Stickers

Richard Lobinske completed Part 2 of "Falling Into College 34 - For This, We're Thankful" at the PPMB.

More from the article by Mr. Anonymous:

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Next we have the stickers. As stated above there were sixteen stickers made. Fifteen of them were produced for retail sale while one was a promotional item. First we'll look at the commercial stickers.

The first four feature Daria in various familiar poses and alongside equally familiar quotes. Just like the patches, the two round decals feature the logo and skull design. The two long stickers show Daria alongside two quotes readily associated with her. The first has a line from the opening theme, "You're standing on my neck" and the other has a line she actually quoted in the series, "How come even in my fantasies, everyone's a jerk?" The round stickers are slightly larger than the patches and the stickers are about an inch and a half tall and about three inches long.




Next in line is the other Morgendorffer daughter. Quinn got two stickers featuring her lovely visage. The first is a round decal showing her more vain side as she gazes lovingly at her reflection in a hand mirror. The long sticker features the quote, "It's not easy being cute and popular." Quite appropriate for her at the time the stickers were produced. Remember, these were all made during the first two seasons before she was allowed to develop beyond her shallow roots.

Now it's time to look at the Lane siblings again. Jane once more gets the short end of the stick compared to her big brother. Her round sticker has the same image used in the patch but at least the long sticker allows her a new pose next to the quote, "What's my motivation again?" Trent, on the other hand gets two round decals as well as a long sticker. The first round sticker recycles the sleeping pose from the patch while the other has a slightly (very slightly) psychedelic swirl background and his head in the foreground. His long sticker has the quote, "I'm not a musician... I'’m an interpreter of sound." A familiar quote quite popular among fans.




Brittany Taylor is the only other character blessed with decals. Her round sticker shows her giving that sweet but nonetheless vacant gaze she was best known for. The long sticker has the quote, "Bounce, Smile, Giggle, Repeat!" Quite appropriate actually.



Should you merely wish to have all the characters in one place there's a sticker to satisfy your desire. The group decal has all the characters mentioned above in extreme closeups. At around four inches it's slightly longer than the quote decals and is a little narrower but is quite colorful and fun.



The last sticker produced was for Daria and Jane's favorite television program. It's about the same height as the round stickers but its oval shape makes it about a half inch wider.



Finally we have the promotional decal. This was handed out mostly during the first season to announce the series. The basic image is the round logo but it differs from the commercially available sticker in some notable ways. The first and most obvious difference is the border is a burgundy color as opposed to the green on the regular one. Another difference is the lack of the MTV logo anywhere on the front. All the other decals feature this vital piece of proof they are legitimate bits of licensed merchandise. The final difference is the back of the sticker features information about the show as well as the Daria logo. The MTV logo also appears here so it's proof that the item is a real piece of merchandise from the series and not a piece of homemade memorabilia.

All the items mentioned and shown above are real licensed items. There are several sellers on auction sites offering merchandise similar for sale. If you have any question about it being genuine please note that every item shown here features the MTV logo quite prominently as proof of its legitimacy. If the item you are looking at doesn't have this feature it's almost certain not to be genuine. This isn't to say there's something I haven't seen yet but it's been a long time since a new decal or patch has materialized so the odds are against anything new popping up anytime soon.

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Mr. Anonymous also sent me some mail:

http://www.musicstickers.com/daria.html

Anyhow, this is a link to a place that sells all the licensed Daria stickers. The original MTV and Noggin stickers are likely only to be found by auction. If you're lucky. All that seems to be out on Ebay right now is bootleg stuff.