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A teen ___MASK95___ is a genre or type ___MASK75___ ___MASK95___ series with a major focus on teenage characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity ___MASK75___ the Fox series " ___MASK59___ Hills , 90210 ". After " 90210 " became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in ___MASK95___ series were usually part ___MASK75___ a larger ensemble that included adults and children . CBC Television ( also known as simply " CBC ") is a ___MASK82___ broadcast television network that is owned by the ___MASK82___ Broadcasting Corporation , the national public broadcaster . The network began operations on September 6 , 1952 . Its French - language counterpart is Ici Radio - Canada Télé . Degrassi Junior High is a ___MASK82___ television series , the second series in the " Degrassi " franchise . The program aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1989 . Philip Neil Hope ( September 24 , 1972 -- November 25 , 2007 ) , known as Neil Hope , was a ___MASK82___ actor best known for playing Derek `` Wheels '' Wheeler on Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High in the 1980s and early 1990s . He had earlier played `` Griff '' in Kids of Degrassi Street . Hope ' s last television appearance was in a 2003 Degrassi : The Next Generation episode in which he reunited and reconciled with fellow members of the fictional band , `` Zit Remedy '' . Hope moved around Ontario , living in Windsor and then in Hamilton . Though he died in 2007 in a Hamilton rooming house , his family did not learn of his death until 2012 . Hope suffered from type 1 diabetes , the effects of which were aggravated by alcoholism and his failure to keep up with insulin injections to manage the disease . He died of a heart attack . Hope was the child of alcoholics and struggled with the problem himself . He discussed his parents ' alcoholism in a series called Degrassi Talks , in 1992 , and also made a documentary about children of alcoholic parents , called The Darker Side . Degrassi High is a ___MASK82___ CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1989 to 1991 , and is the third series in the " Degrassi " franchise . The show was filmed in downtown ___MASK32___ and at Centennial College . ___MASK18___ College ___MASK75___ Applied Arts and Technology is a diploma and degree granting college located in ___MASK32___ , Ontario , Canada . It is the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario . Its four campuses are situated to serve the eastern portion ___MASK75___ the Greater ___MASK32___ Area . The enabling legislation is the " Ministry ___MASK75___ Training , Colleges and Universities Act ". ___MASK18___ College is recognized as one ___MASK75___ the most culturally diverse post - secondary institutions in Ontario . Almost 100 ethno - cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus .