
The Kids of Degrassi Street is a Canadian children's TV show that aired from 1979 to 1986, and is the first in the Degrassi series, about the lives of a group of children living on Degrassi Street in Toronto, Canada. It grew out of four short films: Ida Makes a Movie, Cookie Goes to the Hospital, Irene Moves In and Noel Buys a Suit, which originally aired as after-school specials on CBC Television in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982, respectively. The show was acclaimed for its realistic depiction of every day children's lives and tribulations, and remains memorable to many Canadians because of this. Kids of Degrassi Street featured many of the same actors who would later appear on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and families were different, so this series cannot technically be seen as an immediate precursor to the later shows.
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Air Date: 1979-12-08
When Ida Lucas' movie on garbage wins first prize in a competition, but the judges commend her film on war, she has t...
Air Date: 1980-09-01
When Cookie goes to hospital without her doll, Ida and Noel, having sworn a pledge of loyalty, have to get it out to ...
Air Date: 1981-09-01
When Irene comes to live on Degrassi Street, Ida thinks she is just a little too friendly with Cookie. But Irene is n...
Air Date: 1982-05-30
When Noel's dad decides to get married again, Noel is not so sure he likes the idea. Gayle is ruining everything, cha...
Air Date: 1982-12-13
What Lisa needs to make her newspaper is a real scoop. But when she does find some real news, she has to decide which...
Air Date: 1982-12-20
Sophie gets Chuck to help her out at her parents' store, but the cash is out by $20 at the end of the day. Chuck's fa...
Air Date: 1982-12-27
When a new survey line goes through the pen of the rabbit Casey and Lisa share, too much arguing over rights makes th...
Air Date: 1983-01-02
Pete always has his eye out for a money-making proposition, and he knows he has found a winner, but he just needs a l...
Air Date: 1983-09-01
Chuck has told Tina his dad is a pilot, but Pete insists on inviting their father to the school play. Chuck has to de...
Air Date: 1984-11-09
Billy knows it will not be luck that sends him to hockey camp, it will be his own hard work. Then a bad-luck chain le...
Air Date: 1984-11-16
When both divorced parents want to come and watch her at the gymnastics meet, Catherine gets involved in some fancy f...
Air Date: 1984-11-23
Billy and Pete want to do grown up things, without Billy's pesky little brother, Benjamin. They finally get rid of hi...
Air Date: 1984-11-30
Liz finds she has her hands full when she takes on a babysitting job with two lively kids, and one who refuses to hav...
Air Date: 1984-12-14
Lisa simply does not want to leave Degrassi Street and move to Vancouver, but it seems no one will listen to her feel...
Air Date: 1985-01-04
Martin cannot believe the Pirates from Boulton Ave. want him as area lieutenant for their expansion to Degrassi Stree...
Air Date: 1985-01-11
When Connie returns five dollars Casey has dropped on the floor, Casey thinks Connie is contributing her share for th...
Air Date: 1985-01-18
No one really likes Griff - after all, he used to be a Pirate - but it does not matter much to him, until he meets Li...
Air Date: 1985-01-25
Samantha cannot wait for her city slicker cousin, Lisa, to arrive for the weekend. She is so sophisticated now she ju...
Air Date: 1985-02-01
Rachel is very keen to be her school's representative to the new City Hall Youth Council. She is interested in the is...
Air Date: 1985-02-08
Jeffrey is supposed to be the smartest kid in the class, and he is mortified when Connie, who claims she never studie...
Air Date: 1985-12-01
Connie has her eye on Candy, the popular captain of the baseball team, but he does not even know she exists. She woul...
Air Date: 1985-12-08
Money is on everyone's mind as the yearbook is in desperate financial straits. But Karen is not remotely interested i...
Air Date: 1985-12-15
Ryan is always making up stories, and it is hard to know when he is telling the truth. But his best friend Benjamin i...
Air Date: 1985-12-22
Nobody wants to be different from everyone else, and Martin is horrified to discover that he is going to have to wear...
Air Date: 1985-12-29
The Yearbook needs pictures. Lisa sees her chance to spend some time with Griff when Casey comes up with a brilliant ...
Air Date: 1986-01-05
Robin "Griff" Griffith is having trouble with schoolwork. He would rather be drawing pictures than studying, and when...