Opening Sequences have always been part of the Degrassi Universe, with a certain emphasis placed on the opening sequences in Degrassi: The Next Generation due to the frequently changing cast. All sequences were filmed (and animated) in Canada.
Degrassi Junior High[]
Seasons 1-2[]
The opening starts with a close up shot of four books. The top book says History 7/8. The next says Geography 7/8. The next says Math 7/8. The bottom one says English 7/8. The camera zooms out on the books and shows a stop motion live-action animation of a person (whose head is out of shot) who picks up the books and walks away. The camera then zooms in on poms poms sitting next to the books. Next we see a sequence of shots: Degrassi Junior High with kids walking up to it; the kids in their class room running to their seats from the episode "Kiss Me Steph"; Mr. Raditch standing at the front door watching as the kids sit; Heather and Erica both raising their hands and smiling; Tim whispering to Joey at his seat from "The Cover Up"; Lucy raising her hand from "The Big Dance"; and Yick opening his locker and a bunch of papers falling out. Then we see a still of a boy. An animated hand with a chalkboard eraser wipes across the screen revealing another still of Lucy from "What A Night". Next we see another sequence of shots: Stephanie smiling and rolling her eyes as she turns around and looks at Arthur from "Kiss Me Steph"; Melanie by her locker staring at Snake as he puts his guitar bag on his shoulder, Snake then turns around and sees Melanie staring at him, and she quickly turns around from "The Great Race"; Rick high fiving Tim as he walks by from the episode "Kiss Me Steph"; Joey opening his locker and smiling; a few boys including Wheels, Jason, Shane, and Wai-Lee walking towards a van, and they stop and turn around from "The Great Race"; Kathleen standing by Melanie at her locker from "The Experiment"; Yick looking into his locker smiling next to Arthur from "The Great Race"; Yick opening a door to the broom closet revealing Arthur on the other side, who smiles with relief from "Kiss Me Steph"; and Rick taking Joey's hat off his head and smiling, then tossing it back to him from "The Cover Up"; Susie and Caitlin high fiving each other smiling from "The Cover Up". Next we see a still of Heather and Erica and a couple of other people standing by the lockers. Then an animated hand with a blackboard eraser wipes across the screen and reveals a a still of a girl that appears to be Alexa looking downwards sitting at a desk. Next we see a third sequence of shots: two girls practicing cheerleading on the grass by the school while Wheels is in the background practicing soccer from "The Great Race"; Voula giving a speech from "The Big Dance" (which is still seen in the second season, despite Voula having left); L.D. excitedly talking to Stephanie from "The Great Race"; the grade sevens applauding at their desks from "Rumor Has It"; Rick turning around smiling after giving Ms. Avery some licorice from "Rumor Has It"; some girls cheering in the pool including Susie and Erica from "The Great Race"; and Wheels cheering and waving a poster from "Kiss Me Steph". Finally we see a still shot of Susie and Stephanie smiling holding up a trophy. Rick, Lucy, Joey, Wheels, with his arms in the air, and Yick, holding a basketball stand behind them. The camera zooms in on the trophy before the word "Degrassi" swoops in written in silver letters. The picture fades into a notebook page backround. Then another "Degrassi" written in black comes down from the left corner. It combines with the silver Degrassi and appears to be it's shadow. The words "Junior High" appears written in cursive blue letters below it. The silver Degrassi then turns pink.
Season 3[]
The season 3 opening starts with an animated alarm clock. It zooms out onto a desk, creating outlines in its path. The outlines then disappear and the rest of things on the desk fades in including a stack of books. An animated person grabs the books and walks off screen. It then fades to gray and fades back in on a sequence of shots: Degrassi Junior High with kids walking up to it; Mr. Raditch standing at the door to his classroom from "Kiss Me Steph"; Snake and Wheels running to the door of their classroom from "Can't Live With Them"; Ms. Avery shutting her classroom door from "Revolution"; Wheels rubbing his head stressed while taking a test from "Pass Tense"; Ms. Avery looking at her watch as the students flip their tests over from "Pass Tense"; Yick opening his locker and a bunch of papers falling out; and Mr. Raditch putting his hand on Joey's shoulder from "Pass Tense". Then we see a still of Michelle from "Stage Fright". An animated hand with a chalkboard eraser wipes across the screen revealing another still of Tim biting his pencil. Then we see another sequence of shots: Melanie by her locker staring at Snake as he puts his guitar bag on his shoulder, Snake then turns around and sees Melanie staring at him, and she quickly turns around from "The Great Race"; Scooter turning around looking at Bartholomew noticing they're reading the same comic book from "Can't Live With Them"; Lucy smiling from "A Helping Hand"; Caitlin smiling from "Loves Me, Loves Me Not"; Heather holding Spike's egg to her face as she smiles from "Eggbert"; Melanie and Kathleen turn around and stop from "Dinner and a Show"; Simon with his arm around Alexa smiling as they talk from "Dog Days". Yick opening the door to the broom closet revealing Arthur on the other side, who smiles with relief from "Kiss Me Steph"; L.D. smiling giving the "a-ok" sign from "Censored"; BLT smiling while throwing a baseball from "Great Expectations"; Heather and Erica both turn around smiling from "Sealed with a Kiss"; and Alexa smiling walking off-screen from "Sealed with a Kiss". Then we see a still of a girl. Then an animated hand with a blackboard eraser wipes across the screen and reveals a still of Shane smiling. Then we see a third sequence of shots: Kathleen raising her hand from "Bottled Up"; Yick looking surprised as he reads a book on anatomy from "Great Expectations"; Joey and Snake playing in their band from "Pass Tense"; Heather, Erica, Spike, Liz, and a boy clapping their hands from "Can't Live With Them"; some girls cheering in the pool including Susie and Erica from "The Great Race"; and Wheels cheering and waving a poster from "Kiss Me Steph". Finally we see a still shot of Susie and Stephanie (who had already left the series by this season, despite still being seen in the shot) smiling holding up a trophy. Rick, Lucy, Joey, Wheels, with his arms in the air, and Yick, holding a basketball stand behind them. The camera zooms in on the trophy before the words "Degrassi" swoops in written in silver letters. The picture fades into a notebook page backround. Then another "Degrassi" written in black comes down from the left corner. It combines with the silver Degrassi and forms a drop shadow for the wordmark. The words "Junior High" appears written in cursive blue letters below it. The silver Degrassi then turns pink.
Degrassi High[]
The opening starts with an animated alarm clock. It zooms out onto a desk, creating outlines in its path. The outlines then disappear. Next to the clock are some books. Next to the desk is an animated person we see putting their pants on. They grab the books and walk off camera. Then we see a shot of Degrassi High School with kids walking into it. Then we see Arthur looking at his bike in disgust, seeing that someone rubbed peanut butter all over it. Then we see Tessa not paying attention to where she's walking in the hallway and accidentally walks into Dwayne from "A New Start". Then we see Tabi spraying her hair spray in Melanie's face making her cough, from "Dream On". Then we see a close up of Heather and Erica facing the right and they both turn their heads at the same time from DJH episode "Star-Crossed". Then we see Clutch backing his car up and hitting a row of bikes. Then we see an arm grabbing Joey by the front of his shirt and pulling him into a class room. We then see Joey's face pressed up against the door from "A New Start". Then we see a still of Alex posing for the camera by the lockers. An animated locker door comes across the screen and when it shuts we see a still of Claude posing. Then we see BLT high fiving someone while Allison and Amy walks up behind them smiling. Then we see Caitlin walking next to Maya, both laughing, in the hallway from "A New Start". Then we see Yick playing basketball, making a slam dunk from "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". Then we see Alexa and Simon kissing from "A New Start". Then we Spike smiling at Patrick and shaking her head from "Nobody's Perfect". Then we see Lucy pinching Joey's cheeks and laughing from "Everybody Wants Something". Then we see Claude trying to kiss Caitlin from "Everybody Wants Something". Then we see Kathleen looking up at the clock from "Nobody's Perfect". Then we see a see a still of Diana posing for the camera by the lockers. An animated locker door comes across the screen and when it shuts we see a still of Nancy posing. Then we see Michelle and BLT kissing from "Sixteen". Then we see Spike with her arm around Liz laughing. Next we see Snake, Joey, and Wheels cheering from "Everybody Wants Something". Then we see LD kicking a soccerball into a goal. Her teammates BLT and Luke cheer. Then we see a close up of a trophy held by BLT in a series of moving stills. We also see some students by the lockers including Michelle, Patrick, Dorothy with pom poms, and Bartholomew and Scooter fist bumping. BLT tips the trophy over and the words "Degrassi" pop out in white letters. Everybody walks off screen leaving a single girl at her locker with her back to the camera. The camera zooms in on her butt and the word Degrassi zooms in on top of it, turning purple. The words High zooms below it in blue letters. A gold shimmer goes across "Degrassi High" in a diagonal line.
Degrassi: The Next Generation[]
Seasons 1-2[]
Music[]
The first version of Whatever It Takes is a gospel-inspired song with '90s pop influences. The opening ends before the first hip-hop interlude. In Season 2, the instrumental was slightly retouched.
Summary[]
- Emma sends an email and it flies in a blue envelope around the school.
- Jimmy is in basketball practice.
- Terri and Ashley sing some of the lyrics in choir. (Season 1 only)
- Liberty walks out the library door.
- Manny is talking with another girl. (Season 1 Only
- Snake drops books after the envelope hits them.
- Toby in the Media Immersions lab.
- Spinner splashes water from a drinking fountain at J.T..
- Paige hangs up a poster and rolls her eyes at them.
- Joey appears with the hockey team he sponsors. (Season 2 only)
- Craig takes a photo of them. (Season 2 only)
- Raditch leads Sean down the corridor.
- The email goes into a girl's phone and the logo appears.
Detailed[]
The opening credits for seasons 1-2 start with Emma sitting at the computer in her living room. The name "Miriam McDonald" fades in on the right side of the screen. She is typing an email and laughing as she reads it. Her name fades out and the camera makes a 180 around Emma. It shows an over the shoulder shot of her at the computer. On the screen is a picture of the entrance to Degrassi Community School. At the bottom of the computer screen is a blue button that says "send". Emma clicks the button as the camera zooms in on the computer screen. The button turns into an animated blue envelope that goes flying through the front doors of the school. The doors open up and reveal another set of doors. The doors open up into the gym where we see the choir practicing. The envelope flies to the right off screen. The camera turns right and we see basketball practice going on. The ball is thrown to Jimmy, the camera focuses on him. The name "Aubrey Graham" fades in on the left side of the screen. He looks over to his left before shooting the ball. His name fades out. As he shoots the ball the envelope reappears and follows the ball. The camera zooms over to the basketball hoop where we see the ball go in. The letter goes in behind it. The name "Christina Schmidt" fades in on the left of the screen. The camera zooms below the hoop where we see the choir practicing. The camera focuses on Terri and Ashley. Christina's name under Terri fades out and the name "Melissa McIntyre" fades in on the right under Ashley. The girls then sing along with the theme song. They sing the lyrics, "I know I can make it through". Her name then fades out. The envelope flies past them and is then seen going past the school mural by the entrance. The camera stops at the front door of the library where Liberty comes out. The name "Sarah Barrable Tishauer" fades in on the left of the screen. Liberty checks her watch before running off. Her name fades out and the envelope goes into the library. The camera zooms into the library and stops at Manny. The name "Cassie Steele" fades in on the right of the screen. She is talking and laughing with a girl who has her back to the camera. Her name fades out. The camera then zooms over to Mr. Simpson, who is carrying a stack of books. The name "Stefan Brogren" fades in on the right of the screen. The envelope flies through the books, making Mr. Simpson lose his grip on them, and he drops them. His name fades out. The camera then zooms into the media imersions lab where kids are sitting at the computers. The camera goes behind Toby and then focuses on his right side. The name "Jake Goldsbie" fades in on the left of the screen. He is typing on the computer as the envelope flies around him. His name fades out. The envelope then flies by some lockers. The name "Shane Kippel" fades in on the lower right of the screen and flies up. The envelope flies by Spinner and J.T. before flying off screen. The camera focuses on Spinner standing at the water fountain while J.T. gets a drink. Spinner is smiling and throws the water at J.T.'s face. Shane's name fades out. The name "Ryan Cooley" fades in on the left of the screen as the camera focuses on a shocked J.T. We see Spinner laughing at him in the background and his name fades out. The envelope then flies across the hall and the camera follows it. We see Paige hanging up a poster for the Dance. The name "Lauren Collins" fades in on the right of the screen. She turns around and looks to her right while tipping her sunglasses at the end of her nose and rolls her eyes. Her name fades out. The envelope flies around her and then to the right. The camera follows it and shows another hallway where Sean is walking next to Mr. Raditch, who has his arm on Sean's shoulder. The name "Daniel Clark" fades on the lower left of the screen below Sean while the name "Dan Woods" fades in on the upper right below Raditch. The envelope goes around them until they walk off screen. Their names fade out. The envelope then flies into the cellphone of a girl in the background at her locker. The camera focuses on her phone in her jeans pocket. She picks up the phone to read the message. As she takes it out the "Degrassi: The Next Generation" logo pops out.
- This is the first appearances of Craig and.
Seasons 3-5[]
Music[]
Season 3 uses a rock remix of Lisa Dalbello and the same children's choir's vocals as Seasons 1-2. Seasons 4-5 use a CCM/industrial rock remix of the song performed by Jakalope.
Summary (Season 3/4)[]
- Ellie is recording the school with a camcorder.
- A skateboarder skates off the entrance stairs and Emma sticks her tongue out and smiles at the camera while Chris is unimpressed.
- Jimmy scores in a basketball court and leaves Spinner to pick up the ball.
- Hazel and Manny lift up Paige at Spirit Squad practice.
- Terri is holding a lacrosse net (Season 3 only).
- JT runs up to get his mascot head on alongside Nadia and Kendra.
- Ashley and Craig are recording music. (Season 4 only)
- Toby and Liberty make smoke flood out of a tube in the science lab.
- Snake, Spike, Joey and Caitlin are on an outside lunch table. (Season 4 only)
- Sean shakes a spray can (probably of paint) but notices Raditch.
- Raditch tells Ellie to point away.
- Ellie records Marco turning around to reveal the logo on the back of his jacket.
Summary (Season 5)[]
- Ellie is recording the school with a camcorder.
- A skateboarder skates off the entrance stairs and Emma sticks her tongue out and smiles at the camera while Chris is unimpressed.
- Alex walks past Jay and she rubs her hand into his face.
- Hazel and Manny lift up Paige at Spirit Squad practice.
- JT runs up to get his mascot head on alongside Nadia and Kendra.
- Jimmy and Craig are recording music (with a wheelchair).
- Spinner watches them alone and walks off.
- Toby and Liberty make smoke flood out of a tube in the science lab.
- Snake, Spike, Joey and Caitlin are on a outside lunch table.
- Peter is recording girls walking past.
- Ms. Hatzilakos tells Ellie to point away.
- Ellie records Marco turning around to reveal the logo on the back of his jacket.
Detailed[]
The intro starts with a shot of the front entrance of the school. The camera pans to the right and we see Ellie across the street holding a camcorder and recording at the school. The name "Stacey Farber" zooms in from the left side of the screen. The camera shows her and she turns to the right. The camera now takes the perspective of Ellie's camcorder. It goes by the front entrance where we see a teenager skateboarding down the railing. Next to Chris, it stops at Emma who is at the bottom of the stairs passing out flyers. The name "Miriam McDonald" fades in and she looks into the camera smiling and sticks her tongue out. Her name zooms off to the right and the camera goes to the right and shows Jimmy on the basketball court. The name "Aubrey Graham" fades in. Spinner tries to stop Jimmy from scoring but he goes past him and shoots the ball. The camera shows Spinner and looks up as Jimmy scores. The name "Shane Kippel" fades in. He then catches the ball as it bounces to him. His name zooms off to the left.
The camera then zooms to the right and focuses in the gym where two cheerleaders throw another cheerleader and catch her. The camera zooms down where we see Hazel. The name "Andrea Lewis" fades in. She's smiling as Paige climbs up on her shoulder and grabs her leg to build a pyramid. The camera then shows Manny standing on the other side holding onto Paige's leg. The name "Cassie Steele" fades in. She looks up and smiles. The camera zooms up and focuses on Paige. The name "Lauren Collins" appears. She's holding both arms up and smiling. Her name zooms off to the left. The camera zooms to the right and we see Terri holding a lacrosse stick standing by the Degrassi mural with the lacrosse team alongside Kendra. The name "Christina Schmidt" fades in. She smiles and looks to her right as J.T. runs in from the left. He stops and smiles as a boy behind him puts on his mascot head for him. During this the name "Ryan Cooley" appears. It then zooms down.
The camera zooms to the right and focuses on a computer screen in the music room that has lines going up and down from music notes being played. The camera zooms up and shows Ashley playing the keyboard. The name "Melissa McIntyre" fades in. Ashley looks to her right and smiles. The camera zooms to the right to show Craig sitting next to her playing his guitar. The name "Jake Epstein" fades in. It then zooms off to the left. The camera zooms to the right showing Toby and Liberty in the science lab. The name "Jake Goldsbie" fades in on the upper left as Toby pours a substance from a tube into a bigger tube. This causes smoke to shoot out from the tube. Toby steps back surprised but Liberty smiles with amazement. The name "Sarah Barrable-Tishauer" fades in on the lower right before Jake's name zooms off to the left. Sarah's name then zooms down.
The camera zooms to the right. We see Spike sitting next Snake at the school's outside lunch table. The name "Amanda Stepto" fades in on the lower left below Spike and then the name "Stefan Brogren" fades in on the upper right below Snake. Snake has his arm around Spike and kisses her forehead while she smiles. Their names then fade out in the same order they faded in. The camera zooms to the right and we see Joey and Caitlin sitting across from them. The name "Pat Mastroianni" fades in on the upper left below Joey. Then the name "Stacie Mistysyn" fades in on the lower right below Caitlin. They both look at each other and smile. Pat's name zooms off to the left and then Stacie's name zooms as well.
The camera zooms to the right where we see some teenagers spray painting on the bus station outside of the school. It zooms back and shows Sean smiling as he shakes a can of spray paint. The name "Daniel Clark" zooms up. He then turns to his left and looks surprised. His name zooms off to the left and the camera zooms to the right where we see Mr. Raditch looking at Sean with his arms folded. The name "Dan Woods" fades in. He then sees the camera and looks surprised. His name zooms off to the left. He puts his hand over the lenses as it zooms to the right. We're not seeing things from Ellie's perspective as the camera shows Marco standing in the hallway with Ellie, with her back to the camera, standing in front of him with her camcorder. The name "Adamo Ruggiero" fades in. She points to him as he takes his sunglasses off. His name fades out. He then pops the collar of his jacket and turns around. The camera zooms into his back where we see the "Degrassi: The Next Generation" logo displays.
- This marks the first appearance of the faux-handwriting font used for actors' names through Season 5 and again since Season 8.
- This marks the last appearance of Terri and the first appearances of Peter, Jay, Alex and Ms. Hatzilakos.
- This marks the only appearances of Chris, Nadia and Kendra.
Seasons 6-7[]
Music[]
An instrumental remix of Jakalope's version.
Order of characters (Season 6)[]
- Emma
- Manny
- Sean
- Ellie
- Paige
- Jimmy
- Spinner
- Darcy
- Jay
- Alex
- Spike and Snake
- J.T.
- Liberty
- Peter
- Ms Hatzilakos
- Marco
Order of characters (Season 7)[]
- Emma
- Manny
- Jimmy
- Spinner
- Ellie
- Paige
- Holly J. and Mia (and her daughter Bella)
- Darcy
- Jay
- Damian and Jane
- Spike and Snake
- Danny and Derek
- Liberty
- Peter
- Ms Hatzilakos
- Marco
Detailed[]
The opening sequence starts by fading in from white on some teenagers walking up the stairs to Degrassi. This then shrinks and goes off the screen. We then see each character posing for the camera while clips of them from past seasons play behind them with a blue tint in boxes with gold outlines. We first see Emma standing and smiling at the camera. The camera zooms in on her and she looks to her left and then back at the camera. Three clips play behind her including a clip from Mother and Child Reunion (reading the email from Jordan), Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (preparing for the '80s dance with Manny), and Tell it to My Heart (spotting Peter at a party). The name Miriam McDonald appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. Her name wipes off to the right. We then see Manny comes from below the screen and flips her hair and smiles. We see three clips of her in the background including clips from Wannabe (showing off a Spirit Squad routine), White Wedding (listening to the announcement of Snake and Spike's wedding), and Venus ("I'm going to be an actress, an Academy Award-winning actress, and you can sell this for a million dollars, because I'm gonna be famous!"). The name Cassie Steele appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It then wipes off to the right. We then see Sean who has his arms folded. He shakes his head and rolls his eyes. Then he goes off screen to left. We see three clips of him from past seasons from Gangsta Gangsta (fighting with Jay and stealing Snake's laptop) and Back in Black (crying as he stays behind in Wasaga Beach with his parents). The name Daniel Clark appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It then wipes off to the right. We then see Ellie who puts both her hands behind her back. She looks at the camera and smiles. We see four clips of her from past seasons including clips from Anywhere I Lay My Head ("your drinking made me cut myself!"), Take My Breath Away (calling Marco at the bus stop) and Weddings, Parties, Anything (drumming with Downtown Sasquatch). The name Stacey Farber appears on the lower left of the screen glowing in gold letters. It wipes off to the right. We then see Paige with her back to the camera. She turns around and looks into the camera and smiles. We see three clips of her from past seasons including clips from Family Politics ("new year, new look, new Paige!"), Ghost in the Machine (crashing into Dean's car), and The Lexicon of Love (realizing she loves Alex). The name Lauren Collins appears on the lower right of the screen glowing in gold letters. It then wipes off to the right. Next we see Jimmy who's sitting in his wheelchair looking at the camera. We see four clips of him from past seasons from Karma Chameleon ("don't talk to me, you slut"), High Fidelity (looking at Ashley after a kiss) and Time Stands Still (screaming and collapsing as he's shot by Rick). The name Aubrey Graham appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It wipes off to the right. We see Spinner next who has his head bowed down. He looks up at the camera, smiles, and waves his left arm before walking off to the right. We see three clips of him from past seasons including clips from Message in a Bottle (during Jimmy's party), Anywhere I Lay My Head (during the car wash), and Time Stands Still (crying at the sight of Jimmy in the hospital). The name Shane Kippel appears glowing gold letters on the lower left of the screen. It wipes off to the right. Next we see Darcy who walks closer to the camera, smiling. We see three clips of her from past seasons including clips from High Fidelity (confronting Spinner about his sexuality), Anywhere I Lay My Head (getting sprayed by Spinner) and Redemption Song (tearing up as she makes out with Spinner). The name Shenae Grimes appears glowing in gold letters on the lower right of the screen. It then wipes off to the right. We then see Jay who's looking at the camera. He then takes his hat off and throws it at the camera. We see three clips of him from past seasons including Redemption Song (playing beach volleyball) and Secret (leading Emma into the ravine van and later rebuffing her advances). The name Mike Lobel appears glowing on the lower right of the screen. It then wipes off to the right. We then see Alex bend down and look at the camera with a slight smile. We see three clips of her from past seasons including clips from The Lexicon of Love (dancing with Paige, kissing Paige and fighting with Chad). The name Deanna Casaluce appears on the lower left of the screen glowing. It then wipes off to the right. Next we see Snake sneak up behind Spike. He grabs her and she laughs as he starts twirling her. We see three clips from past seasons of them. One of each from Our Lips Are Sealed (reaffirming their marriage in public) and one of them both from White Wedding (rushing to the wedding). The name Stefan Brogren appears on the upper left of the screen below Snake while the name Amanda Stepto appears on the lower right below Spike in gold letters . They both wipe off to the right. Next we see J.T. smiling at the camera. His mascot head is tossed to him and he catches it, and shakes his head while smiling. Four clips of him from past seasons are shown including clips from Wannabe (competing with Toby to win a Pringles prize), Foolin' (crashing into the bus stop), and Turned Out (overdosing on the painkillers). The name Ryan Cooley appears glowing on the lower right of the screen. It wipes off to the right. Next we see Liberty with her back to the camera. She turns around and crosses her arms and smiles. We see three clips of her from past seasons play including clips from Basketball Diaries (screwing up the morning announcements) and Together Forever (holding her newborn baby). The name Sarah Barrable-Tishauer appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It then wipes off to the right. Then we see Peter who looks at the camera and grins. We see three clips of him including clips from Venus (preparing to film Manny), The Lexicon of Love (kissing Emma in the abandoned cinema), and Here Comes Your Man (walking to school dressed like Sean). The name Jamie Johnston appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It then wipes off to the right. Next we see Ms. H who has her arms folded. She unfolds them and smiles. We see three clips of her including a clip from Here Comes Your Man (taking Sean to his locker), I Against I (discussing the safe sex seminar) and Hot for Teacher (walking by). The name Melissa Dimarco appears glowing on the lower right of the screen in gold letters. It wipes off to the right. Then we see Marco with only a white background. He smiles at the camera and puts the hood from his sweatshirt on his head. The name Adamo Ruggiero appears glowing in gold letters on the right of the screen. It then wipes off to the right. He then turns around and walks away with his back to the camera. The name Degrassi appears in blue letters on the back of his sweatshirt. It pops out and fades into a group picture of the cast. The name The Next Generation fades in below it and glows in blue letters zooming out.
- This is the last appearances of Sean, J.T., Jay, Alex, and Ms. H and the first appearances of Damian, Danny, Sav, Mia, Jane, and Holly J.
- This is the only appearance of Bella (daughter of Mia)
Seasons 8-10A[]
Music[]
Season 8 - Damhnait Doyle's future rock cover of the theme song.
Seasons 9-10A - Janie and the Studs' surfer punk remix of the theme song.
Summary[]
- Peter records the skateboarder.
- Emma, Manny and Liberty have their arms around each other.
- Seasons 9-10A - Emma and Manny greet the camera while in the car.
- Kelly is in the car behind them. (Season 8 only)
- Declan leads Fiona out of their limo. (Season 9 only)
- Derek throws Leia's documents and she slaps him in the back. (Season 8 only)
- Anya and Chantay reading the Anti-Grapevine.
- Holly J pushes Leia out of the way while discussing Student Council plans. (Season 9 only)
- Connor, K.C. and Clare show a robot, but it starts sparking.
- Alli flips her hair.
- Jenna plays on her guitar. (Season 9 only)
- Dave points at the camera. (Season 9 only)
- Danny and Sav play on their guitars.
- Peter makes a devil hand sign and points to Spinner on the drums.
- Mia does a move in Spirit Squad. (Season 8 only)
- Holly J moves in front of her. (Season 8 only)
- Bruce and Johnny are grasping younger kids.
- Snake grabs them and tells Peter to point away.
- Blue nods at the camera.
- Riley throws a football.
- Jane catches at it and walks to the school with the logo on her back.
Detailed[]
The opening starts on the Degrassi sign that says "Go Panthers Football". The camera pans to the right and shows a boy jumping on his skateboard over the stairs. It then pans to the right and shows Peter taping the skateboarder with his camcorder. The name Jamie Johnston comes in on the left of the screen. Peter looks in amazement. He then turns around. The camera now takes on the view of Peter's camera. It pans to the right and shows Liberty, Emma, and Manny with their arms around each other. The name Sarah Barrable-Tishauer fades in on the bottom left of the screen below Liberty. The name Miriam McDonald fades in on the upper left below Emma. The name Cassie Steele fades in on the right between Miriam and Sarah's name. Liberty waves to the camera, Emma smiles with her arms around Liberty and Manny, and Manny blows a kiss to the camera. Sarah's name zooms down on the bottom of the screen. Then Miriam's zooms out to the left. Cassie's zooms out on the right. Liberty and Emma run off camera on the left and Manny runs into the car behind her. Kelly's sitting in the driver's seat, the camera zooms in on him. The name Evan Williams fades in on the top left. He looks into the camera and smiles. His name zooms off on the left. The camera pans to the right and shows Leia walking in the front door of the school holding a bunch of papers. Derek comes up behind her and throws her papers in the air. The name Judy Jiao fades in on the upper left below Leia. The name Marc Donato fades in on the lower right below Derek. Derek looks at the camera laughing, while Leia looks angrily at Derek and punches him. The camera pans to the right and shows the back of Anya and Chantay's head as they look at the computer at the Anti-Grapevine. The camera pans around to show their faces. The name Jajube Mandiela fades in on the lower right below Chantay. Then the name Samantha Munro fades in on the upper left below Anya. They both laugh while looking at the computer. Jajube's name fades out and then Samantha's zooms out on the left. The camera pans to the right and we see Connor, K.C. and Clare in the science room working on a robot. The name AJ Saudin zooms in on the middle left under Connor. The name Sam Earle zooms from the top in the upper middle of the screen below KC. The name Aislinn Paul zooms in on the lower right below Clare. They all look in the camera and smile. The robot starts sparking and they all step back in shock. Their names all fade out. The camera pans to the left and shows Alli sitting by them watching them work. The name Melinda Shankar zooms in from the right. Alli looks into the camera and flips her hair and smiles. Her name zooms out on the left and the camera pans on the right. We see Danny and Sav playing their guitars in the music room. The name Dalmar Abuzeid zooms in from the right on the upper left below Danny. The name Raymond Ablack zooms in from the right on the lower right below Sav. They both smile at the camera. Dalmar's name fades out and then Raymond's does the same. The camera pans to the left where Peter points the camera at himself as he has the rock and roll hand gesture. He then pans to the right and we see Spinner twirl his drum sticks. The name Shane Kippel zooms in from the left. He then starts playing his drums. His name zooms off on the left and the camera pans to the right. We see a group of cheerleaders catching Mia after they threw her in the air. They let her down and she smiles at the camera. The name Nina Dobrev fades in on the upper left below her. Holly J. then stands in front of her and smiles at the camera. The name Charlotte Arnold zooms in from the right on the lower right of the screen below Holly J as Nina's name zooms out on the right. Mia rolls her eyes. Charlotte's name zooms off to the left. The camera pans to the right where we see Bruce the Moose and Johnny in the hallway giving some boys nuggies. The name Natty Zavitz fades in on the upper left below Bruce and then the name Scott Patterson fades in on the lower right below Johnny. They both look at the camera laughing. Mr. Simpson comes up behind them and grabs them. Natty's and then Scott's names fade out. The name Stefan Brogren fades in on the top left next to Mr. Simpson. He looks at the camera and signals them to cut. His name zooms to the left and the camera pans to the right. We see Blue sketching at the outside lunch table. The name Jordan Hudyma fades in. He smiles at the camera and then turns to the left. His name fades out and the camera pans to the left. We see Riley with a football. The name Argiris Karras fades in. He tosses the football off screen and his name fades out. The camera pans to the right and we see Jane in front of the school. The name Paula Brancati fades in. She catches the football and looks into the camera and smiles. Her name fades out and she turns around and starts walking with her back to the camera. The Degrassi: The Next Generation logo appears on the back of her shirt. It then pops out onto the screen.
- Like Seasons 3-5, it took place in a school setting (with camcorders).
- This is the last appearances of Emma, Manny, Liberty, Mia, Danny, and Spinner and the first appearances of Clare, Leia, Connor, Sav, Alli, Jenna, Anya, Dave, and K.C.
- This is the only appearance of Kelly.
Season 10B[]
Music[]
Same as Season 9.
Summary[]
- Sav records the skateboarder. (10B only)
- Holly J snatches the camera from him and smiles. (10B only)
- Clare sticks her tongue out and smiles.
- Eli is walking past.
- Declan leads Fiona out of a limo.
- Zane smiles at the camera in the locker room. (10B only)
- Owen throws a towel on him and poses in front. (10B only)
- Ms. Oh walks past Connor and Wesley who are smiling at her.
- Anya and Chantay are cheering in Spirit Squad.
- Jenna plays on her guitar.
- Dave points at the camera.
- Bianca and K.C. take off Adam's hat and fist bump.
- Snake catches them and tells Peter/Sav to point away.
- Drew throws a football.
- Riley catches it and scores a touchdown.
- Alli points her phone at Peter/Sav, smiles and walks away with the logo on her back.
Detailed[]
The opening starts on the Degrassi sign that says Go Panthers Go!!. The camera pans to the right and shows a boy jumping on his skate board over the stairs. It then pans to the right and shows Peter taping the skateboarder with his video camera. The name Jamie Johnston fades in. Peter looks in amazement. His name fades out and he hands the video camera to Sav. The name Raymond Ablack fades in. Sav looks at the monitor on the video camera and smiles. His name fades out and he turns around. The camera now takes on the view of Sav's camera. It pans to the right and shows Clare sitting on the steps at the entrance to the school reading. The name Aislinn Paul fades in. Clare looks at the camera and sticks her tongue out, and then laughs. Her name then fades out. The camera pans to the right where we see Eli carrying his back pack, walking on the sidewalk by the school. The name Munro Chambers fades in. He looks into the camera and smirks. His name fades out as he walks off screen. The camera pans to the right and shows Fiona sitting in the town car about to get out. The name Annie Clark fades in on the lower right. She's smiling at the camera and puts her hand out for Declan. Declan takes her hand and the camera zooms over to him. The name Landon Liboiron fades in on the upper left. Annie's name fades out. Declan smiles into the camera. His name fades out. The camera then pans to the right. We see Leia giving the morning video announcements to the camera. The name Judy Jiao comes in on the right. Holly J. then pushes Leia out of the way and her name goes off on the right. The name Charlotte Arnold comes in on the left. Holly J. smiles at the camera. Her name goes off on the left. The camera pans to the right and we see Ms. Oh walking in the media immersion room, smiling. The name Cory Lee fades in. She walks off screen and her name fades out. We then see Wesley and Connor sitting at the computers. The name Spencer Van Wyck fades in on the lower left below Wesley and the name AJ Saudin fades in on the upper right below Connor. They both look at Ms. Oh and Connor smiles. Their names fade out and the camera pans to the right. We see Anya and Chantay at power squad practice. The name Samantha Munro fades in on the lower left below Anya. The name Jajube Mandiela fades in on the upper right below Chantay. They both clap and raise their arms in the air, posing for the camera. Their names fade out and the camera pans to the right. We see Jenna playing her guitar in the music room. The name Jessica Tyler comes in on the left. The camera zooms out and we see Dave sitting with his back to camera. The name Jahmil French fades in above Jessica's name. Her name fades out. Dave turns around and points to the camera. His name goes off on the left. The camera pans to the right and we see Adam walking down the hallway posing for the camera. The name Jordan Todosey fades in. Bianca comes in off camera and grabs Adam's hat off his head. Jordan's name fades out and Adam walks off camera. KC comes in on the other side. The name Alicia Josipovic fades in on the lower right below Bianca and Sam Earle fades in on the upper right below KC. They both laugh and bump fists. Mr. Simpson comes up behind them and grabs them. The name Stefan Brogren fades in on the top below Mr. Simpson and Alicia's and Sam's names fade out. He looks at the camera and signals to cut. His name zooms to the left and the camera pans to the right. We see Drew coming out the front door of the school. The name Luke Bilyk fades in. He smiles and looks to the left and tosses a football off screen. His name fades out and the camera pans to the right. We see Riley running on a football field during a game and catches the football. The name Argiris Karras fades in. He makes a touchdown and raises his arms and cheers. His name fades out and the camera pans to the right where we see Alli in front of the school. The name Melinda Shankar fades in. She takes a picture with her phone pointed at the camera. She puts the phone down and looks into the camera and smiles. Her name fades out and she turns around and starts walking with her back to the camera. The Degrassi logo appears on the back of her jacket. It then pops out onto the screen.
- The intro's parts are kept and used from Season 9.
- This is the last appearances of Peter, Declan, Fiona and Leia and the first appearances of Zane, Drew, Adam and Eli.
Season 11[]
Music[]
Alexz Johnson's version of the theme song.
Summary[]
- Adam cheers for the skateboarder.
- Jake walks out of the van.
- Clare, Alli and another girl chat in the back of the van.
- Holly J and Anya are smiling in their graduation outfits. (11A only)
- Chantay flips her tassel. (11A only)
- Tristan plays French horn and Maya plays cello in music class. (11B only)
- Zig interrupts Tori on trumpet by crashing his cymbals. (11B only)
- K.C. holds Tyson while Jenna plays her guitar to the theme song melody.
- Marisol and Katie play volleyball and fistbump.
- Drama Club members point to Imogen on stage, who is looking away.
- Eli and Fiona direct them.
- Zane and Riley work out. (11A only)
- Connor and Wesley succeed in an experiment (making fire) and fist bump.
- Sav is recording music. (11A only)
- Mo is recording music. (11B only)
- Ms Oh takes Sav/Mo's headphones off.
- Snake leads Bianca out of his office.
- Owen is about to go in.
- Dave bounces a basketball.
- He passes it to Drew, who has the logo on his back, and they walk towards the school together.
Detailed[]
The opening starts at the entrance to the school. An unidentified Grade 11 - recognizable as such as the students are now wearing the school uniforms required since Season 10.5- performs a skateboard jump down the staircase. Adam is then in focus, he begins to clap at the trick, laughing simultaneously, and the name Jordan Todosey fades in to his right. The camera then pivots right, and we see Jake exit his red truck, smiling and looking towards the distance. The name Justin Kelly appears. The camera follows his walking for several moments, before focusing on Alli and Clare, of whom are participating in a conversation with a fellow Sophomore. The names Melinda Shankar and Aislinn Paul fade in, in their respective locations. We then enter a room in which majority of the Seniors are attending an Academic Dress fitting. Anya and Holly J stand side-by-side laughing, and the names Samantha Munro and Charlotte Arnold fade in. They then both look to their right at Chantay, who flicks her tassel from the right side of the square hat to the left side. The name Jajube Mandiela fades in to her left. The camera pans right again, and we are located on the kurb outside of school, where K.C. sits holding Tyson, whilst Jenna sits playing the guitar on his left, smiling at him. As he looks up to return the smile, the names Sam Earle and Jessica Tyler fade in. We then enter the Gymnasium, where a game of Junior volleyball is taking place. It shows Marisol and Katie both contributing to spiking a volleyball, obviously scoring. Then then turn to each other, as the names Shanice Banton and Chloe Rose fade in, and give each other a handshake-like gesture, both smiling euphorically. We then enter the theatre, where Imogen is participating in the Junior production rehearsel. She dramatically lays down onto the table, and stars into the distance whilst the other performers cradle their arms around her body. One can see her unique choice of headband on this angle. The name Cristine Prosperi fades in below her. The camera then rotates 180 degrees, to Eli and Fiona sitting critically on another table that reads Degrassi Drama. Eli is holding a script in both hands, and Fiona is holding up her right hand in an L-shape, whilst holding a script in her left hand. The names Munro Chambers and Annie Clark fade in below them. The camera then pans right to the weight lifting room, where Zane appears and is lifting a dumbbells. The name Shannon Kook-Chun fades in. The camera then moves backwards and Riley is exposed facing the other way also lifting dumbbells. The name Argiris Karras fades in. The camera then pans to the right, where we are taken to a science laboratory. Connor and Wesley, both wearing safety glasses, are composing a science experiment in which they use lasers to initiate a fire on Carbon. The names A.J. Saudin and Spencer van Wyck fade in as they give each other a knuckle gesture. We are then taken to the Media Immersion room where Sav is playing a classical guitar with headphones on. The name Raymond Ablack fades in. Ms. Oh appears behind him, and flirtaceously removes his headphones. The name Cory Lee appears. The camera again pans right and we're taken to the principal's office where Bianca is cantankerously exiting, eyeing up Mr. Simpson, who is smiling in a patronizing manner to an area right of the camera. The names Stefan Brogen and Alicia Josipovic fade in. Mr. Simpson then signals for Owen to enter his office. Owen, sitting with his hands behind his head looks angrily at Mr. Simpson as the name Daniel Kelly fades in. A Freshman can be seen sitting next to him playing nervously with his thumbs. The camera then pans right and we can see Dave bouncing a basketball as he walks towards the school. The name Jahmill French fades in. He passes the ball to Drew, who appears following the camera panning. The name Luke Bilyk appears, as Drew slowly rotates to smile at the camera. He then rotates to his right to walk towards the school, still holding the basketball. The Degrassi logo appears on his jacket. It then pops out onto the screen.
- This is the last appearances of Sav, Holly J., Riley, K.C., Zane, Chantay and Anya and this is the first appearances of Mo, Tristan, Tori, Maya and Zig.
Season 12[]
Music[]
Same as Season 11.
Summary[]
- Two people do a frontflip over the entrance stairs and Dave looks on in surprise.
- Mo and Marisol are on a bench.
- Katie and Jake spray them with a hose.
- Snake walks out frustrated.
- Tori and Tristan fence in a drama rehearsal.
- Eli is irritated at them.
- Becky and Jenna run in the halls with books in their hands.
- Luke, Dallas, Cam (1201-1232) and Owen walk with their hockey sticks.
- WhisperHug members Maya (cello), Zig (guitar) and Imogen (tambourine) play together.
- Miss Oh, Connor and K.C. (1201-1214) look at Bianca, who is confused why they are looking at her.
- Fiona throws a basketball next to Drew.
- Adam catches it and smiles.
- Alli is reading a book while walking
- Clare walks up to her, surprising her. They smile to the camera and walk towards the school.
Detailed[]
At the beginning two people are doing a salto over the stairs at the entrance of the school (instead of someone skateboarding of it like previous intros since season 8) with a large crowd watching; the camera makes a close up of the people. Dave is in the crowd reacting in surprise to the people who made a salto. The camera moves to Mo and Marisol sitting on a bench and laughing happily together and then behind them where Katie and Jake are spraying water at them while a lot of people are watching. They laugh happily too. The camera moves to the right as Mr. Simpson approaches with questioning and disappointed look. The camera then moves to the Degrassi Drama rehearsal where Tori and Tristan are fencing happily together, then to an irritated Eli with a script in his hand. The camera then pans to a main hallway where Becky and Jenna are running to class, laughing. In the entrance lobby Luke, Mike, Campbell and Owen are walking, looking very tough with their hockey sticks as the echo of an applauding crowd is heard. The camera moves to the music class where Maya is playing the cello, Zig playing an electric guitar and Imogen playing the tambourine, all looking very happy. Again, their instruments can be heard in the audio. The camera moves to Ms. Oh looking at the entrance of the classroom as she approaches and stands in front of KC and Connor. They look behind them and the camera moves to Bianca as she walks in the class and looks questioning to them. Pan to outside again where Fiona is throwing a basketball into the basket. She is standing next to Drew and they look to each other like they're in love as the camera pans down to Adam under the basket as he catches the ball, shaking his head laughing. The camera moves to Alli reading a book while walking. Clare runs to Alli and surprises her, then they laugh to the camera and walk to the entrance of the school. The Degrassi logo appears on Clare's jacket and pops onto the screen.
Season 13[]
Music[]
A short version of Alexz Johnson's version of the theme song.
Summary[]
A clip montage around the letters of the logo. The logo in whole appears over a blurred clip of Clare and Alli walking to the school in the previous intro. The clip montage varies.
Season 14[]
Music[]
Same as Season 13.
Summary[]
Same as Season 13, but the ending is replaced with a clip of the logo over Power Cheer in 14A, over the Class of 2014 graduating in 14B and then a clip from Don't Look Back in the said episode.
Degrassi: Next Class[]
Seasons 1-2[]
As the cold open freezes, it zooms out to show a collage of selfies of the characters. Then, the collage slides to show a selfie picture of Shay, Lola, and Frankie; it slides up to show a selfie video of Zoƫ and Tristan, it then slides up to show a selfie picture of Zig, Maya, Grace, and Tiny. Then it slides up with an unknown OomfChat feed and a video chat of Maya, Zig, and Grace. Then, Tiny's OomfChat username is selected; then a video of Tiny dancing for 3 seconds shows up, while Tiny's video is playing; the background changes from OomfChat and Zig, Maya, and Grace's two-way video to another selfie collage. Then, an OomfChat video of Miles and Winston zooms out of the collage as comments from Miles, Zoƫ, Winston, Frankie, and a video of Lola and Frankie shows up below. Then, selfie videos of Lola, Esme, Goldi, Tiny, Zig, Vijay, Jonah, Frankie, Miles, Tristan, Shay, Baaz, and Winston appear. Then, pictures of characters appear and disappear while a video from Zoƫ and a video from Grace appear. As the video of Grace flies off the screen, the collage of photos zooms up to the top of the "Degrassi: Next Class" Hastygram page with the official show's logo, the profile picture being all of the characters on the front steps of the school, the cover photo being the front of the school, and the status of "I Know I Can Make It Through"; then the follow button changes to a following button.
Seasons 3-4[]
Trivia[]
- Those are Degrassi's opening sequences were filmed (and animated) in Canada.