History Awesome / Daria

** Quinn's successful essay counts as an in-universe Awesome Moment for her -- and foreshadows her character arc in the final season/finalé movie.

** This was preceded by a Crowning Moment Of Awesome for the whole Lane family, in their own weird way: immediately before contacting Helen, Ms. Li tries to contact the Lane household. Trent is passed out (exactly as he was when the first call to the Lanes in the episode was made), and Amanda is ignoring the phone to focus on her craftwork (exactly as ''she'' was when the first call was made), leaving the phone to ring out completely. What makes this a Crowning Moment Of Awesome is that the inevitable result of the calls are so predictable to both Daria and Jane, they never bat an eyelid (and even exchange a smirk). Even though Jane can't count on her family to do anything, she ''can'' count on them to ''not'' do anything, which is something even Daria occasionally envies.

--> (''Sandi is left speechless and confused because she isn't quite sure what Quinn said. Quinn, rightfully, smiles'')

* Ted Dewitt-Clinton gets one by calling off the Fashion Club, Kevin, and Brittney from protesting the change in the yearbook structure. He does so by A: mentioning a supposed sale at Cashman's to ward off the Fashion Club, and B: settling matters with Kevin through a grip contest, and almost breaking Kevin's hand without breaking a sweat because he practices isometrics with his dad.

* After Quinn becomes a poser beatnik, horning in on Daria's territory, Daria gets her to back off simply by dressing like her and immediately getting a bunch of date offers, making it clear that she could do the same to Quinn whenever she wanted.

-->'''Quinn''': That's because I call her better!

** Shaming Bing and the Spatula Man, the two moronic radio DJs who've been broadcating from the school and pestering Daria all week, into leaving by saying on air how she's been dealing with Jake's heart attack the entire time and those two have been making it worse. The two don't even say anything when Daria finishes her short monologue. They just pack up and drive off.

*** [[WildMassGuessing Could the whole episode,]] {{Aesop}} [[FridgeBrilliance and all, have been a]] ShoutOut to TheFountainhead?

** She also had an earlier one in "The Misery Chick" when she slapped the "hero" quarterback (he asked her to have sex right after she said her boyfriend worships him). Although, what ''really'' provoked her was when, after Brittney repeated that Kevin is Tommy Sherman's biggest friend, Tommy completely misunderstood what she was saying and asked "What are you saying? He wants to watch? I don't know..." and ''then'' she slapped him.

** She also had an earlier one in "The Misery Chick" when she slapped the "hero" quarterback (he asked her to have sex right after she said her boyfriend worships him).

--> Quinn: Just because you're able to answer one simple question doesn't mean you're a pedagogue.

--->'''Quinn''': You got me.

* Jodie gets one in ''Gifted'' when she tells off one of the stuck-up kids at Grove Hills after he is rude to her. Daria even notices that Jodie definitely enjoyed doing it.

-->'''Jane:''' "We're fighting about ''you,'' Daria Morgnedorffer!"

* Ted Dewitt-Clinton gets one by calling off the Fashion Club, Kevin, and Brittney from protesting the change in the yearbook structure. He does so by A: mentioning a supposed sale at Cashman's to ward off the Fashion Club, and B: settling matters with Kevin through a grip contest, and almost breaking Kevin's hand without breaking a sweat because he practices isometrics with his dad.

* Stacy gets one in the ending of ''Is It College Yet?'' Sandi decides to guilt trip into performing a number of chores to make up for "almost crippling her" with her birthday wish. Stacy points out that it's still not clear if her wish was the reason Sandi lost her voice, since she got better without the so-called "curse remover". Sandi passively threatens that this could jeopardize Stacy's standing in the Fashion Club. Stacy counters by deciding to take a sabbatical like Quinn did, because her standing just isn't worth her dignity.

--> Quinn: Just because you're able to answer one simple question doesn't mean you're a pedagogue.

* Daria and Jane refuse to sell chocolate bars to a hypoglycemic woman who even fainted in front of them, and rather than being applauded for her good judgement by Principal Li, Daria is forced to do a reading at a local coffee shop that Lawndale High was raising funds for. To ensure that nobody ever made that mistake again, Daria read a violent right-wing spy story that whipped the kids into an anti-Communist mob and forced the coffee shop to shut down.

* This entire exchange with Helen and Ms. Li in "Arts n' Crass".

'''Helen:''' What?\\

'''Helen:''' All right, Ms. Li, let me make sure I have this straight. You took my daughter's poster from her, altered its content, exhibited it against her will, and are now threatening discipline because you claim she defaced her own property, which you admit to stealing?\\

** Also a Crowning Moment Of Awesome for the whole Lane family, in their own weird way: immediately before contacting Helen, Ms. Li tries to contact the Lane household. Trent is passed out (exactly as he was when the last call was made) and Amanda is ignoring the phone to focus on her craftwork (exactly as ''she'' was when the last call was made), leaving the phone to ring out completely. What makes this a Crowning Moment Of Awesome is the inevitable result of the calls are so predictable to both Daria and Jane that they never bat an eyelid, and even exchange a smirk. Even though Jane can't count on her family to do anything, she ''can'' count on them to ''not'' do anything, which is something even Daria occasionally envies.
** To a lesser extent, ''Jake'' arguing on behalf of Daria and Jane's poster, comparing it to his penne a la pesto.

* Daria and Jane refuse to sell chocolate bars to a hypoglycemic woman who even fainted in front of them, and rather than being applauded for her good judgement, Daria is forced to do a reading at the coffee shop they were raising funds for. Her response: reading a violent right wing spy story that whips the kids into an anti-Communist mob and gets the coffee shop shut down.
* [[TheDitz Brittney]] gets a quite surprising one in "The Daria Hunter," when she proves to be amazingly skilled at paintball, both outlining a perfect group strategy and doing several forward flips to knock away Mr. [=DeMartino=]'s gun.

** In the same episode, Daria managing to teach an English class despite no prior teaching experience, and "in the face of near-total misanthropy," and break down RomeoAndJuliet for the class to the point where (most) of the [[TooDumbToLive students]] actually ''got it.''

-->'''Garret:''' With all due respect, Father, I wonder if maybe ''you're'' not the one with the confusing emotions
* Mr. DiMartino gets two in "Is It Fall Yet?":
** After the camp bully says he wants to be a football player, Mr. D verbally tears him apart. He initally has a breakdown but then hears the cheers of the kids and is insipired to teach again.
** Which leads to the second one: After O'Neil's gives out nothing but constant weak excuses for not going outside, "Uncle Anthony" [[ShoutOut PULLS A SINK OFF]] [[OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest THE WALL AND BREAKS A WINDOW]] to lead the kids outside.

---> '''Li:''' Mrs. Morgendorffer, I'm afraid I have some rather bad news. Your daughter Daria appears to have been involved in an act of vandalism.\\

** Also a Crowning Moment Of Awesome for the whole Lane family, in their own weird way: immediately before contacting Helen, Ms. Li tries to contact the Lane household… Trent is passed out (exactly as he was when the last call was made) and Amanda is ignoring the phone to focus on her craftwork (exactly as ''she'' was when the last call was made), leaving the phone to ring out completely. What makes this a Crowning Moment Of Awesome is the inevitable result of the calls are so predictable to both Daria and Jane that they never bat an eyelid, and even exchange a smirk. Even though Jane can't count on her family to do anything, she ''can'' count on them to ''not'' do anything, which is something even Daria occasionally envies.

--->Um, thank you. I'm not much for public speaking. Or much for speaking. Or, come to think of it, much for the public. And I'm not very good at lying. So let me just say that, in my experience, high school sucks. If I had to do it all over again, I'd have started advanced placement classes in preschool so I could go from eighth grade straight to college. However, given the unalterable fact that high school sucks, I'd like to add that if you're lucky enough to have a good friend and a family that cares it doesn't have to suck quite as much. Otherwise, my advice is: stand firm for what you believe in, until and unless logic and experience prove you wrong; remember, when the emperor looks naked, the emperor is naked; the truth and a lie are not "sort of the same thing"; and there's no aspect, no facet, no moment of life that can't be improved with pizza. Thank you.

--->"How come?! Because I can't ''take'' it anymore. I'm sick of doing all the work while you just sit there. I tried my best, and even if it wasn't as good as Sandi's or Quinn's, a chain is only as strong as its weakest round thingy, and you refused to lift one freakin' finger! I'm through running the Fashion Club all by myself while you ''(imitates Tiffany)'' staaaaaare... in the miiiiiiirror... and taaaaaalk... about yourseeeeeelf... and I, I, I ''quit''!"

--->"Oh, Sandi. You are ''so'' naïve."
* RealLife example: One member of the ''Daria'' fandom had become ill and was in a nursing facility, where he didn't have any form of computer access. [[BigDamnHeroes Two members of the fandom]] got together -from different parts of the country, no less -- and not only got him an Internet-capable laptop, a cell phone so he could keep in contact with his fellow fans, and took a cross-country trip to get it to him and visit.

* Mr.Demartino get's 2 in "Is It Fall Yet?":
** After the camp bully says he want's to be a football player, Mr.D verbally tears him apart. He initally has a breakdown but then hears the cheers of the kids and is insipired to teach again...
** Which leads to the second one:After Mr.O'Neals constant weak excuses for not going outside. So what does Mr... I mean Uncle Anthony(as the kids began to call hiim), [[ShoutOut PULLS A SINK OFF]] [[OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest THE WALL AND BREAKS A WINDOW]] leading the kids outside.

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** Which leads to the second one:After Mr.O'Neals constant weak excuses for not going outside. So what does Mr... I mean Uncle Anthony(as the kids began to call hiim), PULLS A SINK OFF THE WALL AND BREAKS A WINDOW leading the kids outside.

* Daria and Jane refuse to sell cookies to a hypoglycemic woman who even fainted in front of them, and rather than being applauded for her good judgement, Daria is forced to do a reading at the coffee shop the cookies were raising funds for. Her response: reading a violent right wing spy story that whips the kids into an anti-Communist mob and gets the coffee shop shut down.

'''Li:''' We found part of the poster unacceptable, so it was altered prior to its entry. Unfortunately, ''someone'' defaced the poster while it was on display, and since your daughter and Miss Lane objected to changing it, I must assume that they were the vandals. I'm going to have to take ''drastic action''!\\

'''Li:''' Yes, but your daughter refused to volunteer, so in ''her'' case, I made it mandatory.\\

* [[TheDitz Brittney]] gets a quite surprising one in "The Daria Hunter," when she proves to be amazingly skilled at paintball, both outlining a perfect group strategy and doing several forward flips to knock away Mr. DeMartino's gun.