"Daria" (1997) TV series 1997-2001

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creators:

Glenn Eichler
Susie Lewis

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

3 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Talks Slow, Thinks Fast

Plot:

A smart & cynical girl goes through teenage life as an proud outsider in a world of mainly idiotic teens and condescending adults.

Plot Keywords:

Outsider | Friend | Girl | Friendship | Best Friend

Cast

Tracy Grandstaff	...	Daria Morgendorffer (66 episodes, 1997-2002)
Wendy Hoopes	...	Jane Lane / ... (66 episodes, 1997-2002)
Julián Rebolledo	...	Jake Morgendorffer (60 episodes, 1997-2001)
John Lynn	...	Sick, Sad World Announcer (57 episodes, 1997-2001)
Janie Mertz	...	Brittany Taylor / ... (51 episodes, 1997-2001)
Marc Thompson	...	Kevin Thompson / ... (51 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ashley Albert	...	Tiffany Blum-Deckler / ... (43 episodes, 1997-2001)
Jessica Cydnee Jackson	...	Jodie Abigail Landon / ... (36 episodes, 1997-2001)
Alvaro J. Gonzalez	...	Trent Lane / ... (31 episodes, 1997-2001)

Runtime:

30 min (65 episodes)

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Colombia:12 | UK:12 | Chile:14 | Peru:14 | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

MTV Animation

Trivia:

The last episode of the show's half-hour series, the fifth season's "Boxing Daria", was written to close out the show. After the creators were offered by MTV an option for another half-season (6-7 episodes) and fans begged for more, co-creator Glenn Eichler decided instead to make a 90-minute TV-movie, Is It College Yet? (2002) (TV), as the official finale.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Every newspaper ever seen in the series has the exact same "Sick Sad World" advertisement on the back.

Quotes:

Trent Lane: [his breathy greeting to everyone] H-hey.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

You're Standing On My Neck

Perhaps the best written American cartoon ever

Considering multiple aspects, this is a wonderful show. Every character has a very specific personality, and most all of them actually develop as the show goes on. The humor can be dry, but is incredible if you actually get it. If you were expecting Beavis and Butthead, sorry, you will be disappointed. I've noticed that most of the negative comments talk about how Beavis and Butthead was so much better. I think it can be best said that you have to be able to appreciate intelligent humor to laugh at this. If you think, say, that Jackass is the greatest show ever, then you will most likely hate this.

However, if you like a humorous show that's incredibly well developed for a cartoon (the character development, themes, etc.), then you will enjoy this.