Boy Meets World: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Boy Meets World Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
My Best Friend's Girl
Sep 22, 1995
Ignoring Cory's feelings, Shawn asks Topanga on a date.
The Double Lie
Sep 29, 1995
While Mr. Turner is out for the weekend, Shawn plans a hot date, ignoring the fact that he is staying with the Matthews that weekend.
What I Meant to Say
Oct 13, 1995
Cory is utterly surprised when Topanga starts avoiding him, and then breaks up with him, when he tells her that he loves her.
He Said, She Said
Oct 20, 1995
Shawn decides to take a new guidance counselor's advice seriously, and begins planning to run away to Paris.
Hometown Hero
Oct 27, 1995
When Cory pulls a fire alarm and bolts while he and Shawn break into the school late at night to turn in their Chemistry papers, he is an acclaimed hero, but soon feels guilty for
This Little Piggy
Nov 3, 1995
Cory feels caught in the middle when Shawn adopts a pig, names it Little Cory, and soon begins to fight with Topanga, who insists that Shawn cannot raise the pig properly with his
Truth and Consequences
Nov 10, 1995
Cory and Shawn get Janitor Bud fired when they produce a videotape for Media Arts class showing him leaving school early to bet on horses at the racetrack.
Rave On
Nov 17, 1995
Eric decides to throw a rave on the same day as Amy and Alan's anniversary, unknowingly placing it at the same time as the anniversary party.
The Last Temptation of Cory
Dec 1, 1995
When Topanga becomes sick, Cory is suddenly the object of another girl's affections, one of the school's most popular girls: Missy Robinson, is now hitting on him.
Train of Fools
Dec 15, 1995
Things go wrong for the teens on New Year's Eve, and when they have no transport to get to a party, they are forced to spend the holiday in a stranded subway car.
City Slackers
Jan 5, 1996
When Mr. Feeny gives Amy and Alan the key to his cabin in the Poconos so they can have a romantic getaway, Shawn and Cory steal the key, and use it to have a ski weekend. Meanwhile
The Grass is Always Greener
Jan 12, 1996
Cory feels uncomfortably domesticated, having been with Topanga for so long. So he misses a date with her to go to a school party with Shawn and the guys. However, Cory finds out t
New Friends and Old
Jan 19, 1996
Cory and Shawn befriend Frankie out of fear, but soon realize how selfish they are being when they start using the younger students, whom will do anything for Frankie.
A Kiss is More Than a Kiss
Jan 26, 1996
Cory begins dating again, but he can't bring himself to kiss his date, Melissa, because he still has feelings for Topanga, who he finds is already locking lips with another guy.
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Feb 2, 1996
Shawn gets turned down by a "nice girl", Dana Pruitt, who in turn, sets her sights on Cory instead.
Stormy Weather
Feb 9, 1996
Eric's devotion to the TV station soon sees his grades taking a plummet, and it jeaprodizes his chance at graduation.
The Pink Flamingo Kid
Feb 16, 1996
A large rift in Cory and Shawn's friendship comes along when Cory videotapes a group of teen miscreants red-handed, but it turns out that they are Shawn's relatives.
Life Lessons
Feb 23, 1996
Cory's classmates choose him to persuade Mr. Feeny to change the rather tiring exam schedule, but when the good teacher refuses, the group of teens who chose Cory vandalize Mr. Fee
I Was a Teenage Spy
Apr 26, 1996
When an accident involving a microwave transports Cory back to 1957, he is mistaken for a spy because of his knowledge of Russian space tactics.
I Never Sang for My Legal Guardian
May 3, 1996
Jonathan feels he is ready to assume legal guardianship of Shawn, but Shawn secretly longs to live with Chet.
The Happiest Show on Earth
May 10, 1996
Cory follows Topanga to Disneyworld to win her back, but she misinterprets his attempts, thinking they are meant towards another girl.
Brother Brother
May 17, 1996
Cory dreads his upcoming summer vacation when he realizes that Topanga's going to camp, Shawn's travelling with his father, and Eric's leaving for college - and not coming home aga