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written by

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and Peggy Nicoll, and directed by Karen Disher and Guy Moore. First broadcast on August 27, 2000, it was the first of two film-length installments for

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's animated series ''

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''. It chronicles the characters'

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between seasons

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and

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. It was released on VHS and

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on April 15, 2002, and was included on the DVD release of ''Daria: The Complete Animated Series'' on May 11, 2010.

Plot

Though Daria and Jane are still on speaking terms, Jane is cold toward Daria, and their relationship is tense. Daria and Tom are seeing each other romantically, but due to Daria's personality and the gravity of the situation, they are taking things slowly. Jane has signed up for a summer art camp, seemingly to avoid Daria. At the camp, Jane meets Alison, an older artist, and the two bond over mutual contempt for their pretentious mentor and equally pretentious peers. However, Alison repeatedly tries to come onto Jane, dismissing Jane's protests that she is straight. The next time they meet, Jane signals uncertainty about her own sexuality. But this turns to anger when she realizes that, after previously putting down their pompous instructor to ingratiate herself with Jane, Alison is now sleeping with him to further her career. This causes Jane to become disillusioned with the art world. Daria intends to do nothing but read, sleep, and hang out with her friends and boyfriend, but her mother Helen forces her to work as a counselor at English teacher Timothy O'Neill's summer day camp for pre-pubescent children. There, Daria meets a nihilistic camper named Link, who constantly voices his disillusionment. It is loosely implied that he is neglected and emotionally abused by his mother and his stepfather. Recognizing herself in Link, Daria attempts to reach out to him. However, he rejects her overtures, causing Daria to feel worse. Paralleling these emotions is her relationship with Tom, which she effectively ends for the discomfort it brings. After getting a poor score on a pre-college admissions exam, Quinn desperately wants to prove her intelligence without ruining her image in the fashion club. Helen hires David, a no-nonsense tutor who gets Quinn to take learning more seriously. As the tutoring gets results, Quinn realizes that she is interested in David romantically. At their final session, she confesses her feelings to him, but David says she is not his type due to her low academic aspirations, noting that the college Quinn wants to attend is a party school. In a heart-to-heart talk with Daria, Quinn shows how much the rejection hurt her, but Daria convinces her that it is worthwhile to "give people a chance" even though things might not work out. The talk makes Daria consider whether she broke up with Tom prematurely. Daria comes to visit Jane, and, due to some meddling from Jane's brother

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, the two reconcile. Daria later tells Jane that she was always impressed by Jane's strong sense of identity, which resolves Jane's identity crisis. Daria receives a letter from Link that invites her to email him, assuaging her fears that she is incapable of connecting with another human being. Jane affirms that she is no longer upset that Daria dated Tom and encourages her to get back together with him.

Cast

* Tracy Grandstaff as

Daria Morgendorffer Daria Morgendorffer is a fictional character from the MTV animated series ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' and its spin-off ''Daria''. She was voiced in both productions by Tracy Grandstaff. In 2002, Daria placed at number 41 on the list of the ''Top 50 ...

Wendy Hoopes Wendy Hoopes (born 4 November 1972) is an American actress most widely celebrated 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 Mor ...

as Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer and Quinn Morgendorffer *

Julián Rebolledo Julián Rebolledo is an American actor, best known for his role as the voice of the neurotic father Jake Morgendorffer on the MTV animated series ''Daria'', Paul from the ''Pokémon'' anime, and as Raul Passos in the 2012 video game, ''Max Payne ...

as Jake Morgendorffer * Alvaro J. Gonzales as Trent Lane * Russell Hankin as Tom Sloane * Marc Thompson as Anthony DiMartino, Timothy O'Neill, Kevin Thompson and Jamie White * Tim Novikoff as Jeffy * Steven Huppert as Joey * Jessica Cyndee Jackson as

Jodie Landon Jodie Landon is a fictional character from the MTV animated series '' Daria''. She was voiced by Jessica Cydnee Jackson. In 2020, Comedy Central ordered a spinoff series, ''Jodie'', which will depict the character as a Generation Z post-college ...

* Amir Williams as Michael Jordan "Mack-Daddy" Mackenzie * Janie Mertz/Lisa Kathleen Collins as Sandi Griffin and Brittany Taylor * Sarah Drew as Stacy Rowe * Ashley Albert as Tiffany Blum-Decker * Nora Laudani as Angela Li * Bart Fastbender as Andrew Landon * Laurine Towler as Michele Landon * Corey Block as Link *

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as David Sorenson *

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as Daniel Dotson *

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as Alison * John Lynn as ''Sick, Sad World'' Announcer

References

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