A proud, muscular, crew-cut Dane with pale blonde hair and "world class" ballooning skills, Arno worked for millionaire entrepreneur and part-time daredevil Terry Barry Barlow instead of pursuing his own dream of becoming the first man to balloon around the world. In "Of Human Bonding" (the only show in which he appears), Arno laments his failure to achieve his goal: "I sold my soul to wet-nurse the whiny billionaire and someone else balloons around the world first. Oh, Denmark, how I have failed you." Seizing on Daria's off-the-cuff suggestion, Arno quits working for Barlow and sets off to become the first man to balloon around the world twice. (The first balloonists to circle Earth on a non-stop, non-refuelled flight did so in March 1999, so "Of Human Bonding" occurred after that time.)Richard Lobinske did the episode's transcript for Outpost Daria and notes that Arno "talks like a bad Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator." The parallels between the two are further emphasized in the episode guide for "Of Human Bonding" on Outpost Daria. Arno later makes an impromptu appearance on the MTV Daria website to talk about Denmark's film industry.
Arno is the daring adventurer that Terry Barlow claims to be but isn't. He looks to be in his 30s or 40s, and in superb health (except for a chipped front tooth). Even if his English isn't perfect, his survival wits are keen and he is a calculating risk-taker with enormous ballooning experience. He tends to be touchy about his nationality and accomplishments, and he doesn't like to be ordered around by those who know less about ballooning than he does, which is almost everyone.
Arno makes a brief commercial appearance in M Man's "His Sister's Keeper," but seems to be otherwise unused in Daria fanfic. Fanfic writers might consider him for further use, such as a future boytoy of Rita or Amy Barksdale (or both), as the leader of a ballooning expedition in which adult and young-adult cast members participate, or as an overseas encounter met while ballooning around the world twice or more.
Arno is the daring adventurer that Terry Barlow claims to be but isn't. He looks to be in his 30s or 40s, and in superb health (except for a chipped front tooth). Even if his English isn't perfect, his survival wits are keen and he is a calculating risk-taker with enormous ballooning experience. He tends to be touchy about his nationality and accomplishments, and he doesn't like to be ordered around by those who know less about ballooning than he does, which is almost everyone.
Arno makes a brief commercial appearance in M Man's "His Sister's Keeper," but seems to be otherwise unused in Daria fanfic. Fanfic writers might consider him for further use, such as a future boytoy of Rita or Amy Barksdale (or both), as the leader of a ballooning expedition in which adult and young-adult cast members participate, or as an overseas encounter met while ballooning around the world twice or more.
Thanks to CINCGREEN's Daria Encyclopedia 0.0, Outpost Daria, and Richard Lobinske for the information used here.
Note: According to the Daria Encyclopedia 0.0, Terry Barlow's middle name is pronounced "Barry" on the show, but in the closed captioning for "Of Human Bonding" it is spelled "Perry." It is also spelled "Perry" in Outpost Daria's episode transcript and episode guide. On the MTV website at the bottom of this webpage, his middle name is spelled "Barry." The MTV.com spelling is used here.
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