Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian television series and the second series in the Degrassi franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of The Kids of Degrassi Street, it debuted on CBC on 18 January 1987 and ended after three seasons on 27 February 1989. The series also debuted on PBS in the United States on 26 September 1987 and ended there on 15 April 1989. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's Playing With Time, Inc, Kate Taylor of WGBH Boston also served as the show's executive producer, and the series was produced in association with the United States Corporation for Public Broadcasting with participation of Telefilm Canada.
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series and the fourth series in the Degrassi franchise, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. As a direct follow-up to Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, the series centred around a new ensemble cast of students at the fictional Degrassi Community School who faced challenges such as sex, teen pregnancy, bullying, date rape, drug abuse, body image, homosexuality, domestic violence, gang violence, self-injury, suicide, abortion, and mental disorders. Various characters from the previous two series also returned as adults in recurring or guest roles.
Degrassi is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their adolescence and confront an array of social issues. The franchise is composed of five main series: The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and Degrassi: Next Class, and a variety of supplementary media, including television movies, documentaries, companion novels, non-fiction books, and soundtracks.
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's television series and the first in the Degrassi franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. It follows the lives of a group of children living on De Grassi Street in Toronto. It originated from a series of standalone short films that aired on CBC Television annually starting with Ida Makes a Movie on December 8, 1979. The CBC ordered five more episodes in 1982, effectively turning it into a television series.
Degrassi High is a Canadian teen drama television series and the third series in the Degrassi franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. A direct continuation of Degrassi Junior High, it debuted on CBC in Canada on November 6, 1989 and ended on February 18, 1991, consisting of a total of 2 seasons and a total of 28 episodes. In the United States, it debuted on PBS on January 13, 1990. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's company Playing With Time, Inc. Kate Taylor of WGBH served as an additional executive producer.
Siluck Saysanasy is a Laotian-Canadian television actor.
Anais Granofsky is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is best known for portraying Lucy Fernandez in the Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High series.
Stefan Brogren is a Canadian actor, director, and producer. He is best known as Archie "Snake" Simpson in the Degrassi franchise of television shows.
Melissa DiMarco is an award-winning Canadian actress, producer, and television personality. She has made acting appearances in feature films and television. She is best known for her role as Daphne Hatzilakos in the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2002-2010) and as the host and showrunner of her own syndicated television program Out There with Melissa DiMarco.
Linda Schuyler, is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the Degrassi teen drama franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She is a co-founder of Playing With Time, Inc., and of Epitome Pictures, the production companies involved with the franchise over its 40-year-long history respectively.
School's Out! is a Canadian television movie based on the Degrassi teen drama franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Premiering on CBC Television on January 5, 1992, the movie served as a finale to the series Degrassi High and its predecessor Degrassi Junior High, as well as the Degrassi Classic era of the franchise.
Liberty Street was a Canadian drama television series, which aired on CBC Television in 1995. An ensemble cast drama, it centred on the tenants of an apartment building in Toronto, Ontario.
Derek Wheeler is a fictional character from the Degrassi teen drama franchise. He was portrayed by Neil Hope. He appears throughout Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, with two cameo appearances in Degrassi: The Next Generation. His role throughout the former two series primarily concerns his friendship with Joey Jeremiah and Archie "Snake" Simpson, and later the death of his adoptive parents in a traffic collision with a drunk driver. Throughout the series, he plays with Joey and Snake in a band called The Zit Remedy, who are always seen performing one song.
Christine "Spike" Nelson is a fictional character from the Degrassi teen drama franchise. Portrayed by Amanda Stepto, Spike appeared throughout Degrassi Junior High (1987-89), Degrassi High (1989-91), and the first nine seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001-10). Starting as an unnamed extra before being given a name and storyline, Spike's character largely revolves around her teenage pregnancy and motherhood.
Epitome Pictures Inc. was a Canadian film and television production company based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded by Linda Schuyler and Stephen Stohn in 1992, the company is best known for producing Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class, the fourth and fifth respective entries of the Degrassi teen drama franchise, of which was co-created by Schuyler. Other television series produced by Epitome include Liberty Street,Riverdale, and The L.A. Complex. In 2016, Epitome was absorbed into DHX Media and the Epitome name and branding ceased.
"Mother and Child Reunion" is the two-part pilot episode of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, which premiered on October 14, 2001 on the CTV Television Network. The episode was written by story editor Aaron Martin and series co-creator/creative consultant Yan Moore, and directed by Bruce McDonald. As with the majority of Degrassi: The Next Generation episodes, "Mother and Child Reunion" takes its title from a pop song, "Mother and Child Reunion", written and performed by Paul Simon.
"Showtime" is a two-part episode of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi High. It was the tenth and eleventh episodes of the show's second season, airing on CBC on 28 January and 4 February 1991. In the two-part episode, the titular school is thrown into disarray after Archie "Snake" Simpson finds Claude Tanner dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The episode was the first time the franchise had depicted suicide.
