TMC
06-10-2026, 03:48 AM
I've been reading comments on Reddit lately after hearing about the story (https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/sabrina-carpenter-cried-girl-meets-world-table-read-1236766837/) about Michael Jacobs (https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=6492505&postcount=183) making Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter cry during a table read for Girl Meets World.
I came to learn that the general consensus (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpmi51/) among (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqqwfw4/) Boy Meets World fans (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpen6q/) is that Michael Jacobs (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1144ssj/michael_jacobs_toxic_positivity/), especially when he got too much creative control (especially by Season 7 (https://www.reddit.com/r/podmeetsworldpodcast/comments/1u1a28s/comment/oqpfces/)), was a real detriment to the series. And naturally, Girl Meets World (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1144ssj/comment/j919o7y/) inherited (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1rvs4cv/comment/oavg5a5/) that problem (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1rvs4cv/comment/oavg5a5/). And in the case of Girl Meets World, it isn't as simple or cut and dry to immediately (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/17o7kgl/comment/k7wm8j0/) blame (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1di5wsd/blaming_disney_channel_for_everything_wrong_with/) the fact that it aired on Disney Channel (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/x0p4do/comment/ima45le/) instead of ABC (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1dh9tuf/comment/l8z8iuk/) for its perceived (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/nj9do9/comment/lrgaxaq/) handicaps (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/17o7kgl/comment/k8eleil/) or shortcomings (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/yaob1r/comment/itf4ogk/).
The bottom-line is that Boy Meets World was arguably, successful (https://www.reddit.com/r/DisneyChannel/comments/1u195ns/comment/oqrz359/) in spite of (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpmi51/) Michael Jacobs not necessarily, directly because of him.
I came to learn that the general consensus (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpmi51/) among (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqqwfw4/) Boy Meets World fans (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpen6q/) is that Michael Jacobs (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1144ssj/michael_jacobs_toxic_positivity/), especially when he got too much creative control (especially by Season 7 (https://www.reddit.com/r/podmeetsworldpodcast/comments/1u1a28s/comment/oqpfces/)), was a real detriment to the series. And naturally, Girl Meets World (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1144ssj/comment/j919o7y/) inherited (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1rvs4cv/comment/oavg5a5/) that problem (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1rvs4cv/comment/oavg5a5/). And in the case of Girl Meets World, it isn't as simple or cut and dry to immediately (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/17o7kgl/comment/k7wm8j0/) blame (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1di5wsd/blaming_disney_channel_for_everything_wrong_with/) the fact that it aired on Disney Channel (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/x0p4do/comment/ima45le/) instead of ABC (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1dh9tuf/comment/l8z8iuk/) for its perceived (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/nj9do9/comment/lrgaxaq/) handicaps (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/17o7kgl/comment/k8eleil/) or shortcomings (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/yaob1r/comment/itf4ogk/).
The bottom-line is that Boy Meets World was arguably, successful (https://www.reddit.com/r/DisneyChannel/comments/1u195ns/comment/oqrz359/) in spite of (https://www.reddit.com/r/boymeetsworld/comments/1u19uro/comment/oqpmi51/) Michael Jacobs not necessarily, directly because of him.