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And Then There Was Shawn - S5-E17

Trivia: Will Friedle and guest star Jennifer Love Hewitt dated in real life around the time this episode was filmed. Friedle believed the two of them would be together forever, which prompted Michael Jacobs to cast Hewitt in this episode for the sole purpose of killing her off in front of Eric, as a kind of cruel metaphor that, contrary to what Friedle thought, their relationship would eventually end.

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And Then There Was Shawn - S5-E17

Trivia: At one point while filming this episode, the director yelled at the cast for being unprofessional and stormed off the set.

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Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men - S4-E9

Trivia: One of the plot points of this episode sees Vader challenging Jake "The Snake" Roberts for the WWF Championship. Interestingly, in real life, neither Vader nor Roberts ever won any kind of championship during their respective WWF tenures.

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Trivia: The first time the "Feeny call" was directed at William Daniels in public, which he says was by some students getting off a bus on 8th Avenue in New York City, he got spooked by it and ran away.

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Quiz Show - S4-E19

Trivia: According to Danielle Fishel, one of the audience members shown during the first game show segment is a pre-fame Kal Penn.

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Trivia: In May 2024, Will Friedle, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, Betsy Randle, and William Russ had a sleepover at the real-life house whose exterior was used for establishing shots of the Matthews' house.

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Cult Fiction - S4-E21

Trivia: Rachael Leigh Cook, Rider Strong's girlfriend at the time, was approached to appear in this episode as the girl that introduces Shawn to the cult. She declined, as she wanted to focus solely on appearing in movies.

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Wheels - S4-E14

Trivia: Will Friedle would sing the birthday song he made up for Cory to fans on their birthdays when he would do Cameo appearances.

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Easy Street - S4-E12

Trivia: Some scenes from this episode couldn't be filmed in front of a live audience because guest stars Soupy Sales and Buddy Hackett would frequently tell dirty jokes.

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Easy Street - S4-E12

Trivia: Buddy Hackett was reportedly upset with producer Michael Jacobs over fellow episode guest star Soupy Sales having more lines than him.

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Janitor Dad - S4-E6

Trivia: Will Friedle's brother, Gary, attended the taping of this episode. Will looked over at his brother during the run-through of the scene, where Alan mentioned having a dream of a customer falling off a cliff to his death. He described his brother's face as "ashen." This was because one of Gary's best friends died in a climbing accident only weeks before.

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Trivia: Larisa Oleynik, who had three guest appearances on this show, originally auditioned for the role of Topanga. When she didn't receive it, she said she sat in her mom's car, shoveling ice cream into her mouth and exclaiming that her career was over.

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Janitor Dad - S4-E6

Trivia: At the end of the episode, when Lonnie is punching Eric, Will Friedle had to ask Jennifer Campbell to pull her punches because he wasn't wearing any padding and ended up being covered in bruises by the third day of filming.

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Shallow Boy - S4-E5

Trivia: TV producer Phil Rosenthal offered Will Friedle his own show after Boy Meets World ended. He admitted he had never seen this show, save for the scene in this episode where Eric dumps Corina at Chubby's.

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Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow - S4-E2

Trivia: Will Friedle says he gets asked by fans to sing the "Good Looking Detective" theme song every time he is at a convention.

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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.

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Quiz Show - S4-E19

Trivia: Guest star Phil Leeds said to Ben Savage about Danielle Fishel, with her standing right there, "Look at her. I'd like to nosh on her broccoli." Fishel was only 16 or 17 years old at the time of the incident.

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You Can Go Home Again - S4-E1

Trivia: The idea for the world's largest yogurt cup, seen in this episode, came from the world's largest ball of yarn in Kansas.

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The Happiest Show On Earth - S3-E21

Trivia: Danielle Fishel and guest star Andrew Keegan were best friends at the time of filming this episode.

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The Happiest Show On Earth - S3-E21

Trivia: This episode sees Eric advising Cory to follow Topanga to Disney World in order to win her back. Will Friedle gave similar advice to Rider Strong in real life, advising him to follow his ex-girlfriend to Amsterdam to try and win her back. Unfortunately for Strong, the advice did not work.

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