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Despite Jake's neurotic behavior, there have been periods where he has true insight into the lives of his children. During "Boxing Daria," he explains to Daria that while she was a difficult child to deal with due to her reclusive and jaded behavior, he and Helen understood and accepted that someone as bright as she was not going to be like everyone else. This, of course, flies in the face of their many attempts (primarily Helen's) to get Daria to be like everyone else. In the flashbacks in that episode, notably, he identifies the young Daria "doesn't ''want'' to fit in".
It's sometimes assumed that he's closer to Daria than Quinn (note he has [[kiddo|a pet name]] for her but not Quinn), and from time to time has taken her side or shown he wants to
* "[[Daria!]]", where he drove out ''during a hurricane'' to find Daria and bring her home safely
* "[[Jake of Hearts]]", where he admitted to Daria that "I just want to make sure I never make you girls feel that way—less worthwhile or intelligent than your old man".
* "[[Arts 'N Crass]]", when he accidentally supports Daria against Helen, backing her artwork, and showing that not only was he paying attention to Daria's situation, but but understood how it affected her and her feelings about said situation.
Quinn, for her part, generally views her dad as a soft touch but was genuinely upset when he had his heart attack in "Jack of Hearts", abruptly deciding she was going to become a heart doctor; she stopped after he became well again but before then had been deliberately studying, a strange and shocking event. Daria, in "Of Human Bonding", thought: "he's afraid to be afraid. That's what's so heartbreaking. He's my father; shouldn't I let down the barricades for once and tell him I think he's a hero?" (She didn't)
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