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Degrassi Junior High

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Plot

Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school. Many episodes tackled difficult topics such as drug use, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, homophobia, racism, and divorce, and the series was acclaimed for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of the challenges of teenage life. The cast comprised mainly non-professional actors, which added to the show's sense of realism. The series featured many of the same actors who had starred on The Kids of Degrassi Street a few years earlier, including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and family situations had been changed, so Degrassi Junior High cannot, therefore, be considered a direct spinoff. The legal counsel for all the episodes was Stephen Stohn who later became the executive producer of Degrassi: The Next Generation. The series was filmed at the unused Vincent Massey Public School in Etobicoke, Ontario.

Cast

Billy Parrott as Shane McKay
Billy Parrott

as Shane McKay

Roger Montgomery as Mr. Garcia
Roger Montgomery

as Mr. Garcia

Cathy Keenan as Liz O' Rourke
Cathy Keenan

as Liz O' Rourke

Stefan Brogren as Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
Stefan Brogren

as Archibald 'Snake' Simpson

Angela Deiseach as Erica Farrell
Angela Deiseach

as Erica Farrell

Deborah Lobban as Doris Bell
Deborah Lobban

as Doris Bell

Irene Courakos as Alexa Pappadopolos
Irene Courakos

as Alexa Pappadopolos

Amanda Stepto as Christine 'Spike' Nelson
Amanda Stepto

as Christine 'Spike' Nelson

Neil Hope as Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler
Neil Hope

as Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler

Anais Granofsky as Lucy Fernandez
Anais Granofsky

as Lucy Fernandez

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • January 18, 1987

Last Aired Date

  • March 6, 1989

Production Companies

  • Playing With Time

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 3

Number of Episodes

  • 42

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