Degrassi High
Degrassi High is the third television show in the Degrassi series of teen dramas about the lives of a group of teenagers living on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first aired from 1989 to 1991 and followed the young people from The Kids of Degrassi Street and Degrassi Junior High through high school. The show was filmed in downtown Toronto and at Centennial College. Much like its predecessor, Degrassi High dealt with controversial issues ranging from AIDS, abortion, abuse, alcoholism, cheating, sex, death and suicide, dating, depression, bullying, gay rights, homophobia, racism, the environment, drugs, and eating disorders. The show's impact on Canadian identity is discussed in the September 2007 issue of u're Magazine.
Overview
Degrassi High is the third television show in the Degrassi series of teen dramas about the lives of a group of teenagers living on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first aired from 1989 to 1991 and followed the young people from The Kids of Degrassi Street and Degrassi Junior High through high school. The show was filmed in downtown Toronto and at Centennial College. Much like its predecessor, Degrassi High dealt with controversial issues ranging from AIDS, abortion, abuse, alcoholism, cheating, sex, death and suicide, dating, depression, bullying, gay rights, homophobia, racism, the environment, drugs, and eating disorders. The show's impact on Canadian identity is discussed in the September 2007 issue of u're Magazine.
Episodes
1. A New Start (1)
The kids are back to school in a new building. Erica had her first ""serious"" boyfriend, and think she may be pregnant after a night of unsafe sex with her Jason. Spike's daughter, Emma goes to daycare in the same building as Degrassi high. The Degrassi gang are both fearful of initiation, and they do not know what to expect out of the older bullys like Dwayne, Tabi, and Nick. Joey and Caitlin are still going out but his priorities are the promotion of his band, The Zit Remedy, (which this season will have a new name called The Zits)
2. A New Start (2)
Erica decides to keep the pregnancy a secret (the only person she tells is her twin sister, Heather). She also decides to have an abortion. Heather, disapproves of this, but accompanies her to the abortion clinic anyways.Also Alexa dislikes her boyfriends(Simon) new modeling job.
3. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Michelle discovers the complicated nature of divorce when her parents decide to go their separate ways. She blames her father at first, but when it turns out that her mother had an affair which actually was the cause of separation, Michelle becomes more hesitant than ever. BLT is afraid that Michell's father will try to break up between them, so his advice to Michelle is to live with her mother. Michelle almost accepts BLT's advice, but after seeing that her father is helpless in house keeping, she decides to stay with him. Joey proceeds with his plan to revive the band, and suggests a video clip which should be "the best one ever."
Cast & Crew
Siluck Saysanasy
Yick Yu
Stacie Mistysyn
Caitlin Ryan
Anais Granofsky
Lucy Fernandez
Stefan Brogren
Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
Amanda Stepto
Christine 'Spike' Nelson
Kirsten Bourne
Tessa Campanelli
