Boy Meets World 1993
“His older brother likes girls. His younger sister likes dolls. His parents like rules. And he'd like to know where he fits in.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 24, 1993
- Last Aired
- May 5, 2000
- Format
- 7 seasons · 158 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~63.2 hours (24 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~62.8 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S4E15 "Chick Like Me" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- April Kelly, Michael Jacobs
- Network
- ABC
- Where to Stream
- Disney Plus, YouTube TV, Freeform
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★ TMDB users: 8.3/10 from 572 votes TV-G DramaComedyFamily 7 seasons · 158 eps Ended
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Quick answer
What is Boy Meets World?
Boy Meets World is a television series that premiered in 1993 and concluded in 2000. Created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly, the program follows the coming of age events and everyday life lessons of a character named Cory Matthews.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1993
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 158
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 24, 1993
- Last aired
- May 5, 2000
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Family
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.3/10 from 572 votes
- Format
- 7 seasons · 158 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~24 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ABC
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Overview
Boy Meets World is a television series that premiered in 1993 and concluded in 2000. Created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly, the program follows the coming of age events and everyday life lessons of a character named Cory Matthews. Matthews is a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy into a married man over the course of the series. The term boy refers to a male child from birth to adulthood, or specifically one under the age of 18. In the show, the protagonist is an adolescent with two siblings who tests various theories about life. As he endures the trials of growing up, he is accompanied by a good friend. The cast of the series includes Ben Savage, Rider Strong, William Daniels, and Betsy Randle. The narrative focuses on the transition from childhood to maturity, documenting the experiences and lessons Matthews encounters as he navigates his development into adulthood.
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Should you watch it?
“Follow the life of Cory Matthews as he navigates the journey from childhood to adulthood.”
Reasons to watch
- focuses on life lessons
- follows character growth
Keep in mind
- premise is strictly focused on one character
Watch it if you enjoy stories about growing up and learning everyday life lessons.
The series explores the maturation process from childhood to adulthood.
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Cast
Ben Savage
Cory Matthews
Rider Strong
Shawn Hunter
William Daniels
George Feeny
Will Friedle
Eric Matthews
Betsy Randle
Amy Matthews
William Russ
Alan Matthews
Danielle Fishel
Topanga Lawrence
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Lindsay Ridgeway
Morgan Matthews
Matthew Lawrence
Jack Hunter
Trina McGee
Angela Moore
Anthony Tyler Quinn
Jonathan Turner
Maitland Ward
Rachel McGuire
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 24, 1993
- E2 On the Fence Core Oct 1, 1993
- E3 Father Knows Less Core Oct 8, 1993
- E4 Cory's Alternative Friends Core Oct 15, 1993
- E5 Killer Bees Core Oct 22, 1993
- E6 Boys II Mensa Core Oct 29, 1993
- E7 Grandma Was a Rolling Stone Core Nov 12, 1993
- E8 Teacher's Bet Core Nov 19, 1993
- E9 Class Pre-Union Core Nov 26, 1993
- E10 Santa's Little Helper Core Dec 10, 1993
- E11 The Father/Son Game Core Dec 17, 1993
- E12 Once in Love With Amy Core Jan 7, 1994
- E13 She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Core Jan 14, 1994
- E14 The B-Team of Life Core Jan 28, 1994
- E15 Model Family Core Feb 4, 1994
- E16 Risky Business Core Feb 11, 1994
- E17 The Fugitive Core Feb 25, 1994
- E18 It's a Wonderful Night Core Mar 11, 1994
- E19 Kid Gloves Core Mar 25, 1994
- E20 The Play's the Thing Core Apr 29, 1994
- E21 Boy Meets Girl Mytharc May 6, 1994
- E22 I Dream of Feeny Mytharc May 13, 1994
Season 2 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Back 2 School Mytharc Sep 23, 1994
- E2 Pairing Off Core Sep 30, 1994
- E3 Notorious Core Oct 7, 1994
- E4 Me and Mr. Joad Core Oct 14, 1994
- E5 The Uninvited Core Oct 21, 1994
- E6 Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf? Core Oct 28, 1994
- E7 Wake Up, Little Cory Core Nov 4, 1994
- E8 Band on the Run Core Nov 11, 1994
- E9 Fear Strikes Out Core Nov 18, 1994
- E10 Sister Theresa Core Nov 25, 1994
- E11 The Beard Core Dec 9, 1994
- E12 Turnaround Core Dec 16, 1994
- E13 Cyrano Core Jan 6, 1995
- E14 I Am Not a Crook Core Jan 13, 1995
- E15 Breaking Up is Really, Really Hard to Do Core Jan 27, 1995
- E16 Danger Boy Core Feb 3, 1995
- E17 On the Air Core Feb 10, 1995
- E18 By Hook or By Crook Core Feb 17, 1995
- E19 Wrong Side of the Tracks Core Feb 24, 1995
- E20 Pop Quiz Core Mar 10, 1995
- E21 The Thrilla' in Phila' Core May 5, 1995
- E22 Career Day Mytharc May 12, 1995
- E23 Home Mytharc May 19, 1995
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 My Best Friend's Girl Mytharc Sep 22, 1995
- E2 The Double Lie Core Sep 29, 1995
- E3 What I Meant to Say Core Oct 13, 1995
- E4 He Said, She Said Core Oct 20, 1995
- E5 Hometown Hero Core Oct 27, 1995
- E6 This Little Piggy Core Nov 3, 1995
- E7 Truth and Consequences Core Nov 10, 1995
- E8 Rave On Core Nov 17, 1995
- E9 The Last Temptation of Cory Core Dec 1, 1995
- E10 Train of Fools Filler Dec 15, 1995
- E11 City Slackers Core Jan 5, 1996
- E12 The Grass is Always Greener Core Jan 12, 1996
- E13 New Friends and Old Core Jan 19, 1996
- E14 A Kiss is More Than a Kiss Core Jan 26, 1996
- E15 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Core Feb 2, 1996
- E16 Stormy Weather Core Feb 9, 1996
- E17 The Pink Flamingo Kid Core Feb 16, 1996
- E18 Life Lessons Core Feb 23, 1996
- E19 I Was a Teenage Spy Core Apr 26, 1996
- E20 I Never Sang for My Legal Guardian Core May 3, 1996
- E21 The Happiest Show on Earth Mytharc May 10, 1996
- E22 Brother Brother Mytharc May 17, 1996
Season 4 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 You Can Go Home Again Mytharc Sep 20, 1996
- E2 Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow Core Sep 27, 1996
- E3 I Ain't Gonna Spray Lettuce No More Core Oct 4, 1996
- E4 Fishing for Virna Core Oct 11, 1996
- E5 Shallow Boy Core Oct 18, 1996
- E6 Janitor Dad Core Oct 25, 1996
- E7 Singled Out Core Nov 1, 1996
- E8 Dangerous Secret Core Nov 8, 1996
- E9 Sixteen Candles and 400-lb. Men Core Nov 15, 1996
- E10 Turkey Day Core Nov 22, 1996
- E11 An Affair to Forget Core Nov 29, 1996
- E12 Easy Street Core Dec 13, 1996
- E13 B & B's B'n B Core Jan 10, 1997
- E14 Wheels Core Jan 17, 1997
- E15 Chick Like Me Core Jan 31, 1997
- E16 A Long Walk to Pittsburgh (Part 1) Mytharc Feb 7, 1997
- E17 A Long Walk to Pittsburgh (Part 2) Mytharc Feb 14, 1997
- E18 Uncle Daddy Core Feb 28, 1997
- E19 Quiz Show Core Mar 21, 1997
- E20 Security Guy Core Apr 4, 1997
- E21 Cult Fiction Mytharc Apr 25, 1997
- E22 Learning to Fly Mytharc May 2, 1997
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Brothers Mytharc Oct 3, 1997
- E2 Boy Meets Real World Core Oct 10, 1997
- E3 It's Not You... It's Me Core Oct 17, 1997
- E4 Fraternity Row Core Oct 24, 1997
- E5 The Witches of Pennbrook Core Oct 31, 1997
- E6 No Guts, No Cory Core Nov 7, 1997
- E7 I Love You, Donna Karan Core Nov 14, 1997
- E8 Chasing Angela Core Nov 14, 1997
- E9 How to Succeed in Business Core Nov 28, 1997
- E10 Last Tango in Philly Core Dec 5, 1997
- E11 A Very Topanga Christmas Core Dec 19, 1997
- E12 Raging Cory Core Jan 9, 1998
- E13 The Eskimo Core Jan 16, 1998
- E14 Heartbreak Cory Core Feb 6, 1998
- E15 First Girlfriends Club Core Feb 13, 1998
- E16 Torn Between Two Lovers (Feeling Like a Fool) Core Feb 27, 1998
- E17 And Then There Was Shawn Core Feb 27, 1998
- E18 If You Can't Be With the One You Love... Core Mar 6, 1998
- E19 Eric Hollywood Core Mar 20, 1998
- E20 Starry Night Core Apr 3, 1998
- E21 Honesty Night Core Apr 24, 1998
- E22 Prom-ises, Prom-ises Core May 1, 1998
- E23 Things Change Mytharc May 8, 1998
- E24 Graduation Mytharc May 15, 1998
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 His Answer (1) Mytharc Sep 25, 1998
- E2 Her Answer (2) Core Oct 2, 1998
- E3 Ain't College Great? Core Oct 9, 1998
- E4 Friendly Persuasion Core Oct 16, 1998
- E5 Better Than the Average Cory Core Oct 23, 1998
- E6 Hogs and Kisses Core Oct 30, 1998
- E7 Everybody Loves Stuart Core Nov 6, 1998
- E8 You're Married, You're Dead Core Nov 13, 1998
- E9 Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield Core Nov 20, 1998
- E10 And in Case I Don't See Ya Core Dec 4, 1998
- E11 Santa's Little Helpers Core Dec 11, 1998
- E12 Cutting the Cord Core Jan 8, 1999
- E13 We'll Have A Good Time Then... Core Jan 22, 1999
- E14 Getting Hitched Core Jan 29, 1999
- E15 Road Trip Core Feb 5, 1999
- E16 My Baby Valentine Core Feb 12, 1999
- E17 Resurrection Mytharc Feb 19, 1999
- E18 Can I Help to Cheer You? Core Mar 12, 1999
- E19 Bee True Core Apr 9, 1999
- E20 The Truth About Honesty Core Apr 30, 1999
- E21 The Psychotic Episode Mytharc May 7, 1999
- E22 State of the Unions Mytharc May 14, 1999
Season 7 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Show Me the Love (Part 1) Mytharc Sep 24, 1999
- E2 For Love and Apartments (Part 2) Mytharc Oct 1, 1999
- E3 Angela's Men Core Oct 8, 1999
- E4 No Such Thing as a Sure Thing Core Oct 15, 1999
- E5 You Light Up My Union Core Oct 22, 1999
- E6 They're Killing Us Core Oct 29, 1999
- E7 It's About Time Core Nov 5, 1999
- E8 The Honeymooners Core Nov 12, 1999
- E9 The Honeymoon Is Over Core Nov 19, 1999
- E10 Pickett Fences Core Nov 21, 1999
- E11 What a Drag! Core Dec 3, 1999
- E12 Family Trees Core Dec 17, 1999
- E13 The Provider Core Jan 7, 2000
- E14 I'm Gonna Be Like You, Dad Core Jan 28, 2000
- E15 The War (Part 1) Mytharc Feb 11, 2000
- E16 Seven the Hard Way (Part 2) Mytharc Feb 11, 2000
- E17 She's Having My Baby Back Ribs Core Mar 3, 2000
- E18 How Cory and Topanga Got Their Groove Back Core Mar 17, 2000
- E19 Brotherly Shove Core Mar 31, 2000
- E20 As Time Goes By Core Apr 7, 2000
- E21 Angela's Ashes Core Apr 28, 2000
- E22 Brave New World (Part 1) Mytharc May 5, 2000
- E23 Brave New World (Part 2) Mytharc May 5, 2000
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The series follows Cory Matthews.
What is the show about?
It focuses on the coming of age events and life lessons of the protagonist.
Does the character grow up?
Yes, the series depicts his growth from a young boy to a married man.
Where is the show set?
The story is set in Philadelphia.
What themes are included?
The show covers coming of age experiences and everyday life lessons.
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