“Take On Me”
Season 3, Episode 16
Information
Can. Airdate	February 16, 2004
U.S. Airdate	June 11, 2004
Prod. Code	316
Writer(s)	Aaron Martin (story) Sean Carley (story) Sean Carley (teleplay)
Director(s)	Phil Earnshaw
Episode Guide
Previous	“Accidents Will Happen (2)”
Next	“Don't Dream It's Over”

"Take On Me" is the sixteenth episode of Season 3 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi:The Next Generation. It originally aired on Feberuary 16, 2004 on CTV Television and on June 11, 2004 on The N. The episode was written by story editors Aaron Martin and Sean Carley and directed by Phil Earnshaw. It shares its episode title with a song of the same name by A-Ha.

Summary

Sean, Ellie, Hazel, Jimmy and Toby are stuck in Mr. Raditch's Saturday detention. Despite being in different cliques, the students come to realize that they're all in the same boat together.

Main Plot

Five Degrassi students end up in detention for different reasons. Hazel for surfing porn, Jimmy and Toby for trying to change Jimmy's grade, Sean for telling Raditch to go to hell (for 8 solid weeks, as he said proudly) and Ellie "supposedly" for skipping class. Sean is playing with a ball when it hits the ceiling and it drops on Ellie's bag. Sean apologizes and Ellie says it's fine, but later pulls out a tape recorder to make sure it is okay.

After awhile, the 5 of them bond and go on a spontaneous adventure throughout the school. They also play truth or dare and the students make Hazel kiss Toby. They go down to the basement, which Jimmy finds the keys, and the 5 students go in the elevator which leads to the roof.

On the rooftop, Toby gets over his fear of heights, Hazel and Jimmy start going out, and Ellie and Sean get closer. Jimmy finds a locket belonging to someone and gives it to Hazel when he kisses her and says it was for making her kiss Toby. Ellie is laying down with Sean and they begin talking, and getting to know each other. Sean says, "You're not scared of me," and Ellie says, "You're not freaked by me..." and then shows him her cuts. "Still not freaked?" Sean answers no. Toby crawls over to the edge of the roof, and he sees Simpson and Mr.Raditch and quickly hides. He hears Simpson telling Raditch that life is too short to be in detention. Raditch is about to change his mind when he catches Toby looking at him on the roof, the 5 students hurry back to detention positions so they don't get caught.

When Mr. Raditch finds evidence of escape, Toby takes the blame and the kids are released. Right before Ellie volunteers for taking a group hug photo, her tape recorder falls out and it is revealed that she was using the day as a story at her co-op. The other 4 look at her in disgust and Sean smashes the tape.

On Monday, all detention attendees are friends, excluding Ellie. After the realization that Ellie meant no harm, Sean forgives her, and the episode ends with Ellie holding Sean's hand and smiling.

Sub Plot

Mr. Simpson has finally come back to work after a long break of chemo.

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 •