"Showtime" is a two-part episode of the second season of Canadian teen drama Degrassi High.

"[3] On the original PBS broadcast in the United States, the episode was followed by a live phone-in telecast.

When Claude is called to audition, he recites a macabre poem he wrote, which is rejected for being inappropriate for the light-hearted nature of the talent show.

Lucy and Spike are critical, saying that it was selfish of him to take his own life as it affected everybody around him; another student declares Claude is "going to hell" as suicide is a sin, and then breaks down crying.

At home, Caitlin finds a bouquet and letter addressed to her from Claude, in which he "forgives" her for her alleged treatment of him.

Caitlin initially doesn't want to talk about it, but eventually does, saying she thought he was "visiting relatives or something" when he said goodbye to her.

The talent show begins the next day with a short speech from Joanne, acknowledging Claude's death and saying the event was for "anybody who feels depressed".

Writing for the Vancouver Sun, Hester Riches stated that the producers of Degrassi had created a "tight drama" that was "unflinchingly unsympathetic" to the act of suicide, noting other contemporary American movies that appeared to glamorize it.

Doherty of the Canberra Times called the episode "groundbreaking"[6] and declared it "remains shocking and served as something of a full-stop to our own childhood".