"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) | UK:12 | Colombia:12 | Peru:14 | Chile:14 | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

MTV Animation

Trivia:

The character Daria was conceived as a dry-witted comic foil to counter Beavis and Butt-head's stupidity on "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993).

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 "The Roseanne Show: (#1.26)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

You're Standing On My Neck

Funny, Smart, and dare I say it,...CUTE(for a cartoon character)!

I'm 34 years old as of this writing, so why do I like this spin-off of Beavis and Butt-head? The sarcasm of Tracy Grandstaff will sting you with laughter, not to mention Miss Morgendorffer's refusal to go along with the "conform-or-die" mentality that's forced upon teenagers, whether it's from her elders, the popular creeps, or the various counter-cultures. Imagine a girl like her in previous decades of teen-dom. Her attitude toward peer pressure is close to the one I had when I was in high school (..and now feel even stronger about), as is her Dad's seething resentment toward the people who robbed him of the "joy of youth."

Long live Daria. If the show doesn't last, may it's legacy do so.