Vincent Lane

Vincent Lane is the father of Jane and Trent Lane, husband of Amanda Lane. A wandering photographer, he appeared only twice in the series ("Lane Miserables" and "Art Burn").

He has black hair and a thin mustache. He was typically shown with rolled up shirt sleaves, a photographer's vest and wearing jeans. He was taller than Trent and shown to smoke a pipe.

Oddly, despite Vincent's occupation, the Lane home apparently did not have a dedicated darkroom for his work and he used an upstairs bathroom instead, as specified in "Lane Miserables". Not very concerned about chemical safety, he also stored photographic chemicals in the kitchen.

(Jane turns the bathroom doorknob and finds it locked)

''Vincent (V.O.) - Sorry, gonna be awhile. I'm developing.''

Jane - Whatever.

''Vincent (V.O.) - Oh, honey? Don't drink from that big bottle in the kitchen; it's silver nitrate.''

Jane - It's poisonous?

Vincent (V.O.) - Yeah, and I need it for my prints. (Outpost Daria transcript)

Trivia

 * His first name, Vincent, was never actually said on-air, but was given on the MTV website for Daria.


 * The Lanes' attitude towards parenting was described by Jane herself as "benign neglect."


 * TV Tropes.com has an entry - 'Hands-Off Parenting' - that was inspired by the Lane parents. Originally entitled 'Casa Lane Parenting', the entry was the 'trope namer' (and is the 'Most Triumphant Example') of the trope.