Will Friedle is one of the most well cast actors on the show. Strong, fierce, independent, as well as graceful and unique, the character Angela Moore brought a welcome new dynamic to the established core group. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Adam Scott was later cast in roles much better suited to his type. Let us know in the comments! Shawn Hunter experienced tremendous growth over time. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. There is a whole generation of dudes out there who are still in love with Topanga. the boy who met the world, shared a Matthews and friends family photo on Instagram, and it’s the definition of perfect. Josh was also a minor semi-recurring character in Boy Meets World. She brings crazy gifts for the kids and takes them on adventurous outings. Next up to play Rhiannon Lawrence was Marcia Cross. William Daniels gave us the Feeny we know and love, and Feeny gave us our desire to “believe in ourselves. MTV AND ALL RELATED TITLES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OF VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Clark helped us see the potential in Chet to be a better person and father. There’s also Shawn’s bride-to-be, Katy; Riley and Auggie Matthews; and Riley’s BFF, Maya. After BMW, Mark went on to work on top shows like The Big Bang Theory and Breaking Bad. Mark Harelik played yet another Jedidiah, but this one was more forgettable than the last. He matured, was hurt, challenged, and ultimately grew into a whole person complete with flaws and strengths different than the ones he started out with. For him to walk in and end the show is to say, ‘This is how old you are now.’” Class dismissed indeed. Peter Tork was the perfect choice to play Topanga’s hippie dad. Dolenz and Jones also played minor characters in the show. She’s a clear standout when it comes to actors taking over previously cast roles on BMW. We know him today as Ben Wyatt in Parks and Rec and as Ed Mckenzie in Big Little Lies. He played Jedidiah opposite Marcia Cross, who was the clear standout in terms of performance. While both are fine actors in their own right, Michael McKean wasn’t believable as Topanga’s father. A one-stop shop for all things video games. “I wrote a different story, we had the table read and it did not go well. “Particular executives thought, ‘Shakespeare isn’t relevant to the audience we want to reach,’” he recalls. However, when it came to casting the half-brother to Shawn and son of Chet, Matthew Lawrence wasn’t the best choice. She can also be careless and can’t always be counted on to remember the important things. When Boy Meets World first met the world on September 24th 1993, it also met thousands of new fans who would loyally follow the show and its cast through the years-- from the 7 seasons it was part of ABC’s TGIF lineup, all the way to its spinoff show Girl Meets World 20 years later. However, once the producers realized that the original actress wasn’t working, they recast the role with Danielle Fishel and the character became so popular that she became a series regular. Cross is a superb actor. After Daniels read it, he started singing a different tune. She is made even weirder by Cameron’s uncomfortable portrayal. FEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-NAAAAAYYYY!” call. Lauren and Cory meet on the John Adams High ski trip. It’s hard to imagine anyone else playing Cory’s ever-patient teacher, mentor and neighbor, George Feeny, but for 12 nerve-wracking hours, Jacobs faced having to re-cast the role. “He said, ‘If you can do this in 12 hours, I will stay behind this picket fence as long as you want me to.’”, Inspiration can strike in the most unexpected of places. Mark Harelik played Jedidiah Lawrence in the episodes "It's About Time", "No Such Thing as a Sure Thing", and "For Love and Apartments". However, with Blake Clark’s expert portrayal, we grew to love Chet despite his flaws and rocky relationship with his kids. Overall, it was an A+ in casting for Eric Matthews. Being on TV for so many years means that Boy Meets World went through dozens of actors. He had strong moments, but could have been played with more variety by different actor. Are there any other casting decisions that hurt or saved Boy Meets World? Perhaps another actor with a softer side could have brought out those complexities better. There were some huge home runs when it came to casting the right people for the principal roles and kickstarting now beloved actors’ careers. Created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly, the series followed the coming-of-age of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), who begins the series as a wide-eyed sixth-grader and ends it married to his high-school sweetheart, Topanga (Danielle Fishel), and both of them bound for New York. It’s really difficult to picture any other curly headed kid is this enduring and iconic role. She gave it her all, but Linda Cardellini’s portrayal of the illicit Lauren was not strong enough to put the character in any sort of sympathetic light. She had many roles after BMW but most notably starred on Desperate Housewives. Watch our video interview above and read on to learn five things you probably never knew about the series. After Chet’s passing in season 6, viewers were pleased to see an ongoing role for Clark as Chet return multiple times in spirit form to help guide Shawn through important life decisions. Only four years old when the show began, Lily Nicksay played Morgan for 38 episodes before being replaced by Lindsay Ridgeway. 11 Hurt: Daniel Jacobs as Joshua Matthews. While this type of character can easily fall into the character we “love to hate” or even the character we feel bad for category, Lee Norris brought a certain charm and assurance to Minkus that kept his character coming back. She plays the role with a sassy, straightforward vibe that seems natural yet curated . Chet Hunter is a multifaceted character who is often negative and manipulative. Class dismissed.”. I called my wife and said, ‘Bring [Danny] to set.’” Despite no prep time, Jacobs’s son nailed the scene in one take. Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cornelius "Cory" Matthews. Even after being written out of the show for years, Minkus came back for a brief appearance on the graduation episode, and, eventually, went on to become a character on Girl Meets World. Played by Uriah Shelton, the role of Joshua was originally played by Daniel Jacobs — son of Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World creator and executive producer Michael Jacobs — in the Boy Meets World finale. “Boy meets world — now I get it,” he says, while sharing some life lessons with his toddler brother, Joshua. “I looked out and said, ‘Topanga!’ They said, ‘Oh, we love that!’ I’ve said before that if they’d called me five minutes earlier, her name would have been Canoga.”, It’s rare for a family sitcom to kill off a character, particularly when that character has a family of his own. He obviously can’t reprise his role, but we’d be happy just seeing him in the old Matthews environment. Peter Tork as Jedidiah Lawrence is the first actor to play Topanga's father, and so many wish that he had stayed throughout the whole series. Yahoo Entertainment recently spoke with Jacobs over Skype about bringing Boy Meets World to a close, and the show’s enduring legacy.