They didn't know what to do with his character basically his character in the earlier seasons wasn't really going anywhere so they let him be himself in later seasons. He also has anxiety and a seizure disorder. I love both sides of Eric
I loved how they made him crazier toward the latter half of the series. The producers and even Will Friedle copped to it, that it just made for better comedy. The guy clearly had a natural talent for that kind of comedy. Might as well use it to their full advantage. And even in his crazier years, they still managed to have be layered; being an idiot-savant and like previously said: the glue that held everyone together.
Eric was actually a better written character in the earlier seasons. He's still a dimwit, but it's much more grounded and believable than the whole Plays With Squirrels stuff.
He's not really a dimwit in the show. Mr. Feeny says he's really smart just incredibly lazy except when it comes to women. Then in GMW they make Eric smart and funny.
CORY: All part of Eric's full proof method ERIC: Uh Cory go get the phone... AMY: Oh Eric has a full proof method?? ERIC: RING RING!! (Alan smacks Eric upside the head)
"You accuse me of this yet you refuse to accuse me of having an affair. That hurts." LMAO. Couldn't say that line on GMW, Disney Channel wouldn't allow it....:(
The first 3 episodes indicate they will find a way to get away with talking about important issues. They have already covered friendship, communication for kids and war using lessons from history.
***** abc family is owned by disney so therefore it is Disney but abc isn't so restricted with things....this is why original disney channel network use to be better in the old days because it wasn't so restricted.
Also got a laugh out of when Amy and Alan first find the earring, and upon realizing it belonged to Eric's GF, Amy tells Alan she doesn't want him talking to Eric alone so there won't be any "father-son winking".
You guys its like the show friends were just about everyone has rights to Disney and ABC made a deal before Disney bought ABC people just taped the clip later because of technology
“You had the BIG ‘sex talk with him two years ago what did you tell?” “Not that how could you THINK I’d tell me that?!” “Alan I’m not accusing you-“ “Oh yes you did you accuse me of THIS and not having an affair that hurts!” Alan is quite the catch. XD
@jtomally9681 He is basically saying if a woman assumes you are cheating, then she thinks there is something about you that other women want. Basically ahe knows you are a good catch.
Why, oh why, can't the Girl Meets World dialogue be like this? This is both realistic and hilarious at the same time.---great timing throughout this scene.Thanks for the upload----I just love Boy Meets World so much!
Alas, seems like nowadays, kids' TV shows tend to be much more pandering and lacking in life-lessons to teach to kids, and rather glorify brainless antics and politically-correct/progressive messages. Disney, let alone mainstream networks don't seem to care anymore about educating, but simply entertaining and making money now. Maybe one day there'll be an honest spin-off series that pays proper respect to it's predecessor, but for a new generation.
This is a perfect example of two parents working together. This kind of writing is so rare; to be able to juggle a life lesson, comedy, and example at once... man. I aspire to be that good.
@@osaji922 lol that might have been the point. Disney channel in 02 also aired karate kid 3, heavy editing, back to the future, they showed the attempted lynch on marty and back yo the future 2, where the 2 women were obviously topless
Alan was funny in this episode. You don’t accuse me of having an affair that hurts LOL. Also he tells Cory, LEARN her name. Cory what did you know about girls before your brothers excellent advice? Cory: I didn’t know anything. Dad: Why don’t you go with that?
My 11 year old watched this entire series within a couple months. I answered any questions she's had on any subject matter on the show to the best of my ability. She already has a good head on her shoulders and hope she takes these life lessons with her to Junior High.
These right here? These are the types of talks fathers need to have with their sons. This is a representation of a good father. Perfect? No. No one is. But good? Yes. Good lessons. Good love. Good father.
VDLS we can argue technicalities but I’m sure you realize this show did not originally air on the Disney Channel, which is what is being discussed here.
This was honestly such a great scene, every moment was perfectly executed comedy, yet meaningful. I miss the lessons of 90s sitcoms in shows today! This would NEVER be a topic in kids shows today. I actually prefer the later seasons of Boy Meets World, but this episode has always stood out as one of my favorites from the early days.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Alan is funny in this episode. Learn her name! Eric, I didn’t understand my father and you won’t understand me till you are a father WHICH WONT BE FOR A VERY LONG TIME!
Ehhh, believable yes...but often they were pretty passive in their own children's lives. So when bigger announcements/problems came, it felt to them like the rug was being pulled under. The further and more drastic Cory and Eric went as their own men, the less Alan felt he could relate to them...and even when he got involved, he tended to get evasive/bossy out of habit. Which actually made their few resonances later on all the more touching. GMW has the benefit of Cory' and Topanga's careers being both tied to their parenting. They may project their pasts from time to time, but their approach clearly has inspired a small network of introspective and supportive friends through Riley's intelligence and optimism...one that's actively worked through their own interpersonal hurdles rather than just "letting things be".
I agree. It's my most favorite episode of the show. Everybody is who their character is supposed to be before they got bastardized towards the end like every show does.
I recently started to watch this as an adult and never realized how many sexual references there are and I've seen the show as a kid. For Disney channel I'm surprised. Man back then it really does go over your head. I love how they add comedy to it though.
"Look at my face , do I look happy ?" Lmao
Kenia Liz mdcbx
Ah, okay, he's telling us the truth, then.
LOL!
"🤔, nothing happened."
cory: i kind of walked in on them
eric: amazing grace
Lmao
LMAO!😂😂😂😂😂
Lmaoo
Cory be spilling the tea 😂
my1ee 😂😂
I missed when Eric was a layered character, and not just comic relief.
Chiko was here I loved both characters.
yeah I hate that they just made him more and more dumb when he originlly wasnt that bad
They didn't know what to do with his character basically his character in the earlier seasons wasn't really going anywhere so they let him be himself in later seasons. He also has anxiety and a seizure disorder. I love both sides of Eric
I loved how they made him crazier toward the latter half of the series. The producers and even Will Friedle copped to it, that it just made for better comedy. The guy clearly had a natural talent for that kind of comedy. Might as well use it to their full advantage. And even in his crazier years, they still managed to have be layered; being an idiot-savant and like previously said: the glue that held everyone together.
He boats bumblebee on transformers bumblebee the cartoon one
Favorite things Eric did in this video:
•ring!ring!RING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• sing amazing grace
• said "I'm already dead"
LMMFAO
Eric was actually a better written character in the earlier seasons. He's still a dimwit, but it's much more grounded and believable than the whole Plays With Squirrels stuff.
In the words of Cory Mathews. "you are wrong. Ya just are!"
I like both personalities but he was best remembered when he was a dim-witted plays with squirrels idiot.
Benjamin Marlatt yeah but even then he was in Jack's world a "idiot genius"
Benjamin Marlatt it's my favorite Eric from the earlier seasons
I love when he showed his heart with Tommy
He's not really a dimwit in the show. Mr. Feeny says he's really smart just incredibly lazy except when it comes to women. Then in GMW they make Eric smart and funny.
CORY: All part of Eric's full proof method
ERIC: Uh Cory go get the phone...
AMY: Oh Eric has a full proof method??
ERIC: RING RING!!
(Alan smacks Eric upside the head)
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“Learn her name.” Lol kills me every time!!!!
@@patrickgray5633 Me too! 🤣
" - Dad?"
"LEARN HER NAME!"
"Yes sir!"
"As for you - "
" - Rebecca, her name was Rebecca!" :P
That is just brillant.
"You accuse me of this yet you refuse to accuse me of having an affair. That hurts." LMAO. Couldn't say that line on GMW, Disney Channel wouldn't allow it....:(
Lol...his face when he said it.. 😂😂😂
ironic how this episode was on disney channel though lmao
Adrian W. It was originally aired on ABC but then Disney bought it
It hurts me that this was sold to Disney
Dude what happened to Disney
The parents on BMW were more believable than GMW because they were trying to play relatable parents instead of goofballs.
These days on Disney shows, the parents are the moronic goofballs while the kids act like adults
They were parents first who happened to be goofballs. Whereas corey is just a goofball dad
True, Dad Cory wasn’t as funny in GMW
They actually had storylines unlike grown up Corpanga who only had a story related to kids
Alan Mathews is one of the greatest TV fathers during the 90s. The 90s had a plethora of them.
As much as I'm looking forward to "Girl Meets World", this is why it will never be as good as the original: Disney shows can't discuss things like sex
Isn't this a Disney show? I mean the logo is at the bottom left of the video.
Darkbeast42 It was originally aired on ABC, not the Disney Channel. Disney owns ABC, but the Disney Channel is more restricted in its content.
The first 3 episodes indicate they will find a way to get away with talking about important issues. They have already covered friendship, communication for kids and war using lessons from history.
***** abc family is owned by disney so therefore it is Disney but abc isn't so restricted with things....this is why original disney channel network use to be better in the old days because it wasn't so restricted.
+uofc57 In what context?
And you won't get it until your a father WHICH WONT BE FOR A LONG TIME!!!
"Dad I"
LEANER HER NAME!!!!
Comedy gold people this was the best!!
Not to mention father of the year material.
Leaner?
And then Eric “Rebecca..her name is Rebecca”
Learn*
@@DiZtheJedi, I agree. Alan Mathews was alpha in this scene.
2:16 when Eric taps the bed and his father looks back like "He's got a point." Lol
Every proud father
@@marcoskolioulis3522 Will Russ was a criminally underrated actor in the 90’s!
Literally his dad was like welllllllllll…. Lmao 😅
The earlier part was almost funny, too.
"Cory, don't bother us, we're studying."
"So am I!"
Also got a laugh out of when Amy and Alan first find the earring, and upon realizing it belonged to Eric's GF, Amy tells Alan she doesn't want him talking to Eric alone so there won't be any "father-son winking".
“I have you by your ovaries.” Lol
"amazing gracee" eric is so funny
Disney tapped on sex, affairs, and being a womanizer, self-confidence, and teen pregnancy in one scene. Truly iconic.
This was before Disney bought ABC so this is definitely not Disney
Nah it isn’t disney. Disney could never...
@@Ayevuh_ look at the logo bottom left
@@kevinn_55 I thought that this show wasn’t on Disney yet at this point tho?
You guys its like the show friends were just about everyone has rights to Disney and ABC made a deal before Disney bought ABC people just taped the clip later because of technology
LOL "learn her name"
turdy23, hilarious.
When I read this that when the dad said that
@@mirandaflores9672, he said it when Corey was telling his brothers secret method on how to get a date.
Rebecca, her name is Rebecca.
My favorite part!!!!
“You had the BIG ‘sex talk with him two years ago what did you tell?”
“Not that how could you THINK I’d tell me that?!”
“Alan I’m not accusing you-“
“Oh yes you did you accuse me of THIS and not having an affair that hurts!”
Alan is quite the catch. XD
Quite the catch? Alan wasn't making sense there. lol
@jtomally9681 He is basically saying if a woman assumes you are cheating, then she thinks there is something about you that other women want. Basically ahe knows you are a good catch.
Why, oh why, can't the Girl Meets World dialogue be like this? This is both realistic and hilarious at the same time.---great timing throughout this scene.Thanks for the upload----I just love Boy Meets World so much!
Because the dialogue here was written for kids and tweens from 20+ years ago.
knifeforkandaspoon you talk as if this kind of thing wouldn't be just as relevant now.
Alas, seems like nowadays, kids' TV shows tend to be much more pandering and lacking in life-lessons to teach to kids, and rather glorify brainless antics and politically-correct/progressive messages.
Disney, let alone mainstream networks don't seem to care anymore about educating, but simply entertaining and making money now. Maybe one day there'll be an honest spin-off series that pays proper respect to it's predecessor, but for a new generation.
heavenlygal101 girl meets world dialogue is as good as this without being as adult but girl meets world goes into many really important matters
+Sérgio Fridschtein they go into matters but they don't seem like real people. You can't really learn anything from them.
Eric always was a little...off. That is exactly why we loved him! And Cory ratting him out was the icing on the cake!
Extactly, it was right on point.
@@derekmathews1818 so true
"You refuse to accuse me of having an affair; And, that hurts." LMAO
This is a perfect example of two parents working together. This kind of writing is so rare; to be able to juggle a life lesson, comedy, and example at once... man. I aspire to be that good.
"He taught me how to get what I want from a girl"
This show was genius
That line was brillant 😂😂😂😂😂😂LMMFAO
At 2:03 I laughed 😂 Eric knew he was going down !
Yeah, Eric was in so much trouble
Me whenever my mother used to yell my name including the middle name.
Why should we believe that that nothing happened? Look at my face. do I look happy? nothing happened
0:18
Eric:
"I just wanted to say Happy birthday mom, the other one's on layaway" 🤣🤣🤣
2:16 I love Alan's "Well he's got a point there" face 😂😂😂
Aaaaaamaaaaaaaaaaaziiiiiing Graaaaaaaace!
In Eric’s defense, he did not initiate the encounter. Rebecca was super thirsty in this episode.
Oridginale24, she was super thirsty for sure.
@@derekmathews1818 definitely
Amazing Grace ... Love that part
1:12 thought he was gonna say “Cory get the f out”
lol
Yea
Wait can i read this like cory get the fone ouut
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
When you know that you are so busted you start singing "amazing Grace!!"😂 The Eric Matthew's method
3:08 I love Alan's response on this.
wath
@@miauutyun Alan's their dad. His answer was, "You knew nothing? Good, stick with nothing." I liked it.
Like I said, I love Alan Matthews. He was easily one of the best TV dads in the 90s.
At 2:16 when Alan turned to Amy like Eric was being reasonable, I died of laughter 😂😂😂
I couldnt stop laughing when he started humming "amazing grace " when Cory gave up his advice on girls haha
Yes that part was absolutely brillant.
I honestly forgot how hilarious and how much an awesome dad Alan was
We found this on our bed, now what was it you wanted to tell us? uhhh, happy birthday mom the other ones on layaway 😂😂
"Amazing Grace..." "Learn her name.."
Lol
Eric breaking out in Amazing Grace was the best part of the whole episode 😂
Good, old Disney. I never really realized how explicit it was.
Because this wasn't a Disney show. It was reran on Disney.
@@osaji922 lol that might have been the point. Disney channel in 02 also aired karate kid 3, heavy editing, back to the future, they showed the attempted lynch on marty and back yo the future 2, where the 2 women were obviously topless
I love it he sings amazing race to avoid getting in trouble smart
ITS AMAZING GRACE NOT RACE
He was praying for himself
Actually he was singing it because that's what they sing at funerals and he was reiterating that he was dead.
Well, nit exactly as Amazing Grace is sunf ar funerals and Eric knows he's a walking dead man.
"LEARN HER NAME!!!!!"
“What did you know about girls before your brothers excellent advice”
I didn’t know anything
“Why don’t you just go with that” lol classic
Frank Sejas, LoL Classic
"Look at my face. Do I look happy?"
This is literally exactly what I'd say to my mother.
Yes this was really brillant.
Very underrated tv dad
Alan was funny in this episode. You don’t accuse me of having an affair that hurts LOL. Also he tells Cory, LEARN her name. Cory what did you know about girls before your brothers excellent advice? Cory: I didn’t know anything. Dad: Why don’t you go with that?
As hysterical as Eric was in the later seasons, I miss him being the hot, witty, layered older brother
My 11 year old watched this entire series within a couple months. I answered any questions she's had on any subject matter on the show to the best of my ability. She already has a good head on her shoulders and hope she takes these life lessons with her to Junior High.
These right here? These are the types of talks fathers need to have with their sons. This is a representation of a good father. Perfect? No. No one is. But good? Yes. Good lessons. Good love. Good father.
I agree with this at the end of the day.
lmfao gotta love Eric
"Amazing grace..." LOL
Disney is so innocent now
No, it's not. It's demonic now. Walt Disney is rolling around in his grave.
Jenna Fox Walt Disney himself was demonic
Disney is very PC and controlled by parents. Anything that bother parents get removed...cancel culture
This wasn’t a Disney show. It was an ABC show that aired on Disney in syndication
VDLS we can argue technicalities but I’m sure you realize this show did not originally air on the Disney Channel, which is what is being discussed here.
This was honestly such a great scene, every moment was perfectly executed comedy, yet meaningful. I miss the lessons of 90s sitcoms in shows today! This would NEVER be a topic in kids shows today. I actually prefer the later seasons of Boy Meets World, but this episode has always stood out as one of my favorites from the early days.
I lost it when Eric started singing amazing Grace. 😂😂😂
Alan swinging around to look at Amy always cracks me up
Alan going upside Eric's head is the most underrated part of this clip 😂😂😂
The way the dad looked at the mom when eric said "she sat on the bed and went like this" 🤣🤣
2:15 Alan’s like “maybe the boy didn’t really have a choice”
"You accuse me of that, but you refuse to accuse me of infidelity. That hurts!" lmfaoooo
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Alan is funny in this episode. Learn her name! Eric, I didn’t understand my father and you won’t understand me till you are a father WHICH WONT BE FOR A VERY LONG TIME!
"Eric, every once in a while let your brain in on what the rest of you is doing."
*proceeds to become dumber as the show goes on
I think that was bad writing. I agree, I hated how they made Eric dumber.
aaaMAAaziiIING GRAAACE~
I died when Eric started singing Amazing Grace 😂
Favorite part 2:03 😂
Courtney Winchester same!!!!!!
I missed the days when studios made good shows like this
It's amazing how much more believable Alan and Amy are as parents, compared to Cory and Topenga
Ehhh, believable yes...but often they were pretty passive in their own children's lives. So when bigger announcements/problems came, it felt to them like the rug was being pulled under. The further and more drastic Cory and Eric went as their own men, the less Alan felt he could relate to them...and even when he got involved, he tended to get evasive/bossy out of habit. Which actually made their few resonances later on all the more touching.
GMW has the benefit of Cory' and Topanga's careers being both tied to their parenting. They may project their pasts from time to time, but their approach clearly has inspired a small network of introspective and supportive friends through Riley's intelligence and optimism...one that's actively worked through their own interpersonal hurdles rather than just "letting things be".
its not their fault disney has changed over the years.
In my opinion this was one of the best scenes in the whole show.
I agree. It's my most favorite episode of the show. Everybody is who their character is supposed to be before they got bastardized towards the end like every show does.
Not everyone just Eric
Corey get the phone!
Ring! Ring!!!
😁😂😂😂
lol!😆
Lol
I liked it when he and Cory actually started getting along
I love how the dad is understanding of the girl sat down and patted the bed as an invitation
Cory: Dad
Dad: LEARN HER NAME!!!
I love that scene! It's funny.
Welcome to Old School Disney!
“He taught me how to get what I want from a girl”
Look at my face! Do I look happy?
Alan looks in: nothing happened!!
on this subject Eric has some explaining to do about his own behavior
excuse me?! he taught me how to get what a date and it worked big time
That was right on point when Cory said did.
Hello, You got something to tell us?. uhhh not yet. now I got something to tell you, lol
Eric: What, does it matter what I told him? I'm dead!
And then the legendary chanting: Amaaaaaaaazzzziiiiinnnngg graaaaaacccccceee!
I recently started to watch this as an adult and never realized how many sexual references there are and I've seen the show as a kid. For Disney channel I'm surprised. Man back then it really does go over your head. I love how they add comedy to it though.
This wasn't originally on disney
This whole interaction is just adorable 😂🥰
"Learn her name" 🤣🤣🤣
Lol
amazing grace
Amy should have known this would happen. She left two teenagers home alone, unsupervised.
This show was chalked full of good advice. You know Disney the way it is wont let GMW have this depth of content
The only time I've heard a man get offended not having an affair 😅
The jokes per second in this scene is out of the roof
Alan Matthews 100% steals this scene. Third best TV dad in my opinion behind Uncle Phil and Carl Winslow.
And that is how u turn men into simps
“Amazinggg graceee” I love Eric he’s so iconic😂
well then I'd like to know what you were thinking bringing a girl in our room!
Ron is being Ron
" learn her name " 🤣
disney was actually good in the 90s. damn it 2010s.
2020s now. :D
When Eric told his Dad about the patting down on his bed he knew deep down "well... you can't argue with that" lmao
Aaamazing grace Rest In Peace my friend
Daaaaamn... Shared his full proof way to get girls then Cory burned him out.... Lol
“Does it matter what I told him? I’m already dead” 😂
Ammmmmazing graaaaaaaaaaace 😂😂😂😂 I’m dead
This is my favorite episode of all time it’s so funny and very entertaining
aaaaaaamaaaaazing graaaaacee
Not gonna lie Cory and Eric’s room looked comfortable as hell bathroom window bench shit wish I had that room.