Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 4)
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The fourth season of Degrassi: The Next Generation originally aired between September 2004 and February 2005, producing a total of 22 episodes. The season was released on DVD October 24, 2006.
The highlight of this season, especially in terms of publicity for the series, was the three-episode finale arc. "West End Girls", "Goin' Down the Road, Part 1", and "Goin' Down the Road, Part 2" featured Kevin Smith playing himself, along with Jason Mewes and (in a cameo) Alanis Morissette, as he came to Degrassi Community School to film Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh!, a fictitious part of his View Askewniverse. Smith and Mewes would later return in Season 5.
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[edit] Season 4: 2004-2005
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"Ghost in the Machine, Part 1" | September 7, 2004 | 60 | 4x01 | by The Police |
| It's been two years since she and her rapist hit it off in the wrong way, and a court case has finally been opened. Is Paige ready to see her rapist face to face? Meanwhile, Emma, Toby, and Liberty are now single after their summer break-ups. Ashley has gotten over last year and wants to forgive Craig. | |||||
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"Ghost in the Machine, Part 2" | September 7, 2004 | 61 | 4x02 | by The Police |
| After losing her case due to the lack of physical evidence, Paige gets revenge by destroying Deans car.....by using Spinner's car! Craig and Ashley spend a lot of money on a vintage guitar, much to Joey's disapproval. | |||||
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"King of Pain" | September 21, 2004 | 62 | 4x03 | by The Police |
| Marco decides to run for president. His challenger, Bad-Girl Alex, decides to play dirty politics by threatening to reveal his homosexuality at a school assembly. Marco tells his mother that he is gay. Chris wants to give Emma a chance to get back together, but she doesn't seem too excited about his offer until she notices sparks flying between he and Liberty. | |||||
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"Mercy Street" | September 21, 2004 | 63 | 4x04 | by Peter Gabriel |
| When Rick returns to Degrassi,everyone raises their concerns with the fact that he might do what he did to Terri to another girl. Emma, Paige, Hazel, Spinner and Jimmy decide to run Rick out of Degrassi for good. Also JT and Manny seem to be going nowhere as they have barely kiseed in four months but when Manny sees his private part and JT sees Craig's in the locker room will he be forced to measure up to greater expectations? | |||||
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"Anywhere I Lay My Head" | September 28, 2004 | 64 | 4x05 | by Tom Waits |
| Sean and Ellie's relationship gets deeper and stronger than ever. So strong that Sean wants Ellie to move into his apartment with him. But is she ready to leave her drunken mom and be with the one she truly loves? Meanwhile, with the spirit squad's captain Paige sick, Manny is in charge of their carwash fundraiser. But will the new crush she's developed on Spinner wreck everything? | |||||
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"Islands in the Stream" | September 28, 2004 | 65 | 4x06 | Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers |
| Paige gets a job at the local movie theater, where she and Alex get over their differences and become friends. When Craig expresses his jealousy towards the chemistry between Spinner and Manny, he picks a fight with Spinner causing Paige to dump Spinner for fighting over another girl. Meanwhile, Rick finds a friend in Toby and they decide to compete for kisses. | |||||
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"Time Stands Still, Part 1" | October 5, 2004 | 66 | 4x07 | by Rush |
| After many days of pranks, Emma and Toby and Rick have become very close, and even though Jimmy bullies Rick, he starts to befriend him, and even defend him from Jay, Spinner, and Alex. At the moment of Rick's triumph on a TV quiz show, the worst prank possible is pulled on Rick, causing him to be humiliated at his greatest moment. This is a move which will have serious repercussions for everyone involved. | |||||
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"Time Stands Still, Part 2" | October 12, 2004 | 67 | 4x08 | by Rush |
| Humiliated and embarrassed, Rick returns to Degrassi, with a gun, determined to hunt down the people who pulled prank on him. At first Paige unknowingly diffuses the situation, but when Jay sees that Rick in a bathroom stall, he and Spinner frame Jimmy. As a result, Rick shoots Jimmy in the back, paralyzing him. Rick's next target is Emma until Sean steps in to protect her and accidentally causes Rick to shoot and kill himself in the process. | |||||
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"Back in Black" | October 19, 2004 | 68 | 4x09 | by AC/DC |
| Sean is overcome with guilt over Rick's death. Not even Ellie can get through to him, and when he sees his parents in an interview, he flies off the handle. Sean, Jay, Ellie, and Emma go to Wasaga Beach where Sean confronts his parents. He soon confesses his guilt over Rick's death, and makes a decision which breaks Ellie's heart. Toby is shunned by JT and Danny, and while he wants to go to Rick's funeral, he's not sure what to do, but Manny helps him out. | |||||
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"Neutron Dance" | October 26, 2004 | 69 | 4x10 | The Pointer Sisters |
| Craig and Ashley seem to be friends again after everything that has happened. But now they have to claim the prize they won last year at Battle of The Bands plus Craig wants Ashley to join the band, but the other band members oppose it. Could this be the end of the band or the beginning of a new relationship or both? Meanwhile Paige has had a lot of stress and Hazel tells her to join her after school for the after-school yoga sessions with the hot new teacher assistant Mr. O. | |||||
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"Voices Cry, Part 1" | November 2, 2004 | 70 | 4x11 | 'Til Tuesday |
| Craig and Ashley are finally together again and everything seems perfect, Ashley even loses her virginity to him. But then Craig gets a little too carried away at Ashley's father's wedding. Meanwhile Liberty is struggling very hard to put together the perfect story, the story of Degrassi. | |||||
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"Voices Cry, Part 2" | November 9, 2004 | 71 | 4x12 | by 'Til Tuesday |
| After Ashley's rejection it seems as if Craig has lost his mind. It is possible that Craig's funny behavior turns out to be much more than that and that could change Craig's life forever, and will he be able to deal? Also Liberty and JT appear to be in the moment when something Liberty has wanted for four years to happen, happens. | |||||
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"Bark at the Moon" | November 23, 2004 | 72 | 4x13 | by Ozzy Osbourne |
| With the abortion still haunting her, Manny tries to avoid being in another relationship by going after the new kid Chester, much to Spinner's dismay. However, Manny knows in her heart that she wants to be with Spinner. Paige finally wins Mr. Oleander's affections. | |||||
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"Secret, Part 1" | November 30, 2004 | 73 | 4x14 | by Heart |
| Ever since the school shooting Emma has been distancing herself from her friends and everyone else and finds herself in a dark place. When former enemy Jay Hogart tells Emma that he wants to do the outrageous things that kids do down at the ravine with her, will she walk away or participate? Craig becomes prejudice of the discovery of his illness and with the help of Ashley, he tries to get helping a support group only to find that Ellie belongs to the same one. | |||||
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| Image:D415.JPG | "Secret, Part 2" | December 7, 2004 | 74 | 4x15 | by Heart |
| Emma has been having a dreadful secret about what she does with Jay down in the van in the ravine, but when Alex and Amy, two of the many girls Jay has had sexual contact with, become infected with a disease, will that mean that Emma has caught something as well? Also Jimmy has been in the hospital forever now and is tired of being treated with sympathy and just wants to continue his daily life and decides to do that by planning to get as far away as possible from the rehab center with the help of Craig and Marco to see his all-time favorite band. | |||||
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"Eye of the Tiger" | December 14, 2004 | 75 | 4x16 | by Survivor |
| Jimmy returns to school, but is confined to a wheelchair. Overwhelmed by guilt, Spinner confesses to Jimmy that it was he and Jay who framed him, causing Rick to shoot him. Everyone at school is mad at Spinner, which causes him to lose every friend he has, including his girlfriend, Manny. When he confesses the truth to Ms. Hatzilakos, he and Jay get expelled. Liberty's brother, Danny doesn't approve of his sister's relationship with JT, which leads to a fight. | |||||
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"Queen of Hearts" | January 17, 2005 | 76 | 4x17 | by Juice Newton |
| Ever since Sean left, Ellie has struggled to pay the rent. Her mother, now clean and sober, wants her to move back in but Ellie refuses because she is still angry due to the times she embarrassed and hurt her when she was drinking. Later at lunch with Marco, Alex and Jimmy discover that she has a knack for euchre and decides to gamble for rent money. Paige suspects Mr. Oleander is cheating, but later finds out that it wasn't the case. | |||||
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"Modern Love" | January 24, 2005 | 77 | 4x18 | by David Bowie |
| Paige and Matt Oleander continue to see each other. But when a crazy, physical fight breaks out between Paige and Manny, Manny loudly and spitefully informs everyone who was watching the fight, including Principal Hatzilakos, of Paige and Matt's wrongful affair. Meanwhile, Emma hosts a girls night-in at her house to celebrate the beauty of being single and how much aggravation men bring, but will a few boys in the neighborhood ruin their night? | |||||
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"Moonlight Desires" | January 31, 2005 | 78 | 4x19 | by Gowan |
| Marco catches Dylan making out with another guy when paying a surprise visit to his dorm at the University of Toronto, but Marco isn't willing to break up with him until Dylan insists that they have an open-relationship. Spinner and Jay break into Degrassi and plan to steal, but Spinner soon gets the idea to burn down the school, only to have Jay talk him out of it. After pleading with Ms. Hatzilakos, she gives him another chance to come back to Degrassi. | |||||
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"West End Girls" | January 31, 2005 | 79 | 4x20 | by Pet Shop Boys |
| The fight between Manny and Paige continues, and they go out their ways to hurt, harrass, and humiliate each other. Fortunately, they make peace in the end. Kevin Smith arrives at Degrassi to film a movie at the school. | |||||
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"Goin' Down the Road, Part 1" | February 7, 2005 | 80 | 4x21 | N/A |
| Craig is upset over Ashley going to London for the summer, but with Joey's help, he manages to find a way to be with her, only to find out the real reason behind her departure. Kevin Smith, in the midst of filming his latest flick, comes between Joey and Cailtin. | |||||
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"Goin' Down the Road, Part 2" | February 14, 2005 | 81 | 4x22 | N/A |
| In response to Ashley's reason for leaving him behind, Craig stops taking his medicine and has an episode with his bipolar disorder. Thanks to Kevin Smith, Caitlin has to make the decision of going to Los Angeles or staying with Joey. | |||||
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