Anthony DeMartino: Difference between revisions

One of the show's running gags was Mr. DeMartino's bitterness over his low salary and disgust at the incompetence of several of his students, particularly [[Brittany Taylor]] and [[Kevin Thompson|Kevin Thompson]], who never seemed to make any effort to succeed in his class, and, if their classroom performance was any indication of their abilities, may have been educationally incompetent to the point of functional illiteracy and therefore thoroughly unteachable in a conventional classroom setting.

While frustrated with his life to an almost maniac state, Mr. DeMartino is shown at points to enjoy teaching students in spite of the near crippling problems in his job and with some of the students. This is highlighted by his frequent almost-friendly tolerance for [[Daria Morgendorffer]] on occasion, as well as for her sister [[Quinn Morgendorffer]] on those few occasions when she shows some depth or displays some of her true academic prowess and potential. Mr. DeMartino's love for his career is especially apparent at the end of the [[Daria]] movie [[Is It Fall Yet?]], where in the course of the film he unleashes much of his pent up rage by throwing a nearby sink through a large paned window and at the end of the movie makes such comments like that his love of teaching has been rekindled.

Mr. DeMartino appears to have a general dislike for most of the student body at [[Lawndale High]], because the majority of them are either lazy, slackers, or absurdly stupid. All of these characteristics in turn make his job less fulfilling. However students that are usually well behaved, such as [[Jane Lane|Jane Lane]], seldom arouse his true ire and Mr. DeMartino's is rarely violent towards any of the student body with the exception of [[Kevin Thompson|Kevin Thompson]]. Kevin's near mythic levels of idiocy and stupidity constantly frustrate Mr. DeMartino's efforts to teach, as Kevin appears incapable of learning practically anything beyond a football play.

Students such as [[Daria Morgendorffer]], that are not only capable of learning but quite willing to do so, do not frustrate him (he also once said her sarcasm amuses him). Mr. DeMartino at times seems pleased with their academic work, even if they are not the brightest but have merely tried hard, such as the case of [[Quinn Morgendorffer]] on occasion. After attempting to get a correct answer of an imbecile of his class, usually [[Kevin Thompson|Kevin]], he then calls on such students who readily provide the answer he was searching for. These students are rarely, if ever, the targets of his direct tirades and only suffer his classroom discipline when the class as a whole is being punished.

Anthony DeMartino was voiced by actor [[Marc Thompson]], who also gave voice to [[Timothy O'Neill]], [[Kevin Thompson|Kevin Thompson]] and [[Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III]]

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