to stay with him. Meanwhile, Lawndale High is overrun by two obnoxious radio DJs,
and Daria comes up with just the right thing to say to deal with both sets of idiots.
Sam Johnson
July 28,
36 10 "Speedtrapped" Joey Ahlbum & Chris 310
1999
Marcil
Daria finally gets her driver's license but then soon must drive to a nearby town to get Mystik
Spiral and Jane out of jail for a traffic violation. The journey proves to be rough when Quinn
tags along, demands that they pick up a hitchhiking cowboy and blows the bail money on
shopping.
"The Lawndale August 4,
37 11 Guy Moore Peter Elwell 311
File" 1999
Daria and Jane suspect there is "alien activity" going on at Lawndale High after Mr.
DeMartino gets arrested, government agents visit the school to look for "different" people,
and people begin to think Daria and Jane are "atomic Communists".
Gloria DePonte & August 11,
38 12 "Just Add Water" Peggy Nicoll 312
Tony Kluck 1999
Lawndale High sets up a casino cruise night, where Quinn is worried that her date may have
stood her up, Mr. DeMartino struggles with a gambling addiction, Jake gets seduced by his
client's wife (who also tries to seduce Mr. O'Neill), and Daria and Jane try to get some sleep
after staying up all night to watch a Sick, Sad World marathon.
Joey Ahlbum,
Glenn August 18,
39 13 "Jane's Addition" Aaron Augenblick 313
Eichler 1999
& Tony Kluck
Jane starts dating a guy named Tom, who Daria believes may destroy her friendship with
Jane. They struggle through a joint class project made worse by Trent's laziness and Daria's
realization that Trent may not be for her. Note: This episode is a pun on the name of the band
Jane's Addiction.

Season 4 (2000)

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Title Directed by Written by
series season air date code
"Partner's February
40 1 Karen Disher Glenn Eichler 401
Complaint" 25, 2000
Daria and Jodie partner up for a budgeting project, as do Jane and Brittany, because Daria is
being distant towards Jane. After unsuccessfully trying to get a prospective loan from the
bank, Jodie gets mad at Daria for criticizing her for successfully using her father's reputation
to snare the loan, which makes Daria realize that she's being too hard on her friends.
"Antisocial March 3,
41 2 Tony Kluck Jill Cargerman 402
Climbers" 2000
Mr. O'Neill arranges for a school-wide wilderness trip that ends in disaster when Mr. O'Neill
suffers from asthma, Ms. Li plans to videotape the event for a television network, Joey, Jeffy,
and Jamie bring Quinn's cute knick-knacks instead of the survival gear, Ms. Barch loses Mr.
O'Neill, and Daria and Jane end up lost after Mr. DeMartino falls off a cliff. Meanwhile, Jake
and Helen rent a cabin in the woods to rekindle their waning romance.
"A Tree Grows March 10,
42 3 Pat Smith Peter Elwell 403
in Lawndale" 2000
After Kevin crashes his motorcycle into the Tommy Sherman Memorial Tree, he starts
feeling sorry for himself, and as a result, the football team start to ruin the reputation of
Lawndale High (and, by proxy, the town) by losing every game. Tom's plan to have Kevin
become a safety lecturer helps get things back to relatively normal.
"Murder, She March 17,
43 4 Guy Moore Peggy Nicoll 404
Snored" 2000
In this dream-based episode, Mr. DeMartino accuses Kevin and his football teammates of
cheating on a history test and Daria jokes that she'll kill him, but the joke turns all too real
when Daria is accused of murdering Kevin.
Rachelle March 31,
44 5 "The F Word" Tony Kluck 405
Romberg 2000
Mr. O'Neill, after attending a teaching seminar, tells his students to try something they are
certain to fail at, in order to achieve personal growth. Daria, Jodie, and Mack fail (therefore
succeeding), but Brittany and Kevin succeed and therefore fail – Brittany's uncool attitude
gets her alienated from her fellow cheerleaders and Kevin manages to get kicked off the
football team. Jane faces the oddest "failure" when she is quickly embraced by the popular
students at Lawndale and has to decide if she's going to return to her roots.
"I Loathe a April 7,
45 6 Guy Moore Dan Vebber 406
Parade" 2000
While going to the store to get toilet paper for Jake (who spends the entire episode sitting on
the toilet reading a teen magazine), Daria gets lost in the homecoming parade, where she
meets several people from past episodes, including Daria's old yearbook-editing classmate
Ted Dewitt-Clinton from "The New Kid", the Gupty Family (who and their son, Tad, have a
minor role here) from "Pinch Sitter", and most of all Tom—who shares a bizarre journey
with Daria through the event's insanity as they try to find Jane.
"Of Human Anne D. April 14,
46 7 Pat Smith 407
Bonding" Bernstein 2000
Daria goes to a marketing conference with Jake while Helen stays home and gets a makeover
from Quinn and her Fashion Club.
"Psycho June 28,
47 8 Tony Kluck Neena Beber 408
Therapy" 2000
Helen receives an assignment from her law firm to determine if she has the makings of a
partner, so she takes the family for a weekend therapy session. Meanwhile, Jane sets up a
webcam show in her house.
"Mart of Rachelle
48 9 Guy Moore July 5, 2000 409
Darkness" Romberg
Tom accidentally eats Jane's art supplies (gummi bears) and she talks Daria into going to a
new large wholesale store, where Mr. DeMartino gets into a fight with a free sample clerk,
Trent and Jesse can't decide what they want to buy, and Daria and Jane discover an
embarrassing secret about one of Lawndale High's students. Meanwhile, Kevin's father
pressures Mr. O'Neill into letting him pass due to his stature as a jock.
"Legends of the July 12,
49 10 Pat Smith Peter Elwell 410
Mall" 2000
Quinn and the Fashion Club get lost coming home from the mall and Jake, Daria, and Trent
try to look for them, all the while telling three scary stories:
*The Rattling Girl (told by Stacey): A fashion-obsessed teen girl from the 1960s (who looks
like Sandi) purposely starves herself to get rid of the fat in her eyelids, but ends up becoming
so bony that she rattles when she dances.
*Metal Mouth (told by Trent): An angry metal shop teacher (who looks like Mr. DeMartino)
from the 1980s creates a pair of steel dentures after grinding his teeth into nothing (and not
being able to afford regular dentures on a teacher's salary), but the dentures have the
unfortunate power to pick up a radio signal that makes him sing Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just
Wanna Have Fun".
*The House of Bad Grades (told by Jane): A nerdy girl from the 1950s (who looks like
Daria) searches for peace and quiet when trying to fill out her college application, but ends
up getting trapped in the bomb shelter her father built in case of a nuclear war and now
haunts students who have dreams of graduating high school by writing wrong answers on
their homework.
"Groped by an Jonathan July 19,
50 11 Tony Kluck 411
Angel" Greenberg 2000
Quinn believes she has a guardian angel after several strange things happen to her.
Meanwhile, Brittany's father and stepmother throw a party for her, celebrating her managing
a "C-" average the previous semester.
July 26,
51 12 "Fire!" Guy Moore Peggy Nicoll 412
2000
After Jake accidentally sets the kitchen on fire, the Morgendorffers stay at a local hotel where
Quinn meets a bellhop named Bobby whose supposed "uncle" works at the hotel.
Meanwhile, Daria (unhappy at the idea of sharing the hotel room with Quinn) goes to stay at
Jane's. During the stay, it begins to become clear that Daria and Tom have a connection,
which is deepening the rift in the relationship between Jane and Tom. Trent makes Daria
realize that Tom has feelings for her, and Daria struggles with the fact that the feelings may
be mutual.
Karen Disher,
"Dye! Dye! My August 2,
52 13 Pat Smith & Ted Glenn Eichler 413
Darling" 2000
Stearn
Jane talks a reluctant Daria into letting her put tiger stripes in Jane's hair, who botches the job
making Jane think Daria did it intentionally to split up her and Tom, although Jane realizes it
wasn't intentional and forgives Daria the next day. However, that night Tom and Daria talk
about what's going on between them in his car and the two suddenly kiss. A guilt-ridden
Daria confesses all to Jane the next morning, who confronts Tom leading to the two amicably
breaking up. Later, Daria and Jane discuss the situation and decide to put their friendship on
hold although both hope they can work through what's happened. At the end of episode, as
Daria mopes in her room, she gets a call from Tom...

Is It Fall Yet? (2000)

No. in Original air Production

Title Directed by Written by
series date code
 "Is It Fall Karen Disher & Glenn Eichler & August 27,
Movie 1 —
Yet?" Guy Moore Peggy Nicoll 2000
When summer vacation starts, the students of Lawndale High find things to do. Jane (still
sore over Daria stealing her boyfriend) goes to art camp and meets a girl named Allison who
has a crush on her, while Daria counsels for a kids' summer camp and meets a dour boy
named Link. Meanwhile, Quinn gets a tutor (voiced by Carson Daly) who believes that
Quinn has the potential to use her brain. This TV movie originally aired in between seasons 4
and 5 of Daria.

Season 5 (2001)

No. in No. in Original Production

Title Directed by Written by
series season air date code
February
53 1 "Fizz Ed" Karen Disher Glenn Eichler 501
19, 2001
Lawndale High signs a clandestine sponsorship deal with Ultra Cola which Daria tries to
bring to light, but Ms. Li soon resorts to insane measures to keep the soda makers happy after
learning that she hasn't honored the company's contract.
"Sappy Anne D. February
54 2 Guy Moore 502
Anniversary" Bernstein 26, 2001
Daria can't figure out how to celebrate her anniversary with Tom and worries it may be the
end of their relationship. Meanwhile, a bored Jake finds work at a dotcom company where
it's not clear what, if anything, he's actually supposed to do.
March 5,
55 3 "Fat Like Me" Ted Stearn Peggy Nicoll 503
2001
Sandi breaks her leg after tripping down the stairs and gains weight after becoming
sedentary. Meanwhile, Daria and Jane take running bets on whether or not the Fashion Club
will disband.
Jonathan March 12,
56 4 "Camp Fear" Pat Smith 504
Greenberg 2001
Daria and Quinn attend a not-so-happy reunion at their old summer camp, while Trent and
Jane try to find new snacks in the countryside.
Jacquelyn March 19,
57 5 "The Story of D" Guy Moore 505
Reingold 2001
Daria sends a story she doesn't think is very good to a magazine at the insistence of Tom, and
the results drive a wedge between them. Meanwhile, The Fashion Club tries to put together a
successful advice magazine.
March 26,
58 6 "Lucky Strike" Ted Stearn Peter Elwell 506
2001
The teachers at Lawndale High go on strike following the latest impasse between Mr.
DeMartino and Ms. Li over a proposed 10% raise in salary for the new teachers' union
contract, prompting Ms. Li to hire scabs as substitutes — including Daria, who becomes
Quinn's teacher after the original substitute is fired for lewd conduct with the students.
Meanwhile, Jane and Trent help the striking teachers use art and music to gain support from
others.
April 2,
59 7 "Art Burn" Pat Smith Dan Vebber 507
2001
Jane gets paid to make copies of famous artworks and finds that the sideline is interfering
with her original work, while she tries and fails to get Trent to focus on fixing the Lanes'
backyard gazebo. Meanwhile, The Fashion Club is upset after a caricature artist draws an
unappealing picture of them.
"One J at a Ron Corcillo May 21,
60 8 Guy Moore 508
Time" & A. J. Poulin 2001
Inspired by Daria and Tom's relationship, Quinn tries to pick a steady boyfriend among the
three boys who fawn over her. Meanwhile, Jake tries to get rid of a squirrel who keeps
knocking over his garbage cans.
"Life in the Past Anne D. May 28,
61 9 Ted Stearn 509
Lane" Bernstein 2001
Jane meets a guy who is into clothing from the 1940s and dates him, prompting Daria and
Tom to try and talk her out of it when Jane's new boyfriend doesn't like either of them.
Meanwhile Upchuck's magic act finds a supporter in Stacy.
Jacquelyn June 4,
62 10 "Aunt Nauseam" Pat Smith 510
Reingold 2001
Helen's sister tries to deal with her daughter's divorce and shanghais Helen to manage it,
opening up old wounds for Helen and her sisters, as Jake flees in terror. Meanwhile, the
Fashion Club seeks to resolve a dispute over two members wearing the same dress.
June 11,
63 11 "Prize Fighters" Guy Moore Neena Beber 511
2001
Daria applies for a prestigious scholarship, but discovers that Jodie and Upchuck are going
for the same prize, and the company offering the scholarship has a history of mistreating
women and minorities. Meanwhile, Jake screws up an online purchase and ends up with a
huge order of unwanted hot dogs.
"My Night at June 18,
64 12 Ted Stearn Peggy Nicoll 512
Daria's" 2001
After Tom falls asleep in Daria's room during a study session, his mad dash out of the house
at four in the morning prompts rumors to spread that Daria and Tom had sex with each other
and makes Daria consider whether she and Tom should actually consummate their
relationship. While Helen isn't able to offer any good advice to her daughter, Jake is
preoccupied with a consulting job for a very bad Japanese restaurant.
Anthony Davis,
June 25,
65 13 "Boxing Daria" Karen Disher & Glenn Eichler 513
2001
Tom Marsen
Daria finds a refrigerator box in the backyard, which brings back memories of being isolated
in grade school and having to put up with constant parent/teacher conferences about Daria's
antisocial ways. Meanwhile, Jane and Daria are chosen to show eighth graders around
Lawndale High and tell them about life after middle school.

Is It College Yet? (2002)

No. in Original air Production

Title Directed by Written by
series date code
"Is It College Glenn Eichler & January 21,
Movie 2 Karen Disher —
Yet?" Peggy Nicoll 2002
This TV movie served as the series finale. With high school graduation nearing, Daria must
choose which college to go to and whether or not she should continue her relationship with
Tom. Meanwhile, Jane ponders whether or not to go to college, Quinn gets a job at a
restaurant where her new best friend and boss is revealed to be an alcoholic, Kevin tries to
keep Brittany from knowing he has to repeat his senior year, Jodie tries to convince her
parents to let her go to a college of her choice and Mr. DeMartino teaches Mr. O'Neill to
stand up to Ms. Barch after Barch ropes Mr. O'Neill into a possible marriage. In the end
Daria and Tom break up, Jane and Daria end up going to colleges near each other, Kevin tells
Brittany and they stay together (though it is implied their break-up is imminent), Barch and
O'Neil stay together (much to DeMartino's annoyance) but don't get married and Mac talks
Jodie's parents into letting her choose her own college. During the graduation ceremony,
Daria receives an award for academic excellence and gives a speech where she tells the
crowd that high school sucks and that you are lucky if you can survive but also highlights
that surviving is easier if you have good friends, nodding to Jane, and a supporting family,
nodding to her parents and Quinn.