Degrassi Junior High - Season 1
starring: Darrin Brown; Billy Parrott; Nicole Stoffman; Byrd Dickens; David Armin-Parcells; Tammy Campbell; Astra Crosby; Adam David; Ken Hung; Rahnuma Panthaky; Kirsten Bourne; Rose Newlove; Chrissa Erodotou; Vincent Walsh; Tyson Talbot; Anne Thornley-Brown; Lisa Williams (IV); Andrew Lockie; Christopher Charlesworth; Niki Kemeny
directed by: Philip Earnshaw
directed by: Philip Earnshaw
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593752415
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593752415
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 01, 2005
Running Time: 338 minutes
Sales Rank: 56048
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1988
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Studio: Wgbh Wholesale Release Date: 02/01/2005 Run time: 338 minutes
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Welcome to the Degrassi universe. Popular in Canada and on American public television, the Toronto-set Degrassi Junior High kicked into gear in 1987 as a follow-up to the short-lived The Kids of Degrassi Street, then morphed two years later into Degrassi High. Several specials followed, leading to Degrassi: The Next Generation, still going strong since 2001 and featuring some of the original teen actors from the first series, their characters now parents and teachers. Degrassi Junior High: Season One is the ideal way to begin exploring many years of Degrassi's slice-of-life fare from longtime co-creators Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood, who positioned the early series as a realistic yet entertaining alternative to frothier sitcoms set in schools.
The first thing one notices about the show is that the cast members look like real kids: largely unformed, physically awkward, short, initially indistinguishable from one another. This less-than-idealized picture of flowering youth perfectly suits the dramedy's sometimes unflattering if sympathetic portrait of adolescent experimentation and angst. Degrassi's characters frequently act before they think, leading to embarrassment and dilemmas over values, such as a decision by 8th-grader Steph Kaye (Nicole Stoffman) to run for class president at the same time she's tarting up her wardrobe and allowing every boy around to kiss her. Confusing one type of popularity for another, Steph grows uncomfortable and experiences a loss of esteem. In 'The Big Dance,' Steph and three friends get drunk before a school hop; in 'The Experiment,' Yick Yu (Siluck Saysanasy) deals with academic despair by copying another student's old assignments; and in 'Smokescreen,' Rick Munro (Craig Driscoll) tries to impress a girl by joining an anti-pollution committee despite having little interest in the subject. On the other hand, Degrassi's students often do the right thing for the right reason. In the sweet 'Rumor Has It,' Caitlin (Stacie Mistysyn) denies that her favorite teacher is gay, only to confide in that same teacher that she dreams, too, that her friends perceive her to be gay as well. Whether the subject is teen pregnancy, child abuse, or body development, Degrassi Junior High has a way of tackling tough material in an enjoyable, family-friendly, and unusually forthright manner. --Tom Keogh
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- Hahaha!Wow, I wasn't even born when this show came out but it's absolutely hysterical! I'm a huge fan of ... Read More
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- Degrassi Junior High rules!!!!I just started watching Degrassi The New Generation and loved it. So when I found out that the show ... Read More
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- VERY CLASSY SHOWMakes you feel like jumping off a bridge- but it's cool if you wanna go back in time to the best decade ... Read More
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- awesomeThis show is pure goodness, and the writing is awesome. It is the kind of show that has things you dont ... Read More
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- Great Teen SeriesEven though I was only 2 when Degrassi Junior High first came out. I watched when it was on Nickelodeon ... Read More
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