Will is absolutely right. When I was a child, I'd find myself identifying with Cory and Shawn. As a young adult going into college trying to find my place in the world, I identified mostly with Eric and Jack. And now as a father rewatching the series, I find myself Identifying with Alan. Perhaps that's what made the show so complex and induring..

Wow the critical thinking, rationality, poise, and depth put into pulling back the layers of this wonderful show is so beautiful and appreciated.

I love the “ya do?!” 8:55 😂 I quote it all the time.

I still stand by how badly I wish Minkus stuck around all the way through!

The audio of Ryder's son is just magical. An incredible glimpse into the absolute purity of a child's mind reacting for the first time to a show we've all known for 30 years. He sounds so precociously funny and observant.

As a teacher myself, Mr Feeny's speech is something I remind myself of on days when I feel I was just about able to keep the kids from killing each other and worry that I have not taught them anything at all. I love that Feeny mentions that he didn't remember what he learned that day, that education is a long process of learning different ideas and concepts. I teach Preschool, so, my kids are only just starting this process. But, make no mistake, they ARE starting the process.

Mr. Feenie felt like my grandpa growing up. I named my cat Feenie after him when I was 12 and my family and I would always sing him the feenie call😂😂

Omg Rider's sons reactions are so impressive....

You can tell that Ryder is often thinking from a writer’s perspective and I love it. He keeps chiming in with what I was just thinking. These three have such a great dynamic. In the first episode Danielle says Ben Savage said it wasn’t his thing, and that makes complete sense. I love this trio for this project. 👏👏👏

Sitcom houses have two things that I have literally never seen in real life. Two staircases and a swinging kitchen door. 😂 Rider, please get a shirt made that says "That Shawn Dude." 😜

I love how Will's wife says Alan has two sons and Amy actually points that out with the exact same comment in Season 5 "Raging Cory."

Love the connection between Boy Meets World and Home Improvement! Loved both shows so much growing up, with Family Matters and Sabrina good follow ups.

I love you all so much. Such a staple in my childhood. Rider, the thought of the movie "cabin fever" still freaks me out. I'm so glad you all are close.

💙 It’s such a different experience to watch the Pod than just listening to the pod. Gosh I love your faces lol lol Keep them coming!!

Idk for you guys, but for me, Alan was the only father I knew and my mom was happy to watch the show with us and helping us see THAT was what we should aspire to give our kids: a good, loving, present, hard working father 🩷

Danielle is surprisingly good at doing vocal things -- whether it's mimicking Willie Garcon or sounding out the theme song! My crush on her is unwavering.

The grounded joke!!! I won’t lie I must’ve never known you all started this podcast. I just finished the entire series all the way through for the first time. Being the only way to ever catch it back then was on Fridays if you missed it you missed it. This podcast just popped up after I finished the series. I am SO happy you all are doing this…NOW back to the grounded joke. I love now being an adult and seeing these nods the adults get but kids don’t. Saw the same thing with Lizzie McGuire recently.

I appreciate the guys are being open about being uncomfortable by the excessive kissing in future episodes. Thanks so much for posting these on KZfaq. Looking forward to hearing more!

Literally watching this episode at the same time as watching this, duel monitor. Life Changing for Boy Meets World fans. I CANNOT wait until you three do podcasts on episodes: 407 (Singled Out),519 (Eric Hollywood), 517 (And Then There Was Shawn), 610 (In Case I Don't See You), 621 (The Psychotic Episode). These are SO funny! Will you are the BEST! Eric has carried me through a lot of depression lol his character is everything!

Hard disagree on not noticing what amazing actors the older generation characters were. Even as a child watching this show, I LOVED Rusty as Alan. The scene where he shows unappreciative Cory his roots later in the show has stuck with me since I was maybe 10 or 12 watching BMW for the first time. But I thought both of the parents and Mr. Feeny were all great parent/teacher/grandfather figures, and even if I didn't immediately identify with their stories, the show did a really great job of helping children and teens my age see their side of the story and introduce the complexities of what the ensemble at large was going through when their stories wove together.

Alan tries to wake up Eric, but he's dreaming about taking a test naked. I took the "Your mom can NEVER find out about this" joke being that he emphasized after he looked at the time that there is no WAY he could get away with this. I'm not sure if the writers thought of this, but there was a missed opportunity for a joke when Alan and Mr. Feeny are talking and Mr. Feeny says "I guess we're on opposite sides of the fence here" or something along those lines. There should have been a wide shot of the two of them on each side of the fence with a silent pause, where both of them acknowledge they're literally on opposite sides of the fence. I feel it would have been a funny end to the somewhat tense scene.

That ballet joke was funny

I have to say of course we all see the world in our own way but Boy Meets World was and still is a much bigger deal than Home Improvement!! I watched both shows growing up. I connected more with Boy Meets World. I still watch the show!! Love you guys!!

Please keep uploading these videos! I'm all caught up on spotify, but it' s really nice to see your reactions and what the guests look like. Love the pod!

Rewatching episodes so I can follow along with you guys 💛

Thank you for another episode ! I hope you keep them coming I love the podcast! The nostalgia kicks in the best of ways when watching you guys!

This makes my heart happy that y’all are doing this pod. I really should watch all of these shows with you. Honestly I think I have them memorized 😂 love your POVs

Best ending to the pod so far. Enjoying this Second Ride, Thank You!

I love hearing them talk about the behind the scenes making of shows...very informational ❤️‍🔥💯📝

rider literally is Shawn hunter in a lot of ways i feel like... from listening to the podcast and like yk hearing rider as himself i sometimes don't fully almost connect that they are different people because rider like Shawn are both so like deep and thoughtful and you can tell there is just so much going on in his brain at all times which of course does make sense that he is a english major i just find it so interesting.

I’m sorry I was so late to this series on Spotify. Literally grew up with these guys on Friday nights. I literally get all of their references and “humor” points. Awesome.

Thank you guys so much for uploading all of these to KZfaq! I have listened to every episode of the podcast since the beginning and this is such a smart idea to reach a larger audience. You guys are such a vivid part of my middle school years because I was also in sixth grade when the show started. Love everything you guys do, keep it up!

This is the Podcast the world needed!!

Keep the episodes coming. Best show. Growing up, I watched Saved By The Bell, Family Matters and Boy Meets Wold. Glad to see all of you out of character. Looking forward to episodes in the couple of season when you go deeper into real life! Keep Up the Great Work!

Thank you for the time and effort put into this video. 😊

so cool, I literally just watched this episode yesterday! extra excited to listen to this one now :D

I'm just finding the podcast and watching in order. I thought about this episode as we stayed up late to watch the World Series last year!

thank you for uploading these 🙏

I love Ryder with the "To Po Gee Gee-a" reference imbedded in his memory is awesome.... That's a line from season 3.

Amazing show. Amazing cast Very well Written

I’m not sure if you guys know this, but later in life, Willie Garson was asked to help out at an acting and singing benefit for the charity “You Gotta Believe.” It’s a charity that is right now mostly only based in New York City, but their main platform or focus is finding forever homes for teenagers and even young adults to be adopted into so they don’t age out of the foster care system without any family or support. So many kids never find a family or are passed from foster home to foster home multiple times without making any solid connections, and as soon as they are 18, they are basically sent out on their own, and they aren’t always equipped with the tools to get through life. So this charity helps those teens and even young adult find permanent, adoptive families. He absolutely loved the charity so much that he then adopted his own teenage son, who is just a fantastic young adult now. It’s so sad that he left this world far too soon, but I don’t think a lot of people know about the good works that he did on this earth, and the charity that he was such a good champion for later in his life. I’m so glad you guys had good memories of him :) if you search on KZfaq with his name and the words you gotta believe, you will see an amazing episode KZfaq episode of the show Stars in the House, which was a shell created during the pandemic to raise money for the actors fund, and help anybody in the arts get the funds that they need while not being able to work. And that episode is all about the charity, and his work that he did through it ❤

I’m really hoping they do the whole series!!!😭😭😭😭

I frikkin luv the this channel here’s to hoping it pushes thru to the end 🙌

Thank you!!!! Love the uploads, super awesome it feels like i get to hangout with y'all

now after listening to yall reacting to all this i have to go back and rewatch every single episode of every season cause nestolgia

this channel randomly popped up on my recommended earlier today and it was an instant subscribe and was curious of when next episode would be and now this comes up. the timing was unreal

I love these podcasts and would love more videos

I love that I am re-watching the episodes as an adult and then tuning in to the podcast to hear about the cast point of view of the episodes

I LOVE THIS PODCAST!!

I downloaded I heart and Spotify and now you're on KZfaq awesome 👍😎

I remember this episode a lot . Cory fails a test because alan wants to watch the Phillies and Feeny won’t let him retake the test

I love this podcast. I have watched every episode of boy meets world and girl meets world. ❤

"Alan Grant?" Hilarious.

I love this so much, I just really hope Rider eventually changes the room he films these in

I can't believe I just now heard of your podcast and there's already like 50 episodes of it already.

I love this episode🎉 the early days he was a big Phillies fan wish the sports angle continued to later seasons

excited for next ep! TO-PANG!-GA!

Been waiting for a new upload lol

I can’t wait to see the episode where Will is in his childhood home 😆

Just started watching these today!

I enjoy this podcast for so many reasons BUT…you made my day FINALLY, FINALLY knowing that those paper bags are NOT paper bags on tv!!! I’ve always said they look weird. Seriously, you don’t know 😫😂 Thanks you for clearing that up in my mind 🎉

Wonderful!

this was great

i've had such a bad day, i needed this. thank you ❤

Aww Rider’s kid is so adorable

YaDo! Totally works and i loved it

This is excellent

@1:02:40 Cory rocking Bugs Bunny 8 is iconic!

It’s only episode 3 though, character development takes time and y’all got your day too.

yay another one!! 😊😊😊😊

Minkus is hilarious.

I miss too much shirts.... We don't get them often enough... They are gold.

You nailed it by saying they wouldn’t make a modern show like this anymore. That’s why people are so drawn to it. There was a certain reality that isn’t there anymore. It’s not JUST that life is messy and sometimes consequences are worth fun time with dad (which is a great lesson. There’s more to life than school.)… but also 😱 parents do the thing that made you. The concept that knowing your parents are doing it is shocking is a strictly modern American one. Commenting on it like that is weird, but whatever. Parents do it! And teenagers make out. That’s life. I can empathize with Rider feeling uncomfortable with his filmed kissing scenes. And I’m sure that’s why new shows attempt to be respectful to the young actors, but the sacrifice is making completely unrelatable shows for a preteen audience. (Because preteens look up to teens and think they are more mature than they really are. So 11 year olds want to watch shows about 14 year olds.) It’s like if you’re older than five, you’re not allowed to be entertained until you’re 16 and watch adult shows about murder, explicit sex, violence, and drugs. There’s a desert of content for curious kids that just want to be around what they think is adult stuff without information overload from googling it and getting more than they bargained for. I’m sure these actors would say there’s still plenty of stuff for that age range, but we’ve already established it’s not the same. So let’s dial back our outrage over parents making innuendos.

So where do I listen to the rest of these now that I heart radio went out of business

I did like that message in the episode, in which you can make decisions for breaking the rules if it is beneficial to you, but you still will have to pay the consequences, and you must be willing to accept those consequences, so include those in making the decision to break the rule. In other words is the benefit worth the consequences to you.

Love this and keep them coming. But why are the videos a year behind the podcast?

I always saw the plumber joke not as a classist thing, but a try hard in school vs a lazy kid

Those little mischievous behaviors of “Corey”bring me back to my childhood

Not that it's less mean, but I thought the plumber comment was more of a shot at Shawn's intelligence not necessarily his social status. Especially since his comment to Minkus is a shot at him being a suck up nerd.

I really look forward to when Danielle and Will aren't taking the show off the rails about how "uncomfortable" it is every single time there's a vague hint at sexuality. It's real life guys, you're all old enough to remember real life before social obsession with overanalysis.

My mom used to watch boy meets world for russ because she loved him and thought he was so good. I thought she was missing the point of the show. I didn't understand then. I was, like, ten maybe. Glad will kind of mentioned something about that at the start - I hadnt thought of it that way.

I am at the age where I am to young for boy meet world but to old for girl meets world. But I have seen both and love both. Born 1994 . Am I the only one 😂❤

Just wanted to first say I’ve confirmed it’s a Backyard “ not a “Side yard” . Favorite parts of the episode- Cory packing “chocolate chips”, Cory having a drink with Feeny and the assistant manager Lenny. Of course the overall message was awesome as well. George always dropping knowledge while learning himself.

This was such a good episode. I like how Cory is shown there is no definitive right or wrong answer. It is not a matter of who is right or wrong: Mr. Feeny or Dad. I like how Mr. Feeny has to play both roles: As a teacher He has to fail Cory because He didn't study for the test, but off the clock as his friend and neighbor He's glad Cory spent time with his Dad. It is complicated but it is Life, Cory.

The thing I could never get my head around was on the living room and kitchen set they had the door that you guys mentioned but then they also had the gap by the window and fridge/freezer that also led into the living room, so why would they need a door AND a gap with no door? - same goes for the two staircases. (one in the kitchen and one in the living room)

"mom he's mimicking me!" is from the first spy kids! carmen says it about juni

Long lost April Kelly... Found and the unpacking is just beginning. 😅

William Russ plays the crazy general in jag .

Just finished watching the series with my middle three kids. Alan’s dad is super similar to how I mom. I really loved watching his parenting and thinking about his impact on the family. Eric was our favorite character, the kids liked Shawn second, but Alan was second for me 😃

Yeah, Last Man Standing was cut off by the network after either season two or three then was 'revived/rebooted' by NetFlix after they picked up it's streaming license.

It would be nice if we could also see the episode as they are talking about it. It’s probably copyright issue related that they can’t do this

It is much better to have the video than just the audio version. Wondering why there was such a delay putting this on KZfaq?

Helllllo to whoever is uploading these. Question! I just watched the 1st and second podcasts on KZfaq here, and when I clicked on the 3rd, I got confused and saw that it was actually the 5th podcast, not the 3rd. So the 1st & 2nd are up as videos, and the 5th and 6th ones (this is the 6th). So as not to go out of order, I signed up for the iheartradio podcast to begin listening to the 3rd. However, it is difficult for me to focus when just hearing voices (I mix up who's talking, I get distracted and can't follow). I would love to see all the podcasts as videos. Did you film them all as videos? Based on the Instagram page, it seems there are lots of podcast video clips. Will these all make their way up here on KZfaq? And if so, will they be in order? I noticed episodes 1, 2, and 5 were uploaded 2 weeks ago, and this episode 6 was uploaded 3 days ago, and yet, it was all recorded this past summer. Just wondering if there's any chance I'll be able to follow them all as videos. Someone please let me know. Thanks. :)

“Kids shows today would never make those jokes.” Y’all haven’t seen many episodes of todays shows huh?

My favorite part is the tree house

What happened to the episode after the pilot "on the fence" did that get deleted? I believe it was said it would be the next episode so I went to watch it to refresh - it was the watergun episode which was really another great one - especially with Cory and his Dad and the ending omgeee. Can anyone point me to that review because I don't see it sadly =( Thank you

No, I always felt like it was Alan’s last chance to keep a son. The older son is now girl crazy and getting away from parents, while Cory is still young enough for Alan to keep him. I don’t think it’s that Eric is forgotten or anything.

I see in a lot of shows now they will still cover the brands with tape or something on soda cans etc

How did Rider stumble across how gender "stereotypes" are still in style while saying they suck? It's literally why these shows are loved.

Don't think there's as much kissing in kids/family shows today 😅 definitely a 90s and 00s thing!