About the franchise
Of course, nowadays it's a very different show (from Degrassi Junior High), same heart but a lot flashier!
- Stefan Brogren
I don't think we realized it at the time (of Degrassi Junior High), but there was nothing else like it. There was no 90210 or Dawson's Creek. It was one of these things where it was the only show where there wasn't a parent coming in and solving the problem for the kid—like Diff'rent Strokes or The Brady Bunch. The genius behind what Linda did was to go, "No, these kids have to make these terrible mistakes and they're going to have to live with it.
- Stefan Brogren
Degrassi has shown not one, not two, but three generations of kids dealing with bullying, drugs, alcohol, sex, teen pregnancy, teen marriage, violence, STDs, infidelity, divorce, homophobia, runaways, eating disorders, racism - am I the only one who thinks this school's cursed? I say they should burn it to the ground! But they actually tried that in one episode and it didn't work. No, the kids of Degrassi, they don't need an education, they need an exorcist.
- Cory Monteith at the 2010 Gemini Awards.
Once Degrassi, always Degrassi
- Various actors, regarding Dylan Everett's departure after his character's suicide.
