Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 3)
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The third season of Degrassi: The Next Generation originally aired between September 2003 and April 2004, producing a total of 22 episodes. The season was released on DVD March 28, 2006.
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[edit] Season 3: 2003-2004
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"Father Figure, Part 1" | September 17, 2003 | 38 | 3x01 | by George Michael |
| Emma searches for her real father. However, she is shocked when she discovers her father is confined to a mental institution as a result of a head injury long ago. Jimmy accuses Spinner of being controlled by Paige when Spinner works hard to find her a perfect gift for their anniversary. | |||||
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"Father Figure, Part 2" | September 17, 2003 | 39 | 3x02 | by George Michael |
| Emma grapples with her father's identity. Spike gives birth. Spinner feels disappointed for not being able to give Paige anything too special, but she shows him that she appreciates him for who he is, not what he has. | |||||
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"U Got the Look" | October 1, 2003 | 40 | 3x03 | by Prince |
| Manny, tired of her "innocent" image, decides to dress in a more provocative manner in order to attract more guys. Her friends cope with her new look and personality as Manny risks losing those closest to her. In Craig's band, Joey ends up joining; resulting in creative and generational clashes. | |||||
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"Pride, Part 1" | October 8, 2003 | 41 | 3x04 | by U2 |
| When Ellie stops pretending to be his girlfriend, Marco reveals his homosexuality to his friends. Most are accepting, except for Spinner. When Snake gets sick, Emma and Spike worry that it may be serious. | |||||
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"Pride, Part 2" | October 15, 2003 | 42 | 3x05 | by U2 |
| Spinner shuns Marco after he comes out. Marco ends up getting gay bashed by a group of thugs. Fortunately the cops and Jimmy show up in time before anything worse happens. Marco and Spinner confront each other and Spinner tells him that being gay is wrong and sick. Marco gets Spinner to think about his prejudices when he tells him that what he was saying doesn't make him any different from the creeps who attacked him. | |||||
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"Gangsta Gangsta" | October 22, 2003 | 43 | 3x06 | by N.W.A |
| Sean, feeling neglected by Emma due to her stepdad Snake's cancer, her new baby brother and her involvement in the environmental club, breaks up with Emma and starts hanging out with the school criminal, Jay, and his group of thugs. Toby witnesses JT having a wet dream about Liberty. When Toby feels that JT cares more about being popular than being his friend, he amuses JT's new friends by telling them about JT's dream. | |||||
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"Should I Stay or Should I Go" | October 29, 2003 | 44 | 3x07 | by The Clash |
| Craig is having trouble telling Ashley that he loves her, and she gets really upset with him and tells him that they should take a break, but after Craig seranades her with a love song, she forgives him. While setting up for Paige's surprise party, Ashley asks Craig if he wants to spend the night and make love. At the party Craig tells Spinner about his plans with Ashley and Ashley finds out, the couple argues and Craig angrily leaves the party. Manny notices he is upset and stops him outside on the sidewalk. Craig takes Manny home with him and they end up having sex. The next time Manny sees him at school she sadly witnesses Ashley forgiving Craig and taking him back. | |||||
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"Whisper to a Scream" | November 5, 2003 | 45 | 3x08 | by Icicle Works |
| As Ellie's life starts to become overbearingly stressful, she begins to release her pain in a self-destructive way. However, when her issue begins to go too far, Ellie finds help through an unlikely source. Terri receives tokens from a secret admirer. | |||||
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"Against All Odds" | November 12, 2003 | 46 | 3x09 | Phil Collins |
| After seeing Sean move on and start dating a girl named Amy, Emma develops a crush on a new student, named Chris. She and Manny decide to attend a rave that he is DJing. When Emma finds out that Chris has a girlfriend, she steps off. Manny, however, continues to see Craig who's still dating Ashley. Manny ends her friendship with Emma after they have a heated argument about how wrong Manny is for messing with Craig behind Ashley's back. Spinner still not fully comfortable with Marco's sexuality thinks that he has a crush on him. Marco annoyed and angered at his ignorance tells Spinner he isn't even attracted to him. | |||||
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"Never Gonna Give You Up" | November 19, 2003 | 47 | 3x10 | Rick Astley |
| Paige, Jimmy, Spinner, Hazel and Marco worry that Terri's new boyfriend Rick may be a bit too controlling. Concern is raised even higher when Hazel starts to notice little bruises and cuts on her. Meanwhile, JT and Spinner play practical jokes on each other. | |||||
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"Holiday, Part 1" | December 17, 2003 | 48 | 3x11 | Madonna |
| It is Christmas time at Degrassi and two love triangles are brewing. Manny/Craig/Ashley and Caitlin/Joey/Sidney. | |||||
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"Holiday, Part 2" | December 17, 2003 | 49 | 3x12 | by Madonna |
| The Manny/Craig/Ashley triangle reaches its boiling point and Craig is left without Ashley or Manny. Joey makes a decision regarding Sidney and Caitlin. | |||||
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"This Charming Man" | December 10, 2003 | 50 | 3x13 | by The Smiths |
| Chris has finally dumped his girlfriend, and he asks Emma out. Emma is equally as happy as Chris to be his new girlfriend, however, she's still heartbroken over Sean ditching her to hang out with thugs like Jay and Alex. So she tries to get vindication by revealing their thievery to the authorities. Her actions land Sean in two months worth of detention, and nearly ruins her relationship with Chris, who believes Emma is behaving the way she is because she hasn't gotten over Sean. Paige develops a crush on the driving instructor. | |||||
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"Accidents Will Happen, Part 1" | January 26, 2004 | 51 | 3x14 | by Elvis Costello |
| Manny worries that she might be pregnant with Craig's child after missing a period and having morning sickness. When it is confirmed that she is pregnant, she tells Craig who surprisingly gets excited. Toby tries hard to be cool and impress Jimmy, who has taken an interest in JT. | |||||
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"Accidents Will Happen, Part 2" | February 9, 2004 | 52 | 3x15 | by Elvis Costello |
| Ashley, still bitter over Craig cheating on her with Manny, tells the whole school about her pregnancy. Manny chooses to have an abortion. Emma is against abortion, but she says it is Manny's right to choose. Craig is upset with Manny's decision, and stops talking to her. Liberty tries to forget about JT since her crush on him has gone nowhere. She realizes she has feelings for Sean, who had recently broken up with Amy, but he doesn't like her that way. Feeling sad and unpretty, Liberty loses all hope for who can ever like her, until Sean hooks her up with his friend Towerz. | |||||
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"Take On Me" | February 16, 2004 | 53 | 3x16 | by a-ha |
| Five students from different social groups, Jimmy (Jock), Hazel (Preppy), Toby (Geek), Ellie (Goth) and Sean (Thug) serve Saturday detention together, much like the plot of the 1985 movie, The Breakfast Club. | |||||
| Plot formula | 10= Ellie Nash | 20= Sean Cameron, Hazel Aden, Jimmy Brooks, and Toby Isaacs | 30= Mr. Raditch | ||||
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"Don't Dream It's Over" | February 23, 2004 | 54 | 3x17 | by Crowded House |
| Everybody worries when Terri starts seeing Rick again. Terri claims that he has changed due to anger management classes he has been taking. Paige and Spinner however are unconvinced. Ellie tries to be a good girlfriend to Sean. | |||||
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"Rock and Roll High School" | March 8, 2004 | 55 | 3x18 | by Ramones |
| Both Craig's band and Ashley's band compete in a contest. Craig discovers her group is planning on singing an angry, spiteful song written by Ashley about him. Despite this, Craig figures out a way to apologize to Ashley for his past deception, one that manages to win the contest, as well as something even better. | |||||
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"It's Raining Men" | March 15, 2004 | 56 | 3x19 | by The Weather Girls |
| Spinner has finally accepted Marco for who he is and convinces him to ask Paige's brother Dylan out on a date. However, the date ends up being one mishap after another. JT, after making a TV commercial, holds a premiere party. The guests, however, make fun of the commercial, but JT is vindicated by Manny's praise. | |||||
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"I Want Candy" | March 22, 2004 | 57 | 3x20 | by Bow Wow Wow |
| Paige, Spinner and Ashley decide to take a break from all the drama in their lives by skipping school for a day. Emma discovers Snake's will and fears losing him. Her frustration gets her into a huge girlfight with Alex in the middle of the hallway. | |||||
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"Our House" | March 29, 2004 | 58 | 3x21 | by Madness |
| Sean, angry with the idea of having to move from Toronto to a remote area of Canada, gets his own place which his friends Jay and Alex decide to use for parties. This goes bad when his school work starts to suffer, and Amy gets sick from Alcohol poisoning at one of the parties. | |||||
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"The Power of Love" | April 5, 2004 | 59 | 3x22 | by Huey Lewis & the News |
| It’s an evening full of mishaps as the students celebrate at the end of the year dance. And an end to a rather dramatic and turbulent year at Degrassi. | |||||
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