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  • ABC
  • Sep 24, 1993
  • ABC
  • Sep 24, 1993
Boy Meets World

Summary This gentle yet mildly surreal sitcom was part of ABC's "TGIF" lineup aimed at pre-teens and early teens. Its tenure lasted from 1993 through its end in 2000. The people in the world of teenager Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) continue to test his theories about life and relationships, on the fourth season of "Boy Meets World." Topanga (D...

Created By: Michael Jacobs, April Kelly

  • ABC
  • Sep 24, 1993
  • ABC
  • Sep 24, 1993
Boy Meets World
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 24, 1993
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
51
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 29 User Ratings
8.6
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Summary This gentle yet mildly surreal sitcom was part of ABC's "TGIF" lineup aimed at pre-teens and early teens. Its tenure lasted from 1993 through its end in 2000. The people in the world of teenager Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) continue to test his theories about life and relationships, on the fourth season of "Boy Meets World." Topanga (D...

Created By: Michael Jacobs, April Kelly

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 24, 1993 • 23 m
Pilot
Episode 2 • Oct 1, 1993 • 23 m
On the Fence
Episode 3 • Oct 8, 1993 • 24 m
Father Knows Less
Alan wakes Cory up late at night to watch the end of a baseball game. Cory fails a test the next day and Mr. Feeny won't let him re-take it.
Episode 4 • Oct 15, 1993 • 24 m
Cory's Alternative Friends
Shawn and Cory get split up from doing a project together, making Shawn work with Minkus and Cory with Topanga. Cory overhears girls making fun of his hair and decides to change it.
Episode 5 • Oct 22, 1993 • 23 m
Killer Bees
Cory enters a geography bee for a chance to be a bat boy at the World Series. Eric is going to an Aerosmith concert with a date and is embarrassed his mom is going to the same concert.
Episode 6 • Oct 29, 1993 • 24 m
Boys II Mensa
Cory cheats on an IQ test and decides to run with it. A Mensa representative comes to test him at home, so he finally comes clean to his parents and Feeny.
Episode 7 • Nov 12, 1993 • 30 m
Grandma Was a Rolling Stone
Episode 8 • Nov 19, 1993 • 30 m
Teacher's Bet
Feeny makes a bet with Cory to teach his class for a week, if more students pass Cory wins, and if more students fail, Feeny wins.
Episode 9 • Nov 26, 1993 • 24 m
Class Pre-Union
Mr. Feeny gives an assignment to the class to predict where their life will be by their 20th class reunion.
Episode 10 • Dec 10, 1993 • 30 m
Santa's Little Helper
Shawn's dad gets laid off right around Christmas, so Cory vows to get Shawn a present for Christmas this year. Santa Claus has a heart attack when Morgan sits on his lap, traumatizing her.
Episode 11 • Dec 17, 1993 • 24 m
The Father/Son Game
When Cory and Eric find out that Alan has lied about the father/son softball game being cancelled because he knows they don't want to attend, they make amends.
Episode 12 • Jan 7, 1994 • 23 m
Once in Love with Amy
Cory accidentally stumbles across a small cache of revealing clothing and comes to believe that his mother is having an extramarital affair.
Episode 13 • Jan 14, 1994 • 23 m
She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
Eric is brought in as a guest lecturer for high school to Cory's school. Topanga develops a crush on Eric, while Cory thinks she has a crush on him.
Episode 14 • Jan 28, 1994 • 23 m
The B-Team of Life
Cory is put on the second string in basketball and starts to think everyone around isn't paying attention to him.
Episode 15 • Feb 4, 1994 • 24 m
Model Family
Cory comes to realize that nobody's family is perfect when he and his classmates are assigned to work together as a cohesive family.
Episode 16 • Feb 11, 1994 • 24 m
Risky Business
Cory and Shawn bet on racehorses for a school project, but they soon learn-the hard way-that there are things in life that are not worth risking.
Episode 17 • Feb 25, 1994 • 24 m
The Fugitive
Shawn and Cory find that their friendship has come under threat from the former's careless involvement in a cherry bomb prank gone wrong.
Episode 18 • Mar 11, 1994 • 24 m
It's a Wonderful Night
Amy and Alan go out and hire a babysitter, who cancels on them, so Feeny subs in. Eric takes his driving test and fails but still decides to take his dad's car for his date. Cory tries to sneak an R-rated movie into the house.
Episode 19 • Mar 25, 1994 • 23 m
Kid Gloves
Alan gives Cory a gift for his birthday, a necklace with silver boxing gloves on them. Without explaining the meaning of them to Cory, he is careless with them and loses them. Cory feels terrible after hearing what they meant to Alan.
Episode 20 • Apr 29, 1994 • 24 m
The Play's the Thing
Cory gets cast as Hamlet in the school play, but when he thinks the material is too soft, he quits.
Episode 21 • May 6, 1994 • 23 m
Boy Meets Girl
Cory feels pressured to jump-start his romantic life after being forced to sit through an educational film in puberty and learning that Shawn has a date.
Episode 22 • May 13, 1994 • 24 m
I Dream of Feeny
Cory and Shawn wish that Feeny would get sick so they don't have to take their Geography exams. Feeny winds up in the hospital and Cory feels guilty.
7 Seasons

Top Cast

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Ben Savage

Cory Matthews, Ben Sandwich, Rory

Rider Strong

Shawn Hunter, Isaac 'Goodshot' Kelly, Schneider

William Daniels

George Feeny, Captain Feeny, Fez-head

Betsy Randle

Amy Matthews, Ella Fitzgerald-Kennedy, Natasha

Will Friedle

Eric Matthews, Gumshoe, Self

William Russ

Alan Matthews, Boris, Costello

Danielle Fishel

Topanga Lawrence, Topanga Matthews, Trixie

Lindsay Ridgeway

Morgan Matthews, Aggressive Actress

Matthew Lawrence

Jack Hunter, Actor, Wee Hawkin Willie

Trina McGee

Angela Moore, Angel Nuffsaid

Anthony Tyler Quinn

Jonathan Turner

Maitland Ward

Rachel McGuire, Receptionist

Lily Gibson

Morgan Matthews

Lee Norris

Stuart Minkus

Ethan Suplee

Frankie Stechino

Alex Désert

Eli Williams, The Hepcat

Blake Soper

Joseph 'Joey the Rat' Epstein

Blake Clark

Chet Hunter

Jason Marsden

Jason Marsden

Danny McNulty

Harvey 'Harley' Keiner

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
5 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
51
33% Positive
5 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
20% Negative
3 Reviews

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  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
75
Aug 1, 2013
Boy Meets World starts out surprisingly fresh and funny...And surprise -- it pretty much stays that way. [19 Sept 1993, p.TV-8]
By John Freeman FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 1, 2013
Savage is just fine as the sharp boy with lots of ideas, and Daniels is excellent in what might have been a routine role. Writers Michael Jacobs and April Kelly have even included a message in the format -- the value of love, something Cory presumably learns. [23 Sept 1993]
By Tony Scott FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 1, 2013
It's kind of charming, and sporadically funny, but nothing special. [23 Sept 1993, p.8G]
By Gail Pennington FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 1, 2013
Boy Meets World isn't as classy as "The Wonder Years" - the opening episode doesn't show much willingness to color outside the lines, which Fred's show often did. But the chances that Boy Meets World will stay around are quite good. [19 Sept 1993, p.9C]
By Ed Bark FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 1, 2013
Borrows heavily from both "Leave it to Beaver" and the original "Dennis the Menace." [24 Sept 1993, p.57]
By Ginny Holbert FULL REVIEW
30
Aug 1, 2013
Walk out on academic underemployment, say goodbye to nosy neighbors and move to a better series. [24 Sept 1993, p.95]
FULL REVIEW
20
Aug 1, 2013
Plays with an all too rapid-fire, rat-tat-tat pace that tramples humor in its forward rush...Quite so, the jokes come at breakneck speed and are not very amusing. Moreover, there is something about this series that seems disingenuous, owing more to tired situation comedy convention than to freshly crafting a view of the American family within the sitcom context. [24 Sept 1993]
By Miles Beller FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 29 User Ratings
8.6
90% Positive
26 Ratings
3% Mixed
1 Rating
7% Negative
2 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 29 User Ratings
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90% Positive
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3% Mixed
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7% Negative
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