Death, doppelgängers, and a terrible mullet
Despite not having been a part of Neighbours the longest of all his co-stars, Ryan Moloney is one of the show’s most recognisable faces.
His character Jarrod Rebecchi is an Australian icon, complete with a 90s mullet, a goatie, and the moniker Toadfish (also known as Toadie).
Toadie has dated some of Ramsay Street’s most attractive ladies despite being the face of party shirts and living in a fairly ‘bogan’ neighbourhood.
He’s been a lucky guy, it’s reasonable to say, thanks to Dee Bliss and Sonya Mitchell.
He is nonetheless regarded as one of history’s unluckiest lovers. Since all of Toadie’s relationships appear to end in disaster (literally), we’re almost certain that he must have been hexed by a jilted ex.
However, Toadie is [thrilled to be getting married] in the season finale in 2022 (
We’ve gathered some of Toadie’s most memorable and tragic love stories in preparation for the big climax, which will feature many returning renowned figures.
We’ve gathered some of Toadie’s most memorable and tragic love stories in preparation for the big climax, which will feature many returning renowned figures.
Bliss, Dee
After falling in love with the stunning Madeline West-portrayed Dee Bliss, the pair was married in a lovely wedding that concluded in one of television’s most iconic scenes.
Toadie and Dee ought to have sped off into the sunset after exchanging vows, but instead they lost control of their vehicle and crashed it onto a cliff.
Dee inexplicably vanished after the shocking event, washed away in the river, and was thought to be dead for 15 years.
TRAGIC!
Andrea Somers, alias Dee Bliss 2.0
When Dee appeared to make a comeback in 2017 as Andrea Somers, a doppelgänger con artist, the mystery surrounding her passing was reignited.
The Andrea-Dee mystery alarmed fans and Toadie for the next two years.
In 2019, Madeleine revealed to TV WEEK that she has received multiple invitations to return. “It started off simply as Andrea’s doppelgänger. However, the response to that plot line was so positive that producer Jason [Herbison] declared, “It’s time for Dee to come back.””
Dee then returned to Ramsay Street.
In yet another strange turn of events, Dee was still alive and well and it turned out that she was Andrea Somers’ twin; the two had been split up at birth.
Poor Toadie, that’s a lot of whiplash.
Rebecchi, Sonya
Toadie ought to have spent his golden years with Sonya. As though by fate, Sonya showed up in 2009 to teach the new puppy for Toadie and his adopted son Callum.
In an unexpected turn of events, Sonya was identified as Callum’s biological mother.
Before tragedy occurred, Sonya and Jarrod fell in love, got married, and had a daughter, Nell.
Sonya received a cancer diagnosis, and in heartbreaking circumstances, she succumbed to the disease in Toadie’s arms on the beach after a protracted battle. We still don’t feel good.
As soon as Steph Scully Toadie came on Ramsay Street in 1999, he fell for Steph. She had to disappoint both men because Lance was fighting for the newcomer’s attention.
Years later, feelings were rekindled when they shared a room, but Steph didn’t realise she was in love with him until Toadie was shot during a siege.
Despite being married once, the two never quite found the right moment. But sadly, not out of love, but as a part of a complex scheme to conceal Steph’s pregnancy following an affair with the husband of her closest friend!
Watch the new season online here.
