History Franchise / Degrassi

* PopCultureIsolation: The "Classic" series are still remembered and well-regarded in Canada and Australia but never achieved the defining [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff stateside notoriety that ''Next Generation'' did]].

One of the most iconic franchises in the history of Canadian television, ''Degrassi'' is a long-running series of dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The "classic" series (1979-1992) were produced by the small DIY independent production company Playing With Time, while the "Next Generation" era (2001-2017) was produced by the larger, more conventional company Epitome Pictures. Both companies were helmed by Linda Schuyler and her partner-in-crime of the period (Kit Hood for the "classic" era, Stephen Stohn of the "Next Generation" era).

* ThrowItIn: In the "classic" era, the writers often took inspiration from events in the actors' real lives. When Creator/PatMastroianni attempted to joyride a company vehicle, a future episode of ''Junior High'' was built around Joey stealing Snake's parents' car. When Creator/AmandaStepto experienced harassment in public over her punk hairstyle, Spike would get laughed out of a job interview.

!!The main ''Degrassi'' series include:

''Series/DegrassiTalks'', a documentary mini-series where ''Degrassi High'' actors interviewed teens on the street, aired after ''School's Out'' from February to March 1992.

!!The ''Degrassi'' franchise includes:

* ''Series/DegrassiHigh'' (1989 — 1991)
* ''Series/DegrassiTalks'' (1992) [[note]]mini-documentary series[[/note]]
* ''Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut'' (1992) [[note]]{{series finale}} [[MadeForTVMovie movie]][[/note]]

Despite its continued US success, ''The Next Generation'' was not faring well domestically, and CTV cancelled it in 2009, but before too long Stephen Stohn was able to rescue the series after striking a deal with Creator/TeenNick. This brought a wave of changes to the series, such as it being renamed to simply "Degrassi" and adopting a telenovela approach. The rebrand fared pretty well, but after [[ChannelHop changing networks multiple times]], it was finally cancelled in 2015, but the show was again saved when what would have been season 15 of ''The Next Generation'' was instead retooled into the Netflix produced ''Series/DegrassiNextClass'', which managed four seasons before cancell

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: American audiences really took to ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' in the 2000s, and US ''TNG'' fans make up a large part of the current overall fanbase.
** The only other country that went crazy for ''Degrassi Junior High'' as much as its homeland, was Australia, where it aired on ABC's ''The Afternoon Show'' hosted by James Valentine and later Michael Tunn. What could have helped was Wheels wearing a Footscray Bulldogs geurnsey. Australia also appears to have gotten the only consumer home video release of the franchise (a 1993 VHS release of ''School's Out'', of which there ''no'' images on the Internet) for several years.

One of the most iconic franchises in the history of Canadian television, ''Degrassi'' is a long-running series of dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The early ''Degrassi'' series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, Playing With Time Inc.

The franchise began with a short film called ''Ida Makes A Movie'', which was adapted from a children's book of the same name (which was about [[TalkingAnimal talking cats!]]). From there, the small production company created ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'' in 1979, which included a couple of after school specials. Starting with ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' it went DarkerAndEdgier, taking on many SoapOpera tropes and adding many characters with a ton of [[VerySpecialEpisode Very Special]] topics within every episode, the result being the TropeMaker for the TeenDrama genre as well as the franchise cementing itself as a Canadian institution.

The title was a LineOfSightName. After the first few shorts were sold to the US, Creator/{{PBS}} wanted an umbrella title for all of them, so they named it after the main filming location. In 1979, Toronto used all-caps stamped street signs, leaving it ambiguous whether the name was one word or two; newer mixed-case screen-printed ones appeared well after the producers had committed to "Degrassi" as one word.

* There was an untitled Creator/HBOMax series planned for 2023, but this was cancelled admist Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery's restructuring.

* There was an untitled Creator/HBOMax series planned for 2023, but this was cancelled admist Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery's restructing.

* There was Untitled Creator/HBOMax series planned for 2023, but this was cancelled admist Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery's restructing.

* Untitled Creator/HBOMax series (2023)

One of the most iconic franchises in the history of Canadian television, Degrassi is a long-running series of dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, Playing With Time Inc.

The title is a LineOfSightName. After the first few shorts were sold to the US, Creator/{{PBS}} wanted an umbrella title for all of them. So they named it after the main filming location. In 1979 Toronto used all-caps, stamped street signs leaving it ambiguous whether the name was one word or two; newer mixed-case screenprinted ones appeared well after the producers had committed to "Degrassi" as one word.

The franchise began with a short film called ''Ida Makes A Movie'', which was adapted from a children's book of the same name (which was about [[TalkingAnimal talking cats!]]). From there, the small production company created ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'' in 1979, which included a couple of after school specials. Starting with ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' it went DarkerAndEdgier, taking on many SoapOpera tropes and adding LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters with a ton of [[VerySpecialEpisode Very Special]] topics within every episode, the result being the TropeMaker for the TeenDrama genre as well as the franchise cementing itself as a Canadian institution.

* ''Series/TheLAComplex'' was [[WhatMightHaveBeen originally conceived as]] a SpinOff of ''The Next Generation'', but was made a freestanding franchise, presumably so it could be sold to a US network outside the Viacom group.

* ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'' (1979-1986)
* ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' (1987-1989)
* ''Series/DegrassiHigh'' (1989-1991)
* Mini-documentary series ''Series/DegrassiTalks'' (1992), 6 episodes
* The MadeForTVMovie ''[[Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut School's Out!]]'' (1992)
* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' (2001-2015; known as simply ''[[OfficiallyShortenedTitle Degrassi]]'' from seasons 10-14)
** ''Degrassi: Next Class'' (2016-2017; a direct sequel to ''The Next Generation'')

The franchise began with a short film called ''Ida Makes A Movie'', which was adapted from a children's book of the same name (which was about [[TalkingAnimal talking cats!]]). From there, the small production company created ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'' in 1979, which included a couple of after school specials. Starting with ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' it went DarkerAndEdgier, taking on many SoapOpera tropes and adding LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters with a ton of VerySpecialEpisode topics within every episode, the result being the TropeMaker for the TeenDrama genre as well as the franchise cementing itself as a Canadian institution.

One of the most iconic franchises in the history of Canadian television, Degrassi is a long-running series of dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near [=DeGrassi=] Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, Playing With Time Inc.

* Mini-documentary series ''[[https://degrassi.fandom.com/wiki/Degrassi_Talks Degrassi Talks]]'' (1992), 6 episodes
* The MadeForTVMovie ''[[Series/DegrassiSchoolsOut School's Out!]]'' (1992)

!This franchise includes

* Mini-documentary series ''[[http://degrassi.wikia.com/wiki/Degrassi_Talks Degrassi Talks]]'' (1992), 6 episodes

* ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (2001-2015; known as simply [[OfficiallyShortenedTitle ''Degrassi'']] from seasons 10-14)

** ''Series/TheLAComplex'' was [[WhatMightHaveBeen originally conceived as]] a SpinOff but was made a freestanding franchise, presumably so it could be sold to a US network outside the Viacom group.

The current installment of the franchise, produced by Epitome Pictures, airs on Creator/FamilyChannel in Canada, and is rebroadcast on Creator/{{Netflix}} in the United States.

Began with a short film called ''Ida Makes A Movie'', which was adapted from a children's book of the same name (which was about [[TalkingAnimal talking cats!]]). From there, the small production company created ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'', which included a couple of after school specials. Starting with ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' it went DarkerAndEdgier, taking on many SoapOpera tropes and adding LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters with a ton of VerySpecialEpisode topics within every episode, the result being the TropeMaker for the TeenDrama genre as well as the franchise cementing itself as a Canadian institution.

* ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (2001-2017), [[OfficiallyShortenedTitle later shortened to simply]] ''Degrassi'', and then later relaunched as ''Degrassi: Next Class''.)

* The MadeForTVMovie ''[[Film/DegrassiSchoolsOut School's Out!]]'' (1992)

* The MadeForTVMovie ''[[http://degrassi.wikia.com/wiki/School%27s_Out%21 School's Out!]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (2001-2017, [[OfficiallyShortenedTitle later shortened to simply]] ''Degrassi'', and then later relaunched as ''Degrassi: Next Class''.)

Began with a short film called ''Ida Makes A Movie'', which was adapted from a children's book of the same name (which was about [[PettingZooPeople talking cats!]]). From there, the small production company created ''Series/TheKidsOfDegrassiStreet'', which included a couple of after school specials. Starting with ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' it went DarkerAndEdgier, taking on many SoapOpera tropes and adding LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters with a ton of VerySpecialEpisode topics within every episode, the result being the TropeMaker for the TeenDrama genre as well as the franchise cementing itself as a Canadian institution.

[[quoteright:350: ''Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through.'']]

One of the most iconic franchises in the history of Canadian television, Degrassi is a long-running series of Canadian dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near [=DeGrassi=] Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, Playing With Time Inc.

* ''[[Series/{{Degrassi}} Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' (2001-present, [[OfficiallyShortenedTitle later shortened to simply]] ''Degrassi'', and then later relaunched as ''Degrassi: Next Class''.)

Degrassi is a long-running series of Canadian dramas that follow the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near [=DeGrassi=] Street in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario. The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler, Playing With Time Inc.