The Bash Street Kids pets, from elephants to mice. His mouse is often part of the kids' plans. During the academy makeover, his chimney-brush hair is shaved off and he is apparently hypnotised. Smiffy's full name is Aristotle John Smiffy. When Teacher calls the roll, instead of saying "Present, sir" he says "Gift, miss". Although he is sometimes very kind and intuitive (similar to a savant), most of the time he cannot remember what colour the sky is. In his brief involvement in "The Wizard", he is given the name John Smith. Smiffy has appeared in two spin-off strips: the 1971–72 "Says Smiffy" and
The Kids of Degrassi Street lives and tribulations, and it remains memorable to many Canadians because of this. "The Kids of Degrassi Street" featured many of the same actors who would later appear on "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High", including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and families were different, so this series cannot technically be seen as an immediate precursor to the later shows. The show has also aired on BBC in the United Kingdom, on ABC TV in Australia, and also started airing on Showtime March 3, 1982 as well as subsequently on the