Daria

Kevin enters a "rebel" phase when he first gets a leather motorcycle jacket, then an actual motorcycle (well, a moped, anyway) when Daria and Jane point out what the jacket is for. Some of the guys at school goad him into attempting to pop a wheelie, and true to Daria and Jane's prediction, disaster strikes when he plows into the Tommy Sherman Memorial Tree and sprains his knee. Convinced that his football career is over, Kevin gives up his pads, his sports drinks, and his girlfriend, throwing both himself and Brittany into a pit of depression. Kevin's absence from the team begins to make its presence felt, as the Lions enter a major losing streak (through no fault of Mack, who tries his best but just isn't quarterback material) and the rest of the town reacts in strange ways, such as the Fashion Club being shunned at Cashman's and property values dropping like a rock. This leads to desperate measures all around, from Ms. Li bringing in a roughneck ringer quarterback to Quinn, Helen, and Jake contemplating moving to another town entirely. When Daria and Jane try to think of a way to rectify the situation, Tom suggests that Kevin could regain his self-esteem by becoming a safety speaker at elementary schools, lecturing kids on the dangers of riding motorcycles and how to avoid the mistake he made. The plan works a little too well, as Kevin becomes absorbed with being a safety lecturer and forgets all about the team, until Brittany convinces him to see the light and he returns to both her and the team.