The Genius of Boy Meets World

[@stephysteph9538]

Mr. Feeny saying “I love you all, class dismissed” always makes me cry.

[@SaraSong-mw3zm]

Mr Feeny is ICONIC I cannot imagine anyone else being him

[@mugabi9502]

I agree he played that character perfectly. He was a great mentor to the kids.

[@ethanturton5121]

My sister is good friends with his granddaughter. He did a personalized message for my dad since Feeny is the one of the people/characters who made him want to be a teacher.

[@ShyGuy83]

He’s a 1,000,000,000,000 times better teacher than the many pronoun-touting rainbow-color haired child-grooming sideshow freaks in the classroom today.

[@royalecece8223]

There is no show without him

[@andreasstavrinou6219]

Same here William Daniels ticked every checkmark in the Proverbial box about how to be the Most sage and patient Mentor.

[@sayhello5377]

I think they did a great job of letting the show grow up with the characters. We saw Corey & Shawn grow from middle school all the way through college. We saw Corey & Topanga go through being annoyed with each other as kids to being married and facing very real challenges that a lot of people who marry young face. The writers of the show did not start out with the intention of creating a show for 11 to 14 year olds and then just leave it there forever. The show grew up with the actors, but it did it in a way that still stayed family friendly. It’s absolutely amazing to look at the stark contrast between how clean boy meets world is to how borderline porn-ish today’s shows are.

[@patricdaniels3760]

Ironic that last part.😅

[@kayla7562]

I was Ben savages server at a bar & grill I worked at in West Hollywood. He was so kind. He handed me his phone to take a picture of him and his friends. He jumped up after I took the first picture and came to position my arms and showed me the exact frame he wanted. Then he jumped back into his booth (the famous Led Zeppelin table there) to get the perfect picture taken by me, directed by him haha. I had his signature on his receipt in my server folder all night and just kept smiling the whole night at work. 😊😛

[@thagrintch]

What a great story! P.S. How did he tip?! haha

[@devorahtiller3381]

That is so awesome. I want to meet him so bad.

[@JoshuaPerera]

I was born in 2003 so I didn’t grow up with the show however I did watch it between 12-15 years old and even as a kid growing up in the 2010s I find it to be my favourite show of all time and use the lessons and experiences from this show way more than those shows from the 2000s and 2010s

[@berggaming8783]

Same here, in fact I favor this show over other shows. I found it to be more impactful than other shows at the time. If I were to rewatch sitcoms, they will be from the 70's to the late 2000's, since most shows are not nearly as good anymore as they were and still are.

[@knucklehoagies]

Fun Fact: Lee Norris who played Minkus, was originally on a very shortlived sitcom called The Torkelsons, which was created by the same creator of Boy Meets World. The show was pretty much abandoned and scrapped after only 2 seasons and that's when he went on to create Boy Meets World.

[@drewcross9927]

How is this the first time I heard this?

[@vergilmontiero2558]

Interesting

[@bobroberts2581]

Throw “ Torkelsons” into the YT search bar and basically all the episodes are available in full.

[@mastersnet18]

Oh I loved that show! They changed the name of it to Almost Home and Brittany Murphy starred in it.

[@oliviamarr6476]

Lee Norris seems like an awesome guy. His BMW and One Tree Hill cast mates speak so highly of him

[@iHoPStA]

I will never forget one Friday night. I'm 36 now. TGIF was on, but my mom invited a friend over and they had a boy my age. So they came over early. I stopped playing so I could sit and watch Boy Meets World. I remember my friend not liking the show and getting annoyed waiting for me, and my mom kept nagging at me to play with him. It was almost over when WHAM!!! We got hit with a To Be Continued....which wasn't too normal for sitcoms in the 90s. I ran out of the room and continued playing...about 25 minutes later, we go to play a video game, so I turned on the TV and ABC was still on...THE 2ND EPISODE CAME OUT RIGHT AFTER AND I HAD NO IDEA!!! IT WAS A DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT!! I was sooooo upset and angry! Back then, you had no idea when you'd be able to see it again...there was no "On Demand". You caught it live, or you spent months searching TV Guide for a rerun. I vaguely remember feeling sad after the episode and it ended with Shaun saying something like, "The world as we know it, is over"....So, I'm pretty sure it was the Lauren episode....

[@fletchbundy]

I miss that, and I hope it comes back to entertainment. Going away has hurt entertainment in my opinion.

[@C4nn15]

I watched Boy meets world back in the 90s, growing up with them basically as I was 1 year younger. This year I watched it all again on Disney Plus. It was one of those shows that some how just still holds up. Though that first season intro wow.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

Check out the first season and look at the actors who they picked to be the 3rd friend I think they all played in the Sandlot movie. If you see the kid in this video who's laughing but it doesn't show his face I think is Yaya, the black kid is the pitcher, and the other is Squints

[@josephbrown9685]

I was 12 years old when this show first aired, perfect for the target demographic. It was so different from other shows aimed at my age group in the best possible way. Mr. Feeny is one of the all time great TV characters. “Don’t you mean do well?” “No, I mean do good.”

[@byronabrahams871]

We're the same age. I have that quote, "Believe. Dream. Try. Do good." hanging over my desk in my office.

[@jmiester25]

I don't think Eric's intelligence dropped. He was always intelligent. He just became sillier.

[@fletchbundy]

I think you need to rewatch.

[@cristinab2263]

I'm happy someone mentioned how well they handled young love. I met my now husband when we were 14, and our romance followed a similar trajectory of short split and reunification when we got to university. But when you know, you know, y'know.

[@aloneinthedark99]

That's very sweet

[@tolfan4438]

So many shows that revolve around kids the show just kind of ages out but this show reinvented it's self for each faze of growing up. Ny the end it was a prototype for friends

[@averyeml]

The choice to have Ben’s brother play the creep teacher was incredible. Not only because it’s such a “hey, you know your brother? Guess what!” when Ben comes to work one day. But also, picking someone who was a famous person in his own right and someone audiences had positive and trusting feelings for to play a character that’s meant to be positive and trusting and betrays that is a GUT PUNCH.

[@fletchbundy]

Didn't age well with accusations about him in the last year or so. None of which I'm saying are true. Just weird.

[@ShyGuy83]

I feel extremely privileged to have met both William Daniels and Will Freidel at two separate conventions last year who were both extremely awesome.

[@johnnythewalrus]

Maybe I misunderstood, but it seemed like you said Harley Kiener was played "in a recurring role by a young Adam Scott." Danny McNaulty played the original Harley, and Adam played a "replacement" character to Harley as a character named "Griff."

[@jinzoslegions]

There are many great things I can say about BMW but the one thing I'll say is that they wrote possibly the most beautiful final scene in TV history.

[@beebee__]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[@steelenigma17]

The reason Boy Meets World worked, and is honestly rewatchable to this day is no one was perfect like other sitcoms. Everything wasn't too nice and tighty. And people identify with that.

[@JoshuaPerera]

There will never be a Disney show where the main character gets depressed and starts drinking or a show where they take half a season to mend a break up or as you mentioned a character joining a cult. This show is so necessary for teaching life lessons and I’m glad as a 2003 baby I found it for my childhood

[@sassyhassy]

Disney channel had to cut the drinking episode tho because it was too strong for younger audiences. And also the prom episode where Cory and Shawn wanted to have sex after the prom Edit: Have sex with Angela and Topanga, not with each other

[@davidbonillajr9959]

I love this show I'm glad it was there during my childhood...

[@mmmfloorpie]

Ben Savage was on the Judd Hirsch's sitcom DEAR John, not "Little John".

[@annaisntcool]

listening to the podcast clips of Will Friedel speaking is so trippy because my brain is just visualizing Ron Stoppable talking. his regular speaking voice is so similar to his Ron voice

[@joshuamarsella]

Dude… this video made me tear up so many times. Such a great show. New subscriber here. #87. You’re gonna blow up.

[@jkimc9944]

Mr Feeny was such a good teacher to all those who were watching, but it was Will Friedle who really stole that show, especially in latter seasons. I love both Meets World shows and I'm happy I got to find this gem.

[@christianallen611]

What made Boy Meets World stick with me was that watching it at 11/12 and as I grew up was that I was seen

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

william daniels still does bring warmth and depth.

[@jerichocoppett5404]

I love this show I'm excited to start it for my kids when they get that age. Shawn and Eric were my favorite and the ones I wanted to be like

[@tolfan4438]

Imagine living in a universe whare dinosaurs ran for 11 seasons and boy meets world never happened

[@scottyprince87]

Imagine whatever you want to...

[@tolfan4438]

@@scottyprince87 try reading it with a Rod Sterling voice

[@scottyprince87]

@@tolfan4438 or not, so there's always that

[@lisamariealaniz7538]

That world would suck I love dinosaurs 🦖🦕 but Boy meets world 🌎 is better grew up on boy meets world 🌎 amazing show

[@melissaisloud7404]

Imagine a world where BOY MEETS WORLD was mixed with DINOSAURS. The BMW storyline, but with the animatronic Dinosaurs voiced by the BMW actors.

[@milya1926]

such a great video. i watched boy meets world for the first time this year! i loved it specifically because i could see myself in shawn so so much. aside from him, some other characters made me feel understood as well. i'm so grateful for this show and you captured why it's so important so well!

[@CrookedRosePOD]

I rewatched the whole thing 3 times over at 30 years old

[@davidodonnell4371]

Very nice video. Someone else probably pointed it out already, but you didn't mention the names of some of the legendary celebrities that you showed in your clips. Peter Tork of the Monkees was also in the scene you showed with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz, and Buddy Hackett was sitting with Soupy Sales.

[@brittain7327]

Not to mention that Lauren went on to not only be apart of Scooby-Doo, but she also became a significant role in the MCU. Sherman from American Pie has a cameo in the episode where Cory gets his first kiss. All together, this show has a lot of good messages in it. I'm currently working my way thru all of it again and I'm working my way thru season 6.

[@GedH-316]

I actually preferred later Eric over earlier Eric He was hilarious in the later half of the show. I always smiled when he came on the screen, so funny

[@elihawkinssounds3112]

Eric saying Feeee Feee Feeeny always cracks me up 😂

[@davek2690]

I loved this show because he Cory was around the same age as me so I was able to connect and I had a crush on Topanga

[@Slapnfish]

Best show ever. I hope my son enjoys and learns from this as much as I did growing up.

[@ninademci1500]

When ‘Mr. Fenny’, during the last episode, told them to “do good”, I started crying. Although I wasn’t in the demographic, I enjoyed watching the characters interacting with each other. I was in the 18 to 49 demographic when it aired.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I also loved when they casted William Daniels real wife to play the college Dean and then his gf

[@abriaangel]

This is one of my favorite show.

[@septclues]

Excellent video! Please make more like this!

[@Varone26]

I may be the only one who thinks this. I truly think Eric was ruined halfway through season 5 til the end of the series. Eric through season 1-4 was one of the best written characters on the show. His thirst for wanting to be something, to be taken seriously, find out his capabilities, and his drive getting into college made him the most interesting character next to Shawn. Eric was indeed hilarious through the later seasons, but he was nothing more than a comedy act. Sure he had great serious moments especially with the Tommy arch, but it wasn't anything compared to his earlier arch. But a big reason too was the relationship he had with Mr. Feeny. To me that was way more meaningful than Corey's. Mr. Feeny never gave up on Eric knowing his potential, and how Eric always admired and looked up to him. Moments like in the "Security guy" episode or when Eric gets accepted to College seeing how happy Mr. Feeny was always seemed genuine and authentic and made you feel what you were watching was real. It's a shame they couldn't keep Eric like he was earlier on, but it clearly worked out ratings wise since he was one of the key members that made Boy Meets World the classic that it was.

[@thelastrellikx9503]

This channel called T1J has a video about his character arc that makes a lot of sense

[@shailonnoelle7175]

The halloween episode will forever live in my heart

[@relwalker6193]

This is awesome, I love boy meets world , have since I was kid. Great video man !

[@ebg9286]

This channel has come at the perfect time! I’m in college, just now watching Boy Meets World through for the first time, and I’ve been looking for ways to engage more with other fans online. These videos are great! Can’t wait to see more.

[@crustyescaped]

I recently re-watched this series for the first time since it originally aired. I don't remember what I thought of the series when I was a kid. I can say that as an adult, I really loved a lot of the supporting cast - particularly William Daniels, Danielle Fishel, and especially Rider Strong. I thought the writers make a remarkable character in Shawn Hunter and Rider did a magnificent job brining Shawn to life. But the one thing that I absolutely hated about Boy Meets World was - ironically - Cory himself. I don't know if this was more the fault of the actor or the writers, but Cory Matthews was the world's biggest egomaniac and recidivist. Episode after episode after episode he makes the same mistakes, has a profound moment and seems to learn his lesson, and ends the episode seemingly grown as a character, only for him to slide back into his old habits by the next episode. Drove me bananas.

[@magicvampirelver1321]

I loved this show, seen like every episode😁 this was very nice reunion.

[@MrReganomics1]

I am glad to be here while you only have double digit subs. I can be a purist that says I was here before you blew up... Because as a late 30s millennial/Gen Z kid. The nostalgia is gonna becon to us like a siren on the sea... Great content sir....... Also, you sound like another KZbinr named Jose

[@letmebeascholar]

I was thinking the same. I just watched Jose's BMW video earlier haha

[@knucklehoagies]

late 30s makes you a millenial. not anywhere close to gen z

[@MrReganomics1]

@@knucklehoagies thank you for you top notch analysis

[@knucklehoagies]

@@MrReganomics1 always happy to be of service.

[@jamesscott305]

Growing up with Fred Savage in The Wonder Years + with Ben Savage in Boy Meets World

[@AngelinaParker]

I loved how Topanga was a weird girl in the beginning, I saw a lot of myself in her as a kid and it felt refreshing seeing the weird girl getting the boy , cause I was a weird girl and I thought "if Topanga can get a boyfriend so can I!" but sadly that never came into fruition. It eventually did though so that's the positive part.

[@bananaforscale1283]

Do women really need to see everything done before by other girls so they realize they can do that too or is this just a like-bait?

[@Guy8288]

Everytime I watch that final scene of Mr. Feeny saying class dismissed, I always whisper to myself "forever".

[@lisamariealaniz7538]

I grew up on Tgif I love the show Boy meets world 🌍 really was a wonderful story about love and amazing characters growing up when I was growing up they were growing up with me at same time it's amazing and we as the viewers we grow to love and get attached to the characters too I love Mr feeny so wise acts tough but has the biggest heart and loved tough but vulnerable wise beyond his ears Ryder strong Shawn I had crush on him I love will friedle wise cracking hilarious as Eric mathews and sweet big hearted good guy always trying to the right thing Corey- Ben savage and nice smart sweet Topanga - Danielle Fishel so talented and amazing talented cast of actors .

[@mikefisher4834]

I was lucky to be one of the people in the exact age range they targeted when they started this show Me and Danielle Fishel aka Topanga are only five months apart I had a lot of celebrity crushes in the 90s but she was always my main crush I’d still be speechless if I ever met her💯

[@ninademci1500]

William Daniels played a great ‘Mr. Feeny’!

[@manleeman5212]

Adam scott was in this!?!?! Such a different role from what hes known for!!!

[@Alvarez38006]

Adam Scott just shows up everywhere when you start lookin lol

[@rosembergarias50]

Fun Fact: Trina McGee who play angela, was mistreated by the original cast members (exception of Shawn) with racist jokes and prejudice. Calling her "aunt Jemima" While her hair was being done, and also a bitter bitch and so on. It was great show!

[@juanduran7468]

That episode of the cult was season 4. Aired in 1997. Not 1993

[@anthonyhoward3246]

I hope you are back to do more frequent videos! I lived for the last couple years of the tgif line up!

[@honestfan420]

Greatest show of my childhood

[@edman813]

The 1st season was and still is the show at its best for me, where most of the characters do have character, and are used very well alongside being so universal over being teen angst rubish.

[@LosDefinit]

Mr Feeny. Batman Beyond. So many more icons lol

[@wwb16]

the best episode might be "and then there was shawn"

[@StoneMasonComix]

Sad to see you didn't mention pro wrestling legend Vader among the guest stars. Good video overall though, I really enjoyed it.

[@MarcWard]

This video is great. I hope to see more videos coming up!

[@Potatoe_queen]

Great video. Great editing. Subscribed!

[@thesal308]

Even the girls loved Topanga... I did lol

[@ALFAJERKBFH]

After Minkus left the show he was on The Torkelsons. I liked that show too.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

If I'm not mistaken all the actors that played the cycled in 3rd friend ended up all playing in the Sandlot movie

[@TristanHathaway]

Not Dewan Guy or the one from the basketball episode

[@mugabi9502]

Shawn was my favorite character.

[@billyjackoff]

The biggest problem with the show is that they inexplicably squandered a lot of characters, like getting rid of Minkus and Mr. Turner with absolutely no explanation.

[@SuprousOxide]

Let's make a series focusing on one of the younger children of a family. Nobody does that! Great, who can we get to star in it? How about the younger brother of the star of Wonder Years (a show following the younger child of the family...)?

[@Retro-2-now]

We all just going to skip over the fact that Corey had some ear buds in back in like 93?!😂

[@sisigwithrice]

MR FEENY WAS THE VOICE OF KIT??!?!? 🤯🤯🤯

[@syntaxerorr]

Grew up with this show and forgot about it.

[@lisamariealaniz7538]

I love Will friend was hilarious he cracked me up I love they made him silly 😂

[@shawnsbrooks]

Great video! Subscribed!

[@kevin10001]

This show was my Friday night for 7 years and I watched girl meets world for Cory and Topanga the show was great but Disney Channel has a 3 year rule where u get 3 seasons and your cancelled or get a massive retooling like the suite life and Jonas brothers did I still love the show today abc had something with TGIF but by the time boy meets world came about we were seeing that the miller-boyett productions shows were starting to run there course with full house ending at the end of boy meets world’s second season and they did Sabrina the Teenage Witch and they had a television series out of the movie clueless that ended its run on upn but after the show ended that pretty much was the end of TGIF with the wb buying and ruining Sabrina the Teenage Witch the revival of TGIF was a disaster cause they only revived the 8:00 hour not the whole night and it didn’t help that the network had changed focus from being a good mix of sitcoms and dramatic series to being a more dramatic series network

[@ohioguy4jc]

The show with Judd Hirsch was called Dear John, not Little John.

[@fkandhj]

I think you missed the importance of Angela and her relationship with Shawn on the show.

[@propogandalf]

Come to think of it, this retrospective was more focused on the first half of the series

[@leizuworldwide]

I got all of my life lessons from boy meets world

[@beennodittv156]

🔥🔥🔥 job by U as well my Fav sitcom

[@px7zz]

Ouch right in the feels.

[@andS7]

At the time Blossom and BMW was my favorite

[@jleezypd1445]

listening to William Russ discussing the show with the actors that played Shawn and Topanga talking about the rotation of characters of filled the “death chair” in the first season or 2 I just got the image in my head of a different fictional son of Russ’s from his role as the deceased father in American history X, now a nazi clad Edward Norton is sitting in that chair in the cafeteria with Shawn and Corey side-eyeing Minkus and the other child actor dewon guy as both him and Corey wait for their TV/Film father William Russ to grab them from school

[@RQuinton79]

Loved the show. Loved this video. Absolutely hate laugh tracks.

[@salamadestron]

Adam Scott didn't play Harley, he played Griff, who was a more charismatic business-y replacement for Harley.

[@mugabi9502]

Griff was more of charming con artist.

[@_D_E_N_N_I_S_]

Glad I watched this just for finding out “pod meets world “ exists

[@TristanHathaway]

It's so fun. They rewatch each episode and have episodes with guest and old cast members

[@mramos1126]

Awesome video!

[@deadroses21]

i can't believe they did ben's older brother dirty like that 😭😭😭

[@Bodycountunknown]

Mr Feeney was also the feet guy from the graduate

[@darioshame]

Good stuff man!

[@Itsd2323]

Class dismissed 😢

[@blarg539]

Could not imagine another topanga

[@oliviamarr6476]

Did we ever get a sitcom about a youngest kid lol I’m blanking

[@chrisrubio3601]

Nostalgia

[@nelltheghost2166]

One of my best friends look like Corey 😆

[@shellbacksclub]

always thought they'd kill Shaun off via drug overdose or something.

[@SethHollingshead]

Not da mamma lol

[@jamesscott305]

Feeny. Feeny. Feeny! Feenah! Feefeefeenah!

[@quintadouglass8017]

HE GOT A FRIEND WITH GOOD HAIR AND GIRL FRIENDS WITH NICE LONG HAIR , WHO CUTE ,

[@Grimmz185]

Poor Peter Tork.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

the cory topanga relationship was real other than most young relationships dont last.