Linda Griffin

Mother of Sandi, Sam, and Chris Griffin, and the wife of Tom Griffin. Linda Griffin and Helen Morgendorffer have an ongoing rivalry over which one has the better job and children, though they are pleasant to each other on the surface. According to The Daria Database, she is 43, VP of Marketing for KSBC and had a brief career as a news anchor twenty years ago, with an interview of Rosalynn Carter the highpoint.

Fanfic Stereotypes
Fandom is not generally sympathetic to Linda Griffin, laying the blame for Sandi's worst behaviors squarely at her mother's feet. Such a portrayal does have canon support, as Linda was shown berating Sandi for volunteering and thereby laying herself open to exploitation in a flashback in "Daria Dance Party". Typical of the genre is The Angst Guy's "Winter in Hell."

One notable exception to this image is in Doggieboy's ongoing work "Apocalyptic Daria." In this fic, we see a Linda who is vulnerable, afraid, willing to make unpleasant decisions, yet unbeaten and still able to show compassion. At present, this is possibly the single most sympathetic depiction of Linda Griffin yet portrayed in Daria fanfic.