CafÃ© Disaffecto

“Café Disaffecto” was the fourth episode of the first season of Daria (episode number 104). It first aired on MTV on March 24, 1997.

“Café Disaffecto” and Fanfic
Throughout Kara Wild's Driven Wild Universe series, Café Lawndale undergoes several changes. In "The Tie That Chokes," it returns to being a student coffee house, with the added presence of armed security. In "Erin the Head," Cafe Lawndale has closed altogether and has been turned into a new "happening" venue called the Metreonopolis. Finally, in "Into the Fire," we learn that the Metreonopolis was shut down and turned into the more tasteful, sedate Café Brunoli, which caters to older clientele. In each case, with the exception of the last one, disaster befell the café, just as it did in "Café Disaffecto." In "Can I Just Have The Coffee?", Daria is convinced via a different route to read a story at the coffee house, with John Lane egging the near-rioting football players on.

On “Café Disaffecto” the Episode

 * The Daria Fandom Blog, March 2007 archive. The DFG is maintained by CINCGREEN and Greybird. The entry for Saturday, March 24, 2007, is “When Usenet Ruled the Earth: A Review of ‘Café Disaffecto’”

Alternate Universe Versions of “Café Disaffecto”
Can I Just Have The Coffee? by Richard Lobinske