| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Ep # |
| "Esteemsters" |
March 3, 1997 |
101 |
1 |
| The Morgendorffers move to Lawndale, where Quinn becomes a member of the Fashion Club and Daria meets an equally cynical artist named Jane during a self-esteem class. |
| "The Invitation" |
March 10, 1997 |
102 |
2 |
| Daria is invited to Brittany's party and Jane tags along. |
| "College Bored" |
March 17, 1997 |
103 |
3 |
| The Morgendorffers visit Middleton College - Jake and Helen's alma mater, where Quinn goes to a frat party and Daria is hired to write term papers. |
| "Cafe Disaffecto" |
March 24, 1997 |
104 |
4 |
| The students of Lawndale High raise money selling objects door-to-door to raise money for a new cafe after the old one is burglarized. |
| "Malled" |
March 31, 1997 |
105 |
5 |
| Daria and Jane's economic class go to the Mall of the Millennium to learn about "mall economics", where Daria becomes the 1000th shopper at a knick-knacks shop. |
| "This Year's Model" |
April 7, 1997 |
106 |
6 |
| A modeling agency comes to Lawndale High to recruit female students, and end up picking Quinn as one of the candidates. |
| "The Lab Brat" |
April 14, 1997 |
107 |
7 |
| 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 or taking an interest in Quinn) while Brittany works with resident pervert, Charles "Upchuck" Ruttenheimer, who blackmails her into being her partner. |
| "Pinch Sitter" |
June 9, 1997 |
108 |
8 |
| Quinn is chosen to babysit for a conservative family's children, but Daria steps in when Quinn has a date. |
| "Too Cute" |
June 16, 1997 |
109 |
9 |
| Quinn is afraid she's not cute enough and wants plastic surgery after seeing a fellow classmate with a nose job. Meanwhile, Kevin is chosen by Ms. Barch to disguise himself as an ugly man and chart people's reactions. |
| "The Big House" |
June 30, 1997 |
110 |
10 |
| After getting caught sneaking in the house past curfew, Helen and Jake set up "Family Court" and sentence Daria and Quinn to being grounded. 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. |
| "Road Worrier" |
July 7, 1997 |
111 |
11 |
| Daria travels with Jane, Jane's brother, Trent, and Trent's friend, Jessie (both make up half of Mystik Spiral), to Alternapalooza while Quinn travels there with her Fashion Club friends. |
| "The Teachings of Don Jake" |
July 14, 1997 |
112 |
12 |
| The Morgendorffers go camping after Jake suffers a burst blood vessel in his eye. Meanwhile, Jane and Trent try to survive their family reunion. |
| "The Misery Chick" |
July 21, 1997 |
113 |
13 |
| Famed Lawndale High quarterback, Tommy Sherman, dies in a freak accident while visiting his alma mater, prompting Jane to avoid Daria and everyone else to dub Daria "The Misery Chick" and ask her for advice on coping with sadness. |
| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Ep # |
| "Arts 'N' Crass" |
February 16, 1998 |
201 |
14 |
| 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 Hunter" |
February 23, 1998 |
202 |
15 |
| 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 insane 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 broken childhoods. |
| "Quinn the Brain" |
March 2, 1998 |
203 |
16 |
| Quinn's good grade on an English paper brands her a "brain" by her Fashion Club friends and makes Daria depressed over the fact that Quinn may not be as dumb as she looks. |
| "I Don't" |
March 9, 1998 |
204 |
17 |
| Whilst Daria and Quinn are bridesmaids for their cousin's wedding, Daria finds a kindred spirit with her Aunt Amy, Helen drunkenly fights with her sisters, Jake tries to play golf, and Quinn gets seduced by a priest and the best man. Meanwhile, Lawndale High has a bridal fair. |
| "That Was Then, This Is Dumb" |
March 16, 1998 |
205 |
18 |
| 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. |
| "Monster" |
March 23, 1998 |
206 |
19 |
| Jane and Daria film Quinn's daily routine for a project in an attempt to reveal her as the shallow airhead she is. Meanwhile, Jake gets his childhood films transferred to video and repeatedly watches a clip of himself falling off a bike after it sparks memories of being neglected. |
| "The New Kid" |
March 30, 1998 |
207 |
20 |
| Daria befriends a weird, home-schooled kid named Ted while in the yearbook club, who wants the school yearbook to be taken in a different direction, which doesn't sit well with anyone else. |
| "Gifted" |
June 29, 1998 |
208 |
21 |
| Helen and Jake take Daria and Jodie 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. |
| "Ill" |
July 6, 1998 |
209 |
22 |
| Daria develops a rash on her hand that instantly spreads all over her body, prompting an immediate hospital visit and others to wonder what's wrong with her. |
| "Fair Enough" |
July 13, 1998 |
210 |
23 |
| Ms. Li holds a Renaissance Fair to raise money to repair the roof of 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 Tiffany, Brittany deliberately drives past the fair to keep Kevin from playing Palamon opposite Quinn, and Jake runs afoul of a sarcastic teenager. |
| "See Jane Run" |
July 20, 1998 |
211 |
24 |
| Jane joins the track team and becomes a school star, and Daria begins talking to herself when the friendship becomes strained. Meanwhile, Quinn struggles walking in tight shoes that she thinks make her legs look sexy. |
| "Pierce Me" |
July 27, 1998 |
212 |
25 |
| 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. |
| "Write Where it Hurts" |
August 3, 1998 |
213 |
26 |
| 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) when Helen urges her to be more upbeat. |
| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Ep # |
| "Daria!" |
February 17, 1999 |
307 |
27 |
| In this musical episode, the town prepares for an upcoming rainstorm. |
| "Through a Lens Darkly" |
February 24, 1999 |
301 |
28 |
| Daria gets contact lenses so she can see better during her driver's test, but rejects them after they cause her discomfort. |
| "The Old and the Beautiful" |
March 3, 1999 |
302 |
29 |
| During Volunteer Week at Lawndale High, Daria, Kevin and Brittany read for senior citizens. Meanwhile, the Fashion Club decide to donate clothes to homeless people, but only "fashionable" ones. |
| "Depth Takes a Holiday" |
March 10, 1999 |
303 |
30 |
| In this fantasy episode, Daria and Jane help real-life embodiments of popular holidays return to a strange island. |
| "Daria Dance Party" |
March 17, 1999 |
304 |
31 |
| Quinn tries to organize the school dance, but instead enlists Jane's help. Jane organises a Jackson Pollock Tribute dance, which Quinn gets huge credit for. Meanwhile, Jane and Daria meet two guys who hold a horrible family secret. |
| "The Lost Girls" |
March 24, 1999 |
305 |
32 |
| Val, a thirty-something editor of a teen magazine who acts like a teenager, visits Daria after reading her essay. |
| "It Happened One Nut" |
July 7, 1999 |
306 |
33 |
| Quinn and Daria get jobs at the mall. Daria ends up working at a nut stall, and Quinn starts working at a pet shop. |
| "Lane Miserables" |
July 14, 1999 |
308 |
34 |
| The rest of the Lane family all move back home, forcing Jane and Trent to temporarily move into Daria's house. |
| "Jake of Hearts" |
July 21, 1999 |
309 |
35 |
| Jake suffers a heart attack, and his judgmental mom comes to stay with him. Meanwhile, Lawndale High is overrun by two obnoxious radio DJs. |
| "Speedtrapped" |
July 28, 1999 |
310 |
36 |
| Daria drives to a nearby town to get Mystik Spiral and Jane out of jail for a traffic violation, but the journey proves to be rough when Quinn tags along and blows the bail money on shopping. |
| "The Lawndale File" |
August 4, 1999 |
311 |
37 |
| 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 after people begin to think Daria and Jane are "atomic communists". |
| "Just Add Water" |
August 11, 1999 |
312 |
38 |
| 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. |
| "Jane's Addition" |
August 18, 1999 |
313 |
39 |
| Jane starts dating a guy named Tom who Daria believes may destroy her friendship with Jane. |
| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Ep # |
| "Partner's Complaint" |
February 25, 2000 |
401 |
40 |
| Daria and Jodie partner up for a budgeting project, as do Jane and Brittany. After unsuccessfully trying to get a loan from the bank, Jodie gets mad at Daria for criticizing her for trying to use her father's reputation for a loan. |
| "Antisocial Climbers" |
March 3, 2000 |
402 |
41 |
| 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, Quinn mistakenly packs her 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 in Lawndale" |
March 10, 2000 |
403 |
42 |
| After Kevin crashes his motorcycle into the Tommy Sherman Memorial Tree, snapping it, 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. |
| "Murder, She Snored" |
March 17, 2000 |
404 |
43 |
| In this dream 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. |
| "The F Word" (a.k.a. "Fail") |
March 31, 2000 |
405 |
44 |
| Mr. O'Neill tells his students to try to fail at something they are good at, to achieve personal growth. Daria and Mack fail (therefore succeeding), but Brittany and Kevin succeed - Brittany gets alienated by her fellow cheerleaders and Kevin gets kicked off the football team. |
| "I Loathe a Parade" |
April 7, 2000 |
406 |
45 |
| While going to the store to get toilet paper for Jake, Daria gets lost in the homecoming parade, where she meets several people from past episodes, including Jane's boyfriend, Tom. |
| "Of Human Bonding" |
April 14, 2000 |
407 |
46 |
| Daria goes to a conference with Jake while Helen stays home and gets a makeover from Quinn and her Fashion Club. |
| "Psycho Therapy" |
June 28, 2000 |
408 |
47 |
| 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 Darkness" |
July 5, 2000 |
409 |
48 |
| 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 from there, 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 Mall" |
July 12, 2000 |
410 |
49 |
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) 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 Angel" |
July 19, 2000 |
411 |
50 |
| 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. |
| "Fire!" |
July 26, 2000 |
412 |
51 |
| 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. The rest of the Fashion Club claim he is a stalker after Quinn begins seeing him everywhere. Meanwhile, Daria goes to stay at Jane's and begins to question her friendship with Jane now that Tom has become noticeably more interested in Daria. |
| "Dye! Dye! My Darling" |
August 2, 2000 |
413 |
52 |
| Jane talks Daria into letting her put tiger stripes in her hair, but the botched job makes Jane think Daria did it intentionally after Daria admitted in the previous episode that she had feelings for Tom. All is forgiven between the two until Daria and Tom kiss in his car and Jane breaks all ties with her one best friend. |
| Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
Ep # |
| "Fizz Ed" |
February 19, 2001 |
501 |
53 |
| Lawndale High signs a sponsorship deal with Ultra Cola which soon goes to an insane extreme. |
| "Sappy Anniversary" |
February 26, 2001 |
502 |
54 |
| Daria forgets her anniversary with Tom and worries it may be the end of their relationship. |
| "Fat Like Me" |
March 5, 2001 |
503 |
55 |
| Sandi breaks her leg after tripping down the stairs and gains weight after becoming sedentary. Meanwhile, Daria and Jane take bets on whether or not the Fashion Club will disband. |
| "Camp Fear" |
March 12, 2001 |
504 |
56 |
| Daria and Quinn attend a reunion at their old summer camp. |
| "The Story of D" |
March 19, 2001 |
505 |
57 |
| Daria sends a story she doesn't think is very good to a magazine at the insistence of Tom. Meanwhile, Helen is worried that Daria will have sex with Tom. |
| "Lucky Strike" |
March 26, 2001 |
506 |
58 |
| The teachers at Lawndale High go on strike following the latest impasse between Mr. DeMartino and Ms. Li over many stipulations in the new teachers' union contract, prompting Ms. Li to hire scabs as substitutes--including Daria, who becomes Quinn's teacher. Meanwhile, Jane and Trent help the striking teachers use art and music to gain support from others. |
| "Art Burn" |
April 2, 2001 |
507 |
59 |
| Jane gets paid to make copies of famous art works and finds that the sideline is interfering with her original work. |
| "One J at a Time" |
May 21, 2001 |
508 |
60 |
| Quinn tries to pick a steady boyfriend by choosing between 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 Lane" |
May 28, 2001 |
509 |
61 |
| Jane meets a guy who's 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. |
| "Aunt Nauseam" |
June 4, 2001 |
510 |
62 |
| 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. |
| "Prize Fighters" |
June 11, 2001 |
511 |
63 |
| Daria applies for a prestigious scholarship, but discovers that Jodie is going for the same prize. |
| "My Night at Daria's" |
June 18, 2001 |
512 |
64 |
| 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 or not actually having sex with Tom now that they're dating is a good idea. |
| "Boxing Daria" |
June 25, 2001 |
513 |
65 |
| 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. |
