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'''"Daria!"''', also known as '''"Daria! The Musical"''', was the
It first aired on MTV on February 17, 1999 and was written by [[Glenn Eichler]] and [[Peter Elwell]].
==Plot Summary==
At [[Lawndale High]]
Meanwhile,
[[Image:Daria!_angels.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Jake's song imagines Daria and Quinn "joinin' that heavenly choir!".]]
[[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]] is also coming home, driving and trying to call his house. The despair over the lack of answer and the traffic makes him drive recklessly and hope that both his daughters are safe ("Gah, Gah, Dammit!"). When he arrives, he finds Quinn and Helen preparing for the hurricane. As none of them
Daria, for her part, is still
At the Morgendorffer's, Trent has arrived and all are enjoying some cocoa. Jake laments
[[Image:Daria!_rainbow.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"The big wet rainstorm's
Meanwhile, the shack on the school roof is slowly falling apart, so the four inside decide to leave before it breaks down completely. As the door is stuck, Kevin
As Jake and Trent leave the car, they meet Daria and Jane (who presumably walked home). All greet and embrace each other enthusiastically and are soon joined by Helen and Quinn, also happy they are all right. Daria then breaks the fourth wall and comments to the
==Songs==
* Morning in the Burbs (Jake, Helen, Quinn, Daria);
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* [[Susie Lewis]], co-producer, said they didn't know if the cast ''could'' sing but figured that it'd be funny if they couldn't.
* ''Daria'''s actors recorded their lines
* [[Karen Disher]] directed it and loved the work, as it was "goofy" and allowed for a lot of "cool
* Tracy Grandstaff called it her "favourite" episode because she's completely tone-deaf, and is fascinated "to this day" that they were able to talk her into doing it. She was instructed to bring Daria's energy down and flatten her voice more. Wendy Hoopes also enjoyed it, as she got to sing in three different voices.
* Lewis and [[Anne D. Bernstein]] express their love for Jake's character, calling him "fun" to work with.
==Trivia==
* This episode is semi-controversial among some Daria fans as it is a musical and not a typical episode. When word got out the third season premiere was to be a musical episode, some fans had an extremely negative reaction before they had even had a chance to see the episode, possibly because up until "Daria!" premiered the show was generally viewed as something firmly grounded in reality and not prone to frivolity or flights of fancy.
* In [http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=39365 an April 2013 thread] discussing the episode, [[Brother Grimace]] put forth a opinion that the episode should be considered as canon. He lists several reasons (including that the episode could be done just as easily without the musical elements, that the musical elements allow viewers insight into the characters' interior motivations not usually visible, and that other television programs have used musical episode in the exact same manner which are considered canon).
A "Broadway" version of the theme song opened the episode during its TV broadcasts. [[Daria: The Complete Animated Series|The DVD boxset]] only used the opening titles for the first episode of every DVD, and so "Daria!" lacks this altered opening in the collection. You can hear the "Broadway" opening [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoEqoFvk4FQ here on YouTube]▼
▲* A "Broadway" version of the theme song opened the episode during its TV broadcasts. [[Daria: The Complete Animated Series|The DVD boxset]] only used the opening titles for the first episode of every DVD, and so "Daria!" lacks this altered opening in the collection.
To fit into hurricane season ''and'' when class is in session, this has to take place between early September to end of November. Surprisingly for ''Daria'' chronology, this fits really well: either you count this episode as the first of S3 (initial broadcast) and this is the start of Daria's third year in high school, or it comes after the October-set "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" and is in November.▼
▲* To fit into hurricane season ''and'' when class is in session, this has to take place between early September to end of November. Surprisingly for ''Daria'' chronology, this fits really well: either you count this episode as the first of S3 (initial broadcast) and this is the start of Daria's third year in high school, or it comes after the October-set "[[Depth Takes a Holiday]]" and is in November.
For the record, Jake's song in the car goes "'''gah-gah''' dammit", not "god-god". It's obvious they mean "god", but it wouldn't bode well for network censors.▼
▲* For the record, Jake's song in the car goes "'''gah-gah''' dammit", not "god-god". It's obvious they mean "god", but it wouldn't bode well for network censors.
This episode features [[Trike Girl]]'s most prominent role. She is seen riding her tricycle at both the beginning and end of the episode, leading some to ponder if she had been riding the entire time through the hurricane.▼
▲* This episode features [[Trike Girl]]'s most prominent role. She is seen riding her tricycle at both the beginning and end of the episode, leading some to ponder if she had been riding the entire time through the hurricane.
There's a notable severe weather safety error on part of the Morgendorffers. Helen tells Trent to come over to their house, arguing for his safety. They all then proceed to weather to storm in the kitchen nook, right next to two large plate glass windows - the worst place to be during a hurricane, as any flying debris outside could shatter the widows, cutting everyone.▼
▲* There's a notable severe weather safety error on part of the Morgendorffers. Helen tells Trent to come over to their house, arguing for his safety. They all then proceed to weather to storm in the kitchen nook, right next to two large plate glass windows - the worst place to be during a hurricane, as any flying debris outside could shatter the widows, cutting everyone.
Roof doors, like the one that locks Daria, Jane, Kevin and Brittany on the roof, in reality are designed to lock on the ''inside'' to prevent people from getting out on the roof in the first place, but ''not on the outside'' so that no one becomes trapped on the roof, as happened in this episode. However the door to the roof may have simply been in violation of building codes due to Ms. Li's paranoia.▼
▲* Roof doors, like the one that locks Daria, Jane, Kevin and Brittany on the roof, in reality are designed to lock on the ''inside'' to prevent people from getting out on the roof in the first place, but ''not on the outside'' so that no one becomes trapped on the roof, as happened in this episode. However the door to the roof may have simply been in violation of building codes due to Ms. Li's paranoia.
The voice singing "Manly" over the end credits sounds like the [[Stan|bragging guy]] Mystik Spiral met while in jail during [[Speedtrapped]].▼
▲* The voice singing "Manly" over the end credits sounds like the [[Stan|bragging guy]] Mystik Spiral met while in jail during [[Speedtrapped]].
In "Morning in the Burbs II", Jake sings a line ending in "Lexus", and Daria's following line ends with the rhyme "Solar Plexus". while not remarkable by itself, in the final season episode [[The Story of D]] Jake and Daria sing another Lexus-rhymed snippet of song:▼
▲* In "Morning in the Burbs II", Jake sings a line ending in "Lexus", and Daria's following line ends with the rhyme "Solar Plexus".
'''Jake:''' Gutsy Jakey went to town, riding in a Lexus / missed his star but did aim far... <br>▼
'''Daria:''' ...who cares what jerk rejects us?<br>▼
▲:'''Jake:''' Gutsy Jakey went to town, riding in a Lexus / missed his star but did aim far... <br>
▲:'''Daria:''' ...who cares what jerk rejects us?<br>
=="Daria!" and Fanfic==
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* In [[Driven Wild Universe]] Episode 20, "[[Memory Road]]," for instance, the characters treat the singing as a real event. Amy remarks, "This town bursts into song when the weather fluctuates."
* In "[[Not So Different]]," Sonny (a [[Gender Swap|male]] version of Daria) reviews [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7714460/33/Not-So-Different a journal entry] about the storm. Author [[J-D]] says this was done specifically to leave ambiguity about whether or not the musical aspects actually happened.
* In [[Crystal Claw]] the hurricane is described as having caused significant damage to Lawndale. The town suffered constant power outages, widespread damage to windows and trouble with the water supply for several days. A few houses were destroyed, but all without loss of life.
==External Links==
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* [http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/503534/daria-musical-interview.jhtml#id=1635989 Daria Musical Interview] at [http://www.mtv.com MTV.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7er8rf81sP0 Daria Musical Interview] at Youtube
* [https://archiveofourown.org/works/17623430/chapters/41550557 Episode Analysis] of [[Daria Dance Party]] and "Daria!" by [[WellTemperedClavier]]
===On “Daria!” the Episode===
* [https://sites.google.com/site/dariatranscripts/307-daria “Daria!” transcript]
===Alternate-Universe Versions of “Daria!”===
* [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7714460/33/Not-So-Different Not So Different, Episode 33: Storm in a Tinpot]
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