Joey Jeremiah

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Joseph "Joey" Jeremiah is a fictional character from the Degrassi series portrayed by Pat Mastroianni. His first appearance in the series was as a grade 8 student on Degrassi Junior High. Since his first appearance up to Degrassi High, he has been the main focus character and arguably the most popular among the viewers. On Degrassi: The Next Generation, he is a recurring character.

Degrassi: The Next Generation character
First appearance	Mother and Child Renunion (101)
Last appearance	Our Lips Are Sealed Part 1 (515)
Joesph Jeremiah
Nickname(s)	Joey
Age	34
Occupation	Car Salesman
Spouse	Julia Jeremiah
Children	Angela Jeremiah, Craig Manning
Episode Count	35
Portrayed by	Pat Mastroianni

1 Joey, the youth
2 Joey, the adult
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] Joey, the youth

As a youth, his trademark attire was a fedora he always wore over his mullet (though in some early episodes, he wore a beret). Other trademark traits associated with young Joey was his short and slim figure, his skateboarding, and a coloured dress shirt, among them a hawaiian shirt. Usually, the shirt was worn underneath a vest. His personality was that of a humorous, extroverted, immature slacker. Though not always successful, young Joey had a penchant for either trying to charm or coerce his peers into getting or doing what he wanted. Behind that mischievous exterior, he was not a hated character as he was a nuisance to some, and there was an innocence and a caring personality to him, especially when his friends were in a crisis.

His best friend from the beginning of the series was Wheels. Both him and Wheels later became best friends with Snake near the end of the first season when the trio teamed up to form an amateur rock band called "The Zit Remedy" for the school's talent show. (The band was later re-named "The Zits" when they all went to high school.) What was originally an intended as an act for the talent show later became a musical hobby for the trio. Despite the skepticism of his bandmates/friends combined with the band having only one song ("Everybody Wants Something"), Joey dreamed of making a career of this hobby, including making copies of demo tapes and a music video.

The mischievious, slacking attitude of Joey always got the negative attention of his Junior High homeroom teacher Mr. Raditch, who would regularly call out "Mr. Jeremiah" for his misbehaviour and remove his fedora from his head at the beginning of each class. Despite that, Mr. Raditch deep down cared for his well-being.

At the conclusion of season 2 of Degrassi Junior High, Joey learned that he had failed grade eight and was forced to repeat the year. This news crushed Joey's spirits as it meant that he could not join the rest of his friends in high school.

In repeating the eighth grade, Joey would find himself becoming a classmate of Caitlin Ryan, a smart academic & intellectual student. In working together for a class presentation, the two of them would gradually develop a relationship with one another as the series progressed in an on-and-off manner.

Joey also made an enemy of Dwayne Myers, the school's resident tough guy. The two of them first met for one episode in season 2 of Degrassi Junior High and fought one another in the neighbourhood park. Dwayne was later re-introduced as a regular character for Degrassi High where his animosity towards Joey continued with constant bullying. The two of them would later reconcile after Dwayne contracted HIV from unprotected sex and Joey promising not to disclose the news of that to anyone.

Joey's relationship with Caitlin came to a sudden end as the two entered their first year of high school as a result of Caitlin's crush with Claude Tanner. His bitterness over the breakup was very evident with his constant mutterings of "ice princess" whenever she walked by him or someone ever brought up her name in a discussion. After Claude's suicide from a gunshot to the the head, the two of them would later get back together as a couple once more by the final episode of Degrassi High.

In the tv movie School's Out, Joey cheated on Caitlin by going out with Tessa Campanelli and losing his virginity to her. Joey lying to Tessa about having an outing with his parents when he was really seeing Caitlin on his birthday ended the Joey/Tessa relationship. This was also exacerbated by Tessa discovering that Joey impregnated her which resulted in a subsequent abortion, all without Joey ever knowing about it.

On the night of Joey's birthday, Caitlin lost her virginity to Joey believing that it was the first time for the both of them. The two of them would later become engaged at a cottage retreat attended by their classmates. The engagement lasted roughly ten minutes until Snake accidentally revealed in front of Caitlin that Joey was "fucking Tessa".

[edit] Joey, the adult

Joey's personality changes as he becomes an adult on Degrassi: The Next Generation. In that series, he's developed a maturity never before seen in the previous series. Perhaps as a visual symbol of his new personality, he no longer wears the fedora and dress shirts that were synonymous with the young Joey and his mullet has been replaced by a clean shaven bald head. In the series premiere, it is learned that he owns and runs a used car dealership. It is also learned that Joey married a woman named Julia, who is the mother of Craig Manning, with whom he fathered a girl named Angie. He became a widower after his wife died a year ago. He dated Sidney, then later got back together with the girl he once cheated on, Caitlin Ryan. That relationship came to an end with a break up expedited in part by Kevin Smith who told Caitlin not to "settle" and to put her career first. Currently Joey is dating Diane. In Season 6, he has left the series but there has yet to be a mention of him.