Martin meets the Pirates

Series: Kids of DeGrassi Street

Duration: 26

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1985

Creator: beacon

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Peter Riley has hired Melanie as helper in his latest enterprise, a car wash. The business is succeeding when a street gang, the Pirates, demands protection money. Unable to get help to resist the bullies, Peter admits defeat. Melanie, however, enlists the aid of her brother, Martin, who had been considering becoming a gang member. Together, the brother and sister rally the neighborhood to dispatch the unruly band. , Presents the story of Martin who is tempted to join a street gang until he learns the gang has demanded 'protection money' from his younger sister and her friend. Shows brother and sister rallying the neighborhood to scare off the gang.

Complete Record: Peter Riley has hired Melanie as helper in his latest enterprise, a car wash. The business is succeeding when a street gang, the Pirates, demands protection money. Unable to get help to resist the bullies, Peter admits defeat. Melanie, however, enlists the aid of her brother, Martin, who had been considering becoming a gang member. Together, the brother and sister rally the neighborhood to dispatch the unruly band. , Presents the story of Martin who is tempted to join a street gang until he learns the gang has demanded 'protection money' from his younger sister and her friend. Shows brother and sister rallying the neighborhood to scare off the gang.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.