They did a great job with casting Miriam McDonald as Emma for The Next Generation! I could totally believe that the guy who plays Shane is her dad lol

Spike should have been the main protagonist with the impact she had on Degrassi

Spike was such a lovable character, I get they maybe didn’t want to glorify teen pregnancy, they could’ve done so much with Spike’s character especially during the Degrassi High series, they made her Liz’s character’s puppet (seriously can’t stand that character) and just Emma’s mom, but they could’ve done so much!

L:ittle known fact, Spike didn't actually go into labor. Emma heard that damn Everybody Wants Something song and was trying to escape.

it’s so good to hear another australian dude be equally as invested in this whirlwind of a series. this video was done incredibly well, i’m keen to see more from you especially if you continue to explore degrassi content

“In the 3rd season, Shane gets fucked off to summer camp”🤣🤣🤣🤣 That’s a colorful way to put it

You put in alot of effort, and it shows!

I don’t know if I could handle a Wheels video, his story and the actor’s story are both very sad.

Please do more Degrassi character analysis like this in the future! I really loved this.

Watched all Degrassi TV Shows when new in Canada here, Fantastic Stuff, just recently re-watched literally every episode, and the Schools Out 1992 made for TV movie wrap up, Spike was always my Fav, LD was cool also... RIP Neil Hope!!! this show will always have fans, old and new~~~ Great Video on Spike also!!!

Degrassi is soo good! They use kids the characters AGES not some 20 year old playing a 16.

I first started watching DJH and DH reruns when I was in high school in the late 90s and heavily into punk rock and all things 80s. Spike was absolutely my favourite girl on the show! How could I not go for the cute punk chick?? I would've been all over her 😍! The 3-4 year window I had between finding the masterpiece that is Degrassi and The Next Generation was just perfect timing because I didn't have to wait long nor did I need to rewatch the original series since everything was still so fresh. Honestly, I never expected TNG to last but I'm glad the show has literally touched multiple generations of fans the way it has. Isn't it messed up how none of it would have happened if Lucy's parents were ever actually home 😜?

I loved this! I'm obsessed with Degrassi and this was so much better then finding the episodes of spike when she got pregnant you DETAILED it so well and I loved it!!!

15:58 it's really poignant that the last shot we see of Spike as a teen is happily dancing with her little daughter. Despite all she went through, she and Emma ended up safe and happy and on the up, together.

We need a Degrassi, the original, high school reunion movie

this is the best video essay i've seen in so long, can't wait to see more in the future ^.^

I hope you make this into a full series!

This was super informative and insightful. Although I’m glad that degrassi produced a book for Spike, sadly it’s mostly a retelling of her djh season 1/2 storyline with little character depth. If you’re interested in making a video about Wheels (the perfect character to do an in-depth analysis of) I would recommend checking out the Wheels book by Susin Nielsen. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to come across and it’s not particularly good literature, but it fills in the gaps of what he was up to in season 3 when he wasn’t attending school. Keep up the good work!

The editing and music in this is hilarious 😂 I love you for making this! Great job! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

8:54- nice one, Arch/,Snake. Mocking the man who's kid becomes your stepdaughter later down the line

Spike was always a fav. Ms. Punk Rock.💅🏽 Her and her charged hair.😭😭

LOVED this character retrospective. Really hope you do more of these for other characters throughout the franchise!

I love everything about this take and this video. It’s so nice to find someone who likes Spike and Amanda.

I've seen School's Out online, and making Joey the main focus of the movie was wasted.

I'm up for discussion and debate so be sure to comment below with your takes on this underrated Degrassi character! MAKE SURE TO LIKE THE VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBE! NOTES (Click read more): -I accidentally forgot to credit "thatvegasguy" for the edit that you see at 1:45 onwards and occasionally throughout the video. I'm really sorry - I also forgot the trigger warnings - I say that the Google Doc with my sources will be in the description but I'm still in the middle of writing it down so yeah. -I don't recall doing this but the title card for the section at 32:27 and the music played a bit earlier than what it was meant to and the editing is really bad. I couldn't fix it because I only noticed it after the export and I didn't want to fix it and then re-export the entire video again. I may update this video later

about to binge watch your entire channel over the next day or two. you’re a really talented creator, thank you for your work!!

27:39 thank you for saying that about the Ms. Avery gaffe. You're right, it's such an insensitively-written and absurd scene, even if it is trying to present different forms of stigma in a clunky earnest way. One other issue of the dialogue as I see it is that it implies that all women who are infertile are pitiable and/or have less societal worth.

I loved this video! Thank you for sharing. Spike supremcy!

Tessa was always my favourite OG Degrassi cast, but Spike is a close second. She's so sweet and the ideal friend, yet so cool and independent in her own way.

omg, the "crazybus" music, when spike reaches her breaking point!!!! "chef's kiss"!

Great video! I've actually been wanting more backstory on her since I'm rewatching Next Gen, but haven't seen any of the original series.

I really enjoyed this !! :)

Subscribed!! This video was great!❤️

Subscribed! So excited to see your next retrospective

thank you so much. we need more degrassi youtubers especially degrassi high

this is an awesome video!! spike has always been my favorite character. i was aware of ONLY the next generation cuz my sister used to be obsessed with it. when i got older, i wanted to watch it, but found out there was a whole 80/90's series so i started with those first.

im only halfway through this but already i feel the need to thank-you for the next half in advance as i know its going to be just as fucking awesome as the first!

I love thos video and im so impressed by how you detailed the episodes she was in!!

What a great video!!

Woah nice I also grew up watching the OG Degrassi (JH and High) on ABC in Australia, subbed, love to see we’ll made Degrassi content!

the work that went into this video does not go unnoticed! an amazing take and love the commentary :) i only got into degrassi during next gen so this is a fun way to catch up without all the time and bad 80s acting hahah thank you!

thank you for adding another degrassi video essay to the list of degrassi video essays that rotate in my brain. this is a very good one

OMG you only have 71 subscribers. I Just subscribed immediately, I am SO stoked that this video is 36 minutes long, this is EXACTLY the content I am here for!! Just started watching the show from the beginning of Degrassi Jr High this Summer. I couldn't find Kids Of online, but I'm currently on season 4 of Next Gen.

I've never seen Jr High or Degrassi High but did watch YT video titled Degrassi High was Wild and I was completely shocked at how little Spike was referenced considering shes the reason TNG exists.

I love Spike. She was my favorite character. I loved watching this video. I watched Degrassi Jr High and Degrassi High. I didn't think I would like New Generation episodes. I didn't realize that some of the original cast are in it. I've got to watch it. Thanks for this video! ❤

Great vid!

This is a good video, thank you

So good! Please make another

I really enjoyed this video! I don’t see that many people talking about the old Degrassi on KZfaq. I love all Degrassi but JH/H are always my faves. Some years ago I bought the Spike and Shane novels online. Reading them really changed my perspective on both characters. I found them both really sympathetic. They’re my two faves of their generation because of that, even though their screen time is meh 🤣

Amazing video!!!

Omg can we have one of these videos or all the important degrassi characters? So good!

Love these Degrassi videos

I just found this gem 💎 love the video! The Next Generation is what got me hooked back in the day. But I've watched Junior High and Degrassi High. I LOVE Degrassi High and Schools Out! I would have watched the poo out of them if i was an 80s baby ;) They just kept getting better and better. I love all of Degrassi even the newest seasons. What can i say, I'm loyal 💙💛 can't wait to see if they will bring it back!

This was GREAT! Hope you cover Wheels one day. I’d love to see this in-depth.

I watched Degrassi Junior High & Degrassi High when they first aired in the US (which shows how old I am). Spike was always my favorite character. I always thought Shane was a tool.

I loved the video!!! Do you think you could post every song you used? I liked a majority of them.

currently working on my degrassi retrospective!!!! i plan on it being my first yt video, i’m glad to see others are still interested in the show.

This video saved me

Im old enough to have been watching Degrassi Junior High and High, and Schools out. 45 years old and still go back and watch them :)

30:00 imagine telling a 15/16 year old who has endured and survived giving birth then raising a baby while still attending school and working that she "needs to grow up". What a moutbreathing manchild.

I wasn’t born during the original Degrassi and was too young to follow the Next generation and I’m not Canadian so I had no clue it even existed lol but this year I discovered DJH and DH on KZfaq and was hooked immediately, and right off Spike was my favorite, Amanda is the cutest! I’m commenting before watching this because I’m so happy to see a Spike/Amanda appreciation video ❤

This is pretty cool

Awesome video. I love Spike.

This is great need more videos

I'm still watching degrassi from the 80s for the first time!

AND THE SONIC 3D BLAST MUSIC ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW??? I LOVE YOU!! 🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

Omggggg spike went to ESA.. ❤ this is a gem 💎 TY

Imo Degrassi wasted an opportunity in Liz & Spike to explore teen w/w relationships earlier than they eventually did (with Alex & Paige in TNG). The weirdly conservative streak Liz developed out of nowhere for plot expediency never sat right, and it always seemed like she was closer to Spike--or wanted to be closer--than just a friend.

As a Canadian I want to say I fukin love this. I want more

I feel old now 😂 I grew up watching all of them Cool little fact, the very first F-bomb ever to be aired on Canadian television was by Snake, when Joey had been sleeping with Tessa all summer Snake confronted Joey and said " you've been fucking Tessa all summer " The second time it was ever dropped on Canadian television was seconds after when Caitlin basically said the same thing

You should do one on joey, looking back at Jr high, joey is creeper. He honestly was harassing Stephanie kaye. Can't change my oppinon🤷‍♀️ I'm a fucking huge fan of degrassi thou!

Not me falling down the degrassi youtube rabbit hole this week 😂😂 I love degrassi, grew up on it!!! I love all of these videos discussing the series!!!

I wish you would do another character analysis 😭

SEPTEMBER 2023 UPDATE: Hi guys, I was meant to upload a new video earlier this year about a 90s Canadian teen drama that replaced Degrassi High and suffered for it, but so much has happened and is still happening that I cannot commit to it right now. In the meantime, since this video is now over two years old, I wanna set the record straight on any errors and inaccuracies present in this video. The editing is rough, and that oversight at 32:27 is really, really bad. You see, this was my first attempt at creating long-form content, which is one thing, but I also made this on my aging 2016 HP notebook that was not suited for video editing. Not only was I forced to render this at 720p, I had to render each section separately and then join them. None of that is an excuse for 32:27, which was strictly my error, but it is the explanation for why this video is so rough. I promise my videos down the line will look and flow much better. The B-roll footage of the show you start seeing at 1:45 is a fanmade music video for "A Girl Named Spike" by Skankin' Pickle. I accidentally forgot to credit the user that made it called "thatvegasguy". I'm really sorry man. DEGRASSI STARTED IN 1979, NOT 1980. I got this information from degrassi.tv, the official Degrassi website, which claimed that The Kids of Degrassi Street started in 1980. In addition, the official Degrassi Generations: 411 book also claims Ida Makes A Movie (the short film now considered the 'first Degrassi episode') aired on September 20, 1980. However, since then I have searched countless Canadian newspaper TV listings and have found literally nothing suggesting it aired in 1980, nor the September 12, 1979 date often cited online. The closest we have to a true confirmed airdate is December 8, 1979, which I surmised from a newspaper article published three days later: www.newspapers.com/clip/107231264/the-expositor/ In general, I could have added a lot more in some areas and trimmed some in others. As of 2023 I don't think this video effectively explained my thoughts on Spike's character. My opinion of her has not really changed, that she is a misunderstood and badly analysed character, but I don't think the way I explained it was adequate. Down the line there will be a remake of this video and it will be a major improvement.

Half a minute in and I’m like HELL YEAH someone else who knows Degrassi from ABC Kids/Rollercoaster!

I literally didn't know Degrassi went back in the 80s ..... mind blown

awesome

U should make videos with every Degrassi character for oldschool degrassi & tng.

Both punky girls were my favorite characters I liked their hair style

One thing I like about the style of this video is the font of the text, it's reminiscent of older novels and old newspapers. One criticism I can offer is the music, it was kind of loud and made it hard to hear what was being said at times I can see why with you having difficulties with your computer and all. I am currently going through the whole series (I just finished S9 of Next Gen) and I hope to do a video myself on this franchise

Am I the only person who hates that Ms. Avery/Spike scene, like how does your infertility diminish her being upset that having her daughter made her miss many things a kid shouldn’t miss? Sorry but that’s not Spike’s problem nor should she have to apologize for her feelings because of it

'top Tier Hollywood Broadway' 🤣🤣 lol I love it.

im crying at the blank banshee reference lmao

Damn Shane’s parents were ancient

Yuhhh great video 10/10 I dont understand any hate towards spike I’ve always thought she was a great mother and character I could relate to she

OK I'm amazed with how much jroc from Trailer Park Boys keeps showing up love the connection

found so out many yrs later degrassi actually started before 90'S KIDS WERE BORN!

GREAT VIDEO, SUB'D!! PLEASE MORE, ALL DEGRASSI!!!

Okay is this a Super Mario Bros synth I am hearing in the background? Also I was in Degrassi Next Class ! lol

Loved degrassi jh & dh was my fave show growing up 😊im Aussie to i loved it!💖still love it spike was cool! Loved wheels & joey

I may be wrong but I think you forgot the fact the Snake got cancer and it may have affected Spike tremendously.

Amanda has a regular Facebook account which she's still active on and I became friends with her in 2010

Christine should have taken that broom and clocked Avery right in the skull. And it wasn't until TNG when she found out why they call Archie "Snake".

I found this video after watching Youve Got Kat’s not-retrospective as is in-progress. I think the reason why TNG is /the/ Degrassi these days is because Spike was one of the few of the ‘87-‘92s to get anything substantial, while TNG did a much better balancing act even when it had a lot to balance. Honestly, I find the Star Trek titling inspiration to go beyond that, but by series lengths (Degrassi High could be the The Animated Series equivalent add-on) and character writing as We

I he Christina a.k.a spike she was so underrated character I never her backstory until watching Degrassi junior high and Degrassi high school that I fall in love with her and the character too and I feel she had so much potential for the character facts❤👍👌

is the google docs available yet?

Oh, wow … I hadn’t thought about how TNG wouldn’t even be what we know it as now if it wasn’t for Spike getting pregnant and having Emma. Someone that was a side character birthing the storyline for the new millennium. A year late, but loved the video.

Fun fact … I went to grade school and high school with the male stripper that appears at 20:02. 🇨🇦 😅

Good job, I enjoyed the video. One thing though, you pronounced "aka" like it's a word. It's actually an acronym for "also known as" and you just say the three letters A-K-A when using it.

I hope you do all of the characters