Joey Jeremiah

Joseph Jeremiah
Joseph Jeremiah
'Degrassi Junior High ; Degrassi High ; Degrassi: School's Out ; Degrassi: The Next Generation' character
First appearance	Kiss Me Steph, Original Series
Last appearance	"Our Lips Are Sealed" Part 1, The Next Generation
Created by	Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore
Portrayed by	Pat Mastroianni
In-universe information
Nickname	Joey (almost all); ; Joe (wife Julia); ; Mr. Jeremiah (teacher Dan Raditch)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Used car dealer ; formerly drug store stockboy ; formerly part-time radio station janitor ; formerly failed musician/songwriter
Spouse	Julia Jeremiah (wife, deceased)
Children	Angela "Angie" Jeremiah (daughter) ; Craig Manning (stepson) ; unborn foetus with Tessa Campanelli
Relatives	"Joey's Mom" (mother) ; "Joey's Dad" (father)
Nationality	Canadian

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.

Biography

Early life

As a youth, his trademark attire was a fedora he always wore over his mullet (though in some early episodes, he wore a beret). His personality was that of a humorous, extroverted, immature slacker. Joey had a penchant for trying to either charm or coerce his peers into getting or doing what he wanted. He was a nuisance to some, and there was an innocence and a caring side to his nature, especially when his friends were in a crisis.

His best friend from the beginning of the series was Wheels. Both he and Wheels later became best friends with Snake near the end of the first season when the trio formed 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. 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.

Joey's attitude

His Junior High homeroom teacher Mr. Raditch was hard on Joey, but did care for him.

At the conclusion of season 2 of Degrassi Junior High, Joey learned that he had failed grade eight. 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 was a classmate of Caitlin Ryan, a smart academic & intellectual student. In working together for a class presentation, the two of them developed a relationship with one another as the series progressed in an on-and-off manner.

Joey made an enemy of Dwayne Myers, the school's resident tough guy. The two of them fought one another in the neighbourhood park in Season 2. In high school, Dwayne bullied Joey. Dwayne thwarted Joey's attempt to raise money for a car by walking through the school cafeteria naked on a dare by telling Mr. Raditch Joey's plan in advance. The two of them would later reconcile when Joey promised to keep secret Dwayne's HIV positive status.

Joey's relationship with Caitlin ended in high school, when she started dating Claude Tanner. After Claude shot himself, 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 dating, and having sex with Tessa. Joey lying to Tessa about having an outing with his parents when he was 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 he was also a virgin. The two of them became engaged at a cottage retreat attended by their classmates. The engagement lasted until Snake revealed in front of Caitlin that Joey was "fucking Tessa".

Later life

Joey has matured when he's seen inDegrassi: The Next Generation. 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 (the mother of Craig Manning), with whom he fathered a girl named Angela. His wife died a year prior to the start of the season, and he cut himself off from the rest of the world and friends after the event.

On the day of his ten-year high school reunion, he attempts to sell a car to his old friend, Lucy Fernandez, who asks if he is coming and hints that his wife would not have wanted him to become a recluse. Joey agrees to take Lucy out for a a test drive and drops her off at Degrassi Community School. Joey spots Caitlin and they contemplate how they've changed. He decides to go with them for drinks later but still remains unconfirmed for the reunion.

At the bar, his friends reminisce about old times when his advertisement for his car dealership comes on. The advertisement detailed Joey ending up ripping his shirt off, much to the blunt critique of Caitlin's new fiancé, Keith. As a movie director, Keith initiated the friction between him and Joey by stating that Joey should "avoid the shifty, used car salesman vibe". Caitlin responds that he was a total "ham" during high school, and still was.

Season 2 starts when Craig, (Julia's son from a previous marriage; Joey's stepson) comes to Degrassi. After an emotional moment in front of Julia's grave where Craig reveals he was beaten by his father, Joey welcomes him home. He helps Craig after the death of his birth father, Albert Manning. In Season 4, he helps Craig after he is diagnosed as being bipolar.

Joey dated Sidney, then Caitlin. Their relationship ended when Kevin Smith who told Caitlin not to "settle" and to put her career first.

He last appeared in season five's "Our Lips Are Sealed (1)". Currently Joey is dating Diane. In Season 6, he left the series and it was said that he moved to Winnipeg.

Relationships

Caitlin Ryan
- First Relationship:
  - Start Up: "Twenty Bucks" (310) Original Series
  - Break up: "Everybody wants Something" (405) Original Series
    - Reason: It was revealed that Caitlin liked Claude Tanner.
- Second Relationship:
  - Start Up: "One Last Dance" (513) Original Series
  - Break Up: "School's Out" (TV Movie)
    - Reason: Joey cheated on Caitlin with Tessa Campanelli.
- Third Relationship:
  - Start Up: "Holiday, Part 2" (312) The Next Generation
  - Break Up: "Going Down The Road, Part 2" (422) The Next Generation
    - Reason: Caitlin moved to LA to further pursue her career.

Tessa Campanelli
- Start Up: "School's Out" (TV Movie)
- Break Up: "School's Out" (TV Movie)
  - Reason: Joey had been lying to Tessa; he was actually cheating on Caitlin with her.

Julia (Wife)
- While exact details of when the couple got together are unknown, we do know that Julia dies before Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered and that Joey had a child (Angela) with her. Julia is also the biological mother of Craig, whom Joey stepfathers.

Sydney
- Start Up: Before "Father Figure, Part 1" (301) The Next Generation
- Break Up: "Holiday, Part 2" (312) The Next Generation
  - Reason: Sydney was rude to Caitlin, who still had feelings for Joey.

Diane
- Start Up: "Weddings, Parties, Anything" (505) The Next Generation

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