Depth Takes a Holiday

Depth Takes a Holiday is the twenty-ninth episode of Daria. It aired on March 10, 1999 and was written by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil.

 Daria and Jane encounter the living embodiments of holidays.

Popularity of the episode
For the longest time, many Daria fans considered "Depth Takes a Holiday" as one of the worst episodes ever written. The bulk of the complaints come from the "off-canon" nature of the episode, where there is no disclaimer of any kind that this is a dream or some figment of Daria's imagination.

However, there is a growing segment of the fandom that appreciates "Depth Takes a Holiday" for its creativity and general wackiness. "Depth Takes a Holiday" might have been found on a list of the bottom ten episodes a few years ago; fans today would place it somewhat higher.

Trivia

 * The holidays are described as "holiday spirits" by Daria.


 * The backgrounds used for Lawndale High School have clearly been reused for "Depth Takes a Holiday". The locker design is the same except that the lockers are now colored blue, and murals of ocean waves have been added to the formerly bare walls.


 * The band that Halloween, Christmas, and Guy Fawkes Day wish to start is described as a "hiphop-punk-electronica vibe" by Cupid.