The YouTube algorithm recently sent me down a rabbit hole of clips and retrospectives on the 1990s sitcom “Boy Meets World.” September marks the 30th anniversary of its debut on ABC, and it's worth a revisit.
“Boy Meets World” was part of ABC’s TGIF, a popular primetime block of family-friendly sitcoms, and aired from 1993 until 2000. The ever-shifting block of shows started in 1989 and featured such shows as “Full House,” “Family Matters” and “Step By Step.”
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAmrC62E65 3J |:4926= y24@3D[ H9@ 7@F?5 DF446DD @? %vxu H:E9 E96 D9@H “s:?@D2FCD[” “q@J |66ED (@C=5” H2D 56G6=@A65 2D 2 D6C:6D 7@C q6? $2G286[ E96 =:EE=6 3C@E96C @7 “%96 (@?56C *62CD” DE2C uC65 $2G286]k^Am
kAm%96 @C:8:?2= AC6>:D6 @7 E96 D6C:6D H2D 2 J@F?86C 3C@E96C 766=:?8 C6D6?E>6?E 7@C 36:?8 =67E 369:?5 3J 9:D 4@@= @=56C 3C@E96C H9@ 92D 364@>6 >@C6 :?E6C6DE65 :? 8:C=D 2?5 =6DD :?E6C6DE65 :? DA6?5:?8 E:>6 H:E9 9:D 2??@J:?8 =:EE=6 3C@E96C] $2G286 DE2CC65 2D r@CJ |2EE96HD[ H:E9 (:== uC:65=6 2D 9:D 3C@E96C tC:4]k^Am
kAm!6C E96 7@C>F=2 @7 `hh_D 72>:=J D:E4@>D[ E96C6 H2D 2=D@ 2 4FE6 =:EE=6 D:DE6C[ |@C82? W{:=J }:4<D2J[ :? 62C=J D62D@?D 2?5 {:?5D2J #:586H2J :? =2E6C D62D@?DX] x?:E:2==J[ |@C82? :D G6CJ >F49 :? E96 >@=5 @7 |:496==6 %2??6C 7C@> “uF== w@FD6]” pD E96 D6C:6D 4@?E:?F65[ 96C C@=6 H@F=5 36 C65F465]k^Am
kAmr@CJ 2?5 tC:4’D A2C6?ED H6C6 A=2J65 3J q6EDJ #2?5=6 2?5 (:==:2> #FDD[ 3FE E96 46?EC2= 25F=E 7:8FC6 @? E96 D9@H H2D |C] u66?6J W(:==:2> s2?:6=DX[ E96 E62496C H9@ 7@==@HD E96 AC@E28@?:DE 7C@> >:55=6 D49@@= 2== E96 H2J E@ 4@==686] tG6CJ@?6 H2?E65 2 E62496C =:<6 |C] u66?6J[ 2?5 s2?:6=D’ H2C> 2?5 H:D6 A6C7@C>2?46 H2D 2 9F86 A2CE @7 E92E]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 2 72>:=J D:E4@>[ “q@J |66ED (@C=5” 76=E 5:776C6?E 7C@> E96 @E96C %vxu D9@HD] xE 4@F=5 36 3C@25 3FE 2=D@ 925 5C2>2E:4 2DA:C2E:@?D E92E 76=E 72C >@C6 8C@F?565 E92?[ D2J[ “uF== w@FD6]” xDDF6D H6C6 FDF2==J C6D@=G65 :? 2 D:?8=6 a_\>:?FE6 6A:D@56 2?5 E96C6 H6C6 =6DD@?D =62C?65[ 3FE AC@3=6>D @7E6? =2DE65 H9@=6 D62D@?D 3642FD6 E96 D9@H H2D 23@FE E96 >6DD:?6DD @7 8C@H:?8 FA]k^Am
From left: Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, Ben Savage and Will Friedle starred in "Boy Meets World" for seven seasons. (COURTESY OF ABC)
kAm%96 7:CDE D62D@? 76=E =:<6 2 EJA:42= <:5\7C:6?5=J D:E4@>] r@CJ’D 36DE 7C:6?5 $92H? wF?E6C W#:56C $EC@?8X :D 2 325 3@J :? 2 =62E96C ;24<6Ej E96C6’D 2 H6:C5 9:AA:6 8:C= :? E96 4=2DD[ %@A2?82 {2HC6?46 Ws2?:6==6 u:D96=Xj 2?5 2 ?6C5J DEF56?E[ $EF2CE |:?<FD W{66 }@CC:DX]k^Am
kAm$62D@? EH@ H@F=5 D66 2 D9:7E] |:?<FD H2D 8@?6 2?5 %@A2?82 H2D =6DD E96 H6:C5 8:C= 2?5 >@C6 E96 :?56A6?56?E[ D>2CE 8:C=] %@A2?82 3642>6 r@CJ’D =@G6 :?E6C6DE] u@C <:5D 8C@H:?8 FA :? E96 ’h_D[ r@CJ 2?5 %@A2?82 H6C6 C6=2E:@?D9:A 8@2=D] %96:C C6=2E:@?D9:A H2D?’E 2=H2JD A6C764E — E96J 3C@<6 FA >F=E:A=6 E:>6D — 3FE E96J 2=H2JD 42>6 324< E@86E96C E9C@F89 4@>>F?:42E:@?]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 r@CJ 2?5 %@A2?82 5J?2>:4[ E96C6 H2D E96 r@CJ 2?5 $92H? 5J?2>:4] $92H? BF:4<=J 3642>6 >@C6 E92? E96 325 3@J DE6C6@EJA6] %96C6 2C6 E:>6D 96 5@6D “325” E9:?8D[ 3FE ?@E 3642FD6 96’D 2 EC@F3=6>2<6C 3FE 3642FD6 96 E9:?<D E92E’D H92E 96’D 56DE:?65 E@ 36]k^Am
kAm%96 |2EE96HD 72>:=J :D FAA6C\>:55=6 4=2DD[ 3FE $92H? =:G6D :? 2 EC2:=6C A2C< 2?5 4@>6D 7C@> 2 3C@<6? 72>:=J] %96 D9@H 5@6D?’E D9J 2H2J 7C@> 6IA=@C:?8 E9:D 4=2DD 5:G:D:@? 2?5 9@H $92H? D66D 9:>D6=7]k^Am
kAmtC:4 2=D@ 492?865 2D E96 D9@H AC@8C6DD65 7C@> 2 EJA:42= 8:C=\492D:?8 E66? 3@J[ E@ 2 5:>\H:EE65 =@G23=6 8@@732==] uC:65=6 :D 2 8:7E65 4@>65:4 24E@C 2?5 E96 HC:E6CD H6C6 H:D6 E@ 2==@H 9:D 8:7ED E@ D9:?6] w:D D:==J 2?E:4D 32=2?465 @FE E96 >@C6 D6C:@FD 6=6>6?ED @7 E96 D9@H]k^Am
kAm“q@J |66ED (@C=5” E@@< @? “'6CJ $A64:2= tA:D@56” :DDF6D =:<6 5@>6DE:4 23FD6[ 2=4@9@=:D>[ A66C AC6DDFC6 2?5 49:=5 232?5@?>6?E] %96D6 6A:D@56D 76=E =6DD @FE @7 =67E 7:6=5 E92? 2 =@E @7 @E96C D:E4@>D’ 2EE6>AED 2E >6DD286 6A:D@56D 3642FD6 E96J H6C6 8C@F?565 :? E96 492C24E6CD[ ?@E23=J $92H?[ H9@ DECF88=6D H:E9 F?56CDE2?5:?8 9:D A=246 :? E96 H@C=5]k^Am
kAm%96 D9@H :D 2=D@ @?6 @7 E96 76H E66? D:E4@>D E@ DF446DD7F==J EC2?D:E:@? :ED 492C24E6CD 7C@> >:55=6 D49@@= E@ 9:89 D49@@= E@ 4@==686] “$2G65 qJ E96 q6==” 4@>6D E@ >:?5 2D 2 D6C:6D E92E H2D 72C 4=F?<:6C :? :ED 6I64FE:@? @7 E9:D EC2?D:E:@?]k^Am
kAmxEVD E96 DEC6?8E9 @7 492C24E6CD :? “q@J |66ED (@C=5” E92E 96=A E96 A2DD286 @7 E:>6 766= >@C6 ?2EFC2=] ~G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 D6C:6D[ E96 D9@H 25565 ?6H 492C24E6CD[ :?4=F5:?8 $92H?’D 72E96C Wq=2<6 r=2C<X[ $92H?’D 8:C=7C:6?5 p?86=2 W%C:?2 |4v66\s2G:DX[ $92H?’D 3C@E96C y24< W|2EE96H {2HC6?46X[ |C] %FC?6C Wp?E9@?J %J=6C "F:??X[ 2 E62496C E92E E2<6D $92H? :? H96? 3@E9 9:D A2C6?ED 5:D2AA62C[ 2?5 #2496= W|2:E=2?5 (2C5X[ tC:4 2?5 y24<’D C@@>>2E6 :? 4@==686]k^Am
From left: William Daniels as Mr. Feeney, Ben Savage as Cory Matthews and Anthony Tyler Quinn as Mr. Turner in "Boy Meets World." (COURTESY OF ABC)
kAmxE’D E6==:?8 E92E D@ >2?J @7 E96D6 255:E:@?2= 492C24E6CD 2C6 46?E6C65 2C@F?5 $92H?] (9:=6 r@CJ :D E96 “q@J” @7 E96 E:E=6[ 96’D <:?5 @7 E96 =62DE :?E6C6DE:?8 492C24E6C] $2G286 :D 8C62E :? E96 C@=6 2?5 A=2JD 3@E9 E96 4@>65J 2?5 5C2>2 H6== 2?5[ :? =2E6C D62D@?D[ =62?D :?E@ 2? @=5 y6H:D9\>2? A6CD@?2 E92E’D 7F??J]k^Am
kAm$2G286 92D E6CC:7:4 496>:DECJ H:E9 3@E9 u:D96= 2?5 #:56C 3FE 9:D C@=6 :D 86?6C2==J >@C6 C624E:G6 E92? AC@24E:G6] %@A2?82 >2<6D E96 7:CDE >@G6D :? E96 C6=2E:@?D9:A[ :?4=F5:?8 AC@A@D:?8] $@>6E9:?8 92AA6?D E@ $92H? 2?5 r@CJ C624ED] r@CJ =62C?D 7C@> E96 H@C=5 7C@> E9@D6 2C@F?5 9:>[ H9:49 :D ECF6 E@ =:76]k^Am
kAmr@CJ’D >@DE 4@?D:DE6?E EC2:E :D 9:D 25>:C23=6 =@J2=EJ E@ $92H? 2?5 %@A2?82] w6 F?H2G6C:?8=J <?@HD 96 H2?ED E@ 36 H:E9 %@A2?82 2?5[ 56DA:E6 EC:2=D 2?5 EC:3F=2E:@?D[ 96 F=E:>2E6=J :D] qJ E96 6?5 @7 E96 D6C:6D[ 96 =62C?D H92E :E ECF=J >62?D E@ 36 H:E9 D@>6@?6[ 2?5 E92E’D 2 AC6EEJ 8@@5 2C4 7@C 2 492C24E6C]k^Am
Rowan Blanchard (left) and Sabrina Carpenter as Riley and Maya in the "Boy Meets World" sequel series "Girl Meets World." (COURTESY OF DISNEY)
kAm“q@J |66ED (@C=5” C646:G65 2 D6BF6= DA:?\@77 D6C:6D @? E96 s:D?6J r92??6=[ “v:C= |66ED (@C=5[” H9:49 =2DE65 7C@> a_`c\a_`f] xE 46?E6C65 @? r@CJ 2?5 %@A2?82’D 52F89E6C #:=6J W#@H2? q=2?492C5X 2?5 96C $92H?\6DBF6 7C:6?5 |2J2 W$23C:?2 r2CA6?E6CX] $2G286 2?5 u:D96= C6EFC?65 2D D6C:6D C68F=2CD H:E9 8F6DE 2AA62C2?46D 7C@> ?62C=J 6G6CJ >2;@C 42DE >6>36C 7C@> “q@J |66ED (@C=5]”k^Am
kAm(9:=6 92G:?8 >@C6 @7 2 A@=:D965 s:D?6J r92??6= G:36[ :E’D 2 H@CE9J 6IA2?D:@? @7 E96 “q@J |66ED (@C=5” F?:G6CD6 E92E H2D 4FE D9@CE]k^Am
kAm“q@J |66ED (@C=5” :D 2 E:>6 42ADF=6 @7 E96 `hh_D 3FE 2=D@ C6>2:?D C6=6G2?E 3642FD6 6G6? 2E :ED >@DE D:==J[ E96 6>@E:@?D 2=H2JD 76=E 2FE96?E:4] #6\H2E49:?8 E96 5C2>2E:4 >@>6?ED[ x H2D DFCAC:D65 9@H 92C5 E96J 9:E[ 2?5 E92E’D BF:E6 2 =6824J 7@C 2 ’h_D D:E4@>]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.