10 Best Daria Episodes

11. Honorable Mention: Both Movies

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While they're not exactly episodes, per se, it would be remiss to talk about the very best Daria has to offer and not bring up the show's two television films: 2000's Is It Fall Yet? and 2002's Is It College Yet?.

Is It Fall Yet? is probably the stronger of the two. The film picks things up after Season 4's cliffhanger ending (oh, we'll get to that), chronicling a summer where Daria is without her best friend Jane, figuring out how to move forward with her newfound relationship with Tom, and forced to volunteer at a day camp where she meets something of a kindred spirit. This main story is supplemented nicely by the various other Lawndale High students working summer jobs, with humorous results.

Meanwhile, Is It College Yet? takes place after Daria's fifth and final season, with Daria and company coming to terms with the massive changes in store for them as they prepare to leave high school behind and begin their foray into higher education and, by extension, the rest of their lives. The film ends on a characteristically bittersweet, but still very touching note to round off the series.