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==Background==
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In "[[Esteemsters]],", she did not get along with [[Daria Morgendorffer]]; the girl launched cynical barbs at her and refused to cooperate at all. Manson got annoyed and subsequently diagnosed her as having low self-esteem after testing her. DariaDuring usedthe hertest, cynicismManson againstgot MargaretDaria's psychologicalname mumbo-jumbowrong twice, whothe whilesecond testingtime Dariain keptthe callingvery hernext "Darasentence after getting it ''right'' (was she doing it deliberately?)."
In "[[The Daria Diaries]]", we see that Manson also had Daria and Quinn fill in written tests (Daria's answers deliberately taking the piss); the tests warned that writing on the back of the paper could see you classed as a "delinquent personality" ("it's too late to worry about that" wrote Daria). We also learnt she says she loves her job and yet has a recurring dream where the students turn into bloodsucking bats.
"[[The Daria Database]]" shows her in a counseling session with a weeping [[Stacy Rowe]]... and thinking about lunch instead of paying attention to her.
Her final appearance was "[[Lucky Strike]]", where she joined the teacher's union strike.
==Trivia==
* Margaret's only speaking appearance was in "[[Esteemsters]]." She made a few nonspeaking appearances, in "[[Just Add Water]]" and "[[Lucky Strike]]", and two minor appearances in the books. Despite this, she's turned up frequently in fanfiction - usually as an antagonist, and sometimes with a role as Lawndale's guidance counselor.
* Her voice actress is [[Jessica Zaino]].
* Margaret's last name is possibly a reference to notorious serial killer and cult leader Charles Manson.
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