Degrassi Season One: Episode Synopses

Updated Tue. Nov. 28 2006 12:10 PM ET

Follow along with the kids of Degrassi: The Next Generation in these show-by-show episode synopses for Season One.

101 - Mother and Child Reunion

After months of flirting via e-mail, 12-year-old Emma's new love interest, Jordan, is going to be in town. Coincidentally, it's the same night as her mother's high school reunion. After much consideration and some advice fromher mom's friend Caitlin, Emma decides to go for it without telling a soul, even her friends.

102 - Family Politics

Ashley has set her sights on becoming Degrassi's School President. Toby, spurred on by their awkward new situation as step-siblings, is frustrated by her unchallenged status and convinces J.T. to run against her. The conflict follows them home.

103 - Eye of the Beholder

Terri's sure that no guy will ever want her and she wants to skip the school dance. Spinner seems interested in her though, and Ashley and Paige convince her to let them make her over. Paige secretly wants Spinner for herself and plays on Terri's insecurities - ultimately getting Terri drunk and into some overly sexy clothes.

104 - Parents Day

Toby can't stand the idea of Parents' Night - the last time his divorced parents were in the same room they had a huge embarrassing fight. Toby cooks up a scheme to convince his parents that the night is cancelled, but it backfires on him. 

105 - The Mating Game

Ashley and Jimmy's eight-month anniversary is coming up - and so is the question of whether or not to have sex. Paige is playing Juliet opposite Jimmy's English-class Romeo and she's planting doubts in Ashley's mind. If Ash doesn't "put out" soon, will Jimmy move on? Credits

106 - Basketball Diaries

Jimmy desperately wants to make the basketball team. But, surprisingly, it looks like Sean is surpassing him as a possible star player. Adding to Jimmy's pressure is his academic status - he's been given a few warnings since he can't seem to balance school and sports. When he convinces hyperactive Spinner to skip a Ritalin pill and give it to him instead, he plays a great game - but not as a team player, and at the cost of injuring Sean. Spinner, meanwhile, wired without his meds, moons the audience and receives a stiff sentence from Principal Raditch. Although Jimmy's nailed his assignment and played a strong game, the coach sees him as an uncontrollable rebel and he doesn't make the team.

107 - Secrets and Lies

After a long absence overseas, Ashley's dad is back in town. She's enjoying his company and attention, but something tells her there's a piece of his life that's being kept from her. Under pressure, her mother reveals a long-kept secret - Ashley's dad left them because he was gay. Ashley is furious that she's been kept in the dark for so long. Although she accepts his choice eventually, she can't deal with learning that he left to be with his lover. Terri, who lost her mother just a year ago, urges Ashley to reconsider. Credits

108 - Coming of Age

Lacking real family time at home, Jimmy has been spending more and more time at Ashley's house. He and Toby are like brothers and Kate's begun referring to him as her "third kid". When Ashley asks him to stay away for a night and he turns up anyway with Toby, she's had it and decides to break up with him. After the birthday celebration his parents are throwing the next evening. But the next night, his parents are away again and there's just a message on the machine. He breaks down - Ashley's family is all he's got. She decides she has to stay with him. Credits

109 - Rumours and Reputations

Recently diagnosed with a learning disorder, an embarrassed Liberty is ashamed to tell her friends about her tutoring sessions. Emma sees one of Liberty's private sessions and, putting two-and-two together with Liberty's suspicious behaviour, asks J.T. if he thinks something could be going on with Liberty and Mr. Armstrong the math teacher. Terri overhears and it takes no time for the rumour to spread throughout the school, and Liberty is incredibly upset. When she tries to get to the root of the rumour, Emma is horrified to discover that it was actually her. When the principal begins to investigate the rumour, Emma has to confess. Credits

110 - Friday Night

When Sean asks Emma what she's doing tonight, Emma's thrilled - that's a date, right? But nervous Sean is unable to muster the courage to arrange the details and Emma misunderstands his hesitancy as rejection. When they finally do cut through their misunderstanding and go out, the date is fundamentally a disaster with catastrophe after catastrophe. Emma's sure she's blown it, but when Monday comes she finds that Sean asks her out again - and much more directly, thank goodness. Credits

111 - Wannabe

When Paige decides to start a Spirit Squad at Degrassi, Emma can't believe that the "sexist" sport of cheerleading is being revived. But Manny, who's had years of gymnastics training and is desperate for something to help make her "cool", wants to try out. The disagreement which ensues leaves Manny vulnerable to Paige's in-crowd manipulations. After Paige convinces Manny to destroy the anti- cheerleading article Emma wrote for the school newspaper, Manny comes to her senses. Apologizes to Emma. And realizes who her real friends are. Credits

112 - Cabaret

Ashley's convinced that she and Terri are going to be the stars of the school talent show, singing her new (and incredibly earnest) ballad. Terri would rather add Paige -- and some fun sparkle -- to the act, but she's not sure how to tell Ashley that. Terri's new project on Tarot cards provides her with a convenient excuse. When she predicts Manny's fall, Ashley begins to believe in Terri's mystical power and Terri finds a way to get what she wants without having to confront Ashley. But this "problem-solving" becomes an issue when Terri lies about an interpretation and Ashley finds out. Terri and Paige have to go on alone, but Terri finds the courage to face up to Ash and gains her respect. Credits

113 - Under Pressure

Faced with the pressure of passing Grade 7 on his second time around and his mother's newest threat to take him back to his unhappy life up north, Sean is beginning to slip into old, angry patterns. Although Emma's helped him study for Mr. Simpson's exam, he runs out of time to finish and is positive he's failed. As an outlet, he picks a fight with Jimmy. When Emma tries to stop him, he pushes her to the ground, shocking everyone. Although he's passed the exam, he's lost her. Credits

114 - Jagged Little Pill

"Perfect" Ashley is beginning to bore even herself. With their parents away for the weekend, Ashley decides to join Toby in breaking the "one-guest-each" rule and invites Paige and Hazel to join her and Terri. Sean comes to her when he confiscates Toby and J.T.'s Ecstasy, expecting her to do the responsible thing. Instead, Ashley takes it. When Jimmy arrives, he's furious with her. A strung-out Ashley becomes convinced that Sean is the only one who understands her. After some private time in her room with him, Ashley publicly dumps Jimmy, humiliates Paige and alienates most of her other friends. A messy house and broken vase when their parents get back the next morning are the least of Ash's worries.