Daria’s theme song, “You’re Standing on My Neck” is performed by the band Splendora, who are from the 90’s, and are described on allmusic as “Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative/Indie Rock,” which is, genre-wise, like saying “hey welcome to 90’s.” Also, by the by, “you’re standing on my neck” is the best, most evocative phrase to be found in any TV theme song, maybe EVER.

Reading up for this, I was reminded that Daria was a spinoff of Beavis & Butthead, which strikes me as difficult to imagine. So I watched this:

The difference between Daria here and Daria from “Daria” is significant. The animation of Beavis & Butthead is jerky and unstable. Daria was a show of thick, clean lines, better emphasizing Daria’s sardonic and dry refusal to emote. The gag in the opening credits where she barely extends her arm out after the volleyball just wouldn’t work on Beavis & Butthead. It requires stillness. If Beavis & Butthead were the dynamic Harold Lloyd, here’d be Daria: