When Boy Meets World Died

[@theorderofthebees7308]

Boys Meets World was a great show - and I liked the college years - I think the show could have been better if they let Eric be a real person that was sometimes silly instead of a bumbling idiot- it became cartoonish and super unrealistic .

[@HLGJammer]

Well, to be fair, it followed him to current, still don't know how someone can roll so many Natural 1's

[@andrewft31]

That was the actors doing to deal with anxiety issues. The show runner gave him free reign to do what he wanted with the character so that he didn’t quit the show.

[@waffles4393]

The Halloween episode from season 5 is my favorite episode of the show. "We'll always know that he was this tall." 🤣

[@bigmanolo26]

Yup lol

[@rufusblue8044]

Definitely

[@cesarmounts3941]

Was that the one with Jennifer love Hewitt

[@waffles4393]

@@cesarmounts3941 Yeah, it was.

[@brandonbates9259]

Alright the killers dead lol up top...Everyone was acting a fool that episode

[@Morgil27]

Honestly, I felt this show was solid all the way to the end.

[@MrVariant]

Defined sexual tension lol probably died with turner imo.

[@adrianzjackson7342]

I was about to comment the same. The college years were great

[@coolsomeash]

Honestly, I hated the later seasons(5-7) the earlier seasons were better imo

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

@@coolsomeash Same for me. Season 2-4 were peak. 5-7 Cory became the most annoying thing around. Cory was more annoying then Screech was

[@imnobodywhoareyouu]

Yeah, me too, it was a show that knew how to grow with its audience. I loved the college years, Jack, Rachel and Angela were great characters, even if they were added late in the series.

[@stephennichol3620]

I liked all 7 seasons but the earlier seasons had more heart. Sometimes it felt like they were trying to turn the show into "Friends"

[@deannaroberson1451]

The series finale was very sad. When Topanga)Danielle Fishel) was crying for real, I started criying.😭I didn’t notice it before, but Rider Strong’s tears were real. I am glad that William Daniels is still alive and that group of people stay in touch with him and spend time with him.❤

[@TheLonelySoulja]

They were crying for real during the last classroom scene?

[@deannaroberson1451]

@@TheLonelySoulja Yes, it was because it was the end. When finales come, the actors are supposed to pretend cry, but they do it for real most of the time.

[@freakyfornash]

It truly is amazing that William Daniels, AKA "Mr. Feeny" is still alive, and going strong as we speak! Unlike some others who are unfortunately seemingly immortal (as in some certain politicians, cough, cough) he's somebody who truly deserves to live a long, happy, life, and hope he lives until he reaches triple digits too!

[@deannaroberson1451]

@@freakyfornash Even though I don’t know him and never met him, he is one of a kind.

[@troymcclure681]

Gay

[@realSimoneCherie]

Shawn’s character remains the most compelling, relatable and well-acted from beginning to end. His story arc is gripping and inspired… almost out of place in the earlier seasons with so much surface, silly sitcom plot points. In 2023, his is the only one that holds up as one that could still be relevant to teens today

[@sismantis7458]

This is one of the few “the day the show died” videos I strongly disagree with. Those final seasons were written quite well despite some very noticeable flaws. Dealing with “the world” and trying to adjust to new environments and living conditions is what gave the show more authenticity.

[@alekcoble6140]

I disagree here... hear me out. The show is called boy meets world, and while yes high school certainly feels like the whole world... one year in college will prove to you that it certainly is not. That being said having these characters experience college is pretty fantastic, and frankly Angela leaving though very unpopular... man does it hit home when you get as old as me and have had an Angela or two in your life. This is a rare series that keeps on giving the older you get.

[@mattallen8136]

I like Angela leaving as it shows not everyone in life will get that happy ending. Sure, they could've kept Anglea for the finale, had her get married to Shawn, but sometimes real life doesn't work out that way.

[@rolandofgilead43]

@@mattallen8136 one wonders if the reasons were what went on behind the scenes? I recently bought seasons 1 and 2 on dvd man I miss this show. The college years were fine I don't think the show was hurt one it was the college years. Though them turning Cory into Eric and making him an idiot I don't like he was the normal one of the two brothers. I love goofy Eric buy had they started the show like that no issues but why start him off as normal?

[@andrewft31]

@@rolandofgilead43the actor was dealing with anxiety issues so as a way to deal with it he made a deal with the show runner that he could experiment with the character.

[@rolandofgilead43]

@@andrewft31 really? So what about Ben savage? They realky dumbed down his character as well I don't get why either

[@FranklinDBluth]

It surprises me to see so many people don’t like the college years, they’re some of my favorite.

[@Bull1908]

1st college year yes, but last season (2nd year) sucked. They stretched the wedding of Cory and Topanga out and had nothing else besides that which was good.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@Bull1908it felt very confused how they went to nothing

[@Bull1908]

@lexkanyima2195 exactly! During the 7th season I bet a lot of the actors wanted out too. I remember reading Rider Strong wanted out to go to college.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@Bull1908 but why ? Move on like that ?

[@DarthPyrusTheVirus]

That happens to many 90s shows, like Sabrina. The show gains a big following in high school and the move to college just doesn't translate well with audiences for one reason or another.

[@animemaster2400]

I can tell you exactly when girl meets world died. The episode where Shawn and Angela reunited, and Angela revealed that she was marrying someone else.

[@sjohnson6326]

Yes! The writers should have preserved that romance

[@cupofcozy708]

Never saw the show, this is really disappointing

[@okayibelieveyou9330]

cmon i liked katie

[@Jray181818]

Not really. They were never meant to be and that’s true to real life. I’m glad we didn’t get another Cory and Topanga

[@BabyGirlTiny]

Nah that could have been fine if the series didn’t force shawn with Maya’s mom and invalidates their entire relationship as shawn has never really been in love with Angela. Also, her reasoning for coming back was insulting

[@loftus8660]

Although personally i enjoyed the show from start to finish and never felt it outstayed its welcome, i can totally understand your thoughts on it too. The final two years were quite different to the first 5, but as you covered in the video each season was different in quite noticeable ways and it never felt stagnant. I think i loved this show so much while growing up and still do re-watched because it really did nail the differences over those years of your life. Maybe i'm just making excuses for a show i love, but i feel the somewhat chaotic nature of character progressions and some uneven arcs actually fit so well because thats exactly what it was like growing up. Both in terms of relationships and morals, i found myself all over the place as a teenager, continually redefining what love was and straddling the line between good and bad behaviour. This was a great summary for the show, it was really nice seeing it all condensed and summarised so nicely. I think its about time to do another binge watch 😂

[@CarsonClaws]

The show never died. It’s an iconic part of tv history

[@Bull1908]

Even if the Graduation episode was the case (I can see why NOW) BUT it definitely jumped the ship in season 7! In Season 6, Cory and company went to college and learned the real world, Eric learned true heartbreak when he lost Rachel to Jack and Alan and Amy had their baby with scary first few days! Also Feeny found love with the college dean (Daniels real life wife). But in Season 7, Rachel and Jack broke up making her a useless character only kept due to wanting another female on show, Eric became insane so much that Alan had no faith in him after two were like glue, Angela and Shawn dated and broke up again. Also no prominent storyline with new Matthews baby hell could have done a babysit storyline with Cory and Topanga learning what having babies would be like, no storyline with Morgan maybe Cory and her could have had a storyline what their lack of sibling relationship is (non existent), honestly once Cory and Topanga got married the writers had nothing left and just tried to get stuff to stick.

[@uhuhuh1966]

“The War” episodes were my favorite Rachel episodes 😂

[@viviannichols3582]

Season six was one of my favorites! The last season declined a bit, but it still had some great moments. I loved the arc about Cory and Topanga, facing adulthood and looking for housing after their wedding.

[@Jmmoffa]

The wedding should have been series finale and I think that might have been Michael Jacobs original plan. The problem was ABC executives wanted it during the November sweeps week so he had to move it up and find other storylines to fill the rest of the season.

[@Bull1908]

@@Jmmoffa which all sucked unfortunately. Some of the storylines were just lousy and pointless. Could have done one where they showed Feeny as a newlywed himself, Morgan gets a storyline or two, perhaps Jack has a good storyline or two with Shawn like they did in season 6.

[@christophershayler6432]

@@viviannichols3582I think episode was hard to watch, the tough love seemed harsh. I think most parents would of helped a little though.

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

One of the best parts growing up in the 90s.

[@m_sixoneseven]

They're all good in their own way. The show kept reinventing itself with new characters and new set pieces with constant character development. The Cory/Topanga story never got stale because the show felt different every season.

[@elladunham6518]

Exactly! I feel like a lot of people hate the college years but imo season 7 is hilarious as a stand alone season, but it’s a different show, which I think is why people find it hard to like…

[@m_sixoneseven]

@elladunham6518 I loved the college years. It added new cast members which opened the door to more storylines. Think where Eric and Shawn would've been w/o Jack, Rachel and Angela. The Cory/Topanga story would've felt long and drawn out if not for the new cast who enhanced their relationship.

[@treyoftriphorya]

I would’ve like to have seen more episodes like the brotherly shove episode. Or more Shawn and Eric conversations like when Eric and Shawn discussed Eric’s dilemma of Jack and Rachel dating.

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

I think the fact that as the series went on, it focused less and less on Cory's relationship with his family, and slowly shifted more towards his dynamic with his friends and developing his own life does make sense, when you think about it. When we start off as kids, unless you grow up in some extreme situation, you likely end up an environment in which your parents and family establish for you. Hence, whey the show focuses on Cory's dynamic with his family in the first season because that's how it's like for all of us. When we're kids, our family plays a key role in who we are in life. But as most of us get older, we tend to move away from spending as much time with our parents, and slowly hanging out with our friends. Making our own choices in life without them, and establishing who we are as we get older. This is also why when kids get into high school, you'll notice most of them don't hang out with their parents as much as they used to growing up. It's just how life is, and I think that was the main reason the show tried to reflect that as seasons went on. Granted, they did it in the most laughably inconsistent way possible, but I've seen other shows do worse. I don't think "Boy Meets World" was a bad series. It was a good one. Granted, it'll always come off as a poor man's version of the "Wonder Years" for me, but that's just my opinion.

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

life was not supposed to be that way there was a time when family units stuck together till death and brought in new members through marriage.

[@andrewft31]

The Wonder Years was boring, I could never make it through an episode and the narration was annoying. Boy Meets World was actually entertaining.

[@Plaz1398]

I grew up watching this show, I felt like this show was so relatable to kids my age back then. I married my high school sweetheart in 2003 and still married with 2 kids.

[@victorspennato3008]

Wait - minkus was done after season 1? Dang

[@mdruben]

This show is part of my young adulthood. I cherish it along withFull House, Fresh Prince, among others. I knew at some point it had to end but, oh my, how sad I was every time ine of "my shows" came to an end. Thank you for the memories and for better times.

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

Remember when Morgan disappeared?

[@FunFactFilms]

Ya that was really weird. Reminded me of Family Matters with Judy. I liked the meta humor when Morgan came back with a new actress Cory made a joke about how she had been sent to her room for a long time.

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

@@FunFactFilms 90s Television at the time we didn't have internet and we just forgot about it until content like yours reminds us of it. Thanks for the content Keep up the great work and bringing up these memba berries.

[@Morgil27]

​​@@FunFactFilmsIt was even funnier when they had BOTH actresses appear in the final episode of the sequel show 😂

[@deannaroberson1451]

@@FunFactFilms Then on Step By Step, Brenden disappeared as well.

[@deannaroberson1451]

@@Morgil27 I like seeing both actresses appear in the series finale of Girl Meets World.

[@JDjade1]

Boy Meets World was a very underrated show, especially from Season 2 on when it grew from its original premise.

[@shoppertattoo]

Yes season 1 isn’t the best but I never skip it outright

[@joshuaa1605]

Greatest kid/teen show of all time.

[@ravinraven6913]

maybe for a child of today, or if you don't know what words mean, or you over use a saying for everything even when it wasn't.....the saying under rated is for people who could have watched but didn't because no one talked about it. That is what under rated means, this wasn't under rated. It was popular and went so far beyond its OG run. went from a elementary to highschool and college. It was not under rated, it was almost OVER rated. And saying anything else is just so uneducated. Is over rated/ underrated todays version of "um, like, and?" peoples lexicons are so small that they have very little descriptive words they can use?

[@joshuaa1605]

@ravinraven6913 I mean I'd have to agree to an extent. It wasn't underrated. It was extremely popular in the 90s. Pretty much every kid loved it. Even my parents loved it lol I also don't think it was overrated. I think it was very accurately rated. It's widely known as one of the greatest kid sitcoms of all time.

[@andrewft31]

@@ravinraven6913god you are boring

[@MrVariant]

Nice to see them at different ages. Mr. Feeny was a cool constant, like Wilson from home improvement. Interesting about Shawn's deadbeat mom, almost never talked about nowadays.

[@ravinraven6913]

this whole show is "almost never talked about nowadays" I watched this show growing up and I think it's talked about too much since they "rebooted" it and made Corey even more of a basic Bit and a beta than he already was. If that is how kids think acting is, then we have a generation that thinks insanity is now acting.

[@rolandofgilead43]

@@ravinraven6913 i think many have said that what really killed that show so soon was the fact that it was on the Disney Channel and they didn't talk about Subjects like ABC did i mean there are boy meets world episodes that have never aired on the disney channel what does that tell you?

[@andrewft31]

@@rolandofgilead43um all the episodes are on Disney Plus, I just finished the entire series a few days ago and every episode was present

[@shoppertattoo]

Im literally rewatching this series now! One of my favorites as a kid and I still love it. I’m not a huge fan of the first season, but I don’t think it ever ‘died’ before it was over

[@ravinraven6913]

somehow I doubt you're "literally" but it is a good show. I think it died a long time before it ended but kept coming back. And its youth grew up with the show which meant it was always gonna have staying power but this "new" stuff...is just batchit insane.

[@tizzystith6440]

I remember as a kid watching the 1st season, only to turn around and watch the 2nd to be so confused on how it changed 😅. I honestly thought I missed a season 😂

[@daviddifranco]

I'm probably in the minority, but I personally think the college episodes were the best and most relatable. Peak humor for me!

[@jenaumorgan]

I'm right there with you! In re-watching BMW, I always start from the Angela episodes.

[@oliviadenman3958]

I also like the late high school/ college episodes the best as well.

[@jonathancue1584]

Me too the college years I liked alot and by then all my friends was watching it.

[@raidersfanallday]

Same here

[@RichV20]

First season in 6th grade was most relatable and Cory seemed most realistic being my age. As the years progressed, he was not like me or any person I knew.

[@Multibiatcheyy]

Tbh the first half is so rewatchable I liked the more lightheartedness the college years got a bit too serious and dramatic overall or way too goofy but its still a fun watch and Im glad we have it. The new cast were also great additions and created iconic dynamics like Eric and Jack so I cant say the show over stayed and should've ended sooner. I still love elements of thw college years.

[@lelelew2735]

Overall the show was decent the only issues i had was.. 1. Cory, lauren, and topanga arc. Cory admits he likes another girl, then they go out he had a great time with lauren there was chemistry. Then out if nowhere he says no contest i can live without lauren. Then why did you even have to think about your decision then if it was so easy. It made no sense . Lauren was likable it wouldve been interesting seeing cory date lauren for awhile then him and topanga rekindle later. 2. Erics character assassination. Will is hilarious he makes it work but eric had potential he was somewhat serious but goofy. Then they made him an idiot. Also insinuated he was crazy ruined the character.

[@andrewft31]

Will was the reason Eric was crazy, he was having serious anxiety issues and was thinking about quitting the show, so to make him happy the show runner let him do what he wanted with the character on his off days. Also with your first point, if they had kept with Lauren it would have dragged the show out longer than the 7 seasons. She was a temporary character to present a moral dilemma for the main character.

[@pollorican787]

After watching this episode I realized after all these years Morgan never had her shine in the show sometimes you forget she’s even there

[@ravinraven6913]

thats ok, the show was about Corey.....not any one else. Their parents had some more stronger roles but they didn't get episodes either........it's boy meets word. Not boy gets stuck with the same people his whole life and never learns about real life...things happen, things change. If you were a viewer watching my life as a kid, you would ask...why did it take 35 years for him to meet his half sister and half brother. Where has his other half sister been that he was raised with. it's not believable that his family would just disappear.... my mom was kicked out at 12, I left home at 16. This stuff happens, but it doesn't happen in the disney way, where they just disappear. It's usually so traumatic that it leaves scars, which isn't disney friendly.

[@andrewft31]

The only characters in every episode are Corey, Shawn, Eric and Feeny

[@jesuscage]

I think what killed the show was making a spin-off show girl meets world, they could've rebooted the show still adding the new characters like Riley and Maya, all the actors are still alive to this day (Sept 13 2024) including Mr feeny, they should've rebooted the show IMO

[@bcscommander4152]

Great show! Girl Meets World just didn’t have the same charm though, different times and different values.

[@shoppertattoo]

I watched the Christmas episode just to see everyone again 😂 but the actual show isn’t good

[@DerekBoldiene360]

@@shoppertattoo I like Full House a little more then Boy Meets world But I like Girl Meets World More Then Fuller House I like when Harley was like Harley said "I appreciate you baboon." Then said "Hey Johnny Baboon!" There is another actor I really like in the show Tanner Buchanan who played Charlie Gardner who is really good in Cobra Kai I loved Eric as well I thought it was super funny when Eric and Mr. Fenny went at it together. I agree it is not as good as the old but it did have some funny episodes.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

I dunno, I thought given what they had to work with being on the Disney Channel, Girl Meets World was a solid spin off series. It wasn’t perfect but I enjoyed it. It was sweet how much they lovingly paid homage to the original show (even when they didn’t need to) because it felt organic.

[@bjornstacy9590]

I loved the Whacky Eric and the Feeny call

[@ashleyjustice3008]

The Feeny call is iconic! I loved it too!

[@windsonma8209]

Wow as a kid watching this show I did not realize how Repetitive this show feels, even more than Home Improvement. But I guess that's why I enjoyed it so much, so much so it was one of my most anticipated shows during the TGIF Block. But the upside is at least they had a really excellent Touchy Feely Tear Jerker Scene in the Series Finally even more than the Frasier's Series Finally. And finally I would also say this though that little scene where Cory and Shawn where debating who they would rather have as their Father Batman or Superman, has been stuck in my mind all of these years for some reason.

[@JoshuaGonzalez-sr7xy]

My biggest gripe with the show honestly.... isnt withe the storylines. Because they were always a bit sappy/life lesson. It's with two character and they're a big part on why i actaully watched the show. It's Corey and Eric. The both were insufferable in completely different ways. Corey couldn't be a human without topanga. Its what his whole character became about. It drove me nuts. Same plot, but with the original characteristics of Corey would have been amazingly funny because he would have not been so persuaded by anything in order to seem sensitive to topanga. Then there's... Eric. Who became such a bumbling idiot that it was like he was in a different show. Nothing of substance was given to him. They also kept shifting the tone wildly from one way with him to another that it really was jarring to see. No organic transition. But again the story was fine enough that if you had him not be silly over the top to dramatic and sad in the next id think it would have went smoother.

[@andrewft31]

The Eric thing was on purpose, Will was having serious anxiety issues and was thinking about quitting the show, so to make him happy the showrunner let him do what he wanted with the character on his off days. It became a coping mechanism for the actor.

[@Matthew6248]

Another home run of a episode, suggestions for future when (Insert Show) died episodes: Dragon Ball Z Sliders The Facts of Life Dallas Dukes of Hazzard Star Trek: The Next Generation

[@coolguy1127]

For me Boy meets world died with Mr Turners accident. The shows main focus was values and morals, how sometimes it’s not easy to make the right decision. After Mr Turner is written out of the show, the college years start and Eric becomes a complete idiot. Eric in the beginning years was a cool kid who got the girls. By the end of the show he’s barely able to function as a human being.

[@Ouisija]

There's a whole theory about how his failed attempt at adoption was a trauma he never recovered from. It's after that storyline that Eric seems to have a break from reality. Honestly it's a very tragic interpretation. In reality, the writers just let the actor do his own thing as he was so naturally funny when acting whacky

[@mechajay3358]

That's not even getting into Girl Meet World where he's basically become a caricature of his Former self.

[@jvstice56]

Another ABC/Disney show that had an organic ending but they kept it going. If they had ended with the graduation, that would've made Boy Meets World one of the best 90s sitcoms as they went out on a high note.

[@joshuaa1605]

But it is one of the best 90s sitcoms lol

[@mattm7798]

It was a natural ending point, even if season 5 was pretty bad outside the Lauren storyline. It's like the Simpsons, I have no earthly clue why people still watched it after season 8.

[@tizzystith6440]

I agree. I also believe as the viewer, we don't always need to look further beyond the veil of what happens next. It was a good ending and it should have left it for the viewer to kinda figure out and guess what happens.

[@alih122]

@@tizzystith6440 nah I was happy they extended

[@alih122]

@@mattm7798 Terrible take

[@Jah_LEASE_yah]

The show declined in quality in the last two seasons but were still good enough with interesting stories that lined that they still qualified as a great show. Corey and Topanga's engagement and wedding and marriage, Shawn and Angela's love story, Shawn and Jack losing their dad, Amy having a difficult birth and the baby almost not making it, even the college stuff like Topanga begin sexually harassed by her professor and Shawn discovering he loves poetry, those stories are so important to the overall lore of the show and the characters, that it feels wrong to say that they shouldn't count in the overall history of the Boy Meets World.

[@NeverlandSystemPunkGirlChloe]

OMG I am watching this show since discovering the podcast "Pod meets world" with some of the cast (Topanga, Eric, and Shawn) watching every ep and talking about them - and even having other cast as cameo/interviews (Mr Feeny, Corey's dad, etc). I LOVE this show... I found this cuz of Girl Meets World, which I love (though it loses its value in it's later seasons).

[@markortiz3666]

in all honesty in later seasons it felt like cory was not the main charecter it felt like shawn or eric was

[@malcorub]

I was an 11 year old boy and related to the show up until maybe season 3..... I think it happened to alot of the male audience. Shawn and Eric became the focal points because they were better looking then Cory and after season 3 its clear the target audience is teenage girls and not boys. Someone pointed out to me that it turned into "Friends" for teenagers after season 3.

[@bryancoburn6523]

MR. FEENEY! MR. FEENY! MR. FEEHEEEHEENY!

[@TitanicTruths]

Didn't even mention cheats death. One of the hardest episodes.

[@jasondouglas152]

Seasons 2-4 were epic

[@lawndogmoon2]

I was hoping you would do this type of video for Boy Meets World!! I loved this show!

[@flamesofhell6449]

I miss the good ol 90,s. This was a good show to grow up with.

[@jaysonstewart3537]

Great video. This was one of my favorite shows growing up!

[@FunFactFilms]

Thanks Jayson!

[@greenrobot5]

I mostly liked the show except for how bad Shawn's life was and to make it worse his dad dies. Give the dude a break

[@FunFactFilms]

Ya good point. He had it rough!

[@NickBurns-ey6od]

Topanga was/is just so beautiful

[@Amzingred]

Their was never a moment that this show "died." Just Eric Matthew's character "dying" in the sense that through season 1-5, Eric's character was pretty much everything that Shawn was but under a loving well stabled home unlike Shawn's. And us viewers were rooting to see Eric finally thrive and succeed in finding out who he is and excel at being who he is. Finding his place in the world. But when he lost Tommy to foster parents that lived across the country, that's when they apparently just decided that Eric will become a goofball. That's truly the only thing that sticks out as a "sore thumb" for this series. Though Eric was quite entertaining with memorable moments as the goof. For My own sanity to make it all make sense, I took his character moving forward after that moment of Eric finally giving up what was essentially "the American success dream" that his parents and Feeny kept trying to instill in him that always winded up becoming failures and loss. Eric decided to give up the seriousness and "joke" he started to see as the world was in his eyes. He decided moving forward he is just going to be happy no matter what. Become the jokester that the world seemed to take him as in his mind. Due to what life kept throwing at him despite him always trying to grow up and succeed the way Feeny and his parents wanted him to. Despite his attempts and good will nature, he just kept being met with ultimate failure and loss of something that he would start working hard for. So that's why his personality became what we fondly like to call him--"Mr. Squirrels."

[@lexkanyima2195]

But Eric was over the top after season 5. But at that time we thought the graduation day was the series finale. But it needs continuity.

[@Amzingred]

@@lexkanyima2195 he always had a strange/weird side to him since the beginning. But it went full on moment he cut his haircut. Which happened right after Tommy left. Another way to signal his drastic change from that heartbreaking moment for him.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@Amzingred it didn't evolve for him

[@Spyder13337]

i love this show cant imagine it ever going bad

[@phaze29]

The only thing I hated is how they made Eric more and more dumb and obnoxious

[@christopherwesterberg8555]

I remember Watching Boy Meets World Friday Nights on ABC

[@pa.encema2821]

TGIF

[@Danny-xm1pe]

The show was great until the very end and the college seasons are actually my favorite seasons.

[@kylesclan3024]

season 6 and 7 are my favorite they dont feel like extra seasons

[@rekcusdoo]

Boy Meets World died when they did Eric dirty in the college years.

[@andrewft31]

Will was the reason the character got like that, they gave him free reign to do things with it because of his anxiety issues and to keep him from quitting the show because of his anxiety.

[@rekcusdoo]

@@andrewft31 - I've never heard that he wanted to quit. And considering that he came back for the remake, I'm a little skeptical about that. But, I seriously doubt they let him do whatever he want even if it put the show at risk after they appeared more than willing to replace characters in the past... Topanga, Morgan...for example. Plus they could have just made him disappear after college. Noone was watching for Eric.

[@TommonSensePro]

4:32 Which might ask a question: Is the "Boy" who has to Meet the World actually is Shawn and not Cory?

[@andrewft31]

Corey, because before it had a title it was called the Ben Savage Sitcom…

[@connorpacheco4812]

Man I love this channel

[@nickp2271]

Me too!

[@DarthPyrusTheVirus]

Just gonna skip right over Shawn's father dying, huh? But yeah, show kind of felt like it was going down after season 4 IMO. Of course, as a kid, it was just great to get more and more BMW, so it didn't matter the quality. Nowadays, it's easier to have a critical eye.

[@soapyfankatie]

I actually liked seasons 5-7. The characters Angela and Jack were great additions to the show

[@ghariiscool]

I don't think it died at all...it sort of evolved as it progressed along and the storylines never seemed tired or stale

[@HippeusOmega]

@6:08 you could just see the hurt in Feeny's eyes when he saw his house like that. 😢

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Excellent review

[@mattm7798]

IMO, season 5. The Lauren storyline was the last great story the show had to tell. Eric was beyond stupid, Cory was non sensical, the show was either hyper serious or comically divorced from reality. The fact it last another few years is what I call the Happy Days effect. A show that's just successful enough to stay on the air but it's quality is just in the toilet.

[@leov3569]

Thank you so much for this, I used to watch this in the 90s and wasn’t sure what season it was. 👍

[@alyawaits]

Topanga has beautiful hair then and now❤

[@kellydodson6572]

Not a take I agree with…this show was one of the few that knew exactly when it was time to end and it ended at its height of popularity in the demographic is was selling to (if you factor in that TGIF on the whole was declining…really Boy Meets World was one of the only shows keeping that time slot alive…)

[@lexkanyima2195]

14:04 it was a significant how the cast want to end on a high and progressing to end the show on a high.

[@nikkimejia6767]

This video has the wrong title... its shouldn't be "When Boy Meets World Died" but "When Boy Meets World Should Have Ended"

[@Jacob-nu4nd]

What I didn’t like about the show is how they sped up their ages. I think the show should have just stayed in high school and graduated instead of skipping the college. The whole, forcing them to get married young was a boring move.

[@sonokoroxs]

Graduating high school doesn’t make you a grownup. I feel like the college years were goofy and needed for development. They could have did more but it was still fun while also covering serious topics. One of which was the professor who SA Topagnga. I thought angela amd shawn love was more interesting and wish they didnt have her move to Germany. Girls meets world could have been so much more honestly. I would have love to see Cory be more of a guiding hand but they made him a pushover and an idiot and didnt put shawn and angela together.

[@maximusprime3459]

It died later on by marrying off Cory and Topanga too soon, breaking up Shawn and Angela, also making Shawn way too much of a drama queen.

[@pa.encema2821]

and Eric became a buffoon

[@ashleyjustice3008]

I agree and would add with making Eric too goofy and idiotic.

[@cameronrobinson3933]

Absolutely fantastic video about a show that I watched when I was the age of the characters that I absolutely loved and one of my first crushes on a celebrity was Topanga. But this video was such an excellent breakdown and hit all the right points and all the right notes and I am so impressed and I'm definitely going to watch more

[@mycabbages3538]

This was the show that defined my childhood. I still watch it all the way through every year. I do wish I could change some of the things you complained about. Especially Shawn and Angela. And Eric becoming an idiot.

[@ravinraven6913]

i loved eric being an idiot, it brought true depth to corey...and angela and shawn shouldn't have gotten together. It was just a thing for disney to show they weren't racist.

[@andrewft31]

@@ravinraven6913the show never mentioned their races, and no one at the time it happened cared

[@mrdude822]

Great summary of my favorite show!

[@torquoisegeorges9439]

i loved watching Boy Meets World as a kid my favorite character was Jack and my favorite duo was Jack and Eric can you do Friends next please

[@bigmanolo26]

This is definitely one of my favorites shows ive seen every episode... and to think i only started watching this show cause Ben Savage was the little brother of Fred Savage and i was a fan of The Wonder Years... i gave boy meets world a try n i was hooked

[@whoisbrucewayne17]

As someone who's seen the series 5 times all the way through this year alone thanks to Disney+ and Freeform showing episodes daily, the show is more solid than a brick wall. This show is well written and funny to the bone. Perspective is key here. I don't care for Game Of Thrones but that show is popular to the max. Not everything is for everyone. Let's remember that

[@lawndogmoon2]

Looking forward to the Boy Meets World mistakes episode!!!

[@Scottj2011]

Or continuity. Topanga had a sister and then didn't. Shawn had a sister and then didn't. Feeny marries the dean and then she disappears

[@perfecttalkpodcast]

This video took me down memory lane🔥🔥🔥 Thanks bro

[@FunFactFilms]

Glad to help!

[@j-talk2024]

i agree wit this video 100 percent..i always told all my friends that watched this show that after they graduate the show goes way down hill and dies...when they go to college it just wasnt the same show

[@mikeL65000]

Seasons 3, 4, and 5 are the best.

[@shravanaragula4877]

Honestly very few shows are so good for so long the comedy the innocence and all tye character storyline add up with so much maturity

[@TheDonkeyJote]

They weren't aged up 2 years for Season 2. They were in 7th Grade for that season, after being in 6th Grade for Season 1. There are schools out there that are Grade 7-12. They were aged up for Season 4 (going from 8th Grade aka 13/14 yo in Season 3 to Sophomores aka 15/16 yo in Season 4), and seemingly again for Season 5 (where they skipped Junior Year and went straight to being Seniors).

[@lexkanyima2195]

But they rushed into teens in 2 years

[@TheDonkeyJote]

@@lexkanyima2195 They were 11-12 (6th Grade) in Season 1 and 12-13 in Season 2 (the show outright says they're in 7th Grade). They weren't really rushed up to being teenagers, they started skipping years after that. Cory and Topanga both turn 16 in Season 4, so they've only skipped 1 year at that point (either between seasons 2 and 3 or 3 and 4). And then they're seniors (so, 17) at the beginning of Season 5.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@TheDonkeyJote but you can see the changes

[@TheDonkeyJote]

@@lexkanyima2195 what changes?

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@TheDonkeyJote their progress

[@janellestoermer5479]

I agree with this conclusion. Watching this show was a fun part of being a teenager in the 90s. I think the graduation episode might have been the last one I really watched. I don't remember watching the last 2 seasons.

[@ninademci1500]

Fun Fact Films, when ‘Mr. Feeny’ talked to Cory, Eric, Shawn, Topanga at the end of the final episode, I cried. I’m crying now, too. I was 23 when the show began and 30 when the it ended. So, there’s that.

[@jayfriday9485]

the first season was my favourite. that seems to be the case with most shows though..

[@FunFactFilms]

Cool. I’m finding that season 2 is my favorite for most shows.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

@@FunFactFilms to me I've noticed most long running shows are good from season 2 until about 5

[@maximusprime3459]

The first season reminded me too much of Dennis the Menace if they aged him up.

[@reallyretro]

That last season for me was a total letdown because they turned Eric into a total buffoon character, Cory and Topanga became a boring married couple, Shawn fell in love with Angela and more or less became a Cory 2.0, Jack had no direction really, and Rachel was more or less just....there. The only highlight through the entire course of the show was Mr. Feeny played by William Daniels, who was just a brilliant actor from his St. Elsewhere years as well.

[@ThemCoversMB]

Actually they werent aged up to be in highs school. Their school went from grade 7-12. But, they did age a year later in the show.

[@lostalldoubt86]

Honestly, I don't enjoy the first season at all. The show was still trying to find it's legs. This is one of the examples of a show that got better as it went along. I liked the college years. I feel like the show got particularly good around the senior year of high school.

[@mattryan9444]

It was good until they started making everyone stupid. First eric, then Corey, they dumbed Topanga down. Shawn was the only one who seemed to evolve and get better

[@greendaleforever]

Oh man....the college years were worth it alone for all the zany episodes like when they did their own version of Casablanca or the epic feud that started with Rachel banning Shawn and Cory from her dorm only to have them put her car in her room later that night xD

[@BrandanTheBroker]

Boy Meets World is a show where you can see yourself as both Corey and Shawn, but you're really there to hear Mr. Feeny give us all life advice 😢

[@julianloht9651]

Very good video! I’m impressed with how much thought you have for Boy Meets World. You should do a video of When That 70s Show “Instantly” Died. To me, it died on the season seven finale when Eric Forman went to Africa and the last season sucked from the start to the near finish.

[@FunFactFilms]

Interesting. I never got into That 70s Show. But the trend of things completely dying in the last two seasons sounds about right to me.

[@SuperMarioBrosIII]

@@FunFactFilms How about That 80's Show? Albeit it was cancelled after only 13 episodes!🤨🙄🤔🤷

[@FunFactFilms]

Oh wow! Only 13 episode, I should do a video on that one 😂

[@julianloht9651]

@@FunFactFilms only you’d finish it fast enough if it’s just 13 episodes lol. If you have a better classic sitcom in mind, we’re looking forward to it.

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@FunFactFilmscan you make a video about Married With Children ? I know when it died. Season 7 episode 1 while they introduced Seven and became a bit over the top slapstick. It lack the serious of comedy from the previous seasons

[@CryWolf-sm9iw]

Teen shows always seem to die during the college era. Beverly Hills 90210, Buffy, Dawson’s Creek, Saved By the Bell. It’s almost a curse at this point to take your cast to college. Maybe bc not every high school graduate goes. It’s no wonder why One Tree Hill skipped those years all together but then again that show died after the cast graduated. After that it was mostly let’s put one of the main leads in mortal danger. I mean at one point Hailey and her son were being chased through a cornfield by an ax wielding nanny meanwhile Brooke was again being stalked by a spurned lover for the 100th time.

[@TheLonelySoulja]

Didn’t mention Mr. Turners best friend teacher. The music teacher.

[@josephross7936]

Agree, should have ended at season 5. Season 5 also when the series go deeper into issue like Cory & Topanga break lasted the longest, Cory & Shawn drink to escape reality problems and Cory & Topanga waiting to have $3x on Prom Night. Side note, I watch the spin off "Girl Meets World" but this series severely missed on the seriousness of the up and down as a teen. The only bright spots where all the characters making cameos throughout the run.

[@SavedByGrace_CitizenEmperorユウ]

Thanks to Disney+ I just found this show I never really knew about (minus a couple of moments seen randomly on tv) and decided to check it out. I'm literally a couple of episodes in (and I listened to the podcast episode about the pilot episode today, very entertaining stories). So far it seems to be the clasic family sitcom. I like it so far. I am a bit scared of what is going to come and if I'm gonna like the changes.

[@casinospotlight3187]

I'd say when they bloated the cast and constantly did stories about everyone's parents(Topanga's changing actors almost every time,lol!)

[@TNHFPRODUCTIONS987]

When The College Years began that killed the series most High School shows that transition into The College Years usually fail

[@JasonK1982]

That wasn’t the middle school classroom, it was his high school classroom.

[@Bubba-o3w]

Can you please do power ranges next

[@johnnyd3158]

Personally, I consider either In Space, Wildforce, or Beast Morphers to being the natural endpoint of Power Rangers, back when Power Rangers was actually a kids series until Dino Fury came along.

[@adrianzjackson7342]

After In Space I think is when it officially died but I do like Dino Fury and look forward to Cosmic Fury comin out.

[@johnnyd3158]

@@adrianzjackson7342 Well, I don’t plan on ever watching Dino or Cosmic Fury due to featuring certain content not suitable for kids media, or “woke” as some people have been referring to it as. Since even though the 2017 Power Rangers movie also featured similar content as Dino Fury, at least the film was aimed for an older audience compared to the series that has always been aimed for kids. Since now with Dino Fury, Power Rangers has been robbed of its identity of being a kids series.

[@tyleroutland435]

I love this show from beginning to end as well