For a segment of women who came of age in the ’90s, Daria Morgendorffer reigns as one of the all-time influential female characters — more sardonic than Lisa Simpson, more confident than Angela Chase, with a bit more indie cred than Cher Horowitz.
The long-awaited DVDs finally come out on May 11, but to whet your whistle, we have an exclusive clip of some of the special features included in the set. This one is all about how the droll “Sick Sad World” aficionado (“if she represents anything, it’s the upbeat, fun, pro-active side of teen nihilism”) came to be during MTV’s Spring Break days:
I particularly like the "how the eyebrow thing might work" sketch at :22.
Did you worship Daria back in the day, PopWatchers? And are you as excited for the DVDs as I am?
Perfect intro for this story…
I am ridiculously excited for these DVDs! After living off of bootlegs for a few years, it’ll be great to see this show in DVD form.
OMG!! i have been waiting for this pretty much since DVDs happened. i LOVED this show on MTV and had a 2 dimensional crush on Trent. SO EXCITED!!!
Trent was my first TV crush, sigh!
Trent is a major hottie.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I thought I was the only one! Yes, I knew he wasn’t real…yes, I knew there was absolutely zero chance of ever getting with him (at least with live-action celebs there’s always a one-in-a-billion chance, right?)…but ooh, that voice!
Love Daria! I was compared to her more than once…
HELPFUL CORN!!
How sad is it that I still have a crush on Trent?
you are not the only one
He’s still hot!
One of teh dumbest shows on MTV back in the day
KJ must be 10.. honey, this happened before your time.
No, I think you’re mixing Daria up with anything else that’s ever been on MTV, with the exception of The State.
And Sifl & Olly.
And Aeon Flux.
And Downtown. Anyone remember that short-lived gem?
Don’t knock Sifl & Olly. This is my United States of WHATEVER!
I have been saving my pennies for this one since I heard it was coming to DVD a year ago! Am very, very happy!
One of my all-time favorite shows, and the DVDs will be out in time for my birthday!
This show was so awesome. I can’t believe it has taken this long to come out on DVD. All of the characters were so great, but I absolutely loved Trent!
I miss Fashion Club.
God how I hated this show when it aired. There’s nothing less appealing than a sarcastic, chronically dysthymic character. Give her an SSRI already.
I have been waiting for Daria to hit DVD! This is fantastic news!
MTV: Where are my Sifl and Olly dvds???????
OH. EM. GEE. LOVED this show!! The Chester and the bubbles sketch is still my favorite. Stop the bus!
I have been waiting SO LONG to own this. I cannot wait.
Love Daria! Give me this and “Absolutely Fabulous” and I’m set for the summer!
(I came of age -ahem- before the 90s)