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|productionnumber=N/A
|originalairdate=August 27th, 2000
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|writtenby=[[Glenn Eichler]]<br>[[Peggy Nicoll]]
|directedby=[[Karen Disher]]<br>[[Guy Moore]]
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'''"Is It Fall Yet?"''' is the first ''Daria'' TV movie. It first aired on MTV on August 27, 2000. The movie
▲The movie covers events during the summer between [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria Morgendorffer's]] junior and senior years of high school, after the episode "[[Dye! Dye! My Darling]]" and before "[[Fizz Ed]]". At 59 minutes duration, the movie is roughly equivalent to 3 'normal' episodes.
==Summary==
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Summer also goes on for the other Lawndale High students: Kevin and Brittany, as lifeguards in the pool, spend more time enjoying each others' company than watching kids. Mack has a bad time having to put up with bratty children as an ice cream truck driver. Plus he doesn’t even see Jodie, who can’t make time to be with him due to her many summer activities.
[[Image:JaneWHOA.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Alison propositions Jane]]
Arriving at the art camp, Jane is very turned-off by [[Daniel Dotson]], the self-aggrandizing main teacher. She befriends [[Alison]], an older female artist who is nice and shares Jane’s low opinion of Dotson. The two start to bond, especially when the other students dismiss Jane for her youth and strong opinions. However, it turns out this good relation was just a plot for Allison to try and sleep with her, leaving Jane hurt and confused.
Meanwhile, at Lawndale, Quinn’s attempts to study with her tutor, [[David Sorenson]], have a bad start. During their initial study session, as Quinn pays more attention to trivial interruptions than to the teacher, David is ready to quit, berating Quinn for lack of trying, lack of knowledge and superficial interests and concluding she does not belong in college. This shocks Quinn into explaining her desire to improve her PSTAT scores and begging David to stay, promising to do better. David’s interactions with the rest of the Fashion club are not as good: he tries to tutor Sandi, only to walk out when she dismisses his teachings and serious attitude; Tiffany prefers to spend tutoring time applying make-up, barely paying attention when he leaves; and Stacy is the only to make an effort, but her lack of self-confidence combined with feeling left out when Sandi and Tiffany don’t told her they had quit eventually make her quit tutoring too.
Summer goes on and OK to Cry Corral initially keeps on with the same boring and ineffectual activities. O’Neill attempts to bound and counsel Link, only for the youngster to call O’Neill on his inability to help and put in evidence what is wrong with the camp. Later, however, as all
[[Image:GOINGONAHIKE.png|frame|right|Uncle Anthony goes on a hike (whenever he feels like it)]]
The camp ends a few days later, with the children ignoring O’Neill and widely acclaiming DeMartino, for his part in the hike and having earlier shouted at the camp bully. The history teacher parts giving practical and sound advice to the youngsters, his faith in teaching restored. Daria tries still to connect with a cold and dismissive Link, offering her contact and a friendly ear.
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In Lawndale, after several blunders at the pool, Kevin and Brittany end up fired. Mack, who by that time has made enough money to settle his debts and even take Jodie out, convinces them to take over his job. This works out well from the children, who take advantage of the duo’s lack of simple arithmetic skills to eat all the ice cream they want without paying a cent.
On the other hand, Daria’s summer hits rock bottom when, after trying to avoid Tom, she provokes a fight with him. Daria starts by justifying her dating uneasiness on their different social levels and defending Jane when Tom unintentionally makes a disparaging comment about her, but he is able to put her on the spot by pointedly stating she’s the one afraid to get hurt by the relationship. When Daria doesn’t reply, he
Daria takes a ride to the art camp in the [[Mystik Spiral]] van, with Trent driving and trying to console her. However, his efforts contrast with him chanting aloud a song about betrayal. Arriving at Ashfield, they are received by Jane, who first shows Daria her works and listens of Daria’s take about Link before the two of them go out to talk about their situation. They first get into a heated argument about who blew the other off for Tom (referring to when Jane was spending time with Tom and, later, when Daria started dating him) before Jane emotionally reveals her pain at the fact Daria had almost destroyed their friendship just to have a boyfriend. Seeing Jane hurt, Daria remorsefully apologizes. Jane forgives her and the two young women resume their friendship as Mystik Spiral plays a song dedicated to friendship.
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This scene is watched by Helen from the living room window, who happily reminisces about the changes undergone by both her daughters during the summer. Jake’s answer is first apparently clueless... before he smiles, indicating he’s making a joke (something he had not been capable off during the whole summer). He then proceeds to (off-camera) chase his wife around the house for some old couple’s fun.
==Character development==
==[[Off-Canon Canon]]==▼
"Is It Fall Yet?" was extremely important for the development of many of the ''Daria'' characters.
===Daria===
{{quote|"Give people a chance." Sounds like good advice. |Helen, Is It Fall Yet?}}
Firstly, Daria begins to "come out of her shell" in the sense that she opens herself up to Tom more by the end, after Tom noted earlier in the film that Daria was reluctant to do so out of fear of being vulnerable. Towards the end of the film, Daria quietly admits under the mumbling of her own breath that Tom was right and agrees to give him a chance in spite of her own feelings about Tom's family and social rank. Jane's further encouragement about giving Tom another chance allowed Daria to reach a point where she could step out of her comfort zone and give Tom a ''real'' chance at a meaningful relationship. This concept is built upon as Daria and Tom date throughout the fifth season, in episodes such as "[[Sappy Anniversary]]", "[[The Story of D]]", "[[One J at a Time]]", and "[[My Night at Daria's]]".
===Quinn===
{{quote|...if you saw past his looks, you can't be completely shallow. |Daria, Is It Fall Yet?}}
When Quinn began to feel ''genuinely'' attracted to David, it proved that there is more depth to Quinn than just the "superficial popular girl" gag that had carried on throughout much of the series. Her newfound intellect as a result of David's tutoring also separates Quinn from the rest of the Fashion Club. This concept is built upon in the fifth season, in the episode "[[Lucky Strike]]", when Quinn has to answer a short essay question on Romeo and Juliet and surprises herself when she already knows the play by memory. The film also sees the first time ever in which Quinn stands up for herself against Sandi. During Mr. DeMartino's history class, Sandi insults Quinn after she gave a detailed answer on Manifest Destiny (an answer Quinn learned from David's tutoring). Normally, Quinn would cave to Sandi and try to get on her good side. However when Quinn fires back, Sandi is taken off-guard, as this is the first time Quinn has ever stood up to Sandi directly. This trend continues in the fifth season, in the episode "[[Fat Like Me]]", when Quinn and the other Fashion Club members challenge Sandi on her Fashion Club guidelines. In "[[Lucky Strike]]", when Sandi insults Quinn for getting a B+ on her essay, Quinn fires back by telling Sandi she would have gotten a good grade if she actually tried (ouch!).
{{quote|Sandi, just because someone can answer a simple question doesn't mean they're a pedagogue.|Quinn, Is It Fall Yet?}}
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===Daria on IIFY?===
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{{quote|I don't think I can do something weirder than the question you just asked.|Jane}}
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After the premiere, "Daria", "Jane", "Quinn", "Tom" and "Trent" answered fans' questions in [http://web.archive.org/web/20001209144400/http://www.mtv.com:80/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/daria_chat_transcript.html an MTV online chat] and trashtalked some ("You obviously wear clogs with socks!"). Questions answered and statements made included:
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{{quote|No.|Daria}}
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==Trivia==
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===Edited versions by Noggin===
When
Other edits include removing a number of potentially offensive words (including damn and suck) and lines (such as the announcement of voluntary urine testing).
Notably, that press release (see Links) doesn't refer to Bif Naked and Alison alongside the other celeb voices... and it doesn't refer to ''Jane'' either! If you went by the press release, you'd think this was a film primarily focused on Daria and Quinn, and you'd have no idea Daria was dating Tom.
===Daria and Quinn's Reading Material===
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===On ''Is It Fall Yet?''===
* [https://sites.google.com/site/dariatranscripts/500-is-it-fall-yet Transcript of ''Is It Fall Yet?'' at Outpost Daria] (includes sections removed in later showings)
* [http://outpost-daria-reborn.info/news_noggin_press_release.html The N's press release] at Outpost Daria Reborn
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_It_Fall_Yet%3F ''Is It Fall Yet?''] on Wikipedia
* [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Is_It_Fall_Yet%3F ''Is It Fall Yet?''] on Wikiquote
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