Trivia
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Trivia
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Why would Jane have been subliminally compelled to tithe 10% of her profit to Lawndale High? She in her own home and nowhere near the auditorium when Ms. Li chanted that under her breath!
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When Nathan points to himself saying "I was pre-khakis ad and don't you forget it!" he is drawn with six fingers.
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The MTV Website claims Nathan's car is a 1957 Ford Skyliner Hardtop Convertible. However, the roofline of his car looks more like a regular '57 Ford Fairlane 2-Door sedan while real '57 Skyliners had roofs that resembled 1958-60 Ford Thunderbirds.
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Quotes
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Mr. DiMartino: I quite enjoy helping the credulous hordes learn a valuable lesson about gullibility and trust. Gimme my cut!
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Daria: I didn't feel it was my place to state that incredibly obvious fact. I mean impose my subjective opinion.
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Nathan: They're so post-khaki's-ad.
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Quinn: Is that Stacy?! Tiffany: No...I think it's that girl who looks like Stacy, except when she turns back.
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(Daria realizes that they have been brought to a gathering of '40s clothing enthusiats) Daria: Oh, God. It's the night of the vintage threads!
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Tom: It's true. If I really cared I'd dress like a dead man, too.
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(Mr. DeMartino has just lost a bet to Mr. O'Neill) Mr. O'Neill: In loss there's wisdom. Mr. DeMartino: Go away! Mr. O'Neill: Um...yes.
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Jane: Maybe sometime you two can teach me how to pass judgment on someone I've never met. Daria: She's going to be disappointed. Tom: Yeah. That's not really the kind of thing you can teach.
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Ms. Li: All proceeds... Upchuck: Ahem... Ms. Li: Most proceeds will go to the special expenditures fund.
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Jane: Why do you always have to write people off before you even know them? Daria: I thought that's what you liked about me.
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Jane: (describing Nathan) He's a snappy dresser in the classical, elegant sense. Plus he has impeccable manners and a biting wit. Daria: Ah. So he's... Jane: And he loves girls!
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(Upchuck shuffles cards for a magic trick) Kevin: That was awesome! Upchuck: We're not done. Kevin: It was still cool.
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Tom: I don't know. I hate the present too, but not enough to wear a zoot suit.
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Sandi: I think Stacy has confused being fashionably late, with outright tardiness! Tiffany: She's been so weird lately! Quinn: She hardly didn't eat anything at lunch. (Confused by her own words) Did that make sense? Tiffany: I got it.
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Tom: (Referring to Nathan) For a minute during the ride there, I thought you were gonna go for his throat! Daria: Believe me, I've been fighting back the urge to strangle him with Sammy Davis' pants, but Jane thinks he's "swingin'". (sighs) I wish the P.C. police were here, I bet they'd give us a ride home.
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Jane: Nathan has a pair of pants that belonged to Sammy Davis Jr. Nathan: Yeah, but I can't wear them, though...they're a very strange shape... Daria: Then what do you wear when you want to take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew?
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Daria: Yeah, we'll get out, just drop us off at home first.
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Nathan: I just don't think you're ready to mix eras yet. Jane: You do know you're wearing a '40s zoot suit to a '60s tiki bar right? Nathan: Oh, God, you're right! I have to go home and change!
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(driving around in Nathan's convertible) Tom: Nathan, how the hell are you keeping that hat on? Nathan: Custom fit, my man.
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Nathan: I mean, the '60s are over. Trent: The '40s were over first.
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Notes
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Music -8-1/2 Souvenirs - "Sharp Dressed Man" (closing credits) -Jon B. - "Don't Talk" (Jane wants to buy a "cute eraser") -Olivia - "Bizounce" (after Upchuck's magic dollar bill) -Idlewild - "Little Discourage" (Daria & Tom leaving the cinema) -Saliva - "Your Disease" (after Jane sells her old clothes)
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The "Box of Death" is from Camp Dri-All-Nite
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Allusions
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Nathan: I was pre-khakis ad, and don't you forget it! The khaki ad that Nathan keeps referring to is the GAP khaki ad from the late '90s that had a bunch of swing dancers wearing khaki pants.
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Title Pun: Life in the Past Lane The title of the episode is a spin on the phrase "life in the fast lane," but could also be a spin on the Eagles' song of the same title.
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Daria: Then what do you wear when you want to take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? The opening line to Sammy Davis Jr.'s famous song "The Candyman" (which was featured in the original Willy Wonka) is "Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew?"
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