Degrassi Junior High (1987)

30m
Running Time

3
Seasons

42
Episodes

January 18, 1987
Release Date

TV
IMDb ratings
8.2
Degrassi Junior High

Degrassi Junior High (1987)

30m
Running Time

3
Seasons

42
Episodes

January 18, 1987
Release Date

External Links & Social Media
Network & Production Companies
CBC Television

Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Nicole Stoffman

Nicole Stoffman

Stephanie Kaye

Sarah Charlesworth

Sarah Charlesworth

Susie Rivera

Niki Kemeny

Niki Kemeny

Voula Grivogiannis

Craig Driscoll

Craig Driscoll

Rick Munro

Billy Parrott

Billy Parrott

Shane McKay

Arlene Lott

Arlene Lott

Nancy Kramer

Roger Montgomery

Roger Montgomery

Mr. Garcia

Cathy Keenan

Cathy Keenan

Liz O' Rourke

Amanda Cook

Amanda Cook

Lorraine 'L.D.' Delacorte

Stacie Mistysyn

Stacie Mistysyn

Caitlin Ryan

Pat Mastroianni

Pat Mastroianni

Joey Jeremiah

Rebecca Haines

Rebecca Haines

Kathleen Mead

Trevor Cummings

Trevor Cummings

Bartholomew Bond

Linda Schuyler

Linda Schuyler

Creator / Executive Producer

Siluck Saysanasy

Siluck Saysanasy

Yick Yu

Lewis Manne

Lewis Manne

Music

Duncan Waugh

Duncan Waugh

Arthur Kobalewscuy

Wendy Watson

Wendy Watson

Music

Christopher Charlesworth

Christopher Charlesworth

Scooter Webster

Maureen McKay

Maureen McKay

Michelle Accette

Dayo Ade

Dayo Ade

B.L.T. Thomas

Dan Woods

Dan Woods

Daniel Raditch

Sara Ballingall

Sara Ballingall

Melanie Brodie

Michelle Goodeve

Michelle Goodeve

Karen Avery / Ms. Karen Avery / Karen Avery

Michael Carry

Michael Carry

Simon Dexter

Risa Goldenberg

Risa Goldenberg

Art Department Manager

Jake Fry

Jake Fry

Art Department Manager

Judy Shiner

Judy Shiner

Props / Wardrobe Master

Philip Earnshaw

Philip Earnshaw

Director of Photography / Cinematography

Colleen Norcross

Colleen Norcross

Assistant Camera

Don Wilder

Don Wilder

Cinematography

Brian P. White

Brian P. White

Post Production Assistant

Robert Mistysyn

Robert Mistysyn

Animation

Yan Moore

Yan Moore

Writer

Avrum Jacobson

Avrum Jacobson

Writer

Scott Barrie

Scott Barrie

Writer

John Oughton

John Oughton

Writer

Michael Kennedy

Michael Kennedy

Writer

Susin Nielsen

Susin Nielsen

Louella Hawkins / Louella / Production Assistant / Writer

Charmaine Lord

Charmaine Lord

Basketball Coach

Sari Friedland

Sari Friedland

Girlfriend / Production Manager

Eve Jennings

Eve Jennings

Receptionist

Tom Melissis

Tom Melissis

Jeff

Gretchen Helbig

Gretchen Helbig

Joey's Mom / Mrs. Jeremiah

Kenneth Taylor

Kenneth Taylor

L.D.'s Dad

Tim Progosh

Tim Progosh

Policeman

John Bertram

John Bertram

Mr. Lawrence / Director / Editor

Sue Johanson

Sue Johanson

Dr. Sally

Rhonda Kristi

Rhonda Kristi

Spike's Mom

Darrin Brown

Darrin Brown

Bully

Kathryn Ellis

Kathryn Ellis

Irate Parent / Publicist / Writer

Kit Hood

Kit Hood

Creator / Irate Parent / Director

Clarke Mackey

Clarke Mackey

Snake's Dad / Director / Editor

Vivian Palin

Vivian Palin

Snake's Mom

Cliff Woolner

Cliff Woolner

Mechanic

Lea-Helen Weir

Lea-Helen Weir

Norah-Jean

Details.

Release Date
January 18, 1987

Status
Ended

Seasons
3

Episodes
42

Running Time
30m

Genres

Last updated:

This TV Show Is About.

toronto
junior high school
teen social issues
Scripted

Wiki.

Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. It is the second entry of the Degrassi television franchise after The Kids Of Degrassi Street and aired on the CBC from 18 January 1987 to 27 February 1989, and on PBS in the United States starting from September 1987. The series follows those who attend the titular fictional school and the issues they face.

Produced by Schuyler and Hood's Playing With Time, development of the series began soon after the end of The Kids Of Degrassi Street, in response to a perceived lack of teenage representation in media. Its cast mainly consisted of amateurs who were similar in age to the characters they played, a deliberate response to the trend of young adults being cast in teenage roles. The actors had extensive input in the writing process, and plots were often drawn from their real lives. It was filmed entirely on-location in Toronto, with then Daisy Avenue Public School in Etobicoke used as the school.

The series received widespread critical acclaim on release, with praise directed at its realism, cinematography, and portrayal of serious topics, but became a significant commercial success in Canada after it was moved to a prime-time spot, while it also developed cult followings in the United States and Australia. In its home country, it won eight Gemini Awards, including four in a single year. A sequel series, Degrassi High (1989–1991), continued to follow its characters into high school, and the franchise's revival and continuation with Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015) was brought into motion by a successful 1999 televised cast reunion.

In spite of seldom mainstream acknowledgement, Degrassi Junior High is credited with being the progenitor of the teen drama and a major influence on series such as Beverly Hills, 90210, and continues to be highly regarded. In 2017, the Toronto International Film Festival named it one of Canada's most significant contributions to the cinematic landscape.

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