The Old and the Beautiful

"The Old and the Beautiful" was the second episode of the third season of the Daria TV series (episode number 302). It first aired on MTV on March 3rd, 1999.

"The Old and the Beautiful" was written by Rachelle Romberg.

Summary
In this episode, the students of Lawndale High are forced to volunteer for community service. Jane ends up teaching art to sick children, turning them into little subversives. Daria, however, is not so lucky, and is stuck reading stories to senior citizens in a nursing home. When Kevin Thompson and Brittany Taylor also sign up for the same activity, Daria discovers that nursing homes are not unlike high school.

Trivia
The title of this episode is related to the title of a soap opera, "The Bold and the Beautiful."

This features the second appearance of Daria's Melody Powers stories.

Daria's Reading Material
At dinner, Daria is reading The Leopard, by Giuseppe di Lampedusa.

Daria decides to read the seminal Beat Generation poem "Howl" to the old people.

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On “The Old and the Beautiful” the Episode

 * “The Old and the Beautiful” summary at Outpost Daria
 * “The Old and the Beautiful” transcript at Outpost Daria

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