Introduction

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The Degrassi Series was produced by Playing With Time Inc, in conjunction with Taylor Productions. It was also produced in association with The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with the participation of Telefilm Canada, The Public Broadcasting Service, and The United States Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The series was created, produced, and directed by Linda Schuyler, Kit Hood, and Kate Taylor, (of Taylor Productions,WGBH Boston). The series was produced in Toronto, Canada, and written by various writers, including Yan Moore, Susin Nielsen. The director of photography was Phillip Earnshaw. The production manager was Sari Friedland. Some additional writers include Catherine Dunphy, Eve Jennings, Ken Roberts, Loretta Castellarin, Kathryn Ellis, Nazneen Sadiq, & William Pasnak . Additional directing include Mitra Sen, and John Bertram, and Phillip Earnshaw.

The Co-Creators of the Degrassi Series, Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood (right photo)

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Canadians experienced Degrassi Junior High on January 18th 1987 on CBC, Sunday afternoons. After the first season, it was boosted to prime time. The Degrassi Series introduced us to a variety of characters with a vast amount of emotional problems.

Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood, 1989American viewers were exposed to the series months later, when it first made its premiere on WGBH Boston. Here is a little known fact: On WGBH Boston, the show was commercial free, so there were no cuts. On CBC, unfortunately, the show had to be cut for commercials, thus the full Degrassi episode was not shown on CBC, but only on PBS, or any other network without commericals.

The Degrassi series depicts the lives of a group of kids in an unnamed North American city growing  up. Many of the actors appeared in the series prior, The Kids of Degrassi Street. The two series are not linked, as the same actors took on different characters. Although they may appear to possess similar character traits, the two series were clearly un-related.

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