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'''"Fizz Ed"''' was the
==Summary==
Following voters rejecting an increase in property taxes (again), [[Lawndale High]] is going through a budget crisis and the students are lacking basic educational material like post-USSR maps, paint and good photocopy equipment. Despite the teacher's protests, [[Angela Li|Ms. Li]] only decides to act when she notes there is a lack of football equipment.
She is visited by [[Leonard Lamm]], who brings a plan to create extra revenue for the school: by increasing the number of soda vending machines and installing publicity in school grounds,
[[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] is suspicious of the date and tries to get her parents involved and attend the discussion. [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen]] and [[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]], however, have other plans for the day and suggest for her to get involved instead. Daria and [[Jane Lane|Jane]] end up attending, being the only public present besides Lamm and Li. Daria objects to the school's endorsement of the soda and the presence of advertising, but her objections are ignored or overruled.
In a few days, the effects of the contract are visible, with more vending machines and posters advertising Ultra Cola in the school hallways. Daria does not give up and takes her complaints to [[Jodie Landon|Jodie]]. But Jodie, although uncomfortable with the ads, also appreciates the monetary benefits and suggests that Daria herself do something, pointing out that she is always complaining. Daria brings up this last comment when talking with [[Tom Sloane|Tom]], who states there is nothing wrong in complaining, as long as one is actually doing something. In the end, Daria goes to see the county school superintendent, [[Superintendent Cartwright|Mr. Cartwright]], describing the situation in Lawndale High. He is skeptical, reveling he had been considering doing a similar soda contract to all county schools and further asking whether Daria's complaint isn't just to earn herself a school extra credit. Daria denies it, stating her reasons
Meanwhile, Lamm notes to Li that the school isn't meeting the Ultra Cola consumption quota to justify the endorsement money. This leads a increasingly paranoiac Li making every effort to bring students to consume the drink: the school halls and bus get the Ultra Cola logos displayed; the football and cheerleading teams get new uniforms; teaching materials now constantly make references to the soda. When this isn't enough, Li bribes the football players with higher grades for all who drink soda and even tries to have the elementary school kids drink it.
Finally, mentally breaking down, she roams the school with an axe,
In the end, the situation has
==Timeline headaches==
The Super Bowl is generally held in January or February. However, the ''following'' episode
In a surprisingly ''handy'' bit of chronology, the Super Bowl is on the 30th in this episode - it was held on the 30th in 2000. Some ''Daria'' fanfics have Daria graduating in 2000, allowing for this and the dotcom satire of [[Buzzdome.com]].
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==Geography headaches==
Lawndale is in a state where the governor had to hold a public referendum before he can raise the taxes. Glenn Eicher, writer of this very episode, has said in interviews that he viewed Lawndale as being in
''California'' voters do this though, and in 2000 (when this episode was written) there were [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_ballot_propositions_2000%E2%80%932009#March_7.2C_2000 two school-related tax propositions that were voted down].
==Trivia==
Li boasts about being "fourth runner-up for Principal of the Year by the tri-county chapter of the Asian-American Women in Education's Caucus" (which she got by forcing students to phonme up the Caucus).
==Fizz Ed in Fanfiction==
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6175/1/Choice_Of_A_Skewed_Generation "Choice of a Skewed Generation,"] by [[Rey Fox]] (uploaded to [[FF.net]] on October 29, 1999)
*[http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glennfollowup1.html Second March 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria], which includes a long response about the strengths and drawbacks of "Fizz Ed" as an episode.
*[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41551478 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
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