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==Character Overview==
Landon lives in the town of [[Lawndale]]. She is an intellectual girl bound for a prestigious university, but she feels tremendous pressure from her parents, [[Andrew Landon|Andrew]] and [[Michele Landon|Michele]], to excel in school.
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An African-American, Landon is one of few black students seen at [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria's]] new school, [[Lawndale High]]. Unlike many teenage female black television characters (both cartoon and real), Landon is not a member of a group of popular girls, though she is considered "cool." She is a rather lonely girl who maintains a casual friendship both with Daria and with Daria's best friend, [[Jane Lane|Jane]].
Heavily involved in school activies - "I'm president of the French Club, vice president of Student Council, editor of yearbook, and I'm also on the tennis team" ([[Gifted]]) - Landon sees herself as a future leader of American black society. Being one of the few black students in her school inspires her to be more aware of black issues, although she is simultaneously bitter about having to always play the part and having to always be calm, reasonable, and carefully spoken. In "[[Gifted]]" she went so far as to refer to her perceived role as "queen of the Negroes" (adding a sarcastic "oops, where did they all go?") and described herself as being at "breaking point" playing that part. In "[[I Loathe a Parade]]", both she and Mack expressed irritation with being made Homecoming King and Queen every year, knowing this was so Lawndale High could make claims of diversity. In "[[Is It College Yet?]]", she decided to go to [[Turner]], a traditionally black university, for at least a year before going to the elite [[Crestmore|Crestmore University]], so she could relax socially for a time.
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''Despite'' all the above, however, Jodie is hardly ever seen hanging around any of the other black students in her year (except Mack). "[[It Happened One Nut]]" shows several black "backgrounders" (including [[Jennifer (black girl)|Jennifer]]) have hung out before.
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==Jodie and others==
[[Image:Angry Jodie.png|thumb|250px|Jodie in a rare moment of blasting someone, in "Gifted"]]
Much like Mack is always around [[Kevin Thompson]], Jodie finds herself always hanging around and giving advice to [[Brittany Taylor]]. She would sometimes like to snap at Brittany for being stupid, but usually checks herself. But all the same, she can't resist in jabbing her every so once in a while. This is usually in a very subtle way that she knows will go over Brittany's head, such as in "[[The Lab Brat]]" ("I can't believe anyone would try to take Kevin away from you") and "[[The Big House]]":
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Jodie had launched another jab in "Gifted", where she tears into [[Grove Hills]] student [[Graham]] for his banal elitism. Before that, Jodie had been trying to give everyone a chance and make friends with the others; Graham had just pushed her to the edge. Normally, she swallows her anger and contempt for someone and puts on a nice front.
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[[Joma|Jodie's relationship with Mack]] runs throughout the series, and they're often seen together as a stable unit. We rarely see them being that romantic, though they do engage in Daria/Jane style banter on a regular basis and "[[My Night at Daria's]]" reveals they're having sex. The relationship is hinted to be under strain during the series and in the spin-off books, with Jodie unable to fully commit to time with him. In the MTV feature [http://www.mtv.com/onair/daria/chapter2/tangle.jhtml "It Takes Two To Tangle"], this stress and frustration is presented as the defining factor of their relationship and it adds "they should sign up for a 12-step program--but she only has time for two." . In ''[[The Daria Diaries]]'', Jodie even questions ''why'' she dates him, whether it's because she genuinely likes him or "because he's who he is and you're who you are and others don't care to question the equation?"
[[Jane]] seems to trust Jodie. She twice tells Jodie about Daria's problems ([[Ill]], [[Through a
===The Daria Diaries: "Living up to your Potential"===
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