Over the protests of Daria and Jane, Principal Li makes a sponsorship deal with a pop company for Lawndale High that gets ridiculously out of hand.

Daria doesn't know what's worse: that Tom seems to have forgotten their six-month anniversary, or how stereotypical she feels for being upset by it.

Sandi's expulsion from the Fashion Club because of weight gain during convalescence from an accident throws the club into chaos.

Daria and Quinn attend a camp reunion where a greased watermelon lies in wait.

Daria decides to submit a short story for publication -- but she's not the submissive type

When the faculty of Lawndale High goes on strike, Daria is forced to become the teacher of Quinn's class.

Jane gets a job making copies of established paintings, and grows to feel that it is interfering with her artistic creativity.

Quinn has decided she needs a steady boyfriend, and the winnowing process could take years.

Jane dates a guy who's a little behind the timesà say, half a century.

Daria's aunt comes to visit, because the family's not dysfunctional enough already.

Daria competes for an academic scholarship, but finds both the sponsor and the recommended application methods ethically problematic.

Tom falls asleep in Daria's bed, spurring rumors that they're sexually active (thanks to Quinn), which eventually makes her consider putting those rumors to rest by giving up her virginity for real.

A large refrigerator box revives painful memories in Daria that suggest that she is a burden on her parents by being herself.