The Kids of Degrassi Street

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The Kids on Degrassi Street was a Canadian television show, targeted towards tweens, focusing on lighter subjects than it's sucesssor, Degrassi Junior High. The issues dealt with honesty, money, dating, etc.

[edit] The Beginning

The show was created by former school teacher Linda Schuyler and her friend Kit Hood, both who would go on to make the later shows. The show aired on CBC, and premiered on January 1982. It went on for 26 more episodes, and ended two years later.

[edit] Cast and Characters

• Lisa Canard portrayed by Stacie Mistysyn
  
• Noel Canard portrayed by Peter Duckworth- Pilkington II
  
• Connie Jacobsportrayed by Danah-Jean Brown
  
• Rachel Hewitt portrayed by Arlene Lott
  
• Karen Gillis portrayed by Anais Granofsky
  
• Pete Riley portrayed by John Ianniou
  
• Chuck Riley portrayed by Nick Goddard
  
• Robin "Griff"Griffiths portrayed by Neil Hope
  
• Billy Martin portrayed by Tyson Talbot
  
• Casey Rothfels portrayed by Sarah Charlesworth
  
• Benjamin Martin portrayed by Christopher Charlesworth
  
• Duke Griffiths (Griff's Brother) portrayed by Dave James
  
• Martin Schlegel portrayed by Jamie Summerfield
  
• Leon Schlegel portrayed by Shane Toland
  
• Squeeze portrayed by Shawn Biso
  
• Tina Sheldon portrayed by Lisa Barry
  
• Irene portrayed by Nancy Lam
  
• Ida Lucas portrayed by Zoe Newman
  
• Fred Lucas portrayed by Allan Melusi
  
• Cookie (Catherine Peters) portrayed by Dawn Harrison
  
• Sophie Brendakis portrayed by Stacey Halberstadt
  
• Dodie portrayed by Heather Wall
  
• Norman portrayed by Jason Lynn