Boy Meets World

*Boy Meets World*
Boy Meets World
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Michael Jacobs; April Kelly;
Starring	Ben Savage; William Daniels; Betsy Randle; Will Friedle; Rider Strong; Lee Norris; Lily Nicksay; William Russ; Danielle Fishel; Anthony Tyler Quinn; Alex Désert; Lindsay Ridgeway; Matthew Lawrence; Trina McGee-Davis; Maitland Ward;
Theme music composer	Ray Colcord (seasons 1–4); Phil Rosenthal (seasons 5–7)
Composer	Ray Colcord
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	158 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Michael Jacobs; David Kendall; Bob Young; Howard Busgang; Mark Blutman; Bob Tischler; Steven Derek Booth;
Production locations	Walt Disney Studios, Stage 2 (seasons 1–2); KTLA Studios (season 3–4); CBS Radford (season 5–7);
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	21–23 minutes
Production companies	Michael Jacobs Productions; Touchstone Television;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 24, 1993 –; May 5, 2000
Related
	Girl Meets World (2014–2017)
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Boy Meets World is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September 1993 and May 2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his friends and family, as he progresses from childhood to adulthood. Episodes chronicle the everyday events of Cory's home and school life; his teacher and neighbor George Feeny (William Daniels) delivers life lessons as Cory learns to cope with social and personal issues of adolescence. Cory has strong relationships with his older brother Eric (Will Friedle), younger sister Morgan (Lily Nicksay), and parents, Amy (Betsy Randle) and Alan (William Russ). Cory's friendship with Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong) and romantic interest in Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) serve as central focuses of episodes. Overarching themes include a focus on family and friendships as well as discovering one's identity. Further characters were introduced in later seasons; Jonathan Turner (Anthony Tyler Quinn), Eli Williams (Alex Désert), Jack Hunter (Matthew Lawrence), Angela Moore (Trina McGee-Davis) and Rachel McGuire (Maitland Ward).

The Walt Disney Company commissioned the series for its youth-oriented TGIF programming block airing on ABC. Jacobs had previously produced Dinosaurs for the block and was asked to create a new series for a 12-to-14-year-old audience. Savage was under a contract with ABC at the time and Jacobs chose to include him as the central character. Boy Meets World was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Touchstone Television, and premiered on ABC on September 24, 1993. The series concluded on May 5, 2000, as a result of the aging cast and a shift in the network's programming directives.

Boy Meets World experienced strong ratings for the teenage demographic throughout its seven seasons, and it was later syndicated on Disney Channel. Several cast members were nominated for Young Artist Awards. Savage and Fishel reprised their roles as series regulars in the spin-off Girl Meets World, which aired on Disney Channel from 2014 to 2017, and depicted Cory and Topanga as married parents.