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Meanwhile, [[Helen]] and Quinn attend a joint session with Helen’s Time Management consultant, [[Deena Decker]], who lectures both on prioritizing tasks for a better time efficiency. She presents Quinn with a life planner (with the option of choice of a customized one, for a small fee, to Quinn’s delight).
[[Image:Guptys.gif|thumb|left|Run.]]
[[Image:Dariapippi.jpg|thumb|left|Daria, after allowing Tricia Gupty to brush her hair.]]That night, Daria goes to her babysitting job. The Guptys are revealed to be an almost overbearingly sweet family of four: the parents, [[Lester Gupty|Lester]] and [[Lauren Gupty]] are nice, their children [[Tricia Gupty|Tricia]] and [[Tad Gupty|Tad]] are well-behaved and respectful, have educational toys, were taught to discuss current events and learn new words before sleep, do not watch television (except for weather reports and business programs) and do not eat sweets. After some time with them, Daria is so desperate she calls Jane and begs her to come join her.▼
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[[Image:Dariapippi.jpg|thumb|right|Daria, after allowing Tricia Gupty to brush her hair.]]
Meanwhile, Quinn’s date with Skylar initially goes well, but her continued use of her evaluation date system (including a scheduled date with [[B.O.B.]], a Boy On a Bike she didn't catch the name of) and her refusal to go out steady with him eventually turn him away.
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* The Guptys would appear in episode [[I Loathe a Parade]], especially Tad, who plays an important role during it.
* Tad's remark, "Hitler ate sugar", is an example of a form of [
*In Quinn's diary in "[[The Daria Diaries]]", we find she ''is'' dating Taylor in October.
* Quinn babysits a lot of families at this time: "[[The Daria Database]]" shows her spreadsheet to keep track of it and which families have the best TVs.
==Transcript==
[[Pinch Sitter/transcript|Transcript]], originally from [[Outpost Daria]].
==“Pinch Sitter” and Fanfic==
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Quinn’s date evaluation system is used or referenced to in some fanfiction (for example Is Summer Over Already?, by Mike Yamiolkoski, and [[Left to the Heart]], of the [[John Lane]] series)
[[Wouter]] used Daria's babysitting job as a main plot in his [[Count Ickula]] story.
"[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=43575 Children of the Scorn]" by [[Kristen Bealer]] had Daria and Quinn unable to escape Couples Therapy Night, and are forced to interact with various kids dragged along.
==External Links==
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* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview.html January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria], in which the creator of "Pinch Sitter" briefly discusses that episode
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550335 Episode Analysis] by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
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