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Degrassi: The Next Generation: Season 01
Running Time: 30 min.

The first season of the teen-oriented Canadian drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation begins as former Degrassi High student (and longtime star of the "Degrassi" TV franchise) Christine "Spike" Nelson attends a school reunion, where she is reunited with her former classmates (and fellow Degrassi High regulars) Archie "Snake" Simpson (Stefan Brogren), now a member of the faculty; Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni), who now owns a car dealership; and Caitlin Ryan (Stacy Mistysyn), at present a TV producer. And as luck would have it, Spike's daughter Emma (Miriam McDonald) is enrolled at Degrassi high. Among the other Next Generation students introduced this season are the wealthy but lonely Jimmy (Aubrey Graham); the highly intelligent but none too popular Liberty (Sarah Barrable-Tishauer), who suffers from a learning disorder and is being tutored by math teacher Mr. Armstrong (Michael Kinney) (thereby sparking the sort of malicious gossip typical of Degrassi's hallowed halls); Sean Cameron (Daniel Clark), who worries that he's going to be held back a grade for the second year in a row, but who still finds time to link up with Emma; Ashley Kerwin (Melissa McIntyre), whose multitude of personal problems (not least of which is the discovery that her father is gay) threaten to overwhelm her; and Terri (Christina Schmidt), an emotionally needy girl who always seems to be around when someone has had a major crisis. In the course of the season, Emma starts her first period at an embarrassing moment; a barrage of "get even with teacher" pranks backfire when the kids learn what's really bugging Ms. Kwan (Linlyn Lue); Paige, Ashley and Terri form a band called PMS; and the dangers of trading medications and experimenting with the drug "Ecstacy" are explicitly spelled out. The 15-episode first season ends as Ashley becomes "persona non grata" after a humiliating, drug-induced display of stupidity at a class party. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Degrassi: The Next Generation: Season 01 Cast and Crew:

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer - (Liberty Van Zandt)

Daniel Clark - (Sean Cameron)

Lauren Collins - (Paige Michalchuk)

Ryan Cooley - (JT Yorke)

Jake Goldsbie - (Toby Isaacs)

Aubrey Graham - (Jimmy Brooks)

Shane Kippel - (Gavin "Spinner" Mason)

Andrea Lewis - (Hazel Aden)

Miriam McDonald - (Emma Nelson)

Melissa McIntyre - (Ashley Kerwin)

Christina Schmidt - (Terri MacGregor)

Cassie Steele - (Manuella "Manny" Santos)

Amanda Stepto - (Christine "Spike" Nelson)

Stefan Brogren - (Archie "Snake" Simpson)

Pat Mastroianni - (Joey Jeremiah)

Michael Kinney - (Mr. Armstrong)

Linlyn Lue - (Mrs. Kwan)

Dana Woods - (Mr. Raditch)

Production Credits:
Linda Schuyler (Executive Producer)
Stephen Stohen (Executive Producer)
Aaron Martin (Executive Producer)


Degrassi: The Next Generation: Season 01 Episodes:
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Mother and Child Reunion, Part I
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Mother and Child Reunion, Part II
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Family Politics
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Eye of the Beholder
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Parents Day
Degrassi: The Next Generation: The Mating Game
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Basketball Diaries
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Secrets and Lies
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Coming of Age
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Rumors and Reputations
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Friday Night
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Wannabe
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Cabaret
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Under Pressure
Degrassi: The Next Generation: Jagged Little Pill

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