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1992 documentary television series based on the Degrassi franchise
Linda Schuyler
Kit Hood prefaced with biographical interviews of the actor who presented the original episode. 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. Broadcast after the television movie School's Out but filmed before, it was the last Degrassi series until the franchise was revived in 2001 with Degrassi: The Next Generation.

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. Degrassi Talks was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. The series was funded by the ministry of then Health Minister Benoît Bouchard, who contributed $300,000 to the development of the series. Promotion began for the series as early as November 1990, with an extensive transit and flyer ad campaign. Following this, a toll free number was advertised. Five hundred teenagers called, of which most of the forty seen in the series were selected to be interviewed on camera. Each episode was hosted by an actor from the series whose character experienced the issue discussed. The cast members were put through production workshops and taught how to handle video equipment. The actors conducted interviews across the country, staging both candid and man on the street interviews in a journalistic fashion. and recording what Schuyler described as "miles of footage". The show also displayed relevant clips from the Degrassi series, as well as facts and statistics on screen. Schuyler said at the time that PBS, who aired Degrassi in the United States, had been interested in the series. The opening sequence features shots of Mistysyn and White recording the song in a studio.

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. That same year, the series also aired in the United States on WNET as well as Australia on ABC TV.

Degrassi Talks garnered a positive reception from television critics at the time of its release. In a profile of the series for the Montreal Gazette, writer Mike Boone gave the series a positive review. Boone called it a "rare series" in what he described as a "teenless wasteland" on Canadian television, citing a lack of teen oriented programming on the country's television networks. Hester Riches of the Vancouver Sun compared it to "a typical Degrassi episode [ ] working in a non judgmental way". 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. Despite being critically acclaimed, the initial Ottawa screening drew a mixed reaction. One student asked the cast members why the only person with HIV depicted in the episode was effeminate.