TV Show: Degrassi Junior High

Interviews / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 12, 2010

An Interview with Michelle Goodeve, Degrassi's Ms. Avery

“Earlier this year, I spoke to Dan Woods, Mr. Raditch himself, and through that connection I got the opportunity to interview the other much-beloved teacher from the series. I’m talking of course about Michelle Goodeve, who played Ms. Karen Avery for four seasons on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. What you may not know is that Michelle’s been busy ever since as a producer, screenwriter, and story editor, writing episodes of several Canadian TV shows. But if that’s not enough to pique your interest, Michelle is also a licensed pilot, with a special passion for flying antique airplanes. Yes, in real life, Ms. Avery flies airplanes. Seriously!”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 17, 2010

Degrassi Junior High “Eggbert” (part 5 of 5)

“And I know what you parents out there must be thinking: taking care of an egg is a total cakewalk compared to an actual baby, right? How could watching an egg possibly teach you what it’s like to be a parent? But you have to keep in mind that Spike is a Degrassi kid. And taking care of inanimate objects is way beyond most Degrassi kids. I hear when Spike was a little girl, her pet rock died.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 17, 2010

Degrassi Junior High “Eggbert” (part 4 of 5)

“And I know what you parents out there must be thinking: taking care of an egg is a total cakewalk compared to an actual baby, right? How could watching an egg possibly teach you what it’s like to be a parent? But you have to keep in mind that Spike is a Degrassi kid. And taking care of inanimate objects is way beyond most Degrassi kids. I hear when Spike was a little girl, her pet rock died.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 17, 2010

Degrassi Junior High “Eggbert” (part 3 of 5)

“And I know what you parents out there must be thinking: taking care of an egg is a total cakewalk compared to an actual baby, right? How could watching an egg possibly teach you what it’s like to be a parent? But you have to keep in mind that Spike is a Degrassi kid. And taking care of inanimate objects is way beyond most Degrassi kids. I hear when Spike was a little girl, her pet rock died.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 17, 2010

Degrassi Junior High “Eggbert” (part 2 of 5)

“And I know what you parents out there must be thinking: taking care of an egg is a total cakewalk compared to an actual baby, right? How could watching an egg possibly teach you what it’s like to be a parent? But you have to keep in mind that Spike is a Degrassi kid. And taking care of inanimate objects is way beyond most Degrassi kids. I hear when Spike was a little girl, her pet rock died.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 17, 2010

Degrassi Junior High “Eggbert” (part 1 of 5)

“And I know what you parents out there must be thinking: taking care of an egg is a total cakewalk compared to an actual baby, right? How could watching an egg possibly teach you what it’s like to be a parent? But you have to keep in mind that Spike is a Degrassi kid. And taking care of inanimate objects is way beyond most Degrassi kids. I hear when Spike was a little girl, her pet rock died.”

Interviews / Text

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 26, 2010

An Interview with Dan Woods, Degrassi's Mr. Raditch

“Dan Woods played teacher (and later, principal) Dan Raditch on all five seasons of Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, and then returned to play Raditch again on Degrassi: The Next Generation for four more seasons. Despite being one of the ‘adults’, to me Mr. Raditch has always been a key ingredient in the Degrassi formula, and the show just hasn’t been the same without him.”

Text / TV / TV Season Review

· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 16, 2009

Degrassi Junior High: The Very Special Lessons of Season One

"This whole season totals well over 100,000 words. Basically, I’ve written a lengthy novel about Degrassi Junior High for free. So all the people who think I complain too much about how much work is involved in updating this site can suck it."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 15, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Revolution!” (part 4 of 4)

"How can you not love a show that follows up an election for school president with an impeachment episode? That’s right, in this episode, the kids start a movement to get Stephanie Kaye thrown out of office for being the worst school president ever. The premise alone is enough to make this one of the series’ high points."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 15, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Revolution!” (part 3 of 4)

"How can you not love a show that follows up an election for school president with an impeachment episode? That’s right, in this episode, the kids start a movement to get Stephanie Kaye thrown out of office for being the worst school president ever. The premise alone is enough to make this one of the series’ high points."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 15, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Revolution!” (part 2 of 4)

"How can you not love a show that follows up an election for school president with an impeachment episode? That’s right, in this episode, the kids start a movement to get Stephanie Kaye thrown out of office for being the worst school president ever. The premise alone is enough to make this one of the series’ high points."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 15, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Revolution!” (part 1 of 4)

"How can you not love a show that follows up an election for school president with an impeachment episode? That’s right, in this episode, the kids start a movement to get Stephanie Kaye thrown out of office for being the worst school president ever. The premise alone is enough to make this one of the series’ high points."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 2, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Parents' Night” (part 4 of 4)

"Unfortunately, Wheels spends pretty much the entire series being a selfish asshole. That’s true even for the current episode, “Parents’ Night”. Looking back on it now, it seems the Degrassi writers were determined to make Wheels an irritating, self-entitled jackass right from the start."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 2, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Parents' Night” (part 3 of 4)

"Unfortunately, Wheels spends pretty much the entire series being a selfish asshole. That’s true even for the current episode, “Parents’ Night”. Looking back on it now, it seems the Degrassi writers were determined to make Wheels an irritating, self-entitled jackass right from the start."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 2, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Parents' Night” (part 2 of 4)

"Unfortunately, Wheels spends pretty much the entire series being a selfish asshole. That’s true even for the current episode, “Parents’ Night”. Looking back on it now, it seems the Degrassi writers were determined to make Wheels an irritating, self-entitled jackass right from the start."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 2, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “Parents' Night” (part 1 of 4)

"Unfortunately, Wheels spends pretty much the entire series being a selfish asshole. That’s true even for the current episode, “Parents’ Night”. Looking back on it now, it seems the Degrassi writers were determined to make Wheels an irritating, self-entitled jackass right from the start."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 19, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “It's Late” (part 4 of 4)

"From a 2009 perspective, the idea of a show aimed at middle school kids doing a storyline where a 14 year old girl gets pregnant seems pretty ballsy. I can’t think of a show airing today that would have the guts to do this (besides, of course, Degrassi: The Next Generation, because once you’ve gone there, you can’t really un-go there)."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 19, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “It's Late” (part 3 of 4)

"From a 2009 perspective, the idea of a show aimed at middle school kids doing a storyline where a 14 year old girl gets pregnant seems pretty ballsy. I can’t think of a show airing today that would have the guts to do this (besides, of course, Degrassi: The Next Generation, because once you’ve gone there, you can’t really un-go there)."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 19, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “It's Late” (part 2 of 4)

"From a 2009 perspective, the idea of a show aimed at middle school kids doing a storyline where a 14 year old girl gets pregnant seems pretty ballsy. I can’t think of a show airing today that would have the guts to do this (besides, of course, Degrassi: The Next Generation, because once you’ve gone there, you can’t really un-go there)."

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 19, 2009

Degrassi Junior High “It's Late” (part 1 of 4)

"From a 2009 perspective, the idea of a show aimed at middle school kids doing a storyline where a 14 year old girl gets pregnant seems pretty ballsy. I can’t think of a show airing today that would have the guts to do this (besides, of course, Degrassi: The Next Generation, because once you’ve gone there, you can’t really un-go there)."