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Degrassi: The Next Generation: Jagged Little Pill

Episode score 9.2 Superb

Jagged Little Pill

  • 15.
  • Season: 1
  • Episode: 15
  • First Aired: 3/3/2002
  • Prod Code: 115

EPISODE OVERVIEW

14 Reviews | 110 Votes

At the end of the year a little girls' night at Ashley's, turns into the party of the year. Toby invites Sean and JT as his guests and JT has a little "party favour", he's brought Extacy. When Sean tells them he's going to the kitchen to split the pill into half so Toby and JT can take it, he runs into Ashley. He switched the Extacy with asprin and gives the extacy to Ashley telling her to throw it out. Meanwhile, Paige is pressuring Ashley to have more fun so Ashley takes the extacy. She then calls Jimmy and his friends and Jimmy quickly discovers Ashley is high. JT and Toby also invited Emma and her friends over so Emma and Sean fight. Sean is heartbroken. Ashley then cheats on Jimmy and makes out with Sean. Then Jimmy finds out and Ashley publically dumps him and then she even makes fun of Paige. The next day while trying to clean the house up Spinner comes by to inform her that Jimmy wants to break up and gives her some things Jimmy had of her. Ashley is now no longer popular and her only friend is Terri. Add a recap »

Stars:
Lauren Collins (Paige Michalchuk)
Melissa McIntyre (Ashley Kerwin (Seasons 1-4, 6-Present))
Ryan Cooley (James Tiberius "JT" Yorke)
Stefan Brogren (Archibald "Archie" "Snake" Simpson)
Jake Goldsbie (Tobias "Toby" Isaacs)
Shane Kippel (Gavin "Spinner" Mason)
Christina Schmidt (Terri MacGregor (Seasons 1-3))
Miriam McDonald (Emma Nelson)
Cassie Steele (Manuella "Manny" Santos)
Aubrey Graham (James "Jimmy" Brooks)
Daniel Clark (Sean Cameron (Seasons 1-4, 6-Present))
Recurring Role:
Maria Ricossa (Kate Kerwin)
Linlyn Lue (Ms. Kwan)
Michael Kinney (Coach Armstrong)
Andrea Lewis (Hazel Aden)
Nigel Hamer (Jeff Isaacs)
  • At the end of this episode, while Terri and Toby are cleaning, Terri is not wearing a necklace. However, when the camera cuts to Terri for about three seconds, a "T" necklace that disappears later is clearly visible. edit »
  • Ashley takes ecstacy. edit »
  • This episode marks the only time that Ashley messes around with drugs. edit »
  • Dan Woods (Principal Raditch) does not appear in the episode. edit »
  • The-N aired it as part of season 2. edit »
  • The-N cuts and adds the following:
    1) Changes background music slightly in credits.
    2) Instead of Sean getting an asprin, he gets a vitamin for women.
    3) Edits Sean saying "Chew it slower. It gives you a better high".
    4) Deletes the scene of Emma seeing Sean and Ashley kiss.
    5) Adds about 3 seconds to epilouge. edit »
  • Ashley: Sean, you brought drugs?!
    Sean: No, JT did! edit »
  • Jimmy: Where's Sean?
    Ashley: Jimmy Stop
    Jimmy: Where's Sean Spinner?
    Spinner: He left like, two minutes ago. edit »
  • Ashley: Sean, don't cry, don't cry*Kisses* edit »
  • Jimmy: Hey, what's going on?
    Ashley: Hey!
    Spinner: This is my kind of party. edit »
  • Toby: Let's do it
    JT: Sure you don't wanna join us?
    Sean: Nah, my social worker' kill me. edit »
  • Episode Tittle: Jagged Little Pill

    An album by Canadian singer, Alanis Morissette, which was released in 1995. edit »
  • In the episode, Archie "Snake" Simpson refers to the departing children as "Broomheads".

    The term Broomhead was one of the many teasing insults used during the run of the original Degrassi series in the 80's edit »
  • The Idea Behind Placebos
    J.T. brought ecstacy to the party, and Sean was smart enough to replace it with aspirin. The aspirin in this situation is a placebo, which is a drug that a person takes and believes has a certain effect, but the drug really does nothing at all. Placebos are used in medicine to determine how a person's expectations of a drug influence the effectiveness of the drug, aka "Mind over Matter". Sometimes placebos are all that is needed because the person believes the drug is working, kind of like how J.T. and Toby thought they were high on "E" when they really weren't. edit »
  • JT: Everyone knows that you score as much as Sundin
    JT is referring to Mats Sundin, a NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs. edit »
  • 10
    Jon_MW_14's avatarmember since: Oct 24, 2006

    Jagged Little Pill

    The Bottom Line: "Well written"

    Ashley takes "E" and makes a fool of herself. J.T. invites Emma and Sean over to the same party. ...Continue »

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  • 9.1
    jj91w's avatarmember since: Aug 2, 2007

    Jagged Little Pill

    The Bottom Line: "Series classic"
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  • 9.5
    HollywoodQueen's avatarmember since: Jul 28, 2006

    Jagged Little Pill

    The Bottom Line: "Well written"

    Very life-relating episode. Teens do drugs everyday. You can't prevent it from happening. ...Continue »

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  • 9.5
    sibowittz's avatarmember since: Mar 5, 2008

    Jagged Little Pill

    The Bottom Line: "Cleverly plotted"

    I amazingly just saw this episode! Really exciting! ...Continue »

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  • 9.1
    Emmaisagoddess's avatarmember since: May 24, 2008

    Jagged Little Pill

    The Bottom Line: "Character development"

    End of the School Year bad things are destined to happen ...Continue »

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