Running six episodes from February 29 to March 30, 1992, it featured actors from Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High taking the role of journalists and conducting interviews with other teenagers and young adults across Canada on various topics addressed by the series such as abuse, substance addiction, homophobia, and teenage pregnancy.
[3] The show received critical acclaim, but proved less popular with teenage viewers, who felt the information provided to be redundant and at times perpetuating certain stereotypes.
Degrassi actors Rebecca Haines (Kathleen), Neil Hope (Wheels), Pat Mastroianni (Joey), Stacie Mistysyn (Caitlin), Siluck Saysanasy (Yick), and Amanda Stepto (Spike) travelled around Canada to discuss health and social issues with other teenagers.
[5] The show's theme is a duet composed by Keith White, who played Tim O'Connor, and sung by him and Stacie Mistysyn.
The first episode, "...On Sex", was screened for a group of Ottawa high school students on February 12, 1992, with the six main hosts in attendance.
[10] Erick Kohanik of The Hamilton Spectator praised the premiere episode Sex for its "frank talk", also noting how it had a "good street feel".
[19] Joan Weller of The Ottawa Citizen similarly praised the companion books, noting how the actors also discuss their own relations to the problems in the introductions.
[22][23] Amanda Stepto (Spike) hosts an episode that explores the stories of teenagers who are facing the consequences of sexual activity.
Darrin Brown (Dwayne Myers) makes an appearance interviewing Bentley, a young HIV-positive man who taught sex education to high school students.
Rebecca Haines (Kathleen) hosts an episode which explores young victims of abuse, such as emotional, physical, and sexual.
Neil Hope interviews Matt, a 20 year old man who was severely whipped by his stepfather, and began abusing drugs, which lead him to be jailed for stealing.
Amanda Stepto interviews Kimberley, a 19 year old woman who was forced to give her boyfriend oral sex constantly.
Pat Mastroianni (Joey) explores the subject of depression, including those expressing fear of environmental damage, peer pressure, and alienation.
In Alberta, Mastroianni interviews Dean, a 21 year old man with fears about pollution, and Don and Carol, a couple, and whom the latter suffers from depression.
Angela Deiseach (Erica) interviews Leith, a 23 year old man who suffered bullying for his race, sexual orientation, and grades in school.
Stefan Brogren talked to Derek, whose brother suffered depression caused by a chemical imbalance and later committed suicide.
Mistysyn interviewed her co-stars Pat Mastroianni, Stefan Brogren, Angela Deiseach and Kristen Bourne (Tessa).