Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation) Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation) "Mother and Child Reunion" is the two-part pilot episode of the Canadian teen drama television series "", which premiered on October 14, 2001 on the CTV Television Network. The episode was written by story editor Aaron Martin and series co-creator/creative consultant Yan Moore, and directed by Bruce McDonald. As with the majority of "Degrassi: The Next Generation" episodes, "Mother and Child Reunion" takes its title from a pop song, "Mother and Child Reunion", written and performed by Paul Simon. "Degrassi: The Next Generation" is the fourth series in the fictional Degrassi universe
Mother and Child Reunion (Degrassi: The Next Generation) May 2000, with the originally planned reunion episode serving as the pilot to the new series. CTV announced the new series at its annual press conference in June 2001, and said the pilot would air in the fall. In contrast to the previous Degrassi series, which were filmed on and around De Grassi Street in Toronto, Ontario, "Degrassi Junior High" used Vincent Massey Public School, then known as Daisy Avenue Public School, as its primary filming location, and Centennial College was used in "Degrassi High". "Degrassi: The Next Generation" is filmed at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto. A former printing