Degrassi: The Next Generation

Name: S08:E144 - Uptown Girl (Pt. 1)
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 22 min 16 s
Cast: Stefan Brogren, Aislinn Paul, Melinda Shankar, A.J. Saudin, Shane Kippel

Season 8 Episode 144 - Uptown Girl (Pt. 1)

2008 · 23 min

TV-PG

Drama

Relieved of parental duty for the year by mom, Mia starts the school year off with a bang by bonding with new girl, Leia, and getting scouted to be the new face of football star Tom Blakes’ shoe line. Mia wants to get this job. But just how far will she go to get it?

Audio Languages: English

Subtitles: English

Starring:Stefan Brogren Aislinn Paul Melinda Shankar A.J. Saudin Shane Kippel Miriam McDonald Cassie Steele Luke Bilyk Jessica Tyler Sarah Barrable-Tishauer

Directed by:Phil Earnshaw

S08:E144 - Uptown Girl (Pt. 1)

S08:E145 - Uptown Girl (Pt. 2)

Mia does what she can to ensure her success. Besides, Tom is handsome and famous, so Mia thinks being with Tom to get ahead isn’t such a bad trade.

S08:E146 - Fight the Power

Jane wants to play football but since there is no girls team, then boys’ football it is. The Shep doesn’t like the idea one bit, but once Jane proves she’s faster, stronger, and more athletic than most of the team, he relents…

S08:E147 - Didn't We Almost Have It All?

Eager to make the most of her college experience, Liberty jumps at the chance to rush the most popular sorority at Smithdale. Determined to get in, Liberty slowly exchanges old habits and old friends (Manny and Emma) for sorority approved ones.

S08:E148 - Man With Two Hearts

Peter begins a relationship with Mia and a friendship with Riley. Finding a balance between a new girlfriend and a new guy friend gets confusing, especially when Riley is suddenly kissing Peter.

S08:E149 - With or Without You

Sav and Anya plan to celebrate their six-month anniversary on the school’s overnight trip. Only problem? Alli, Sav’s sister, convinces their parents to let her go on the trip on the condition that Sav spend every second with her.

S08:E150 - Money for Nothing

Mia’s T-Bombz campaign is hitting the city, and Degrassi. But Holly J has bigger and better things going on. She’s prepping the Power Squad for an out-of-town competition, and things are looking good.

S08:E151 - Lost in Love (Pt. 1)

Spinner and Jane have plans for next year – she’ll start pre-law and he’ll attend Police College. When he doesn’t get in, he can’t bear to tell her, so he lies.

S08:E152 - Lost in Love (Pt. 2)

Desperate to win Jane back, Spinner sneaks into the Leadership Convention Jane is speaking at and proposes. When Jane turns him down, Spinner breaks up with her – nothing he does is ever good enough.

S08:E153 - Bad Medicine

Riley’s the star of Degrassi’s first ever football game win! The Shep is floored at how much Riley’s improved.

S08:E154 - Causing a Commotion

Clare stands up for Connor when he receives unfair treatment from The Shep. The result of their peaceful protest? Detentions for everyone. No one is more frustrated by the detention than Alli. It wasn’t her idea to protest.

S08:E155 - Heat of the Moment

Pushed to the edge by Holly J, Alli begins posting nasty things about her on the “anti-Grapevine” blog, the underground school on-line site. When nasty turns to hateful and then to threatening, Alli is expelled from school and questioned by the police.

S08:E156 - Jane Says (Pt. 1)

The Shep has returned after his sensitivity training and it’s Spirit Week at Degrassi! However spirits are anything but high at home for Jane as she struggles to get her dropout brother Lucas off the couch.

S08:E157 - Jane Says (Pt. 2)

Jane admits to herself that her issues with her dad go deeper than the divorce – she thinks maybe he did things to her. Jane is very confused and feels alone. Lucas gives Jane a hard time for creating tension between mom and dad.

S08:E158 - Touch of Grey

Emma’s tired of being referred to as Kelly’s girlfriend and Blonde Emma – she’s not even blonde anymore! Determined to create a distinct university identity, Emma borrows some pot that was gifted to Kelly and smokes up with Becca and Gwyneth.

S08:E159 - Heart of Glass

Alli wants Johnny to like her, a lot. She worries she’s going to lose him to an older more “experienced” girl so to make sure she keeps her man close, Alli decides to play with the big kids at a ravine party.

S08:E160 - Up Where We Belong

Stress is at an all time high at Degrassi with exams approaching and course selections due for next term. But Mia’s failing English and will have to re-do it unless she can ace her final assignment – a public speech on where she sees herself in 5 years.