WTF Happened to Boy Meets World?

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  • čas přidán 13. 11. 2022
  • Boy Meets World was a staple of Friday nights throughout the nineties for pre-teens. The show, which starred Ben Savage (Cory Matthews), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Danielle Fishel (Topanga) and William Daniels (Mr. Feeny), is still beloved by fans, with it recently getting a short-lived sequel series, Girl Meets World. Twenty-two years after it ended, there’s still a lot of love for this beloved ABC sitcom, and in this episode of Gone But Not Forgotten, we examine what made the show such an enduring classic.
    This episode is written and edited by David Arroyo and narrated by the incomparable Jesse Shade. Let us know in the comments if you’re a Boy Meets World fan!
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  • @JoBloOriginals
    @JoBloOriginals  Před rokem +40

    Hey guys!
    This episode of GBNF was made from suggestions from fans who emailed us demanding this show be covered on this series. If you want to make suggestions for future episodes of GBNF then e-mail GBNFSeries@gmail.com and maybe we’ll cover your show!

    • @SamskaraOrigin
      @SamskaraOrigin Před rokem

      @ David Arroyo and Jesse Shade
      7:38 *WHAT?!? "this" is worthy of praise? "Goosebumps"?? Who wrote that CRAP? 1. if the students math and verbal skills are down then the "professor" has just talked himself out of a job, because IT'S HIS JOB to teach those things, so he either changes how he teaches or QUITS. 2. "Gutenberg"? I'm going to assume he's talking about Johannes, and not, Steve Gutenberg. "his generation THIRSTED for a new book every 6 months"?? In 1468??? YEAH I BET. cus A) adjusted for inflation a book back then probably cost more than a car does today (which only rich pricks like Gutenberg could afford) B) when ALL YOU HAVE is books, that's hollywood, gaming, and WWE wrestling rolled into one. (doesn't make them good). **7:58** "to beat King Koopa"?? So he hates Mario Bros. AND he thinks, "that generation" raises Nintendo to the level of Tolstoy. This RANT was ageist, bigoted and insulting, not just to that class, the ENTIRE GENERATION, it's not worthy of "praise" even on your "CZcams" channel".*

    • @Jamessmith-xk3fh
      @Jamessmith-xk3fh Před rokem +1

      Sitcoms are my favorite shows to watch

    • @Jamessmith-xk3fh
      @Jamessmith-xk3fh Před rokem

      Boy Meets World was good but definitely cheesey

    • @sammylane21
      @sammylane21 Před rokem +1

      Didn't William Russ pass aways late last year or earlier this year??

    • @AmericanGreaser
      @AmericanGreaser Před rokem

      Does GBNF stand for " Get Butt Naked Fucker"? Cuz it should 😆

  • @dimitries
    @dimitries Před rokem +32

    This is why I say Shawn had one of greatest written character arcs in tv history. He was the poor friend, the kid from a broken home, the rebellious kid, the kid almost adopted. From playboy, to Hopeless romantic to lost soul. He was written as the dumb comic relief then became very complicated and intelligent as he got older. His mother ran off, father died, and had a long lost brother. And I also believe he was written a beautiful interracial romance that totally was not focused on race. It really was my favorite show, I couldn’t wait for Fridays

  • @stingrey1571
    @stingrey1571 Před rokem +415

    mr.feeney was one of the most important tv characters ever. he wasnt the bubbling, idiot teacher. nor was he the party pooper adult. he was the voice of reason.

    • @titusmccarthy
      @titusmccarthy Před rokem

      Show sucked plain and simple.

    • @LBF522
      @LBF522 Před rokem +9

      Yes I liked that they did not make him an fool like with Mr. Belding on Saved by the Bell.

    • @autograph415
      @autograph415 Před rokem +4

      Feeeeeeeeeneeeeeey!

    • @Verylengthyapple
      @Verylengthyapple Před rokem +9

      The actor who played feeny also changed the course of the show for the better bc the show at first was going to play on making fun of dumb teachers and the actor said that teachers deserve more love as they r the foundation for children. he rlly shaped the show for the better and feeny as a character also was basically a main piece of the whole story.

    • @THEjoelivingstone
      @THEjoelivingstone Před rokem

      Two things happened at 5:00am in the 90s: You slapped the snooze alarm of your Walmart-ass bedside clock, and Feeny clutched a fistful of seadirt as he staggered out of the wake with salt hardened hands, looking for a stack of pink slips.

  • @kevinrankin3482
    @kevinrankin3482 Před rokem +31

    I actually loved the college years. Different yes, but that was Eric at his best and was just hilarious. Will did a great job. Overall, probably my all time favorite show and will continue watching it.

  • @kingchuckfinley
    @kingchuckfinley Před rokem +43

    I think making Shawn and Angela’s relationship not about race is actually a good move. It may have turned the relationship into something of a caricature.

    • @lizzieg1319
      @lizzieg1319 Před rokem +2

      I agree, personally I think it makes it more realistic.

  • @SirNerdLeroy
    @SirNerdLeroy Před rokem +184

    I'm upset that they got rid of Minkus so early, but I always appreciate how real that kind of is. Sometimes you have someone in one class and then not see them much in the next few years. This show loves to give us new characters and dynamics and then change it by the next season. People drop out, move, get a new job, go to different schools, or just stop talking. I cant imagine people like Minkus, Harley, Rachel, or Eli meeting.

    • @jwilliams7554
      @jwilliams7554 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yes although I was always interested how minkus would’ve navigated high school as a freshman

    • @faithfuluser5724
      @faithfuluser5724 Před 9 měsíci

      But at the end of high school they finally saw Mingus and he said he was always on the other side where the camera was so that’s why we never saw him and also we see him in girl meets world too . Maybe he just had another series to work on or something that’s why he took a break 😂

    • @jwilliams7554
      @jwilliams7554 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@faithfuluser5724 according to the podcast, Lee Norris said that ABC didn’t want too many ‘nerds’ on TGIF with urkel of course being the main attraction at the time

    • @oooh19
      @oooh19 Před 8 dny

      @@jwilliams7554Minkus was most likely an honor student

  • @GoddessGirl2121
    @GoddessGirl2121 Před 10 měsíci +26

    I actually really liked Jack and his relationships with both Shawn and Eric, the friendship between Eric and Jack is amazing and I love the fact that Jack is the only Hunter family member that didn’t abandon Shawn and who wouldn’t put up with his crap.

    • @BabyGirlTiny
      @BabyGirlTiny Před 22 dny

      He actually kinda did abandon shawn. There’s a reason why there was an issue with them at the start

    • @GoddessGirl2121
      @GoddessGirl2121 Před 22 dny

      @@BabyGirlTiny Actually if I remember correctly when Shawn told Jack about the letters that he used to write him Jack told Shawn that he never even knew about them and that if he had he would’ve gotten on a bus and come to see Shawn, but as far as the not abandoning Shawn thing I was thinking more about after they were back in eachothers lives because once that happened the only big reason they went their separate ways is because they had both grown up and they were going off to live their own lives. I could be mistaken of course but that was my interpretation of things.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Před rokem +229

    I can't believe that I never questioned why Feeny would inexplicably follow a fraction of his middle school students from high school, to college and beyond.

    • @Arroyo2099
      @Arroyo2099 Před rokem +41

      Still trying to figure out what exactly Feeny taught I mean at one point he gives a math problem, even the cast jokes about it

    • @jeremywj
      @jeremywj Před rokem +55

      @@Arroyo2099 He taught life lessons, and I'm thankful for it.

    • @stingrey1571
      @stingrey1571 Před rokem +13

      He was mr.belding but not as creepy.

    • @jeremysiron9622
      @jeremysiron9622 Před rokem +12

      @@stingrey1571 “ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,… What is going on here?

    • @cheesecake134
      @cheesecake134 Před rokem +16

      LOL Imagine being any of his other students. You’re just like “oh what the fuck, he’s going to high school with them?! I bet only the ~chosen three~ thought of Mr Feeny as an amazing teacher. All the other students hated him for his clear favoritism. 😂

  • @tyrannosaurusburke
    @tyrannosaurusburke Před rokem +237

    This is one common misconception: Trina McGee (Angela) was not "mysteriously" left out of the series finale. The previous episode was all about Angela moving to Paris with her father, which she ultimately decided to do at the end. Why her character was written out like that, I don't know, but she wasn't left out of the final episode the same way Robert Reed was written out of the last episode of "The Brady Bunch".

    • @alleyj826
      @alleyj826 Před rokem +37

      Exactly. I’ve heard quite a few videos say this now. There definitely was closure for her character. Seems like whoever told her the cast didn’t want her there was actually the one who didn’t…for whatever f*cked up reason

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před rokem +28

      Apparently, Trina McGee, Angela's actress, was bullied on set, with Will Friedle nicknaming her "Aunt Jemima", due to her natural hair, and several other cast members following suite. While Will has since apologised, Trina still feels uncomfortable.

    • @COLE_PRODUCTIONS
      @COLE_PRODUCTIONS Před rokem +8

      Considering these shows were written in advance...she was mysteriously left out of the finale

    • @homemadepecanpie
      @homemadepecanpie Před rokem +12

      @@trinaq lmao did you not even watch the episode. That situation was brought up

    • @SkySoFew
      @SkySoFew Před rokem +21

      @@trinaq This is factually incorrect. It wasn't about her hair but a head wrap she had on one day. They talked about it and it was a big nothing. She doesn't "still feel uncomfortable"

  • @Omar-wq9dz
    @Omar-wq9dz Před rokem +101

    Boy Meets World worked by having relevant issues incorporated into a sitcom, and still be an enduring show

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Před rokem +173

    I adored this show growing up, and still do so today. For me, the heart of the show was Cory and Shawn's bromance. While they couldn't be more different, they were close as can be, and it's nice to see a wholesome friendship depicted between two young boys.

    • @Jamessmith-xk3fh
      @Jamessmith-xk3fh Před rokem +4

      That's what they over exaggerated in Girl Meets World. They made it over the top but it was cool. The first episode when Shawn is coming over on Girl Meets World really shows it

  • @traviskurtz1244
    @traviskurtz1244 Před rokem +67

    Say what you will about Eric in the later seasons, but the later seasons Eric gave us “plays with squirrels” 😂

  • @Bleedblxck
    @Bleedblxck Před rokem +41

    I absolutely loved Boy Meets World growing up, and still do - I still watch it. The thing that Boy Meets World did I was impressed by was it grew up with it's audience. It didn't try to still be in the 8th grade and have 8th grade problems after 5 seasons. They expressed issues, in realistic ways, for a 13 year old. And then the same for a 16 year old, and so on. The show and characters grew up along side the audience.

  • @TheCrawdaddy029
    @TheCrawdaddy029 Před rokem +99

    My biggest complaint with girl Meets World is it was entirely too focused on Riley. Boy Meets World while Ben Savage AKA Corey was the main focus of the show and the show was named after this Focus there were other story arcs that didn't have anything to do with Corey Matthews. And Girl Meets World it is so focused on Riley that Corey will stop teaching class just so Riley can have a conversation with Maya

    • @laurenc4138
      @laurenc4138 Před rokem +13

      Mine was just how Disney it felt early on, it actually got pretty great and started having that boy meets world feel after the first few episodes, but it was so annoying in the beginning partly because it was the Riley show, and they flanderized her from the start. Every character was so one dimensional and “weird” beyond rationale, I was so happy when they started actually dealing with real issues and relying more heavily on the boy meets world nostalgia, made it worth it!

    • @lololol725
      @lololol725 Před rokem +8

      exactly! In BMW, Cory’s Family was main characters! They helped Cory grow! But GMW, it felt like Cory and Topanga was side characters.

    • @shreebubbles
      @shreebubbles Před rokem +11

      Mine was that girl meets world kept telling you that Riley and Maya were best friends while boy meets world shows you that Cory and Sean were best friends. Everything felt a bit too forced and not real or sincere for me

    • @coolsomeash
      @coolsomeash Před 9 měsíci +3

      ​@@shreebubblesExactly and in such a Disney way

    • @sassyhassy
      @sassyhassy Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@shreebubbles exactly

  • @BIFLI
    @BIFLI Před rokem +79

    Damn, that line about how we use all of our modern technology in such a spoiled way hit pretty hard.

    • @nisrinarnouk4373
      @nisrinarnouk4373 Před rokem +10

      I recently rewatched the episode and actually jumped in my seat because if how relevant it is. Love this show!

    • @eddiethatvoguy7901
      @eddiethatvoguy7901 Před rokem +11

      Kinda scary how relevant those lines are in today’s society.

    • @snowangelnc
      @snowangelnc Před rokem +2

      @@eddiethatvoguy7901 Scary and sad that if a teacher talked to a class like that today the students would be rolling their eyes or snickering at each other. A couple of days later he'd be called into the office for the principal to question him about the phone calls that had been coming in from upset parents. "So, from what was reported you got mad and started shaming the entire class. Don't deny it, a student recorded the whole thing with their phone. And what's this about they deserve what they get? I've had a lot of parents telling me that their children feel like you were threatening them...."
      Seen it happen too many times. There's a reason we're facing a teacher shortage now.

    • @nisrinarnouk4373
      @nisrinarnouk4373 Před rokem +2

      @@gabemorales7814 I understand your point of view. I think the wisdom in the show was the kids’ disregard for knowledge and culture. Not everyone who plays video games is lighted with a passion that carries into education/career/etc. Many are just being distracted from life.
      I’m very keen on my kids being up to date on pop culture. They can have the best of all worlds if they want.
      Hope you’re having a good day!

    • @franki1990
      @franki1990 Před rokem

      Yeah, because kids create and buy the technology they consume.
      Adult-centrism is strong in these ones...

  • @StarlightDragon
    @StarlightDragon Před rokem +10

    Eric's growing wackiness, paired with his growing wisdom, was my favorite thing about the show. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that someone would be offput by it, but his antics were fuckin hilarious and Will is charasmatic as hell. He was a definite driving force for the show to me, especially in the later seasons. I think we just got different taste.

  • @gr8rw8r
    @gr8rw8r Před rokem +26

    Alan Matthews is my favorite TV dad. And a refreshing change from so many TV shows that treat the dad as a bafoon.

    • @stevensam7800
      @stevensam7800 Před rokem +1

      Sean's dad was a good buffoon

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Also Red Forman.. he was a no-nonsense guy, everybody went to him for advice, but he knew how to have fun too, and at the same time he was also the biggest disciplinarian of them all.

  • @stingrey1571
    @stingrey1571 Před rokem +13

    one of the funniest calls backs on Girl meets world, they had both actresses who played morgan return. they were both on screen playing one person.

  • @YusukeKnight
    @YusukeKnight Před rokem +38

    One of my favorite TV shows ever

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 Před rokem +3

      Same here.

    • @slimshead8100
      @slimshead8100 Před rokem +2

      Ditto. I rewatch it over and over and over and over and over again. Never gets old. Just wish it could have lasted longer. TGIF was freakin AWESOME, such a great lineup of shows.

    • @sosunawoldeyesus9849
      @sosunawoldeyesus9849 Před rokem

      @@slimshead8100 how many times have you seen this show? 5 times? 6?

  • @ItsGoingDao
    @ItsGoingDao Před rokem +6

    Shawn had the most depth of any character. I’ll never forget that poem about Angela (which was mind-blowing that Rider Strong wrote it) ❤️

  • @ZankokuNoYami
    @ZankokuNoYami Před rokem +15

    Eric was literally the best part of the entire series. He kept getting better every season as he got stupider. The greatest comedic character in all sitcoms ever.

    • @jammienguyen69
      @jammienguyen69 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Idk his moments with Tommy is beautiful then he just doesn't get any character depth ever again. I find him annoying tho :((

  • @Itsatragedeigh
    @Itsatragedeigh Před rokem +5

    I feel its important to mention that the Mathew’s parents are amazing. Theyre not bumbling oblivious idiots and have appropriate reactions. Plus - their lives arent all encompassed by their kids. They have their own relationship outside of the kids and foster it. Plus their professional goals. Left a huge impact on me as a kid on what a healthy marriage actually looks like.

  • @Ash-op2ql
    @Ash-op2ql Před rokem +18

    Boy meets world, as a show, meant so much to me actually showing the hardships of poverty, if even for a glimpse. Before this, whenever I saw “poor” families on tv the still had nice huge houses and always managed to come out of it ok.
    Shawn living in a trailer with an absentee father, and showing how ugly and difficult that all was meant a lot to me as a kid. I mean, he still went to college and turned out ok… there were people who cared for him no matter how bad he fucked up. And that was nice.

    • @johnnythewalrus
      @johnnythewalrus Před 11 měsíci

      Right? Good observation, I'm with you on that.

  • @jeremysiron9622
    @jeremysiron9622 Před rokem +18

    I pretty much agree with you on the seasons, the last two I was like “can we just get a couple episodes where Shawn and Corey get along for more than a few days”? It’s like you couldn’t come up for air the last couple seasons because there was so much drama, although I didn’t notice that at the time…… it’s not an easy rewatch in the later seasons…..Nevertheless it’s still by far my most nostalgic sitcom probably because I was the same age and literally grew up with the actors along with the show….. I was in middle school when it came out and I was graduated when it wrapped up…the finale made me cry and that is not an easy feat

  • @HJRO
    @HJRO Před 9 měsíci +2

    I dropped Girl Meets World after the first episode, but maybe I need to go back and give it more time.
    Mr. Feeney was iconic in my childhood. I am a teacher now, and I always hope that my students can look up to me and learn from me in the same way. I teach English, but in my classes, I also try to teach about life.

  • @leizuworldwide
    @leizuworldwide Před rokem +5

    All the seasons of Boy Meets World are awesome, college years are personally my favorites as I'm older now and can relate more to it

  • @EpicLebaneseNerd
    @EpicLebaneseNerd Před rokem +27

    i remember the 4th wall breaking joke about Minkis that he was always in the show, but he was sitting in the classroom where the camera doesn't show, same for the cool teacher who went missing for no reason.

    • @joecollas9942
      @joecollas9942 Před rokem +5

      Mr. Turner

    • @EpicLebaneseNerd
      @EpicLebaneseNerd Před rokem +8

      @@joecollas9942 yup, the cool teach , got in an accident and had a really dramatic arc then poof , gone.

  • @nasholston5112
    @nasholston5112 Před rokem +5

    You're so right about Linda Cardellini. Like Topanga and her were two of my biggest crushes from the 90s and holy shit what a tough choice.

  • @mg19cal
    @mg19cal Před rokem +4

    As a kid in the 90s, we truly had it made: Topanga and Myra on Friday nights, and the Pink Ranger. That's a top 3 that no other decade can really top

  • @RickDomZeke
    @RickDomZeke Před rokem +2

    @26:00.....no way in the wide world of hell is she forcing those doors open!! As a New Yorker, i love that this made you so mad, cause every other person that lives here who is watching this is screaming the same exact thing!!! THANK YOU!!!!

  • @riffbw
    @riffbw Před rokem +9

    Honestly, this is one of the most important shows aimed at teens of all time. It tackles so many hard issues and big subjects in a great way. I think they used the right level of campiness with certain subjects (prom night) and they let others really resonate with a distinct lack of comedy (drinking episode and death of the lunch lady).
    I even think you can learn a lot from the college years seasons as well and while Eric becomes more and more of a cartoon, I think he's a prime example of how quickly someone can fall off the rails when they struggle to find their purpose. I thought he was great with his dad as a store owner and needed to follow that path. Or he needed to go back into TV seeing how well he did on the news job. If anything, the show didn't do enough to resolve why he became a cartoon character. They tried to rectify that in Girl Meets World, but it needed to happen before the finale of Boy Meets World.
    PS. Not fixating on the interracial aspect of Shawn and Angela was brilliant. It's not something that needs to be tackled of overcome on this show. The biggest lesson to be learned at that time was that it can be viewed as normal without making a fuss. The absence of commentary speaks louder than any commentary ever could have.

    • @mastersnet18
      @mastersnet18 Před rokem

      I agree, in the 90’s we were taught that was the best way to deal with race, simply treat people like people.

  • @marcblanc3432
    @marcblanc3432 Před rokem +11

    This show always had a different vibe from other sitcoms. To me it felt like a mix of after school special and silly 90s comedy. I enjoyed the touches of drama and sentimentality, especially in the high school seasons

  • @kierrawilliams5648
    @kierrawilliams5648 Před rokem +7

    I love this show . When Disney+ came out I binged this for days

  • @katiebonderman1818
    @katiebonderman1818 Před rokem +6

    I related to this show so much growing up. I still have my marathons every now and then. I love it very much 🥰.

  • @maxmiller5619
    @maxmiller5619 Před rokem +4

    Anyone remember when Minkas showed up again in I think the final season? They asked him where he's been all this time and he says "Over there" and they point or nod or something to off the set/behind the camera and wonder why they never go over there. Hahaha!

  • @vampiregoat69
    @vampiregoat69 Před rokem +1

    I am 50 and watched every episode again I loved the show. Mr. feeny kicked ASS

  • @adrienneloraine3987
    @adrienneloraine3987 Před rokem +6

    For Trina to be 28 and a mother of 5, she looked fantastic on the show. She still looks good too.

  • @kellyhiggs8491
    @kellyhiggs8491 Před rokem +5

    Another very well-written episode, David. Great job.

  • @Xayjohns
    @Xayjohns Před rokem +5

    Cory Matthews and Shawn Hunter are my favorite pair of best friends in any television show. You really believed that they were friends. There's even one episode where Cory says to Shawn "You're like my brother.", and Shawn says "What are you talking about? You are my brother." And William McDaniels as George Feeney is one of the all-time greats.

  • @ProfessorHamachi
    @ProfessorHamachi Před rokem +2

    Thanks for posting this! One of the writers on the show was my speech professor in college. Had a direct impact on my life and many of my classmates, too.

  • @Casey3-P-O
    @Casey3-P-O Před rokem +4

    I watched Boy Meets World with my mom every week when I was a kid. Good times.

  • @annetums
    @annetums Před rokem +1

    So glad you did this. Such a beautiful memory ignited and you do a great job representing it 😊

  • @jerrybiv1441
    @jerrybiv1441 Před rokem +1

    Born in 1991 & grew up watching Boy Meets World, I had ALWAYS LOVED everything about this show!!! Between the various student relationships with each other as WELL as the relationship which Mr. Feeney had with each of his students. It made me WANT to have a teacher like him!!!😊

  • @Fixxxer07082
    @Fixxxer07082 Před rokem +5

    Great episode! Loved Boy Meets World and had an obvious crush on Danielle Fishel! Was always so jealous of Rider Strong because all the girls in my class were so into him….but got mad respect for him when he starred in Cabin Fever! 😂

  • @Nahumf1
    @Nahumf1 Před rokem

    One of my favourites Sitcoms!!!! Thanks for the Video Jo Blo originals!!!!

  • @j.m251
    @j.m251 Před rokem +4

    “I don’t wanna spoil it” the show came out in the 90s. I think it’s cool to go into detail 😂

  • @kingchuckfinley
    @kingchuckfinley Před rokem +3

    I think when people do retrospects now of BMW William Russ is overlooked. I loved this show growing up, and still do. So much to the point that over the years my friends and family have bought me random seasons over the years until I had the full set. It’s a great show for a lot of reasons, but I think Russ kind of sums it up. He’s grounded, then funny, then serious in such a real way, then grounded, then funny. The “average Cory” episode really is the epitome of that. It has the best bit in the entire show (the celery poster) and (imo) the best dramatic moment when Alan takes Cory to the store he worked at as a teenager. “I strived for mediocre” his character is so fucking good. Betsy is fantastic too. A real power couple. The rest of the cast is also fantastic. Honestly, the best family friendly sitcom of all time, and I don’t think it’s close.

  • @bronsontolliver9027
    @bronsontolliver9027 Před rokem +1

    First time watcher. My world got smaller when I heard that Nulberry cover over the credits. Take me road, country home.

  • @PinkPixie019
    @PinkPixie019 Před rokem +2

    I didn't watch a lot of TV growing up. But this was one of the few shows I was allowed to pick to watch each week. Then it was rerun so much later I was able to catch up. My son was about the same age as Riley when GMW came out. So it was a real wammy of flashbacks. So we ended up liking it. For a long time fan it felt like a final send off for the OG characters and wrapped their stories up nicely.

  • @discos2000
    @discos2000 Před rokem

    Great video thank you - a show from my youth, rewatched them a few years ago and still loved it

  • @Itsjrob_
    @Itsjrob_ Před rokem +1

    Everything I know about love and life came from the show …..love this show forever

  • @braydenthacks06
    @braydenthacks06 Před rokem +1

    Even though I was born 13 years after the start of this show it still impacted me on a personal level. I've finished this show as of 2023 and even though this show is over 20 years old it helped me understand a lot about growing up and dealing with teen issues and early adulthood. I think a lot of what it is, is that it made me think about the future in a lot of ways and personally I put those thoughts off due to my own fear of the future. I also enjoyed the goofiness of the show and its character development and even though it wasn't perfect in my heart I will always cherish it forever.

  • @TNHFPRODUCTIONS987
    @TNHFPRODUCTIONS987 Před rokem +5

    BOY MEETS WORLD was never intended to be or possibly be a Wonder Years type show it was originally just about what life is like with a boy living next door to his teacher
    However as time went on and the series kept coming back year after year it was becoming The Wonders Years reboot no one ever saw coming. After that the show began dealing with a boy named Cory Mathew’s as he journeys from Elementary School to Junior High to High School then too College and then eventually the real world. Along the way his teacher and mentor MR Feeny teaches him lessons not only about school but life as well also the incredible love story between Cory and Topanga the girl next door the girl he thought was weird but sort of always liked her but then eventually got with her and they faced many challenges over the years but in the end they lived happily ever after.
    Cory’s best friend Shawn Hunter became a ever bigger character than Cory at times because the show focused on his struggles growing up in a trailer park and his mom running out on him and his dad neglecting him he soon goes to live with a teacher named MR Turner who is sort of like his teacher and mentor. Shawn is a ladies and dates lots of girl but eventually settles down but he faces many challenges and obstacles but overcomes anything and everything that is thrown at him and succeeds to everyone’s highest expectations.
    Eric Mathew’s evolves a lot too and becomes MR Feenys shadow and philosopher of life well so he thinks.
    The Parents there friends to bullies to every situation and moment this show became something very different and very special
    Wonder Years of the 90s

  • @LukaDaGoat77
    @LukaDaGoat77 Před rokem +4

    One of the craziest things that happened to one of the actors in this show: Maitland Ward became a full-fledged adult film actress. Look it up.

  • @farmninja6653
    @farmninja6653 Před rokem +3

    Boy meets world was my favorite show growing up

  • @tylertilwick6852
    @tylertilwick6852 Před rokem +2

    7:39 that speech is STILL relevant to this day!! Only now this generation’s technology has become more advanced, yet it is used to as a platform to complain just for the sake of attention.

  • @bbssing123
    @bbssing123 Před rokem +1

    Bravo I feel like a kid all over again this really made my night

  • @Eggy79
    @Eggy79 Před rokem

    I've started rewatching this with my kids, who are 9 and 8 and I'm so happy they've fallen in love with this show's humor and its heart.

  • @veggie530
    @veggie530 Před rokem +1

    This + The wonder years were phenomenal shows that captured what it was like to be kids in their set time periods. I wish they had made one similarly for the kids growing up from 1998-2005 as the internet became a booming technology.

  • @relwalker6193
    @relwalker6193 Před rokem

    I love this , thank you so much for this deep dive . Now can we get a DEEPER dive lol

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane21 Před rokem +3

    The episode at 17:15, that one was such a hard episode to not relate to because we've all known that one kid we did wrong and never apologized to.

  • @fowof
    @fowof Před rokem +1

    I still remember the time Feeny held up some material and was like,this shits strong and durable but the tiniest rip,and it all comes apart. I don’t know if I’ll ever forget some the stuff Feeny said

  • @SirTyJensen
    @SirTyJensen Před rokem +2

    I'm a recent Boy Meets World fan, I seen every season this year.

  • @johnnykarate_SweepLeg
    @johnnykarate_SweepLeg Před rokem +1

    A true fan has all the seasons on DVD and has watched the series at _least_ 5x. I was in my teens during the show's TGIF heyday. I was actually the same age as the main characters and could relate to most of the stories.

  • @TheElectricUnderground

    Boy meets world is all time classic sitcom! My fav by far

  • @dirtygerty577
    @dirtygerty577 Před rokem

    god..... watching that Mr. feeny clip.... really took me back and reminded me of how good that show was in those moments....

  • @RobRoyR8R
    @RobRoyR8R Před rokem +1

    One of the funniest lines that makes me laugh every time that I hear it is. "What's a Topanga"?

  • @traynormightbehere
    @traynormightbehere Před rokem

    one of my favorite shows growing up in the 00's. caught wind of it on ABC family back in like 09' or something like that. Shit was just extremely relatable and I never seen show that real up until that point. im 22 now I still watch it from time to time.

  • @jkimc9944
    @jkimc9944 Před rokem

    I'm currently finishing up Girl Meets World and I'm glad to see that you liked it. I'm loving it and it follows BMW's footsteps in having episodes that dealt with complicated topics but simplified it enough for young 'uns. Plus both leads were awesome. Riley stayed positive in all 3 seasons but never got annoying, unlike Corey in BMW. I just wish Eric appeared more. I agree as well that while BMW got worst and Eric's character became more caricaturish, Will's acting just made the show so entertaining that I still got sucked in to finishing the show. Him being Batman and Ron Stoppable just made everything so much sweeter.

  • @robertfry3071
    @robertfry3071 Před rokem

    I find it interesting that you’re doing a video on boy meets world and I am currently re-watching it all over again excellent show I thoroughly enjoyed it as a child in a third of a enjoyed as a 40 year old man

  • @Gremlack13
    @Gremlack13 Před rokem +1

    BMW was my childhood jam.
    I loved it.
    It dipped for me after they went to college though, but it was too popular to end at high school graduation which may have been a great way to end.

  • @Morgil27
    @Morgil27 Před rokem +6

    Earlier this year, I bought a DVD boxset of the entire series off Amazon, and spent a God several weeks marathoning through the whole thing. Such a criminally underrated show, and it would often tackle subjects other family-targeted sitcoms in the 90s wouldn't go anywhere near. So good.

    • @NickBurns-ey6od
      @NickBurns-ey6od Před rokem

      It went for 7 seasons, it wasn't underrated at all

    • @lilymaria0214
      @lilymaria0214 Před rokem

      Random question lol Did the box set have any bonus features?

    • @Morgil27
      @Morgil27 Před rokem

      @@lilymaria0214 yes

  • @thecaptaintaz420
    @thecaptaintaz420 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "You deserve what you get"
    Damn....really called that😢

  • @rickyrichreacts9667
    @rickyrichreacts9667 Před rokem +8

    I was born in 1989 but I actually grew up watching and loving The Wonder Years, it wasn’t until around like 1998 or 1999 until I caught onto Boy Meets World because Disney started playing it alot

  • @michaelstrong5383
    @michaelstrong5383 Před rokem

    One of my favorite sitcoms

  • @danielkeslerjr4407
    @danielkeslerjr4407 Před 10 měsíci

    I never realized how perfectly they did Danielles eye makeup even when she was little.

  • @Corrinthian_
    @Corrinthian_ Před rokem +1

    loved this show as a kid

  • @tejasmishra3297
    @tejasmishra3297 Před rokem

    From both the shows (bmw and gmw) I love rider and sabrina the most. Their storyline how it started and how it end up together was amazing .

  • @itstheonethatsaysbadmother2467
    @itstheonethatsaysbadmother2467 Před 9 měsíci +2

    It’s hilarious that throughout the series Corey went from a fun loving teenager to seemingly acting like an old Jewish man.

  • @GetLostGames1
    @GetLostGames1 Před rokem +3

    This was my favorite tgi Friday show. You just made me want to binge watch this. Challenge Accepted! Great video!

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Před rokem

    I remember watching this show somewhat when I was in the military. But now of course we've learned about some of the shenanigans they went on behind the scenes.

  • @Admmkh
    @Admmkh Před rokem

    Feeling old now. Love the show

  • @johnnythewalrus
    @johnnythewalrus Před 11 měsíci +8

    21:50 Will did nothing wrong. He literally said that he joked with her because he thought of her as a friend like the rest of the cast. If she got offended, that's her purposefully overlooking his view of her as one of the group and trying to create drama and make it all about her.

    • @sassyhassy
      @sassyhassy Před 7 měsíci

      I understand, definitely. I would have seen it as a joke too, and if we're joking, it means you would have liked me, and it would have lead to us becoming closer.
      I think Trina was overthinking it, just a tad.
      I definitely give a little chuckle if someone saw me wearing a red headscarf and called me Aunt Jemima, knowing it's a little joke.
      I'm black, Jemima is black, it's good fun, c'mon

    • @ccramit
      @ccramit Před 5 měsíci +3

      You are looking at an event from like 25 years ago with a modern lens. Judging a black woman who was born in the 70s. Maybe she has a right to her own feelings and experiences.

    • @BabyGirlTiny
      @BabyGirlTiny Před 22 dny

      And you showed how ignorant you actually are

  • @RajaReign78
    @RajaReign78 Před rokem +13

    For me my childhood staple show was The Wonder Years. I did like Boy Meets World too, but I identified more with the characters and time period of The Wonder Years. Plus the ending felt more realistic cuz how many people really end up with their childhood sweethearts forever? 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @Dolsey1
    @Dolsey1 Před rokem +2

    you expected topanga to remain like that through adulthood? People mature and change. I think they showed that quite well with many characters.

    • @m0t0b33
      @m0t0b33 Před 7 měsíci

      Actually she was more mature in the first season, cause she was being herself and had a depth to her, that got lost when she decided to be more into her looks, to care about people's opinions, to act like a spoilt little girl while still wanting a grown up relationship with her boyfriend... I mean she ran away at 16 cause she couldn't fathom being without Cory, then went the completely opposite way when her parents divorced and made it all about her and how she felt like love isn't even real, even though she had examples of all kinds around her. She went from an altruistic child to a pretty egotistic teen/adult. Also the fact that she still beat Minkus for Valedictorian was ridiculous because he was in the advanced class, it should've been a no brainer and a teachable moment on how she dropped the ball, academically.

  • @bradwolf07
    @bradwolf07 Před rokem

    This show was one of my favorites growing up. The casting was magnificent and the chemistry between them was mostly wonderful. It could make you laugh and sucker punch your feels. I still have warm, fuzzy feelings when I just hear the name (let alone think about the show).
    One thing I wanted to express: The Geek Party episode. It was one of my favorite episodes. So when they made the sequel series AND they had a Geek Party episode, I was ecstatic. And then the episode happened. Corey didn't even seem to remember his own Geek Party experience. All I would have wanted was a nod of recognition and a "Ah, Geek Party". It didn't have to be much, but a simple nod to the original fans. Instead, Corey the dad had to be informed by his daughter's best friend what was happening, because apparently he is a clueless adult. It killed my enthusiasm. I know it was a small thing, but that is how it made me feel.

  • @jimbodice2672
    @jimbodice2672 Před rokem

    7:45
    Dude I never forgot these lines and this moment either.

  • @alcidesrios7222
    @alcidesrios7222 Před rokem

    This was my favorite show when I was thirteen when the show first aired.

  • @SeanBlazze
    @SeanBlazze Před rokem

    loved this show and Tapanga growing up

  • @deanrane1961
    @deanrane1961 Před rokem

    🤣😂🤣 That little girl opening up those subway car doors was hysterical!

  • @katietoole8345
    @katietoole8345 Před 8 měsíci

    I love that the parents, especially the dad, AREN'T idiots. They are smart and wise and actually parent.

  • @zachharris3040
    @zachharris3040 Před rokem +7

    To each their own but Shawn and Corey had the best chemistry out of the whole cast, maybe challenged by Eric and Feeney.

  • @ZankokuNoYami
    @ZankokuNoYami Před rokem

    The college years I thought were the best. I don't know what you were talking about. All the new characters and everything that came with it was golden perfection.

  • @patfer1189
    @patfer1189 Před rokem +1

    3 minutes into the video, multiple mentions of William Daniels...., and not one clip of a single "Feeeeney!!!" from Friedle?!!!
    You are dropping the ball...

  • @GodBless423
    @GodBless423 Před rokem

    I didn’t want this video to end! Awesome Job Guys!!

  • @NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE

    A lot of things to cover but I think this will cover a lot of it.
    They needed to make Shawn The deep sensitive and tortured poet. Considering he couldn’t even spell in the prior season I believe this is why they amped up Eric’s stupidity
    It made Shawn’s sudden intelligence not seen as ridiculous. If you notice around the same time is when Cory became a self observed child.
    gone was the loving sensitive guy because that needed to be Shawn. They also admittedly don’t care about plot holes
    A lot of the disagreements and character development did not make too much sense(Eric being the biggest example of a victim)but I think overall it was still one of the best sitcoms.
    More importantly you were the first person to keep it real about Trina. She was almost twice their age and tried to Joey Fatone her way into a tightknit group
    Outside of Wills comment from what I can tell at least her costars were not treating her inferior because she was black.
    South Park did a joke about this but around up being more dramatic. They went into how displaying a noose wasn’t racist everybody thought they were really racist
    Until it was revealed they didn’t even associate the noose with a black person. that’s what happened here. If he did not mean intentionally it’s not his job to research a bunch of African historiography to not offend somebody’s feelings
    Also his analogy sounds pretty darn accurate

  • @michaeljaymarshall
    @michaeljaymarshall Před rokem +6

    I loved this show growing up. Great video! Also Minkus returned for a cameo in the later season. The cast did a funny bit in the scene where they broke the fourth wall addressing it.

    • @Arroyo2099
      @Arroyo2099 Před rokem +1

      And in girl meets world

    • @jeremywj
      @jeremywj Před rokem +3

      Dropping Minkus was, imo, the biggest mistake of the series. He was great in season 1, but could have the final few years (late hs and college) so much better.

  • @b-rye223
    @b-rye223 Před rokem

    Lmfao what’s crazy to me is that I decided to rewatch/binge on all the seasons of Boy Meets World yesterday on the day this was uploaded 😂 I’m actually watching it right now…haven’t seen the show in years since I was a kid

  • @Jabberstax
    @Jabberstax Před rokem +1

    I loved the Wonder Years when I was a young kid and loved Boy Meets World when I was a teenager.

  • @lildan419r2
    @lildan419r2 Před rokem +1

    A classic will never die ✨️ 👌