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Degrassi Junior High

He Ain't Heavy...

Season 3, Episode 6, Aired Dec 05, 1988

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When Snake's successful older brother returns home from medical school to announce he's gay and is moving in with his boyfriend, Snake doesn't know how to deal. Meanwhile, Joey gets a job at CRAZ radio in an attempt to get his band discovered. Lucy takes matters into her own hands when Paul's rumor that they had sex makes her an outcast with her friends. Arthur becomes annoyed when his cousin, Dorothy, begins betting her classmates that Arthur is rich in an attempt to make some extra cash.moreless

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Elizabeth Marmur

Cindi
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Maggie Thomas

Snake's Mother
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Montgomery Randal

Snake's Brother

Anais Granofsky

Lucy Fernandez
Dayo Ade

Bryant Lister 'BLT' Thomas
Stacie Mistysyn

Caitlin Ryan
Stefan Brogren

Archie "Snake" Simpson
Michelle Goodeve

Ms. Karen Avery
Cathy Keenan

Liz O'Rourke

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Snake's brother comes to town and he has a secret.

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By Jon_MW_14, Sep 16, 2011

"He Ain't Heavy..." is an awesome Degrassi Junior High episode. I love this episode because it educates people on the topic of AIDS. So many people are so uneducated about the topic and it's awful the jokes they make about it. Anyways, I love how Snake's brother comes to town and comes out to his brother. I love how Snake accepts his brother by the end of the episode. I love Lucy's plot in this episode trying to prove she didn't sleep with Paul. I love how L.D., Heather, and Erica finally believe her at the end of this episode. This was Lucy's only bad plot, and I'm glad she got redemption. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless
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Snake's brother comes home unexpectedly, and tells him he is gay. Snake had just been mocking gays with BLT and Shane, and now is defensive. The grade 9s learn about AIDS. Joey gets a job at CRAZ radio as janitor, to work his way up in music.moreless

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By Ilikedj, Dec 06, 2006

Good way to mention homosexuality. It'd be nice to follow that up in DTNG, like Jack asking what's an uncle and Emma asking Grandma Simpson about gaps in photo albums? Anyway, just a thought. I'm glad they put in a lesson on AIDS; a lot of kids have questions about it. And this helps answer some of the most common ones. Joey's part was hilarious, when he hangs around the station, hoping to give out his tape, and not giving up. Like he's president of the world, and no one says no to Joey Jeremiah. He can be so arrogant, but here it's funny. And in him getting a job there, it leads to good suspense, like will he be able to do the work, and will it cut into his time with friends and oust his chances with a potential girlfriend? Or will it affect his grades and make him have to repeat the year again? And good to see Lucy and LD be friends again. I loved seeing Lucy confront Paul in front of them, and Clutch. It shows, once again, that Paul is whipped by Clutch, because he wants Clutch to think he's so cool. And it's good that LD saw that as well.moreless
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- This episode has a similar plot to D:TNG episode "Secrets and Lies" in which Ashley had to come to terms with her father's homosexuality.
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- Snake's parents kick his brother Glenn out, and he is never mentioned neither in this series or in DTNG again.
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- He Ain't Heavy... is a play on the hit song by The Hollies called He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.
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