It's Late
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| It's Late | |
| Season 1, Episode 11 | |
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| First Aired | March 29, 1987 |
| Production Code | 111 |
| Writer(s) | Yan Moore |
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Director(s) | Kit Hood |
| Episode Guide | |
| Previous Smokescreen | Next Parent's Night |
It's Late is the eleventh episode of Degrassi Junior High's first season.
This episode aired on March 29, 1987.
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Plot
Spike and Shane are hanging out at Lucy's party and they go into one of the bedrooms. The twins are leaving and hear Spike is alone with Shane. They try to go in the room, but it's locked.
Spike arrives to school in a bad mood. Yick likes Melanie and Arthur tells him he should ask her out. In the washroom, Spike says her period is late. She admits to Heather and Erica she and Shane had sex, and she thinks she's pregnant.
Arthur gives Yick advice on how to get Melanie. Yick tries to give her a compliment, but he's so nervous he messes up. Spike tells Shane she's pregnant. He's shocked and just walks off. Yick tries again to get Melanie to notice him by giving her flowers, but it turns out she's allergic to them.
Yick quits taking Arthur's advice and decides to ask Melanie to go skating. She says yes. Spike goes to buy a pregnancy test. Her mom sees the bag and Spike tries to hide it from her. Spike finally shows it too her and her mom decides to take Spike to the clinic instead. Shane also arrives. "Whatever happens, I'm behind you," says Spike's mom.
Yick and Melanie go skating, and they have a good time together. Spike and Shane come out of the clinic and Spike says she's pregnant. Spike and Shane talk at school. Spike blames Shane for her getting pregnant. She doesn't want to give it up for adoption or have an abortion, but she doesn't want to have the baby either. "It was just a little mistake," she says. Shane then says "It was sort of a big mistake."
Trivia
- The character featured in the final freeze frame for this episode was Spike.
- Although this is only Amanda Stepto's second episode with speaking lines, her role of Spike Nelson soars to memorable prominence, a defining moment of the series as the child Spike carries becomes the inspiration for the Next Generation.
- This episode is most likely named after the song "It's Late" by Queen.
- First instance of teen pregnancy in the franchise and the first in a drama with a contemporary setting in the entire history of television.
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| Kiss Me, Steph • The Big Dance • The Experiment • The Cover Up • The Great Race • Rumor Has It • The Best Laid Plans • Nothing to Fear • What a Night • Smokescreen • It's Late • Parent's Night • Revolution |
