I Want Candy

"Can't wait to tell everyone we skipped and moped around all day with the queen of doom."
— Spinner about Ashley after Ashley ruined their day off.

I Want Candy is the twentieth episode of Season 3 of the Canadian television series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. It originally aired on March 22, 2004 on CTV Television and on July 16, 2004 on The N. The episode was written by story editors Aaron Martin and Shelley Scarrow and directed by Stefan Scaini. The episode shares its title with a song by Bow Wow.

Plotline[]

Primary[]

Paige and Spinner decide to skip school so that they can have a fun day off, and Paige invites Ashley in the hopes of cheering her up. They each pick an activity for the day, but Ashley sad attitude ruins the day off for the couple. When confronted, Ashley decides to do something fun and spontaneous to make up for it.

Secondary[]

When Emma accidentally finds Snake's will, she panics in fear that his chemotherapy has failed him. Meanwhile, Alex picks the wrong time to bully Emma, ultimately causing a physical fight to take place between the two of them.

Overview[]

Cast[]

Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
Lauren Collins as Paige Michalchuk
Ryan Cooley as J.T. Yorke
Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
Melissa McIntyre as Ashley Kerwin
Adamo Ruggiero as Marco Del Rossi
Christina Schmidt as Terri MacGregor
Amanda Stepto as Christine Nelson
Dan Woods as Daniel Raditch

Supporting Cast

John Bregar as Dylan Michalchuk
Deanna Casaluce as Alex Nuñez
Robin Craig as Mrs. Mason
Melissa DiMarco as Daphne Hatzilakos
Paul Fracassi as Lil' Elvis
"Humble Howard" Glassman as Announcer
Kathy Imrie as Nurse
Katie Lai as Kendra Mason
Tom Melissis as Dom Perino
Maria Ricossa as Kate Kerwin
Sugith Varguhese as Dr. Moragoda
Marcus Wells as Big Elvis
J.P. Richards as Andrew

Absences

Music[]

"Amen" by Paul Fracassi
"Elvis" by Supergarage
"How Great Thou Art" by Marcus Wells
"Lost" by Melissa McIntyre

Quotes[]

Emma: "Alex, what is your problem?"
Alex: "Let's see: your personality, your clothes, your "holier-than-thou" attitude. You."
Ashley: "These are supposed to be the best years of our lives and it's just been one disaster after another after another. This school is cursed."
Spinner: "So, transfer next year."
Paige: "Spin!"
Ashley: "No, he's right. Next year, I'm leaving Degrassi."
Paige: "Craig didn't cheat on you just because of hormones!"
Ashley: "Paige..."
Paige: "So run away next year, but it won't help. Because the real problem, is you."

Trivia[]

This episode marks the last appearance of Terri, as she moves to private school.
This episode also marks the first time a main character leaves the show.
This episode is named after the song "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow.
This episode marks the first time Emma gets in a physical fight with someone at school, and the first girlfight on the show.
Ashley has a poster for the Sloan's sixth album, Pretty Together, on her bedroom wall.
Dylan's license plate on his car is "ADEV-502".

Continuity

The semi-formal is first mentioned in this episode.
J.T. begins to contemplate with the idea of asking Manny to the semi-formal.
Terri has awoken from her coma that Rick Murray put her in in Don't Dream It's Over.
Snake's wallpaper for his laptop is the family picture that was taken in Father Figure after the birth of his son, Jack Simpson.
Ashley is still depressed over the fact that Craig cheated on her with Manny.
Snake's cancer, that he has been battling with all season, has gone into remission.
Paige, Spinner, and Ashley visit the same restaurant, Crespeile, that Marco, his par ents, and Dylan visited in the episode before. The same waiter served both parties.