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Line 1: '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_person_fiction Real person fiction]''', also called real-person fanfiction, RPF, actorfic, or celebrity fanfiction, is fanfic that uses live, famous, real-world individuals as primary characters. As might be guessed, RPF's existence rests on questionable legal and ethical grounds; its use is often discouraged out of the well-reasoned fear of legal reprisals for libel, though some celebrities have actually encouraged RPF featuring themselves. Fanfiction.net banned RPF in 2002.▼ [[Image:bandbcitizenbutthead.gif\|right\|frame\|Bill and Friends of Bill]] RPF is rarely seen in ''Daria'' fanfic, except for the occasional use of characters based on real-life fanfic authors, artists, and fans, usually in comic [[dream world]], [[reality crossover]], or [[alternate-universe]] tales (e.g., "[[Fandemonium]]," "[[Aunt Kara]]"). These characters almost always play secondary roles to actual ''Daria'' characters as they interact.▼ ▲'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_person_fiction Real person fiction]''', also called real-person fanfiction, RPF, actorfic, or celebrity fanfiction, is fanfic that uses (usually) live, famous, real-world individuals as primary characters. As might be guessed, RPF's existence rests on questionable legal and ethical grounds; its use is often discouraged out of the well-reasoned fear of legal reprisals for libel, though some celebrities have actually encouraged RPF featuring themselves. [[Fanfiction.net]] banned RPF in 2002. The fifth-season episode "[[Camp Fear]]" featured two characters based directly on ''Daria'' fans: [http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/tvdb/KleinHassMichelle.htm Michelle Klein-Hass] and [http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/tvdb/MillsErin.htm Erin Mills]. Erin (a.k.a. Shallow15) won a trivia contest on MTV's ''Daria'' Website, and Michelle (a.k.a. MsGeek) operated [[Lawndale Commons]] and wrote magazine articles on ''Daria''. Futher details are available [http://www.outpost-daria.com/ep504.html here.] The [[Daria Character Database]] entry for [http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/tvdb/MysteryCharacter.htm "Mystery Character"] probably referred to Erin Mills. Fewer legal and ethical issues are seen when the Real Person appearing in the fanfic is actually long departed. Famous real-life personalities were referred to on a number of occasions in canon ''Daria'' material and its predecessor, ''Beavis and Butt-head'', but never shown . . . with two important exceptions. These celebrities are also seen or referred to often enough in ''Daria'' and related fanfiction to warrant special mention. For related information, see [[Legal issues with fanworks]]. ==Glenn Eichler==▼ MTV ''Daria'' show staff, particularly co-creator Glenn Eichler, have been seen now and then in ''Daria'' fanfic (see [[Asha Williams]]'s "[[Not So Parallel Universe]]," "[[Ace Trax]]'s "[[Misery Chick]]," and [[Rey Fox]]'s "[[#10 Dream]]"). A background character based on Glenn Eichler in fact appeared in crowd scenes in the series itself as a sort of [[Mary Sue]] (see his character illustration at the [[Mary Sue]] link). Mr. Eichler's name has also appeared in numerous fanfics in [[Tuckerization]]s, such as "President Eichler" in [[Richard Lobinske]]'s "[[Mother's Love\|Alien Home]]" and the Eichler-Lynn Parkway, a street in [[Lawndale]], from "[[Darius]]," by [[TAG]].▼ ==RPF in ''Daria'' canon== ==U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton==▼ While he was still President of the United States (1993-2000), Bill Clinton had the distinction of appearing twice in ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]'' productions (the episode "Citizen Butt-head" and the movie ''Beavis and Butt-head Do America''), and once as part of a ''Daria'' [[alter ego]] picture featuring [[Janet Barch]] as Monica Lewinsky.▼ ▲===U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton=== In "Citizen Butt-head," Clinton actually meets freshman [[Daria Morgendorffer]], one of a group of [[Highland High]] honor students selected to ask questions of the president. Daria's question, which went unanswered because of an untimely interruption by Beavis and Butt-head, was: "Mister President, in your campaign you promised to help every young person get a college education. Did you mean that or were you just jerking us around?" Daria saves the misbehaving B&B from the Secret Service by telling everyone that they are "special," which leads Clinton to give the boys Student of the Year awards. Daria is ignored thereafter. In ''Beavis and Butt-head Do America,'' President Clinton makes the two weinerheads honorary members of the BATF for their "help" in saving the world. Butt-head is unable to locate Chelsea Clinton in the White House, however.▼ ▲While he was still President of the United States (1993-2000), Bill Clinton had the distinction of appearing twice in ''[[Beavis and Butt-head (TV series)\|Beavis and Butt-head]]'' productions (the episode "[[Citizen Butt-head]]" and the movie ''Beavis and Butt-head Do America''), and once as part of a ''Daria'' [[alter ego]] picture featuring [[Janet Barch]] as Monica Lewinsky. [[Image:barchnbill.gif\|right\|frame\|Janet Barch as Monica Lewinsky (ouch!) with presidential friend]] ▲In "Citizen Butt-head",~~" Clinton actually meets freshman~~ [[Daria Morgendorffer]], is one of a group of [[Highland High]] honor students selected to ~~ask questions of~~meet the ~~president~~President. Daria's question, which went unanswered because of an untimely interruption by [[Beavis and Butt-head]], was: "Mister President, in your campaign you promised to help every young person get a college education. Did you mean that or were you just jerking us around?" Clinton turns out to be amused by the duo's antics, and when Daria saves the misbehaving B&B from the Secret Service by telling everyone that they are "special",~~" which leads~~ Clinton to give the boys Student of the Year awards. ~~Daria~~for iscoming ~~ignored~~so ~~thereafter.~~far Indespite ~~''Beavis~~being ~~and Butt-head Do America,'' President Clinton makes the two weinerheads honorary members of the BATF for their~~"hormonally challenged"~~help" in saving the world~~. ~~Butt-head~~Daria is ~~unable~~ignored tothereafter. ~~locate Chelsea Clinton in the White House, however.~~ In ''Beavis and Butt-head Do America,'' President Clinton makes the two wienerheads honorary members of the BATF for their "help" in saving the world and praises them as the future of America. ===Texas Governor George W. Bush=== While he made no appearance in the show, "[[The Daria Database]]" includes a letter written by [[Angela Li]] to Bush praising his number of executions and hoping he runs for President. ==RPF in ''Daria'' Fanworks== ▲RPF is rarely seen in ''Daria'' fanfic, except for the occasional use of characters based on real-life fanfic authors, artists, and fans, usually in comic [[dream world]], [[reality crossover]], or [[alternate-universe]] tales (e.g., "[[Fandemonium]]," [[TAG]]'s "[[Aunt Kara]]," [[Dervish]]'s "[[The TAGinator]]"). These characters almost always play secondary roles to actual ''Daria'' characters as they interact. Exceptions have included historical figures: "[[Death Takes a Holliday]]" by [[TAG]] stars the infamous gunman 'Doc' Holliday; [[The Sidhe]]'s long-running [[series]] "[[The Other Side of Time]]" features a number of major American Civil War personages, primarily from the Confederate side; "[[Gimme Skelter]]" revolves around the acts of Charles Manson. It is possible to consider real-person fiction as the exact opposite of a [[reality crossover]]. In the former, a real-life celebrity appears in a [[Dariaverse]]; in the latter, Daria or one of her cohorts appears in the real world. Telling the difference can be tough with some stories. As a rule of thumb, given a story that could be either a reality crossover or real-person fiction, the story is real-person fiction if [[Lawndale]] exists much as it appears in the ''Daria'' show. ▲===[[Glenn Eichler]]=== ▲MTV ''Daria'' show staff, particularly co-creator [[Glenn Eichler]], have been seen now and then in ''Daria'' fanfic (see [[Asha Williams]]'s "[[Not So Parallel Universe]]," "[[Ace Trax]]'s "[[Misery Chick]]," and [[Rey Fox]]'s "[[#10 Dream]]"). A background character based on [[Glenn Eichler]] in fact appeared in crowd scenes in the series itself as a sort of [[Mary Sue]] (see his character illustration at the [[Mary Sue]] link). Mr. Eichler's name has also appeared in numerous fanfics in [[Tuckerization]]s, such as "President Eichler" in [[Richard Lobinske]]'s "[[Mother's Love\|Alien Home]]" and the Eichler-Lynn Parkway, a street in [[Lawndale]], from "[[Darius]]," by [[TAG]]. Bill Clinton has appeared in cameos on numerous other animated shows, such as ''The Simpsons,'' ''South Park,'' and ''Family Guy,'' and in political newspaper comics running the spectrum from "Doonesbury" to "Mallard Fillmore." It is left to others to explain his popularity in cartoon/comics media. He does seem to get around. ==External Links== '''General Information''' * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_person_fiction Real-Person Fiction] at Wikipedia '''MTV Crew (in reality)''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120803014124/http://www.outpost-daria.com/cast_and_crew.html ''Daria'' cast and crew] on [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine) * [http://web.archive.org/web/20110612115254/http://www.outpost-daria.com/cast_glenn_eichler.html Glenn Eichler] on [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine) '''MTV Crew (in fanfics)''' * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4219291/1/Man_Behind_the_Curtain "The Man Behind the Curtain,"] by [[Alpacca Jo]] * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1501613/1/MISERY_CHICK "Misery Chick,"] by [[Ace Trax]] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20090716040451/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/not_so_parallel_universe.html "Not So Parallel Universe,"], by [[Asha Williams]] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20110912020233/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/~~10_dream~~on_a_high_note.html "~~#10~~On ~~Dream~~a High Note,"], by [[~~Rey~~Galen ~~Fox~~Hardesty]] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20110911230048/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic/10_dream.html "#10 Dream,"] by [[Rey Fox]] '''President Clinton (in canon)''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120604051331/http://www.outpost-daria.com/essay/cjf_beavis_and_butt-head_and_daria.html "Beavis and Butt-head and Daria"] * [http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Daria/Before.html "Before ''Daria''"] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120716043600/http://www.outpost-daria.com/ch_diarrhea.html "Daria in ''Beavis and Butt-head''] * [http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Daria/Before2.html "Daria on ''Beavis & ~~Butthead~~Butt-head'' - Episode Guide"] '''President Clinton (in fanfics)''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20050123215409/http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/rm_fics/auntkarappmb.txt "Aunt Kara" (the long version)]: A [[round- robin]] featuring [[Kara Wild]] as the youngest Barksdale sister, and a suggestion that [[Daria]]'s actual father is not [[Jake]]. * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3127055/1/Beavis_and_Butthead_Parodies_Suck "Beavis and Butt-head Parodies Suck"], by [[Deep Metal]]: A B&B [[crossover]] with ''Daria'' and ''Star Wars,'' featuring a familiar ex-president in the role of Han Solo. * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3428518/19/Coming_of_Age "Coming of Age," Chapter 19: American Dillweed], by [[Deep Metal]]: Another B&B tale featuring an ex-president. * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2386/1/Goodbye_Diarrhea "Goodbye Diarrhea,"] by [[C.E. Forman]]: References Daria's meeting with the then-president. * [http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10793 "New Drum, Same Tune,"] by [[Roentgen]]: [[AU]] tale that references Daria's meeting with the then-president. * [http://glitterberries.freehostia.com/misc/bad_fanfic_scenes9.htm "Scenes That Should Not Be" (#9)], which includes a hint that [[Quinn Morgendorffer\|Quinn]]'s father is not Jake. * [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/219850/1/The_schoolbands "The Schoolbands,"] by [[Wouter Jaegers]]: Includes an amusing [[Sick, Sad World\|SSW]] bit with a movie [[crossover]]. * [http://ssw.ssw.net/fansub/fanfic/af/dervish/PART_II.htm "Something to Shoot for," Part 2,] by [[Dervish]]: Frequent referencing of Second Amendment legal issues related to the Clinton administration, no cameo appearance. Line 44 ⟶ 68: * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/tinfutureland.htm "Tiffany in Futureland"], by [[TAG]]: Numerous political figures from 2000-2005 appear herein. '''Other Examples of ''Daria'' RPF''' * [http://web.archive.org/web/20110926212605/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_series_the_other_side_of_time.html "The Other Side of Time,"] by [[The Sidhe]], at [[Outpost Daria]] (via Wayback Machine) * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/deathtakes.htm "Death Takes a Holliday,"] by [[TAG]] * [http://www.theangstguy.com/fanfics/theother.htm "The Other,"] by [[TAG]] ([[WIP\|incomplete]]) * [http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/bg_fics/aporat1.htm "A Path of Roses and Thorns,"] by [[Brother Grimace]] ([http://www.the-wildone.com/fanfics/bg_fics/aporat2.htm part 2 is here]). The wedding features cameos with then-Vice President Dick Cheney, Michael Jordan (who meets [[Mack]]!), Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves, and a host of others, as well as [[crossover]] characters. [[Category: Fanwork Conventions]]