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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://web.archive.org/web/20120710051045/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://web.archive.org/web/20120711192113/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.

Daria has been "interviewed" several times in the media about her series. One excellent example is the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120420000744/http://www.outpost-daria.com/media_art28.html ''CBS Early Show''] interview from 2002, with real-life show host, Jane Clayson. Daria has also written a number of short essays that appear on the [[The World According to Daria|"World According to Daria"]] section of the MTV ''Daria'' site, and several of them show she's aware of being a cartoon character (yet apparently still part of the "real world"). In the final essay, she discusses her plans to escape cancellation and appear in other MTV shows.

The [http://web.archive.org/web/20120512043942/http://www.outpost-daria.com/episode_guide.html Episode Guide] page at [[Outpost Daria]] lists every episode and movie done for the ''Daria'' series, and also provides links to animation goofs noted in every production. Follow the link given and look at the column on the far right, "Oops." Jodie Landon's hair turns gray, Jane Lane's leggings vanish, the nose piece on Daria's glasses disappear, clock hands go away, discarded items reappear, etc. The Morgendorffers' home was particularly susceptible to startling transformations from episode to episode and even from scene to scene, making attempts to draw its layout problematic. In certain fanfics, animation errors are assumed to have actually happened, though under extreme circumstances (e.g., [[Lawndale Stalker]]'s "[[The House on Space-Time Lane]]" or [[The Angst Guy]]'s "[[Deus Jane]]").

The steel teeth of [[Metalmouth]] hanging on the door handle of [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen's]] SUV at the show's end were a problem for many viewers. Interestingly, Helen's SUV was, up until this time in the series, probably a Chevrolet Blazer, but hereafter turns into a Ford Explorer (another information conflict). Was she so upset at finding the teeth on her car that she bought a new vehicle? (For details, see [http://web.archive.org/web/20120710052624/http://www.outpost-daria.com/transportation.html "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" by D. T. Dey], at [[Outpost Daria]], archived by the Wayback Machine.)