“Rock and Roll High School”
Season 3, Episode 18
Information
Can. Airdate	March 8, 2004
U.S. Airdate	July 2, 2004
Prod. Code	318
Writer(s)	James Hurst (story) Rebecca Schechter (story) Brendon Yorke (teleplay)
Director(s)	Stefan Scaini
Episode Guide
Previous	“Don't Dream It's Over”
Next	“It's Raining Men”

"Rock and Roll High School" is the eighteenth episode of Season 3 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on March 8, 2004 on CTV Television Network and on July 2, 2004 on The N. The episode was written by story editors James Hurst and Rebecca Schechter and directed by Stefan Scaini. The episode shares its title with a song of the same name by The Ramones.

Summary

Craig and his band Downtown Sasquatch are determined to beat his ex Ashley and her new all-girl band in a battle-of-the-bands competition. When Joey gets hurt, Caitlin decides to take care of him and his daughter, Angela.

Main Plot

Degrassi is hosting a Battle Of The Bands competition and Jimmy, Craig, Marco and Spinner's band, "Downtown Sasquatch", decide to compete in it and are up against Ellie, Paige, Hazel and Ashley, who name their band "Hell Hath No Fury". Craig becomes angry and does not want to be beaten by his ex-girlfriend in a band competition. Before the competition Craig tries to make up with Ashley, so he apologizes for not being supportive of her song lyrics that she had read in class. Ashley believes that it is much deeper than that.

Ashley then writes a song that nearly directly insults Craig that is based off his cheating on her and getting Manny pregnant. When Craig argues with her about the lyrics, she tells him that his antics coupled with other tragic events made Ashley feel like "she was going to die", leaving Craig without words. Due to this Craig tells his band that he is out of the contest. Jimmy and Spinner decide to write a rap about Ashley as revenge for Craig, but it comes off as incredibly blunt and sexist, and that is the last thing Craig needs. Marco and Craig then take a walk to help Craig think of lyrics rather than play the song Jimmy and Spinner wrote, but Marco's methods do not help.

In time for the competition Craig doesn't show up so Downtown Sasquatch decides to play Jimmy and Spin's song. Craig comes to the stage just in time to play his song, now written with words apologizing to Ashley and openly calling himself a loser. Downtown Sasquatch wins, and Craig wins Ashley's forgiveness.

Subplot

Caitlin goes over to Joey's and after getting there Angie tries to show Caitlin that she can jump down the stairs so Angie drops the eggs that she was holding. When Caitlin does a cart wheel Angie says that Joey is no fun, so in an effort to show that he is a fun dad Joey does a hand stand. While doing the hand stand Joey falls and lands on his upper back, injuring him. Joey then tries to send Angie to his mother's and Caitlin says that she will take care of the two of them instead. Joey says that Caitlin isn't the type to take care of them and more of being Angie's friend. So Caitlin accepts the challenge of being a mother type rather than just a friend.

v - e - d Season Three Episodes

Father Figure (1) • Father Figure (2) • U Got The Look • Pride (1) • Pride (2) • Gangsta, Gangsta • Should I Stay or Should I Go? • Whisper to a Scream • Against All Odds • Never Gonna Give You Up • Holiday (1) • Holiday (2) • This Charming Man • Accidents Will Happen (1) • Accidents Will Happen (2) • Take On Me • Don't Dream It's Over • Rock and Roll High School • It's Raining Men • I Want Candy • Our House • The Power of Love •