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Drake: The Degrassi Years

This episode of October's Very Owned is a dive into the Canadian high school drama that made Drake a star.

Drake's Degrassi legacy is more than just Wheelchair Jimmy. He did plenty of other stuff on the show like, uh… like… OK, we're not sure exactly. We've never seen it. So, in attempt to learn more about the cult of the Canadian teen drama, we invited Degrassi adult superfans Pilot Viruet and Larry Fitzmaurice from Vice on this episode of October's Very Owned to explain Drake's role in the series, dissect his acting, and give Degrassi noobs a guide to getting started on the show.

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Also discussed in this episode: Drake's first freestyle, "Shut Up Girl and Make My Lunch":

Drake's boner:

And, of course, how Drake ended up in the wheelchair:

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