Degrassi High
Format	Teen drama, Soap Opera, Melodrama
Created by	Linda Schuyler, Kit Hood
Starring	Dayo Ade Sara Ballingall Kirsten Bourne Stefan Brogren Darrin Brown Andy Chambers Amanda Cook Angela Deiseach Maureen Deiseach Craig Driscoll Chrissa Erodotou Michelle Goodeve Anais Granofsky Rebecca Haines Neil Hope John Ioannou Cathy Keenan Niki Kemeny Kyra Levy Arlene Lott Pat Mastroianni Maureen McKay Stacie Mistysyn Bill Parrott Siluck Saysanasy Amanda Stepto Nicole Stoffman Duncan Waugh Dan Woods
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	28
Production
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBC Television
Original run	November 6, 1989 – January 28, 1991
Chronology
Preceded by	Degrassi Junior High
Followed by	School's Out

Degrassi High is the third television show in the Degrassi series of teen dramas about the lives of a group of kids living on or near Degrassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first aired from 1989 to 1991 and followed the kids from Kids of Degrassi Street and Degrassi Junior High through high school. The show was filmed in downtown Toronto and at Centennial College.

Much like its predecessor, Degrassi High dealt with controversial issues ranging from AIDS, abortion, abuse, alcoholism, cheating, sex, death and suicide, dating, depression, bullying, gay rights, homophobia, racism, the environment, drugs, and eating disorders.

Many hail the series as a classic for being a realistic and often raw portrayal of teen life.^{[citation needed]} The show's impact on Canadian identity is discussed in the September 2007 issue of (Cult)u're Magazine.

Contents 1 Censorship 2 Episodes 3 DVD release 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Censorship

The first two episodes sparked controversy in the United States over the issue of abortion. The character Erica had scheduled to get an abortion and Canadian viewers saw the full non-edited episode where Erica battles her way through pro-life protesters, one of which is holding up a plastic fetus, saying "Please don't do it, it's your last chance". The American version, which originally aired on PBS, was edited not to show the protesters and no final decision on whether to get the abortion was ever made.^{[citation needed]}

As of October 2005, the American broadcaster, The N, made the decision not to air episodes 101 and 102 "A New Start Parts 1 & 2" due to the subject of abortion.^[1][2] The N made the decision not to air episode 103 "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" due to the references of the abortion made in the previous episode.^[3]

In Australia, all episodes originally aired unedited in their original run throughout the 1990s, but however were censored when repeated on Nickelodeon Australia. The episode "A New Start" was edited in such a way that it appeared Erica was never pregnant by the end of the episode, abruptly ending after a joke between Wheels, Joey and Snake, although the scene of Erica reading her pregnancy test was kept as a still over the credits. The entire second episode was removed altogether, a similar situation that occurred with "Showtime Parts One and Two"^{[citation needed]}. These episodes deal with teen suicide. However when the episodes were repeated in 2009 on ABC2 the original, unedited episodes were shown, with the episodes (#25 Showtime part 1 and #26 Showtime part 2) featuring Claude Tanner's suicide.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] DVD release

On October 9, 2007, WGBH Boston Home Video released Degrassi High: The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1.

DVD name	Ep #	Release date
The Complete Collection	28	October 9, 2007

[edit] References

1. ^ "A New Start (1)". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/degrassi-high/a-new-start-1/episode/280227/summary.html. Retrieved 2005-10-12. 
2. ^ "A New Start (2)". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/degrassi-high/a-new-start-2/episode/280228/summary.html. Retrieved 2005-10-12. 
3. ^ "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/degrassi-high/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/episode/280229/summary.html. Retrieved 2005-10-12. 

[edit] External links

• Episode guide for Degrassi High
• Pat Mastroianni's official website
• Official Degrassi: The Next Generation website

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