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Degrassi Junior High

The Degrassi Junior High title card.
Format Teen drama, Soap opera
Created by Linda Schuyler, Kit Hood
Starring Cathy Keenan
Dayo Ade
Amanda Stepto
Pat Mastroianni
Stacie Mistysyn
Stefan Brogren
Siluck Saysanasy
Duncan Waugh
see cast list
Country of origin Flag of Canada Canada
No. A teen drama is a television Drama series that centers on teenage characters A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Linda Schuyler, CM (born Linda Bawcutt in 1948 in London, England) is a Canadian Television producer involved Kit Hood is a Canadian Television director, Writer and producer. Cathy Keenan is a Canadian actress Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Keenan began playing Liz O'Rourke on the television series Degrassi Dayo Ade is an actor who played Bryant Lister "BLT" Thomas in seasons 3-5 of the Degrassi Junior High series Amanda Felicitas Stepto (born July 31 1970 in Montreal Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actress best known for playing Pasquale "Pat" Mastroianni (born December 22 1971) is a Canadian Actor most famous for his role as ' Joey Jeremiah ' on the Stacie Mo-ana Mistysyn (born July 23, 1971 in Los Angeles California, USA) is a Canadian /American actress best known for Stefan Brogren Born August 4, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Actor. Siluck Saysanasy (born January 30, 1974 in Vientiane, Laos) is a Laotian - Canadian Television actor best known Duncan Waugh is a Canadian Actor. He is best known for his role as "Arthur Kobalewsky" in the Degrassi series Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page of seasons 3
No.  of episodes 42
Production
Running time 30 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run January 18, 1987 – March 6, 1989
Chronology
Preceded by The Kids of Degrassi Street
Followed by Degrassi High

Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show which aired from 1979 to 1985, and is the first in the Degrassi Degrassi High is the third Television show in the Degrassi series of Teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. A teen drama is a television Drama series that centers on teenage characters The Degrassi series is a Canadian Drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school. Many episodes tackled difficult issues such as drug use, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, homosexuality and divorce, and the series was acclaimed for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of the challenges of teenage life. Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children Teenage pregnancy is defined as a Teenage or underage girl usually within the ages of 13-17 becoming pregnant Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. The cast comprised mainly non-professional actors, which added to the show's sense of realism.

Contents

History

Degrassi Junior High spanned 42 episodes, covering grades 7 through 9. The first half of the first season premiered January 18, 1987 with 13 episodes. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) New episodes screened on Sunday afternoons, and was brought up to prime time in the first season's second half. Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Some of the characters were in grades 7-8, and in the second part of the first season the characters remained in the same grades, as the half-season was not their next academic school year, but instead, their second semester (the first season happened in the 1987-1988 school year). The characters were in grades 8 and 9 in the second season of the series. The ninth-graders stayed in junior high, but attended science class at Borden High School. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School The series ended with Degrassi Junior High being burnt down at a dance. All the characters then went on to high school in Degrassi High. Degrassi High is the third Television show in the Degrassi series of Teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids

It followed the series The Kids of Degrassi Street, and directly preceded the series Degrassi High. The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show which aired from 1979 to 1985, and is the first in the Degrassi Degrassi High is the third Television show in the Degrassi series of Teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids

The program also aired on PBS in the United States, the BBC in the UK and Western Europe, and the ABC in Australia. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A DVD containing all the show's episodes was released in October 2005 concurrent with airings of the show on the U. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is S. cable network Noggin. Noggin is a 24-hour Cable television network in the United States, intended to help children learn In Australia, as of 2008, it is being re-run on the digital network ABC2. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division

Fabulous Films in the UK released in 2007 a three-disc complete first season DVD set of Degrassi Junior High. Fabulous Films also has the rights to The Kids Of Degrassi Street that will be released early in 2008.

Episodes

Main article: List of Degrassi episodes

In 1987 Degrassi Junior High won an International Emmy in the Children and Young People category for the episode "It's Late", where Christine "Spike" Nelson gets pregnant. Degrassi Junior High Season 1 (1987 Degrassi Junior High Season 1 (1987 Christine Nelson, aka Spike, (born September 1974 is a Fictional character on the Degrassi series played by Amanda Stepto. Spike's baby was named Emma to commemorate the award. Emma Nelson is a Fictional high school student on the Degrassi The Next Generation Television series.

Locations

Degrassi Junior high was filmed at the unused Vincent Massey Junior School in Etobicoke, Ontario. [1]

Trivia

Cast

Main article: List of Degrassi Characters

Degrassi Junior High had a large ensemble cast where only the ones with dialogue would be placed in the credits. The following is a list of characters who appeared in the Teen drama series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High However, essentially all the main cast would act as extras from time to time appearing in the background, and were credited when they would be featured in an episode.

UK Schedules

The BBC refused to transmit the episode "Rumour Has It" when screening the first series of Degrassi Junior High because of the central theme of homosexuality. The BBC only screened the first season of the show.

From its first day of broadcasting in 1992, UK Gold screened Degrassi Junior High daily. The channel then screened Degrassi High in its entirety.

References

  1. ^ Polger, Mark, Degrassi HIstory, <http://history.degrassi.ca/>. Retrieved on 5 September 2007 

External links

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