Editing Boy Meets World (section)

== Reception ==
===Viewership===
''Boy Meets World'' experienced strong ratings for the teenage demographic.<ref name="orbit"/> During the airing of the [[Boy Meets World (season 5)|fifth season]] in [[1997–98 United States network television schedule|1997–98]], ''Boy Meets World'' was the winner of its timeslot among children, teenagers and adults aged 18–49, while placing second in its timeslot overall.<ref name="boyabchood"/> The series was on average receiving a 14% decrease in ratings from the previous season. It was described as the number 2 series for children on primetime television.<ref name="boyabchood"/> By the airing of the seventh season, the ratings had continued to decline as the audience for the TGIF block decreased.<ref name="orbit"/>

===Cultural impact===
Angela's [[interracial relationship]] with Shawn was a relative rarity for a major network television show targeting youths at the time. [[Trina McGee-Davis]] once remarked that the typical reaction she received from young fans regarding the relationship was overwhelmingly positive and encouraging, often inquiring as to when the characters would reconcile after a breakup. She expressed her personal wish that her character's relationship would serve as an example of [[color blindness (race) in the United States|color blindness]] for the world, in lieu of a less positive reaction a similar relationship had received on ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' at the time.<ref name="Interracial">{{cite news |last=McGee-Davis |first=Trina |author-link=Trina McGee-Davis |date=1999-02-22 |title=TV Can Help World Erase Color Lines |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-22-ca-10422-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110225603/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/22/entertainment/ca-10422 |archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

Eric and Shawn both wore a popular 1990s hairstyle called [[curtained hair]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-03 |title=Boy Meets World: a teen franchise that delivers blankets of warm and fuzzies |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/03/boy-meets-world-a-teen-franchise-that-delivers-blankets-of-warm-and-fuzzies |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525003428/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/aug/03/boy-meets-world-a-teen-franchise-that-delivers-blankets-of-warm-and-fuzzies |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show also addresses the cultural issues of [[child abuse]] ("Dangerous Secret"), [[sexual harassment]] ("Chick Like Me", "Everybody Loves Stuart"), and [[underage drinking]]/[[alcohol use]] ("If You Can't Be with the One You Love…").<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=Boy Meets World: 9 Episodes That Proved The Show Was Ahead Of Its Time |url=https://screenrant.com/boy-meets-world-episodes-ahead-time/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525003424/https://screenrant.com/boy-meets-world-episodes-ahead-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-09 |title=Boy Meets World: 10 Times The Show Touched On Serious Topics |url=https://screenrant.com/boy-meets-world-episodes-serious-subject-matter/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525003425/https://screenrant.com/boy-meets-world-episodes-serious-subject-matter/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:99%;"
|+ List of awards and nominations received by ''Boy Meets World''
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Recipient(s) 
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Ref heading}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
|[[1999 Kids' Choice Awards|1999]]
|data-sort-value="Boy Meets World"| ''Boy Meets World''
|[[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Show|Favorite Television Show]]
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2000 Kids' Choice Awards|2000]]
|data-sort-value="Boy Meets World"| ''Boy Meets World''
|Favorite Television Show
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|
|-
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben & Strong, Rider"| Ben Savage & Rider Strong
|Favorite Television Friends
|{{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="15"|[[Young Artist Award]]s
|rowspan="4"|[[15th Youth in Film Awards|1994]]
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben"| Ben Savage
|Youth Actor Leading Role in a Television Series
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|<ref name="young1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm|title=Fifteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1992–1993|publisher=[[Young Artist Award]]s|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132553/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms15.htm|archive-date=April 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Strong, Rider"| Rider Strong
|Best Youth Comedian
|{{nom}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Nicksay, Lily"| Lily Nicksay
|Best Actress Under Ten in a Television Series or Show
|{{nom}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Boy Meets World"| ''Boy Meets World''
|Best New Television Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[16th Youth in Film Awards|1995]]
|data-sort-value="Friedle, Will"| Will Friedle
|rowspan="2"|Best Performance: Young Actor in a TV Comedy Series
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref name="young1995">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm|title=Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1993–1994|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820064811/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm|archive-date=August 20, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Marsden, Jason"| [[Jason Marsden]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[17th Youth in Film Awards|1996]]
|data-sort-value="Fishel, Danielle"| Danielle Fishel
|Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series 
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref name="young1996">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|title=Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1994–1995|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060320/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms17.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Thomson, Justin"| Justin Thomson
|Best Performance by a Young Actor: Guest Starring Role TV Series
|{{won}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Dean, Erin J."| [[Erin J. Dean]]
|Best Performance by a Young Actress: Guest Starring Role TV Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[18th Youth in Film Awards|1997]]
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben"| Ben Savage
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Leading Young Actor
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref name="young1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm|title=Eighteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1995–1996|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060451/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm|archive-date=April 2, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Strong, Rider"| Rider Strong
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Supporting Young Actor
|{{nom}}
|-
|data-sort-value="Fishel, Danielle"| Danielle Fishel
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy: Supporting Young Actress
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[19th Youth in Film Awards|1998]]
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben"| Ben Savage
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Performer
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="young1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm|title=Nineteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards 1996–1997|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222144713/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm|archive-date=December 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[20th Youth in Film Awards|1999]]
|data-sort-value="Lennon, Jarrett"| Jarrett Lennon
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Actor
|{{won}}{{efn|Tied.|name=tie}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="young1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm|title=20th Annual Awards|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132616/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm|archive-date=April 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[21st Youth in Film Awards|2000]]
|data-sort-value="Gaynor, J. B."| J. B. Gaynor
|Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Guest Starring Young Performer
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="young2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm|title=Twentyfirst Annual Youth in Film Awards 1998–1999|publisher=Young Artist Awards|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719182252/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm|archive-date=July 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"|[[YoungStar Award]]s
|rowspan="2"|[[YoungStar Award#Third Annual YoungStar Awards|1998]]
|data-sort-value="Savage, Ben"| Ben Savage
|Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy TV Series
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref name="youngstar1998">{{cite news|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nominations+for+the+3rd+Annual+Hollywood+Reporter+YoungStar+Awards.-a0530157357|title=Nominations for the 3rd Annual Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Awards.|work=[[Business Wire]] |date=September 17, 1998|access-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114324/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nominations+for+the+3rd+Annual+Hollywood+Reporter+YoungStar+Awards.-a053015735|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|data-sort-value="Fishel, Danielle"| Danielle Fishel
|Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series
|{{won}}
|-
|[[YoungStar Award#Fifth Annual YoungStar Awards|2000]]
|data-sort-value="Fishel, Danielle"| Danielle Fishel
|Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|}