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JamesG · 11-12-2024, 03:24 AM

Rider Strong Recalls “Miserable” Shoot of "Boy Meets World's" Alcohol-Themed Episode
by Natalie Oganesyan
November 11, 2024

"Boy Meets World" actor Rider Strong recalled one particular episode that made him “very uncomfortable” and “so miserable” to film.

In a recent episode of Pod Meets World — the rewatch podcast dedicated to the ’90s sitcom co-hosted by Strong, Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle — the trio discussed an alcohol-themed episode that was eventually banned from airing by Disney for its mature content.

The episode being discussed is Season 5, Episode 18, titled “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love”.

Strong, in particular, found the episode to be a watered-down warning message about alcoholism that ended up being more of a “disservice.”

“I’m just half-assing it this entire episode,” he began. “I’m so miserable.”

“I was probably 17 the first time I tried alcohol, so it was probably right before this. But I remember Ben [Savage] and I talking about, like, ‘How do you play drunk?’ and having conversations about it. And he nails it. He’s so good at it.”

Strong called the material here “not great” or “well-written” given its unrealistic qualities, saying he did not want to do the episode.

He said the episode itself seemed to be a tonal mish-mash, in that the first half of the 22-minute installment shows Shawn “having a good time with Cory and doing handstands and peeing on cop cars and just, like, ‘Woohoo, fun loving,’ and then in that second half, it’s as if he’s a 45-year-old alcoholic who’s like, ‘I can’t stop, but I gotta keep doing this.’ I don’t think that’s realistic.”

“The real problem that I see is it’s actually a disservice to people. The real issue with drinking is that often it’s sneakier, it’s weirder, it’s slower. It slowly takes over people’s lives … to try and cram an entire alcoholic journey and sobriety journey into 22 minutes — that’s not ever what it actually is like. That’s never how it happens in real life. So in a weird way, it’s hurting the issue that it’s trying to address.”

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,961	Rider Strong Recalls Feeling "Miserable" during BMW's Alcohol Episode *Rider Strong Recalls “Miserable” Shoot of "Boy Meets World's" Alcohol-Themed Episode* by Natalie Oganesyan November 11, 2024 "Boy Meets World" actor Rider Strong recalled one particular episode that made him “very uncomfortable” and “so miserable” to film. In a recent episode of Pod Meets World — the rewatch podcast dedicated to the ’90s sitcom co-hosted by Strong, Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle — the trio discussed an alcohol-themed episode that was eventually banned from airing by Disney for its mature content. The episode being discussed is Season 5, Episode 18, titled “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love”. Strong, in particular, found the episode to be a watered-down warning message about alcoholism that ended up being more of a “disservice.” “I’m just half-assing it this entire episode,” he began. “I’m so miserable.” “I was probably 17 the first time I tried alcohol, so it was probably right before this. But I remember Ben [Savage] and I talking about, like, ‘How do you play drunk?’ and having conversations about it. And he nails it. He’s so good at it.” Strong called the material here “not great” or “well-written” given its unrealistic qualities, saying he did not want to do the episode. He said the episode itself seemed to be a tonal mish-mash, in that the first half of the 22-minute installment shows Shawn “having a good time with Cory and doing handstands and peeing on cop cars and just, like, ‘Woohoo, fun loving,’ and then in that second half, it’s as if he’s a 45-year-old alcoholic who’s like, ‘I can’t stop, but I gotta keep doing this.’ I don’t think that’s realistic.” “The real problem that I see is it’s actually a disservice to people. The real issue with drinking is that often it’s sneakier, it’s weirder, it’s slower. It slowly takes over people’s lives … to try and cram an entire alcoholic journey and sobriety journey into 22 minutes — that’s not ever what it actually is like. That’s never how it happens in real life. So in a weird way, it’s hurting the issue that it’s trying to address.” https://deadline.com/2024/11/rider-s...le-1236173574/ Attached Images