Daria 

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

Creators:

Glenn Eichler, Susie Lewis

Stars:

Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julian Rebolledo

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tracy Grandstaff	...	Daria Morgendorffer 65 episodes, 1997-2001
Wendy Hoopes	...	Jane Lane / ... 65 episodes, 1997-2001
Julian Rebolledo	...	Jake Morgendorffer 60 episodes, 1997-2001
John Lynn	...	Sick, Sad World Announcer / ... 60 episodes, 1997-2001
Lisa Kathleen Collins	...	Brittany Taylor / ... 56 episodes, 1997-2001
Marc Thompson	...	Kevin Thompson / ... 53 episodes, 1997-2001
Ashley Paige Albert	...	Tiffany Blum-Deckler / ... 44 episodes, 1997-2001
Jessica Cydnee Jackson	...	Jodie Abigail Landon / ... 37 episodes, 1997-2001
Alvaro J. Gonzalez	...	Trent Lane / ... 33 episodes, 1997-2001
Sarah Drew	...	Stacy Rowe / ... 28 episodes, 1997-2001

Storyline

Daria Morgendorffer is an intelligent, unpopular, and quite sarcastic teenager tolerating life among the idiots at Lawndale High.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | friend | outsider | friendship | dysfunctional family | 

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Taglines:

Talks Slow, Thinks Fast

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Darija

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTV Animation, MTV Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (65 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daria often describes her perceived cynicism as unabashed honesty. Appropriately, the name "Daria" is Greek and means "upholder of truth".

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Goofs

When Tiffany Blum-Deckler is introduced in "The Invitation", she talks in a valley girl voice. In all subsequent episodes, she speaks in a monotone voice.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

During the closing credits, the show's characters appear in various costumes.

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Connections

Referenced in Gilmore Girls: Ballrooms and Biscotti (2003)

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Soundtracks

You're Standing On My Neck
Written by Janet Wygal
Performed by Splendora

User Reviews

One of the best cartoons of the 90's

I've read the user comments for "Daria" and I noticed one thing. All the bad reviews are written by elitist goth kids who disliked that an "alternative" show like it was aired on a "mainstream" TV channel like MTV. Don't let yourself fooled by these comments.

Sure, this show aired on MTV. Doesn't it seem a bit weird that it bashes everything MTV is all about? Sure, it is trendy to be different and artsy to some extent. Didn't MTV just want to take advantage of this? Personally, I think that Daria is one of the best and funniest shows that I've ever seen.

This show might seem like it's about teen angst. It might seem like Daria is your typical high school outcast with her artistic friend who are proud of being "different" yet aren't that much different after all. But this is not at all what it's like.

First, this show isn't particularly aired at teenagers. It's aired at any young people, I'd say anyone from 12 to 35 but people in their late teens and 20's can enjoy it more since they've gone through high school or are still in high school. Daria criticizes high school life. Aside from the "be yourself and screw what others think" moral, the goal of the show is to make it's watchers laugh. Daria lives in an exagerated version of reality where teenagers and adults are completely brainwashed by society and often act in ridiculous ways. This is what is so funny. Even though the show is so realistic, the fact that it's exagerated reminds us that it doesn't take itself too seriously and that the goal isn't to be preachy but to be humorous.

As I said earlier, Daria is not your typical rebellious teenager. Daria and her friend Jane are spectators in the show and their only roles are to let us see the world through their eyes. However, Jane and Daria are two completely different characters. Jane is a lot less negative than Daria about a lot of things, by example. This only makes the show more interesting because they aren't just two goth teenagers whining about the world around them. Daria is a realistic character while not being a stereotype. Many people view her as a person who's unconfident but I think she's more confident than most characters in the show. She just views things as they are, with a tint of bitterness, without falling into the "gothic" category, yet she still treats her surroundings with respect.

If you disliked the superficial world that is high school, I suggest this show for a lot of laughs.