The Thrilla' in Phila' - S2-E21
Trivia: Guest star Vader coached Will Friedle on the eye-poke and headbutt he performed on Frankie during the wrestling match.
Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19
Trivia: While filming the ice-skating scene, Nancy Kerrigan mentioned to Will Friedle that afterwards she would be going to rehab. Not realizing she was talking about her recent infamous leg injury, he responded to her by saying "Really, for what?" When she said it was for her leg, he responded with "How is that going?" The crew then informed the two that it was time to resume filming, which Friedle was thankful for, as the situation was quickly becoming very awkward for him.
Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19
Trivia: Nancy Kerrigan's appearance in this episode came about because she had recently signed a deal with Disney to appear in various productions, and Disney reached out to the producers of this show to suggest coming up with a storyline that she could appear in.
Trivia: Despite being a veteran of the medium, this episode marked Danielle Harris' last appearance in a sitcom for 27 years until she appeared on The Conners in 2021.
Danger Boy - S2-E16
Trivia: The Last Ride roller coaster is supposedly inspired by Action Park, a closed theme park in New Jersey that was infamous for having rides built without regard for safety regulations, which resulted in numerous injuries and even a few deaths to guests. The owner reportedly had employees test rides and stubbornly refused to settle lawsuits.
Danger Boy - S2-E16
Trivia: When Cory is despondently leaving Chubby's, he passes by a rack of comic books. According to Rider Strong, producer Michael Jacobs is a huge fan of comics and freaked out on the props department that the comics were outdated and not restocked with more current issues on episode to episode basis. (00:08:50)
Trivia: Cory and Topanga's nuptials were actually left up to an online fan vote. The producers promised to honor the results of the vote, and fans overwhelmingly voted in favor of them getting married. Danielle Fishel says she doesn't believe the two of them should have been married at such a young age.
Trivia: Will Friedle used to think some of the audience members attending tapings were inmates, even writing about it in his journal.
Trivia: According to Adam Scott, during a season 2 wrap party, he witnessed Rider Strong hugging Ethan Suplee and Blake Soper. Scott then went over and hugged Strong, which caused Strong to aggressively shove Scott away and then take off in the other direction. Scott kept this to himself for nearly 30 years, finally revealing it during his appearance on the Pod Meets World podcast. Strong, Soper and Suplee have no recollection of the incident. The aforementioned individuals have speculated that either Suplee or Soper, who were known to be pranksters on-set, may have grabbed Strong's butt during the hug and caused him to think Scott did it.
Trivia: Blake Soper and Ethan Suplee wrote and pitched a Catcher in the Rye-inspired script to producer Michael Jacobs. He told them they wouldn't buy the script, but offered them contracts to be regular cast members moving forward. They subsequently never heard from him nor appeared on the show again. Suplee admitted to having a drug problem at the time, and thinks that may have been the reason he didn't return.
Trivia: Late professional wrestler Vader, who played a fictionalized version of himself and Frankie's father, once told Ethan Suplee about the time one of his eyes was popped out of its socket during a wrestling match, which he himself then popped back into place. Suplee said he thought Vader was just pulling his leg when telling him the story.
Trivia: After earning money from his role in the show, Ethan Suplee took his dad on a vacation in the Caribbean. He encountered some children at the pool and was worried they would make fun of his weight. As it turned out, the kids approached him to talk about Boy Meets World. Suplee said he feels this was the first time in his life that his dad was proud of him.
Wrong Side of the Tracks - S2-E19
Trivia: The reason why Harley is played by a different actor for this episode, and then subsequently written out of the show and replaced by Griff, is because Danny McNulty, in his own words, suffered a bipolar meltdown during the table read and ended up checking into a mental health facility for around a month. He said it ended up largely derailing his acting career until he returned to play Harley again in Girl Meets World.
Answer: Topanga's middle name is never specified. Considering her sister's name is Nebula Stop-the-war Lawrence, Topanga's is probably something equally unusual.