History Trivia / BoyMeetsWorld

* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse. "Shallow Boy" involves Eric dating the aspiring singer/songwriter Corinna, whose songs are [[TastesLikeDiabetes saccharine]] and completely unappealing. When he dumps her, she immediately starts writing dark and angry songs clearly directed at him; ''these'' sell, and she becomes a huge success. After a while she meets with Eric, ostensibly to apologize, but he quickly realizes she's just run out of material. Refusing to give her any, he acts nice to Corinna and manages to revert her to mindless schlock mode, by singing the song "Tomorrow" from ''Theatre/{{Annie}}'' with her. At the end of the episode, Eric gives an evil snicker once her cheerful album bombs. The character was a parody of Music/AlanisMorissette, who had a similar transformation. The episode even openly references Alanis.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The reason that Eric and Shawn didn't have many scenes together, even while roommates, was because Rider Strong had a tendency to start {{Corpsing}} during scenes with Creator/WillFriedle

* QuoteSource:
** GenreSavvy
** ThreesomeSubtext.

* YouLookFamiliar: Julius Carry previously played a college professor in "Fraternity Row." This is especially jarring in that he spent most of his interactions in that episode with Shawn.

* QuoteSource: ThreesomeSubtext.

** Fishel, who was going through a divorce when [=McGee=] guest starred on Girl Meets World, apologized both privately and publicly, and the two have also resolved their issues.

* HideYourPregnancy: Trina McGee (who, it must be remembered, is a full decade older than her costars), spent much of season 5 pregnant. Notice how, in the iconic "And Then There Was Shawn," she wears possibly the baggiest sweater ever made.

** Fishel, who was going through a divorce when McGee guest starred on Girl Meets World, apologized both privately and publicly, and the two have also resolved their issues.

* BillingDisplacement: Gradually happened over the course of the series, as the new additions to the cast were added to the roster in the order they joined the show[[note]]Except for Matthew Lawerence, who received a "With" credit[[/note]]. By Season 6, this meant that Betsy Randle was billed prior to everyone ''except'' Creator/BenSavage and William Daniels, and Lindsay Ridgeway was billed prior to Creator/MaitlandWard and Trina [=McGee=], despite their severely reduced roles in the final seasons.

** The episode "Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield" reveals Shawn to be a poet, and two of his poems are read aloud (albeit by other characters). Both poems were written by Rider Strong, who plays Shawn, and ''not'' for the episode in question. Strong's poem "Top of the World" was thus repurposed within the context of the episode to be a love poem about Angela.

* DirectedByCastMember: William Russ (Alan Matthews) directed several episodes in seasons 5-7.

** In the third season finale "Brother Brother", Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews) and Lindsay Ridgeway (Morgan) were not told that Will Friedle would be returning with the rest of the cast for season 4 until ''after'' the scene where Eric says goodbye to his family.

* BillingDisplacement: Gradually happened over the course of the series, as the new additions to the cast were added to the roster in the order they joined the show[[note]]Except for Matthew Lawerence, who received a "With" credit[[/note]]. By Season 6, this meant that Betsy Randle was billed prior to everyone ''except'' Creator/BenSavage and William Daniels, and Lindsay Ridgeway was billed prior to Maitland Ward and Trina [=McGee=], despite their severely reduced roles in the final seasons.

** Danielle Fishel had been appealing for some time to the producers to allow her to cut her waist-length hair shorter, but they always resisted as Topanga's long hair was something of a trademark for the character. As season 4 began, they finally relented on the condition that Topanga get an ImportantHaircut. Ironically, Topanga's shown to instantly regret cutting her hair after she does it; Fishel, meanwhile, couldn't have been happier.

** Marla Sokoloff was originally cast as Topanga in "Cory's Alternative Friends" with Danielle Fishel set to play the role of Becky. The parts were switched and the rest is history.

** Similarly Topanga's parents were played by the husband-and-wife Creator/MichaelMcKean and Annette O'Toole [[TheOtherDarrin for one episode]], although their characters' situation is reversed from the above in that [[spoiler:the episode portrays their marriage's disintegration.]]

* BillingDisplacement: Gradually happened over the course of the series, as the new additions to the cast were added to the roster in the order they joined the show[[note]]Except for Matthew Lawerence, who received a "With" credit[[/note]]. By Season 6, this meant that Betsy Randle was billed prior to everyone ''except'' Ben Savage and William Daniels, and Lindsay Ridgeway was billed prior to Maitland Ward and Trina [=McGee=], despite their severely reduced roles in the final seasons.

* TheCastShowoff: Lindsay Ridgeway and Rider Strong both get to show off their singing voice in "Better Than the Average Cory" and "Cutting the Cord", respectively.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/CharismaCarpenter, of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'', appeared as a caterer in the episode "Train of Fools".

** In "Eric Hollywood", this is lampshaded, with ''Kid Gets Acquainted With Universe'' star Ben Sandwich screaming "How can I learn so much every week and still be so stupid?!" at the writers. Then they lampshade ''that'' at the end of the episode, when Will Friedle, playing "[[AlterEgoActing himself]]", flips out at Ben Savage for changing a punchline. He storms off, and then enter Rider Strong as Shawn, telling Cory "I blew up another mailbox" (a reference to a first-season episode, "The Fugitive").

* HostilityOnTheSet: Trina McGee revealed in 2020 that she had issues with Will Friedle and two other cast members (believed to be Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel), claiming she had been called a "bitter bitch" and "Aunt Jemima", and treated like a stranger even after 60 episodes. She did clarify that Rider Strong and the show's crew were lovely to her.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In the third season finale "Brother Brother", Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews) and Lindsay Ridgeway (Morgan) were not told that Will Friedle would be returning with the rest of the cast for season 4 until ''after'' the scene where Eric says goodbye to his family.

** Danielle Fishel had been appealing for some time to the producers to allow her to cut her waist-length hair shorter, but they always resisted as Topanga's long hair was something of a trademark for the character. As season 4 began, they finally relented on the condition that Topanga get an ImportantHaircut. Ironically, Topanga's shown to instantly regret cutting her hair after she does it; Danielle Fishel was mostly just relieved.

* ActorInspiredElement: The episode "Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield" reveals Shawn to be a poet, and two of his poems are read aloud (albeit by other characters). Both poems were written by Rider Strong, who plays Shawn, and ''not'' for the episode in question. Strong's poem "Top of the World" was thus repurposed within the context of the episode to be a love poem about Angela.

* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Creator/WilliamDaniels, a renowned film, theater and dramatic television actor, playing the put-upon sitcom neighbor. He admitted he was initially not interested in the role because he thought it would be mocking teachers. The creators understood his concern and Mr. Feeny instead became a legendary character who had more screen time with the kids than with their own parents, and the most revered teacher character ''in all of television''.

* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Creator/WilliamDaniels, a renowned film, theater and dramatic television actor, playing the put-upon sitcom neighbor. He admitted he was initially not interested in the role because he thought it would be mocking teachers. The creators understood his concern and Mr. Feeny instead became a legendary character who had more screen time with the kids than with their own parents.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Cory, Eric, and Alan were hardcore sports fans who supported all the local Philly teams but Disney, who had just founded the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, forced the producers to put Ducks memorabilia in Cory's room and even had him wear a Ducks jersey despite the fact that the team was from California not Philly.