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==Character Overview==
'''Artie''' is red-haired UFO buff and pizza delivery boy (later a [[Pizza King]] waiter) who first appeared in "[[Esteemsters]]" and later in "[[The Lawndale File]]" and "[[A Tree Grows in Lawndale]]." He was also an obstacle of sorts in the Daria video game "[[Daria's Inferno]]."
 
In the "[http://www.mtv.com/onair/daria/flipbook/before/ Before They Were Daria Stars]" flipbook feature, Artie's character designs can be found; there are several of them, clearly dating back to the early days of the show (he'd clearly been planned to be used for a long time). They're also on the ''Complete Animated Series'' DVD but oddly, they're down as ''[[Charles Ruttheimer III|Upchuck's]]'' designs.
 
==Artie in the Series==
Artie in the series is portrayed as a nearly-psychotic, barely functioning UFO nut. In his second appearance, it's made clear whosehis obsession prevents him from holding down a job: he's been repeatedly fired, something he blames on the aliens but is more because he does things like ''spend hours'' when on-the-job telling people about UFOs. It is oftensometimes assumed that he is a student at [[Lawndale High]], though thatin isn't"Tree necessarilyGrows" clearit fromturns theout serieshe isn't.
 
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His UFO mythology is even strange by those standards. Among other things, he believes that aliens are stealing humans' skin, because the skin remembers everything you see, taste, or touch. He also believes that the aliens who kidnap him periodically also press his pants and do "a nice job."
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