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Daria
''Daria'' is an American adult animation, adult animated sitcom television series created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It centers on the titular character, Daria Morgendorffer, an intelligent, Cynicism (contemporary), cynical high school student, voiced by Tracy Grandstaff, who had voiced the character in Mike Judge's earlier animated series, ''Beavis and Butt-Head''. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', in which Daria appeared as a recurring character. Although Judge allowed the character to star in a spin-off, he had no involvement in the production of ''Daria'' himself, as he was busy working on ''King of the Hill''. Premise The series centers on Daria Morgendorffer, a smart, acerbic, somewhat Misanthropy, misanthropic/cynical teenage girl who, along with her best friend, aspiring artist Jane Lane (Daria), Jane Lane, observes the world around her. The show is set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria Morgendorffer
Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional character and the eponymous main protagonist of the MTV adult animated series ''Daria'', which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002. She was initially designed and created by ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' staff writer David Felton as a supporting character, serving as an intelligent Foil (narrative), foil to the two main characters. Eventually, MTV sought to make an animated show catered more to female viewers, and thus Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis, Susie Lewis Lynn co-developed ''Daria''. She was voiced in both productions by Tracy Grandstaff. In 2002, Daria placed at number 41 on the list of the ''Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time'' by ''TV Guide'' for her role in the two shows. She was also listed in AOL's 100 Most Memorable Female TV Characters. Conception and development Mike Judge created the Daria character on advice of the network. MTV senior vice president and creative director Abby Terkuhle explained that when ''Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Daria Characters
''Daria'' is an animated sitcom that aired on MTV from 1997 to 2002. The show chronicles the life of cynical high schooler Daria Morgendorffer and her friends and family in the fictional town of Lawndale. Main *Daria Morgendorffer (first appearance: '' Beavis & Butt-Head'', Season 2, Episode 6, "Scientific Stuff"). An unfashionably dressed, bespectacled, highly intellectual, entirely pessimistic about life altogether, cynical, and sarcastic teenage girl who is portrayed as an icon of sanity in an insane household in an equally insane upper-middle-class suburb. Voiced by Tracy Grandstaff. *Jane Lane (first appearance: Season 1, Episode 1, "Esteemsters"). Daria's artistic best friend and fellow outcast, as well as the youngest of the five Lane siblings. Like Daria, Jane is very sarcastic and cynical, but she is more athletic and socially comfortable than her friend is. Voiced by Wendy Hoopes.O'Connor, John Teen-Ager's Scornful Look at Cuteness ''The New York Times''. Monday March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Grandstaff
Tracy Jeanne Grandstaff (born November 1963) is an American actress, writer and producer best known for her work portraying Daria Morgendorffer from the MTV animated series ''Daria''. This role was spun off from another MTV series, ''Beavis and Butt-Head'', for which Grandstaff provided the voices of Daria and other minor characters. Career She has written for various series on MTV, including '' The Tom Green Show'' and the annual Video Music Awards, and for other Viacom-owned networks, including Comedy Central and Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca .... In April 2011 Grandstaff conducted an interview with the website Can I Get A Man With That to promote the DVD release of the complete series of ''Daria''. On her view of the character eight years since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendora
Splendora was an American all-female alternative rock band from New York City. Formed in 1993 by Janet Wygal (lead vocals, guitar), Tricia Wygal (lead vocals, bass), Delissa Santos (drums), Cindy Brolsma (cello), and Jennifer Richardson (violin), the band released one studio album, ''In the Grass'' (1995), before disbanding in 2002. The band is best known for performing "You're Standing on My Neck", which was featured as the opening theme to the MTV animated series ''Daria''. Splendora also performed "Turn the Sun Down" and "College Try" for the ''Daria'' television films '' Is It Fall Yet?'' and '' Is It College Yet?'', respectively. History Formation and ''In the Grass'': 1993–1996 After the break up of her power pop band The Wygals, Janet Wygal began recreationally composing music with her sister Tricia Wygal. By 1993, these music sessions expanded to include friends of the two sisters, including Delissa Santos, Cindy Brolsma, and Jennifer Richardson. In an interview wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susie Lewis Lynn
Susie Lewis is an American writer and producer. She is best known for co-creating and producing the first three seasons of the satirical MTV adult animated series ''Daria,'' which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002. Education Lewis attended Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from New York Institute of Technology in New York City. Career Lewis's career began after she applied for an internship at MTV and then began working on ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' producing the music video segments. She chose and edited the videos that the duo watched and oversaw the writing and recording of their comments. She and Glenn Eichler were later asked to become co-creators for a spin-off of the show called ''Daria'', built around the character Daria Morgendorffer Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional character and the eponymous main protagonist of the MTV adult animated series ''Daria'', which originally aired from March 1997 to January 2002. She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Animation
MTV Animation is an American animation studio and the animation department of the television network MTV. The department's parent company is MTV Entertainment Studios, which is owned by Paramount Global. MTV Animation gained substantial popularity in the 1990s, with many of their largest successes including the original broadcasts of '' Liquid Television'' (1991–1995), ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' (1993–1997), ''Daria'' (1997–2002), and '' Celebrity Deathmatch'' (1998–2007). Of the animated shows that aired, ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and ''Daria'' ended up being the most successful, with both shows developing a cult following. Re-runs of MTV's completed animated shows aired on MTV2 and The N throughout much of the 2000s. There were some attempts by MTV Entertainment Studios to revive original animation production in the 2010s, but they never materialized. MTV Animation currently remains a subsidiary of Paramount Global. History In 1991, MTV debuted its first full-lengt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beavis And Butt-Head
''Beavis and Butt-Head'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Mike Judge. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by Judge, a pair of teenage slackers characterized by their apathy, Stupidity, lack of intelligence, lowbrow humor and love for hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal. The original series juxtaposes slice-of-life short subjects—in which the teens embark on low-minded misadventures in their fictional town of Highland, Texas—with the pair watching and commenting on music videos. Judge developed the pair when making his own animated shorts. Two of these films, including ''Frog Baseball'', were broadcast by MTV's animation showcase ''Liquid Television''. The network commissioned a full series, which over its seven seasons became its most popular program. The original series ended in 1997, but has been twice Reboot (fiction), rebooted, first in 2011 for MTV, and again in 2022 for Paramount+. Starting in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Hoopes
Wendy Hoopes is an American actress best known for her roles on MTV's animated series ''Daria'', where she provided the voices for three different main characters ( Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, and Quinn Morgendorffer). Life and career Hoopes was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth of five children in her family. She spent her childhood travelling overseas, particularly to America, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Her first major acting accomplishment was her creation of the character Bee Bee in Eric Bogosian's 1994 production '' SubUrbia'' at Lincoln Center.LCT.org Her best known work is voice acting multiple roles on ''Daria'', an animated series that ran on MTV for five years. She and actor Marc Thompson were considered the two "stand out" voice talents of the series, for they each provided the voices for numerous different characters. Since ''Daria'' ended in 2002, Hoopes has made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Eichler
Glenn Eichler (born ) is an American comedy writer. He is best known for co-creating the MTV adult animated series ''Daria'', which originally aired from 1997 to 2002. Eichler started out as an editor for '' National Lampoon'' magazine. He then worked as story editor for the MTV television shows ''Beavis and Butt-head'' and '' The Maxx''. Apart from ''Daria'', Eichler also produced '' Hey Joel'' for VH1. He has also written for such shows as '' Rugrats'', ''Bratz'', '' Married... with Children'', and '' The Wrong Coast'', a stop-action animation mini-series for the American Movie Classics cable channel. He currently writes for ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' on CBS after also writing for Stephen Colbert in Comedy Central's '' The Colbert Report''. Eichler is the author of the humor books ''Mush!: Sled Dogs with Issues'', ''Stuffed!'', '' Bill and Hillary's Twelve-Step Guide to Recovery'' (a political satire), and '' Dr. Katz's Me At a Glance''. Because he was execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Thompson (voice Actor)
Marc Thompson is an American voice actor who has worked for Konami Cross Media NY, NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video. His most well-known role was in MTV's ''Daria'' (1997–2002), where he voiced numerous male characters including Kevin Thompson, Anthony DeMartino, and Timothy O'Neill. He is notable for voicing the titular character in '' Robocar Poli''. He voices Casey Jones in the 2003 version of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' cartoons and video games; and is also the voice of Tepig, Primeape, Gliscor, Krookodile, and Gengar in the ''Pokémon'' television series. He is the narrator of numerous ''Star Wars'' audio books including the '' Legacy of the Force'' and '' Fate of the Jedi'' series. He earned his BFA from New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
