Daria!

"Daria!" was the season premiere episode of the third season of the Daria TV series. It is sometimes called "Daria! The Musical."

Despite its first air date, it had originally been intended to have this episode air in the middle of the season, so its episode number is 307.

It first aired on MTV on February 17, 1999 and was written by Glenn Eichler and Peter Elwell.

Summary
A hurricane approaches Lawndale. The characters' reactions are portrayed in song and dance numbers.

Trivia
This episode is semi-controversial among some Daria fans as it is a musical and not a typical episode. When word got out the third season premiere was to be a musical episode, some fans had an extremely negative reaction before they had even had a chance to see the episode, possibly because up until "Daria!" premiered the show was generally viewed as something firmly grounded in reality and not prone to frivolity or flights of fancy.

This episode features Trike Girl's most prominent role. She is seen riding her tricycle at both the beginning and end of the episode, leading some to ponder if she had been riding the entire time through the hurricane.

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