▁because ▁they ▁were ▁increasing ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁cast . ▁Josh ▁is ▁character ised ▁as ▁academ ically ▁bright ▁and ▁good ▁at ▁chem istry . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁Josh ▁helped ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁show ' s ▁group ▁of ▁te en age ▁characters ▁consisting ▁of ▁himself , ▁Tod d ▁Land ers ▁( K rist ian ▁Sch mid ), ▁Mel issa ▁Jar rett ▁( J ade ▁A ment a ) ▁and ▁C ody ▁Will is ▁( Am elia ▁Frid ). ▁Josh ▁depart ed ▁the ▁series ▁during ▁the ▁episode ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁When ▁Craig ▁Mc L ach lan ▁quit ▁his ▁role ▁of ▁Henry ▁R ams ay ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁rival ▁soap ▁opera ▁Home ▁and ▁A way , ▁produ cers ▁decided ▁to ▁introduce ▁two ▁new ▁characters ▁to ▁help ▁Ne igh b ours ▁recuper ate . ▁Jer emy ▁Ang erson ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Josh , ▁while ▁Richard ▁N orton ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁Ryan ▁Mc L ach lan . ▁Ang erson ▁and ▁N orton ▁moved ▁in ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁flat ▁share ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁film ing ▁for ▁the ▁show . ▁When ▁Ang erson ▁was ▁fifteen , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁s elling ▁sou ven irs ▁and ▁met ▁a ▁casting ▁director ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁Ne igh b ours . ▁When ▁Ang erson ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁the ▁same ▁casting ▁director ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁h iring ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁Josh . ▁Descri bing ▁the ▁process ,