Disney Sitcom Classics: "Boy Meets World" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

mickeymouseclubfan · 11-17-2014, 11:42 PM

Last month, The Walt Disney Company celebrated SIXTY Years of Television.

The debut of "The Wonderful World of Disney" occurred on October 27, 1954 on the ABC Television Network, where it aired Wednesday nights before airing Sunday Nights on NBC as "The Wonderful World of Color" before its name change to "The Wonderful World of Disney."

Disney bought ABC in 1995 under then-President Michael Ovichs.

Among other notable Disney Television shows include classics like "Mickey Mouse Club" to sitcom favorites such as "Home Improvement," "My Wife and Kids," "Boy Meets World" and many more, proving Disney's staying TV Power.

In honor of this Milestone Occasion, I'll be reviewing a slew of Disney shows under the title of "Disney Sitcom Classics," starting with "Boy Meets World."

"Boy Meets World" originally aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1993 - May 5, 2000, for 7 years and 158 episodes.

Created by Michael Jacobs, the series centered on an 11-year-old everykid named Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), a 6th-grader living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who loved Baseball and even had aspirations of going Pro when he became a grown-up. He lived with his parents: dad Alan (William Russ), a Blue-Collar Grocer, and mom Amy (Betsy Randle), a homemaker, along with teenaged brother Eric (Will Friedle) and kid sis Morgan (Lindsay Ridgeway).

Other notable characters included Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Cory's best friend since Babyhood; Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel), Cory's classmate, girlfriend, and eventual wife; and Mr. George Feeny (William Daniels), Cory's life-long Teacher who happened to live NEXT DOOR to Cory and his family.

In 1994, at the start of Season 2, Cory, Shawn, and Topanga enrolled as pupils at John Adams High School, and joining them was Mr. Feeny, the new School Principal, and Jon Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn), a new teacher at the School who eventually became Shawn's legal guardian.

In the hour-long Series Finale, Cory and Topanga, by this time young adult newlyweds, left Philadelphia (and Pennbrook College) to relocate to New York City, New York.

"Boy Meets World" taped its first season at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, after which taping relocated to CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, California from Season 2 until the show's ending of its run.

"Boy Meets World" was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Walt Disney Television.

Mace Dolex · 11-18-2014, 12:30 AM

I know ABC is owned by Disney but I don't think that's reason to label and wussify every show on ABC as a Disney show.

11-17-2014, 11:42 PM	#1
mickeymouseclubfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2013 Posts: 145	Disney Sitcom Classics: "Boy Meets World" Last month, The Walt Disney Company celebrated SIXTY Years of Television. The debut of "The Wonderful World of Disney" occurred on October 27, 1954 on the ABC Television Network, where it aired Wednesday nights before airing Sunday Nights on NBC as "The Wonderful World of Color" before its name change to "The Wonderful World of Disney." Disney bought ABC in 1995 under then-President Michael Ovichs. Among other notable Disney Television shows include classics like "Mickey Mouse Club" to sitcom favorites such as "Home Improvement," "My Wife and Kids," "Boy Meets World" and many more, proving Disney's staying TV Power. In honor of this Milestone Occasion, I'll be reviewing a slew of Disney shows under the title of "Disney Sitcom Classics," starting with "Boy Meets World." "Boy Meets World" originally aired on the ABC Television Network from September 24, 1993 - May 5, 2000, for 7 years and 158 episodes. Created by Michael Jacobs, the series centered on an 11-year-old everykid named Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), a 6th-grader living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who loved Baseball and even had aspirations of going Pro when he became a grown-up. He lived with his parents: dad Alan (William Russ), a Blue-Collar Grocer, and mom Amy (Betsy Randle), a homemaker, along with teenaged brother Eric (Will Friedle) and kid sis Morgan (Lindsay Ridgeway). Other notable characters included Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Cory's best friend since Babyhood; Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel), Cory's classmate, girlfriend, and eventual wife; and Mr. George Feeny (William Daniels), Cory's life-long Teacher who happened to live NEXT DOOR to Cory and his family. In 1994, at the start of Season 2, Cory, Shawn, and Topanga enrolled as pupils at John Adams High School, and joining them was Mr. Feeny, the new School Principal, and Jon Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn), a new teacher at the School who eventually became Shawn's legal guardian. In the hour-long Series Finale, Cory and Topanga, by this time young adult newlyweds, left Philadelphia (and Pennbrook College) to relocate to New York City, New York. "Boy Meets World" taped its first season at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, after which taping relocated to CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, California from Season 2 until the show's ending of its run. "Boy Meets World" was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Walt Disney Television.

11-18-2014, 12:30 AM	#2
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,669	I know ABC is owned by Disney but I don't think that's reason to label and wussify every show on ABC as a Disney show.