Degrassi Junior High

Degrassi Junior High

Jan. 18, 1987
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Seasons and episodes

1Season 1 Jan. 18, 1987
2Season 2 Jan. 04, 1988
3Season 3 Nov. 07, 1988

Creator

Cast

Billy Parrott isShane McKay
Shane McKay
Cathy Keenan isLiz O' Rourke
Liz O' Rourke
Stefan Brogren isArchibald 'Snake' Simpson
Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
Angela Deiseach isErica Farrell
Erica Farrell
Deborah Lobban isDoris Bell
Doris Bell
Irene Courakos isAlexa Pappadopolos
Alexa Pappadopolos
Amanda Stepto isChristine 'Spike' Nelson
Christine 'Spike' Nelson
Neil Hope isDerek 'Wheels' Wheeler
Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler
Anais Granofsky isLucy Fernandez
Lucy Fernandez
Maureen Deiseach isHeather Farrell
Heather Farrell

Synopsis

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.

Original title Degrassi Junior High
TMDb Rating 8.2
First air date Jan. 18, 1987
Last air date Mar. 06, 1989
Average Duration 30 minutes

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