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Degrassi Junior High

Taking Off (2)

Season 3, Episode 12, Aired Feb 06, 1989

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Wheels locates his father at a hotel and surprises him with his arrival. Wheels' grandmother asks Joey where her grandson is. Joey relunctanly tells her, and she goes to the hotel to take him home. Wheels tells her he wants to stay with his father. When Wheels' father tells him that he can't stay, he returns home with his grandmother. The police inform Luke that they found Shane. He had jumped from a bridge and is now in a coma.moreless

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Rod Rekofski

Wheel's Grandfather
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Dorothy Phillips

Wheel's Grandmother
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Laura L. Vickers

Policewoman

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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Wheel's grandmother finds Wheels. Shane's gone missing.

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By Jon_MW_14, Sep 17, 2011

"Taking Off" Part 2 is a great Degrassi Junior High episode. Wheel's biological dad is so awful. In season 1, he wants to have a relationship with Wheels, and by season 3, he wants nothing to do with Wheels. I am so glad that Wheel's grandmother showed up at the hotel. I'm glad that Wheels made a realization of his awful behaviour and he realizes his grandparents actually care about him. I love the subplot of Shane going missing and they find him under a bridge. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless
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Wheels walks to Port Hope after being dropped off by the gay molester. He meets Mike, who is completely unprepared. He finds out Mike is engaged and having a baby. Wheel's grandma corners Joey, and then goes to get him. Shane is found under a bridge.moreless

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By Ilikedj, Dec 08, 2006

Wow; interesting sibling rivalry. Wheels is an only child, and also an only grandchild. And now he has a sibling. He becomes jealous, because this baby would have its biological parents around, while he wouldn't. I sometimes wondered if this kid would turn up on DTNG and be friends with Emma, and then they find out they're cousins once removed. But good shock value, that Wheels found out that Mike's life doesn't include him. Especially since his sort-of stepmother clearly doesn't want him. After his fantasies of them being together. And then his grandma showing up, and everything escalating. Though her jumping to quick conclusions on Mike, that was extreme behavior, even for her. For an old lady, she sure is sharp! Joey actually sort of has a conscience. Though Snake, more so. But it's Joey who does finally tell Grandma. I also love how Joey, when Wheels returns to school, offers to give him a grand tour. Luke clearly has a reputation for drugs, hence the police coming back to him. He also must be a good liar. I'm guessing Bill Parrot was wanting out of the series somehow, so this is his pre-exit. Confirmed in the fact that Jonathan Torrens played Shane in DTNG.moreless
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- In a point of continuity, this episode is the reason why Shane is in a special home in the D:TNG episode "Father Figure".
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- After this episode, Shane will never talk or act normally again.
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