Jane Says (1) is the thirteenth episode of Season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation. It aired on March 1, 2009 in Canada, and on July 3, 2009 in the United States.
Summary
Jane's mom wants her father back in her and her brother Lucas' lives, and Jane doesn't want anything to do with him. Meanwhile, Danny's new girlfriend Leia has a problem—she doesn't feel that she fits in with Danny's friends.
Main Plot
Jane and Lucas' father comes back to town. The whole family, much to Jane's chagrin, is excited that he is back in their lives. Jane is suspicious about her father, but she can't quite understand why. When she finally remembers what he did to her as a little girl, she feels uncomfortable.
Sub Plot
Meanwhile, Leia feels that she doesn't fit in with Danny's friends. So, Leia makes up lies, such as Sav coming on to her, and tells them to Danny. She has to lie to impress them and says that her dad is a huge music producer for bands such as Fall Out Boy and Aerosmith. They go to a show, and Leia is really embarrassed when the truth comes out. Danny decides to stay with her, but his friends completely cut her out.
- This episode is named after the song "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction.
- This is one of the three episodes that has a character's name in the title, excluding The Kids of Degrassi Street episodes. The other two are Kiss Me, Steph and Jessie's Girl.
- This episode is similar to the Degrassi High episode, Crossed Wires.
- Leia lies about watching four seasons of Lost in order to get closer to Danny.
- Jane passes her driving test and receives her license.
- In this episode, you see a flashback and Jane's dad calls her Janey Bear when her name was still Anastasia. However, Jane is her middle name.
- This is the only Season 8 episode in which Liberty appears without Emma Nelson, Manny Santos and Kelly Ashoona.
- The videogame Lucas is playing is Duke Nukem 3D on Xbox 360.
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Regular Cast (Ordered Alphabetically)
- Raymond Ablack as Sav Bhandari
- Dalmar Abuzeid as Danny Van Zandt
- Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Liberty Van Zandt
- Paula Brancati as Jane Vaughn
- Stefan Brogren as Archie Simpson
- Nina Dobrev as Mia Jones
- Judy Jiao as Leia Chang
- Jamie Johnston as Peter Stone
- Shane Kippel as Spinner Mason
- Samantha Munro as Anya MacPherson
Supporting Cast
- Angela Asher as Evelyn Valieri
- Paul Essiembre as Carlos Valieri
- Kevin Jubinville as The Shep
- Marc Minardi as Lucas Valieri
- Larissa Vouloukos as Isabella Jones
Absences
- Charlotte Arnold as Holly J. Sinclair
- Marc Donato as Derek Haig
- Sam Earle as K.C. Guthrie
- Jordan Hudyma as Blue Chessex
- Argiris Karras as Riley Stavros
- Jajube Mandiela as Chantay Black
- Miriam McDonald as Emma Nelson
- Scott Paterson as Johnny DiMarco
- Aislinn Paul as Clare Edwards
- AJ Saudin as Connor Delaurier
- Melinda Shankar as Alli Bhandari
- Cassie Steele as Manny Santos
- Evan Williams as Kelly Ashoona
- Natty Zavitz as Bruce
Lucas: "Dad left, we were miserable for years, now we have the chance to be a family. Remember that."
