Joseph "Joey" Epstein (aka Joey the Rat) is a short and skinny kid who acts as a flunky to the local bully, Harley Keiner, alongside Frankie Stecchino. He has a squeaky voice and often babbles on. He and Frankie are best friends and are often seen together, often torturing little kids along Frankie's side even after Harley is gone. Though he never fully befriends Cory and Shawn like Frankie did, Joey eventually stops bullying them and the three become good associates. In City Slackers, Joey challenged Eric to a game of po