The Best Episodes of Degrassi
Every episode of Degrassi ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Degrassi!
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Degrassi" is "Time Stands Still (2)", rated 9.3/10 from 437 user votes. It was directed by Stefan Scaini and written by N/A. "Time Stands Still (2)" aired on 10/12/2004 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Bitter Sweet Symphony (2)".
9.3/10 437 votes#1 - Time Stands Still (2)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/12/2004
After being humiliated Rick returns to Degrassi with a handgun in his backpack and prepares to do the unthinkable and get revenge upon the students of Degrassi for laughing and humiliating him in the TV game show. Also one person will not survive this school shooting.
Director: Stefan Scaini
Writer: N/A
9.1/10 288 votes#2 - Bitter Sweet Symphony (2)
Season 12 Episode 32 - Aired 2/22/2013
The school reacts differently when Campbell commits suicide in the school garden. Everyone worries about Maya, who seems to be the only person unaffected by what happened. Dallas blames himself for Campbell's death and lashes out at Alli. Eli has trouble coming to terms with seeing Campbell's dead body.
Director: N/A
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8.8/10 437 votes#3 - Rock This Town
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2007
Manny decides to throw a party for Liberty's birthday, but when word gets out, the night quickly spirals out of control leading to a tragic event, the students of Degrassi will never forget.
Director: Gavin Smith
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 228 votes#4 - Time Stands Still (1)
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2004
Rick has made friends with both Emma and Toby and when he's forced to work with Jimmy he may make another new friend but when Spinner, Jay and Alex rain on his parade he takes extreme measures. Meanwhile Joey has to sell his home and gets help from an old flame.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 192 votes#5 - Unbelievable (2)
Season 13 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/2014
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 261 votes#6 - When Doves Cry (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2002
When Degrassi expands the school by merging with a neighbouring high school, accepting Grade 9-12 students, the school faces budget problems. Degrassi alumni Joey Jeremiah and his small daughter Angela are spied on by a new student at Degrassi. J.T. and Paige's date goes well until he discovers the real reason she agreed to it.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 269 votes#7 - Shout (1)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2002
Paige has meet Degrassi's rival star player Dean and she's intrigued and he even invites her to a party, but when they go upstairs to talk things go terribly, terribly wrong. Also JT and Toby are having problems sharing a locker.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tassie Cameron
8.6/10 316 votes#8 - Pride (2)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2003
After finding out that Marco is gay, Spinner starts picking on him and decides to cut Marco out of his life. Meanwhile Snake decides to shave off all of his hair because of his newly discovered illness, which would have made it fall out anyway.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/10 253 votes
#9 - Death Or Glory (2)
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2008
Marco finally accepts that Dylan is gone and starts to socialize. Spinner seems to be doing himself in before his illness has a chance to.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 230 votes#10 - Standing In The Dark (2)
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2008
Darcy realizes that she and Peter did not have sex, and discovers a secret which may haunt her for a long time. Ellie fixes Marco up with another guy, since Dylan seems to be neglecting their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 152 votes#11 - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1)
Season 12 Episode 31 - Aired 2/15/2013
Campbell is reluctant to go back to school and grows insecure about his romance with Maya when Zig becomes a threat. Meanwhile, Dallas makes it his mission to win a date with Alli. Also, after Clare moves into Eli's locker, Eli reads Clare's diary and becomes jealous when he sees intimate details about Jake.
Director: N/A
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8.4/10 255 votes#12 - How Soon Is Now?
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/2003
Paige has been seeing a guidance counselor for six months and has finally stopped blaming herself for the rape. But she soon learns that Dean is returning with Bardell for a basketball game. Paige decides not to show up to cheer for the game. JT comes outside and asks her what is wrong and she tells him what happened. JT goes back inside and pushes Dean around trying to beat him up. Dean is suspended from the game and JT is sent to the principal's office. Soon Paige tells Spinner what happened and he follows Dean outside and pushes him against the school bus but Dean walk to the bus. Paige tells him straight out that she is coming after him: for real.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tassie Cameron
8.4/10 247 votes#13 - Tears Are Not Enough (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/23/2003
After Craig's dad storms off, he gets in a serious car accident and dies. Craig feels a huge relief with his dad's death and the end of the school year. Everyone thinks he should care a little more about his father's death. Paige, Spinner, Hazel, and Jimmy are competing for Luau King and Queen. Craig enters him and Ashley into the competition.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 257 votes#14 - Pride (1)
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2003
Ellie wants to stop pretending and have Marco tell everyone he is gay. But things are getting even hotter when Marco has his eye on Paige's older brother but Spin is determined to land him a date with Hazel. Meanwhile Snake gets a cold but after he passes out, Emma thinks it may be more than that.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 232 votes#15 - Death Or Glory (1)
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2008
Spinner manages to impress his Lakehurst crush, Jane, but when he gets into a fight, he receives a scary diagnosis. Darcy starts to act out in class, just after she gets out of counseling.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 236 votes#16 - Live to Tell
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2008
Darcy is having trouble dealing with the aftermath of being raped and goes crazy. She tries to seek attention from Mr. Simpson. She later accuses Mr. Simpson of sexual harrassment. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Ashley have relationship problems as Jimmy starts to hang out with, Trina, a girl from physio.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 221 votes#17 - My Body Is a Cage (2)
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 8/12/2010
Adam feels pressure to detransition from his mother and his fellow students. He decides to dress up as Gracie for supper with his grandmother. He then starts to live as Gracie again and begins to burn himself. It is revealed that Adam has resorted to self harm to cope with his gender dysphoria in the past. After Clare catches him burning himself, she convinces Adam to stop trying to please everyone else and resume living as a boy. Adam's mother decides to accept him and joins Eli, Clare, and Drew in burning Adam's "Gracie" clothes. Anya struggles to deal with her mother's cancer, and sabotages a school project with Holly J. and Sav, which Holly J. took as being mad about them being together. Meanwhile, Dave is still trying to get the attention of Miss Oh, and finds out she just broke up with her boyfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 276 votes#18 - All Falls Down (2)
Season 10 Episode 24 - Aired 8/26/2010
Holly J and Sav manage to convince Mr. Simpson to ignore the PTA ruling to cancel the Night in Vegas dance by promising to keep the event trouble free. Drew is suppose to go with his girlfriend Alli, but when Bianca steps in with a proposition he can’t refuse, his relationship with Alli is put to the test. Meanwhile, Fitz promises to end his fight with Eli on one condition – Clare must to go to the dance with him. But when Eli refuses to back down things get out of hand putting the fate of Degrassi Community School in jeopardy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 184 votes#19 - Hide and Seek (2)
Season 10 Episode 40 - Aired 3/25/2011
Holly J's list of symptoms is getting longer and more dangerous, especially when she starts ignoring the doctor's advice. With her health declining, will she give in to listening to her body, or will it give up on her completely.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 182 votes
#20 - Chasing Pavements (2)
Season 10 Episode 42 - Aired 4/8/2011
Fiona questions her feelings for Adam while also beginning to see Holly J. in a different light. Meanwhile, Alli promises the tenth-grade class a school dance if they do well in the math exam and helps everyone study. Also, Anya begins to feel bad for getting Owen kicked out of CPR class.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/10 103 votes
#21 - Finally (2)
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 7/31/2015
Drew agrees to help Dallas salvage Prom and is punished. Clare is still unsure of her future plans, including where she stands with Eli.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 236 votes#22 - When Doves Cry (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2002
When Degrassi expands the school by merging with a neighbouring high school, accepting Grade 9-12 students, the school faces budget problems. Degrassi alumni Joey Jeremiah and his small daughter Angela are spied on by a new student at Degrassi. J.T. and Paige's date goes well until he discovers the real reason she agreed to it.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 310 votes#23 - Shout (2)
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2002
Paige Terri and Ashley reunite in Degrassi's hottest band. Ashley is noticing a diffrent Paige like something is wrong with paige and tries to see what's going on. When the song they sing talks about rape Paige gets mad. Will Ashley find out what is really going on with Paige? JT wants revenge against Liberty a girl who makes fun of him in Class.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tassie Cameron
8.3/10 236 votes#24 - Tears Are Not Enough (1)
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/2003
Final year exams are coming up and Craig is having trouble with science. The year-end dance doesn't seem to have much affect on him, since he knows he wants to ask Ashley (she does say yes). But there's one problem: his dad wants to tutor him, and hang out more often. Craig agrees to visit him at home for tutoring, and have dinner with him. But things at Joey's start to get harder, and Craig's dad wants him to move back home. Craig's dad convinces Craig that he has taken counciling and he can control his anger now. But then Craig's dad hits him again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10 285 votes#25 - Accidents Will Happen (1)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2004
There's a big gymnastics meet at Degrassi, and Manny's going to lead the team to gold! But when she starts to feel sick, she fears that her queasy stomach might be more than the flu or even a case of bad nerves. And she's suddenly not sure she and Craig used protection when they had sex. Not knowing where to turn (it's sure not going to be her strict mom), Manny turns to Emma's mom Spike, the one person she knows who's been in her shoes. When Manny's worst fears are realized, she finds support from Spike, Emma and even Craig, who takes the news surprisingly well. Toby's feeling more and more shut out of JT's new world of hanging with the cool kids, especially when Jimmy invites JT to DJ Mad Bullets concert. So Toby comes up with a plan to win Jimmy over: he'll hack into the school's computer system and alter Jimmy's math grade. After all, if there's one thing a nerd like Toby knows, it's computers! So what can go wrong?
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