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Wannabe ranks 200,491 out of all 115,118 episodes (of all shows) on TV.com.

Degrassi: The Next Generation fans have written a total of 5 reviews of Wannabe.

Air Date

Sunday February 3, 2002

Production Code

112

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Idealistic, feminist Emma is upset to learn that Manny is trying out for the cheerleading squad - a sport she considers sexist and demeaning. Meanwhile, Spinner teams up with JT, Toby, and Liberty in the hopes of winning one million dollars.

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  10 Perfect

  liberty's boots rule. i love liberty's boot. hide « show »

  liberty's boot's are cooler than pee wee hermans shoes, and pee wee hermans shoes and i are like THIS son! really though, this is a great episode, it shows how nuts emma really can be. even though her character has been toned down the last couple of seasons, this reminds us of where she's going to be in 30 years : living above a church with pigeons and mccully culkin. manny shows how fun she can be, and how sometimes you just have to do what you want, no matter what your friends think. this is the last we see of liberty's cool boots.

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  bobuhduke Added Jan 21, 2007 All my reviews
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  9.7 Superb

  Manny wants to join the spirit squad but emma thinks that the spirit squad sexist. Manny thinks emma is jealous of her because the popular girls in school like her. There friendship was ruined by that. hide « show »

  I thought that this episode was very good. But I wanted to see Manny and Paige fight but they didn\'t. I didn\'t like Paige and hazel in this episode because they were evil. I also didn\'t like emma in this episode because she should have let her friend do what she wants to do and she should support her in whatever she chooses to do. I didn\'t think that the spirit squad was sexist because both boys and girls could join the group. Emma is always critisizing things. Anyways overall this was one of my favorite episodes in season 1.

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  asiasi Added Jul 12, 2006 All my reviews
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  6 Fair

  It was ok hide « show »

  It was an ok episode. The thing that bothers me is that Emma is sooo perfect. Endangered animals, no sexism, etc. Id never do cheerleading myself, but I think Emma is overexadgerating. If some people like waving pompons to cheer on others, let them. Whats the big deal? And i dont think this was much of an aggresive article. But the main thing i like is that Manny does what she wants, not what emma tells her.

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  zosia307 Added Jan 19, 2006 All my reviews
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  5.8 Mediocre

  The true Paige shines through yet again hide « show »

  Although I don't really like cheerleading, I would never take the issue as far as Emma did. She was a little ridiculous about it. If the girls want to be on the squad so be it; Paige and Hazel were not forcing anyone to be on the squad. Emma needs to learn to understand to see things from other points of view, rather than just her own. The JT, Toby, Spinner thing was just kind of filler to fill up the other half of the episode. Sure what Paige did was wrong, and I love that Manny told her off like that, but Emma was just completely unrealistic in her expectations. She needs to realize not everything is about/against her.

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  cutiepie4569178 Added Dec 29, 2005 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  
  Manny wants to become a cheerleader, Emma opposes. Emma becomes upset when Manny starts hanging out with the popular cheerleaders - Paige & Hazel hide « show »

  
  I personally liked this episode.
  
  Manny expresses an interest in joining cheerleading, but Emma is against it. She writes an article for the grapevine after manny ditches her to hangout with Paige & Hazel. Paige & Hazel plot to rip Emma's article against cheerleading out of every copy of the paper, & Manny is asked to do it too & be involved. Now Manny must choose between becoming a cheerleader & hanging out with the coolest girls, or her best friend.
  
  EXCEllENT episode =) one of my favorites
  
  xoxo nicole

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  xnicolexo Added Jul 22, 2005 All my reviews

• Guest Cast

  • Andrea Lewis Hazel Aden

• Stars

  • Lauren Collins Paige Michalchuk
  • Dan Woods Principal Dan Raditch (Seasons 1-4)
  • Jake Goldsbie Tobias "Toby" Isaacs
  • Shane Kippel Gavin "Spinner" Mason
  • Christina Schmidt Terri MacGregor (Seasons 1-3)
  • Miriam McDonald Emma Nelson
  • Ryan Cooley James Tiberius "JT" Yorke
  • Stefan Brogren Archibald "Archie" "Snake" Simpson
  • Cassie Steele Manuella "Manny" Santos

• Recurring Roles

  • Amanda Stepto Christine "Spike" Nelson
Episode Cast and Crew Details »

• Ashley, Jimmy, Terri, and Sean do not appear in this episode. Or At least have no speaking roles. edit »
• Hazel tells Manny that they need twelve cheerleaders and they presently only have eight. Yet during their practice, they were only six people. edit »
• When Manny and Emma exit the bathroom, look closely. They jerk around in a weird way and there's a blur outside the door to the right. edit »

• The-N edited out Paige saying "FYI, your attitude sucks!" Instead, after Manny leans her face in front of Paige's, she just says "Good luck making the squad!" It's odd the network chose to edit this particular sequence, since characters have said the word "sucks" in previous, unedited episodes. edit »
• The poster The-N censors reads, 'Hate' then at the bottom it has the words 'it's taught'. edit »
• In the U.S. when Emma and Manny walk out of the bathroom, there is a poster blurred off. edit »

• J.T.: The ace of spades, the ace of clubs... they're both so similar! edit »
• Emma: Um, what are those?
  Liberty: Aren't they the most beautiful boots ever?
  Emma: They are... they're something. edit »
• Emma: Oh please, Paige, Hazel? Are you like gonna, like, do like, your colors, like, together like? edit »

• Episode Title: Wannabe
  
  This episode shares its title with the song Wannabe by the Spice Girls. edit »