After a lovely summer vacation, there are huge changes at Degrassi. From new locker assignments to new love interests, everyone's feeling the difference--especially Emma, who has to adjust not only to a new stepdad, but also to an upcoming baby in the house. That gets Emma thinking: whatever happened to HER dad? She goes looking for answers, but is she ready to find them?
39.Father Figure (2)
Emma and Craig skip school to find Emma's real dad. They find him and take a train to the town he's in. Emma never expected to find out her birth father was brain damaged due to a fall. Emma becomes angry at her mom for never telling her about her dad. While Emma is at school, Emma's dad comes over to pay a visit...
Spike goes into labor and has Emma's new baby brother.
40.U Got The Look
Manny's ready for a major image upheaval. She's sick of being cute. She's sick of being adorable. She's ready to be hot. But when all the attention from her new style goes to her head, she may lose more than just her old look. Meanwhile, Joey's in heaven when Craig's band asks to use the garage for rehearsals, but all his nostalgia might drive a wedge in his relationship with Craig.
41.Pride Part I
Marco has been "dating" Ellie since last year, and the arrangement works fine for him--no one suspects anything. But when Ellie decides she can't pretend anymore, Marco realizes he might not be able to pretend either.
42.Pride Part II
Spinner hooks Marco up on a date with Hazel. After Marco walks out on the date Spinner chases after him to figure out what was up. Marco then reveals to Spinner he is gay. Spinner cant seem to handle the fact that Marco is gay and starts treating him differently. On the way to a hockey game Marco gets jumped by a group of guys.
Mr. Simpson gets sick and everyone thought it was just a cold. Until he went to his doctor...After some testing Archie discovers that he has lukemia. Will he be able to overcome this?
43.Gangsta Gangsta
Things haven't been going very well for Sean lately. Emma's busy dealing with Snake's illness and a brand new baby brother and Tracker's busy leading the exciting life a normal 20-something. Feeling lonely and neglected, Sean's drawn to car-loving, tough-talking Jay and his group of buddies. Jay and the gang welcome Sean into their circle and Sean finally feels like he belongs. When Jay asks Sean to prove himself by stealing a keyboard from the MI Lab, Sean goes one step further, stealing something even bigger.JT's been spending more time with Paige and the popular kids and he seems reluctant to share the limelight with Toby. But when JT has a wet dream about (gasp) Liberty while sleeping over at Toby's, Toby finds uses the information as an in with the cool gang.
44.Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Things are pretty hot between Craig and Ashley, but he's disappointed that she keeps pulling back from going all the way. She wants to know Craig loves her, and since he is unable to express himself in words, Craig pours his heart into song. With her heart melting, Ash decides she's ready. An exuberant Craig can't help sharing the news with Spinner, whose innuendo-laced jokes cause Ash to call the whole thing off. Craig storms out followed by Manny, who offers Craig a sweet, supportive shoulder to cry on. Soon, Craig and Manny are caught up in the moment-a moment that goes farther than either of them anticipated.Worried about her husband's deteriorating spirits during his chemo, Spike enlists Joey's help in cheering him up. Reluctantly, Snake joins Joey for a night of bowling and is definitely not impressed when his troubled high school buddy Wheels shows up- until he shares how he dealt with his own checkered past.
45. Whisper To a Scream
Life's getting more and more stressful for Ellie-her dad just left on another Peacekeeping Mission, her mom's drinking again and she's interning for Caitlin Ryan's TV show. As things get more and more hectic, Ellie has no one to help her cope. Angry and alone, Ellie discovers a new outlet for her pain and begins cutting herself. But help arrives from an unlikely source.
Terri's secret admirer is back, leaving red roses on her locker. Just her luck-it's probably Toby. He seems to be everywhere she turns-her locker, the caf. The only place he hasn't followed her is the girls' washroom! Toby's crush is bad enough, but it's even worse because Terri's crushing on someone else.
46.Against All Odds
Emma decides it's time to move on in matters of the heart when she realizes she has feelings for new kid Chris. With some encouragement from Manny, Emma hooks up with Chris at a rave-- even though he has a girlfriend. But as Emma and Chris get closer, she realizes she can't be with him if he's still with someone else. Meanwhile Manny takes her own advice when she discovers that Craig's at the rave too - without Ashley. When Emma finds out how far Manny's willing to go to get what she wants, it's the final straw in their friendship.
Spinner and Jimmy are both in trouble with their math grades so they ask Marco to tutor them during a Friday-night study session. Spinner's discomfort with Marco's homosexuality soon has him misinterpreting all of Marco's behaviour and he ends up convinced that Marco has a crush on him.
47.Never Gonna Give You Up
Terri's in heaven-- not only does she have a terrific boyfriend, the wonderful, romantic Rick, she also has the lead in a school play! Rick's being really supportive, offering her some helpful performance advice (his mom's an actress at Stratford!). But Hazel doesn't find Rick's advice helpful at all. She thinks Rick's controlling and abusive. When Hazel raises her suspicions with the rest of Terri's friends- and Terri starts coming to school with cuts and bruises- she convinces Terri that Rick is far from the perfect boyfriend. JT's been spending more and more time hanging out with Paige and her Grade 10 friends, much to Spinner's annoyance. So Spinner begins a campaign of embarrassment to drive JT back to his rightful place with the other Grade 9 geeks and losers. But JT's not going to relinquish his new popularity without a fight!
48+49.Holiday
The holiday season is fast approaching and the Jeremiah house is abuzz - Angela has her upcoming Christmas skating pageant, Craig and Ashley are a serious item, and Joey and Sydney are getting serious themselves. As Sydney organizes the perfect Christmas, Caitlin feels like the odd girl out. But she's really throw when she and Joey share an unexpectedly intimate moment, leaving Caitlin to wonder if she and Joey can ever just be friends.: Underneath Craig's holiday cheer lurks a big secret -he�s still seeing Manny behind Ash�s back. And lately, he�s wondering if he made the right choice. But the choice is made for him when Ash sneaks a peek at the present Craig bought for her --- a figure skater charm bracelet? --- only to discover Manny wearing it the next day. When Ash confronts Manny, the girls find out that Craig�s been lying to them both.
50. This Charming Man
Things are back on track for Emma now that she's officially over Sean. Newly single Chris has even asked her out! But when she hears rumours that Sean's part of a gang stealing things from Degrassi (including Mr. Simpson's laptop), Emma becomes obsessed with bringing Sean to justice. But is she really interested in making the school a safer place, or does she just want Sean to pay for breaking her heart?Paige, Spinner and Jimmy are inching closer to freedom when they all begin Driver's Ed. Paige is a natural, logging tons of road practice, thanks to her brother, while Spinner's a nervous wreck about getting behind the wheel. But the pair take a wrong turn when Paige loses her concentration when driving with their seriously hot instructor, Mr. Falcone.