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The episode's title is derived from the novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Was_Then,_This_Is_Now That Was Then, This Is Now]'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._E._Hinton S.E. Hinton]
==Plot Summary==
The Morgendorffers prepare to receive a couple of old friends for the weekend, the Yagers. Having shared their counterculture ideals during the hippie years, Helen is eager to make a good impression. When they arrive, [[Willow Yeager|Willow]] and [[Coyote Yeager]] show to still retain a mellowed attitude and to be living according to the 60s hippie subculture. Daria is unease around the guests and sneaks off to the Lane’s, bribing her sister to keep the guests company. Quinn, initially reluctant to stay, changes her mind with the appearance the Yeager’s son [[Ethan Yeager|Ethan]].
At the Morgendorffers, the adults reminisce about old times, talking about the time spent in the youth in a commune. At the same time, the Yeagers show bafflement at the Morgendorffer’s more modern lifestyle and aggressive attitude, in contrast to the yeagers’ still Hippie habbits: they make a living of selling hemp products, are vegetarians and put no pressure on their son to succeed athletically. Their comments and presence make Helen and Jake feel unease and guilty that they've given up on their youthful ideals and have sold out.
At the Lane’s, Trent and Jess excitedly play old vinyl records, in preparation to sell them at a local flea market the next day. The two young men recruit Jane and Daria to come along. Jane enthusiastically agrees, again playing yenta to her embarrassed friend. Daria uses this plans to stay the night at Jane’s, despite her mother’s initial objections. They all leave early the next day and occupy an empty cubicle in the flea market to display the records. Both young men quickly fall asleep, having stayed up all night to make sure to be up at six a.m.
At the next day at the Morgendorffers, Helen and Jake have felt their friend’s comments and try to compensate, with Jake growing a beard and Helen reluctantly cooking breakfast. As the day goes on, however, both Coyote and Willow slowly reveal frustration with their lifestyle, including having to keep repairing their old car, wasting time kneading bread, poor hygiene habits and having to buy food in bulk. The Morgendorffers are then in a position to help: Jake provides golf lessons and business advice, and Helen presents Willow with ways to preserve food and save time cooking.
Meanwhile, at the Lane’s cubicle in the Flea Market, business is going slow until [[Upchuck]] visits and charms his way into becoming a salesman. As he stays long enough to sell some records, Jane leaves him in charge while the rest of the party go for a snack: Daria and Trent comment about the Yeagers’ hippie lifestyle as they it at the food court; Jane offers some views on consumerism to an apparently oblivious Jesse as both go get sodas. Returning to the booth, they have an unpleasant surprise at finding it ransacked: Upchuck had been lured away by the prospect of some records for his own he was searching, leaving the booth unattended.
As this is happening, Quinn has spent the weekend chasing Ethan, who has ignored her and actively isolates himself and barely talks to anyone in the house. He only begins showing more signs of life after scolding his father for drinking fermented berry juice. He later takes Quinn out for a snack and reveals some past secrets of their parent’s youth. This is later used by the teenagers to escape punishment when Quinn, Daria and Ethan arrive late that evening.
The yeagers leave the following morning, pleasant and plased, thanking the Morgendorffers for their help. Quinn laments her lack of success with Ethan while Jake wonders about the need to keep up with times, concluding it is useless to stay stack in the past.
==Trent/Daria shipping==
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