Daria was a wonderful show.Daria is the girl every high school has, she was brilliant, cynical, sarcastic, and wasn't afraid to say what was on her mind. She was anti-social, but that didn't mean she was a dangerous person or anything. She just didn't want to be around people who just didn't get it....basically everyone. The characters are stereotypical. Such as the ditsy cheerleader Brittany and her dim-witted football star boyfriend Kevin. the show satirizes a lot of high school and suburban life. Daria's mom is work-a-holic who does try to bond with her daughter, but just can't help stay on top of everything. The principal of the high school is a corrupt and paranoid woman who often goes overboard with school security when there's obviously no need for it. The popular kids of the high school are shown as "stupid" "arrogant" "selfish" and "almost unteachable". But as there is a chance for a character to show some sort of intelligence and integrity, like Daria's sister Quinn, the 'cute' one of the fashion club, shows humanity and that she does in fact have a brain, but has to hide herself from her friends and admirers because shes afraid of being called "smart" and therefore not popular and attractive. Though she does learn later in the series that really is not the case. Daria taught lessons about not caring about certain aspects of conformity, among other things. Some might say that the characters are over the top and overblown. But for people like Daria, that is how they are.