30 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestDwayne must deal with his feelings about being HIV-positive and with the reactions of other students once his secret gets out. Lucy is keen to follow the footsteps of boyfriend Bronco into the school presidency. Joey contemplates asking Caitlin to the semi-formal. Suddenly the year's last dance takes on new significance when the news comes out. It's not just the year's last dance. It's Degrassi's last dance.
Degrassi High is the third television show in the Degrassi series of teen dramas about the lives of a group of teenagers living on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first aired from 1989 to 1991 and followed the young people from The 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. The show's impact on Canadian identity is discussed in the September 2007 issue of u're Magazine.
Writing
Tackled abortion and AIDS when networks said absolutely not.
Acting
Actual teenagers playing teenagers—revolutionary then, rare now.
Creators
Kit Hood, Linda Schuyler
Siluck Saysanasy
Yick Yu
Stacie Mistysyn
Caitlin Ryan
Anais Granofsky
Lucy Fernandez
Stefan Brogren
Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
Amanda Stepto
Christine 'Spike' Nelson
Kirsten Bourne
Tessa Campanelli
Cathy Keenan
Liz O' Rourke
Neil Hope
Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler
Dan Woods
Daniel Raditch
Dayo Ade
B.L.T. Thomas
Rebecca Haines
Kathleen Mead
Maureen McKay
Michelle Accette
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Degrassi High invented the template that Saved by the Bell sanitized and Euphoria later sexed up.
The 'School's Out' finale featured the first primetime depiction of condom use in North America—Canadian television casually making history.
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