“A day before filming, the WB asked if the scene could be shot from across the street.
In 2000, the show aired the first passionate same-sex kiss between two men - and it wasn’t an easy task. The show didn’t shy away from hot topics, tackling everyday situations in a way shows hadn’t done previously. For the final two seasons, Busy Philipps‘ Audrey Liddell joined as Joey’s college roommate.
Dawson’s parents, Mitch and Gale Leery ( John Wesley Shipp and Mary-Margaret Humes) were also key parts of the show. Brother and sister duo Jack and Andie McPhee, played by Kerr Smith and Meredith Monroe, respectively, joined in season 2. Jen’s grandmother, Grams ( Mary Beth Peil), appeared in all six seasons. Over the six seasons, many new characters came and went.
Jackson echoed the thought, adding, “I enjoyed the fact that, being a kid at that time, playing a kid who wasn’t an idiot or the precocious one, we never insulted the audience by dumbing us down in order to be believable teenagers.”
