Feeny is a Boston native and enjoys gardening. Elsewhere), whom he finds success after his relationship with Elizabeth and competition with Dean Bolander's ex-husband Dr. Curtis Kincaid (Francis X. McCarthy) for her affection. During the televised senatorial debate, the public gets a first-hand opportunity to compare Eric's innate goodness against Graham's incompetence, and Eric goes on to win the election. By his own admission, he has no understanding whatsoever of the town's political problems, but the electorate trust him because of his handling of their personal issues. He enjoys writing poetry. He also forms a bond with Maya's mother Katy, who shares a similar feeling of abandonment due to her husband and Maya's father's leaving. Dialogue suggests they were married at the same age as Cory Matthews and their daughter, Topanga, however their relationship is not as strong due to Jedidiah's (off-screen) extramarital affair with a woman named Marie. In some later episodes, Alan does not support Eric in all of his ventures, and Amy, in turn, tells Alan that his coddling of Eric is the reason Eric has turned out the way he is. Cory ultimately chooses Topanga after realizing his love for her and ended his potential relationship with Lauren off-screen. Maj. Moore (Julius Carry) died in a fishing accident, but she has also gotten married to a man in the military much like her father was. Class dismissed.". Historischer Tag in Washington: Joe Biden ist als US-Präsident vereidigt worden. The change from a girl-crazy cool-conscious teenager (the first half of the series) to a scatter-brained odd-ball (the second half of the series) was a drastic change. He has joined a corporation looking to buy Eric's vote for a pipeline which would harm the environment. Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. Shawn originally idolizes his father and thinks himself responsible for his father's frequent departures. During his time on the show, he was shown as being in love with Topanga, and was often made fun of by Cory and Shawn. Minkus was on the show from 1993–1994, reappearing in the "Graduation" episode in 1998, with Minkus and Topanga now portrayed as bitter rivals. The original actor made one last token cameo appearance in the third season. She was on the show from 1997–1999. In the episode "Fraternity Row" it is revealed that during high school Shawn was challenged in writing, but "Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield", reveals that during college he has improved significantly and additionally has had a lifelong affinity for poetry. Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? The relationship between Jack and Rachel ultimately doesn't work out. George Feeny eventually sees the Dean's reasonable side when she is willing to trust his judgment over Cory Matthews after he started a fight with a corrupted young professor named Stuart (portrayed by Ben Savage's real-life brother Fred) who made an advance towards Topanga Lawrence. After this, Angela encourages Shawn to pursue a relationship with Katy – Maya's mother – and leaves to go back home. A brief period of family distress follows, with Amy proclaiming that she will, in turn, "make a major decision that affects the entire family without consulting with him first". Eric's character changed mid-series from preppy elder brother to "crazy, moronic brother". Dialogues imply that though Jack has a good relationship with his stepfather, but never as close as Jack would like with his father. (He had teased the song well before Rodrigo's "Drivers License."). Eli Williams strongly reflects this trend. ", Turns out, Bassett, 20, wrote the piano-backed song last summer "in a moment in time where social media was bringing a lot of darkness to my life. Mit dabei ist die Golden-Globe-Gewinnerin Angela Bassett, sowie … For the first few years, he's a slacker and just barely a better student than Shawn. He makes a brief cameo at the end of the Girl Meets World pilot episode as a figment of Cory's imagination, telling him, "Well done, Mr. Matthews", and Topanga likens Cory to him in a later episode. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? Eventually, he becomes disillusioned with his standard "9-5" job that he had worked for so many years, and quits without discussing it with his family first. His more laidback approach to teaching often clashed with Mr. Feeny's more traditional methods, and the students found that they could more easily identify with the hip, Harley-riding Mr. Turner. At the end of "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels", a TV news anchor reports a major political blunder by Jefferson Davis Graham, a six-term Senator from New York, wrecking his chances of re-election, unless he can find someone even more incompetent to run against him, and the anchor hints at the prospective opponent by showing a picture of Eric (in his guru garb). It was even implied once that Eric likes to tell people (such as Rachel) that Feeny is his grandfather. Shawn goes through several ups and downs throughout the show, including briefly joining a cult and nearly succumbing to alcoholism, similar to his father. He is quite fond of girls, as is Eric. Alan was also somewhat of a "father figure" for Shawn Hunter. For Topanga's sake and without her knowledge, Jedidiah and Rhiannon spend years in counseling in an effort to salvage their marriage. In the episode Girl Meets Game Night, Joshua talks to Maya about her crush on him. When McNulty left the cast toward the end of the second season, Harley made one more appearance (played by Kenny Johnston), only to be subsequently written out under the pretense of going to "juvenile boot camp". They have a tempestuous relationship, but genuinely care for each other. Eric often provides comic relief in tough situations throughout the series. Shawn has been the best friend of Cory Matthews for nearly their whole lives, since the two met when Cory fell into an animal pen at a zoo and Shawn came to his rescue. Topanga herself also kissed another guy during her separation with Cory, making her realize that sometimes she and Cory need to endure trials in their relationship to prove whether their love for each other is strong; Cory and Topanga ultimately got back together. ", RELATED VIDEO: Sabrina Carpenter Addresses Olivia Rodrigo Drama on New Song 'Skin': 'Don't Drive Yourself Insane'. Jack's aversion to his family's alcoholism makes him vow never to drink, and tries to save Shawn from it in one episode. Joey's exact purpose in the bully entourage is never really explained. Cory mentions more than once that Feeny is the only teacher he has ever had since kindergarten. After directing two first-season episodes of Girl Meets World, Rider Strong has become a fixture behind the scenes, while also making appearances in a recurring role. Rainbow Six: Siege (Video Game 2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is often more calm than Eric, and can either be his voice of reason or the one who gets him into trouble. In the updated series she is shown to be a much nicer, doting parent. She has, in her own words, a middle name even more embarrassing than "Topanga". During the interim between the events of Boy Meets World and the sequel series Girl Meets World, Eric moves upstate, and is elected mayor of [the fictional] St. Upidtown, on the Quebec border. Jack's mother, however, hid Shawn's letters from her son, leaving Shawn to believe that his half-brother turned his back on his paternal family with his mother for years until Jack finds out. In "Girl Meets Smackle", Topanga defends her insufficient familiarity with all of the life lessons that Cory teaches by explaining that "he has so many of them". He began the show as a suave, popular young man, who constantly went out on dates. Cory is, at this point in his life, a seventh-grade history teacher and his daughter is also in his class. You're gonna get away while I leave it up to fate for now," he sings, before later adding, "When did you stop being kind? Angela Moore (Trina McGee-Davis) was the sweetheart of Shawn Hunter in Seasons 5–7. Jennifer appeared as the main antagonist in two episodes of Boy Meets World. Topanga stays with her aunt, Prudence Curtis (Olivia Hussey), in Philadelphia during the attempt. Although she broke up with Shawn during one or two episodes, and once for a longer period in the show's Pennbrook stage, eventually revealing that, like Shawn, Angela also comes from a broken family as her mother left her and her father. Their personality differences do cause problems between the two a few times, but these problems never destroy their friendship. Mr. Turner is also best friends with Eli Williams. Holly Robinson Peete (* 18.September 1964 in Philadelphia; gebürtig Holly Elizabeth Robinson) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.. Leben. When the Matthews find out that Chet will not be returning for a while, Jonathan Turner, a teacher at John Adams High School, offers to take care of Shawn and eventually to become his legal guardian. Shawn has a personality almost opposite Cory's; Shawn takes more risks and has more of a bad boy image. Her first appearance, uncredited, was in Season 5, and she became a regular cast member later that season but was only billed in the closing credits with a special "And Starring" credit. In an episode of the sequel series Girl Meets World, there's an easter egg that alludes to Griff. Stuart Minkus or simply just Minkus (Lee Norris) was the resident genius and nerd in Cory's sixth grade class. You can say what you like, doesn't mean that you're right. Of the bunch, Lucas is the one Harley forms the closest bond with. He began his career as the manager of the Market Giant supermarket, eventually winning a prized "Grocie" Award. There's good that comes from social media, but it's also become a place where people can say anything about anyone, no matter how false or damaging with no accountability," he said in a press release. By the second season, Riley is hopeful that Shawn will become Katy's husband and Maya's father, although Shawn still has unresolved feelings for Angela. Joshua Matthews, (Daniel Jacobs) is the youngest of the Matthews siblings. As homage to the character, the show made a reference to him in the last episode of Season 5; when Stuart Minkus returns for a cameo and calls out to an unseen Mr. Turner, indicating that he has recovered from his accident and returned to work. Mr. Feeny was once married to a woman named Lillian, who died before the series began. She is similarly referenced in season two's "Girl Meets Pluto". In dealing with Eric, she always discourages "babying" him, whereas several episodes involving Cory see a much more gentle and motherly Amy. During the later years, storylines involving Eric became stranger and wackier, often bending the rules of reality itself, such as an episode where Eric continually tries to sneak up on Topanga by using many disguises and crazy situations. George Feeny (William Daniels) Throughout the series, Feeny tries his best to guide young Cory, Shawn, and their friends as they encounter problems in their lives on their road to adulthood. He explained to Cory in the first season that he saw a lot of his younger self in Shawn, and encouraged Cory to be there to help Shawn through his tough life. When Danny McNulty left the show at the end of season 2, Griffin "Griff" Hawkins (Adam Scott) stepped in briefly as his replacement. In her first appearance in the episode "Learning to Fly", she was having doubt of whether Eric Matthews of being serious of enrolling into colleges because of his less-than-stellar grades and history as a slacker, but Eric persuasively convinced her after an interview. He was on the show from 1993–1995; he left the show after graduating and going to college, leaving Eric at home to be a "townie", and was never referenced again. He made another appearance in the episode "Girl Meets Creativity". He makes his final appearance in the last episode where Cory gives him a speech about all of things that he has learned over the past seven years. Also, in the episodes "The War" and "Seven the Hard Way", the audience realizes that Eric finds friendship a serious matter and values it more than anything, apparent in his quote, "Lose one friend, lose all friends. "Cory" Matthews (Ben Savage) is the main character of the series. Shawn's father, Chet Hunter (Blake Clark), is an on-again, off-again father figure, frequently leaving town for months or even years at a time. Prior his marriage, Alan joined the United States Navy instead of enrolling in college after high school, a decision he is regretting and glad that his children did not made the same choice. At the end of the series, she and Cory, along with Eric and Shawn, moved to New York City where Topanga pursued a law internship. At one point he befriends a young orphaned boy named Tommy and wants to adopt him, but ultimately decides against it, so Tommy can live with a family that can better support him. He was on the show from 1995–1996. Rhiannon kept their house in Pittsburgh, while Jedidiah moved into an apartment. Jack Hunter (Matthew Lawrence) is Shawn's paternal half-brother, and very different from him. Chet returns to Philadelphia briefly, prompting a conflict with Shawn, who finally loses patience with his father's inability to stay around. Angela Bassett Friends a Love Story - Angela Bassett Is My Favorite Actress Angela Bassett Movies - Angela Bassett and Courtney B Vance Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance - Angela Bassi - Psicologia - Dependência Química Upon her reappearance, she says, "That was the longest timeout I ever had!" In season two and thereafter, the show begins to focus on Shawn's life as well. Mr. Turner later returns as a recurring character in Girl Meets World beginning with the episode "Girl Meets the New Teacher" where it is revealed that after his accident he fell in love with his nurse and married her. Early plans for the sequel had Eric's son, Troy, being a prominent part of the cast; the role of the teenage relative is instead filled by Cory and Eric's youngest brother, Joshua (now portrayed by Uriah Shelton). One major difference between Cory and Shawn is that Cory seems to get more worked up or neurotic about random things, whereas Shawn is more laid back. Eric is actually highly intelligent, and Feeny mentions that Eric can get passing grades in his sleep (in fact, he once did). They married during their sophomore year (during the final season), after which the show attempted to put them in stereotypical marriage problem situations. Angela later returns in the sequel series Girl Meets World in a guest appearance. He delivers the final line of Boy Meets World dialogue in the series finale, directed to an empty classroom just vacated by his beloved students: "I love you all. Dean Bolander had Cory under a probationary period of one day for starting physical violence on campus instead of expelling him, and the professor under an investigation for his misconduct. Jedidiah (Peter Tork, Michael McKean, and Mark Harelik) and Rhiannon Lawrence (Annette O'Toole and Marcia Cross) are Topanga's estranged parents. Surviving much longer than his counterparts, Harley and Joey, Frankie's character began his tenure on the show's second season as the "enforcer", torturing the other students, especially the seventh graders, including Cory and Shawn Hunter. Cory's daughter, Riley, sees him as an uncle figure as he has formed an even closer affinity with the Matthews family than before, visiting their home often. Lauren (Linda Cardellini), is Cory Matthews' potential love interest and archenemy of Topanga Lawrence during Season 5; Cory meets Lauren when he sprained his ankle getting off a bus for a ski trip. Astrid Bless studierte an der Theaterhochschule Leipzig und war viele Jahre Protagonistin am Leipziger Schauspielhaus, wo sie verschiedene Rollen übernahm, wie die „Ophelia“ in Hamlet, die „Viola“ in Was ihr wollt oder die „Schustersfrau“ in dem gleichnamigen Stück von Federico García Lorca.Auch an der Tribüne in Berlin und dem Stuttgarter Renitenztheater gastierte sie. Die US-Schauspielerin Angela Bassett (“American Horror Story”, “Black Panther”) hofft, dass ihre Kinder von allein auf eine ihrer größten Rollen stoßen. Cory always works his problems out. Jason Marsden (Jason Marsden), Eric's best friend from the age of three. In all, Harley appeared in six episodes of the sequel, including the series finale, "Girl Meets Goodbye". Bolander was previously married to archeologist Dr. Curtis Kincaid (Francis X. McCarthy). In the series finale she, along with Amy and Alan, say goodbye to Cory, Eric, Shawn and Topanga when they depart for New York. This leads Cory to occasionally develop an inferiority complex; such as Shawn gets better ideas than him when participating their high school's work study program, meeting art prodigy Alexandra Nechita, and Topanga gets a better job than his after they got married. Several years later, she had a second child, a son named August "Auggie" Matthews. Why would you make your pain mine? In the show, she is stereotypically portrayed as a strict, disciplinarian college administrator who is romantically attracted to George Feeny, who initially did not reciprocate her affection for years until he is under her employ. Get a taste of the podcast below. Making me pay for your crimes. He is born in the episode "My Baby Valentine" but only weighs 5 lbs and is very ill. You can't seem to get me off your mind, oh. His wife and Farkle's mother, Jennifer (Kristanna Loken) an ex-girlfriend of Shawn Hunter makes her first appearance in the second season. Unlike their own school days, Harley and Cory have become close friends, mainly because it was Cory's influence that got him hired as custodian at John Quincy Adams Middle School, earning him the affectionate nickname "Janitor Harley" by the students. Apparently, Chet was left to take care of Shawn after his biological mother, who was actually a stripper, left shortly after his birth. In the series finale, she joins the Peace Corps with Jack. Although Topanga was accepted to Yale University, she decided to attend Pennbrook College with Cory and their friends. Rachel was the focus of a two episode story-arc in season seven when a prank war goes wrong, leaving Rachel (as well as Angela and Jack) feeling like the outcast of the gang. In the DVD commentaries, Michael Jacobs and some of the actors discuss the network pressure during seasons 2 and 3 to bring more young adult characters to the cast. Jack ultimately decides not to go through with the pipeline after Eric reminds him about how simple life was when they were younger, by taking him to a middle school semi-formal dance. Rhiannon is obliquely referred to by her granddaughter Riley at the end of "Girl Meets 1961", an episode centering on Rihannon's mother, Rosie McGee. During the fourth season, Eric takes a year off from school when he doesn't get into a college of his choice. Eric reveals that he and Rachel are still close, whereas Jack and Rachel no longer speak. Despite his brief tenure on Boy Meets World, Stuart appears as a major recurring character in the sequel Girl Meets World, with Norris reprising his role. Rachel is a very sweet, mature young woman who forms a bond with Jack and Eric almost instantly. And then last week, Carpenter — apparently the "blonde girl who always made me doubt," which Rodrigo refers to in her song — dropped "Skin," where she sings, "Maybe you didn't mean it/ Maybe blonde was the only rhyme," Carpenter, 21, sings on her track. Robinson Peete ist die Tochter des Drehbuchautors Matt Robinson; ihre Mutter Dolores Robinson war als Produzentin von Fernsehserien und als Schauspielerin tätig.Ihre Eltern zogen nach Los Angeles, als sie 10 Jahre alt war. Beginnend bei der Notrufzentrale bis zur Polizei oder Feuerwehr geben die Ersthelfer alles, um den Menschen in Not zu helfen. Still, it's strongly implied that the two harbor feelings for one another. Packende und mitreißende Notfälle warten auf die Einsatzkräfte von 9-1-1. Lila Bolander-Feeny (Bonnie Bartlett, William Daniels' real-life wife), Dean of Pennbrook, who later begins a romantic relationship with Mr. Feeny. Her reason for meeting up with Shawn is to get some advice and council about her fears of becoming a mother out of fear that she may end up like her own. Jack's mother left Chet Hunter with her son due to not being able to cope with her former husband's alcoholism, and eventually she and Chet both remarried after their divorce. Upon graduating college in the series finale, Eric decides to get a new lease on life, and in doing so: he moves to New York City with his brother, sister-in law, and Shawn. Cory and Topanga's marriage continued in Girl Meets World, by which point Topanga has become a successful attorney and soon the owner of a local Ukrainian bakery, and Riley is thirteen years old. Murphy, was next seen on Girl Meets World in "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels Goes to Washington" as a political activist and founder of a website called Thorn in Your Side, that reports on political scandals. Angela Moore. He compares this to Cory who, though lacking Eric's natural intelligence, makes up for it by being hard-working when he wants to be, and thus succeeds. On Thursday, the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star … On the contrary, Eric has appeared sensitive when it comes to matters of family and friends, as in the episode "Brotherly Shove", where Eric feels rejected by Cory when he was not asked to help clean out the garage, which was filled with memories from their childhood. He gets strong praise and recommendation from a blogger named T.J. who turns to be a now-grown up Tommy.[5]. You twisted your words like a knife. Chet had Shawn live with Jack during Shawn's senior year in high school, effectively having Jack taking over the guardianship for Shawn from his father and Jonathan Turner until his half-brother's graduation, though Shawn eventually moved back in with him later. Oddly, he lives in the same trailer park as Shawn despite his father's high-profile career. He once mentions having six percent body fat, though he confides that in high school he was referred to as "Jumbo Jack", much to Eric's amusement. By the end of the series, Cory, Topanga, and their friends eventually left Philadelphia for an internship that Topanga got with a law firm in New York City, and by the time of the events of Girl Meets World, Cory has had two children with Topanga, a daughter named Riley plus a son named Auggie. He was the only character on the series to have the same exact name of the actor portraying him. Eric is also the creator of the "Feeny call", and even makes a talking doll for Feeny to "make the call", so Feeny will not miss him when he moves to New York with the others. Initially, Friedle declined to reprise his role in the sequel series Girl Meets World, but later became a recurring character; Eric made his initial appearance in the season 2 episode "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels"; when Cory's daughter Riley and her best friend Maya have a major argument that threatens to destroy their friendship, Eric is called in by Cory to mediate and he successfully reconciles the girls. Williams had a starring role throughout the third season, and is last seen in the episode "Brother, Brother". After Eric gave Tommy a toy for Christmas, Tommy became convinced that Eric was really Santa and asked Eric for parents for Christmas. In the last episode, it is revealed that Cory is actually short for 'Cornelius'. Full credits for Cars. Well, I'm sure you're hurting inside. Much was now made of the fact that Topanga was the most attractive and the most popular girl at school, and academically successful. In a later season, Shawn's half-brother Jack arrives in town for college. By the time of the events of Girl Meets World, Topanga and Cory are shown happily married with two children. Tommy (J. During the junior and senior years in high school, Cory becomes a hard working student, able to raise his GPA in addition earning an adequate SAT score to get accepted into colleges. Prior to moving in with Jack and Eric, she lived down the hall with her Texan boyfriend. After the change is made, he never appears on the show again, though he is referred to in an episode in a later season. Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage). Amy Matthews (Betsy Randle) is the wife of Alan Matthews and the mother of Eric, Cory, Morgan, and Joshua Matthews. Harley was later a recurring character on the sequel series Girl Meets World. Accordingly, she purchases a sporting goods and outdoor supply store that is up for sale, which Alan happily takes over, and renames Matthews & Son. Mit dabei ist die Golden-Globe-Gewinnerin Angela Bassett, sowie … However, being a former journalist at a television station in Philadelphia, he sometimes finds teaching and reaching out to students to be a difficult chore, something that Turner helps him out with.