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"Quinn the Brain" was written by [[Rachel Lipman]].
{{quote|A (very) brief burst of intellectual activity by Quinn gets her an instant reputation as a "brain."|MTV website summary}}
==Summary==
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[[Image:QtB_Dariahorror.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Daria realises who her tutor is]]
To both their
In an unguarded moment, a shaken Daria tries to talk with her father about it - admitting that she doesn't ''like'' the "brain" identity she's saddled with, but if it's 'stolen' then she's "got nothing". Unfortunately, Jake's response devolves into a panicked rant about his own failed life, ending with a plea to Daria that "You're still a young man! You don't have to live with your mistakes! ''Get out while you can!''" She retreats, dryly commenting that "talking to you has made me feel better about myself" (he doesn't get it).
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==“Quinn the Brain” and Fanfic==
This episode is a common rationale for the [[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes|trope]] that Daria, underneath her unfashionable clothing and behind her glasses, is conventionally attractive
[[YouthofOz]]'s "[http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47226 Life That Dare Not Speak Its Name]" takes place around this story, showing how irritated Sandi was and revealing it was her that gave Daria the idea of "show[ing] Quinn what it feels like to steal who you are".
A [[Novelization|novelization]] of [http://web.archive.org/web/20110519151840/http://outpost-daria.com/fanfic/ep203_quinn_the_brain.html this episode] has been written by [[Martin J. Pollard]].
The story [[A Tale of Two Brains]], by [[Richard Lobinske]], of the [[John Lane]] series, has a somewhat altered version of this episode.
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