Ricky Diaz

**Ricky Diaz**was a main character in Season 12, 13, and 14 of ***Why, Me?***. He was notable as he was the childhood friend of Jax and is the first person in the revived series to not have any involvement with the YouTube channel.

## Summary

In Season 12, Ricky moves into Northdale and bumps into Jax, whom he was very close with in the past. He offers Jax and Joyce to move in with him; which they gladly accept. He does not get off to the best start with some but soon warms up to the gang and gets involved with their usual antics. When he jets off to New York for his charity work, he gets himself caught in a very sticky situation as someone files a complaint for fraud, leaving him detained and held in a cell for one night before being bailed out. With the help of the YouTube trio, he manages to get a talk show to then clear the air and speak the truth. Later on in the series, Ricky and Joyce are at ‘loggerheads’ as they compete in a calorie intake challenge. He also meets a new girlfriend and gets offered to build his own ‘town hall’ in Northdale at the 100th birthday bash in Northdale.

In Season 13, Ricky faces a nasty debt and is forced to sell his property and move in with the rest of the gang. He also gets into deep trouble when something so innocent, turns into something so guilty, as he is involved in a stealing scandal. Later on in the season, he breaks his arm in a skiing accident, yet, someone in particular is not so convinced at the severity of the situation. At the end of the season, Ricky is dumbfounded when one of his favourite pranks turns into reality and this drives a wedge in one of the closest relationships.

In Season 14, Ricky hosts a halloween party that as always, is not drama free. Ricky helps Joyce on her fashion show credits, Ricky is helped by Jax to get over his soda addiction. He also gets stuck at a restaurant after forgetting his wallet. Later on in the season, Ricky‘s parents come to town - but after not telling his parents that he fell on hard times and now lives with six others, he has to act ‘his perfect life’ out. Ricky buys a new pet for the gang, accidentally ruins Joyce’s dress, and at the end of the season, Ricky helps Jax through his bootcamp course.

## Appearance and Personality

Ricky is described by all as ‘genuine, kind-hearted, and bubbly’ as he throws himself into his charity work. Having a close friendship with Jax is great as he settles into Northdale and shows his warmth as he invites Jax to come and live with him. Ricky has green eyes, black hair, and is very lean with a good height to him. Loving pop music, missing a concert is the only thing that could make him angry.

## Casting

On December 9, 2032, updates for the upcoming twelfth season were released including a new cast member; with Diaz being announced as the latest addition to join the show. He expressed his excitement on social media. Diaz sustained his role for three seasons before voluntarily leaving the show prior to filming of the fifteenth season. A network spokeswoman announced that Diaz and the network had mutually agreed that Diaz’s character had come to a ‘natural end’.

A few years later, Diaz did say that he had been caught taking drugs and had this come to light, they would’ve fired him so he thought he‘d save them “the grace” and push for an end of his run with the show. Prior to this announcement, Diaz did make a cameo appearance during an episode in the fifteenth season.

## Episode Count

This information lists the character’s absences:

### Season 12

* Dan: Never Forgotton *(Not Yet Joined Cast)*
* Jingle De La Wary *(Not Yet Joined Cast)*
* Friday‘s Amnesia
* Catholic Hunter
* Spoiler Alert

### Season 13

* Keiringle
* Younger Is The New Wise
* Fashion Mania

### Season 14

* Fiery Four
* Blazing Heat
* One Seat Short

## Trivia

* Producers have admitted that the character of Ricky was ‘pointless’ for the show and although he always seemed ‘stellar’ at the cast readaloud, the TV didn’t showcase this.