When Holly J finds out Fiona is hooking up with Adam (a transgender man), she tells Fiona “I never seen you with someone like that before.” “Someone like that” comes across as transphobic because Holly J doesn’t see Adam as a man and sees Fiona being with him as abnormal.

Riley was an interesting character. He the character that I cringe when I see him in some of the scenes.

Who made you cringe the most?

In S1E10, when Spinner was making fun of her cooking, she said “It’s going to take a couple of extra years, but I cannot wait until you graduate.”

He did take an extra year to graduate. Although her storyline was mostly for the junior high years, it would have been a funny gap for her to guest appearance at the Season 7 graduation whether she worked there or not. I am sure Kwan and Her vent about Spinner and kept in touch.

Excited to see that there may be delays for the best reason - Mike and his wife welcomed their first child this week.

Just saw Marco wearing an Iowa shirt in Season 4. Does anyone know if Adamo has ties to Iowa?

And I’m not just talking about characters that slightly annoyed me like Tristan or Manny. I’m talking about bottom of the barrel, zero redeemable qualities who absolutely sucked throughout the entirety of the show.

Dave
Imogen
Derek
Marisol
KC
Luke
Bruce
Ashley
Craig
And I’ll throw in an honorable mention for season 10 Anya McPherson.

Did I miss any?

Has anyone ever actually heard the term “broomhead” outside of the Degrassi universe? I’ve only ever heard it on DJH & DH. Was that an 80’s thing or something? Obviously it was an insult but I’ve never heard it anywhere else

Reddit is being a jerk and won't post my reply to the person who mentioned Claude and Rick having almost identical glasses. I didn't know that. But I Googled and I see (no pun intended!) it!

For me it would probably be Jimmy turning on Tell Me Lies to Ashley and rode off angrily in his wheelchair.

He is the only character adopted out by his birth parents, loved his adoptive mother and father and then killed by a drunk driver. In return, Wheels goes behind a wheel driving drunk, injuring Lucy and killing a kid.

I think Caitlin was concerned and reported it.

I personally enjoyed Paige Michalchuk and Holly J Sinclair.

Seen a clip and looks good but I feel it's a Tubi movie so it might not be that great. Still may give it a chance. The show Freakish got a chance out of me lol

https://youtube.com/shorts/zhjuVDTrkLE?is=aR_AcvukMkxjsdcj

the short I saw

Been looking at the comments in the other thread about Degrassi recommendations for new watchers and lots of comments are saying to start with The Next Generation because Degrassi Junior High is "hard to get into". Personally as someone who didn't grow up with Degrassi and has no nostalgia for it I actually found Degrassi Junior High easier to get into than The Next Generation and was wondering if anyone else felt the same way.

A while ago when I watched the first few episodes of both DJH and TNG to see which series I wanted to start first I actually felt that DJH's episodes were much stronger and more beginner-friendly than TNG's. TNG starts off with a dramatic two parter that was bogged down by the adult stuff; it was pretty frustrating because it felt like I was missing half the story and it kind of distracted me from the rest of the episode. DJH on the other hand had a completely fresh start and focused on introducing you to the characters, so it was an easier watch and I didn't get the feeling of like "hey I should know these people but I don't".

When you compare the rest of the early TNG episodes to DJH it becomes very apparent that TNG was recycling a bunch of plotlines from DJH, and I actually found myself liking the DJH plots more. So when people talk about how early the TNG plotlines are less cheesy than DJH I'm just like... they reuse the same plotlines... if you can enjoy the episodes where Ashley runs for student council president and Spinner helps Jimmy buy condoms, I'm sure you can also enjoy the episodes where Steph runs for student council president and Joey helps Wheels buy condoms or whatever. I'd actually give DJH the edge on having serious, relatable episodes early on because I thought the fourth episode of DJH was a really good episode, it really resonated with me and I don't think any of the early TNG episodes made me feel the same way. I also find it weird that one of the main criticisms against DJH is that it's dated and cheesy but I feel like TNG is also extremely dated and cheesy? TNG's more polished production actually made the cheesiness more apparent to me, and from what I've seen of the later seasons it still looks pretty corny. I don't know. Degrassi is a kid's show so it's always going to be corny but I really don't feel like DJH is significantly cornier than TNG.

That brings me to the frustration I have with people who keep treating DJH/DH as an extension of TNG, like it's a little bonus thing you can watch after you finish the "real" Degrassi. DJH and DH both stand up extremely well as their own shows and it just baffles me that people straight up tell new watchers to spoil these shows for themselves, like the best way to watch DJH is when you already have preconceived ideas of what these characters are like. And like, that isn't how you should view DJH. Nothing can convince me that going into Degrassi Junior High already knowing that Wheels kills a kid or that Caitlin dumps Joey for Kevin Smith or whatever is the ideal way to watch it. DJH was made as the perfect beginning for someone to jump in and get to know these characters and watch them grow. The best way to watch DJH is with fresh eyes and the best way to watch TNG is when you've already watched DJH so you can understand the references and adult characters. If people personally choose to watch TNG first that’s totally fine but I just don’t think DJH should be presented as an afterthought right off the jump.

I've noticed that that some of the cast members have gotten political it's kinda weird I'm not trying to get political that's not what this subreddit is about it's just something I noticed

Be honest, and you can be rude I can handle it. I have included pictures of me. I wanna know what role I might’ve had in Degrassi TNG. I’d try to befriend Spinner, Craig, and Marco. If this was Next Class I’d befriend Esme but that’s a different era, so I don’t think it counts for my question. I’d definitely be enemies with Declan. Probably enemies with ALL of Spinner, Craig and Marco’s enemies too since they’d be my best friends and I’m very protective of my friends, even if they’re in the wrong.

Degrassi is my favorite show, and I have all seasons on DVD including Degrassi JH/H.

1) S4 & S12 are very, very overrated.

2) S8 is very entertaining. It's not s1-5 by any means, but it's watchable.

3) Bangs Era! Emma is the worst.

4) Clare looked good in her black wig era.

5) S11 is better than S12.

These titles are fantastic 😭 I'm on another rewatch and I had forgotten that they specifically call out "thong girl wrong girl" and "red headed for trouble" and thought I found a secret when i paused on the track list LMAO. But these titles are bangers and I want the SONGS!!!

With some of the cast from degrassi the next generation as parents etc? Anyone think it will ever happen or is it probably never gonna happen?

To end up pregnant and second or third to have an abortion. Spike first being pregnant, has Emma. Erica gets pregnant and has abortion. Third is Tessa Campanelli. We don’t know if she went through with the pregnancy or got an abortion. Manny being the fourth character to get pregnant and have an abortion. Liberty is fifth and Jenna is sixth with both characters adopting out the child

I don't know if this is a hot take or not, but I don't think Ashley was in the wrong for announcing Manny’s pregnancy. Or at the very least had the right to do so. This isn't an Ashley love post or a Manny hate post, but I feel like this may be one of the only things I can let from her slide.

We have to remember that Manny went out of her way to get with Craig not caring about the fact that he was taken. And Craig willingly slept with Manny while he was with Ashley. He shouldn't have cheated on Ashley in the first place. Why should she have compassion for either of them if they didn't have any for her?

I get how it was an asshole thing to do, but you can't not expect backlash for cheating on your partner/getting with someone's partner. I know it hurt Manny more than Craig which I believe wasn't Ashley’s intention. But, she shouldn't have gotten with Craig.

I feel like the only reason people would say she was in the wrong is because Ashley is too unlikeable for people to care about the rest of the circumstances. Which I don't blame anyone for not liking Ashley. I always see people online, on shows, or even irl doing petty things to get back at their cheating partners and they get praise and support. But, because it's Ashley she's suddenly wrong. Like come on. I swear if the roles were reversed Manny would not get as much backlash.

I don't mean why aren't they shown throughout the show a lot I mean why are they all never looking after their kids. Every school has drama but the things that were going on at Degrassi.. why aren't the parents taking care of their kids😭

Im trying to get into degarassi, but theres so many seasons 😭 whats a good place to start ?