"Degrassi Junior High" (1987)TV series 1987-1991

Creators:

Kit Hood
Linda Schuyler

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

18 January 1987 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Plot:

The lives and trials of students of a city high school.

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Teenage Boy | School Life | Juvenile Delinquent | Soap

Awards:

10 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Pat Mastroianni	...	Joey Jeremiah (59 episodes, 1987-1991)
Stefan Brogren	...	Archibald 'Archie' 'Snake' Simpson (54 episodes, 1987-1991)
Neil Hope	...	Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler (50 episodes, 1987-1991)
Dan Woods	...	Mr. Raditch (43 episodes, 1987-1991)
Stacie Mistysyn	...	Caitlin Ryan (38 episodes, 1987-1991)
Duncan Waugh	...	Arthur Kobalewscuy (38 episodes, 1987-1991)
Angela Deiseach	...	Erica Farrell (37 episodes, 1987-1991)
Anais Granofsky	...	Lucy Fernandez (36 episodes, 1987-1991)
Maureen Deiseach	...	Heather Farrell (36 episodes, 1987-1991)
Siluck Saysanasy	...	Yick Yu (36 episodes, 1987-1991)
Sara Ballingall	...	Melanie Brodie (36 episodes, 1987-1990)
Irene Courakos	...	Alexa Pappadopoulos (36 episodes, 1987-1991)
Amanda Stepto	...	Christine 'Spike' Nelson (35 episodes, 1987-1991)
Rebecca Haines	...	Kathleen Mead (33 episodes, 1987-1991)
Michelle Goodeve	...	Karen Avery (32 episodes, 1987-1990)
Michael Carry	...	Simon Dexter (29 episodes, 1988-1991)
Cathy Keenan	...	Liz O' Rourke (27 episodes, 1988-1991)
Maureen McKay	...	Michelle Accette (25 episodes, 1988-1991)

Also Known As:

Degrassi (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Degrassi High (USA) (new title)
Degrassi, 25e anniversaire (Canada: French title) (rerun title)
Degrassi, Old School (USA) (rerun title)

Runtime:

30 min (70 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Playing With Time

Trivia:

The filming schedule for Degrassi took place between April to November (with a two-week summer break in the middle). The schedule was set up that way, so the actors would miss the least amount of school. Since the show was filmed during the summer, most of the characters wear summer clothing throughout the series. Even in episodes that took place in the middle of the school year, many of the characters are walking around in shorts.

Quotes:

Arthur Kobalewscuy: [talking to Yick after Arthur gives Melony the flowers] Broomhead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "How I Met Your Mother: Sandcastles in the Sand (#3.16)" (2008)

A show to remember

Israel's TV station Channel 2 was looking for youth viewers in the mid 90's. So they brought several series similar to Degrassi.

My friends and I watched Degrassi JR high and Degrassi High and since we were the same age as these kids, we related to what they were going threw. Although they showed these seasons almost a decade after it first aired (and started showing here when it was already cancelled in the states), we still understood the charachters and enjoyed the show.

Joey Jeremiah was my favriote charachter and gave me a good laugh too!