Random Things You Didn't Know About Boy Meets World (26 items)

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  (#1) Rider Strong Almost Quit

  Around the fifth season, Strong wanted to go to college. Fortunately, he and show-runner Michael Jacobs worked out a schedule so Strong could both attend college and continue on the show. Strong graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English and also received his MFA from Bennington College.
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  (#2) Mr. Feeny And Dean Bolander Are Married In Real Life

  They were married on the show as well. In real life, William Daniels and Bonnie Bartlett were wed in 1951 and had three children (one passed shortly after birth).
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  (#3) Anthony Tyler Quinn Originally Auditioned For Cory's Dad

  Ultimately, the writers thought he was too young for the role. He later became the cool teacher, Mr. Turner.
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  (#4) Rider Strong Was The First And Last Audition

  Hundreds of kids signed up to audition for producer Michael Jacobs, hoping to get the role of Shawn. Strong was the first to audition, and Jacobs didn't see anyone else.
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  (#5) Jack Hunter Is Younger Than Shawn

  Or at least the actors are. Matthew Lawrence (Jack) is actually two months younger than Rider Strong (Shawn).
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  (#6) Topanga Wasn't Supposed To Cry During The Finale

  In an interview, Danielle Fishel revealed that she was not supposed to cry in her last scene, but knowing that the show had ended, she broke down saying her lines, and they kept it in.
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  (#7) Topanga Made It Big In Hollywood

  In "I Am Not a Crook" (season 2), Cory and Shawn run for class president. Or at least they do at first. They both end up dropping out, leaving Topanga to run unopposed, and win. For her efforts, she was rewarded with an executive producer credit for the episode. 
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  (#8) The Cast Had A Favorite Episode

  The season five episode that ended up being a cast favorite was "And Then There Was Shawn," which was inspired by '90s horror films. Jennifer Love Hewitt guest-starred and the cast reportedly could barely get through the scenes because they were laughing so hard.
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  (#9) Topanga Was Never Supposed To Be A Main Character

  Topanga was originally a fringe character, to be used as a foil for the main characters, but she was too popular for her own good and became one of the stars.
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  (#10) Ben Savage And Rider Strong Had A Sixth Sense

  They reached the point with Cory and Shawn that they could read each other so well and learn lines so quickly that they felt incapable of making mistakes. Said Strong, "As actors, Ben and I really clicked, and it's that kind of connection that you so rarely find with an actor, with somebody else, this preternatural connection."
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  (#11) Episode 119 Was A Shoutout To 'The Graduate'

  In "Kid Gloves," Cory is scuba diving in the school pool and surfaces to see Mr. Feeny looking down on him. The scene, shot from Cory's point of view, is an homage to classic scene in The Graduate. William Daniels played Dustin Hoffman's father in the film.
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  (#12) Shawn And Eric Couldn't Just Be Professional

  Rider Strong and Will Friedle are allegedly best friends to this day. Their friendship and chemistry was almost too strong, and their scenes together were limited. Why? They just couldn't stop laughing when trying to say their lines.
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  (#13) Angela And Shawn's Relationship Was A Relative First

  Interracial relationships like theirs were rare on major network shows that were geared toward young viewers.
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  (#14) Mr. Feeny Bookends The Series

  The first scene of the series opens with a conversation between Cory and Mr. Feeny. Everyone's favorite fictional teacher also closes the series, saying goodbye to Cory and the gang with his classic and unforgettable, "class dismissed."
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  (#15) The Cast Skipped A Few Grades

  Boy Meets World skipped 8th and 11th grade. They must have been really smart.
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  (#16) Only Cory And Shawn Appear In Every Single Episode

  Eric comes in a close second, having appeared in every episode except four.
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  (#17) Rider Strong Stole Shawn's Leather Jacket

  Supposedly, he loved the jacket so much that he took it with him when he went to school in New York. 
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  (#18) Amy Matthews Doesn't Know Her Own Job History

  In season one, Amy Matthews switched from being a career woman to a stay-at-home mom. Then, in season five, she joins Eric's writing class, apparently blocking out her former time as a working girl (Melanie Griffith-style), claiming that she was only ever a wife and mother.
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  (#19) Topanga Is Named After Topanga Canyon

  Rumor has it production called producer Michael Jacobs for a name as he was driving through Topanga Canyon in Los Angeles.
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  (#20) Cory's Full Name Is Cornelius

  Cornelius "Cory" A. Matthews, to be precise.
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  (#21) Three Episodes Are Too Racy To Air On The Disney Channel

  "Prom-ises, Prom-ises," "If You Can't Be With the One You Love," and "The Truth About Honesty" are all banned from airing in syndication on The Disney Channel, thanks to their tackling of subjects like teen drinking.
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  (#22) Shawn Never Really Had A Sister

  Though she is mentioned in an early episode, when Shawn says she once helped straighten Cory's hair, Strong later explained that the line was given to Shawn in a rewrite, after the actor they originally belonged to (one of the kids they tried to make work as a second best friend of Cory), was fired.
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  (#23) The Boys' Bathroom Was Also Feeny's Office

  Depending on the episode, the space used as the boys' bathroom was also Feeny's office and the guidance counselor's office.
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  (#24) Cory And Topanga Can't Get Their Story Straight

  The story of Cory and Topanga's first meeting varies, happening at a different age and place every time.
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  (#25) You Probably Forgot These Actors Were On The Show

  Ethan Suplee, Adam Scott, Brittany Murphy, and Jennifer Love Hewitt all had roles on Boy Meets World.
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  (#26) The Missing Nebula

  Topanga's sister, Nebula, was only mentioned once, then never heard of again.

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