Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men - S4-E9
Trivia: While filming the wrestling match, Rider Strong said he was tempted to run and hide backstage because the actual wrestling fans present for the filming of it were mocking him and Ben Savage.
Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men - S4-E9
Trivia: While filming the wrestling match between Vader and Jake "The Snake" Roberts, the actual wrestling fans in attendance didn't like Vader and shouted insults at him. Ethan Suplee said he almost got into a fight with some fans because of this, and a crew member had to tell him to stop engaging with the fans because he was mic'd up.
Trivia: Ethan Suplee and Blake Soper once tricked occasional guest star Adam Scott into telling a dirty joke to Anthony Tyler Quinn, whom Rider Strong describes as being very clean cut and not receptive to that kind of humor.
The Thrilla' in Phila' - S2-E21
Trivia: Guest star Adam Scott said his kiss with fellow guest star Yasmine Bleeth was actually his first onscreen kiss.
The Thrilla' in Phila' - S2-E21
Trivia: Despite all evidence to the contrary, guest star Yasmine Bleeth allegedly denies having appeared on this show. It was suggested on the Pod Meets World podcast recap of this episode that she agreed to appear on the show without ever knowing what it was called.
Trivia: Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle have admitted to having been uncomfortable with filming romantic scenes throughout the show and lamented not having an intimacy coach on set.
Trivia: After the introduction of Harley Keiner, and his role in this episode in particular, Will Friedle's father was afraid that the character was being positioned to be an updated version of the Fonz who would have frequent interactions with Cory, and as a result, Eric would either be scaled back or dropped from the show entirely. He even said that his father, who is a lawyer, was so livid over the idea that he contacted his agent to make sure it wouldn't happen.
Trivia: Prior to being cast as Mr. Turner in season 2, Anthony Tyler Quinn was asked to read for the part of Alan when the cast of the show was first being filled out. Quinn previously worked with producer Michael Jacobs on a show called Black Sheep.
Trivia: When Eric is dumped into the tub of butter, Will Friedle actually tried to continually force himself further into the liquid, because the lobster suit he was wearing was buoyant. (00:19:44)
Trivia: Despite being placed in the middle of the season, this was one of the first episodes filmed. Will Friedle and Rider Strong stated on the Pod Meets World podcast that they think it was originally supposed to be the pilot that was rejected by the studio, because footage from the episode is in the opening credits sequence.
Trivia: Rider Strong towered over the other child actors when the show began. He was 5'8", but never grew another inch for the rest of the show.
Graduation - S5-E24
Trivia: For the scene where Eric sings "To Sir, with Love" to Mr. Feeny, the producers actually sent him to a professional singing coach for two weeks to prepare. Will Friedle wondered why they bothered when the scene was played off as a joke.
Trivia: Will Friedle said he was approached by Michael Jacobs towards the end of season one and told that he was gaining too much weight, following the filming of a scene where he hops over a fence. He attributed this to having a case of Coke placed in his trailer every morning that would be gone by the end of the day. He proceeded to slim down ahead of filming for season two.
Trivia: Will Friedle once received a phone call from a Disney executive inquiring about a pair of black dress socks worn by Eric, to which he told them he didn't have them.
Trivia: Guest star Jim Abbot reportedly didn't know he was going to be appearing in this episode. He thought he was just there to visit the set and meet the cast and crew. He became extremely nervous when he arrived, and they just handed him a script. Rider Strong speculated it was a miscommunication, as the producers probably asked him to make an appearance, which Abbot misinterpreted as visiting.
Trivia: Rider Strong kept the leather jacket worn by Shawn after the show ended. He says someone stole it out of his car a couple years later. A fan found a replica of the jacket, and it was presented to him at a fan event in Philadelphia. He ended up leaving it on the shuttle bus on his way to the airport after the event. He sarcastically feels owning such a jacket is a curse. He also claims to have stolen the painting that was in the college student union set.
Danger Boy - S2-E16
Trivia: Ben Savage injured his crotch rehearsing the roller coaster scene and had to be taken to the hospital.
Trivia: When Topanga says "I will only answer to the name," and then proceeds to growl, after the laugh track dissipates, you can hear members of the production crew laughing. Apparently this scene was not filmed in front of an audience due to the amount of chaos being filmed, which is why the laughter of the crew is audible. (00:13:30)
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.