Boo! It’s us – your favorite degenerate The Dot employees, bringing you the Degrassi version of a spooky episode for Halloween i.e. a B plot starring Toby. Today, Mr. Perino is guiding us through the absolute nightmare that is this episode that should be primarily focused on Sean’s descent into Candy Bandit-dom but instead…we get…two of the most disturbing scenes in Degrassi history.

Season 3, Episode 6 of Degrassi: The Next Generation, “Gangsta Gangsta” centers on the unraveling of Sean and Emma’s relationship as he becomes frustrated with how little time she has for him whilst helping out at home and saving the environment (Somehow, Emma’s personality alone wasn’t enough of a deterrent but I digress…). We meet the infamous and aforementioned Candy Bandits, led by none other than Natasha’s favorite Degrassi character, Jay Hogart. As Sean finds himself gravitating towards the antics and community the Bandits offer, things with Emma fall apart.

Unfortunately, this episode has a B plot. It would be difficult to attempt to summarize it but here goes nothing: Toby is a loser. JT is also a loser but one with a handful more friends than Toby. I’ll never enjoy eating an eclair again. Got it?

Along the way, as we do our very best to work through the collective trauma we now have thanks to this episode, we discuss important things such as:

• Nefarious plots to abduct JT and Liberty’s baby within the first ten minutes.
• How because we’re nerds the only thing any of us has ever stolen from school were…books.
• And also because we’re nerds, we also overanalyzed the chess moves in this episode. En passant, bitch!
• The dawning realization that Nadia is behind every bad decision ever made at Degrassi.

So grab a sandwich that isn’t whatever tempeh monstrosity Emma was offering up (Hell, it’s Halloween, be a bandit – grab some candy!), definitely grab your laptop and phone in case Sean’s around, and Happy Halloween!

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino

Happy Pride, Degrassholes! We hope you’ve been enjoying your month and figured we’d close it out with a brand new episode, which, of course, is Season 3, Episodes 4 & 5 of Degrassi: The Next Generation, “Pride” parts 1 and 2!

The A plot of these iconic episodes revolve around Marco coming out to one of his best friends, Spinner, as he explores his new crush on none other than high school hockey legend, Dylan Michalchuk. After a trip to the world’s most depressing beach, which sparks confusion among the gang when Marco and Ellie reveal they’ve broken up, Spinner is determined to set Marco up with Hazel. However, Marco has a crush on Dylan and is grappling with how to move forward since Ellie is the only person in his life at this point who knows he is gay. And, as per usual, she’s of no use.

The B plot is even less cheery. Mr. Simpson isn’t feeling too great, and because he’s married to Spike (who, in addition to parental skills, also lacks empathy), she kicks him out and makes him spend the night at Joey’s – where of course one’s condition will only ever worsen. But could this be something more than a cold?

You know the drill – along the way we discuss many relevant and irrelevant things such as:

• How great a friend Jimmy was the entirety of this episode and, considering the time period this show was filmed, how much more tolerant he was than the average straight teenage boy.
• Whether or not Mary Kay Letourneau is still alive. (Spoiler alert: She isn’t.)
• Ashley managing to be the worst YET AGAIN with less than 60 seconds of screen-time.
• The cultural significance and peak that is Taco Bell’s Giant Cheez-It Tostada and Crunchwrap.
• And lastly, how we really hope Sydney found her a man deserving of her time and energy after surviving Hurricanes Joey Jeremiah and Caitlyn Ryan.

So grab a plate of mom’s spaghetti, find a beach that won’t singlehandedly convince you to never travel to Canada, and enjoy!

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino

Hello Degrassholes! Today we are bringing you a fan-favorite episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It’s time for Season 3, Episode 3, “You Got the Look” aka “That time Manny cemented her legendary status.”

For our A plot – you all know the gist: Manny is tired of being cute. She wants to be hot. The result? Blue thongs are now a symbol of breaking free of authoritarian dress codes, ditching crunchy granola judgmental friends, and when Canadian culture peaked.

Our B plot is honestly pretty fun as far as secondary plots go: Craig and the boys have a band now and because Joey Jeremiah continues to suck, he commits the worst faux pas there is – forgetting you’re not a teenager (Really, why would anyone want to hang with teenagers if they don’t have to?) and singing that one song he wrote in high school.

Along the way, we discuss some of the most crucial topics in LSATD history:

• Why was Liberty SUCH a hater?
• If we owned a mall kiosk dedicated to selling thongs, what would we name it?
• Why were Sean and Manny never a thing?
• Did Emma actually out-Emma herself in this episode? Is that possible?

So you know the drill: grab a drink, your cutest preferred undergarments, and don’t forget to check out our Instagram for a picture of that time Natasha had a Manny Blue Thong cake for her birthday.

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino

It’s 420 somewhere! We needed a bit of a smoke break on today’s shift so we decided to give our Degrassholes a little rundown of some of our favorite storylines that involve Jake Martin’s favorite pastime, smoking weed.

Along the way, we ask some burning questions such as,

With all the opportunities Clare had to get stoned (and if there was ever a character that needed to, it was Clare Edwards), why didn’t she?

Was Eli’s marijuana fueled short film LIFE really that bad?

How does Emma manage to make everything so cringe?

And most importantly, who do we want in our dream Degrassi blunt rotations (because it’d be redundant to talk about our nightmare rotations when Clare, Ashley, and Emma exist…)?

So enjoy some of the Devil’s Lettuce, don a pair of rollerblades, and remember, you should absolutely not trust our knowledge of Canadian law. Ever.

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino

Please excuse our temporary appearance as we recreate our site! Enjoy our latest episode below!

Happy Friday and Ramadan Mubarak, Degrassholes! We’re taking a little lunch break here at The Dot (even though two of your hosts were fasting during the recording and thus there are several mentions of tacos and pizza throughout the episode, bear with us please…) to bring you a new surprise minisode! To celebrate the new musical Mean Girls movie released earlier this year, we’re talking favorite Queen Bees of Degrassi! Because who doesn’t want an excuse to talk about our favorite instances of bad bitch behavior?

What makes someone a “Queen Bee” à la Regina George? And who in Degrassi: TNG/Next Class lore is the ultimate one? Is it Paige Michalchuk because of her ability to destroy someone, their family, and their ancestors with a devastating one liner? Holly J. Sinclair because she’s not only the meanest in the room but also the smartest (and most likely to be more successful than you’ll ever be)? Or is it our dark horse, Zoe Rivas, who has the uncanny ability to manage to be something so many people desperately long to achieve in the age of social media – the main character of EVERYONE’S lives even after getting fired from a tv show…? Listen to find out who we choose!

And don’t worry, we don’t forget to talk about each of our Degrassi Queens’ sidekicks, the Gretchen Wieners’ and Karen Smiths of Degrassi Community School. Never forget your backup singers. They’re there to make you look better.

Finally, we discuss the “failed Queen Bees” of Degrassi, who are cringeworthy at best and the reason the show was canceled at worst (Frankie Hollingsworth, we’re looking at you).

So, grab a taco, a slice of pizza, and pour one out for Angie “Big Ange” Jeremiah, who just may be the meanest of them all…

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino

Well, hello there, Degrassholes! We are back with Season 3 of the podcast covering – what else? – Season 3 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. But if you’ve been with us for a while you know there’s an “unfortunately” coming. Unfortunately, Season 3 starts with an Emma-centric two-parter titled “Father Figure”. Don’t look at us, it was a choice on the writers and producers to start one of the best TNG (if not THE best) seasons with this stinker.

But you know what? We made it through! As in, we recorded this (a year ago) and finally edited it (last night). So let’s get to it:

Spike is about to give birth to another baby, which is quite surprising because after spawning Emma, one would think the great nation of Canada would unanimously and resolutely ban this woman from ever procreating again. Alas, they didn’t. But the changing family dynamic has Emma asking questions about her biological father that Spike and Snake aren’t ready to answer…

Our B-plot (which is somehow stretched over the course of two episodes) involves Paige needing a new locker and Spinner being the person who has to secure that for her because…reasons. Really, that’s it.

Along the way, we stumble our way through this episode and discuss things way more important than the subject matter of this episode such as:

• Skipping school and surviving college
• Craig impressively tiptoeing around the minefield that is a conversation that involves both Ashley AND Emma
• Speaking of toes, the directorial choice to pan to Spike’s feet as she gives birth (why tho)
• And, of course, what would Reba McEntire wear if she were to attend a Ramones concert? Watch this episode and find out!

So grab a half-priced app at Applebee’s, a “spike”d drink (you see what we did there?) and remember, NEVER wear a toe ring but ALWAYS wear a condom.

xoxo,

Stephan, Morgan, Natasha, Nina, and Perino