Daria Morgendorffer: Difference between revisions

{{quote|Daria's [concept]... was the only note from the network, a development note, and I actually agreed with it that it'd be a good idea to have a female character who didn't necessarily ''like'' [Beavis and Butt-head] but kinda tolerated them.|Mike Judge about Daria's genesis in the Beavis and Butt-Head DVD boxset}}

[[Image:Dariabb.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Daria Morgendorffer, as depicted in later episodes of ''Beavis and Butt-head'']]

 

In Daria's first incarnation as a recurring character on ''[[Beavis and Butt-head (TV series)|Beavis and Butt-head]],'' she formed a female, intelligent foil to the two male dunderheads. (She was, a producer/writer for the show stated, "the smart girl who hung around with [[Beavis and Butt-head]] because it annoyed her parents.") Often, the two would openly mock her and refer to her as "Diarrhea." Daria was named by [[Mike Judge]] after a girl at his school who'd had that name... and ''also'' been nicknamed "Diarrhea". He cites [[David Felton]] as coming up with her look ("like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_Barry Lynda Barry]") and with the character, with producer [[John Andrews]] creating the original design.

 

However, in other situations, she was taking part on her own initiative:

 

* She gave a seminar about her report on Urban myths and legends, for which she interviewed Beavis and Butt-Head, in the school auditorium.