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.
Trivia: The establishing shot of the club where everyone goes dancing at the end is the same club Wayne and Garth see Crushal Taunt early in the film Wayne's World.
Trivia: Maitland Ward was cast in the role of Rachel McGuire without even having to audition.
The Truth About Honesty - S6-E20
Trivia: Eric is telling lies to impress a girl he's just met. The last one he told, "I'm Batman", in real life wasn't a lie after all. Will Friedle, who played Eric, was doing the voice of Batman in the cartoon series Batman Beyond around the time this episode was taped.
Trivia: Topanga was named when the production staff called the show's creator Michael Jaobs and asked him for her name. He said "Topanga" since he was driving past Topanga Canyon at the time. (From Danielle Fishel's Maxim interview).
Trivia: Five of the nine kids from The Sandlot ended up having guest roles in this show: Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Grant Gelt, Brandon Adams, and Patrick Renna.
Trivia: Rider Strong would frequently get recognized in public because of his trademark hairstyle. To help remedy this during summer breaks from filming, he would put his hair in braids, similar to Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC.
Trivia: Aaron Metchik, who plays one of the bullies in this episode, was previously a pen pal to Rider Strong when both actors played the role of Gavroche in stage productions of Les Miserables on opposite ends of the country (Strong in San Francisco and Metchik in Washington DC).
Trivia: Will Friedle was forced by the network to cut his hair ahead of filming this episode, as they felt it was getting too long. Director Jeff McCracken knew how upset Friedle was about this, so he went home and cut his own hair to make him feel better.
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.