Referenced By / Degrassi Junior High

A list of references to Degrassi Junior High in other media.

Films — Live-Action

• Kevin Smith, being a huge fan of the show, referenced Degrassi Junior High several times in his movies.
  • Clerks: Caitlin Bree was named after Caitlin Ryan.
  • Mallrats: Rene is seen wearing a Degrassi Junior High jacket. Becomes funnier when you learn that Smith originally wanted Stacie Mistysyn for the role before Universal turned her down for a more famous actress. According to Smith, Shannen Doherty (Rene) had no idea what Degrassi even was.
  • Chasing Amy: This exchange:
  Holden: So, uh, what do you wanna do tonight?
  Banky: I dunno. Get a pizza, watch Degrassi Junior High.
  Holden: You got a weird thing for Canadian melodrama.
  Banky: I got a weird thing for girls who say "aboot".
  — Chasing Amy

Live-Action TV

• Degrassi: The Next Generation, being a reboot, naturally does this by bringing back characters, referencing things from the show and even revisiting a plotline. But it doesn't do just that, it goes a step further and has a character watch an episode of it on TV as an easter egg.
• Tosh.0 had a segment around a creepy math teacher who was a tad too obsessed with Amanda Stepto. His YouTube song tribute videos have him chroma-keyed against pictures of Spike.

Music

• Canadian punk band Propaghandi covered the theme song under the name "Degrassi Junior High Dropout" with changed lyrics.
• Skankin' Pickle released a song called "I'm In Love With A Girl Named Spike". Frontman Mike Park had a massive crush on Amanda Stepto and currently hosts a Degrassi podcast with the same name as the song.

Real Life

• When reviewing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Boston Globe critic Ty Burr compared it to being "Degrassi Junior High with dragons".