History TearJerker / Daria

* When Quinn's tutor rejected her and she began to cry in Daria's room. It was the first times she actually really ''liked'' someone, and for more than superficial reasons. For the first time in her life of guys blindly worshiping her, she gets rejected. It was one of her rare moments of genuine vulnerability to a guy.

* In "Lane Miserables", Trent says he once lived in a tent in the yard for six months, waiting for someone to invite him back inside.

* There's something incredibly tear jerking about Kevin and Brittany's implied separation in "Is It College Yet?", probably due to the fact that out of all the relationships in the show, theirs were always the closest and the happiest.
** YMMV on that, but one feels sad for Kevin, who is left behind by his classmates in high school and now by his girlfriend.

* Helen's BreakTheCutie moment in 'Psycho Therapy': ''"Everybody hates me."''

* ''Boxing Daria'', the entire episode. The sight of an over-sized refrigerator box causes Daria to recall parts of a childhood memory of her in bed, overhearing an argument between her parents and her dad storming out. This memory keeps nagging at Daria and leaves a real strain on her, until she finally remembers what the argument was about. Jake and Helen were fighting about her, due to the collective stress of working aggravating jobs and being called in by the school because Daria wouldn't socialize with the other kids. The box was important because Daria had one just like it when she was younger that was a sort-of haven. The entire episode has Daria on the defensive and very insecure. Seeing her be that emotionally vulnerable without bursting into tears and thinking that she's a cause of constant and unwarranted stress on her parents and family because she chooses not to socialize and "be herself" is almost painful. This is something that just about everyone has gone through in their life, and it's hard not to sympathize with Daria and be a little awed by her when you realize she began to reconsider the decisions she's made and wonder if she may have been wrong in making them the way she did.
* In "I Loathe a Parade," Tom and Jane head off together, leaving a paint-splashed Daria behind. Tom steals a longing glance back at Daria, who fades into the distance looking utterly lost.
* The end of "Dye! Dye! My Darling". After "The Kiss", Jane tells Daria that she and Tom broke up, and then they argue about the events leading up to that point. At the end, they break off their friendship (at least until ''Is It Fall Yet?'')
* There's something incredibly tear jerking about Kevin and Brittany's implied separation in ''Is It College Yet?'', probably due to the fact that out of all the relationships in the show, theirs were always the closest and the happiest.

* In ''See Jane Run'', Jane joins the track team and becomes a big athletic star. Daria talking to herself is funny until it hits you that she's doing it to compensate for Jane being busy with practice all the time. Jane is her only real friend in the world, and not seeing her really takes its toll on Daria.
* In ''Is It Fall Yet?'' Daria has finally made a bond with the outcast boy at the summer camp she is volunteering at. He starts to open up to her, so that she can help him...and O'Neil comes waltzing up and interrupts, making Daria's attempts at friendship sound more like manipulation. Incensed, Link storms off, followed by Daria, both looking like they want to cry at how everything went wrong in a matter of seconds.
* In ''Write Where it Hurts'' Daria is frustrated about her inability to complete a writing assignment. Helen, after initially upsetting Daria due to her own stress problems, helps Daria to come up with a writing premise. Just hearing Helen speak so knowingly about Daria, which indicates that she cares far more than Daria realized, is touching. But the real kicker is the story itself: [[spoiler:She writes about her family, years in the future, happy and well-adjusted. Her sister is raising a family, Daria's a professional writer, her father is much more relaxed and her mother is content. Underneath all the layers of cynicism and sarcasm, she loves her family and wants what's best for them all.]] Helen wasn't the only one tearing up after she read that.
* In ''Lane Miserables'', Trent says he once lived in a tent in the yard for six months, waiting for someone to invite him back inside.
* The outcome of Mr. O'Neill's effort to teach success through failure in ''The F Word'' was nothing but pure despair for almost everybody, especially for Brittany and Kevin. They may be idiots, but that doesn't mean you can help feeling bad for them.

* ''Boxing Daria'', the entire episode. The sight of an over-sized refrigerator box causes Daria to recall parts of a childhood memory of her in bed, overhearing an argument between her parents and her dad storming out. This memory keeps nagging at Daria and leaves a real strain on her, until she finally remembers what the argument was about. Jake and Helen were fighting about her, due to the collective stress of working aggravating jobs and being called in by the school because Daria wouldn't socialize with the other kids. The box was important because Daria had one just like it when she was younger that was a sort-of haven. It's just the entire episode has Daria on the defensive and very insecure, seeing her be that emotionally vulnerable without bursting into tears and thinking that she's a cause of constant and unwarranted stress on her parents and family because she chooses not to socialize and "be herself". This is something that just about everyone has gone through in their life, and it's hard not to sympathize with Daria and be a little awed by her when you realize she began to reconsider the decisions she's made and wonder if she made them wrong. Awed in seeing her show that much humility by admitting she may have been wrong.

* ''Boxing Daria'', the entire episode. It's basically, the sight of an over-sized refrigerator box causes Daria to recall parts of a childhood memory of her in bed, overhearing an argument between her parents and her dad storming out. This memory keeps nagging at Daria and leaves a real strain on her, until she finally remembers what the argument was about. Jake and Helen were fighting about her, due to the collective stress of working aggravating jobs and being called in by the school because Daria wouldn't socialize with the other kids. The box was important because Daria had one just like it when she was younger that was a sort-of haven. It's just the entire episode has Daria on the defensive and very insecure, seeing her be that emotionally vulnerable without bursting into tears and thinking that she's a cause of constant and unwarranted stress on her parents and family because she chooses not to socialize and "be herself". This is something that just about everyone has gone through in their life, and it's hard not to sympathize with Daria and be a little awed by her when you realize she began to reconsider the decisions she's made and wonder if she made them wrong. Awed in seeing her show that much humility by admitting she may have been wrong.

* In ''Lane Miserables'', Trent says he once lived in a tent in the yard for six months, waiting for someone to invite him back inside.

* In ''Write Where it Hurts'' Daria is frustrated about her inability to complete a writing assignment. Helen, after initially upsetting Daria due to her own stress problems, helps Daria to come up with a writing premise. Just hearing Helen speak so knowingly about Daria, which indicates that she cares far more than Daria realized, is touching. But the real kicker is the story itself: [[spoiler:She writes about her family, years in the future, happy and well-adjusted. Her sister is raising a family, Daria's a professional writer, her father is much more relaxed and her mother is content. Underneath all the layers of cynicism and sarcasm, she loves her family and wants what's best for them all.]] Helen wasn't the only one tearing up after she read that.

* When Quinn's tutor rejected her and she began to cry in Daria's room.

** Closest? They've broken up multiple times, regardless that they get back together, lack any qualms about cheating on one another when they're separated, and in ''College Bored'' we're shown their college fantasies, where they've each given each other the respective heave ho.

* Helen's BreakTheCutie moment in 'Psycho Therapy': ''"Everybody hates me."'' Much Daria FanFiction is devoted to this. Just look for the words '[[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Angst Lords]]' on the Daria Wiki.
* At the end of Lane Miserables, just as it seems as if Daria's crush on Trent will finally die, Trent remarks that [[JailbaitWait if Daria were a little older, he'd consider going out with her]]. As he leaves, Daria daydreams a happy end with her and Trent. Daria snaps back to reality, muttering "Damn..." under her breath.
* There's also Quinn's speech on why being popular and pretty is so important to her in "Monster".

* The end of "Dye! Dye! My Darling". After "The Kiss", Jane tells Daria that she and Tom broke up, and then they argue about the events leading up to that point. At the end, they note they are the kind of friends who can't stand to see each other.
* Jane during most of ''Is It Fall Yet?'' She broke up with her cheating boyfriend, has cast off her backstabbing best friend, and only has her narcoleptic brother to comfort her. She tries to retreat to an art colony in the middle of nowhere to clear her mind, and has one of the other artists try to get her drunk and into bed. Someone give this girl a hug!

* In ''Is It Fall Yet?'' Daria has finally made a bond with the outcast boy at the summer camp she is volunteering at. He starts to open up to her, so that she can help him...and O'Neil comes waltzing up and interrupts, making Daria's attempts at friendship sound more like manipulation. Incensed, Link storms off, followed by Daria, both looking like they want to cry at how everything went wrong in a matter of seconds.

** YourMileageMayVary on that. Closest? They've broken up multiple times, regardless that they get back together, lack any qualms about cheating on one another when they're separated, and in ''College Bored'' we're shown their college fantasies, where they've each given each other the respective heave ho.

* Helen's BreakTheCutie moment in 'Psycho Therapy': ''"Nobody loves me."'' Much Daria FanFiction is devoted to this. Just look for the words '[[NightmareFuelStationAttendant Angst Lords]]' on the Daria Wiki.

* In ''See Jane Run'', Jane joins the track team and becomes a big athletic star. Daria talking to herself is funny until it hits you that she's doing it to compensate for Jane being busy with practice all the time. Jane is her only real friend in the world, and not seeing her really takes its toll on Daria.

* There's something incredibly tear jerking about Kevin and Brittany's implied separation in ''Is It College Yet?'', probably due to the fact that out of all the relationships in the show, theirs were always the closest and the happiest.

* Jane during most of ''Is It Fall Yet?'' She broke up with her cheating boyfriend, has cast off her backstabbing best friend, and only has her narcoleptic brother to comfort her. She tries to retreat to an art colony in the middle of nowhere to clear her mind, and has one of the other artists try to get her drunk and into bed. Someone give this girl a hug!

* The end of "Dye! Dye! My Darling". After "The Kiss", Jane tells Daria that she and Tom broke up, and then they argue about the events leading up to that point. At the end, they note they are the kind of friends who can't stand to see each other.

* ''Boxing Daria'', the entire episode. It's basically, the sight of an over-sized refrigerator box causes Daria to recall parts of a childhood memory of her in bed, overhearing an argument between her parents and her dad storming out. This memory keeps nagging at Daria and leaves a real strain on her, until she finally remembers what the argument was about. Jake and Helen were fighting about her, due to the collective stress of working aggravating jobs and being called in by the school because Daria wouldn't socialize with the other kids. The box was important because Daria had one just like it when she was younger that was a sort-of haven. It's just the entire episode has Daria on the defensive and very insecure, seeing her be that emotionally vulnerable without bursting into tears and thinking that she's a cause of constant and unwarranted stress on her parents and family because she chooses not to socialize and "be herself". This is something that just about everyone has gone through in their life, and it's hard not to sympathize with Daria and be a little awed by her when you realize she began to reconsider the decisions she's made and wonder if she made them wrong. Awed in seeing her show that much humility by admitting she may have been wrong.

* When Quinn's tutor rejected her and she began to cry in Daria's room.