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The Emmy-nominated 12th season of Degrassi premiered on July 16, 2012 at a new time of 9 p.m. EST, on MuchMusic (Canada) and TeenNick (U.S.). This first half of the season followed a 5-week telenovela format with 20 episodes, airing Monday through Thursdays at 10pm, marketed as Degrassi: Showdown, depicting the time right after winter break of the 2011-2012 school year.

The second part of the season followed a weekly format with 10 episodes, airing Friday nights at 9pm, named simply Degrassi, depicting the time about a week after where Showdown left off. The third and final part of the season, marketed as Degrassi: Anything Could Happen, premiered on February 15th, with new episodes rolling out through Spring 2013, depicting spring break up until the end of the school year.

Four actors were added to the main cast: Dylan EverettSarah Fisher, Craig Arnold, and Demetrius Joyette. The producers have also assembled a whole new recurring cast. Production and casting for the season began on February 27, 2012, with filming beginning on March 19, 2012, at Epitome Pictures studios in Toronto, Ontario and ending sometime in November 2012. TeenNick used two slogans for this season, "Whose Side Are You On?" and "The Showdown That Will Tear Degrassi Apart," while the MuchMusic slogan was, "The Kids at Degrassi Come Undone."

Main Cast

The following 27 actors received star-billing:

Seniors (Class of 2013)

Juniors (Class of 2014)

Sophomores (Class of 2015)

Freshmen (Class of 2016)

Degrassi Staff

Recurring Cast

Students

Other

Adults

Degrassi Staff

Guest Stars

Character Decriptions

BECKY BAKER (16), Grade 11

Becky is bright, bubbly and enthusiastic. Raised a conservative Christian, Becky always puts family first. She loves musical theatre, and singing in the church choir. She knows not everyone will agree with her traditional values, but that doesnā€™t mean sheā€™s afraid to stand up for her beliefs.

LUKE BAKER (16), Grade 11

The Tim Tebow of Jr. Hockey, Luke Baker is everything a good Floridian should be: athletic, handsome, and above all, a devout Christian. But Lukeā€™s teenage urges often get the better of him, despite his attempts to remain pure to his Christian faith. Being a hockey player, Luke has a constant abundance of female adoration, which usually makes him the guy whoā€™ll kiss first and pray for forgiveness later.

MIKE ā€œDALLASā€ DALLAS (18), Grade 12

Hockey team captain, Dallas expects to enjoy everything elite players revel in ā€” puck bunnies, keggers, alpha male status. Dallas is a fun-loving guy whoā€™s never had to deal with real consequences for any of his actions. Dallas plays big brother to everyone on his team, teasing and mocking the boys in the locker room, but over-protective in public, lashing out at anyone who crosses him or his team.

CAMPBELL SAUNDERS (15), Grade 10

Like his Junior Hockey teammates, Campbell is handsome and athletic. Unlike his teammates, Cam is gentle, shy, and sweet. But whatever confidence he lacks in social settings, he more than makes up for on the ice with his dominating skill.

Trivia

  • Production for this season began on March 19, 2012.
  • This season contains the 300th episode in 'The Next Generation' series, which also serves as the 400th overall.
  • It was confirmed in an interview with Munro Chambers that the seniors would graduate at the end of this season.
  • This is the first season with at least one regular cast member in each grade.
  • The school uniform was abolished at the start of the season, within the first episode's cold open.
  • Eli and Becky were going to be working on a play together entitled "Romeo and Juliet: The Musical." However, when the play was changed into a story of two homosexual lovers named "Romeo and Jules" Becky refused to be a part of it and quit.
  • Becky and Luke are from Florida making them the fifth and sixth characters to come from the United States after Lucy and Simon in Degrassi Junior High, and Declan and Fiona (who are all from New York).
  • A new hockey team has been introduced, though it is different from the one mentioned in seasons 2 and 3.
  • First instance of a female student feeling self-conscious of her breast size since Season 5.
  • First instance of memory loss due to a severe concussion in the entire Degrassi Franchise.
  • First instance of a drunk hook-up since Season 9.
  • First instance of streaking since Season 8.
  • First instance of dining & dashing since Season 3.
  • First instance of journalist training since Season 7.
  • First Degrassi band since Season 8.
  • First death of a pet since Season 4.
  • First instance of self-harm since Season 10.
    • Since Adam only was ever shown self-harming when forced to resume the "Gracie" persona, possibly the first male character to self-harm in the entire franchise.
  • First instance of a parent with a mental illness since Season 8.
  • First instance of a student being harassed by an authority figure since DJH Season 2.
  • First instance of Diabetes since Season 8.
  • First heart attack in Degrassi history.
  • First mention of a former character's portrayer since Season 9.
  • First suicide since DH Season 2.
  • First instance of MDMA use since Season 1.
  • First to not have any minisodes air along with the current season since Season 4.
  • First Season to feature the departure of two regular characters mid-series.
  • First season not to mention Heather Sinclair who has been mentioned in every season prior.
  • This is the third season to not feature any recurring characters from the previous season upgraded to regulars. The other two are Season 4 and Season 9.
  • The opening theme song is performed by Alexz Johnson like in Season 11, but the sequence is completely different, Source with the uniforms deleted immediately although they were not incorporated until the start of Season 11, half a season after their introduction.
  • Due to the Viacom-DirecTV contract dispute, the first week's episodes were initially available for streaming to US viewers through the TeenNick website for only 24 hours each. On Friday, July 20 a deal had been reached during Gives You Hell (2)'s scheduled window of availability and the other three episodes had been restored by 9 PM Eastern time.
  • Clare and Alli reveal the show's logo at the end of the opening credits.
  • The premiere of the Fall Block picked up a week after the events in Scream (2). Source
  • Tonight, Tonight was aired on Tuesday November 20th as a one hour finale on TeenNick to conclude the fall block as to avoid airing an episode on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), though it was aired on schedule in Canada as their Thanksgiving takes place in early October and the event does not pertain to them.
  • First suicide in the Degrassi: The Next Generation era.
  • There was a retcon before this season's finale aired.
  • This is the ninth school year of the Next Generation Era.
  • First season not to use any of the original Lakehurst students from Season 7.
  • This is the last season to use the long intros until Season 15, as the following two seasons used a 10-second intro.
  • This season marks the final appearances of K.C. GuthrieMarisol Lewis, Fiona Coyne, Owen Milligan, Jake Martin and Tori Santamaria.
  • This was the first season after they were introduced in Season 5 not to feature any minis.
  • First season with a cast of all 90ā€™s born actors as students.

Episode List

Main article: Episode Guide

Episode # Title Canadian Airdate U.S. Airdate Production# Series #
1-20 Degrassi: Showdown July 16, 2012 July 16, 2012 1201-1220 278-297
1 Come As You Are (1) July 16, 2012 July 16, 2012 1201 278
2 Come As You Are (2) July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012 1202 279
3 Gives You Hell (1) July 18, 2012 July 18, 2012 1203 280
4 Gives You Hell (2) July 19, 2012 July 19, 2012 1204 281
5 Got Your Money (1) July 23, 2012 July 23, 2012 1205 282
6 Got Your Money (2) July 24, 2012 July 24, 2012 1206 283
7 Say It Ain't So (1) July 25, 2012 July 25, 2012 1207 284
8 Say It Ain't So (2) July 26, 2012 July 26, 2012 1208 285
9 Closer To Free (1) July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 1209 286
10 Closer To Free (2) July 31, 2012 July 31, 2012 1210 287
11 Waterfalls (1) August 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 1211 288
12 Waterfalls (2) August 2, 2012 August 2, 2012 1212 289
13 Rusty Cage (1) August 6, 2012 August 6, 2012 1213 290
14 Rusty Cage (2) August 7, 2012 August 7, 2012 1214 291
15 Never Ever (1) August 8, 2012 August 8, 2012 1215 292
16 Never Ever (2) August 9, 2012 August 9, 2012 1216 293
17 Sabotage (1) August 13, 2012 August 13, 2012 1217 294
18 Sabotage (2) August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012 1218 295
19 Scream (1) August 15, 2012 August 15, 2012 1219 296
20 Scream (2) August 16, 2012 August 16, 2012 1220 297
21 Building A Mystery (1) October 12, 2012 October 12, 2012 1221 298
22 Building A Mystery (2) October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 1222 299
23 Doll Parts (1) October 26, 2012 October 26, 2012 1223 300
24 Doll Parts (2) November 2, 2012 November 2, 2012 1224 301
25 I Want It That Way (1) November 9, 2012 November 9, 2012 1225 302
26 I Want It That Way (2) November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 1226 303
27-28 Tonight, Tonight November 23, 2012 November 20, 2012 1227-1228 304-305
29-30 Degrassi: Las Vegas December 14, 2012 December 14, 2012 1229-1230 306-307
31-40 Degrassi: Anything Could Happen February 15, 2013 February 15, 2013 1231-1240 308-317
31 Bitter Sweet Symphony (1) February 15, 2013 February 15, 2013 1231 308
32 Bitter Sweet Symphony (2) February 22, 2013 February 22, 2013 1232 309
33 Ray of Light (1) March 1, 2013 March 1, 2013 1233 310
34 Ray of Light (2) March 8, 2013 March 8, 2013 1234 311
35 Karma Police (1) March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 1235 312
36 Karma Police (2) March 22, 2013 March 22, 2013 1236 313
37 Zombie (1) March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 1237 314
38 Zombie (2) April 5, 2013 April 5, 2013 1238 315
39-40 The Time of My Life June 21, 2013 June 21, 2013 1239-1240 316-317

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