Jimmy Brooks

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name = James Brooks


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portrayer = Aubrey Graham
episode = 129
nickname = Jimmy
born = 1988
occupation = College Freshman at Hudson University
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family = Jemaine Brooks (father)
Mrs. Brooks (mother)
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residence = Toronto, Canada
nationality = Canadian

James "Jimmy" Brooks is a fictional character in the TV series "", portrayed by Aubrey Graham. He is seen as the school basketball star. He also comes from a wealthy family, as he is shown with many high-end gifts. Despite this, Jimmy is one of the more open-minded students of Degrassi. His longtime bestfriend is Spinner Mason, despite their differences.

History

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Jimmy's first relationship is shown to be with Ashley Kerwin [Relationship started in the episode "Family Politics".] , with whom he almost had sex. A little while later, Ashley was beginning to get tired of Jimmy always being around her and planned to break up with him on his birthday. [ episode "Coming of Age"] She delayed it until the end of grade eight when she took Ecstasy, cheated on him with Sean, and revealed everything she thought about their relationship, which left Jimmy broken-hearted and angry with her. The following morning, Ashley was no longer high and she felt terrible for what she did to Jimmy. However, Spinner arrived at her house to relay that Jimmy said that it was over and he didn't want her to call him anymore. [ episode "Jagged Little Pill".]

Jimmy was determined to be the star on the school basketball team. He convinced his best friend Spinner to give him one of his Ritalin pills so he would have enough energy to play at his best. In doing so, Jimmy had too much energy and ended up getting cut from the team because he was too rough with the other players, mainly Sean. [ episode "Basketball Diaries"]

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After Spinner deals with the embarrassment of his odor problems, he makes Jimmy promise to always tell the truth, no matter what. This causes them to begin to over criticize each other. It also causes Jimmy to first offend (and later be thanked by) Ashley for saying her poems are trying too hard to be poetic. [ episode "Hot for Teacher".]

Ashley was depressed after losing Jimmy and all of her friends the previous year. When Ashley reconnected with Paige, Terri, Hazel and the rest of the gang, she and Jimmy tried dating again. However, when Ashley sensed that Jimmy wanted her to change her new goth look and go back to her old style, she broke up with him for not accepting her for who she is. [ episode "Dressed in Black".]

Spinner was Jimmy's best friend until Spinner got jealous of all the new stuff that Jimmy's father always gave him, such as new designer clothes and sneakers. So when he got a new iPod, Spinner couldn't take it and decided to steal and sell it. This caused a feud between the two. [ episode "Fight for Your Right".]

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When Marco revealed his homosexuality to Spinner, who angrily and spitefully revealed it to other students, Jimmy chose to support Marco and to be his friend. He also helped him recover from a gay bashing. [ episode "Pride"]

Jimmy's friendship with Hazel turned into a romance when they had to attend Saturday Breakfast Club-esque detention. When Jimmy dared Hazel to kiss Toby, he regrets it, and then kisses her to make it up to her. After that, it became official. [ episode "Take Me On"]

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Once Rick returned to Degrassi, [ episode "Mercy Street"] Jimmy teased and bullied him like everyone else. But after Jimmy was put on an academic team with Rick, he started to befriend him more, along with Emma and Toby. He seemed to have forgiven Rick for abusing Terri, and he started to defend him from everyone. [ episode "Time Stands Still (Part One)"]

Along with Jimmy, Toby, and Emma also made peace with Rick and accepted him as a friend. This crashed down on Rick, however, when he was humiliated on television, competing in the academic game show, Whack Your Brain. Jay, Alex, and Spinner set up a prank where yellow paint and chicken feathers were dumped all over him on national television. He was further hurt when Emma rebuffed his advances, mistaking her comfort for a romantic overture. ref label|Season 4 episode "Time Stands Still (Part One)" |11|b

Rick left school and returned with his father's handgun, intending to take revenge, but reconsidered after running into Paige, who denounced the prank as "sickening and childish". Rick apologized to Paige for what he had done to Terri and she accepted. Rick was further relieved when he found out that Toby, Emma and Jimmy had also denounced the prank as well. Pulling himself together, Rick cleaned himself up in the bathroom. Jay and Spinner, realizing that Rick was in one of the stalls, pretended that Jimmy set up everything, adding that Jimmy joined the team to trick Rick into a false sense of security, and that Jimmy convinced Rick to play the sudden death round of the game show. Rick then walks up to Jimmy and before Jimmy runs away he shoots him. [ episode "Time Stands Still (Part Two)"]

After returning to school in a wheelchair, Jimmy learned that Spinner was the one who framed him for the prank on Rick, which led to Rick shooting Jimmy. Jimmy then disowns Spinner as his friend, along with everyone else. [ episode "Eye of the Tiger"]

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Jimmy attempted to return to the world of basketball by playing wheelchair basketball, but after spending time with Ellie, Jimmy realized that the world of basketball is over for him, and he started to pursue the arts. [ episode "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"]

While spending time with Ellie, Jimmy found himself falling for her, even though he was still with Hazel. When Hazel realized how much time Jimmy spent with Ellie, she felt threatened by their friendship. After Hazel saw the mural that Jimmy painted and dedicated to Ellie, Hazel broke up with him. [ episode "Redemption Song"]

At the end of the school year, Jimmy approached Ellie about his feelings, but unfortunately, she didn't feel the same way about him. Ashley thought it was her fault that she encouraged Jimmy to tell his feelings to Ellie, so she kissed him and they soon became a couple again. [ episode "High Fidelity (Part Two)"]

From being out of school so much due from getting shot, Jimmy failed his grade 12 year and had to repeat it again; along with Spinner and Ashley. He also confessed to Spinner that he felt he was wrong for blaming him for everything that had gone wrong for him since the shooting and forgave him, repairing their friendship.ref label|Season 5 episode "High Fidelity (Part Two)"|16|b

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Spinner's renewed friendship with Jimmy which is tested when the two begin selling t-shirts designed by Jimmy. Jimmy is unsure if they had made the right move, however the venture takes off and does surprisingly well in the beginning. Their store is later robbed and Spinner saves Jimmy from harm, and the robbery incident further cements Spinner and Jimmy's friendship. The two decide to keep the business going, and they hire Paige as their business manager.

After Ashley's return from England, Jimmy and Ashley saw old love in each other. However, after attempting to take a step forward with sexual relations, Jimmy realized that his physical damage has caused him to have erectile dysfunction. This frustrated Jimmy to the point that he said he no longer wanted to see Ashley. Despite this, Ashley said she still wants to be with him, and found other ways to show each other love.

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Craig's CD finally came out, and Ashley found out that he didn't credit her for one of the songs used. Jimmy was happy that he was mentioned in the shout-outs, but the album inspired Ashley to go back into music. Ashley wanted Jimmy to follow her on her dreams, so he wrote a rap to perform with her. She decided to write Jimmy out of the song, and to go on stage alone. When she performed, the crowd yelled for her to play a song by Craig. Jimmy saved her by going onto the stage with his rap. Ashley thought that people only saw her as Craig's ex-sidekick, and she didn't want to be Jimmy's, but she still encouraged him to pursue a music career. Griffin, Ellie's new roommate, heard the track and asked Jimmy to perform at a show. Jimmy still wanted Ashley there with him, but she stepped aside so Jimmy could get the spotlight. Griffin showed their work to a producer, and asked them both to make a demo. Jimmy was excited about his opportunity and asked Ashley to manage it. Ashley ended up deleting Jimmy's rap and sent the producer just her song instead.

Spinner had pains in his testis and Jimmy told him he should have it checked out. After Spinner visited a doctor, he told Jimmy the doctor thought he may have cancer of the testis. Jimmy was shocked, but told him it will be fine and that no one gets cancer at 18. After Spinner went on a date with Jane, she playfully hit him lightly in the testis with her pool stick, which caused him a lot of pain. The next day, Spinner insensitively remarked that no girl would want a guy with a damaged package. Jimmy is hurt by this remark, but Spinner's cell went off, and it was the doctor. Jimmy told him he needed to deal with this, but Spinner refused. Eventually, after nearly having a third fight with Johnny DiMarco, Spinner went through with the operation and had one of his testes removed.

When Jimmy found out Ashley deleted his rap of the demo, Jimmy became upset and called her his biggest disappointment. At the clinic Jimmy meets a girl named Trina who inspires him to keep trying to walk. After Trina convinces Jimmy to drive, he realizes he has feelings for her, which leads to his break-up with Ashley. Later, he finds Trina has signed up for stem cell surgery and she convinces him to do the same. After recently being accepted to Hudson University to study law like his father, he decides to use his grant money to pay for the surgery. However, his father doesn't approve and tells him to wait a few years for research into stem cells to advance. But after catching his father having an affair, Jimmy questions himself for trying to live up to a man who didn't have any standards himself. After a confrontation with his father, Jimmy decides to go through with the surgery and at dinner that night, he tells his parents he wants to go to Amsterdam with Trina and have the surgery done as soon as possible, but doesn't tell his mother about his father's infidelity.

In the season finale, Jimmy is seen on walking crutches like Trina's and graduates in the Class of 2007.

Relationships

* Hazel Aden
** Start Up: "Take on Me" (316)
** Broke Up: "Redemption Song" (510)
***Reason: Hazel believes Jimmy has a crush on Ellie.

* Ashley Kerwin
** First Relationship
*** Start Up: 8 months before "The Mating Game" (106)
***Broke Up: "Jagged Little Pill" (115)
**** Reason: Ashley cheated on Jimmy with Sean, while on Ecstacy.
** Second Relationship
*** Start Up: "Message In A Bottle" (216)
*** Broke Up: "Dressed In Black" (218)
**** Reason: Ashley believes that Jimmy preferred the "old" her rather than the new her.
** Third Relationship
*** Start Up: "High Fidelity, Part 2" (519)
*** Break Up: "Live to Tell" (712)
****Reason: Jimmy considers his feelings for Trina, rather than his feelings for Ashley

* Trina
**Start Up: Some point between "Live To Tell" (712) and "Broken Wings" (719)

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