The Kids of Degrassi Street 45 years old
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show that aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, about the lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada. It grew out of four short films: Ida Makes a Movie, Cookie Goes to the Hospital, Irene Moves In and Noel Buys a Suit, which originally aired as after-school specials on CBC Television in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively. The show was acclaimed for its realistic depiction of every day children's lives and tribulations, and remains memorable to many Canadians because of this. Kids of Degrassi Street featured many of the same actors who would later appear on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and families were different, so this series cannot technically be seen as an immediate precursor to the later shows.
Credits
R.D. Reid
Don Canard
Stacie Mistysyn
Stacie Mistysyn
Stacie Mistysyn
Lisa Canard
Rachel Blanchard
Melanie Schlegel
Anais Granofsky
Karen Gillis
Steven Barr
Uncle Jake
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| R.D. Reid He was 34 , 72 years old when he died | as Don Canard |
| Stacie Mistysyn She was 8 , now 53 years old | as Stacie Mistysyn |
| Stacie Mistysyn She was 8 , now 53 years old | as Lisa Canard |
| Rachel Blanchard She was 3 , now 48 years old | as Melanie Schlegel |
| Anais Granofsky She was 6 , now 51 years old | as Karen Gillis |
| Steven Barr He was 24 , now 69 years old | as Uncle Jake |
| Sari Friedland | as Mrs. Brendakis |
| Neil Hope He was 6 , 35 years old when he died | as Robin 'Griff' Griffiths |
| Ivan Smith He was 6 , now 52 years old | as Bank Teller |
| John Ioannou He was 26 , now 72 years old | as Pete Riley |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
The Kids of Degrassi Street (45 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1979-09-12
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 26