Cory's Alternative Friends - S1-E4
Trivia: Shawn's never-to-be-mentioned-again sister Stacey was originally supposed to be the sister of one of Corey's other friends. The actor playing the friend was fired, so the part was transitioned to Shawn. The sister's name was originally Rochelle. Ben Savage suggested to the actor to make a long pause when saying he will consult with Rochelle when Cory asks for help, thinking it would get a big laugh. The actor paused for 30 seconds before delivering the line, getting no laughs in response.
Trivia: Boy Meets World shared a filming studio with Home Improvement. During filming breaks, the child actors of each show would play basketball together.
Trivia: Rider Strong and Will Friedle rarely had any scenes together in the show's early seasons. Rider said this was because he was constantly trying not to laugh when doing a scene with Will, and he would over-compensate by making a very serious face, which in turn would cause Will to lose it.
Trivia: Ben Savage had a nervous tic that would frequently be on screen, which would see him walk into a scene and pull up his pants with his right hand. While rewatching the series for the Pod Meets World podcast, Will Friedle kept a running tally and said he observed the act 10 times in one episode.
Trivia: Rider Strong has said that Ben Savage would imitate him every morning for his performance in the film Benefit of the Doubt after seeing it on TV. Strong freely admits that his performance in the film is bad.
Trivia: William Russ once asked his at-the-time 3 or 4 year-old daughter Georgia if she wanted to be involved in a Christmas episode. She responded by asking him if she was going to direct it.
Trivia: William Russ revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that he was initially hesitant about joining the show, as he had never done a sitcom before and wasn't comfortable with the format. The show also ended up being his first experience directing.
Trivia: Cory was originally supposed to have another best friend besides Shawn, and it was intended to be a permanent role played by Chauncey Leopardi. Cory ended up having a rotating second best friend in various episodes of season 1. The cast came to refer to the chair that the second friend would sit in as the "death chair," as Michael Jacobs opted not to bring back any of the actors.
Trivia: Cory, Shawn, and Mr. Feeny (voice only) made an appearance in an episode of a short-lived series from 1995 called "Maybe This Time," in which they appeared in an in-universe Boy Meets World episode as part of a waking dream by a character named Gracie. "Maybe This Time" was also produced by Michael Jacobs.
Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow - S4-E2
Trivia: The filming of this episode marked the first time in her life that Danielle Fishel had a full haircut. She revealed in the Pod Meets World podcast that she had hair down to her butt by the time she was 2 years old, and only occasionally trimmed it up to that point.
Trivia: On the first episode of the Pod Meets World podcast, Will Friedle revealed he started smoking at around 11 and was a heavy smoker by the time he was 14, and would smoke during filming breaks outside the studio when he was just 16, and none of the grownups would attempt to stop him. He also mentioned William Daniels would walk by him every day and tap the pack of cigarettes tucked into his shirt pocket and say "Right next to your heart."
On the Fence - S1-E2
Trivia: When he's being sprayed with water guns by all the other students in the cafeteria, Cory says "Oh my G..." The cast wasn't actually allowed to say "Oh my God" on the show, so Cory only enuncing the G sound was Ben Savage catching himself. (00:02:13)
Trivia: Will Friedle no longer does his famous "Feeny call" for fans of the show, as he feels he passed the torch to Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter in the sequel series Girl Meets World.
Trivia: William Daniels accepted the role of Mr. Feeny on the condition that the character be treated with respect and dignity, as opposed to being a buffoonish foil for the main characters that was more common for teachers in sitcoms around the time.
Can I Help to Cheer You? - S6-E18
Trivia: The sad farewell between Eric and Tommy was given a happier resolution in the sequel series Girl Meets World.
Chosen answer: In the present day, with the United States abiding by more stricter school health laws, for the most part this wouldn't be in school cafeterias as many cannot even have carbonated beverage machines now. However, in the 90s when the show takes place, it wasn't unheard of for there to be coffee machines in the cafeteria of small schools where the teachers eat with the students as we see them do often in the show. The idea being that the cafeteria was small enough so a teacher or hall monitor could catch a student before they could drink the coffee.