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==Summary==
Both [[Daria]] and [[Quinn]] receive invitations to attend a reunion at [[Camp Grizzly]], the summer camp that both girls had attended years ago. Daria, naturally, wants nothing to do with it -- she has plenty of bad memories about the place -- but [[Helen]] convinces her by saying that if she doesn't want to go, she can help them with a weekend of garage cleaning.
Daria is offered a ride to the camp by [[Jane]] and [[Trent]], the latter experiencing creative burnout and is thinking of breaking up [[Mystik Spiral|the band]]; a day trip to the country just might give him the inspiration he needs. Unfortunately, they have to bring Quinn as well, who naturally complains non-stop during the drive there. At the camp, Quinn (who had them drop her off out of sight of the others) meets up with three of her old friends from camp, [[Tracy]], [[Cindy]], and [[Tatiana]] -- who are ''exactly the same'' as the [[Fashion Club]] -- while Daria experiences a bittersweet reunion with [[Amelia]], a fellow camper who obsessively idolises her, and [[Skip Stevens]], the self-proclaimed "camper's camper" (read: obnoxious dictator).
After being mistaken by Skip for people from a rival camp, Jane and Trent take off for a country adventure, and boy, do they ever get one: they meet a country bumpkin couple who makes their own snacks. Jane doesn't want to have anything to do with it, but Trent inexplicably accepts their invitation to their house, thinking that he can get some inspiration from these people. He eventually realises they're talking crap but at least it causes him to regain his muse, as he makes up a song about how lame they are.
Meanwhile, the campers endure Skip's over-the-top enthusiasm during a nature hike and a cookout, while Daria ignores the festivities and does her own thing. Amelia decides to hang out with Daria, and annoys Daria when she tries to reminisce and turns out to remember things ''quite'' differently to Daria:
<blockquote style="font-family: Courier;"><p>Amelia: This reminds me of the time you boycotted the End-of-Summer campfire by the lake. That was so cool.</p>
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<p>Daria: You mean the time the time the horse ran off with me on it and tossed me in the river, and I had to have nine stitches?</p></blockquote>
Amelia grows to regret hanging with Daria as the girl's sarcastic and cynical nature causes her to toss out some caustic commentary on Skip, the whole camp experience in general, and, finally, Amelia herself, whom she accuses of being a blind follower. Upset and hurt, Amelia accuses Daria of being a bitter person who doesn't like anyone, a charge that hits very close to home.
Speaking of home, Jake and Helen are busy all this time, cleaning out the garage and arguing about how Helen's constant need to work keeps interfering with their plans. They make up, however, when Jake finds a sexy nightgown that Helen had hidden for one of their trips: one cancelled because of ''his'' work.
Back at the camp, Quinn manages to alienate her old friends by accidentally revealing that she had snuck off with Tracy's date back when they were at camp. Finally, as Skip continues to annoy everyone, Amelia snaps and makes a heartfelt speech about standing up to Skip's dictatorial ways and doing your own thing, saying that while Daria's unpleasant, antisocial, and ignorant of other's feelings, "at least she thinks for herself" and Amelia's going to start doing that too. Angry and embarrassed, Skip appeals to camp director [[Mr. Potts]], who points out the blindingly obvious: it's just a summer camp, and he shouldn't make it the sole focus of his life. (Skip bursts into tears)
Daria and Amelia patch things up just as Jane and Trent arrive. Having bombed out with the old couple, Trent finds some consolation in joining Jane to tease Daria about her "secret popularity," and during the drive home, Trent, after reflecting on the events of the day, finally gets his inspiration back. Jane mentions that they seem to be forgetting something, and Daria informs them that Quinn found another ride home... with Skip. Who won't stop talking to her.
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In a flashback to her time as a young camper at Camp Grizzly, Daria is shown with a copy of George Orwell's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm ''Animal Farm'']. At the camp reunion, she reads Cormac McCarthy's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian ''Blood Meridian''].
==Daria Fans as Characters==
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