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Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 2 Episode 11

Don't Believe The Hype

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AIRED: 12/1/02

For Hazel, Degrassi's "International Day" causes an identity crisis. Is she ashamed of who she is? Meanwhile, someone else reveals a hidden and embarrassing talent.

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Hazel and JT have a secret.

9.0

By Jon_MW_14, Jul 01, 2011

"Don't Believe The Hype" is a great Degrassi episode. This is the first episode that centers around Hazel. I love how this episode deals with racism and Hazel accepting herself. She's Muslim and she doesn't want anyone to know. By the end of the episode, I love how she accepts herself, and she's willing to tell her classmates all about Somalia where she's from. The JT/Liberty plot was entertaining. I love how JT can sew and Liberty can't. I love how Liberty blacksmails JT into doing her sewing projects. But it was cute how the girls wanted JT to sew things for them at the end of the episode. I give this episode a 9/10.moreless
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Hazel was a b*tch!

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By JannyNJiberty, Dec 28, 2007

This episode wasn't that bad, I really enjoyed it. I thought it was great that Hazel was realizing who she really was and she had to live with the fact that she is muslim; however, the way she treated Fareeza was absolutely horrible. the terorist ticket, the rude war on iraq statements were unacceptable and I couldn't believe that Hazel said that stuff and about her own Religion too!

I liked the Jt/Liberty sublot alot. Jt acts like he hates her in other epsiodes, yet in this epsiode, he's nice to her and let's her get an A on his project.moreless
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This episode makes me hate Hazel

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By cutiepie4569178, Dec 30, 2005

Hazel is embarassed of who she is and she makes fun of others because of this. Her heritage makes her feel as if no one will accept her. I think that she is incredibly materialistic in this episode and it makes me hate her. It is really not worth seeing unless you want to see Hazel be completely awful to other people.
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Miriam McDonald	Emma Nelson
Aubrey Graham	Jimmy Brooks
Christina Schmidt	Terri McGreggor
Melissa McIntyre	Ashley Kerwin
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer	Liberty Van Zandt
Cassie Steele	Manny Santos

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Dennis Truberg	Student	Guest Star
Jacqueline Rose	Fareeza	Guest Star
Michael Kinney	Mr. Armstrong	Recurring Role
Andrea Lewis	Hazel Aden	Recurring Role
Katie Lai	Kendra Mason	Recurring Role

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- Toby: (trying to annoy J.T.) Oh, seamstress! Won't you come here and mend my dress for me?
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- Spinner: (to Jimmy) So I went home last night and asked my mom what my culture was, and she pointed to the globe and said, "You're from Earth."
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  Paige: Good, because I had my doubts.
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- Liberty: JT, you never stop surprising me. I mean, normally, you're such a slob.
  JT: Great. First you blackmail me into making you a dress, and then you insult me.
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- Jake Epstein (Craig) and Pat Mastroianni (Joey) do not appear in this episode.
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- The title of this episode is the same as a song by Public Enemy from their 1988 album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back".
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