The students and faculty of Lawndale get to take a trip to the Paintball Range, much to Daria and Jane’s delight. Helen and Jake come along, too, supposedly to chaperone the kids.
The Fashion Club is split up, with Sandi on the red team and Quinn, Stacey, and Tiffany on the blue. They swear not to shoot each other, but Quinn shoots Sandi anyway, claiming she “thought she was Daria”.
Daria immediately shoots Jane and visa-versa, but they soon grow tired of the Painball Range, and head off to the nearby shark tourist trap. Once there, the owner tells them stupid stories about a Great White Shark that was terrorizing the coast of New England, but she single-handedly killed. Sound familiar? Daria thought so, too.
Meanwhile, Helen and Ms. Li end up in a tent together, start discussing feminism, and somehow get into a huge fight. Jake and Mr. DeMartino share a tent and bond by getting drunk and sharing “bad parent” stories. Ms. Barch and Mr. O’Neill wind up in a tent together and well, use your imagination for this one.
This was one of the funniest episodes ever. The single most used phrase was “These little paintball thingies hurt!” I think everyone said that at one point or another.