Degrassi - Wheels apologizes to Lucy

Degrassi - The Next Generation
Wheels apologizes to Lucy at Degrassi's High School reunion for injuring her while drunk driving about 10 years prior
This scene was only shown in the Canadian version of this episode. It was cut from the American version

[@jasondouglas152]

It's funny to think that Wheels was the only cast member of the original show that wasn't a trained actor , yet he was the most interesting and compelling character and he was great

[@OHeyItsClara]

Fun fact, he was also one of the ones, along with Stacie Mistysyn aka Caitlin, who was there in the original show. They were called some other names back then like I can’t remember her character’s name, but I know he played Griff on The Kids of Degrassi Street before they went into Degrassi Junior High and he became Wheels 🙌🏻

[@BillFromHalifax]

@@OHeyItsClara To bad Wheels real life was messed up AF. He died living in a rooming house in 2007 and nobody knew about it until 2012. Among other things. You had to been there growing up with them in the 90s when the OG Degrassi Junior High and High came on. Shit was reality back then....before computers and cell phones.

[@johnnythekid4601]

@@OHeyItsClara Anais (Lucy) was Karen Gillis on the kids of degrassi street

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

The guy who played joey wasnt

[@t.j.7789]

She suggested he drive her for chips!!

[@thelovelyblair1707]

He has the heaviest Canadian accent and it is freaking awesome

[@atlasstrengthandpower1636]

@Beth black You mean better! :)

[@jaykaye7025]

He could also pass for a Newyorker

[@Danimal77]

@@jaykaye7025 No, that's a 100% Canadian accent.

[@CatholicNeil]

Hes from a rural area

[@oooh19]

he was cute w/ his glasses

[@TheSimonBOULDER]

I don't understand why the heck they left it out from the show. It's a sweet and meaningful scene.

[@Hulk2k6]

TBF, It was only cut from U.S. airings.

[@OldAussieAds]

Why was it cut?

[@jaredfogle6612]

Old Aussie Ads because wheel's killed a kid so they felt this was too dramatic..

[@OldAussieAds]

But the classic Degrassi's (Degrassi Jnr High And Degrassi High) were chock full of confronting topics like this. Did the new gen series (which I've never seen) tone it down somewhat?

[@BubbleGumDexter23]

Old Aussie Ads they didn't tone it down but after many seasons it wasn't the same. Even degrassi "next class" is great but a lot less relatable in terms of simplicity.

[@Sophie-nz9fz]

the THICKEST canadian accent of any actor on any version of degrassi

[@Gxddxmmitneesa]

Aside from losing most of his hair he still was so handsome here too. RIP Neil 😔 and he nailed this scene too

[@deshawnb.j.7441]

He was very nice looking

[@eddieisgreat5150]

Why you think he look bald here? Still looks like he has hair, just shorter than he used to have it.

[@sharonrigs7999]

He had some of the best acting talent on the show

[@JoshLavian]

Am I the only person who wishes the show could have just continued on from High/School's Out, and maybe followed everyone through college and then even afterward? The original cast captivated the whole damn country. I don't think it would have failed to have had the show go on for several more years. School's Out did so well because everyone wanted more.

[@reformedpaul]

No, it ended on a good note. Look at what happened to DTNG because they decided to continue on for a gazillion more years. It could have ended on a high note with Emma, Manny, Toby, and Liberty graduating. However, it's now associated with the show that would never go away.

[@earl77]

That's true, kind of like Simpsons, they were great in the first 8 seasons or so but they should have retired a long time ago. I was glad the writers didn't keep the original series going forever, it would have really tarnished their legacy.

[@jrcasselman]

The actors were getting older and wanted to travel or go to University. It would have been hard to continue the show with a reduced cast.

[@Blueman2018]

Josh Lavian yup I do

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

Josh Lavian I feel like they should have continued onto adult life more too

[@dawnbentleah1818]

Watching him walk out of sight choked me up, he would be dead soon after... Can I just say, wasn't he just a good character. He played Wheels so well. Rest in Peace Neil Hope.. Sadly missed. You leave behind so many fans... Wheels

[@robbydoll1]

He was in one more TNG episode too before his unfortunate passing.

[@24jrjr]

When his grandmother came looking for him in porthsmith, 😭

[@ricanboy_787pr5]

R.I.P Niel Hope. You've played a great role on Degrassi. Thank you and God bless.

[@dredgegal89]

is mr radich ever gonna die like jeez, also wheels still has the cute lil accent when he talks when he says hes sorry

[@tamaracesar1931]

Olivia Rae Dredge 😂😂😂

[@shakendriamurphy2302]

He was like the mr feeny of boy meets world hahaha lol like mr radich and mr feeny would make you think people really live forever lol.

[@euqsia]

That’s what a “strong” Canadian accent sounds like

[@dalemcilwain]

I like Mr. Radish (Dan Woods). Fun Fact: Wheels & Lucy were two of the originals of The Kids Of Degrassi Street.

[@samos4924]

Mr Raditch's actor Dan Woods was 27 when the DJH premiered. Born June 1959 and the first episode aired January 1987. Pretty sure he's in his early 40s here. I assumed the character is older than him.

[@WillScarlet1991]

Thanks for this. And RIP Neil.

[@SandraGonzalez-tk3ms]

Will Scarlett Neil passed way?? Seriously???

[@SandraGonzalez-tk3ms]

Will Scarlett what this pet and sesason?i want watchit

[@weltonvillegal6258]

He died and no one knew for years. Real sad.

[@RhiannaBarr]

@@SandraGonzalez-tk3ms yes. Type 1 (born with it) diabetes

[@ijustgottahotdog]

@@RhiannaBarr Apparently he did not take very good care of himself. So he was behind on taking his insulin. So failure to do so on time, he had a heart attack and died.

[@wpgjets4life]

The sad thing about Neil Hope's life, was appearantly he had seemingly found happiness in 1998, after falling in love with his co-worker at Money Mart, and proposing to her in 2000. Sadly they broke up in 2001, my guess is his alcoholism may have played a part. It's so ironic that in 1992, he made a PSA about dealing with substance abuse, saying it killed his father, and he may have been estranged from his mother, as she often took/borrowed his earnings from the show to feed her alcohol addiction (his Mom became sober in 1998, and died in 2010, not knowing if Neil was alive). Alcoholism runs in families, but it nearly boggles the mind that he died alone in a rooming house in 2007, and his family were not notified until early 2012. It's ridiculous that the CBC, a taxpayer-funded network, could cut him and the cast out of royalties for acting on the show, which made CBC millions of dollars. There should have been a union that took care of him and others.

[@michellemurry2180]

😔💔

[@Julia-nl3gq]

I didn't know CBC did that, but I'm not surprised. They're awful. Yes, I know all about alcoholism and families, as my parnter of the past 12 years is an alcoholic. On his mum's side, both her parents were, although she somehow escaped it (but she has done drugs, and I think it's perfectly obvious that she has undiagnosed mental health issues, and FAS). On his Dad's side, his Dad was, as well as his aunt (who died of it). There's more family members of his with it, too. It is very sad, what happened to Neil Hope. But after 12 years of insanity, I have no trouble believing that that happened. It just makes sense to me, in a sad way, and in a way in which I could not have fully comprehended before my relaitonship with an alcoholic. This relationship has shown me things I never wanted to see, and put me through things I did not think I could live through. I did not know what I was getting into, and by time I knew, I was so deeply involved.....

[@laminage]

Sadly what happened to them is synonomous in Showbusiness. Since 1979 none of the cast Members from The Brady Bunch get Residuals and their Sister Show Gilligan's Island. Dawn Wells (RIP) who played Maryann never got residuals for reruns and Sherwood Schwartz who Co Created both Shows made 90 Million allegedly. Also Erin Moran (RIP), Don Most, Anson Williams & Marion Ross sued CBS/Viacom who now own the rights to Happy Days as well as Queer As Folk (US), and The Brady Bunch for back Royalties. In Las Vegas Marion Ross (Mrs. C) saw a Slot Machine with her face and someone got a jackpot with Three Mrs. C's.

[@ProfessorKenneth]

@@laminage that ridiculous...but I thought back then they had lawyers to look over contracts, or managers to make sure if a show gets 86ed then reruns happen that they get money. ??? You would think the actors would have made sure...smh....it's sad. Sad about Neil dying alone....he was a great actor he should have continued acting after Degrassi high.

[@fintanoclery2698]

@@ProfessorKenneth they were just kids from the local neighbourhood in Toronto, not stage children with a management teams behind them.

[@georgeliapes8365]

Considering he had finished high school before the incident and he had already gotten out of prison, by all rights he should’ve been invited.

[@Hulk2k6]

It would have been one awkward night.

[@aheartlikethesea]

I wish they hadn't cut this scene out in America

[@theskildgamer9966]

what episode is this?

[@bossofdarkness]

very first episode of the degrassi with emma and others

[@corduerorose9747]

The school's out movie was a sad way to end the series finale of DJH/DH

[@Bwuniko]

I literally just watched it and I’m in tears , it was so bitter sweet :(

[@arricammarques1955]

The script was so fatalistic.

[@jamessollazzo4860]

they started out with a script that was very tame. graduation, party , work, goodbyes, college, and a wedding. The cast wanted to go out with a bang and to be challenged artistically, so yan moore re-wrote the script to what you saw in "school's out'. I also read they had lucy dying in the accident scene, but they decided to pull back a bit and just seriously injure her.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

First time seeing it I was shook when the accident happened

[@atlasstrengthandpower1636]

Wheels is my all time favorite character. Had both strength and vulnerability. Such a complex role.

[@LanceCampeau]

Christ... at 43... I've never seen this until now.

[@vadertime9880]

Damn I'm 28, and I never seen this. What happened with Wheels and Lucy?

[@kinglord318]

+Gecolby Wright Wheels and Lucy was in a bad car accident that cause her to be half blind in the final Original Degrassi movie Schools Out in 1991

[@vadertime9880]

@@kinglord318 I didnt get this until now! Thank you!

[@kinglord318]

+Gecolby Wright You welcome.I grew up watching the original Degrassi Junior high in my middle class I still love Degrassi

[@davidarmitage289]

I’m 53 and I never saw it either lol

[@needles1987]

Did Wheels' accent actually get more Canadian?

[@jaykaye7025]

It could pass for a NewYork accent I think

[@MatthewNY94]

As a New Yorker, I strongly disagree with that! That is definitely a Canadian accent, MAYBE Wisconsin or North Dakota as well. Not New York though

[@jaykaye7025]

MatthewNY94 Have you ever been to Canada before? I am from the UK correct me if I am wrong New York isnt too far from the Canadian border am I right?The Canadian and American accent in some ways sound similar, some Canadians and Americans disagree though

[@MatthewNY94]

Yeah I'm about 8 hours from Toronto, so I guess it's maybe possible that some upstate New Yorkers have some Canadian influence, but none that I've met. Where I'm from (long island) we pronounce things with harsh W's like Dawg (dog) , cawfee (coffee) and chawcolate (chocolate). It's hard to explain in writing but the sounds of our accents are very different than the Canadian one you hear in this clip

[@jaykaye7025]

MatthewNY94 I bet Neil Hope has visited New York before, have you ever been to Canada before ?Every Canadian I have spoken to has been to America but quite a few Americans wont visit Canada why is that ?

[@MrFennmeista]

It was hard for Neil (wheels) to leave the show, he had been with it since his childhood (beginning with 'The kids of Degrassi Street'). He went on to some odd jobs in Ontario, died alone in a Hamilton rooming house in 2007, although it would not be made public till at least 4 years later.

[@laminage]

Yes. For a lot of Child Stars especially in the US, to go from Child Star to an Star that is all grown up is very hard. On Oprah's "Where Are They Now", many of them talk about how hard their lives were after their shows went off the air. Some of which don't get a dime from Syndication like The Brady Bunch who stopped getting "Paid" after 1979. This was because the Syndication Laws were different then than now.

[@tarotbyamber7233]

He apparantely did some small parts in Broadway , he has been to America and England I believe

[@ShellymanStudios]

KANDY647 His grave is marked, you can search it on Google images.

[@Daisy-ge1ig]

@@ShellymanStudios they were saying when his death was unknown not known.

[@ShellymanStudios]

Donasia Flintroy He died from a heart attack, he was diabetic.

[@natalieschannel7675]

Wheels shouldn’t have driven drunk..But Lucy knew he was drinking and still got into the car with him.

[@astridvvv9662]

@Lexie she wanted chips so that's why they went to the store.

[@MaidenHell1977]

and it's well documented that kids and teens make very bad choices from time to time.

[@Kylieahann]

Yeah she can't blame him 100%. She knew he was drunk and still went with him.

[@PLEX504]

That part. She insisted he drive her to get chips. Wheels' character really got a bad deal on the show. And he was working on redeeming himself. With the tragic loss of Neil Hope, there really isn't anything they can do to fix the direction they took the character.

[@emiliew5553]

that's called victim blaming

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

Raditch was way more protective over this group.

[@HenshinHeroesMedia]

I give credit to wheels that he acknowledges his mistakes and takes responsibility for them. It's a different contrast when the last scene was him just blaming the victim and lucy.

[@FlexibleMen]

Well, he would never drove if Lucy hasn't ask him to do that. That was a party, Lucy's party, everybody was drinking. He's just responsable for not saying "NO"

[@ThreeLions82]

Why would she get him to drive when she knew he was pissed drunk?

[@marc_simmons]

@@ThreeLions82, exactly! She knew he had been drinking and she still pushed him to drive. I would feel a lot of guilt and personal blame if I pushed someone to drive drunk. Where is her accountability?

[@princelevi3733]

Lucy definitely deserves 20% of the blame but should not be drinking and driving.

[@InspectorScooby]

My mind is literally blown. I honestly thought I was clicking onto something fake, but this is f***ing real?! I can't believe it!!!!!!!

[@papaetellie]

it took me a while to find this scene. I heard about this scene, but couldn't find it anywhere on the web. I found it after downloading the Canadian version of this episode on iTunes Canada

[@jfryza]

I was wondering why IMDB was saying Heil Hope was uncredited in this episode and Wikipedia said he apologized to Lucy in it. The version I saw did not have it and I wondered why they would have Wheels in the episode with no speaking part. This clears it up. Thanks.

[@jaykaye7025]

+Canada Dave He acted well, im from England , Neil Hope would have done well in the States, so sad that he is dead, he was such a good actor, not had the easiest of life but i hear a really nice person

[@flowergirl8815]

+James Mckay I think thats so sad about Wheels. in DJH his parents died etc..& in real life he died. Its like a curse you know

[@jaykaye7025]

yes i agree, he never had much luck , great actor, im from England and im a massive Degrassi fan

[@flowergirl8815]

James Mckay me too

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

I guess they cut this scene on the USA broadcast because nobody would have understood who he was? It would have hit a lot harder for Canadian viewers who remember the impact of that episode in the 80s.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

The series was shown on PBS in America during the original run. Cable TV wasn't as common back then, so actually quite a few of the young generation at the time in the US watched the show at one point or another.

[@ShaleelGriffith]

I just noticed they added it to the episode I’ve watched this season over and over and I just noticed they added it this morning since it’s on on mtv rn

[@sarahramsey703]

I knew who he was. I watched reruns as a kid. Like 9yo 😂

[@Whateves73]

Huh? He was a main character. Everyone knew who he was.

[@mr.noprobz3412]

I think you nailed. I'm a little younger myself, but it is true that this was much more a staple in Canada than the USA. It's not like it's Saved by the Bell or A Different World. Plus I peeped in earlier seasons, they tried to make it more kid-friendly for the US audience. They even cut another scene in the first episode where Caitlin called the dude she was with an ass or something.

[@cj222100]

Did Wheels' accent get even more Canadian as an adult?

[@needles1987]

Yes.

[@ArtVandelayOfficial]

@@needles1987 sounds abowt right

[@mmmtsp]

well since he was an adult that mean he had several more years of Being Canadian under his belt.

[@HalifaxHercules]

His accent became more Atlantic Canadian like. In fact, his accent sounds more Nova Scotian than Standard Canadian typically used in Ontario.

[@Hulk2k6]

Yes. In the episode where the Zits reunite in 2006, it's evident.

[@chrisxavier3147]

Terrific scene, never should have been cut!

[@richardr3511]

I remember it from the original tv airing only

[@Julia-nl3gq]

It is a terrific scene, I can't imagine why it would be cut out.

[@camerondundale784]

Can I just say that, it frustrates me that Wheels' character was the one that ended up being ostracized from the group when Wheels' actor was the one who needed this reunion more than anyone. I don't know, at every turn I just see more and more ways Degrassi did wrong by Neil Hope.

[@JEM471025]

Yeah it would have been nice to see more of that character with him trying to make his amends after being released and deal with his guilt. especially considering in schools out when he was arrested he refused responsibility and blamed everyone else for his deadly actions

[@Julia-nl3gq]

A tv show is not a support group. What Neil Hope needed was to get help for his addiciton. The responsibility was his, and his alone. Like I said, a tv show is not a support group. It's not AA. It's not there to help the actors with their mental health issues. I spent 15 years of my life with an alcoholic partner. I know more than anyone should ever have to know about addicts. Neil Hope had the same problem most addicts to - he refused to get help. He seems like a nice guy, but that doesn't change the fact that he chose to not get help. It frustrates me to see people refusing to make addicts take responsibility for their chocies, and instead blame-shifting it, to, of all things, a tv show. Also, as someone who was hurt so badly that I developed panic attacks and anxiety disorders and health problems from the never-ending horrible stress of being with an addict, I want to point out that there is no doubt that Neil Hope hurt people in his life the same way my partner hurt me, because that is the nature of addiction.

[@JEM471025]

@@Julia-nl3gq I don’t think anyone is saying a tv show is supposed to be a support group. The previous comments were talking about viewers wanting to see more of the Wheels character and what his story was after the schools out movie. Nothing to do with Neil hope and his real life addiction. I’m actually an AA member for over 5 years now. So yes I respect real life situations get in the way of things as trival as a tv show of course. Nobody said tv shows are there to help actors with those issues. You seem to have taken the last two comments way too seriously. Obviously you’ve gone through some personal stuff. I’m sure you know a lot about addicts and alcoholics. And I’m sorry for whatever you had to endure. But nobody was talking real life situations in such a deep way.

[@earl77]

Lucy seems to have aged very well, still looks almost the same, Joey, Yick, Spike, BLT, Caitlyn all look pretty good too. Snake, Stephanie, Liz all looked quite a bit older on the Jonovision special in 1999. So sad about Neil Hope, poor guy was broke and died alone, his family didn't even know until years later.

[@anniesmolkin7685]

Just the frown lines otherwise yes

[@lauriel.86]

I really wish Lucy would have hugged him and told him to come in. It may have turned his whole world around.

[@shaasiagoss6538]

I’m so mad they cut this from the American version rip wheels (Neil)

[@laminage]

They say that when a Person is in Rehab, as part of their Program they have to make amends to everyone they hurt. Sadly enough Neil Hope is no longer with us. Mr. Raditch shouldn't have hung around. I wish there was more of a Scene where Wheels and Lucy talked more about that day.

[@laminage]

He didn't tell, I think he was scared that Lucy wouldn't want to see him. Also he shouldn't have hung around, it wasn't his place to do so.

[@sandie302]

They say to make amends unless it will injure the person. I dont understand why Lucy wouldve been unaware that he was there to see her.

[@PLEX504]

Okay, so this is why Wheels is credited in the reunion episode. This scene is probably the most important of all. The only thing that could've eclipsed it woulda been Tessa showing up with Joey's secret love child. But they should've definitely kept this in. While Lucy was hurt, the fact remains that she insisted he - with a beer in his hand - take her to the store. She could've pulled him outside for some space and air, and just allowed things to cool down. How badly does she think Wheels felt about killing someone in the same fashion his parents were killed, which is when his character changed? It was Wheels who walked in to save her from the substitute molester. He also said he'd be a witness if she needed one. People are a bit too self-righteous at times. So in that sense, I guess they wrote her character well.

[@diabloakland]

Yes i feel the same way. I feel bad for Wheels

[@PLEX504]

@@diabloakland they turned a great character into a tragedy. And, I realize the show was way ahead of its time - touching on all kinds taboo subjects. However, in my opinion, they dropped the ball with Wheels. It's an otherwise perfect show. NPD wasn't really a well known mental illness at the time. But, Lucy's lack of accountability in this matter was borderline narcissistic.

[@CatsLair]

Wheels didn’t take responsibility of the accident at first. When Joey visited him in jail, Wheels kept saying it wasn’t his fault. That’s what made Snake so mad at him.

[@JEM471025]

@@CatsLair exactly cause Lucy didn’t hold a gun to his head. She just said she wanted chips and he didn’t have any problem with driving. He made that terrible choice. And rightfully got locked up for it. That was on him

[@nicholasjoyner1439]

Wow I'm looking at this and all the other deleted scenes from episodes of other seasons, and they really edited out a lot of good and important parts. A lot of these deleted scenes explain things we were wondering about from the parts we did see.

[@Belushi87]

Lucy knew he was drinking, she could have asked someone else to drive her, but Wheels could have stepped up and said he couldn't drive because he was drinking and can't get behind the wheel.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

There is no question that Wheels was at fault for the accident. However, Lucy is NOT one to judge the events of that day with the actions she took.

[@thetortoise4107]

she wasn't thinking about that though, if you watched the show she was breaking up a fight between wheels and snake by asking him to drive her to the store for chips

[@harvestmoon103]

The Tortoise I agree but he even had the bottle in his hand and drinking it as they were peeling out of the driveway in reverse. It's not like she wasn't aware.

[@worthlessmutts9598]

they were all young and dumb

[@Bpabrown148]

But she wanted chips tho...

[@katieandrews3005]

INSTANT boo-hooing. Oh my gosh. Thank you so much for posting this. I did not even know this scene happened. Poor Wheels.

[@Biblewoman25]

Thanks upload this. I haven't seen this scene. I felt sorry for Wheels because He was not invited to his class reunion.

[@stephenoakleaf3647]

he wasent invited because of what he did

[@alexmeyer5260]

Plus, it was implied in the episode that he had literally just been released from prison.

[@laminage]

Sadly enough Class Reunions aren't always happy occasions. With Joey he was releasing Seven Years of guilt, rage, and shame. Marrying Julia to try and get over Caitlyn. If she had lived and Caitlyn stayed in Toronto, Joey would have cheated on her no questions asked. Also Caitlyn was with Keith to try and get over Joey as the saying goes "If You Can't Be With The One You Love, Love The One You're With". I don't blame Keith in one sense for being angry. You Fly halfway across the world to see your Fiancee fawn over her ex. Quite insulting. Also Joey may have felt like a loser. He's running a Used Car Lot and Caitlyn is a successful journalist.

[@robynginsburg1199]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I have been looking for this scene since the beginning of the series.

[@stephenoakleaf3647]

Wheels plead guilty to his crime and has to live with it the rest of his life. and good that he apologized but still doesn't exuce what he did. his own parents were killed by a drunk driver so he should have known better not to.

[@coldacre]

stephen oakleaf well duh

[@GiseleSaur444]

You act like he would’ve known the outcome. It’s common sense everyone knows what you just said.

[@bernicedelaura695]

Yeah but Lucy knew he was drunk and she saw that he was bringing the bottle with him she also could’ve had more common sense to stop him from driving

[@Unforgiven2040]

wow thank you for this, i watched degrassi jr high and degrassi high and i follwed the story up and now i seen this, it completes it, poor wheels may he one day finds his peace.

[@enochia]

I know Radditch is a mean old grumpy principal in the new degrassi but honestly I like Radditch... hes just like the dad that's always there for you. He was there for them when they were kids and he's still there for them now as adults.

[@SuperWolsey]

Makes you wonder how did he not react to Rick just as he done with Claude's suicide

[@JEM471025]

@@SuperWolsey Likely cause Simpson took on that role that Radditch had in DNG. Radditch was mostly ok in DNG accept for dealing with the Rick thing. However it was different then Claude’s suicide is vastly different then what Rick did. Claude was much more sympathetic then Rick. Claude had issues but he did not end up trying to kill other people. Rick was a bad seed from the beginning. He creeped on Terri. When she went out with him he smacked her around till she broke it off. She forgave him and he was of course still possessive and violent and then put her in a coma with his violence. Radditch likely realized he made a huge mistake letting him re-enroll at Degrassi. Not just cause the kids obviously would never accept him but because he was clearly unhinged and he never seemed stable minded he had a screw loose in his time on s4. And once pushed to far after being provoked he once again was violent by paralyzing Jimmy and almost killing Emma. Had no sympathy for that character when he died.

[@championdesigns]

Nice of Raditch to facilitate that.

[@dougfancy101290]

Thank you for putting this up! I've been searching a long time for this!

[@ixchellovesrainbows4965]

RIP Neil xo

[@JaSam4EverAlways]

I just started and finished the entire Junior High and High series. The fact that Lucy suggested he take her to go get some chips while he was under the influence, doesn't sit right with me. He definitely should've known better, but she could've suggested anything other than him getting behind the wheel. I hate how they did Wheels!!

[@Sk8-OR-DIE]

Thank you for sharing.

[@ahhhndy]

The actor who played wheels was so handsome

[@anniesmolkin7685]

❤️

[@TeamRocket98]

OMG! While I heard this scene existed I just assumed it was just a rumor cause I couldn't find it anywhere! Thank you for this post!

[@andrewdawn]

I can't believe it's not included on the dvd or even as an "bonus extra" what the heck!! This scene is a MUST

[@Maya-Matlin]

Do you have any idea how long I've wanted to see this scene? Thank you so, so much for uploading it.

[@jaykaye7025]

Great actor, he would have done well in America, R.I.P mate

[@WillScarlet1991]

If he worked on his accent to be more 'American', I think he would have been fantastic.

[@jaykaye7025]

Will Scarlett Possibly , he is a great actor though , shame he died, nice guy they say he was , I am not actually Canadian, I am from England but I grew up with kids of degrassi street, degrassi junior high and degrassi high, great influence in my life, Im sure Neil Hope has been to America though for holidays and stuff, are you Canadian?

[@WillScarlet1991]

James Mckay Incidentally I'm from the UK too :)

[@jaykaye7025]

Will Scarlett Nice one , did you grow up with Degrassi then?

[@WillScarlet1991]

James Mckay I did. Even the first ever show: 'The kids of Degrassi Street'.

[@celineterra8107]

Wow this is considered a big scene for my parents generation

[@toytantrumretroandvintaget7756]

The actor who played Wheels, Neil Hope passed on in 2007 but it wasn’t announced for 5 years in the media. He died in a rooming house.

[@allenmcfarlinmcfarlin8440]

Thanks.first time i saw this

[@LogansAngel8889]

I wasn’t born when junior high came out. I was a freshman tho when degrassi TNG came out and fell in love with degrassi watched it all thru high school and continued into college after Emma quit college And made her cameo I dropped after that cuz they re did 90210 with the girl that was on degrassi. Darcy went to 90210. Gosh what’s her name. Oh shenae grimes yeah 90210 remake was awesome. She did such a great job being the new Brenda fell in love with that show. After that I got back into degrassi I was like wow it’s still on. So I watched seasons 7-11 then caught up to season 12 as it was still airing and finally finished all the rest of season as they aired on tv. Season 14 was awesome and the ending was amazing. Then found out about degrassi next class on Netflix. Fell in love of course hshshsh. I wish they would make new ones it’s been a very long time now since the last season was on. I think it’s been at least 5 years now

[@michellemurry2180]

Wheels was a good kid, always good to others. Meanwhile Joey was an absolute, creep....

[@worthlessmutts9598]

i just finished the jg high/high/ schools out....its so sad that its over.

[@Kylieahann]

Yeah it's partly his fault but Lucy made the choice to get in the car with him. He didn't force her to so part of the blame is on her as well.

[@seanvarnerin5803]

HUGGGGE Degrassi fan and have never seen this! Amazing

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

Good video Good scenes 👍

[@samanthasummers3574]

Why have I never seen this!? This is so good.

[@Danimal77]

Episode 1 and 2 of Degrassi High: The Next Generation. The entire cast of the original show had appearances throughout that two-part episode of the new show. You can find the entire show on Degrassi's official youtube channel.

[@Mordeomaneater]

This what I've been looking for since that accident

[@xmichaelwood]

okay so I just watched these episodes on Prime here in Canada and later read about this scene being in the episode but it wasn't in the episode...... so this scene was just cut all together?! Thank god I found it here because Wheels needed SOMETHING in this pilot. Glad to see it here, sad it was cut from the main show!

[@locked4009]

I live in the US and it wasn't until recently that I discovered CTV / Nickelodeon were heavily editing episodes. Never even knew think scene existed but it explains alot for the Bowling scene

[@greenfoley]

here's an idea for Robot Chicken, how about make a parody of that degrassi episode where Cloude who was the guy who killed himself returns from the dead as a zombie to go give Caitlin a rose while that fiance of hers was fighting Joey.

[@lindabelcher5508]

greenfoley I know you commented this 5 years ago but we really need that parody still

[@SaiOkami777]

Needs more Kevin Smith

[@vinylrecord68]

Been looking for this scene for a long while -- and just found out about Neil Hope's death yesterday. Damn.

[@raymckigney2118]

She seems to have forgotten it was all her idea. She suggested a trip to go get chips. She got in the passenger seat.

[@michaelkemmer]

My friend said he worked with Neal hope the guy who played wheels. He worked with him at a pizza pizza call center. He said he was always a great guy.

[@bamcoholic06]

RIP Neil Hope.

[@menahobs4537]

Lucy knew he was drunk and got in the car anyway cuz she wanted snacks.she is not blameless.

[@laminage]

Lucy was very lucky. She at least got an apology. Alot of folks never got an apology. I wish they had done scenes where Luke apologized for what he did to Shane or have Shane's Big Brother Carl come and apologize for what happened with Emma. Maybe have it be discovered that Carl was Shane's "Real" Father or that Shane was the result of an affair that Mr. McKay had back in the day. Wheels may have done a bad thing but he did have Lucy's back along with Suzie, and LD with Mr. Colby.

[@ChrisJProductionz]

This scene shouldve been added, this was the closure Wheels and Lucy needed considering that we wont see wheels again until Season 3

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

I Never Knew They Added This Scene

[@LoveableScarlet]

I get it Wheels was driving while drunk but Lucy got in the car when she knew she was drunk. She took him with her to buy chips since he was having a fight with Snake. So in other words could of either driven or take his car keys. She's blaming him for something she could of prevented. That's just my opinion.

[@terridemaio7334]

Wow this was touching

[@Hallucination]

The Wheels character was always the most intetesting for a long time but in the final seasons and in Schools Out he became insufferable with his lack of accountability and alwags saying "It's not my fault". But that was the intention. Even before the series ended when he gets kicked out of his Grandma's house Joey called him on the fact Wheels always blamed everyone else for his problems.

[@colinmackinnon696]

I miss you Neil. 😢

[@spookmagooked3017]

Holy ish, I didn't realize that strong of a Canadian accent existed! It's almost cartoon- like.

[@Danimal77]

It's a very ONTARIO accent.

[@Laladust]

Mate....you need to listen to some Canadian police interrogations...like Jennifer Pan's....I swear it's a job requirement that Canadian police must have the thickest accents.

[@thepurplerosejewelrydesign1646]

I loved Wheels so much.

[@ddt99]

I never liked the Lucy character. She was very hypocritical, especially when accusing the male students of sexism at every turn yet referring to some of them as “hunks” or “hot”. I cannot recall if she lay 100% of the blame on Wheels for the accident, but if she did then she just further affirmed her hypocrisy.

[@ogarrt]

Whaaaaat?! Crazy this exists. I need to cop the all the DVD’s

[@diabloakland]

Poor Wheels. Even the actor has a hard life

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

Having never watched the older shows this scene was very strange when I first watched it

[@mashondaknight9132]

very powerful

[@nuslygutierrez6830]

gave me CHILLS

[@specialk8563]

Rip Neil Hope

[@nave712]

The shows wiki page said Wheels scenes were only in the Canadian airing of this episode. I couldn't find any scenes like this for so long I began to think it was made up.

[@ElectoneGuy]

RIP Wheels

[@mbvteleshaka4366]

this show is at another level of amazing

[@starfox1]

i wish they would have brought back stephanie kay in the new series . i was bummed when jr high ended and degrassi high started and she left the show. i read that the story about the abortion was supposed to be her, not one of the twins

[@gloriana13]

I actually didn't know this. Any source to this information?

[@julieletford5695]

I either wanted her to be a mom to one of the students or a teacher.

[@sdkohler26]

RIP WHEELS

[@rogerstraun818]

The Wheels angle was great

[@only257]

Awesome 😎

[@TakeAJokeAzorthyMod]

Rip Wheels love you man

[@Holly-nt2nc]

Rip Neil 😞

[@kaylaha1164]

I have NEVER seen this wow.

[@TheSimonBOULDER]

Hmm,... I wonder why Wheels has to apologize and Lucy has to forgive. It was Lucy who encouraged Wheels to drive after all.

[@madamefluffy4788]

Doesn't matter. Lucy didn't know how intoxicated Wheels was at the time. Wheels knew better; and because he got behind the wheel, he's the one responsible for what happened (the injuries Lucy and the other survivors suffered from, and the death of a child).

[@TheSimonBOULDER]

Yes, Wheels was responsible what happened, but Lucy shouldn't act like stuck up brude, since she was the one encouraging him and saw the bottle in his hand. That should be enough for a "friend" to not let him drive. It doesn't matter "how intoxicated" Wheels was! It's a very typical case. Driver IS responsible, but it's every friends duty to tell him to not act stupid. So there's no real reason to be mad about. Should be mad at herself too then, but I see no regret there

[@madamefluffy4788]

TheSimonBOULDER Maybe it's because - after the incident - instead of being apologetic/remorseful for what he had done (taking a life and injuring two others - one of them being a close friend), Wheel's was too wrapped up in self pity to give a damn about anyone else but himself - too busy blaming others for his own careless actions (it was Lucy's fault for wanting to go out and grab some chips! It was the kid's fault for not wearing their seat belt! Snake was being mean for not accepting Wheel's phone calls! etc etc) An attitude like that - blaming everyone else for their own carelessness and shitting on people for not enabling them - is going to rub people the wrong way.

[@needles1987]

Madame Fluffy Lucy knew that Wheels had been drinking.

[@madamefluffy4788]

needles1987 Read my last comment. Sure,Lucy knew he was drinking; but there's nothing saying she knew just how much he drank before getting behind the wheel (people can and do drive when they have a beer or two in them, and they're fine. Happens all the time and is perfectly legal). Blaming Lucy because she had no idea just how drunk Wheel's was is just shameful. Add in the fact that Wheel's had only been concerned about his own well being and didn't care how anyone else had been doing (including Lucy - one of his closest friends, who was seriously injured due to his negligence). isn't going to improve her opinion of him, at all (especially when his apology comes 10 years after the incident occurred).

[@SheriffOutlaw]

R.I.P Wheels

[@Julia-nl3gq]

Neil hope was a very good looking man. Very sad how his life ended. He seems like a sweet person. And as for the Wheels/lucy thing, I don't really care for Lucy. And it was 100 percent her fault what happened to her, because it was 100 percent her choice. She saw him drinking, knew he was drunk, and CHOSE to get into the car.

[@lastlaff2777]

She wanted chips.

[@lithara5302]

Yes WHY was this left out. It is so short but let's you know wheels has changed.

[@ibrahimjalloh6603]

There Was No Reason To Remove It When Wheels Apoligized To Lucy I Wanted To See This So Bad Man I’m Pissed