Great video whyd u stop

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

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

If I remember correctly, Spike was 14 when she got pregnant-14!! Isn't that a little too young??😮 Anyway, Amanda Stepto played the part really well..I liked having Dr. Sally on the show as well (aka, Sue Johennson) 😉

I like the Degrassi series, but I remember more-so of the 80's episodes. They would've been my brother's age..& I would've been around the Jr. High..I want to know which came 1st..?? The book series or the TV 📺 show..i had some of the 📚 books 📖 I had Shane, Spike, Joey & Wheels..I really liked this show..

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!

The way this show writes and presents Spike/Liz is so confusing for my poor tired gay brain, because they're clearly a wlw couple in all but name, yet the show never even acknowledges the possibility of it.

Very cool of you to have done this, even though i always since the 80s and still to this day HATE her character. Horrible, selfish, self-centered, controlling, man-hating, grudgful person. My least favorite character of the original show....to each their own. With age, she seemed to have learned fk all- controlling her beta husband, lying to Emma about Shane etc... thankfully Emma showed her what a hypocrite she is.

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

I wish you would do another character analysis 😭

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

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

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

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! ❤

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❤👍👌

I like her because she has hair like bonnie Tyler and Tina turner even though she’s black

One of the characters for animation IP Go West is based on Spike

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

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!

R. I. P. NEIL HOPE

This video saved me

This video saved me

Damn Shane’s parents were ancient

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.

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.

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.

crying at the implication that The Police are in any way punk. at best one could say they did have punky haircuts I suppose?

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.

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.

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!!!

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.

It started in 1979

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 :)

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

I love spike

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.

This is great need more videos

I never saw Spike as crabby. She was the nicest character on the show!

😅SPIKE was easily my favorite character😊

ms avery pissed me off when she said that stuff to spike

Ms. Avery needs to mind her own business.

Ví Degrassi por primera vez, a principios de los 90, siendo una adolescente de 12 años y me encantó. Lamentablemente, la serie sufrió algo de censura en mi país y no fue hasta años después que pude ver las temporadas completas de Degrassi Junior High y Degrassi High. (La película del 92, solo la pude ver a través de internet y subtitulada, porque nunca fue doblada ni transmitida en mi país). Aún así, la serie sufrió censura en su doblaje, cortando ecenas y cambiando dialogos para ocultar algunas situaciones, como por ejemplo, la caída de Shane desde un puente En el doblaje latino, se cortaron algunas ecenas de ese episodio, explicando que su deplorable estado se debía exclusivamente al consumo de drogas, haciendo esos capítulos muy confusos. También se cambiaron los diálogos, en los capítulos en que Spike fue explusada de Degrassi y en su doblaje latino, se explicaba que ella solo había sido suspendida, pero no expulsada y que al final de la temporada, se le había permitido asistir a la fiesta de graduación, por sus buenas calificaciones, omitiendo que en realidad había sido reintegrada a la escuela. También se omitió el motivo por el cual Spike rompe con Patrick, cambiando los diálogos a que ambos tenían poco en comun, omitiendo a que la maternidad adolescente de Spike, afectó la relación. Asi que agradezco tu video, porque ahora entiendo mucho mejor la historia de Spike y el por que Shane quedó con secuelas permanentes. De verdad me era muy extraño que su estado se debiera solo al consumo de drogas, tomando en cuenta que estaba en un sanatorio de adulto y en una escuela especial, desde adolescente. Excelente análisis.

miss avery is more like... Someone with erectile dysfunction telling a person who got an S.T.I. they can't complain, because at least they can have sex!

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.

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 😜?

Im watching Degrassi on hbomax rn just because im introducing myself to the show. Im well familiar with the show thru memes and discussions but never actually seent the show in its glory. Also… baby Drake❤ anyways the Emma character stood out the most on wiki so i read about her and her mom (aka Spike’s) backstory… and since Spike is the most notorious character to look at i divulged into her storyline and now… here i anm watching this review and also I watched It’s Late on YT. Jesus😂 Spike’s hair screams Cyndi Lauper true 80s look. Im in awe of Spike and Emma.. im still a Liberty Van Zandt kinda gal but im just in love with the show NG❤ anyways thank you for a more in depth explanation of Spike. Amanda and Miriam are the best. Thank you 🙏

Yo what is the "spike!" song??

Do one on Liz!

Awesome video. I love Spike.

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.