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Daria: The Invitation
Daria helps Brittany in art class and in return, Brittany invites Daria to her party. Daria is reluctant to go, but changes her mind when she realizes it will be a prime opportunity to embarrass Quinn.
| 9.5/10 (2 Votes cast) |
Episode Info
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Episode number: 1x2 Production Number: 102 Airdate: Monday March 10th, 1997 Director: Karen Disher, Ken Kimmelman, Margaret E. Rutherford, Paul Sparagano
Writer: Anne D. Bernstein, Glenn Eichler, Sam Johnson (2), Chris Marcil |
Recap
The episode opens with Quinn and Daria walking to school and Quinn telling Daria to quit following her. As they continue walking, Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie approach the girls and they each offer to carry either Quinn’s books or pencil but Jamie can’t come up with anything else to ask to carry. Quinn helps him out by digging in her pockets and finding a hair scrunchie.In art class, Daria and Brittany share a table. Daria is drawing effortlessly but Brittany is having a tough time and asks Daria for help. Because Daria helped Brittany, she gets invited to her party on Saturday night, but “just this once.” Jane and Daria decide to go so Jane can get in some good sketches and in order to make Quinn miserable.
Quinn gets a ride to the party with the three J’s (Joey, Jeffy, and Jamie), who have become Quinn’s biggest admirers, and Daria and Jane get a ride from Trent, Jane’s musician brother. Once they arrive at Brittany’s gated community, a security guard checks to see if they’re on the guest list. Daria is and since Jane isn’t, she says her name is Tiffany, thinking their must be one Tiffany at the party. The guard lists off five Tiffanys, Jane picks Tiffany Duke one but chooses one the guard made up. Daria covers for her and says she was hired to draw portraits and shows him Jane’s sketchbook. While the guard is distracted, Daria and Jane slip past the gate and into the party.
At the party, Brittany is waited on hand and foot by the three J’s. She makes Joey crush ice for her drink, makes Jeffy twist pretzels for her, and Jaime bites a cracker into a square for her. Meanwhile, Daria and Jane get a tour of the house from Upchuck, who only got invited because he dissected Brittany’s frog for her. After the tour, Daria and Jane stand around and soon spot Quinn hiding behind a ceramic tiger. Daria approaches Quinn right as she tries to leave. Since Daria only came to the party to embarrass Quinn, she starts telling the three J’s embarrassing stories about Quinn and about pictures of Quinn in her chubby stage. Quinn pulls Daria away and bribes her to leave the party. Jane emerges from the laundry room after making out with a guy she just met and her and Daria decide to leave the party. As Daria and Quinn leave, the cops are called because of the noise and the three J’s begin to fight each other after Quinn says she wants to be just friends with them. Since the three J’s are fighting, Quinn can’t get a ride home and Daria refuses to call her parents to pick them up so Upchuck volunteers to drive them home...
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Episode Notes
Non-Speaking Characters: Stacy
Music
| Artist | Song Title | Played When |
| 311 | All Mixed Up | |
| The Beastie Boys | Sabotage | |
| Cake | The Distance | |
| The Cardigans | Lovefool | |
| Fat Joe | Envy | |
| Fifth Platoon | Party Line | |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals | Fun Lovin' Criminal | |
| George Michael | FastLove | |
| Groove Collective | Life Off | |
| Iggy Pop | Lust for Life | |
| Korn | Clown | |
| Kula Shaker | Tattva | |
| LL Cool J | Loungin' | |
| Local H | Bound For the Floor | |
| Montell Jordan (1) | I Like | |
| PJ Harvey (1) | That Was My Veil | |
| Shaggy | Why You Treat Me So Bad | |
| Silk Tymes Leather | Do Your Dance | |
| Sneaker Pimps | Six Underground | |
| Tonic | Open Up Your Eyes |
Episode Quotes
Kevin: You're on the team, dudes. When a cheerleader has a party, all the football players are automatically invited.
Mack: It's on page six of the play book.
Mack: It's on page six of the play book.
Daria: You're really bursting out of the picture plane here.
Jane: Oh, yeah. That particular model was quite bursty. I think she had her bursts done.
Jane: Oh, yeah. That particular model was quite bursty. I think she had her bursts done.
Quinn: They beat each other up. It was kind of... what's that thing, when stuff turns out funny? Moronic.
Jane: Ironic.
Daria: She was right the first time.
Jane: Ironic.
Daria: She was right the first time.
Brittany: I love being the hostess. It's so easy to get home at the end of the night.
Helen: Now, don't begrudge your sister a chance to expand her circle of friends.
Quinn: Maybe now she'll have two.
Daria: Touché, Quinn.
Quinn: And don't think you're confusing me with that French.
Quinn: Maybe now she'll have two.
Daria: Touché, Quinn.
Quinn: And don't think you're confusing me with that French.
(about Daria's artwork)
Ms. Defoe: Good work, Daria. Your cube is bursting out of the picture plane. You've really created the illusion of depth.
Daria: I'm thinking of going into politics.
Ms. Defoe: Good work, Daria. Your cube is bursting out of the picture plane. You've really created the illusion of depth.
Daria: I'm thinking of going into politics.
Episode Goofs
When Daria and Jane leave the party, Jane's tights appear, then dissapear during the scene.
When Quinn is on the way to the bathroom, with the three Js close behind, they pass a clock that reads 8:55, then pass a clock that reads 8:30.
The mirrors in Quinn's room don't reflect anything.
Cultural References
Kevin: You're a great hostess, cupcake.
This is a reference to the Hostess brand of snack cakes.
This is a reference to the Hostess brand of snack cakes.
Daria: It's the Soul Train, beep beep.
This is a reference to the show Soul Train, a TV show that features dance and music.
This is a reference to the show Soul Train, a TV show that features dance and music.
Analysis
Daria, Jane, and Romance
Both Daria and Jane tell each other "I hate you" after they each diffuse each other's romantic encounter. This foreshadows the events of future episodes, including "Jane's Addition" and "Partner's Complaint", in which Daria resents Jane when Jane gets close to a boy.
Both Daria and Jane tell each other "I hate you" after they each diffuse each other's romantic encounter. This foreshadows the events of future episodes, including "Jane's Addition" and "Partner's Complaint", in which Daria resents Jane when Jane gets close to a boy.
Daria and Quinn
Daria spends her time at the party trying to undermine Quinn while Quinn spends her time trying to avoid Daria. Continuing the theme from last episode, Daria takes pleasure in "ruining Quinn's life" and goes to the party for that exact reason.
Daria spends her time at the party trying to undermine Quinn while Quinn spends her time trying to avoid Daria. Continuing the theme from last episode, Daria takes pleasure in "ruining Quinn's life" and goes to the party for that exact reason.
Daria vs. The Mainstream
The episode captures the major theme of the series: Daria is unlike the rest of the school and tries her best not to sell-out into the mainstream. At the party she is completely ignored by the popular kids -- only Jane and Upchuck talked to Daria, but Daria, marching to her own beat, doesn't seem to mind.
The episode captures the major theme of the series: Daria is unlike the rest of the school and tries her best not to sell-out into the mainstream. At the party she is completely ignored by the popular kids -- only Jane and Upchuck talked to Daria, but Daria, marching to her own beat, doesn't seem to mind.
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