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The Degrassi Digest # 63 May 4th,1999
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Please RSVP to webmaster@degrassi.ca for the convention.
Updates will be made on DEGRASSI.CA and Degrassi Legacy.
News From Yvette: (Thank you!)
I called Direct Cinema Ltd. to inquire about prices of
degrassi tapes and I found the following;
#1 they changed their number to 310-636-8200
#2 they no longer carry degrassi tapes
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I N S I D E:
Subject: Degrassi must be a big hit in Sweden
Subject: A slip-up?
Subject: GARBAGE
Subject: Kids In The Hall
Subject: translation
Subject: Degrassi Convention
Subject: Degrassi and Clerks/Degrassi Convention
Subject: rick and susie
Subject: ANIMAL RIGHTS
Subject: Here's an update (BLT style)
Subject: ARTHUR SIGHTING!!!
Subject: RICK
Subject: 90210
Subject: Dipps Dilemma
Subject: degrassi update
Subject: Degrassi quotes
Subject: ANOTHER LITTLE MESSAGE
Subject: Books
Degrassi World #43: Snake's first part time job
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From: "Shawna Glenwood"
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 17:26:20 +0000
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: Degrassi must be a big hit in Sweden
X-Mailer: Web Based Pronto
There is a pop rock band from Sweden called "Degrassi High Rocks". The band members are named Henrick Martin Stefan and Robert. It is obviously a struggling garage band but the website is pretty cool, even if it is written in Swedish http://hem1.passagen.se/kikshaw/
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 02:47:39 -0400
From: Amy Bradburn
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: A slip-up?
I was watching some old tapes recently, and I was wondering if anyone
else noticed this...I believe it was the episode of Degrassi High when
Snake wanted to ask Michelle for a date. When Snake told his friends
that Michelle said yes, Joey responded with, "All right STEFAN!"
I thought that was kinda funny. Does anyone else remember that?
Another question: did the members of The Zit Remedy play their own
instruments?
Thanx, Amy
*Mark* No, they only learned the notes for the song. I do not remember Joey saying that...I'll go check.
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From: "ANDREW SUTCLIFFE"
To: "Degrassi Digest" <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: GARBAGE
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:15:15 +1000
In response to that comment last Digest by David Fagin about Joey filming the video amongst the garbage and dumpster being to create a "street atmosphere" - I don't buy that argument. The only time I've ever seen on tv someone operating out of a garbage can is that cookie monster on Seasame Street ( or whatever it was - the thing that looked like a rolled up piece of carpet with the big red nose ).
And when you look at what Susin Nielsen ( the writer of the bikini girl episode ) who played the janitor did to Joey in that Christmas episode of Junior High - going around calling him a "goofball" and him getting pelted with peanuts or something when he said "Not bad for a woman" when she fixed the furnace - then I knew our feminist friends were running this show.
I just don't think it makes sense that Joey who wanted to be the great rock star would be filming his first video inside a dustbin - especially with bikini girls. I can accept the argument he may have had them in the background for a street culture song - but his song wasn't of that type. Do we assume the his song "Everybody wants something" what he and the girls "wanted" was to be amongst the garbage ?
Its too incredible to believe. It was a subtle attempt to dump on the whole bikini girl notion. And it was very cleverly executed. The scriptwriters get extra marks for that one even though now they've been sprung.
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From: "Keira Mellis"
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: Kids In The Hall
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:33:22 PDT
Kids In The Hall is one of my favorite shows, and I've seen every
episode a million times, so I can tell you that the skit that
featured Heather & Erica was the skit about the old lady who has her
gazebo stolen by the two guys that live next to her. "Heather &
Erica" play the girlfriends of the two guys. Actually, that episode
was just on last night!
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From: "Tracy Ernest"
To: webmaster@degrassi.ca
Subject: translation
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:54:41 PDT
Hey Guys:
Mi name is Gisela and I write from Santiago de CHile ,
If somebody know spanish plese read this(please)!!!!!!1
yo quisiera conocer e STEFAN BROGREN soy su admiradora desde hace
mucho
tiempo y quisira escribirle algo, o tal vez mandarle un ragalo una
foto o algo
que le gustase el problema es que nadie de ustedes habla español ,
nadie
entendera nada y
este mail será solo una basura mas en el papelero, soy una fans de
STEFAN
y solo quisira hablar con el por todo muchas gracias
Ok, I used to be a Spanish major so here it goes!
I would like to meet Stefan Brogren. I have been a fan for a long
time and I would like to write him something or maybe send him a
present or photo or something that else he likes. The problem is that
none of you speak Spanish, nobody will understand anything and this
mail will be garbage. I am a fan of Stefan and would like to speak
with him. Thanks for everything
I think that is pretty much a direct translation! Hope I could be of
some help
Tracy
*Mark* Thanks everyone for helping to translate...I will use http://babelfish.altavista.com next time to make things more simple.
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From: "Barry Yau"
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: Degrassi Convention
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:29:48 PDT
I envy all those who will be able to attend the Degrassi Web Ring
Convention in Toronto! For someone like me who is a big Degrassi fan
but lives Down Under, maybe we should organise a Degrassi Convention
here for Australian fans who cannot make it to Toronto?
Just a thought,
Barry
*Mark* That is a great idea...I would not be able to attend, but if you need any help, i can make a special website...and Barry you can be in charge of getting people together.
Let me know...
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From: Cassandra
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:31:23 EDT
Subject: Degrassi and Clerks/Degrassi Convention
To: webmaster@degrassi.ca
Greetings and salutations!
This is in response to Rowena, in DD#62 about the Degrassi reference in
Clerks. I haven't seen Clerks in a few years, but I do not seem to remember
any references to Degrassi in it anyway. However, there are references in
Mallrats. Shannen Doherty's character wears a Degrassi High jacket that her
ex-boyfriend demands back. I also recall a character saying something to the
extent that he was going to "kick back and watch a little Degrassi High" but
I think this may have been in Kevin Smith's 3rd movie, Chasing Amy. When
you're from New Jersey, these movies all seem to blend into one another, if
not into reality...ha ha. Definitely check them out, Rowena...they are worth
it.
So, a Degrassi convention? I would definitely attend that, providing the
date allows for it and I can bribe hubby into taking me!!! I'm attending a
Dark Shadows convention here in the States, and have to go with my parents
since he won't go...I can only imagine bringing this one up! Even if I can't
attend, I am willing to help out in any way I can.
Cassandra Z.
*Mark* Natalie and I will update everybody on the convention with a countdown clock, several web pages...we may have a convention committee that may take place on IRC , or ICQ, or via telephone.
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 17:51:21 -0500 (CDT)
From: sheryl
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: rick and susie
i think that i did see rick in an episode of degrassi high. i can't
remember which one, but i definately remember seeing someone that looked
an awful lot like him.
susie is for sure on school's out, she is standing around alexa at the
wedding reception (i think). it's weird because the only other person i
remeber standing there with them is tabi who,as far as i know, was never
in degrassi junior high.
sheryl
*Mark* It looks like her, but I do not think it is her...but I can be wrong....
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From: "ANDREW SUTCLIFFE"
To: "Degrassi Digest" <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: ANIMAL RIGHTS
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:40:58 +1000
The Degrassi episode on animal rights where Caitlin got confused sent the wrong message I think. Mistreatment of animals for scientific research is wrong especially for things like cosmetics. The show sent the message its justified in the conclusion to that episode.
I have actually seen what they do to guinea pigs, rabbits and other small animals in medical research labs and it is totally criminal. And I don't care whether or not its to save human lives or cure diseases. Most of their experiments are unnecessary because they are done to satisfy legal and insurance requirements. I'd rather see people die than see helpless little animals suffer. LIZ was right on that occassion. The ends never justifies the means.
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 13:50:08 -0600
From: Shaun
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: Here's an update (BLT style)
Ah ha! So, I have a cable box, and I am able to get channels from all
the over the US, like the LA Warner Bros Channel, although I live in
Calgary. Big deal, right? I didn't think so. But the other day I was
watching a show called "Change of Heart". For those of you that may not
know it, the premise of the show is that it is a reality based show,
where a young couple, who are having problems, comes before a host and
his studio audience and complains about each other. They suggest to the
producers of the show the kind of person each one of them would like to
date (usually markedly different from the person they are currently in a
relationship with). Then the show sets each of them up, and they go on
one date with their new 'friend'. Then, each member of the couple talks
about the date with the new person in front of their partner, and at the
end of the show, the original couple has to decide if their date with
the other person convinced them if they should stay together, or if they
had a, surprise surprise, a 'change of heart'. This probably didn't make
much sense, since I am not explaining myself well, but I hope you get
the gist. Anyway, I was watching a couple a days ago, and some couple
was whining about each other, and she asked to be set up with someone
with a good body. Well, the guy with the good body was none other than
DAYO ADE (that's right, BLT from Degrassi)
Apparently, he lives in LA, and he said he is a personal trainer. I
haven't seen him since School's Out was aired, and he looked like he was
doing well. He looked healthy, and like he was enjoying life out in
La-la land. The only thing that bothered me was how unbelievably cheesy
he was acting. He also said that this was his first date ever, which was
a little hard to swallow. Nonetheless, I was surprised to see that he
was living down there. Good for him, I guess. In the end, the couple
decided to stay together. She enjoyed her date with Dayo (or D as he
says his friends like to call him), but she wanted to give her boyfriend
another chance. That's too bad. The host should have mentioned he was on
Degrassi J.H. and Degrassi High. That would have clinched it for him.
Shaun
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From: "June Kelly"
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: ARTHUR SIGHTING!!!
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:51:54 PDT
I just saw Arthur (Duncan Waugh)yesterday! He was at the zoo, looking
at the gorilas!!!He looks pretty well the same but hes tall and with
a beard and looking very good. He was with a very pretty girl
hopefully not his girlfriend (poor me!! I have the biggest crush :()
who not from Degrassi but tv, i think from commercials maybe, i know
I've seen her someplace. I was too shy to say anything to him but he
looked nice and he was smiling.
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From: "ANDREW SUTCLIFFE"
To: "Degrassi Digest" <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: RICK
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:36:47 +1000
To answer your question MARK from last Digest about why I am asking about RICK in the show it is because I am curious to know if he was an extra in episodes after the first season. If so, that would confirm they deliberately wrote him out of the show as one of the key characters. I just happened to see someone there in several scenes who resembled him and I'd like to know if it was him. Can anyone out there answer this question ?
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From: "ANDREW SUTCLIFFE"
To: "Degrassi Digest" <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: 90210
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:38:13 +1000
Regards these comparisons between 90210 and Degrassi:-
What I don't like about 90210 is their attempt to resurrect the past - with Jason Priestley and others trying to replicate the neo-classical James Dean look and image ( Dean had a hell of lot more stature, brains and substance than these guys on 90210 ). It reminds me of almost a 1990s version of "Happy Days". Everyone looks so perfect and cool its unrealistic - almost like make-believe. And its wrong also from the point of view young people will try to copy that image ( it says to kids this is the best and only lifestyle to adopt ). It is the wrong image to be promoting I think. But that's Hollywood. The rest of us live in the real world and thats why Degrassi is more appealling. I'm sure everyone will agree.
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From: "christopher patch"
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: Dipps Dilemma
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:37:23 PDT
Dear Degrassi Digest,
I just have one quick question. Does anyone know what was going on with
Skippy peanut butter, Dipps chocolate covered granola bars and
Degrassi? I mean, the advertising kind of got out of hand when some of
the characters had Dipps posters hanging in their bedrooms and would
wear Skippy and Dipps t-shirts. Almost every kitchen scene had a box
of Dipps lurking in the background. I thought Degrassi was funded by
Public Television and viewers like me. Why did the producers find it
necessary to pitch Quaker products? --C. Patch
*Mark* Tabi and the skippy peanut butter, the Granola Dipps, and the Clear-Tech pimple cream are ways to promote products while airing the show..It is like putting a commercial in the show...so the advertiser gets double time, a commercial during a commercial break and some commercial coverage during the show...Some say it is subliminal, but we all can see that it is upfront and not subtle. Sometimes PWT (the production company) will get paid to promote the product, or the advertiser will provide craft services, like give 200 pounds of peanut butter, etc...Sometimes CBC will buy episodes of Degrassi for cheaper, because PWT is doing them a favour and promoting the product, so CBC may sell less to advertisers, and pay for episodes for Degrassi but PWT may pay CBC some fee for advertising products on the show. Advertising costs money, so the advertisers pay the network, and the network buys episodes from PWT. Either way, someone will profit and someone may lose out. It seems as though the advertisers will win in the end because they get more air time promoting their products.
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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:16:23 -0400
From: Sharon Mulholland
To: post@degrassi.ca
Subject: degrassi update
hi,
just want to let everybody that my site, "degrassi update", has been
moved to http://www3.sympatico.ca/shortgirl/update.html so please change
your bookmarks and stuff. thanks.
sharon
*Mark* Thanks for the update
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:02:58 +1000
From: terry monagle
To: webmaster@degrassi.ca
Subject: Degrassi quotes
Sorry, I forget what the episode is called but it is the one which yick
asks melanie out, but she cancels when snake asks her to see revenge of
the reptiles. when Yick originally asked her to see revenge of the
reptiles she replies: "Reptiles, not my style. I hear crying in the wind
is decent."
Thanks,
Brigid
*Mark* The episode was in Season 2, called Dinner and a Show. Thank you for submitting your quotes.
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From: "ANDREW SUTCLIFFE"
To: <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: ANOTHER LITTLE MESSAGE
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 14:16:35 +1000
In respect of the now famous Bikini Girl episode of Degrassi High there may be another little message even more subtly hidden there.
I couldn't work out why SNAKE and WHEELS objected to paying ALISON and AMY to be in the video in bikinis - especially as they were so keen on the idea. They bailed up Joey about it when they found out about the $40 Joey had spent. That seems to suggest the scriptwriters ( Susin Nielsen ) were trying to send a message to the guys out there its not ok to solicit ( pay ) girls to be bikini girls by analogizing the fact Snake and Wheels wouldn't sanction it.
I and I'm sure most guys out there would have been more than happy to pay $40 to see Alison and Amy in bikinis. I just can't logically understand why Snake and Wheels objected and my only objective conclusion is that this was another of the shows little messages.
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From: "Rowena Foster"
To: "Mark Polger" <post@degrassi.ca>
Subject: Books
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 19:06:16 +1000
I'm still looking for the books 'Snake' and 'Shane'.
I can swap them for 'Lucy', 'Stephanie Kaye' and maybe 'BLT' and 'Caitlin'.
Anyone?
*Mark* Try http://www.amazon.com If you do not want to spend money and trade, please e-mail Rowena privately at rowena@rka.com.au
Please be aware that even though Arthur and Yick can be found at http://www.amazon.com Kathryn Ellis never got the manuscript published. Furthermore, all Degrassi books are published exclusively by James Lorimer and Co. (except Degrassi Talks, which was co-published by other publishers)
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Degrassi World #43: Snake's first part time job
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The day that Snake got his driver's license, he begged his parents to let
him get a part-time job so he could buy a car. After all, a car meant the
ultimate freedom. He would no longer depend on mommy and daddy every time
he wanted a ride to the arcade. Plus his ten-speed bicycle was becoming
less and less cool. The Zit Remedy would have a blast cruising down Queen
Street with "Everybody Wants Something" playing on the stereo. At first
Snake had an elitist attitude about where he would work, only applying at
trendy clothing or record stores. However he soon learned that all the good
jobs had their pick of university students to choose from. Ultimately he
swallowed his pride and applied at a fast-food restaurant called "Wiener
Rodeo".
Wiener Rodeo had the worst uniforms: polyester orange and brown cowboy
suits complete with a plastic cowboy hat and a sheriff star shaped name
badge. When, greeting customers Snake had to say geeky phrases (with a fake
southern drawl) like "Howdy, partners" and "Y'all come back now, ya hear?".
Even the counters were cleaned using cowboy squirt guns and red bandannas.
Snake had the illustrious job of assembling hot dogs and hamburgers. At
least the menu was easy to memorize, nearly everything was made with
barbecue sauce, chili beans, and nacho cheese. Even if you messed up and
switched ingredients, the customers wouldn't notice anyway. The food orders
that came out really lopsided or over-condiment drenched would be shoved
into the "compost pile". It was an unwritten rule that employees could
help themselves to this pile on their breaks. Therefor, if their break was
coming up, they would accidentally-on-purpose burn some of the french fries
or smash a hot dog bun.
Snake did such a good job as a cook that he was selected to be Wiener
Rodeo's mascot "Cowboy Mustard". Which meant wearing a giant hot dog
costume and entertaining little kids. It was a humiliating task but the
position paid an extra three dollars per hour. Some of the little kids were
truly amused by Cowboy Mustard, they treated Snake with the same affection
as Mickey Mouse. However older guys would throw trash at him. Pretty girls
would say "nice buns" or "I like your big wiener".
Joey and Wheels would hang out for hours just to tease Snake. They
threatened to borrow Lucy's camera and take footage of him in costume for
the next Zit Remedy video. The manager of Wiener Rodeo overheard them
talking about the Zit Remedy and asked if the band would like to perform in
a commercial. The boys agreed to do it but they had no idea what the
manager had in mind: to sing the Wiener World jingles wearing character
costumes. To match Snake's hot dog, Joey would be a hamburger and Wheels
would be a box of french fries. The Zit Remedy finally got their
television debut . . . as dancing junk food characters. It was a gig that
they would never forget. How could they? Caitlin and Melanie made videotape
copies for everyone. Simon was jealous because he wasn't cast. Dwayne and
Nick would taunt them about it for years. The End.
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