Monday, January 16, 2012

Vile Nostalgia: Boy Meets World

You know you're getting old when you nostalgia for crap you barely even liked (or flat out hated) before only because it reminds of the past. Ladies and Gents, respected bloggers and all you trolls out there, it's with great sorrow that I present this latest installment of Vile Nostalgia...

TGIF allstars
So I'm flipping through the channels this past Saturday, enjoying a lazy day off and what do I see before my eyes? Old school episodes of Boy Meets World's first season on MTV2. Yeah, it didn't make much sense to me either but out of morbid curiosity I stopped and watched a little of it. This quickly transformed into a full on nostalgia wave and I watched about 3 or 4 episodes and loved every second of it!

I grew up watching TGIF sitcoms on ABC and although not my favorite, Boy Meets World was something I pretty much always watched. Unfortunately, as the kids aged the show got a a bit lamer and lamer until by the end it was a wildly outlandish crap fest. I guess this memory of the last few seasons has tainted my view of the entire series. Thankfully, MTV2's little weekend marathon has restored my faith in the series by highlighting the awesomeness of the shows first season.


Love that campy intro! It's so bad it's awesome. Now keep in mind Boy Meets World had like 500 different intros throughout it's 7 season run but honestly, I love this hokey first one the best. See those cheesy computer graphics flying around?! Damn I miss the early 90's.

I think the show was most effective in it's early years. When the kids were still, kids and learned valuable lessons from their teacher (like the always awesome Mr. Feeny) or their parents. Also, the first season still featured Minkus and Cory's adorable little sister Morgan (before Minkus vanished to the other side of the school for about 6 years, and Morgan was replaced by an older, brattier actress).


So yeah. I get a kick out of laughing at their outrageous 90's fashions, with the baggy clothes and funky haircuts and flashing back to when I was a young school punk myself, but now that I'm older I appreciate the show on a different level. The show is heartfelt while remaining wildly entertaining. Kudos to MTV2 for restoring my faith in the Matthews family.
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30 comments:

  1. Pat HattJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Yeah the first few seasons of it aren't a bad watch, it got way crappier, as you say, as they got older. Funny how we appreciate them on a different level now, sometimes a more "how did I ever watch that" one though..haha

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  2. Leon KennedyJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    TGIF, man that takes me back. The weirdest part of this was seeing Rider Strong in the movie Cabin Fever. Also, the Halloween episode of this show with Jennifer Love Hewitt was a pantheon level episode of any show from my childhood

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  3. OutcastJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    I used to love this show a long time ago and I think that I still do, I need to check out some new episodes like you did, it seems worth the whole, Boy Meets World was awesome man.

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  4. OutcastJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    I just watched the intro video as well, I could never believe how camp and corny that theme sounded. The teacher in it was such an awesome foil as well, damn I'm so glad you posted this now man.

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  5. Zap McBlowfistJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    i loved this show!! :D

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  6. meJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    I like how everyone's hair outside the "boy" has the shape and consistency of an outstretched bird wing.

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  7. MarkJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    I never watched Boy Meets World actually, that I remember anyway.

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  8. Generally DisgruntledJanuary 16, 2012 at 1:48 PM

    Man, TGIF. So long ago. I haven't thought about this show in a long fucking time

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  9. D4January 16, 2012 at 2:16 PM

    Aw dude the first season.. Oh man...

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  10. JasJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Mmm. Campy theme songs, flannel shirts, and telephones that hang on the walls? Mmm. The smell of the 90's!

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  11. BerserculesJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    The second or third season got weird focusing on the teacher and that kid living together!

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  12. Heaven.January 16, 2012 at 3:56 PM

    I never watched it.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    I've never seen this (I'm Irish, so no shock there), but I have no problem with nostalgia. I'm old enough to embrace it. I call it comfort regressing when times are difficult.

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  14. dopdavidJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    i remember this show it totally reminds me of childhood.
    :)

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  15. Simon blackJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    These shows are usually so lame x)

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    Dude I watched TGIF all the time.. Or at least every Friday lol

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  17. T. Roger ThomasJanuary 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    So many hours of my childhood were spent with my neighbor watching Full House, Step by Step, Family Matters and the rest of the TGIF lineup.

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  18. The Random Trivia GuyJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:18 PM

    Oh god. An integral part of my younger years. I miss it so much.

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  19. JOutlawJanuary 17, 2012 at 12:54 AM

    I remember this show so well. I think I watched every episode of it growing up, not because it was good at the end, but because I had lasted that damn long that I had to see it through. My favorite character was always Tamara.... or Tatanka..... or whatever the hell the girls name was.

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  20. The Angry LurkerJanuary 17, 2012 at 3:00 AM

    This was awful, it reminded me I had a terrible life.......

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  21. ✗✗January 17, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    OMG!!! TGIF!! BOY MEETS WORLD!! Aww, this made me smile!! I loved that show growing up and now I really want to watch it. Where's Topanga!? haha! That intro was pretty awesome/hilarious it kind of reminds me of Saved by the Bell, which is pretty fun to watch now. It's so cheesy now but I can't help but love it. Same goes for Full House. : )

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  22. ZombieJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    oh my gosh this brings back memories!! ah the 90's...

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  23. BartJanuary 17, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    i saw that old guy then i was like "nope" will not look into this anymore.

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  24. AdamJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    I loved this show. Mr Feeney was the man

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  25. JayJanuary 17, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    nostalgia...

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  26. GJanuary 17, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    Oh god I'd forgotten this.... thanks... I think

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  27. Pinecone StewJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    OH HELL NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  28. The Angry VegetarianJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:21 PM

    I used to watch that show all the time. The weird thing is that I never really liked it. I don't know what it was about that show that kept drawing me back to it. I guess it's the fact that anytime I see either of the Savage kids in anything other than Little Monsters I just get mad because it ISN'T Little Monsters.

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  29. BragonDornJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    That theme song kicks butt! :)

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  30. ShawJanuary 17, 2012 at 11:58 PM

    I used to love watching this show
    Mr Feeny was awesome

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