Degrassi Junior High facts for kids

Quick facts for kidsDegrassi Junior High
	The official logo of Degrassi Junior High.
Genre	Teen drama
Created by	Linda Schuyler; Kit Hood;
Starring	Cathy Keenan; Dayo Ade; Amanda Stepto; Nicole Stoffman; Pat Mastroianni; Stacie Mistysyn; Stefan Brogren; Siluck Saysanasy; Duncan Waugh and others;
Theme music composer	Wendy Watson
Composer(s)	Wendy Watson; Lewis Manne;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	42 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	26 minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s)	Playing With Time Inc.
Release
Original network	CBC Television (Canada); PBS (United States);
Picture format	4:3
Original release	18 January 1987 – 6 March 1989
Chronology
Preceded by	The Kids of Degrassi Street
Followed by	Degrassi High

Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian television series and the second series in the Degrassi franchise. The program aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1989.

It followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school.

Cast

Fifty teenagers from Toronto comprised the Playing With Time Repertory Company and mostly would appear as either extras or minor characters. The series did not have a specific main character, but loosely focused on a select group, with minor characters occasionally getting focus, and some extras gaining more prominence. The prominent cast included:

Joey Jeremiah - Pat Mastroianni
Christine Nelson - Amanda Stepto
Caitlin Ryan - Stacie Mistysyn
Archie "Snake" Simpson - Stefan Brogren
Derek "Wheels" Wheeler - Neil Hope
Yick Yu - Siluck Saysanasy
Stephanie Kaye - Nicole Stoffman
Shane McKay - Bill Parrott
Bryant "BLT" Thomas - Dayo Ade
Lucy Fernandez - Anais Granofsky
Liz O'Rourke - Cathy Keenan