Episode
Degrassi: This Charming Man
Overview
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 gang is 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.
Details
- Series
- Degrassi
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2003-12-10
Episode context
This Charming Man is Episode 13 in Season 3 of Degrassi. It aired on 2003-12-10.
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Episode 12: Holiday (2)
Ashley and Manny both figure out what Craig is doing to them. Joey breaks up with Sydney after he realizes that he is in love with Caitlin. He goes to the airport with Craig and Angela and stops Caitlin before the plane takes off.
Episode 14: Accidents Will Happen (1)
There's a big gymnastics meet at Degrassi, and Manny's going to lead the team to gold! But when she starts to feel sick, she fears that her queasy stomach might be more than the flu or even a case of bad nerves. And she's suddenly not sure she and Craig used protection when they had sex. Not knowing where to turn (it's sure not going to be her strict mom), Manny turns to Emma's mom Spike, the one person she knows who's been in her shoes. When Manny's worst fears are realized, she finds support from Spike, Emma and even Craig, who takes the news surprisingly well. Toby's feeling more and more shut out of JT's new world of hanging with the cool kids, especially when Jimmy invites JT to DJ Mad Bullets concert. So Toby comes up with a plan to win Jimmy over: he'll hack into the school's computer system and alter Jimmy's math grade. After all, if there's one thing a nerd like Toby knows, it's computers! So what can go wrong?
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Episode 11: Holiday (1)
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 thrown 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.
Episode 15: Accidents Will Happen (2)
Manny's tempted by the romantic family scenario Craig paints and begins to think she and Craig really could keep this baby. Even Ashley shares the news with the entire cafeteria. But after she and Craig fail miserably at taking care of Baby Jack, Manny has to confront the reality of being a mother at her age. She can't do this! But can she carry the baby full-term and give it up for adoption? Or should she deal with this now, and have an abortion? JT's finally had enough of Liberty's go-nowhere crush and tells her to move on. So when she's paired with Sean on a history project, she's decides that Sean's the latest target of her affections. Impressing Sean takes a lot more effort and ingenuity than she anticipated, but in the process, she discovers someone else has a crush of their own-on her.
Episode 10: 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!
Episode 16: Take On Me
Five kids from different worlds are stuck in a room - on a Saturday! When Raditch introduces Saturday detention, Sean, Ellie, Hazel, Jimmy and Toby are the first inductees. Despite being in different cliques, the students come to realize that they're all in the same boat together. With a school all to themselves, they have a lot more fun than they anticipated. But will these new-found friendships survive Monday morning?
Episode 9: 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.
Episode 17: Don't Dream It's Over
Paige gets to use her parents van and decides to take Spinner, Jimmy, Hazel and Terri on a Saturday afternoon road trip. When Terri decides to bring Rick as her date, the rest of the group is shocked. While Jimmy, Hazel and Spinner play Frisbee, Paige reminds Terri that Rick is dangerous. But instead of listening, Terri defends him. Their discussion provokes Rick, who listens in, gets angry and takes off in a huff. Terri is forced to choose between her loyalties to Paige and her feelings for Rick, and decides to follow Rick into the woods. Feeling angry and betrayed, Rick knocks Terri down. She hits her head on a rock and is knocked unconscious. When Paige and the gang show up to find out what happened, Rick runs away.
Later, with Terri in the hospital facing brain surgery, Paige and Spinner admit to Terri's father they knew Rick was abusive but that they thought the situation was under control. Did Paige and Spinner fail their friend Terri?
Meanwhile, Ellie decides to make plans with
Episode 8: Whisper To A Scream
With stress in her life, Ellie starts to cut, but finds help from an unlikely source.
Episode 18: Rock and Roll High School
There's a battle of the bands and Craig's sure that his band has got what it takes to win a trip to New York City for a recording contract. Ashley has the exact same idea with PMS. For Ashley, this battle means everything. She must beat Craig and get him back at him for cheating on her with Manny. Ashley works her group almost until they cant stand it. Craig wonders if the contest is really worth it if its just revenge things for Ashley. He apologizes to her . . . but for the wrong thing. After having trouble coming up with the perfect lyrics, Craig saves the day just in time, winning the competition for his band and telling Ashley ""What I Know is that I'm sorry.""
Meanwhile, back at Joey's, Angela gets spoiled by Caitlin. But, can things go too far between Angie and Caitlin?
Episode 7: 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.
Episode 19: It's Raining Men
Marco has had his eye on Dylan for 6 months. But, things look gloomy as Tom gets closer to Dylan. But, with Spinner's help, Marco asks Dylan out on a date. Funny things happen. Marco throws a scary fit over a bee, gets nervous about holding Dylan's hand at the movie, and having to deal with Marco's homophobic father. But, even after one disaster after another, Dylan asks Marco out on another date, and even gives him a kiss!
Meanwhile, JT is in a commercial about fries and everyone teases him about it. Everyone but Manny that is.