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Trivia: After landing the role of Eric, Will Friedle and his dad walked around Universal CityWalk Hollywood, where they ran into Jason Marsden, who was also up for the role of Eric. Marsden turned to his two friends and said "This is the prick who stole my job," which Friedle's dad finds to be hilarious.

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The B-Team of Life - S1-E14

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.

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The Happiest Show On Earth - S3-E21

Trivia: Will Friedle had a huge crush on Staci Keanan from Step By Step and begged the producers to get her on the show. They ended up putting her in this episode, but much to Will's chagrin, he didn't get to be part of the episode's Disney World plot, and thus didn't work with her.

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Trivia: Connecticut native Will Friedle once wore a jersey for the Hartford Whalers - a defunct NHL team - with his name on it at a Disney event. The next day, he found an Anaheim Mighty Ducks jersey in his dressing room, who were owned by Disney at the time, implying that the studio wanted him to start wearing that to events instead.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Class Pre-Union - S1-E9

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.

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Trivia: Betsy Randle revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast that her recurring role on Home Improvement is what secured her getting the role of Amy Matthews for this show.

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Trivia: Danielle Fishel and Matthew Lawrence dated around the filming of season six. Fishel said they both kept the relationship quiet, as they didn't want it to be a big deal on the set.

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Trivia: Danielle Fishel revealed in 2022 to an incredulous Rider Strong that she had a crush on him through the show's first two seasons.

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Trivia: The friendship handshake between Cory and Shawn was created by Ben Savage and Rider Strong themselves. Strong said they created it as a handshake for their real-life friendship and didn't intend for it to end up on the show as well.

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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.

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Trivia: One of the drawers in the Matthews' kitchen was filled with candy for the cast to eat, as the parents of the child cast members reportedly asked for craft services to not have excessive junk food provided to them.

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Trivia: The first fan mail that Danielle Fishel received for this show ended up being from a stalker pretending to be a younger girl.

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Trivia: The other side of the staircase in the Matthews' kitchen set became a place for cast and crew to discard their chewing gum.

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Trivia: Rider Strong met and dated Rachael Leigh Cook after she attended a taping of the show.

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Train of Fools - S3-E10

Trivia: During a run-through, Danielle Fishel sliced open her shin on a piece of metal sticking out of one of the subway train seats. Despite having blood pouring down her leg, she didn't tell anyone and continued with the scene.

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Danger Boy - S2-E16

Trivia: Ben Savage injured his crotch rehearsing the roller coaster scene and had to be taken to the hospital.

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