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Why Disney Didn't Air THIS Episode of Boy Meets World; Rider Strong Explains
Boy Meets World was an iconic coming of age show, which garnered a huge fan base over the years. But the cast reveals the one episode that they wish never aired.
Boy Meets World is perhaps one of the most iconic shows of the 90s. Telling the coming of age stories of its many characters facing the same limbo that the young adults all around the world face. The series' writers were known to tackle many sensetive topics, that the other kids' show might shy away from adressing.
However. there was a particluar episode that the cast, and the Disney network wasn't keen on airing. The season 5, episode 18 titled 'If You Can’t Be with the One You Love...' deals with the issue of alcholism. Rider Strong who played the part of Shawn explained, that while in the first half of the 22 mintue episode, his character and Cory, who's played by Ben Savage, were seen having a good time with their first expirince with alcohol. But in the latter half the tone suddnely changes.
Strong explains, "Then in that second half, it's like as if he's a 45-year-old alcoholic who's like I can't stop, but I gotta keep doing this." He added, "And I don't think that's realistic for somebody who's tried alcohol once." The episode ends with Shawn's frieds stepping in and helping him understand that he needs help.
According to Rider, the episode which was meant to be a nuanced look at a sensetive issue ended up being a "disservice to people". Commenting on the nature of the alcholism, he said, "It's sneakier, it's weirder, it's slower and it slowly takes over people's lives." He noted that the entire "alcoholic journey and sobriety journey" was condenced into "22 mintues" which is not how it "happens in real life."
Though it must be noted that while Disney never released it; ABC, which was originally the platform for the show, did air the episode. Intrestingly this wasn't the only time, Disney decided to not air an episode of Boy Meets World, reportedly beliving it to be too mature for it's young audience. The kids show network, held back 2 other episodes, namely, 'Prom-ises, Prom-ises', and 'The Truth About Honesty.'
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