aired as the season 2 premiere of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on September 29th on CTV Television and aired edited on October 7th on The-N. The episode was directed by Bruce McDonald and guest stars Hugh Dillion as new student Craig Manning's father. This was Jake Epstein's first episode as Craig. Bruce McDonald and team won a 2003 Directors Guild of Canada Awards for the episode.

As a new school year begins, Degrassi expands into a full fledged high school encompassing Grades 9 through 12. Newcomer Craig catches the eye of Emma and Manny, and makes a friend in Sean, but his home life is less than perfect as he deals with an abusive father. Meanwhile, J.T., along with the help of Toby, is looking to find a date. He chooses Paige, who rudely turns him down. (wiki)