That Was Then, This Is Dumb: Difference between revisions

This episode portrayed a visit to the Morgendorfer's residence by old friends of [[Jake Morgendorffer|Jake]] and [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen]] from their counterculture days, [[Coyote Yeager|Coyote]] and [[Willow Yeager]]. The Yeagers, and their disaffected, "slacker" son [[Ethan Yeager|Ethan]], have been attempting to keep the spirit of the 60s alive, driving around in an old Volkswagon van, replacing their dog (named for Timothy Leary) with identical dogs with the same name, refusing to allow their son to participate in athletics, earning a living by selling hemp products, and in general attempting to live in a manner that Daria characterizes as "voluntary simplicity"—which phrase [[Trent Lane|Trent]] astutely says "sounds better than broke."

In the course of the episode, [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]] and [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] learn about their parents' stay in jail during the 60s, and the post-hippie family will learn that there is more to like than dislike in modern life (golf and frozen bagels, for example).