Esteemsters
| Esteemsters | |
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| Production Number | 101 |
| Original Airdate | March 3, 1997 |
| Special Guest Voices | |
| Written By | Glenn Eichler |
| Directed By | Ken Kimmelman Paul Sparagano |
"Esteemsters" was the first episode of the first season of the Daria TV series.
Summary
Daria Morgendorffer and her family arrive in Lawndale from Highland, and Daria starts classes at Lawndale High, where she meets Jane Lane. Daria's flippant responses on a psychological test lead to her being diagnosed with low self esteem, and being forced to take a class with Timothy O'Neill. In that class, she meets Jane, and is accidentally provided with an opportunity to avenge herself upon her sister Quinn, who has been dealing with her early days at a new school by referring to herself as an "only child."
The events of "Esteemsters" are supplemented by entries from Daria’s notes, as given in The Daria Diaries, which detail the move to Lawndale and the barricading of Jane’s home to prevent its repossession.
"Esteemsters" and Fanfic
"Esteemsters" has a curious place in the hearts and minds of Daria fanfic writers. See "Esteemsters" and Daria Fanfic for an extensive discussion of this topic.
External Links
- Episode Guide from Outpost Daria
- Transcript from Outpost Daria
- Novelization by Martin J. Pollard
- “The Daria Temporal Analysis Project” by Richard Lobinske, a superb and useful essay offering a chronology of the Daria series that places “Esteemsters” in, most likely, fall 1997.
- The Daria Fandom Blog, March 2007 archive. The entry for Saturday, March 3, 2007, is “In Honor of the 10th Anniversary…” a long and critical essay about “Esteemsters.”
- "This Show Sucks" A critical essay by C.E. Forman
| Preceded by Sealed with a Kick (pilot) |
Daria Episodes "Esteemsters," Season 1, Episode 1 (101) |
Succeeded by The Invitation |
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