Boy Meets World

September 20, 1996

On the way home from a summer road trip, Cory agrees to a final pit stop--not knowing Eric intends to make it a permanent one because he's "not ready for the summer to end."

September 27, 1996

As Cory is feeling insecure about his hair, Topanga shows him that appearance is meaningless, and she proves so by cutting off some of her own locks, a decision she quickly regrets.

October 4, 1996

After quitting his job at the grocer's, Alan shops for a new career, but ends up at a convenience store, where Amy fears he'll be unhappy.

October 11, 1996

Shawn's mom is back but won't go home until she is sure they can be a good family--something Shawn and his dad must accomplish on their own.

October 18, 1996

Eric aggravates an offbeat guitar player when he tells her to take her tunes and her sunny demeanor elsewhere.

October 25, 1996

Shawn's life is a mess when his dad takes a job as a school janitor, so Mr. Feeny offers to let him decide his father's career fate.

November 1, 1996

Eric tires of his dating pool, so he tries to get a date on "Singled Out"--but the host does little to help him out.

November 8, 1996

Shawn insists things aren't what they seem when Cory catches him with a girl, but Cory won't buy it, and tries to play catch-up by getting intimate with Topanga.

November 15, 1996

Cory agrees to go to a wrestling match with a buddy on the same night as Topanga's Sweet 16 party.

November 22, 1996

Cory and Shawn feel their families should spend Thanksgiving together, but everyone else thinks it's a foul idea.

November 29, 1996

After Shawn's dumped by a girl, Cory cheers him by insulting her; but when she learns what he said, she reconciles with Shawn and forbids him to see Cory.

December 13, 1996

When Cory discovers the men he's working for are in the mob, he quits--and Shawn takes his place.

January 10, 1997

When Mr. Feeny goes on a weekend trip, Shawn turns the teacher's house into a bed-and-breakfast for a class project.

January 17, 1997

It's Cory's 16th birthday and he can't wait to get his license and take a road trip. But his dad has other plans: a birthday dinner with the family.

January 31, 1997

Shawn thinks Cory's newspaper column is a drag, so he tells Cory to spice things up by posing as a girl and writing about the stunt. But it's Shawn who ends up in a dress.

February 7, 1997

Eric sees Shawn kiss Topanga and tells Cory about the incident. But the bad news is the peck was for good reason: Topanga's moving.

February 14, 1997

Just as crestfallen Cory gives up hope of seeing Topanga again, she shows up.

February 28, 1997

When Eric learns his girlfriend has a son, he's confident he can handle the responsibility--but too scared to tell his parents about it.

March 21, 1997

Cory, Shawn and Topanga fail miserably on a quiz show, but they're so popular with viewers that the producer makes the questions easier.

April 4, 1997

Eric blames Amy, not Alan, for getting fired; and when they pressure him to go to college, he gets a job as a security guard and moves out.

April 25, 1997

Feeling lost and alone, Shawn starts spending time with a group of people that he defensively describes as "not a cult."

May 2, 1997

Cory's in a jam when a coed makes a pass at him while he's visiting a college.