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Daria: Season 5

13 episodes Premiered Feb 19, 2001
Previously on Daria

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Daria Season 4.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S5·E1 Mytharc

Fizz Ed

Feb 19, 2001

Lawndale High is low on funds and the students and Faculty need to start cutting corners.

S5·E2 Core

Sappy Anniversary

Feb 26, 2001

Quinn reflects on anniversaries and her many admirers.

S5·E3 Core

Fat Like Me

Mar 5, 2001

The fashion club sets new membership guidelines.

S5·E4 Core

Camp Fear

Mar 12, 2001

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

S5·E5 Core

The Story of D

Mar 19, 2001

The Fashion Club is inspired to do community service.

S5·E6 Core

Lucky Strike

Mar 26, 2001

The teachers of Lawndale High demand their rights.

S5·E7 Core

Art Burn

Apr 2, 2001

The members of Mystic Spiral are traumatized by an exploding fog machine.

S5·E8 Core

One J at a Time

May 21, 2001

Another family dinner at the Morgendorffer household.

S5·E10 Core

Aunt Nauseam

Jun 4, 2001

The Morgendorffer family prepares for some sibling rivalry between Helen and her sister Rita.

S5·E11 Core

Prize Fighters

Jun 11, 2001

Daria's family encourages her to apply for a college scholarship.

S5·E12 Mytharc

My Night at Daria's

Jun 18, 2001

Daria and Tom enjoy a not-so-quiet evening at home.

S5·E13 Mytharc

Boxing Daria

Jun 25, 2001

Daria becomes obsessed with a big carton. Who wouldn't?