Degrassi Junior High 37 years old

Degrassi Junior High

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.

Credits

Stefan Brogren
Stefan Brogren

Archibald 'Snake' Simpson

Dayo Ade
Dayo Ade

B.L.T. Thomas

Deborah Lobban
Deborah Lobban

Doris Bell

Stacie Mistysyn
Stacie Mistysyn

Caitlin Ryan

Anais Granofsky
Anais Granofsky

Lucy Fernandez

Billy Parrott
Billy Parrott

Shane McKay

Cast

Name Character
Stefan Brogren He was 14 , now 52 years old as Archibald 'Snake' Simpson
Dayo Ade He was 15 , now 52 years old as B.L.T. Thomas
Deborah Lobban as Doris Bell
Stacie Mistysyn She was 15 , now 53 years old as Caitlin Ryan
Anais Granofsky She was 13 , now 51 years old as Lucy Fernandez
Billy Parrott as Shane McKay
Pat Mastroianni He was 15 , now 52 years old as Joey Jeremiah
John Ioannou He was 34 , now 71 years old as Alex Yankou
Neil Hope He was 14 , 35 years old when he died as Derek 'Wheels' Wheeler

Crew

Name Job title
Degrassi Junior High poster
Degrassi Junior High (37 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1987-01-18
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 42