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CTV Press release for season 4
Classes Begin at Degrassi September 7 on CTV
Toronto, Ontario (September 1, 2004)
CTV's internationally acclaimed and multiple award-winning original series Degrassi: The Next Generation returns to the Fall schedule for its fourth season; promising the most provocative and life altering story-lines ever.

A special one-hour season premiere episode will debut Tuesday, September 7 at 8 p.m. ET (check local listings). Pre-empted the following week, the series will air back-to-back episodes (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.) on Sept. 21 and again on Sept. 28 before settling into its regular 8:30 p.m. ET timeslot beginning Oct. 5. That's when Degrassi will air in tandem with CTV's other original half hour hit, Corner Gas (Tuesdays at 8 pm.).

Last year, Degrassi was the most-watched all-Canadian drama series (2+) and the most watched Canadian drama amongst Adults 18-49 (Source: BBM). This year, the benchmark has been raised. The program's most provocative season yet promises to delve deeper into storylines and showcase the cast as they deal with the most challenging situations to date. In the one-hour season premiere special, it's a new year and Paige is called to testify in her rape case. Emotions run high as she must confront her attacker face to face. Meanwhile, family ties are put to the test when Craig receives an unexpected birthday present from his late father.

"We're very proud of Degrassi and the position it's taken in the Canadian television landscape over the last three seasons," said Susanne Boyce, President of Programming for CTV and Chair of the Media Group. "The program continues to push the envelope and we wouldn't have it any other way."

"The student body has matured and this year, will face its toughest issues ever," said Linda Schuyler, President of Epitome Pictures Inc. "But even though life's lessons are tougher than ever, we haven't forgotten how to laugh."

Returning cast regulars are Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty; John Bregar as Dylan; Deanna Casaluce as Alex; Daniel Clark as Sean; Lauren Collins as Paige; Ryan Cooley as JT; Ephraim Ellis as Rick; Jake Epstein as Craig; Stacey Farber as Ellie; Jake Goldsbie as Toby; Aubrey Graham as Jimmy; Shane Kippel as Spinner; Andrea Lewis as Hazel; Mike Lobel as Jay; Miriam McDonald as Emma; Melissa McIntyre as Ashley; Daniel Morrison as Chris Sharpe; Adamo Ruggiero as Marco; and Cassie Steele as Manny.

Returning Classic Cast members are Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson; Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah; Stacie Mistysyn as Joey's high-school flame, Caitlin Ryan; and Amanda Stepto as Snake's missus, Christine "Spike" Nelson.
Fans of the show are encouraged to check out the award-winning Degrassi Web site www.degrassi.tv, winner of the 2003 Gemini for Most Popular Website (with nearly 400,000 registered users) and Best Interactive Award in 2003 and 2002. Produced in association with CTV and Snap Media Corp., www.degrassi.tv provides enhanced storytelling on the web in synchronization with CTV's television broadcasts. Degrassi's online community continues to create lockerpages, journal entries, send "D-mails" and post messages on the club message boards in record numbers. In addition, "students" are able to visit the "guidance office" for assistance from the online "guidance counselor" (hyper-linked to sites such as Health Canada, Kids Help Hotline, Media Awareness Network, etc.) for help and advice on a huge range of topics that includes everything from gossip to gay parents.


News from the Exec:

10/22/04
Man, what a busy week. Kevin Smith was in town (he's gone again now, but will be back in a couple of weeks for the filming of 421 and 422), and there was a ton of press coverage of that... The good folks from Noggin were in town, and we were talking with them and CTV about a whole bunch of Degrassi stuff including what might happen in Season 5... There was a reporter from a really big American magazine in town for a couple of days interviewing everyone for a major spread... meanwhile we were in the recording studio with Alexz Johnson working on the Instant Star album... and making plans for the possibility of yet another major star in the season finale to Degrassi (I mean in addition to Kevin Smith and Jayson Mewes who as you know will be reprising their roles as Jay and Silent Bob in the final three episodes of the season)... and we've packed off another group of the cast to Vancouver for this weekend's mall tour.... and plans for a picture book all about Degrassi planned for release next fall have taken a huge leap forward... all in all a pretty busy week!!! (oh yeah and we shot episodes 419 and 420 while all this was happening!!)

11/16/04
Yes, since eTalk has already announced it I can confirm it's true.
Alanis Morrissette will be playing the role of both herself, and of herself playing the Principal at Edmund Fizgerald High School which is the made-up high school that Jay and Silent Bob go to in the film-within-a-tv-show that is the final episode of Degrassi Season 4. Pretty fun stuff!!

11/22/04
Today was mostly an Instant Star day (now that we have completed filming of Degrassi for this season)--we had a meeting about the Instant Star website which will probably go live in about 4 weeks--it's looking great. A ton of work has already been done on it. There will be lots of contests, and if you are registered on degrassi.tv (which of course you are, otherwise you couldn't be reading this!) then you will be automatically registered on instantstar.com using the exact same name and password... and it will be easy to go back and forth between the two sites.
Then this afternoon we completed the sound mix for episode 105 of Instant Star--meanwhile back at the studio we were shooting episodes 111 and 113 of Instant Star (we're shooting out of order, so we will shoot 112 at the end).
BUT that doesn't mean we're not working hard on Degrassi!! We are holding brainstorming sessions already to start the stories for 501/502, and we're still editing and doing all the sound and music design for the final Degassi episodes of this season... AND working on some secret Degrassi projects for next year!!
Looking forward to getting our American friends back to seeing new episodes of Degrassi...

11/27/04
We'll be interested in the reactions to Secret Part 1 and Part 2. The 'secret' relates to oral sex, which is not something that is often dealt with on television--but it is important that it be dealt with honestly and authentically and that is what we have tried to do!

12/14/04
Anyone on msn or any other similar service who claims to be Cassie Steele or anyone else on Degrassi is NOT. Our cast do not make their email addresses available to anyone except their closest friends--and they would never say that they were on Degrassi (it would open a flood of emails that would clog their mail servers).

Someone mentioned that Degrassi is moving to Monday in January--that is partly true BUT the first two Tuesdays in January Degrassi will remain in its normal Tuesday 8:30 timeslot. It is on Monday January 17th that Degrassi moves to 8:30 on Monday on CTV... it will stay there for the rest of the season...

Tomorrow we do the sound mix on episode 420 which is the first episode Kevin Smith appears in... it's a good one!!

Time Stands Still last Friday got the highest ratings ever in the history of The N...

And starting Saturday for two weeks I'll be on a holiday at an undisclosed location somewhere really realy really warm... so you won't see too much of me on here during that time, although if I find an Internet cafe nearly where we are staying I will try to check in from time to time!!!

12/18/04
OK here is how i THINK the CTV schedule will run in January:

Tues Jan 4 414 Secrets Part 1
Tues Jan 11 415 Secrets Part 2
Mon Jan 17 417 Queen of Hearts
Mon Jan 24 418 Love Will Tear Us Apart
Mon Jan 31 419 Moonlight Desires
Mon Feb 7 420 West End Girls
Mon Feb 14 421 Crying Over You Part 1
Mon Feb 21 422 Crying Over You Part 2

and this coming Tuesday Dec 21 will be the rerun of Holiday, and the following Tuesday (Dec 28) will be the rerun of King of Pain

AND I'm heading on holiday, so won't be on here much over the next couple or weeks
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!!!

1/7/05
Wow. We must finished the sound mix of 421/422 and it is awesome. Can't wait till you see it!!! That pretty much wraps up the work on Season 4, although there's still at least another month of packaging and getting the international versioning of the show done, but certainly Linda and I and the writers can now focus on Season 5 and any other special Degrassi projects we might have up our sleeves!!!
1/15/05
the final episode has a whole range of emotions. Yes, you will cry (even I can't help crying when I see it, and I've seen it a million times). But you will probably laugh out loud more than you ever have in any other Degrassi episode, there are some hilarious moments, starting with the very first scene!!!

1/19/25
We're already working, as you know, on 501/502 AND you don't know that we are also working on a SECRET project very closely related to Degrassi... BUT we won't know if there will officially be a Season 5 of Degrassi until CTV orders us, which is unlikely to happen before mid-February, and may take as long as the beginning of March!!!

In the meantime, there should be some interesting Canadian press about our final episodes of this season, starting to show up in a week or so and continuing through to the airing of 422 on Valentine's Day!!

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Episode titles for Season 4

401/402-Ghost of the Machine
403-King of Pain
404-Mercy Street
405-Anywhere I Lay My Head
406-Islands in the Stream
407/408- Time stands Still
409-Back in Black
410-Neutron Dance
411/412- Voices Carry
413- Bark At The Moon
414/415- Secret
416- Eye Of The Tiger
417-Queen of Hearts
418-Love Will Tear Us Apart
419-Moonlight Desires
420-West End Girls
421-Going Down The Road 1
422-Going Down The Road 2

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SEASON 4 EPISODES

4.10 Neutron Dance

CTV: October 26th
The-N: February 18th


(Credit: PeIcEs Of Me* on FF)

Paige falls for a new teaching assistant; Craig asks Ashley to join the band.

Craig and Ashley get back together, despite their own concerns and those of some of their closest friends. With Craig's band Downtown Sasquatch floundering without Jimmy, and their recording date just days away, Craig turns to Ashley for input. This completely rubs bandmates Spinner and Marco the wrong way, making them feel like Craig has taken over the process. And they also suspect that, despite Craig's denial, he and Ashley will get back together. Similarly, when Ashley tells Ellie that she and Craig might get together, Ellie offers her straightforward opinion that "guys suck." At the backs of their minds, both Craig and Ashley - especially Ashley - know that getting back together might be too risky for their friendship. But, when the band is in the studio, after Craig bowed to Spinner and Marco's pressure and kicked Ashley out, the lyrics for the song they're recording, "Everything Is Dust" brings everything into sharp focus for Craig. It's all about Ashley. He ditches the band, tracks Ashley down, and lays it all on the line for her. He wants to be with her. Lucky for Craig, the feeling is mutual.

4.11 Voices Carry Part 1

CTV: November 2
The-N: February 25


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Craig gets carried away over Ashley's father's wedding.

Craig is overwhelmed by his feelings of love for Ashley. Since they got back together as a couple, Craig has made Ashley the centre of his universe, even giving her priority over his music and his band. Ashley wants to believe the best in Craig, and she is convinced that Craig has changed. She has forgiven him for breaking her heart, despite what her mother thinks. Craig rents a hotel room, where he and Ashley finally say "I love you" to each other, before doing what people in love do together.
Then, suddenly, Craig decides that he must propose to Ashley immediately. When he does, at Ashley's dad's wedding rehearsal party, Ashley is shocked. She admits that she can't just marry Craig on the spur of the moment. She doesn't want to move their relationship along as quickly as Craig does. Feeling rejected, Craig goes back to the hotel, where, in a fit of frustration, he trashes his room.
Meanwhile, Ashley tries to call him. Is she reconsidering Craig's offer, or is she just concerned for Craig's well-being? We'll have to wait to find out!

4.12 Voices Carry Part 2

CTV: November 9
The-N March 4


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF)

Craig's medical condition; Liberty and JT kiss.

Craig battles with his inner demons. He rides a rollercoaster of emotions from having his spontaneous marriage proposal to Ashley rejected, then accepted, then announcing their engagement at Ashley's dad's wedding, which embarrasses Ashley. Ashley calls off the engagement, sending Craig into a fit, in which he confronts Ashley's mom, dad, and her dad's new husband, makes a scene at the wedding, then goes home, where Joey confronts Craig about his missing credit card. Craig loses all self control and, as he pummels Joey in a rage, Ashley enters to break it up. Both Joey and Ashley know that there is something wrong with Craig; this behaviour is out of character even for him, and they help Craig get the help he needs. He is hospitalized, diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, and by the end of the episode he has begun treatment for his condition. Ashley understands that Craig's outburst was the result of his sickness, and she promises to stay with him. It appears that Craig is the unfortunate victim of mental illness, and everyone close to him is giving him the support he needs.

4.13 Bark at the Moon

CTV: November 23
The-N March 11


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Manny moons after a new student, much to Spinner's dismay while Paige schemes to find time alone with Matt.

Manny resists Spinner's desire to make their relationship "official." For a while the two of them had been flirting, but now Spinner wants more than a girl-who-is-a-friend. The problem is, Manny isn't so sure she wants them to have a real boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. Both of their lives have been complicated recently, with Manny's recent breakup with JT, her past with Craig and her abortion still haunting her, not to mention Spinner's recent nasty breakup with Paige. Spinner accuses Manny of not being over Craig, which she denies, and Manny accuses Spinner of being on the rebound, which he denies. Manny even flirts with the "new guy" Chester, possibly to try to prove to herself that she doesn't need Spinner. But, after Spinner cuts out of work, risking being fired, to be by her side at the school dance she organized, Manny eventually realizes why she had been resisting Spinner's attempts to make it official.
After all she's been through, as much as Manny wants to be with Spinner, she also doesn't want to have her heart broken once again. Spinner promises that he'll never break her heart, and they kiss.

4.14 Secret Part 1

CTV: November 30
The-N [I]Summer of 05 [I]


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Craig's prejudices about illness; Emma connects with Jay.
Emma discovers the dark secret of what goes on in the van down in the ravine. At the beginning of the episode, Emma's parents, Spike and Snake (Mr. Simpson) wonder if Emma is okay. Ever since the school shooting, Emma hasn't been herself. The problem is, nobody, including Emma, really knows why. And when Emma discovers what it takes to earn a bracelet like Amy has -- oral sex -- she is both shocked and intrigued. For some reason, she decides to go to the ravine, and get into the van with Jay, to "earn" her bracelet. We, like Emma, are left to wonder why she would ever do such a thing.
And when her parents catch her sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night, she bursts into tears, telling them that she has been scared, that she can't sleep, ever since the shooting at school. But, after her parents leave and Emma looks, almost proudly, at the bracelet she's earned, the question is: Do you believe her?

4.15 Secret Part 2

CTV: December 7
The-N Summer of 05


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Emma disrupts the school play; Jimmy breaks out of rehab facility.

Emma quickly discovers that there's more than one way to become afflicted with STDs such as gonorrhea. The day after visiting Jay in the van in the ravine, Emma finds out that oral sex isn't "safe" sex. When Jay's girlfriend Alex is diagnosed with gonorrhea, Emma quickly realizes that her sore throat might be a lot more than just a cold. And, predictably, the word about Emma's condition spreads through the school gossip channels, to the point that her Dracula co-star Nate refuses to kiss her during their performance, afraid he'll get the disease.
Emma blames Jay for giving her a "social disease," despite the fact that Emma freely chose to do what she did with Jay down in the ravine. Jay insists he didn't do anything wrong, and on some level she knows he's right. The virtue Jay sees in her is no longer something she can see in herself. When Jay tells Emma the "real" her wasn't the girl in the ravine, Emma's not so sure.
Finally, Emma decides to face up to the fact that she may have an STD, and tells her parents she needs to go to the clinic to get tested. When Snake realizes what she means by this, he can't look at her in the eyes. Perhaps he wonders where the "real" Emma has gone as well.


4.16 Eye of the Tiger

CTV: December 14
The-N Summer of 05


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Jimmy returns to school in a wheel chair; Danny's jealous of JT and Liberty.

Jimmy has finally returned to Degrassi after staying in the hospital and the school is glad to have him back, all but one: Spinner. With guilt tearing at his soul, Spinner tries to make it up to Jimmy by helping him with everyday things from getting him water to getting the basketball coach to name the MVP trophy after him. While glad to be back, Jimmy is still dealing with his fate: being confined to a chair for life and knowing Spinner had something to do with setting Rick off doesn't help. Finally Spinner can't take it no more and confesses to Jimmy the reason why Rick came after him; Spinner and Jay made Rick think the paint and feathers incident was Jimmy's idea. Understandibly Jimmy is upset and severes ties with Spinner.

By the next day the whole school has learned the truth and Spinner must walk a mile in Rick's shoes, all his friends stay away, even his girlfriend Manny ignores him. Looking for an escape, Spinner comes across Jay and the two proceed to drink their problems away. Later Spinner crashes a party in Jimmy's honor and proceeds to nearly drive away drunk, until Jimmy and the others stop him. Jimmy lets Spinner know that he is dead to him. Now without friends, Spinner faces the music and confesses to Ms H. about his and Jay's involvement in the paint and feathers incident. Ms.H. is left with no choice and Spinner and Jay are expelled from Degrassi.

Meanwhile JT and Liberty's relationship continues, but its clear that someone named Danny is very jealous, feeling that JT is spending too much time with his sister. So when Liberty askes Danny to watch out for their father while she spends time with JT, Danny doesn't let Mr. Van Zant know and the couple is caught by none other than Liberty and Danny's father. Sending JT away and forbiding them to see each other causes a rift between brother and sister and even results in a fight between JT and Danny at school. However after everything is talked out amoung the Van Zants, JT and Liberty are back and sweeter than ever.

4.17 Queen of Hearts

CTV: January 17th
The-N: Summer of 05


(Credit: Icygrrl02 from FF and Icyblugurl from LJ)

Ellie, still adjusting to life without Sean, finds herself going through the gamut. From losing Bueller 'Sean's baby' to having to rely on her mother for rent money, Ellie is stretched thin.Not to mention her mom is back from rehab and wants Ellie to come home. But fortunately she finds a means for comfort by <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=playing%20cards" onmouseover="window.status='playing cards'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">playing cards</a> with her friends. She finds herself enjoying these games until Alex, who seems to be hanging with the group more and more, suggests playing for money.Ellie is unsure at first until she sees it as a way to get rent money without her mothers help. So the games begin and Thursday nights at Ellie's become the place to be for <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=card%20games" onmouseover="window.status='card games'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">card games</a>, attended also by Marco and Dylan's hockey teamates. As the games go on, the stakes go higher and even Ellie's rent money is brought in. She is ready to back out of it all when Alex pulls out a win, saving the day. After all this, Ellie's feelings of loneliness finally overtake her and she calls her mother, saying that if she promises to stay sober, she will come home.

Meanwhile Paige is still dealing with matters of the heart, namely seeing Mr. O secretly.The two find every opportunity to be together at school, weither in the halls or in the boiler room.But Manny has picked up whats being going on, namely since she has been slowly taking over the spirit squad in Paige's abscence. While sorting through new uniforms,Manny talks to Paige about Mr.O, and raises doubts in Paige's head as to weither there maybe someone else in the picture, as only Manny would know.Also bugging Paige is the fact that Mr.O has never taken her to his place. When she does visit, its a mess, due to another tennant flushing his toliet through his roof. Paige feels more at ease at least for now and the two <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=make%20up" onmouseover="window.status='make up'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">make up</a>.
4.18 Modern Love

CTV: January 24
The-N: Summer of 05

4.19 Moonlight Desires

CTV: January 31
The-N: Summer of 05

A- plot
There's a blood drive, and Marco is denied the ability to donate blood because he answered yes to the question of whether he's had sex with another male. With a push from Alex, Marco seizes Caitlin, who's filming a story on the blood drive, as a soap box. They confront the nurse, who says Marco was turned away because of an increased risk within the gay community of HIV infection. Ms. H steps in and asks if Marco might want to spend the rest of the day at home. Later, Marco heads to Dylan's dorm, where he catches Dylan making out with another guy. When Dylan catches up to Marco, he tells him that he wants to open up their relationship a little bit. Later, we see Marco, Ellie, Craig and Alex again talking about what a jerk Dylan is. Well, Craig wonders aloud if it's just different for guys in University. Marco decides he wants to fix the relationship, rather than give up on it, so he and Craig decide to go to his dorm party that night. Marco grabs Dylan to watch the story that Caitlin does on the blood drive, but there's nothing about him being denied the ability to donate in the piece. Eric, the guy who Marco caught kissing Dylan, comes into Dylan's room about something in the party happening. Marco tells Dylan to go, that he'll be fine. Marco is back at the dorm party and sees a guy and starts flirting with him, catching the attention of Dylan, who's standing with Eric and others in another section of the room. Marco arranges to meet up with the guy he's flirting with in a few minutes after said guy cleans his room up a little bit. Marco's too nervous to go and Craig finds him sitting on a stairwell. Later, Marco turns to see Dylan standing at the top of the stairwell and he feeks and grabs Craig and kisses him on the lips. Later, Marco goes to Dylan's room and Dylan asks him what the kiss to Craig was about. After Marco tells him it was to smack some sense into Dylan, Dylan reminds him that it was Craig that he kissed. Marco tells Dylan that he doesn't want him to see other people. Dylan tells him that it doesn't change how he feels about Marco, but his freedom is important now. Marco then breaks up with him. Later we see Marco at Caitlin's studio. He asks her about the story she did at the blood drive and she says that some people she works for would rather bury it. Caitlin then goes on a little rant about how she's sick of seeing AIDS being viewed as a homosexual disease. Marco asks if there's anything he can do? She then asks him if he's interested in possibly spending some time in the summer in Africa or the Craribbean to help educate on AIDS awareness. She asks if he has any plans for the summer? He tells her he did, but plans change.

B- plot
We first see Spin running around The Dot dealing with a very demanding customer. Jay is also there, drinking coffee and clearly amused at Spinner's
predicament. We later see Spinner walk into Ms. H's office asking for a second chance. He tells her that he's been keeping up in his textbooks. She offers him summer school- take it or leave it. He mentions that it's only two credits and it will still leave him behind, which isn't fair. She tells him that what happened to Rick because of his bullying isn't fair. Spinner begs to come back to school. She tells him no. He storms off. Outside the school Spinner discovers Jay trying to steal a bike- his bike. Jay tells him that his problem is that he keeps letting them get to you, it's about time that he got to them. Spinner then brings up the notion of stealing, which brings a wide grin across Jay's face. Later that evening, we see the two of them shooting layups at opposite ends of the gym- Jay is doing it with <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=toilet%20paper" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=toilet%20paper" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=toilet%20paper" onmouseover="window.status='toilet paper'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">toilet paper</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">toilet paper</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">toilet paper</a> rolls. Later in the cafe, Jay raids the snack counter while Spin builds a sculpture with chairs. We then see Jay cross off the Hat in Hatzilakos's name on the door to her office and replace it with "God." We later see the two of them in the MI lab scouting for loot. Spin spots a box with yearbooks in it. 'Degrassi: A year of memories.' He starts flipping through it. Jay also grabs one. Spin stops at a page featuring the picture of him and Manny at the <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=car%20wash" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=car%20wash" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=car%20wash" onmouseover="window.status='car wash'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">car wash</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">car wash</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">car wash</a>. He then sees a picture of Downtown Sasquatch playing, but the picture that really gets to him is a "Friends Forever" collage featuring Craig, Jimmy, Hazel, Paige, Marco and him. All while Spinner is looking at the year, Jay is looking at his copy wondering how small his picture is going to be. He then asks if maybe he should sign them all- 'Have a great summer- Jay Hogart.' Spinner freaks and tears the yearbook in two. He then tells Jay to follow him and grab some more yearbooks. We then see Spin carrying a clear bottle of liquid, which turns out to be <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=lighter%20fluid" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=lighter%20fluid" onmouseover="window.status='<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=24&k=lighter%20fluid" onmouseover="window.status='lighter fluid'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">lighter fluid</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">lighter fluid</a>'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">lighter fluid</a>, which he poors on a pile of the books. Spin then pulls a lighter from his pocket and flicks the light. Jay tells him that if he lights that fire the whole place is going to burn down. Spinner ignores him and flicks the light again. Jay tells him to put the toy away. Spin is surprised that Jay's trying to stop him, which Jay does admit is ironic. He than whacks the lighter out of Spinner's hand and it files across the room, a safe distance away. Spin tries to go after the lighter and the two of them fight a little bit. Spinner yells that he wants all those who want him gone to suffer. After they fight awhile, Spin breaks down and says he wants 'em back. As he friend substitute (Jay's words), Jay tells him that doing that isn't going to make him feel any better while he's in jail. Jay then helps Spinner up and Spin says they've got things to fix. The next school day, Spin is back in Ms. H's office and asks about the summer school again. She mentions that he already declined it. He then asks what if he takes it by correspondence or at another school. Impress me, she says. He tells her that there's two things he wants- to finish school and his friends back. She then pulls out forms and the summer schedule- a.k.a. his chance.

4.20 West End Girls

CTV: February 7
The-N: Summer of 05

4.21 Going Down The Road Part Part 1

CTV: February 14
The-N: Summer of 05

4.22 Going Down The Road Part Part 2

CTV: February 21
The-N: Summer of 05

More info coming soon

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icygrrl02

You have a little error with the quote thing up top.

Marco is going to gamble? haha can't wait to see that

SeanAndEllie001

haha I know...Marco gambling is like...well I dont know. BUt I soo want to see this preview!

80sBabygirl

Thank shorty. This episode sounds great!

Mayberry

Great start Pieces. You used my title...

Marco gambling? Whoa! I'm surprised Jalex are still together as well.

PNUT013

I'm really excited. Gambling is for lovers! Great start with the thread!

QueenJess

That's WAYYY out of character for Marco. Although I think if things get out of hand he'll be the one to help her.

PNUT013

Almost at 500. I think he will help her too.

QueenJess

Ha yeah I know. ALMOST. What's with your gambling obsession? GAMBLING = NOT GOOD!!

PNUT013

LOL. I used to be soo into it, then I stopped for a while. I bet they were playing Texas Hold Em.

degrassi_addict

Not to ruin the 500 milestone, QueenJess, but with the new format anybody can have a custom avatar. Just so you know.

But congrats on almost there anyway.

As for the episode, Alex forgives Jay, I guess, if they're at the same poker table?

QueenJess

OMG really? LMAO well then..off to change my avi!

ETA - It's probably me being an idiot but it's not letting me get a custom avatar.

I wonder if Ellie's mom will make an appearance? She scares me.

Mayberry

There are some new BATM pics at degrassi.tv...especially if you like Matt/Paige or Spanny

PNUT013

I think it's 60 posts now but it made me wait until 500? Or there is some option you need to select. Good luck. Oh and I made Melissa art that you can use for your site.

shortycm18

I agree. But, from what the preview showed, Alex & Ellie were GOING to Marco, and he was telling them about the game.