Ms. Barch

Ms. Barch

Name: Ms. Janet Barch
Occupation: Science teacher at Lawndale High School
First Appearance: "The Lab Brat"
Voice: Ashley Albert
Favorite Pastimes: Male bashing, making out with Mr. O'Neill

Ms. Barch is Lawndale High's rather malevolent science teacher. As a result of a bitter divorce from her husband of 22 years, Ms. Barch hates all men (of any species), and delights in making her male students answer nearly impossible questions, then ridiculing them for not knowing the answers. She also seems to resent brainless girls (a.k.a. Brittany) almost as much as guys, and flunks them almost as frequently. Daria is her favorite student, and Ms. Barch always calls on her to give examples to the class.

Despite her hostile behavior towards men, Ms. Barch still manages to be turned on by Mr. O'Neill, the soft-hearted English teacher. He's the only man who was ever sympathetic to her hating guys because of her ex-husband, so he won her undying love. Fortunately, he likes her too, and in one episode this season, they did the "Titanic" thing on the front of a casino ship.

Ms. Barch always wears red lipstick, a lavender blouse, a purple skirt, and purple pumps.

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Ms. Barch's main picture was taken from Outpost Daria.