Madison (1993)
Madison is a Canadian television teen drama series produced by Forefront Entertainment Group in Vancouver and broadcast in 88 countries worldwide. After first run of 65 episodes on Global TV Network 1993 - 1998, it continued to air on Showcase and YTV in Canada 1998 - 2002. Madison was a hard-hitting teen drama of 30 minute episodes. The series tackled teens' serious life crises with realistic resolutions. The series was created originally for classrooms as a learning aid under the title of 'Working It Out at Madison', but networks fell in love with its gritty story lines and impressive acting. The producers were nominated for Best Dramatic Series at Canada's Gemini Awards for outstanding television in 1995, 96 and 1997. Madison had a talented cast that went on to strong acting careers: In 1996, Joely Collins won Canada's "Best Actress" Gemini Award at age 22. Barry Pepper went on to act in 'Saving Private Ryan' and The Green Mile' with Tom Hanks, 'Enemy of the State' with Will Smith, then he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series for his role as Bobby in 'The Kennedy in 2011. Another Madison actor, Will Sasso was a regular on 'MadTV' for several seasons and cast as Curly in 'The Three Stooges' film release in 2012. Actress Enuka Okuma has appeared in the hit series '24' and currently appears as a regular cast member of cop drama, 'Rookie Blue'.
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Episode 1 - Treehuggers
Release Date:Penny learns that sometimes good deeds can have bad reactions. Kevin and Sheri have their first date. Carol gets to play with the band. (1994)
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Episode 2 - Heartbreakers
Release Date:Jamie is upset when Penny blows him off after they have what he thought was a wonderful date. R.J. initially has trouble fitting in at Madison.
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Episode 3 - Stealing Home
Release Date:After Teddy disappears from an afternoon soccer game, Tom realises his father is back in town. Quinn can't figure out why his son is so upset, but eventually realises it's because he came back for Teddy, but not for Tom.
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Episode 4 - Twister
Release Date:David 'Twister' Wong1977 - 1994 After Twister dies in a tragic accident while out partying with Jamie, the students of Madison are torn on how to deal with their grief. Jamie is having trouble accepting that it was his idea to go out on the boat that day, and Derek lashes out at Jamie over the loss of their friend. (1994)
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Episode 5 - Junior Partner
Release Date:Penny is thrilled when her boss offers her the chance to become a junior partner, but soon realises the offer has strings attached. Jamie starts hanging out with some older kids with criminalistic tendancies.
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Episode 6 - Girls Will Be Grrrls
Release Date:Carol's band has just gotten a gig, but she has skipped school so much that her parents have grounded her. Rachel is upset that Tia is receiving anonymous love poems and not her. Sheri is thrilled to be accepted to the university of her choice.
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Episode 7 - Playing Solitaire
Release Date:Jamie hestitates when he realises that the place he and his band are robbing belongs to Derek Wakaluk's dad, who Jamie has known since he was 6. Sheri breaks up with Kevin after the truth sinks in about her pregnancy, and makes an appointment to get an abortion. Tia continues to believe it's Vincent sending her poetry, but it's actually Tom.
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Episode 8 - Great Expectations
Release Date:Tia agrees to go to the upcoming Cadillac Tramps concert with Vincent, and Rachael is thrilled to get asked out by Jamie after interviewing him about his recent thievery. Both are highly disappointed, as Tia is labeled a slut for Vincent's claims that he slept with her, and Rachael feels like one after sleeping with Jamie.
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Episode 9 - Learning Curves
Release Date:After Vincent learns that R.J. will be kicked off the basketball team if he gets into a fight, he deliberately goads him, continuing his lies that R.J.'s sister Tia slept with him. Carol is furious with Penny after learning that thanks to Penny, the entire school believes that she is gay.
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Episode 10 - Good Breeding
Release Date:Kevin and Sheri consider giving their child up for a private adoption, but something feels wrong about the too perfect parents and the forty thousand dollars the agency wants to pay them. Jamie is arrested and told that he can only get off if he names names, which he refuses to do.
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Episode 11 - True Colours
Release Date:Tia takes Tom out on a mystery date which seems to be turning into a complete disaster as Tom can only think about a math test. Kevin and Sheri tell their parents about her pregnancy, and don't get the reaction they expected from his parents.
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Episode 12 - Family Passions
Release Date:R.J. isn't sure how to feel when he meets his birth mother.
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Episode 13 - The Man In The Moon
Release Date:Jamie hasn't been able to forget about Twister, and still feels responsible for his death. He's also equally troubled by his parents' growing distance from himself and each other. When it seems that everyone he knows has turned against him, Jamie decides that suicide is the only way to escape the pain of Twister's death. Kevin asks Sheri to marry him, not realising that it's being transmitted throughout the entire school via the P.A. system.