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Girl Meets World
GenreSitcom
Created by
Developed by
  • Michael Jacobs
  • April Kelly
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Take on the World"
by Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter
ComposerPhil Rosenthal
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMichael Jacobs
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJune 27, 2014 (2014-06-27) –
present (present)

Girl Meets World is an American coming of age television sitcom. The series made its debut on June 27, 2014 on Disney Channel following the premiere of the DCOM Zapped, before assuming its normal 8:30–9:00 p.m. ET/PT time slot on Fridays, beginning July 11, 2014.[1][2][3]

The series is a sequel to the sitcom Boy Meets World, which aired on ABC's TGIF block from 1993 to 2000, for many of those years in the same time slot as Girl Meets World occupies. Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, who played Cory and Topanga Matthews respectively, reprise their roles as members of the main cast, Cory (Savage) plays Riley's father and teacher while her mother, Topanga (Fishel), becomes a lawyer and partly owns a bakery as shown in "Girl Meets Popular". Other members of the earlier show's cast also have either recurring roles or cameo appearances.

On August 6, 2014, Girl Meets World was renewed for a second season by Disney Channel.[4][5]

Premise

The series follows Cory and Topanga Matthews' daughter, Riley (Rowan Blanchard), and her best friend, Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter), as they navigate the challenges of life as they start 7th grade. The show also features their classmates Lucas Friar (Peyton Meyer) and Farkle Minkus (Corey Fogelmanis). The series is set in New York City, where Cory and Topanga moved in the Boy Meets World series finale.[6]

Cast and characters

Main

FarkleMayaTopangaRileyCoryAuggieLucas
The main characters. From left: Farkle, Maya, Topanga, Riley, Cory, Auggie, and Lucas. (Use cursor to identify)
  • Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), who is 12 years old and in seventh grade at the start of the series.[7] Riley is very much like her father. She also has a crush on Lucas, but as shown in "Girl Meets Sneak Attack", she can get jealous when other girls flirt with Lucas.
  • Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), Riley's father, who was the lead character of Boy Meets World. He has taken a job as a history teacher at John Quincy Adams Middle School, whose class consists of his daughter and many of her friends. In addition to being Riley's father, he often acts as a father figure to Maya.[7] Cory's personality and traits are similar to those of his daughter.
  • Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter), Riley's best friend. She is wild and rebellious, showing it in her actions such as protesting homework and almost lighting the class' homework on fire. She has a troubled past, but is social and street smart.[8]
  • Lucas Friar (Peyton Meyer), another one of Riley's friends, but also her love interest. He is originally from Austin, Texas.[7]
  • Auggie Matthews (August Maturo), Riley's 5-year-old brother and Cory and Topanga's son. When he grows up, he wants to be like his father.[7] He believes himself to be Riley's twin, as shown in the pilot.
  • Topanga Matthews (Danielle Fishel), Riley and Auggie's mother and Cory's wife.[9] Topanga is Cory's childhood sweetheart, and they have been friends since they were babies. Topanga has become a successful lawyer, and is a loving and protective mother, as shown in "Girl Meets Sneak Attack".

Recurring

  • Farkle (Corey Fogelmanis), is a close friend of Riley and Maya. He has crushes on both girls. In "Girl Meets Sneak Attack", it is shown that he cares for the two, and will do anything for them to be happy. He is smart, and is a big flirt, while also being quite unusual. He is shown to be the teacher's pet in many episodes. He is the son of Cory and Topanga's former classmate, Stuart Minkus, with whom he shares many similarities.
  • Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong), Cory's best friend since childhood, Topanga's close childhood friend, and uncle figure to Riley and Auggie. Since the end of Boy Meets World, Shawn has traveled around as a writer and a photographer. He also forms a friendship with Maya. Cory and Shawn have a close relationship with each other that, as shown in Boy Meets World, is at times even stronger than the relationship between Cory and Topanga.
  • Joshua Matthews (Uriah Shelton), is Cory's younger brother and Riley's uncle. He was born premature, and underweight, and almost died just hours after his birth. Joshua was the only member of the Matthews family to never have a prominent role, and he was originally portrayed by creator Michael Jacobs' son, Daniel Jacobs in Boy Meets World. Joshua is now 17 years old, and still lives in Philadelphia with Cory's parents.[10]
  • Harley Keiner (Danny McNulty), Cory's old high school bully. In Boy Meets World, Harley was much older than the rest of the high schoolers, due to him being held back. He now works as the janitor at Riley's school, a job which was given to him by Cory.
  • Stuart Minkus (Lee Norris), is a former classmate of Cory, Topanga, and Shawn, appearing as a main cast member in the first season of Boy Meets World. Although he was often bullied by Cory and Shawn, they often looked to him for advice on girls, and Stuart was good friends with Topanga. Stuart is also Farkle's father.
  • Alan Matthews (William Russ), Cory's father, Topanga's father-in-law and grandfather to their children. Alan has a close relationship with his son, and owns a wilderness store, which he originally ran with his eldest son Eric in Boy Meets World.
  • Amy Matthews (Betsy Randle), Cory's mother, Topanga's mother-in-law and grandmother to their children. Amy has a close relationship with her children, especially Morgan, who is her only daughter. She often would disagree with Cory and Topanga as a couple, when they made important decisions, even though she is fond of them.
  • Missy Bradford (Olivia Stuck), is a girl who tried to date Lucas before Riley could get the chance. She is one of the first girls to begin flirting in 7th grade.[further explanation needed]

Guest

  • Evelyn Rand (Jackée), a subway attendant.
  • George Feeny (William Daniels), Cory's omnipresent mentor, now in his 80s. Feeny makes a cameo appearance in the pilot episode, his only appearance in the first season.[11] Mr. Feeny was Cory, Shawn, Topanga, and Eric's teacher from 6th grade, up until college, along with being the Matthews' neighbor, and a close friend of the entire Matthews family, and Shawn Hunter.
  • Mrs. Svorski (Cloris Leachman), a local bakery shop owner who has a bonding relationship with Auggie.
  • Harrison Miller (Willie Garson), a lawyer who's on the case with Topanga to turn Mrs. Svorski's bakery into a yogurt shop.

Development

In November 2012, it was reported that Disney Channel was in the early stages of development of a follow-up series titled Girl Meets World, which will center on Cory and Topanga's 12-year-old daughter Riley. Boy Meets World co-creator Michael Jacobs will develop the series and serve as its executive producer and showrunner. On November 26, 2012, it was confirmed by Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel that they would be reprising their roles as Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence-Matthews in the series.[12][13] In February 2013, it was announced that Michael Jacobs has reached out to all of the former Boy Meets World cast members to take part in the new show.[14]

On June 17, 2013, Disney Channel officially greenlit a series order for Girl Meets World, which began production that summer.[1][15] On January 23, 2014, the first-season order was increased from its initial 13-episode count[4] to 21, to make a full season.[16]

On May 2, 2014, a full trailer for Girl Meets World was released.[17] On May 21, the pilot episode became available as a preview to users of the various "Watch Disney Channel" mobile and television apps, which require TV Everywhere authentication to watch. Following the TV premiere of the pilot, the episode "Girl Meets Sneak Attack" was made available via the apps.[18] On June 13, the pilot was made available for free on iTunes.

On August 6, Disney Channel announced that the series would be renewed for a second season.[19] Production is set to begin November 2014, with the season premiering sometime in 2015.

Casting

Auditions began in mid-November 2012 for the lead roles of Riley Matthews, the daughter of Cory and Topanga; Maya, a witty friend of Riley's who has a troubled past; and Elliot, Riley's older brother. By the end of January 2013, Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter were cast as Riley and Maya, respectively.[20][21] Teo Halm was tapped for the role of Elliot in early March.[22]

Filming of the pilot began on March 20, 2013 and concluded on March 22, 2013.[citation needed] Rider Strong and Will Friedle made a surprise visit to the set, sparking rumors of a return, or at least a cameo appearance, in the upcoming series.[23] Maitland Ward also made a visit to the set and was asked about the return of her character, Rachel McGuire. Ward said, "I can't really share any show info, but it would be fun if the old gang got back together again!"[24]

On October 5, 2013, Teo Halm announced on Twitter that he was no longer involved with the series. A report by TVLine suggested the series was undergoing creative changes after the pilot.[25]

On March 12, 2014. it was announced that Lee Norris would reprise his role of Stuart Minkus,[26] and it was later announced that Farkle is his son.[citation needed]

On March 18, 2014, it was announced that Rider Strong would reprise his role of Shawn Hunter.[27]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 21[28] June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27) TBA
2 TBA 2015 (2015) TBA

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Girl Meets World"John WhitesellMichael JacobsJune 27, 2014 (2014-06-27)5.2[29]

In her bedroom, Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard) and her friend Maya Hart (Sabrina Carpenter) try to sneak out her window to ride the subway but are stopped by Riley's parents: Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga Matthews (Danielle Fishel) who give them permission to ride the subway. On the subway they meet a handsome boy named Lucas Friar (Peyton Meyer). Later in History Class, Cory (who happens to be their instructor) assigns the class the day's homework assignment, which is to write an essay about something they would fight for. Maya fights for no homework and Riley joins in. At the end, Riley discovers she would fight for friendship, and Cory and Topanga understand Riley is growing up and they need to be there for her.

Special guest star: William Daniels as George Feeny

Guest stars: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle, Jackée as Evelyn Rand
2"Girl Meets Boy"Joel ZwickMichael JacobsJuly 11, 2014 (2014-07-11)3.2[30]

When Cory's plan to get his students to communicate face to face fails, he takes away their cell phones and assigns the class to prepare a disscusion about whether technology has made people better. The whole class is having trouble communicating, except for Maya, who was the only one in the class without a smartphone. Riley, Maya, Lucas, and Farkle then go to the library to do their research, and this opens up their eyes to a world without phones. Maya also discovers that she is a talented artist when given just a pencil and paper. This ultimately sparks a connection between Riley and Lucas. However, Cory desperately tries to keep them apart, once he realizes it was he who prompted these emotions into Riley. At the end of the episode, Cory gives Maya a smartphone, and says to use it to communicate to him about Riley; he also buys Maya an art kit.

Guest stars: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle, Danielle Kennedy as Librarian, Taylor Hollomon as Myzell
3"Girl Meets Sneak Attack"Joel ZwickCindy FangJuly 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)2.6[31]

Riley becomes jealous when a girl named Missy Bradford (Olivia Stuck) starts flirting with Lucas. Consequently, she enlists the help of Maya and Farkle to help her learn to flirt too. Meanwhile, Auggie (August Maturo) starts acting grown up to impress a girl down the hall named Ava (Ava Kolker) but Cory and Topanga aren't ready for him to grow up yet.

Guest stars: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle, Olivia Stuck as Missy Bradford, Ava Kolker as Ava
4"Girl Meets Father"Joel ZwickRandi BarnesJuly 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)3.3[32]

Cory struggles with his emotions when Riley wants to attend her first school dance instead of continuing the tradition of her and her father riding the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster, which they have done every year since Riley was young. In addition, Maya gets an F on a quiz, prompting her to say that Cory failed her, leading her to "quit" school. Both girls having told him there is nothing more he can teach them, Cory feels he has lost them, though Topanga assures him that his intentions are good and he will never give up on those he cares about, Cory does chaperon the school dance and for the last dance, he chooses to do a father-daughter dance with both Riley and Maya, One tradition ends but two new ones are created.

Guest stars: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle, Sari Arambulo as Sarah
5"Girl Meets the Truth"Joel ZwickMatthew NelsonAugust 1, 2014 (2014-08-01)2.8[33]

Maya starts wearing a locket. When Maya refuses to tell Riley where she got it, Riley starts wondering if she stole it. Riley discovers that Maya took from the lost and found. Topanga antagonizes Cory after he insults her cooking. Cory, Riley, Maya, and Farkle learn a lesson about truth. At the end, Maya gives back the locket to the girl who lost it.

Guest star: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle
6"Girl Meets Popular"[34]Jon RosenbaumJeff MenellAugust 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)N/A

Riley gets invited to her first boy girl party, and expects this to be her ticket to popularity, only to find that it is a "geek party." When Riley realizes that she is adored by the nerds, she decides to become their "queen." Meanwhile, Topanga is knowingly on the wrong side of a case, and channels her inner-former self for motivation to do the right thing.

Special guest star: Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Svorski
Guest stars: Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle, Willie Garson as Harrison Miller, Cecelia Balagot as Smackie, Mekai Curtis as Shumpert, Nathaniel James Potvin as Academic Top Half
Absent: Peyton Meyer as Lucas

Note: There is a flashback to the first season episode of Boy Meets World, "Cory's Alternative Friends," to where Topanga is wearing the same outfit she imagines her old self wearing in this episode. Also, Willie Garson appeared in Boy Meets World as Leonard Spinelli in two episodes, and as the minister who marries Cory and Topanga in their wedding episode.
7"Girl Meets Maya's Mother"[34]UnknownUnknownAugust 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)N/A

Riley tries to get Maya and her mother to see each other again. Stuart Minkus takes a visit to their school[35]

Guest stars: Lee Norris as Stuart Minkus, Corey Fogelmanis as Farkle

Reception

Girl Meets World has received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the show an 82% rating based on reviews from 17 critics, with an average score of 7.3/10. The site's consensus states: "Though not quite as comical, Girl Meets World sweetly shares the nostalgia of its predecessor, Boy meets World, [sic] with its young audience while providing positive moral values for today's youth."[36] Metacritic gives the show a score of 64 based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37]

Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast called the show a, "perfectly pleasant Disney Channel show".[38] Rob Owen of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said it was, "a cute half-hour that capably introduces new characters and sets the table for the new series".[39] Diane Warts of Newsday said the show, "does its job of bringing tween-based family viewing into the 2010s".[40] The series premiere garnered 5.2 million viewers.[41]

Similar to critical reception, viewer reception has been also positive for Girl Meets World. IMDb users have given the show a positive rating 7.2/10 from over 1600 user reviews,[42] and on Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 76% rating based on ratings from over 80 users. TV.com has given the show an astounding rating of 9.0/10 from over 50 user ratings.[43] On Metacritic, Girl Meets World holds a 7.2/10 from 26 users, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[44]

Ratings

Season No. of
episodes 		Timeslot (ET) Premiered Ended Average
Viewers
(in millions)
Premiere Viewers
(in millions) 		Finale Viewers
(in millions)
1 5 Friday, 8:30 pm June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27) 5.2 TBA TBA 3.4

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Show[45] Girl Meets World Pending

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