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==Daria: Real Character or Cartoon Actress?==
===Dear Diarrhea==
The first example of off-canon canon was the [[Beavis and Butt-head (comics)|''Beavis and Butt-head'' comics]], where Daria "answered" the fan mail in two issues: the letters pages were renamed [[Dear Diarrhea]] and [[Dear Diarrhea, Number Two]] for the occasion. Daria was in character and giving in-universe answers, but was still aware she was a character in a comic.
===Daria and Jane as Show Hosts===
Were [[Daria Morgendorffer]] and company acting out of character when they appeared as hosts of their own show, violating the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_wall fourth wall]? Were they "actors" or "real people" in the manner in which the show portrayed them? Fans tend to ignore Daria and [[Jane Lane|Jane Lane's]] appearances as hosts, though important information has been given out during such appearances. While talking between episodes on [http://www.outpost-daria.com/ts_dday.html MTV's "''Daria'' Day" marathon] in February 1998 (transcript at link), Daria and Jane revealed their ages during the first season (16), Trent's age (21), and [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn's]] age (14.5), and appeared to confirm that the family relationships seen on the show exist even off-screen. Daria is usually portrayed exactly in character during such appearances (e.g., [http://www.outpost-daria.com/ts_coolcrap.html MTV's Cool Crap Auction]), though she is also aware that she is an animated character. Daria even introduced the band Garbage (also in animated form, and flying around Times Square in NYC) at the beginning of the TV premiere of ''[[Is It College Yet?]]'' in January 2002.
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