Degrassi High Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2: A New Start
- Original Airdate: November 6, 1989
Written by: Yan Moore
Directed by: Kit Hood
The original 'plastic fetus' ending scene, which PBS edited out in the US.
Synopsis:
Erica finds out she is pregnant after a summer fling with a camp counselor, and decides to abort. Meanwhile, Joey, Snake, and Wheels get "initiated".Tropes:
- Call-Back: In part two, Spike mentions when the PTA had her removed for being pregnant.
- Freeze-Frame Ending: In the original Canadian version, the page image, when Erica and Heather push through a crowd of pro-life picketers and ascend the steps of the clinic and look back to see a picketer holding up a plastic fetus. In the PBS version, it's a close-up of the twins looking on before going on. This was a case of
Executive Meddling from PBS.
