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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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The title of the episode is a play on ''Boxing Helena,'' a movie which features a doctor capturing a woman he is obsessed with, then cutting off her legs and arms and leaving her on display on his mantle. The episode has nothing to do with the movie other than borrowing the title. |
The title of the episode is a play on ''Boxing Helena,'' a movie which features a doctor capturing a woman he is obsessed with, then cutting off her legs and arms and leaving her on display on his mantle. The episode has nothing to do with the movie other than borrowing the title. |
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⚫ | Battlestar Galactica fans may find humour in the title "Boxing Daria". In BSG "Boxing" was the term for removing a conciousness from a Cylon body, effectively killing it (but they can later resurrect them). This is especially apt as this is the last episode of Daria, so she and her show are "boxed". |
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=="Boxing Daria" and Fanfic== |
=="Boxing Daria" and Fanfic== |
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Interesting stories have appeared over the years connected with this episode. An in-canon retelling of the events alluded to in Highland, "Outside the Box," was written by [[Mike Xeno]]. [[Smileyfax]] created a highly amusing [[fantasy]] tale of time travel involving this episode ("Box to the Future") and a bit of [[Dariarotica]] as well. |
Interesting stories have appeared over the years connected with this episode. An in-canon retelling of the events alluded to in Highland, "Outside the Box," was written by [[Mike Xeno]]. [[Smileyfax]] created a highly amusing [[fantasy]] tale of time travel involving this episode ("Box to the Future") and a bit of [[Dariarotica]] as well. |
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⚫ | Battlestar Galactica fans may find humour in the title "Boxing Daria". In BSG "Boxing" was the term for removing a conciousness from a Cylon body, effectively killing it (but they can later resurrect them). This is especially apt as this is the last episode of Daria, so she and her show are "boxed". |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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* [http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ep513_boxing_daria.html Novelization] by [[Adam Spradlin]] |
* [http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ep513_boxing_daria.html Novelization] by [[Adam Spradlin]] |
Revision as of 02:54, 23 April 2009
Boxing Daria | |
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Production Number | 513 |
Original Airdate | June 25, 2001 |
Special Guest Voices | |
Written By | Glenn Eichler |
Directed By | ? |
"Boxing Daria" was the thirteenth and final TV episode of the fifth season of the Daria TV series. Only the movie Is It College Yet? was aired after this one.
Summary
In this episode, an empty refrigerator box and an unexpected trip by Jake trigger some very unhappy child memories for Daria. The anger and pain the memories bring up causes her to put herself in a dangerous situation.
Trivia
The title of the episode is a play on Boxing Helena, a movie which features a doctor capturing a woman he is obsessed with, then cutting off her legs and arms and leaving her on display on his mantle. The episode has nothing to do with the movie other than borrowing the title.
Battlestar Galactica fans may find humour in the title "Boxing Daria". In BSG "Boxing" was the term for removing a conciousness from a Cylon body, effectively killing it (but they can later resurrect them). This is especially apt as this is the last episode of Daria, so she and her show are "boxed".
"Boxing Daria" and Fanfic
Interesting stories have appeared over the years connected with this episode. An in-canon retelling of the events alluded to in Highland, "Outside the Box," was written by Mike Xeno. Smileyfax created a highly amusing fantasy tale of time travel involving this episode ("Box to the Future") and a bit of Dariarotica as well.
External Links
- Novelization by Adam Spradlin
- "Daria in a Box," on the Daria Fandom Blog II
- "Outside the Box," by Mike Xeno
- "Daria's Box," by Smileyfax
- "Box to the Future," by Smileyfax
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Preceded by My Night at Daria's (512) |
Daria Episodes "Boxing Daria," season 5, episode 13 (513) |
Succeeded by Is It College Yet? |
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