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Speaker 1:
[00:20] Tara, do you have it?

Speaker 2:
[00:22] Is there a clip, Will?

Speaker 3:
[00:24] There's a clip. This came up on my feed this morning with my 12 followers.

Speaker 2:
[00:29] Ooh, your Finsta.

Speaker 3:
[00:31] My Finsta, and I thought we would all get a kick out of this.

Speaker 4:
[01:44] Put a teeny weeny beeny on a tub of vaseline. Put a teeny weeny beeny on a pick of Mr. Feeny.

Speaker 1:
[01:49] Wear a teeny weeny beeny while I'm singing to Jolene. Oh my god. That's funny. I was waiting for the connection. I was like, why is Will showing this? He goes, yeah, sure, it's funny. I definitely remember this back in the day, but I didn't remember the Feeny reference.

Speaker 3:
[02:06] It did, and it made me wonder, where's the most random place you ever saw a Boy Meets World reference where you were just like, what the?

Speaker 2:
[02:13] Right.

Speaker 1:
[02:16] I mean, you know, they got Bill to do, oh my God, Bill, but it wasn't a Boy Meets World reference, but Bill did a sketch one time, and this is like 10, 15 years ago, it was with the creator of Hacks, what's her name, I'm blanking on her name, Paul. All right, well, it's Paul and Leel, I'm going to forget there, but for a while, they were doing, I'll look at them up, but for a while, they were doing sketches, and they had me come in and do one. This is like in 2014 or whatever, and like a couple months later, they brought Bill in, and it's pretty funny. He's, I got to look it up.

Speaker 3:
[02:56] But it's not a Boy Meets World reference?

Speaker 1:
[02:58] Not, no, not technically, but he's clearly in there because it's Mr. Feeney, and he's talking about tits. So it's very like inappropriate to watch Bill. And it's very funny. But that's the only, that's the time that I was just like, whoa, they got Bill to do this thing.

Speaker 3:
[03:15] I remember the first, the first ever Boy Meets World reference kind of in the wild that I ever saw. And it was 95. So we had just started and the movie Hackers came out, which was a great movie, Angelina Jolie, every, every, and the youngest character is saying something and the guy goes, whoa, easy there, Boy Meets World. Why don't we go back into the club? And I was in the theater like, wait, what? We're in a movie? So that was, yeah, it was just kind of out of nowhere, thrown, thrown in.

Speaker 1:
[03:43] But like it was an insult.

Speaker 3:
[03:44] Well, of course it was an insult. He was the youngest one because he was the youngest kid. Is that the joke?

Speaker 1:
[03:49] Or is the joke that he's like, it's like just annoying.

Speaker 3:
[03:53] Don't care. Don't care. There's no bad press anymore. Come on. No bad publicity.

Speaker 1:
[03:59] I think Hackers was trying to be like cool. And like watching like a kid sitcom was just like cheesy.

Speaker 3:
[04:05] That was like they were roller bladed everywhere. And they were in New York City and there was a pool on top.

Speaker 1:
[04:11] The irony is that Hackers is the least cool thing now. And Boy Meets World kind of has like this cool factor. The sheen of nostalgia makes Boy Meets World way cooler than that piece of crap. I love Hackers. Angelina Jolie can't handle it.

Speaker 3:
[04:24] No, it was terrible though.

Speaker 1:
[04:25] It was not a good movie.

Speaker 3:
[04:25] But yeah, it was a great movie in a bad way.

Speaker 4:
[04:27] There's been numerous times that I've been sitting with headphones on in my house listening to rap music, just walking around and then Danielle gets referenced in the wild, which is-

Speaker 3:
[04:37] It's always Topanga, right?

Speaker 4:
[04:38] Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[04:39] It's always Topanga or Feeny.

Speaker 4:
[04:40] All right.

Speaker 1:
[04:40] So what I was talking about was Paul W. Downs and Lucia Añelo who created Hacks, that show. And it's called Ghost Tits featuring Olivia Munn. Oh, God. Bill pops up in it and it's hysterical. Yeah. It's not worth sharing. But that was by far the- But Fallon has brought us up a lot. Fallon is like a Boy Meets World person. Because when he's done his shout outs, where he just says name associations, he's thrown in my name, like some Knight Rider, Rider Strong, but he does all these word associations. And then wasn't it Fallon that had, which show had the beat poem?

Speaker 3:
[05:22] Yeah, that was to be Fallon. That was Samuel- Was it Samuel L. Jackson?

Speaker 1:
[05:25] Yeah, Sam Jackson. It was just like, it's classic. So I guess either he or someone on his staff is just a big Boy Meets World fan.

Speaker 3:
[05:33] I think it's him.

Speaker 1:
[05:34] Gives us a shout out.

Speaker 3:
[05:34] I think it's him. So next time we're in New York, we're just gonna have to pop in and say hi.

Speaker 2:
[05:38] Yeah, just do a drop by.

Speaker 1:
[05:39] You know, they did ask us to do like a reunion.

Speaker 3:
[05:42] I remember that back in the day, yeah.

Speaker 1:
[05:43] When was that? That was like 2008-ish? When none of us wanted to do it.

Speaker 2:
[05:48] It had to be for the 30th, right?

Speaker 5:
[05:50] Like, or 25th?

Speaker 2:
[05:52] It had to, I think it was around like milestone year.

Speaker 1:
[05:57] I feel like it was before Girl Meets World though.

Speaker 3:
[05:59] Yeah, I think it was too. It was also a bit he was doing cause he did it with also with Say By The Bell. Say By The Bell. And I think there was somebody, two or three that he did in a row.

Speaker 1:
[06:06] There was zero chance that I would ever do that. There is probably zero chance.

Speaker 3:
[06:11] Yeah, I would say no. You'd go on The Tonight Show, wouldn't you?

Speaker 1:
[06:14] No.

Speaker 3:
[06:14] If all three of us went on?

Speaker 1:
[06:17] To talk about something we're doing? Yes.

Speaker 3:
[06:19] Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1:
[06:20] Or yeah, sure.

Speaker 3:
[06:22] Like if we had a movie coming out or something like that and we were in New York and we had something to promote and he wanted us on The Tonight Show.

Speaker 1:
[06:28] Absolutely. Or to talk about the podcasters. Yes, totally. But like to put on the leather jacket and do a bit about being Shawn again.

Speaker 5:
[06:35] Oh no, that I get. Which is what the ass wants to be there.

Speaker 1:
[06:37] Which is what they want us to do. Yeah, when they have a reunion, it's not like let's catch up with what the cast is doing. It's like, let's see how old these people have gotten and let's put them in outfits like they used to be.

Speaker 3:
[06:46] And you're going to pop in and do the Feeny call. Like, all right, awesome.

Speaker 1:
[06:50] No, I would never, never want to do that.

Speaker 3:
[06:52] I wouldn't have done it either, no.

Speaker 2:
[06:54] Welcome to Pod Meets World, I'm Danielle Fishel.

Speaker 1:
[06:57] I'm Rider Strong.

Speaker 3:
[06:58] And I'm Will Friedle.

Speaker 2:
[07:12] Thank you for joining us today. We are recapping season seven, episode 15, The War. It originally aired February 11th, the year 2000. The synopsis.

Speaker 3:
[07:22] Matt Lawrence's birthday.

Speaker 2:
[07:23] Oh, is his birthday February 11th?

Speaker 3:
[07:25] Isn't he? Cause he's an 11th brother. I'm pretty sure he's February 11th. Rider's December 11th, I'm August 11th, Sabrina's something 11th. It's the power.

Speaker 1:
[07:32] You don't have your 11 star chart?

Speaker 3:
[07:33] It's in my heart and soul, Rider. Matt's February 11th, 99%. Okay. Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[07:39] Wow. I didn't know that.

Speaker 1:
[07:41] That makes this a special episode.

Speaker 3:
[07:44] One of us dated him.

Speaker 2:
[07:47] I guess it's you.

Speaker 3:
[07:49] Yeah, one of us in this conversation loves Matt Lawrence, and I'm pretty sure it's me.

Speaker 2:
[07:55] So the synopsis of prank war breaks out amongst the seven friends and quickly gets out of hand. It was directed by William Russ, that's our very own Rusty Russ, and it was written by Alison M. Gibson. And I don't have to mention any guest stars cause there are none.

Speaker 3:
[08:12] Yeah, carried it ourselves, carried it ourselves.

Speaker 1:
[08:15] And boy did we carry it right into the ground.

Speaker 2:
[08:18] Into the garbage.

Speaker 1:
[08:19] We just carried it to the dumpster fire and threw it in. No, I'm just kidding.

Speaker 3:
[08:23] I disagree with both of you.

Speaker 1:
[08:25] I'm just kidding. I actually don't think it's that horrible, but it's not great in my opinion.

Speaker 4:
[08:28] Oh, I really liked it.

Speaker 1:
[08:29] Really?

Speaker 3:
[08:30] I absolutely like this episode. This might have been, but you should have just said romp with giant letters flashing. This is a romp.

Speaker 2:
[08:37] But none of us committed to the romp.

Speaker 1:
[08:39] No. Well, Ben did.

Speaker 3:
[08:40] Ben totally did.

Speaker 2:
[08:41] True, true. Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[08:43] I just find it so silly, which is fine. But then I had to look up this word because I thought I had the right word and I definitely did. It's mockish, like overly sentimental in like this. Like, and it's like, dude, just stay silly. Like we were fun and silly. And then it's like, oh, you crossed the line with Rachel. And it's like, okay. And then we're trying to get back to silly. And then it's like, but then you crossed the line with Eric. And I'm just going, oh, and I'm like, what is happening? Just stay silly or make it real. And it's like, it just, I'm like, where are we? I can't, you know, and I think maybe it's saved the second part because the second part makes, you know, Plays with Squirrel is sort of, Plays with Squirrel sort of unifies the mockishness and the silly because he is silly, but he says something really important about, you know, lose one friend. So like, I'm hoping that that sort of unifies, but this is just so off for me, this tone. I was just like, I don't like Shawn and Cory, but I also don't like everybody yelling at them. So I don't like anybody.

Speaker 2:
[09:43] I don't know. Yeah. Yeah, I completely agree with you that it needed to pick Elaine. If we had just stayed full romp, maybe if the episode ended with the reveal of Rachel. One turn, yeah. Then her being sad and it ending on a oh.

Speaker 1:
[10:00] We went too far. Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[10:02] We went too far. Then it could have been ha ha ha ha ha. What's going to happen? What happened?

Speaker 1:
[10:08] So effective. Yes, that's exactly the problem. It just lingered too long. Having everybody yell at each other, I just was like, I don't.

Speaker 5:
[10:15] I'm not laughing to you.

Speaker 3:
[10:17] Yeah, no, I liked it. I liked it all. Well, first of all, I liked it because this is the height of us trying to make each other laugh and just having a good time, clearly.

Speaker 1:
[10:25] Right.

Speaker 3:
[10:25] I mean, it's like we're all just trying to hold it together and, Rider, you look like you're gonna laugh in every single scene. Every scene. And that, I'm kind of here for that at this point because now it's just us trying to entertain each other. Also as somebody who can't stand practical jokes, this is kind of real in that, you practical joke, you practical joke. Oh my God, you went way too far. What the hell were you thinking? Which then leads into, which I kind of liked where they went, which is old cast versus the new cast. Do we really care about Rachel?

Speaker 1:
[10:55] Like, right? Well, that's part of the problem, I think.

Speaker 3:
[10:57] But see, I like that storyline.

Speaker 1:
[10:59] I know, I like the storyline too, but the problem is I don't care about Rachel. But I think that's important. I know, but we haven't developed her enough. Like this could have been a really nice moment. Exactly.

Speaker 2:
[11:10] But she's one of our friends. And she hasn't barely been in any scenes with us or episodes around with her in our friend group.

Speaker 1:
[11:18] Agreed. The real problem is that they play her, the only real relationship she's had is with Jack and they play it for a joke in this episode. So that undermines her completely. If she hadn't done the whole give you cookies, kissy, kissy gross thing, if they had instead had her be like, Jack, remember our relationship? And it was like, then we would as an audience be like, that's right, Rachel does have character. And then when she's upset about it later, we believe it, but instead it's like, you made a joke, you went sexy to try and entice a guy. So why are we supposed to feel bad about you with this sexy photo? Like, I don't know, it's not set up well enough by the previous season and a half.

Speaker 3:
[11:56] I like, but that's the thing is I think that's exactly why it was done. I like that the three of them felt like friends-in-law in this episode. And we've all had those people where it's like, we've got a core group of friends, then we met this new person. Yeah, you're a friend of ours, but at the end of the day, are you? Yeah. And so I kind of liked that. And then when it goes, it's just Cory and Shawn having to win. So they're gonna do whatever they have to do to win. And then so the thing I liked about this episode is it played on multiple storylines that have been underlying four seasons. Is Topanga really part of Cory and Shawn? Not really. And she thought she was gonna be a part of Cory and Shawn. And now she really finds out she's not. Do they really care about Angela and Maitland and Jack? I didn't even say Rachel and Jack. I mean, are they really that important? And so the idea of pitting, and then where does Eric fall is a whole nother story that we've always talked about. Is he with Jack? And kind of they threw him with him, but then he went with Maitland. So where the hell did he end up? And this is just that put on film. It's like him in the middle of two groups going, where do I actually belong? So them kind of doing it all together. And I do personally think when we do see the second half, it is gonna be like an hour long or 44 minute movie that makes more sense when it's all together with the fun rompiness of it. But so I did, I enjoyed watching kind of every aspect of it. And I did think it worked on kind of levels. It was just Feeney who was like, Bill was funny, but it was kind of like, well, that's not Feeney at all, but who cares?

Speaker 1:
[13:32] I was cool with that, because that's like, yeah.

Speaker 3:
[13:33] It was great.

Speaker 1:
[13:34] No, I like what you're saying, Will, and I think what you're like, I think the sort of meta-ness of Boy Meets World that we've talked about, where we're like aware of ourselves as characters and all that, I would much prefer this version to that us like sitting around talking about like, you're this type. So like to take that sort of meta approach where we're messing with our characters and we're self-aware and have it be a fun romp, like I totally get, like that is cool. I just wish it had stayed in that mode. I think if it's like exactly like Danielle Pitch, if it stayed in that mode until the last moment.

Speaker 5:
[14:05] And then I was like, ooh, too far. Yeah, too far.

Speaker 1:
[14:08] But I also just, I also just like, I don't know, like even the Cory, Shawn thing, every time they kept saying, you know, don't mess with us, we're the best. I'm like, are you? When was the last time we saw this?

Speaker 2:
[14:18] I thought exactly what I thought.

Speaker 5:
[14:19] I was like, are you guys good at it?

Speaker 2:
[14:20] Because actually, I'm sure you're not.

Speaker 1:
[14:23] And what is the thing that we take things to extremely? Actually, the Cory, Shawn dynamic is, Shawn commits to something and drags Cory into it, and it works out. Like it's the air, it's the B&B's B&B episode. It's like, that's the dynamic, is that Shawn takes something too far, poor Cory gets dragged along, and then it's not that they commit and do great things together. Like they're schemes never work.

Speaker 2:
[14:45] It's not that they're masters of, yeah, they're not George Cory, the prank master.

Speaker 1:
[14:51] No, it wouldn't be so much funnier. They pulled the hat off.

Speaker 3:
[14:53] No, they dickies there.

Speaker 5:
[14:54] That was you.

Speaker 1:
[14:55] That was you and Cory.

Speaker 5:
[14:57] That's right.

Speaker 1:
[14:59] The whole dynamic should have been like, don't mess with Shawn. We're gonna, and Cory being like, I don't know, can we do this? And me being like, trust me, it always works out. Exactly what I did in the B&B episode, it could have been the same dynamic, and Cory just fretting about it, or maybe even Cory's like overly confident because of all the times that we've gotten out of problems. But the idea that we're like great at pranks or like sophisticated, that's never been established, so I don't get it.

Speaker 3:
[15:24] I think I'm kind of over them establishing things. Like they just, I just have to kind of go, hey, this is what Boy Meets World is this episode. And I didn't, again, it was just us trying not to make each other laugh.

Speaker 1:
[15:35] Which is the way it was in television, where it was non serialized. The idea was that you would just take every episode on its own terms. And like the biggest problem with our approach to this whole podcast is that we're trying to put a serialized television lens on what was not ever supposed to be a serialized show. It existed like a comic strip in the Sunday paper. It's supposed to be that every time you open it up, you encounter the characters anew and you believe what they're saying based on what you're presented with. That's the idea.

Speaker 3:
[16:03] Yeah, I guess.

Speaker 1:
[16:04] Weird. I know, it is weird, but only from this lens. Back then, it was totally normal.

Speaker 3:
[16:09] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[16:09] Well, let's jump into our recap. We start in Rachel and Angela's dorm. Remember that?

Speaker 5:
[16:14] The two of them lived together.

Speaker 2:
[16:16] Okay.

Speaker 5:
[16:17] Shawn and Angela are swapping.

Speaker 1:
[16:18] And she's an RA?

Speaker 3:
[16:20] We knew that. We knew, I remember she did say she was leaving to get, and I didn't know that was a job. I just thought they were like, you're the RA. Like, I didn't think you got a perk for that.

Speaker 2:
[16:29] Nope.

Speaker 1:
[16:29] Yeah, I don't know if you get paid. I mean, you must get paid something, but I think you definitely get discounts on your living expenses.

Speaker 3:
[16:34] Oh, okay.

Speaker 1:
[16:35] I think maybe you live for free.

Speaker 2:
[16:36] Yeah. I thought that she gets a free parking space. Yeah. I'm like, okay, that makes sense. Yeah. So Shawn and Angela are swapping spit, open mouth, kissing, just making out on her bed, and then they stop abruptly when they notice Cory and Topanga sitting on Rachel's nearby bed reading magazines. Cory is tossing popcorn into his mouth, missing every time, his shirt is littered with pernoles. Does this remind you of anybody?

Speaker 1:
[17:03] Yep. Do you think he was doing an intentional David Combs impression? It must have been, right? Oh my god, it's so awesome. Do you think Ben just added that in? Because they were just like, let's have him eating popcorn. And Ben was probably like, well, I'm going to David Combs it up. Because it's all over the floor. There's no way.

Speaker 2:
[17:24] Nope, it is a 100% David Combs for our dear listeners.

Speaker 5:
[17:30] We've talked about it before, but David loved popcorn.

Speaker 2:
[17:34] And it was like one of his regular snacks. And he would sit on the couch next to us, where we would be working or reading, you know, something we were working on.

Speaker 1:
[17:43] Discussing French word sources with me.

Speaker 5:
[17:46] And he would have a red bowl of popcorn.

Speaker 2:
[17:50] And he would take it by the handfuls. And there was like a small toss into the mouth, where a few kernels would make it in. About 40%.

Speaker 1:
[18:02] But I just covered himself.

Speaker 2:
[18:04] He would have littered his shirt and the couch near him and the floor at his feet.

Speaker 1:
[18:10] And do you remember Ben's specific impression of him? Because he would do the sniffing through the nose thing while he would, Benny, Benny, Benny. Because he would call him Benny. So he would be sitting there discussing the philosophy of religion or whatever, but he would be like, mm, no.

Speaker 2:
[18:32] Oh man, it was, it does.

Speaker 3:
[18:34] The black collared, the black collared pullover shirt just covered in popcorn.

Speaker 2:
[18:38] Just covered in little popcorn kernels. And then every now and then he'd look down and realize there were a bunch there and then he'd brush them off. And so they'd made it all fall to the floor. And then he would just go back and start over with him. And it, I miss it so much.

Speaker 4:
[18:51] I miss it too.

Speaker 2:
[18:52] I mean, I would love to go back for one more moment of that. Yeah.

Speaker 4:
[18:56] Oh man.

Speaker 2:
[18:58] Why does everyone on this show have to hook up near other people? Are they just exhibitions? Exhibitions.

Speaker 3:
[19:05] Yeah, cause you never know what's gonna happen in the mix and maybe it's time to swap. That's what's going on.

Speaker 1:
[19:11] I just think it's like this, yeah, I don't know. It's still so weird to me to think about how little I thought about this. I was like, oh yeah, I was just sitting there making out with Trina. The idea of kissing Trina right now, as a full grown adult, is so weird to me. But back then, I literally was just like, hey Trina, let's go. She was married, had three kids, and I was just, you know, whatever. But I never thought about it. It was literally like my body and my mouth were just owned by Boy Meets World. It would just be like, cool, Trina. We were just friends. We were just good friends. And like the thought of like that level of comfort with somebody is just so weird.

Speaker 5:
[19:51] It's so weird. I know, but when do you think that changed for you?

Speaker 2:
[19:54] Because I know we had conversations about it around the time of Girl Meets World and you didn't feel that way. Although it was a little weird for you to kiss Cheryl.

Speaker 5:
[20:03] Was it?

Speaker 2:
[20:03] When you, not, no, not like a big deal. You were like, yeah, it's no big deal. But like, you didn't have to sit there and like aggressively make out with her. There was just like a kiss because you guys got married.

Speaker 3:
[20:14] Right. It was Disney Channel.

Speaker 1:
[20:16] Yeah, I honestly don't even remember that. I don't remember it. So it was not an issue. It was definitely not this though. Like this intense level of like getting the audience to go whoo. Like that did not happen on Disney Channel, right? Like, and I don't think that would happen anywhere these days. Like, I just think that that's not part of our television culture anymore. Unless it's like full on, I was going to say, unless it's, you know, the hockey show or whatever. And then it becomes like that's what it becomes when it gets out, right? It's like, how sexy is the show? Or even what's the teenage show that was big a couple of years ago? Right. Like that, where it's like explicit and the whole point is like, but like this, where it's like safe fun, it's so weird. It's so weird.

Speaker 3:
[20:57] Euphoria made me so glad I didn't have children. I was like, oh, God, I never have to deal with this ever, ever, ever, ever. Oh, God. I watched one or two episodes. I was like, nope, not for me.

Speaker 2:
[21:06] Well, Shawn wonders, why aren't you guys going at it? It's definitely not because they want privacy. That's not the problem. That's not it.

Speaker 1:
[21:13] This married couple just sitting across the room while this other couple makes out.

Speaker 3:
[21:17] Literally eating popcorn, watching another couple just go at it.

Speaker 2:
[21:21] We have our own apartment we could go to and we just know. Cory Scoffs, Shawnee, you don't understand what I got here. Once you start up this engine, it's nonstop to Puerto Rico. And Jalea sarcastically responds, well.

Speaker 1:
[21:36] This is okay. So do you guys remember the note session for this? Because Ben could speak Spanish, so he pronounced it correctly. Puerto Rico. Michael gave him so much. What is that? That's not funny. And Ben was like, but that's the way you pronounce it. He's like, it's Puerto Rico. Do I have to write it in the script? P-O-R-T-O. That's the way it's funny. Puerto Rico. That's not funny. And he's right. It's not funny. Puerto Rico is funny. I don't remember that at all. Oh my God. It was so, I didn't even know it died. Because Ben was like, yeah, okay. He gave, but he was like, yeah, it's right. It's not funny. Let's support it. But also this, I don't know what this line means.

Speaker 2:
[22:13] I actually thought he was talking about Topanga, but like, but he's not. He's talking about him that I can't just make out. Cause once I start making out, I'm going to have to f**k her.

Speaker 1:
[22:22] Right. Is that what he's saying? Yeah. Okay.

Speaker 3:
[22:26] Danielle said it a little more crassly than I would.

Speaker 1:
[22:28] But that's what I was trying to think. The next line. Oh, we lost her.

Speaker 3:
[22:35] And then we lost her. We should tell you, Danielle's on the road right now at Dancing with the Stars again. She's in a hotel room in Texas talking about Cory and Topanga. So.

Speaker 5:
[22:43] Wait, I don't know where my camera went. I'm here.

Speaker 2:
[22:46] We lost her.

Speaker 4:
[22:47] There you go.

Speaker 5:
[22:48] Okay, here I am.

Speaker 2:
[22:50] Oh, my God.

Speaker 4:
[22:52] Oh, my God.

Speaker 3:
[22:53] That is what he meant.

Speaker 1:
[22:55] So he meant that once he starts.

Speaker 4:
[22:56] Okay.

Speaker 1:
[22:57] The way he like points to her, I thought he meant her. And I was like, is the implication that she's such a sex kitten that you get her going? But then she says, I don't even know what that means. I was like, I neither do I, dude.

Speaker 2:
[23:09] Yeah, we don't even care. Same boat. Yeah. No. Yeah. And that's why I get, cause then it made her saying, I don't even know what he's talking about kind of funny. Cause if he was talking about her, then it's like just denial. But when he's talking about himself and she goes, what are you even talking about? It's like, settle down, you know, you're not that great. Cory stares off into the distance. That's right. Papa don't make sense.

Speaker 4:
[23:37] Okay.

Speaker 1:
[23:38] Funny words in a voice.

Speaker 4:
[23:39] That's all it is. The funny words in a voice.

Speaker 3:
[23:42] Now I have a question. Cause I thought the same thing when that came up. Do you think this is slightly Eric's character infecting the rest of the cast? Meaning like, Will doing funny voices and just saying words is good. Let's try it with other characters.

Speaker 1:
[23:57] Absolutely.

Speaker 3:
[23:59] You know, cause that, again, I bet it doesn't make sense. I mean, it means nothing.

Speaker 1:
[24:04] So much of this season has been that. It's just pushing people into insane levels of like, you know, and that's why I think I'm so uncomfortable. It's because I don't really do that very well.

Speaker 3:
[24:14] You do in this episode though.

Speaker 1:
[24:16] I'm just like, I don't know. Like, I'm just not like, yeah.

Speaker 3:
[24:21] I like how you and Cory were saying the same thing at the same time a lot in this episode, like in real life.

Speaker 2:
[24:25] Yeah, that's what happens a lot.

Speaker 3:
[24:27] I had that, that was like, okay, yeah.

Speaker 1:
[24:28] We brought back the ha, which hasn't been seen since like season two.

Speaker 3:
[24:32] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[24:33] I know. Then Rachel storms in. I hate this job. She imitates her supervisors. Rachel, the shower drain's clogged. Rachel, somebody puked in the hall. Rachel, the candy machine's out of corn nuts. Shawn is concerned. It is? Well, fix it. Rachel reminds him she's a resident advisor, not a vending machine stuffer. In fact, she only took this job for the one perk they give her. Angela blurts out, a great roommate? No, Rachel reveals, a parking spot. That's what I get, a place to park my little beetle near my room. Cory excitedly runs over to Shawn and giggles, I've never seen our redhead so fiery. I like it. Rachel continues to complain, I had to walk a mile and a half because of some stupid selfish spot grubbing moron. This part, again, what we're about to do makes no sense. How you now know you're parked in her spot?

Speaker 3:
[25:26] Or the fact that Shawn never had a car that we ever even talked about before.

Speaker 1:
[25:30] I had the same thought. Because we do bring that up. I remember during one of our recaps, we're like, does Shawn have a car? Does he? How does he pay for anything? Doesn't, yep.

Speaker 2:
[25:38] Well, Shawn suggests maybe that moron didn't know it was yours. Rachel's eyes go wide, you parked in my spot? Her just saying someone parked in my spot wouldn't make you know that it was you.

Speaker 3:
[25:51] Unless there's a sign that says saved for resident advisor Rachel McGuire.

Speaker 2:
[25:55] And he just didn't know she was the ad.

Speaker 1:
[25:57] But all she had to do is reference what kind of car it is. She says, whoever parked their stupid Nissan in my thing, and that's what Shawn goes, oh, but instead, I don't know why you're right. Like, yeah.

Speaker 3:
[26:08] The funny joke is somebody parked their nasty red Corolla in my spot. God, who would do that? And Shirley is not nasty. Like something like that where you've named your car. I mean, super easy, but no, they don't know.

Speaker 2:
[26:22] Yeah. Shawn tells her not to have a hissy fit, which makes her angrier. If you don't move your car right now, I will use my power as RA to see that you do. Shawn pretends to be afraid. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you gonna, what are you gonna do? Ban me from the soda machine? Revoke my corn nut privileges? Cory adds, she can't do that. And Shawn twists the knife, because there aren't any. And then they both laugh in her face. Rachel finally puts her foot down. She angrily explains the boys are currently breaking the rules because they're in the room after hours. So she's banning them from the dorms altogether. Shawn laughs, but the audience is concerned, letting out an ooh. Now nervous, Shawn asks Angela, can she do that? Rachel answers, I just did. Bye. Shawn is shocked and dismayed. Cory, who's still eating popcorn, explains, you can't be both. You be shocked, I'll be dismayed. Cory has heard enough. Wifey, we're leaving. Walk behind me. Topanga crosses her arms, I'm staying. Now by the door, a stunned Cory asks Shawn, you hear that shocked? She's staying. The boys mosey back to Rachel and Cory threatens her in his half Italian, half Jewish old man accent. You're going to be sorry, homewrecker. Shawn chimes in with an oh yeah. Then they both dramatically hold their heads high and confidently walk out of the room. Topanga somehow knows that this means trouble. Uh-oh. But Rachel isn't concerned. Topanga insists, trust me, I've known Cory and Shawn longer than you have. You do not want to make them upset.

Speaker 1:
[28:10] Because they're so good at what?

Speaker 3:
[28:13] Well, I think they're kind of referencing all the hijinks from the past, whether or not they did it as a team. Oh, I agree, I agree.

Speaker 1:
[28:20] The only time that we ever played on this trope, really, was the bee episode, right? Because that one, it was like, we're so good at it. And it was the same time then, it was like, where are we? What is the point? You know, so, I just, yeah.

Speaker 5:
[28:32] And then you broke the head.

Speaker 2:
[28:34] It's like, you're actually bad at them. That's what we've established. Yes. You go too far, Cory gets dragged along, something catastrophic happens, there's a lesson at the end, or you kind of get away with it, but like, it's not what you're going to be.

Speaker 1:
[28:47] All of which would have been so much funnier if we'd just been like, we're gonna get you, and no matter what we do, Feeny's gonna be on our side, and he's gonna teach us a lesson. You know, if we just made those jokes that were actually built into the show, it would have been so much funnier.

Speaker 3:
[28:59] But it does kind of work, though, because you do suck at it, and you end up really hurting somebody that you care about.

Speaker 1:
[29:05] I guess you're right.

Speaker 3:
[29:05] So, I mean, it does end up that way.

Speaker 1:
[29:07] But then somebody should be saying that. Somebody should be saying, you know, like Topanga should be like, actually, what happens is, and then she explains, I don't know. I also think that there's a missed opportunity, if we're banned from the dorm, there could be a whole sequence of us just sneaking into the dorm, breaking, trying to get into the, that would have been just as funny as a prank war.

Speaker 2:
[29:26] Wouldn't it have been smart for Rachel to be the one to go, oh, I hope I didn't go too far. And for Topanga to be like, oh no, don't worry. They think they're good at this.

Speaker 1:
[29:37] But they're horrible. Nothing's gonna happen.

Speaker 2:
[29:40] What's the worst that could happen, you know? But then it ends up being Rachel who's hurt at the end.

Speaker 1:
[29:46] Right.

Speaker 3:
[29:46] Yeah, Topanga actually joining their team and then be like, oh, you wanna be on our team? She's like, yeah, because you guys suck at this. You need me.

Speaker 5:
[29:53] You need me. Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[29:56] Think about every Cory, Shawn scheme. How's it end up?

Speaker 3:
[29:58] That's perfect.

Speaker 1:
[29:59] That's perfect. I'm gonna help you.

Speaker 3:
[30:01] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[30:02] Rachel assures her she's not scared, but Topanga suggests, maybe you should be. They're maniacs. And then the next morning, Rachel and Angela's dorm.

Speaker 1:
[30:10] Actually, yeah, it should have been Topanga that took apart the car because she's the only one who has the brains to do that. It should have been her. Like, you know, they're like, what if we get a little car, a little fake toy car? And she's like, I can do one better. And then we cut to this scene. And then it's like Topanga being a part of the team. Oh my God. Well, let's get back to that writer's room.

Speaker 3:
[30:28] It turns out Topanga is actually the greatest prankster in the history of the world just by herself. She's just never been involved in it, but when she does, they're so elaborate and amazing that it's like she's incredible at this.

Speaker 1:
[30:39] Then they'd have to give a woman credit for something though.

Speaker 2:
[30:41] Right, and by the way, how funny would it be for Feeny to be like, Cory and Shawn got a car and then to be like, well, actually, and be like, that makes sense.

Speaker 1:
[30:52] That makes sense, good job, yeah, exactly.

Speaker 3:
[30:54] No, Feeny wouldn't believe you. Nobody believes you, like it couldn't have been you, Topanga.

Speaker 1:
[30:58] Yeah.

Speaker 3:
[30:58] It couldn't have been you, Topanga. Yeah, that would have been great.

Speaker 2:
[31:02] Rachel is sound asleep when a car alarm starts blaring and lights are flashing in her eyes. She groggily wakes up and sees it's only 6 a.m. Then we hear Angela start to panic from the other side of the room. We're still focused on Rachel, though, whose jaw is now on the floor. We pull out to reveal that her red VW Beetle is now parked inside the dorm room and now repeating, step away from the car, step away from the car.

Speaker 3:
[31:26] This is from Real Genius, by the way. This is a straight up poll from the movie Real Genius.

Speaker 1:
[31:30] Right, where they took apart a car.

Speaker 3:
[31:32] Took apart a car and they put his car. But again, they did it because this doesn't actually make any sense, and I'm not nitpicking, but they brought in a car and built it in front of everybody. Like while the other two people are sleeping, doesn't make any sense. Whereas in Real Genius, the guy opens up the door and they've not only brought his car into the room, but they've triggered it so it looks like it's sleeping. So it's going, oh my God, on top of his bed. So it's like he finds it as opposed to, did they build the car while they drug Angela and Rachel because they literally are building a car, a whole car in her room. So yeah, that one, that didn't make a whole lot of sense. But hey, No, no. Urkel's also what Urkel bought. So it's TGIF.

Speaker 2:
[32:16] What are we gonna do? Exactly, what are you gonna do? And then we cut to the student union. Rachel's scream echoes through the building and we see Cory and Shawn unaffected, happily drinking coffee. They cheers to their successful and completely impossible prank. Okay, let's go to the student union later. Rachel, Angela, Mr. Peony come rushing in. A furious Rachel points to the boys. There they are. Cory innocently greets them. Hey, Mr. Peony, Angela, Resident Advisor McGuire. Shawn smiles and acknowledges his girlfriend. Good morning, Angela, my Angela. She snaps back, shut it. He doesn't get why she's mad at him, but she reveals, I nearly broke my toe trying to get over a car on the way to the closet. Cory is dumbfounded, a car? And he and Shawn ask in unison, in your room? Shawn can't believe it. Isn't that a violation of dorm rules? Cory suggests they should report her to the authorities, but Shawn reminds him, Rachel is the authorities. So again, in unison, they scream, there's a car in your room, lady. Rachel smirks, oh, you both think you're so clever, don't you? Cory and Shawn celebrate with one another, but they're pretty much, and they trade compliments back and forth. Rachel encourages Feeney to get him, so he begins his lecture. This kind of behavior is juvenile and unbefitting of college sophomores. So like we do have this moment where she references, like this is what happens when Cory and Shawn go too far in things, Feeney steps in and there's a lesson and there's something, you know, there's repercussions. I think maybe had we just called it out a little bit more, it would have felt like a more solid through line. It's not. But we didn't. But we didn't. And it's okay. Rachel encourages Feeney to get them. So he begins his lecture. This kind of behavior is juvenile and unbefitting of college sophomores. Then he gets serious. Did you really put a car in a room? They nod and he drops the act. He's impressed. They all giggle together. Feeney quickly snaps out and turns his professor voice back on. However, these kinds of antics will not be tolerated. Then he turns back to the boys intrigued. I mean, how did you do it? They all laugh together once again. Cory grabs the car part from behind the couch and shows it off. Lookie, lookie, lookie. Rachel snaps Feeney out of it and he explains, I'm sorry, but there are no rules in the books about putting cars in rooms. Was there loud music emanating from the car? Rachel admits, no, and Feeney explains, then you got nothing. Rachel remembers, they set off my alarm to wake me up. Feeney, now serious, turns to the boys only to smile again. That's just plain brilliant. Yet again, they share an obnoxious laugh. Who is this Mr. Feeney?

Speaker 3:
[35:15] Yeah, no, it doesn't make sense.

Speaker 2:
[35:17] Rachel also confused asks Feeney, so you're not going to teach them a lesson? He defiantly answers, no, and you can't make me. She's not giving up. For the past two years, I had to endure all these stories about the great Mr. Feeney and his amazing lessons, and now they put a Volkswagen in my room and you have not one lousy lesson? Feeney shrugs, all right, here's a lesson. Relax, take a nice drive into your closet. He and the boys burst into another fit of laughter, also giving Feeney a round of high fives and encouragement.

Speaker 3:
[35:48] Do you think Bill, cared is the wrong word because he's professional and he's Bill Daniels, so every job was important to him and he was going to give it 100%, he was always committing. But do you think he just didn't even care anymore, where it was just like he read the script, whatever, whatever they had me doing, that's what I'm going to do. I'm not, I can't remember him opening his mouth in the seventh, like first couple of years, I remember him pushing back on things and talking about, you know, different beats and stuff like that, other than the B episode where he got really frustrated.

Speaker 1:
[36:18] That was season six, I think.

Speaker 2:
[36:21] Yeah. The B?

Speaker 1:
[36:22] Yeah, that was last season.

Speaker 3:
[36:23] Where he got married to Dean Bolander.

Speaker 1:
[36:25] So I think he pushed back that week, but I think basically after that, he has just checked out.

Speaker 3:
[36:30] Yeah, I think so too.

Speaker 1:
[36:31] Cause he, I mean, also he's, you know, he hasn't been in a lot of episodes this season. And I think when he is, he's just whatever, doing his thing.

Speaker 3:
[36:38] But I can't imagine him coming in and seeing this and being like, this was not Feeney's character. Like he would have done that in the first couple of seasons, but I just don't see him doing that anymore.

Speaker 1:
[36:46] No, cause I think we all know the show's ending.

Speaker 3:
[36:48] Right.

Speaker 1:
[36:49] He knows that this is his last hurrah. So like fighting for the integrity of Feeney, it just wasn't worth it.

Speaker 4:
[36:56] Right, right, right.

Speaker 3:
[36:57] We were all just playing such goofy characters at this point that I think he was like, this is fine. It's fine.

Speaker 2:
[37:02] Yeah, it is what it is.

Speaker 3:
[37:03] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[37:04] Rachel screams, you all disgust me. Feeney responds, oh, Kenneth McGuire, they got you. Ha ha, then he walks away. Rachel warns Cory and Shawn, well, I hope you know this means war. Cory asks, war? With us? Shawn adds, trust me, babe, you don't want to go there. Cory boasts, Cory and Shawn are undefeated in matters such as these. He turns to Shawn, impressed with himself. He just referred to himself in the third person. Shawn thinks it was a nice touch and Cory agrees. Cory too. One of our big bloopers.

Speaker 1:
[37:35] Pretty great one.

Speaker 2:
[37:36] One of our big bloopers. So funny.

Speaker 1:
[37:37] I love the third person thing.

Speaker 3:
[37:39] Unmatched.

Speaker 4:
[37:40] Cory and Shawn are.

Speaker 2:
[37:42] What do I say?

Speaker 3:
[37:43] Then he just freaks out, what do I say?

Speaker 2:
[37:48] Rachel thinks they shouldn't be too sure of themselves. They've never tangled with Rachel McGuire before. Cory mocks her with jibberish matching her.

Speaker 3:
[37:55] She made me tame and tame and tame.

Speaker 1:
[37:59] So is it all Cartman? Is that what we're doing?

Speaker 3:
[38:01] I don't know what it is.

Speaker 2:
[38:02] Yes, all Cartman.

Speaker 1:
[38:03] Do you think it's in the script that it says Cartman or do you think it was just mocking?

Speaker 3:
[38:06] I think it's just Ben.

Speaker 2:
[38:07] Just Ben. Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[38:09] I'm so curious what it says on the script. I want to see it so bad.

Speaker 2:
[38:11] I think it just says mocking because I know that was just him taking it to another level. I think he was literally just supposed to say, you need to be kind with me. I agree.

Speaker 3:
[38:21] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[38:23] But yeah, so funny. Rachel is offended and has a little preview of what's to come. She grabs a water bottle and pours the water all over Cory's head and inside his shirt.

Speaker 3:
[38:33] Do you remember Rusty during the scene? No.

Speaker 1:
[38:37] Oh, that's right.

Speaker 3:
[38:38] Every time before it got to the water.

Speaker 1:
[38:40] Stop! It was so panicky that we would be wasting his take. Because once we got wet, that was it. We couldn't do it.

Speaker 2:
[38:47] It's the same thing as the haircut, although not really because you could enjoy the clothes, but still it would take a long time.

Speaker 3:
[38:52] Yeah, screaming, stop!

Speaker 2:
[38:54] Stop!

Speaker 5:
[38:55] Oh my god.

Speaker 2:
[38:57] He shouts at her multiple times, all right, all right. And once she stops, he laughs and tells Shawn, I think I'm melting. Shawn turns to Angela, honey, please do something at least a little clever. She seductively traces her water bottle down his body before opening his pants and pouring water inside. The inmates go nuts and he shrugs, your loss. What?

Speaker 1:
[39:20] Because she froze my nuts.

Speaker 3:
[39:24] Oh, yeah, she shriveled his penis. That's right. He's got shrinkage.

Speaker 1:
[39:27] Shrinkage. It's your loss.

Speaker 2:
[39:29] Your loss. Okay. Then Topanga walks up to a now drenched Cory and Shawn. What is going on? Rachel fills her in about the car situation and Topanga is actually impressed. Nice one. She high fives them both.

Speaker 1:
[39:42] Also, she had nothing to do with it?

Speaker 2:
[39:44] Nothing to do with it.

Speaker 3:
[39:45] No, she's not on the team yet.

Speaker 2:
[39:47] Yeah. She joins the team now.

Speaker 1:
[39:49] She joins the team and then she's not part of the next prank either.

Speaker 2:
[39:52] Correct.

Speaker 1:
[39:53] She only gets pranked on.

Speaker 3:
[39:54] But that's the point is that that's the point is like, yeah, of course you're part of the team, but then she's really not part of the team.

Speaker 2:
[39:59] But yeah, they do everything without me anyway.

Speaker 1:
[40:01] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[40:03] I'm also wearing that, I think it's that same bad fake leather jacket that I've been wearing.

Speaker 3:
[40:08] You are in some sort of pleather situation.

Speaker 2:
[40:10] Yeah, it's a pleather, it's like a nice little pleather number, I don't like it.

Speaker 3:
[40:13] Which I thought I was like, oh, Topanga's a bad girl this episode?

Speaker 2:
[40:16] I know. What's going on? Now that I'm married. It's getting fast and loose.

Speaker 3:
[40:19] Yeah, leather jacket whore.

Speaker 2:
[40:21] Exactly. Cory beams and admits to his wife, we dedicated to you. Rachel and Angela scream in unison, Topanga! She says she wore them. Topanga whines, join our side and teach these guys a lesson. Topanga throws her arms around Cory and Shawn, sorry guys, I have to go with them. Cory assures her, good move, go with the more experienced. Topanga tells the girls, they need me more.

Speaker 5:
[40:45] They're just not smart.

Speaker 2:
[40:46] I do say that.

Speaker 1:
[40:47] I know, but it would have been so great if this is what preempted the car, so we were gonna do a stupid prank, you upped our game, we got the car, earn Feeney's respect, because it was smarter than anything, yeah, all right.

Speaker 2:
[41:01] Yeah, it also would be then even more offensive that I helped you with the first one, so then I guess the whole point was, I wouldn't be able to be quite as offended because they involved me in the first one, versus this one is like the very first prank you do after I join, you don't even include me on, but yeah, okay. Topanga assures them she was just kidding, she'd never wanna go against Cory and Shawn. Rachel regroups with Angela, this isn't fair, it's two against three. Angela agrees, we need more troops, Rachel nods. We need someone highly intelligent, KG with a cracksy mind.

Speaker 3:
[41:35] Set it up. Set up, set up, set up, set up, set up, set up.

Speaker 1:
[41:39] Optical flip.

Speaker 2:
[41:41] Cut to the boys' apartment, Eric is trying to open a can by twisting the lid off. A freshly frosted tips, Jack stands nearby and on, as Eric frustratingly grunts, I'm having trouble opening this jar. Jack points out, that's because it's a can. We see Rachel and Angela in the corner of the room, watching it all unfold. Rachel lunges toward Jack, we choose you. Eric begs, no, choose me. But their attention is solely on Jack. You have to be on our side, we're outnumbered. Again, Eric volunteers, I'll be on your side. Then Shawn jumps in, he's with Cory and Topanga in the kitchen. Jack, you're my brother, brothers can't be on opposite sides of a war. He then pulls Jack over to their side, sorry ladies, but that's the way it is and there's nothing you can do. Rachel sachets up to Jack and grabs his hand, could be really fun to be on the same side. Eric lowers his voice, still desperate, I'm fun. Jack is in sore souls, you think? Topanga tries to snap him out of the tramp. Jack, you know how good Cory and Shawn are at this, you don't want to go against them. Rachel persists with flirting, you know Jack, we were close once, who knows what can happen when two people are-

Speaker 1:
[42:48] You were in a relationship once, not just close, they were like in love for a moment and then broke up off camera in a way that we-

Speaker 2:
[42:56] But mostly in love off camera.

Speaker 1:
[42:58] Yeah, exactly. It's all like such a waste of character.

Speaker 3:
[43:02] It was because it was actually a really interesting relationship or could have been.

Speaker 1:
[43:06] Yes, could have been.

Speaker 2:
[43:08] Who knows what can happen when two people are caught up in the heat of a battle. Cory throws a red napkin in the air, hold on, that's a foul, no fair offering cookies. Rachel teases, did Jack forget how good my cookies were? Shawn let out a very familiar.

Speaker 1:
[43:26] What was it?

Speaker 5:
[43:26] Pokey-Poke? Pokey-Poke.

Speaker 1:
[43:28] Pokey-Poke in the stink hole?

Speaker 3:
[43:31] Cookie-Cookie in the stink hole.

Speaker 1:
[43:32] Poo in tooshie stink hole.

Speaker 3:
[43:34] Oh, now it's a tooshie stink hole.

Speaker 2:
[43:36] Oh, God. Shawn lets out a very familiar whoa.

Speaker 3:
[43:44] Oh, that was. Dude.

Speaker 2:
[43:46] So funny.

Speaker 1:
[43:47] It wasn't a very good whoa, though. It wasn't a very good whoa. I feel like I could do a better.

Speaker 3:
[43:52] It was perfect for what it was. Yes, it was perfect for what it was.

Speaker 1:
[43:56] I'm so curious how this went down because I have a feeling. Was it do you think it was written in the script, like a Joey Lawrence impression?

Speaker 3:
[44:02] No, I think it was whoa. And then you went, whoa.

Speaker 1:
[44:06] And then you got the laugh.

Speaker 3:
[44:07] Yeah, you got the laugh.

Speaker 1:
[44:08] I feel like that's 100 percent. Yeah.

Speaker 3:
[44:11] Yeah, 100 percent. That's what it was.

Speaker 2:
[44:12] And the fact that Matt points at you and gives that smile, like there's a real smile under that.

Speaker 3:
[44:18] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[44:18] Yeah. So, yeah, Matt, the audience, they love it. So Rachel whispers to Jack, let me remind you. And she starts kissing his ear. Jack's seen enough. He's with her. Unexpectedly, Shawn admits, so am I. Cory turns to Topanga, would it be okay if I went, no? Okay, no.

Speaker 1:
[44:36] Because we're all ensorcelled by her kissing Jack's ear.

Speaker 3:
[44:39] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[44:39] Right.

Speaker 1:
[44:40] If you lick an ear, all the guys want to go for Rachel McGuire.

Speaker 2:
[44:46] Yep.

Speaker 3:
[44:46] I'll take an ear over a foot, I guess.

Speaker 1:
[44:50] Suck a toe.

Speaker 3:
[44:53] Different than Suck a Tash.

Speaker 2:
[44:58] Eric addresses the elephant in the room. I know both sides want me, but I'm going to reserve my decision until I hear all the pitches. Angela has an idea. No, see, you're Cory's brother. You need to go over to his side. He physically pushes him into the kitchen. Cory shouts back, No, no, he's Jack's best friend. He should be on their side. And they push him right back.

Speaker 5:
[45:15] No one wants Eric.

Speaker 2:
[45:17] No one wants him. Jack says it would be a really unfair advantage. So he pushes Eric away again, prompting Eric to yell out, stop fighting over me, guys, stop fighting over me. He announces that he's made his decision, then leans over to Rachel. Will he get any cookies? She says no, so he tries again. How about a cracker? She shakes her head. Nothing. He misheard her. Mutton? She doesn't respond, so the deal is done. Fine. You'll regret this one day.

Speaker 1:
[45:43] Such a dumb series of jokes, but it did make me laugh.

Speaker 2:
[45:46] I know.

Speaker 1:
[45:46] When he said mutton, I was like, okay, you got me. It's like the cracker joke, I was like, it's a cookie callback, but the cracker is pretty funny. Then mutton, oh my God. Got me.

Speaker 2:
[46:00] You got me. That's how they get you.

Speaker 1:
[46:01] That's how they get you.

Speaker 2:
[46:03] She doesn't respond. Fine, you'll regret this one day. He's already decided on, he begins to spin, warming up his fingers to point at his choice. Everyone ducks to avoid him, but he finally lands on Cory. He grabs his brother and throws him to the ground. As he straddles and he whispers, I'm not really on your team, I'm a spy.

Speaker 1:
[46:19] What was happening here?

Speaker 5:
[46:20] I have no idea.

Speaker 3:
[46:22] But the funny thing is, so I didn't know where I got this from, but I do this to Susan.

Speaker 2:
[46:28] Really?

Speaker 3:
[46:29] So, it's one of those things where it's one of you, you know, because you see Matt's expression where he's like, oh, wow, where I'm like, so Susan will be lying in the bed and I'll trap her on top underneath the thing and like get in her ears like, hey, how are you? How are you? And she's like, oh, oh, I'm like, what's up, how are you?

Speaker 1:
[46:47] Sandy, this is a bit- I have no idea where it came from. Well, but I think maybe you had already done it. And you did it because I think that why are you doing the S and not suddenly?

Speaker 3:
[46:57] Because it's like right in somebody's ear and you're like the hot bread.

Speaker 1:
[46:59] But I bet you in the script it was just like, he tackles Cory, he tackles Jack, and you just made it this whole like, mounting and whispering with a lisp.

Speaker 3:
[47:08] So I am watching Sue, she's like, oh God, this is where you got it from. Good morning, QQ, now here we go.

Speaker 2:
[47:18] Oh my gosh. He whispers in Jack's ear too, I'm not really on your team, I'm a spy. Oh my God, Matt is totally breaking as he is very much uncomfortable. We are now in Feeny's classroom. Mr. Feeny is explaining how the Civil War was suddenly back in sixth grade.

Speaker 3:
[47:39] Sixth grade history class.

Speaker 1:
[47:41] Literally just the dates of the Civil War behind them. That's all it is, no names, no Civil War.

Speaker 3:
[47:48] Matt and I are seniors, you're all sophomores, but we're in the same high school history class.

Speaker 1:
[47:53] MC squared. Welcome to science class. It's Civil War. What are you teaching?

Speaker 3:
[47:59] We're in college.

Speaker 2:
[48:05] Feeney says the war turned friend against friend and brother against brother. Eric stands up and shouts, Mr. Feeney, this war must be stopped. Why are you now so, now all of a sudden, you're like opposed to the war.

Speaker 3:
[48:18] Yeah, nobody wanted me, so now the whole thing has to end.

Speaker 1:
[48:21] Yeah, but you just were trying to be a spy.

Speaker 3:
[48:24] I know, I don't get it. And I keep bringing that back that I'm a spy, like that runner keeps coming back a bunch of times.

Speaker 2:
[48:30] Feeny is impressed. Your passion for the material is admirable, but not to worry, the Civil War was fought over 100 years ago. Eric groans, oh, no one cares about that crap I'm talking about now. Make them call it off. I don't want to see anybody get hurt. Feeny has no idea what he's talking about and adds completely deadpan. That's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it.

Speaker 1:
[48:49] Oh my God, how do you think they explain this to Bill?

Speaker 4:
[48:52] I don't know, but I loved it.

Speaker 1:
[48:54] Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Speaker 3:
[48:55] I loved it, that's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, I like it.

Speaker 2:
[48:58] Feeny closes his textbook and tells him tomorrow, they'll go over the first shop fired on Fort Sumter. Everyone goes their separate ways, but when Angela tries to get past Shawn, he tries to pull her hand. She snatches her arm back and he complains, come on, I was just looking for a little kiss. On cue, Jack and Rachel run up and warn her, don't do it, he's on the other side. Shawn assures her it's fine, so she gives in. All right, so put your hands where I can see them. Topanga jumps in, that goes both ways, hands up. With their hands raised, they give each other a peck on the lips and both sides boo, except Eric who begs them all to stop. I can't take this anymore. Friend against friend, brother against brother. Don't you realize nothing good can come from this? He grabs Rachel's arm and throws it in the air saying, we surrender. She quickly pulls it down. No, we don't. So he walks over to Cory and throws his hand in the air. Then we surrender. Cory pulls his arm away, get away from me. Eric whispers to him, I'm fine. I'm on both sides, remember, because we did. Eric tries to lift his brother off his chair, but he doesn't budge. Cory's puzzled, can't move. He's stuck, and so are his teammates. Shawn realizes they've been super glued to the chairs. Topanga's skirt is ruined. The other team smirks, but Shawn calls them amateurs. Eric doesn't get it. You're not mad. Cory grins, this is nothing. It's not even clever. Shawn shakes his head, not worthy of comment. Rachel heads to the door and asks, well, what if it isn't over? Then she pulls on a chain that's magically hanging from the ceiling.

Speaker 3:
[50:33] It's also a slow pull where she pulls on the chain, but then you hold for 90 seconds.

Speaker 2:
[50:40] Honey has to fall. It takes a long time for honey to get there.

Speaker 3:
[50:43] By the way, Danielle, this scene coming up with the bearer, this was the scene with the bear.

Speaker 2:
[50:48] Bear, yeah.

Speaker 1:
[50:49] Remember the one you didn't remember?

Speaker 3:
[50:51] Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[50:52] I remember this very well, because I do remember them, we talked about this, but they passed out pamphlets saying, don't have food, don't move fast. And here we were literally covered in honey in front of this bear. And they had a little wire, one little wire in the doorway, and the bear actually had a chain around his neck.

Speaker 3:
[51:11] That would have stopped it.

Speaker 1:
[51:13] It's like an electrified wire. And the idea is that if it hits that with its nose or whatever, it's bad. But then it's standing in the doorway. So, yeah.

Speaker 3:
[51:22] This seemed really kind of dangerous to me, if I'm totally honest with you.

Speaker 1:
[51:26] Yeah, it's weird.

Speaker 3:
[51:27] What the hell is going on?

Speaker 1:
[51:29] I thought this was really well executed, honestly. Except I think the shot of the bear could have been better because it was such a clear insert without us in it. Like, it would have been better to see a wide shot from over our shoulder with the bear in frame because we did do it in frame, if I remember correctly. So the fact that we don't have that shot is a little bummer. But otherwise, like the way the honey reveal is perfect. The little drips. And then, man, the way I get nailed.

Speaker 3:
[51:52] You did a classic Nickelodeon slimed face.

Speaker 1:
[51:56] I am covered.

Speaker 3:
[51:58] Classic.

Speaker 1:
[51:58] It's amazing.

Speaker 3:
[51:59] You hit it 10 out of 10. No, no, it's for getting slimed on Nickelodeon.

Speaker 5:
[52:02] That's so funny.

Speaker 3:
[52:03] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[52:04] Yeah. Yeah, I agree. If we had seen us, and if you're right, because I was thinking, well, we didn't do it, obviously. I don't remember us doing it with the bear there, but that would have been a money better job.

Speaker 1:
[52:14] I thought we did.

Speaker 3:
[52:15] You must not have, because there's no way they wouldn't have used it. I mean, why would they not? They must have been like, because again, it's too unsafe. Tiny little wire. You're covered in honey. You're in chairs. Like, nothing charges. You're done. So that makes sense that they just had to do it as an insert the whole time, because it would have been just too dangerous.

Speaker 2:
[52:33] Well, nothing happens at first, but her team walks away with smiles on their faces. They know what's to come. A drop of something sticky falls from the ceiling onto Topanga's books, forcing a jump scare. Then they all look up and huge globs of honey fall perfectly onto their heads. As it's dripping from their hair and into their eyes and all over their clothes, Topanga confirms what is pretty obvious. Honey. Cory asks, what? And Topanga repeats, honey. Cory again says, what? And she snaps, it's honey, idiot.

Speaker 3:
[53:03] Okay, television magic or actual honey?

Speaker 2:
[53:06] Actual honey.

Speaker 3:
[53:07] It was honey.

Speaker 4:
[53:07] They used honey.

Speaker 3:
[53:08] Interesting. Okay.

Speaker 4:
[53:09] Wow.

Speaker 2:
[53:09] Yep. Yep. It really did take forever to get out of my hair.

Speaker 3:
[53:12] How could it not? My God.

Speaker 2:
[53:14] Cory is stoked. Ooh, I love honey. Come here. He starts to lick it off Topanga's hand when Shawn pipes up. Okay. Okay. So we're glued to the seats and we're sticky. Cory shrugs the prank off. Pretty good. It's not great. Then here it comes. It's going to happen, guys. There's going to be a bear. A deep growl sounds from off stage. It's a black bear at the door and he left out another loud growl. Cory corrects his earlier statement. Now it's great. The massive bear starts to move, so they all jump out of their seats, underwear showing because the fabric's been ripped off, but it's nowhere to be seen on the chairs. As a team, they all jump out the window.

Speaker 1:
[53:54] Yeah, I think they would have stuck it to the chairs.

Speaker 3:
[53:57] Yeah, you think. Good call.

Speaker 2:
[53:59] And there, my friends, is the bear, because I didn't remember.

Speaker 3:
[54:02] Yeah, that was the scene, the one with the bear.

Speaker 2:
[54:05] There it is. That's the one with the bear.

Speaker 1:
[54:06] You still won't remember it, huh?

Speaker 2:
[54:08] Nope. I remember the honey. I remember the honey. Don't remember the bear.

Speaker 3:
[54:12] You don't remember jumping out the window? Nothing else?

Speaker 2:
[54:14] Nope.

Speaker 3:
[54:16] Nope. That was another hold. That was another Rusty.

Speaker 2:
[54:19] Stop! Stop!

Speaker 3:
[54:21] It was a lot of Rusty yelling, stop this week, because we have to keep stopping before the honey. Like you shot it up to the honey, you shot it up to the honey, you shot it up to the honey, because once it's down, you're done.

Speaker 2:
[54:31] Yeah. Once the honey is on, you're shooting everything post-honey.

Speaker 3:
[54:35] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[54:35] And nothing before. Okay. Then we're in the student union. Cory, Topanga and Shawn are still covered in honey in their ripped pants. Complaining to Mr. Feeny, he asks them, a bear? A ferocious predator mauling about my platter? They all nod. I even add in a little bear impersonation to really paint the picture for him. Feeny assumes, well, you must have been glued to your seats. He maniacally laughs before walking away without a care in the world for their safety or the safety of others. No. Cory shouts after him, we could have died. Feeny signs, yeah, and then snaps his finger like he's disappointed.

Speaker 5:
[55:13] Yeah.

Speaker 2:
[55:15] Topanga frantically asks the guys what they're going to do to retaliate. Cory calms her down and calls her cat woman. Shawn assures her they're going to get them back. Topanga bangs them, tell me, tell me, what are we going to do? Then we oddly fade in the next day at the Student Union. Cory and Shawn are casually sitting in the common area when Jack, Angela and Rachel all walk in. Eric is playing pool nearby keeping an eye on all the action. They all share awkward highs and Rachel brags, you had enough now that you know who you're dealing with? Jack wonders if they're ready to discuss the terms of their surrender. Angela taunts them, can you bear to continue? Eric says he's had enough of this. He begs one of them to surrender already. Cory shakes his head, no surrender. Shawn smirks, and speaking of bear, they look toward the counter where a group of students have gathered in a huddle. Rachel asks the guys what's going on and they claim they don't know, but they clearly know. Rachel moves the crowd and pushes them aside, revealing a huge picture of her hanging on the wall, covering her body with just a fuzzy blanket. Cory and Shawn share.

Speaker 1:
[56:16] What do you guys think is worse, this or going through her underwear drawer?

Speaker 2:
[56:22] And reading her journal?

Speaker 1:
[56:22] And reading her journal like we did.

Speaker 3:
[56:25] This because it's public.

Speaker 1:
[56:27] This because it's public? Because in that episode, it was cute boys will be boys, which was kind of despicable. And in this case, it's treated as if they've crossed such a big line. And I'm like, I feel like going through underwear was just as bad.

Speaker 2:
[56:44] I agree that it's maybe just as bad. And the thing that actually bothers me about it is, this, the fact that Jack showed them or we showed Shawn is the real offense. Because that was something that was gifted to Jack that he never should have shared. The actual like photo of her, she has one arm that is shown, and then she has a blanket in front of the rest of her body. It's not, she's not even in bathing, she's been more naked fully in clothes. On the show, in lingerie, comfortable, like so I feel like reading someone's journal and going through their underwear drawer is not, the idea of revenge porn is worse than that, but it's not that much worse.

Speaker 5:
[57:41] But this particular instance of revenge porn.

Speaker 3:
[57:44] But that's what wasn't it supposed to represent more like you're supposed to imagine that she's naked. It's like they found a naked picture of her and they put it up, but they can't do that. So in your mind, it's supposed to be like, this is revenge porn.

Speaker 5:
[57:59] Yes.

Speaker 2:
[57:59] And that is, yeah.

Speaker 5:
[58:00] Which sucks.

Speaker 3:
[58:01] Yeah, it's awful.

Speaker 2:
[58:02] Totally. And it should never, ever. And now there are, thankfully, laws against it. You can believe it or not, there used to be no laws against that kind of thing.

Speaker 3:
[58:11] Yep.

Speaker 2:
[58:13] Cory and Shawn share a hearty laugh about their prank, but Rachel looks mortified. Very dramatic music plays, and she's fighting back tears. She asks, how could you? Cory and Shawn's grin fade quickly as she begins to sob. Jeff quickly tears down the picture. This joke trying to be here, and it's supposed to be funny that there are three versions of it while she's sobbing, is such an uncomfortable...

Speaker 1:
[58:38] Well, that's the thing. It's like, I can't decide. I still laugh. I laugh too. When he uses her to block her, that's actually very funny. The problem is then the mockishness comes in, where we're supposed to think it's real and we're supposed to care about. I'm like, just end on that joke, and then just make it be like, yes, she was upset. But instead, we're all supposed to be really aware of how upset Rachel is and how offended. And it's like, really?

Speaker 2:
[59:01] I don't. Yeah.

Speaker 1:
[59:03] And again, yeah, like you said, like the grossest thing is sharing a picture of your girlfriend, like a private naked picture of your girlfriend. I've never had anybody do that. Like, that's pretty gross. Like, I would be really grossed out if like one of my friends was like, check out my wife or look at my girlfriend. I would be like, dude, I'm sure it happens all the time. I guess it does, but I've never been in a world where that has been like fair game.

Speaker 3:
[59:30] I've also never, people are like, come on, I've never had a woman send me naked pictures of herself.

Speaker 1:
[59:35] Oh, well.

Speaker 4:
[59:38] Literally never had that happen.

Speaker 1:
[59:40] I would never be like, you know, like obviously I'm attracted to somebody and like to see them naked. I would never then be like, I can't wait to show my guy friend.

Speaker 3:
[59:49] Show this to somebody else. I want to show my pals.

Speaker 1:
[59:52] Yeah, I want to high five over how hot my what?

Speaker 3:
[59:55] Not only that though, it goes even grosser because he's your brother. Oh, and the line you use is brothers show each other every really?

Speaker 1:
[60:04] I guess our writers did. That's disgusting.

Speaker 3:
[60:06] Yeah, I mean, yeah, I couldn't imagine showing anything like that to friends, but I also couldn't imagine showing anything like that to your brothers.

Speaker 5:
[60:16] So gross.

Speaker 2:
[60:18] So Jack tries again to rip the poster down, but the same thing happens. There's another one underneath. So instead, he places a crying Rachel in front of the poster to cover it up. And this does get a laugh. Eric shakes his head, I knew it, I knew this was gonna happen. Cory and Shawn are silent, staring at the floor, and then we go to a tense commercial break. We're back at the student union, Eric is scolding the boys, you have only yourselves to blame, I hope you feel really bad.

Speaker 3:
[60:54] That, this was a super weird beat, because it was like, Eric is scolding them, but I almost look like I have a smile on my face, and then I just walk out of the scene. It was like, what?

Speaker 2:
[61:01] Bye.

Speaker 3:
[61:01] What's the point? Why not just come up and Eric's not there? Like, what was this? It just was really a strange moment for me. Like, what the hell's happening?

Speaker 2:
[61:10] I know. I don't know why they needed to act. Yeah, they needed to remind the audience, in case they just are tuning in during this commercial break, that you are against this.

Speaker 3:
[61:18] Right.

Speaker 2:
[61:19] I don't know.

Speaker 3:
[61:19] Maybe that's it.

Speaker 2:
[61:20] Rachel is sitting on the couch with Jack and Angela trying to console her. Cory finally speaks up. Look, Rachel, I'm really sorry. We were just picking it up a step. That's all. You know, you look really good in the picture, right, Shawn? Shawn pipes up. Yeah, really good. I even made a wallet size for myself here. My goodness. He shows them, Angela immediately tells him to rip it up, so he does. Angela says, they went too far. This was bad. Rachel snaps at her. Look, Angela, I don't know whose side you're really on. Angela's taken it back. What do you mean? I'm on your side. Rachel isn't so sure. I had that picture made when Jack and I were dating, and I've had it under my bed ever since. Jack is still marveling at the image. I've missed it like crazy. Rachel says Angela is the only one who's had access to it. Cory is concerned. Rachel swears she would never do something like this. Rachel counters, sure you would. He's your boyfriend. Angela can't believe the accusation, and Rachel asks, you never let Shawn into our room? Angela puts two and two together and turns to Shawn in disbelief. You said you left a book in my room. Cory again grunts, uh-oh. Rachel shouts, I knew it. Angela can't believe Shawn lied to her. Shawn defends himself. More, Angela, the thing all's fair in. But Angela's not having it. You betrayed my trust for a sick joke? Cory lets out a now very pained, uh-oh.

Speaker 3:
[62:43] Did you, either of you think about the shots that were not used? Because you know what I'm saying, like, they did a photo, and it must have done an entire photo shoot to get this picture. And so there's a number of shots that are farther than this. And they settled on this one.

Speaker 2:
[63:03] Right. Angela screams in horror and slaps her boyfriend repeatedly. You showed him that? Finally, Cory stands up and shouts, Hey, how come I never get to see nothing? Rachel isn't done with Jack. That was a private gift for me to you. He sighs, I know, I'm sorry, all right? He pulls her in for a hug and shoots darts at Shawn. I can't believe you, man. Rachel pulls away as Shawn tries to talk her down. We're brothers, brothers tell each other everything. Jack snaps back, we're only half brothers. I only have to tell you half. Rachel doesn't care. You weren't loyal to me, Jack. No one was. Angela counters. I took your side. That's not fair. Here's what, going back to a little bit of the logic. They had to figure out how they would get this picture, because there were no cell phones at the time. The idea is that Rachel printed this picture, gave it to Jack. When they broke up, Jack gave it back to her. She put it under her mattress, and then told Angela that photo existed, and was under her mattress. Angela then told Shawn that photo existed, and was under her mattress.

Speaker 1:
[64:09] Or Shawn just discovered it, going through her underwear drawer.

Speaker 3:
[64:12] They're trying to take Angela out of it, to where she didn't have anything to do with it. Jack told Shawn that the picture existed.

Speaker 1:
[64:19] I mean, we have to get the three of them against the three of the other, but it's like, yeah, it's so convoluted to try and get to this point.

Speaker 3:
[64:28] It started to stitch together with Scotch Tape a little bit here at the end.

Speaker 2:
[64:31] Angela counters, I took your side. That's not fair. Jack also insists, I'm on your side, too. It's Cory and Shawn they should be mad at. Cory and Shawn look at them nervously. Then Topanga walks in with leads stuck to her head. She still can't get the honey out of her hair, and apparently I sleep in a tree. She senses the tension and asks what's going on. And Rachel scoffs, oh, I bet you didn't know. Cory jumps in. Our team just got even. Their team's being a bad sport.

Speaker 3:
[64:59] Topanga's still clueless. You pre-shot the bear stuff, obviously, right? That was Wednesday.

Speaker 2:
[65:02] Yes.

Speaker 3:
[65:03] Okay.

Speaker 2:
[65:04] Yes, yeah.

Speaker 3:
[65:04] Yeah, because they wouldn't have been able to get everything out of your hair and then have you come back to shoot more that night, so.

Speaker 1:
[65:09] Well, no, but we did shoot the previous student union scene where we were covered in honey still. Like we went from the bear to then actually do that. So then this is the next day, and they had to like fake her hair.

Speaker 2:
[65:19] Fake my hair.

Speaker 3:
[65:20] Gotcha, gotcha.

Speaker 2:
[65:21] Yeah. Topanga's still clueless and Rachel senses a rat. You're still going to pretend you don't know what they did to me? She unravels the giant picture. They blew this up for the whole wide world to see. Fun, huh? She throws it on the ground. Cory turns to Topanga with a Bugs Bunny impression. Funny, huh? He gets a little more serious. The legend continues. She isn't amused in the slightest. She apologizes to Rachel. I had nothing to do with this. She then turns to Cory and Shawn and threatens them with a twig she's pulled from her hair. Why did I have nothing to do with this? Shawn looks at Cory wide-eyed. Uh-oh. Topanga continues. I am on your team, remember? Shawn shouts again. Uh-oh. She reminds Cory, we make decisions together, remember? Cory throws his hands in the air. It was Shawn's idea. She turns to Shawn and Cory now screams, uh-oh. Topanga stares down Shawn. But of course, whenever there's trouble, Shawn can't be too far behind. It was a nice toast at the wedding. She repeats his lines, it's Cory and Topanga now. Cory and Topanga are our best friends, not Cory and Shawn. I thought we were a team. Shawn assures her, they're all still in this together, and Topanga snaps back, for once, I thought we were. For once, I thought it could be the three of us. That's why I wanted to be on your guys' team, to be a part of the legendary team. But I guess I'm not. A weird time for Topanga to not at all care. I mean, I guess that's the point. We just don't care about Rachel. And I guess I didn't really care about Rachel then when you guys were going through her underwear drawer either. I was just like, oh, cutie patooties. So, yeah. I feel like this is not from, it feels out of character for Topanga, but I guess the character they've written for Topanga for the last season, maybe this is kind of in character for her. She apologizes to Rachel again and Cory asks, why are you all taking Rachel's side?

Speaker 5:
[67:16] You've known me and Shawn your whole life.

Speaker 2:
[67:18] You've known Rachel, what, a couple of years? Rachel looks devastated and the inmates let out a big disappointed boo.

Speaker 1:
[67:26] Why is this the line crossing moment?

Speaker 5:
[67:28] I have no idea.

Speaker 1:
[67:30] He's just stating a fact and like-

Speaker 5:
[67:32] Right.

Speaker 3:
[67:34] He's not being mean about it either. He's just kind of like-

Speaker 1:
[67:37] No, I mean, it seems like the revenge porn is still the crossing line moment. But because logistically, they wanted to get the new cast versus the old cast or the whole war setup, they had to make this the big moment. It's just not that insulting. It's just not that big of a deal.

Speaker 2:
[67:53] No. To say, you've only known her for two years. You've known me since we were two is like-

Speaker 1:
[67:59] A very bad sentiment to express.

Speaker 2:
[68:01] Totally. He sees Rachel's reaction and he stops himself. Oh, Rachel, I'm really sorry. That's not how we think of you. Shawn insists, no, it's not. Rachel is spiraling. How stupid am I? I actually thought that you guys were my friends. Angela jumps in, of course we are. Topanga adds, Rachel, you were in our wedding. Rachel's voice begins to crack. I really thought that you guys let me into your special world. I guess the joke really is on me. Then she runs out of the student union. Angela turns to Cory, Shawn, Topanga, and I guess it's no accident the way the teams were picked around here. Jack agrees, what a coincidence, huh? Lifelongers versus, I guess I really don't know what we are.

Speaker 3:
[68:41] And Matt's expression there, I thought he was going to say a joke.

Speaker 2:
[68:45] Me too, I did too.

Speaker 3:
[68:46] I was like waiting for a joke and then I was like, oh no, he's, oh nope.

Speaker 2:
[68:50] Uh-huh. They both walk away too and Shawn tries to call after them, but Cory insists, it's okay, all right, it's you and you and me now. Topanga shakes her head and silently leaves. Cory doesn't even think about following after her and instead approaches Shawn. All right, it's you and me now. Then Shawn walks away too. Now alone, Cory surveys the scene. Okay, I guess it's just me now. Then we are in Cory and Topanga's apartment. Cory and Topanga are dressed for beds, still arguing over the day's events that unfolded today. I cannot believe that you would take Rachel's side over mine. Topanga raises her voice. I took your side. I wanted to be on Cory and Shawn's team. I was excited to be a part of that immortal friendship. You left me out, Cory. He argues, you were in the shower washing your hair for like 11 hours. She asks, do you know why a husband is supposed to tell his wife when he's going to do something? So she can tell him what a stupid idea it is before he does it. Cory explains, I don't want to think that you're not my best friend. And I do not want to think that I would ever hurt you. They lay down in silence.

Speaker 1:
[69:52] I do not want to think that you're not my best friend. And I do not.

Speaker 2:
[69:57] Yeah. And I do not want you to think that I would ever hurt you.

Speaker 5:
[70:01] Right.

Speaker 1:
[70:03] I'm not a bad person. I'm just doing horrible things. But I'm not a bad person.

Speaker 5:
[70:07] You know me.

Speaker 1:
[70:08] You are my best friend. And you know I'm only a good person. So therefore, all the bad things I'm doing don't count. Correct.

Speaker 2:
[70:14] I should be able to do whatever I want.

Speaker 1:
[70:17] But if I say the right things and I make it okay, I'm a good person.

Speaker 5:
[70:21] Oh my God, it's stinging. It's boy.

Speaker 2:
[70:23] I know.

Speaker 1:
[70:24] I don't want you to think this about me, even though I'm doing this. Just shut up, dude. And then he lays down and then screams at her.

Speaker 2:
[70:31] The next line is like, and then he's like, Yeah, they lay down in silence. Then Cory sits back up and yells, why was it a stupid idea? She explains, because you hurt someone's feelings. He responds, Rachel's. She adds, and mine. Topanga lays back down and faces away from Cory. He sarcastically notes, oh, great. The butt then plops down on the bed, also facing away from her. So yeah, I mean, it is very interesting that the MO of Cory is, if I say I'm a good person and I tell you that you know it to be true, I am a good person.

Speaker 1:
[71:12] I am a good person.

Speaker 2:
[71:15] Then my actions, no matter. Yeah, you say it loud enough.

Speaker 1:
[71:18] And what he's really upset about is how she's judging him.

Speaker 5:
[71:22] Yes, correct.

Speaker 1:
[71:24] Because her judgment is incorrect because he is a good person. Oh my God.

Speaker 2:
[71:29] Ben, we're in the guy's apartment. Shawn and Jack are awkwardly sitting in silence in the kitchen, so Eric uses the opportunity to speak up. He has a giant book in his hands. I've been reading a lot about this guy named Gandhi. Gandhi is an Indian. He's a Cherokee, I think, but it's not really important. Okay. Let's move on.

Speaker 1:
[71:52] Doesn't age well.

Speaker 2:
[71:54] Doesn't age well this moment. He begins to tell the brothers about Gandhi's legacy. He's a master at solving all conflicts peacefully. The first thing we need to do is start a dialogue. Jack and Shawn stay completely silent, so Eric explains, to have a dialogue, somebody has to talk. He opens his Gandhi book just to check, and yeah, he's right, somebody does have to talk. So he asks, who's going to start talking first? Jack speaks up to Shawn, to hell with you, man. Eric encourages them, that's good, let's build from that. Shawn agrees, to hell with you too. Eric isn't ready to give up. I don't think you guys are getting it. He flips through the book for more answers. He skips to the next chapter, which of course is the hunger strike. The two of them are already eating, so Eric announces, I will not eat or drink until the two of you make up. Okay, go. After a few seconds, he glances at Shawn's burger. That looks good. Then he looks over at Jack's food and we get the return of Cartman voice.

Speaker 5:
[72:47] Having a little bit of pie.

Speaker 3:
[72:50] Notice how most of my jokes now are food related. They are mutton, crackers, pie. That's they write to their strengths?

Speaker 2:
[72:59] When neither of the guys give him any attention, Eric assures them, it's fine. He goes back to meditation, now saying, yum. At most, a millisecond passes and he admits, I'm so freaking hungry, snatching the burger out of Shawn's hands to devour it. Shawn tells him to butt out and Eric responds with a mouthful of burger. I can't butt out. I'm the peacemaker. That's why I was on both sides, remember? Shhh. Shawn breaks it to him. You weren't on anybody's side. Eric laughs. What are you talking about? Everybody wanted me. Jack backs him up. Nobody wanted you. Eric is confused. Jack doesn't think twice before saying, nobody wanted you on their team. Eric is visibly hurt. He ditches his Gandhi book and walks back to his room. Shawn sighs. What did you do that for?

Speaker 3:
[73:40] And didn't Shawn just do it first?

Speaker 1:
[73:42] It's like, now we're supposed to care about Eric. Yeah, the whole episode, we don't care. It's like, yeah.

Speaker 2:
[73:50] Don't tell me what to do, moron. With that, Shawn also grabs his stuff and leaves. And then we're back in the student union. Shawn sits down for coffee with Angela and he has a smile on his face. I know I do crazy things sometimes. I hope you still love me. Shawn just trying to take the same Cory mentality. I know sometimes I do stupid, but it's okay, right? She smiles back. I'm not talking to you. She gets up and leaves as Shawn scoffs. We see that Topanga is at the table next to them. I'm not talking to you either. Then she gets up and walks away. But Shawn is baffled. You and I are on the same team. She sarcastically declares, sure we are. Right. Well, here's my coffee. Why don't you make a toast?

Speaker 3:
[74:34] Boy. Everybody's taking this real personal.

Speaker 2:
[74:37] Real personal. Then she leaves him there all alone. Cory is about to walk into the building just as Angela is storming out. Cory says hi, but she responds, I'm not talking to you. Topanga now walks by them and echoes the feeling, I'm not talking to you either. Then Angela adds Topanga to the mix, and I'm not talking to you. Topanga screams back, and I'm not talking to you. The girls storm off in different directions and we have an all out. Cory walks back inside to find Shawn still drinking coffee. He takes the seat next to him and asks, are you talking to me? Shawn immediately tells him to shut up and we get it to be continued on the bottom of the screen.

Speaker 3:
[75:15] How many of those have there been? How many To Be Continued episodes of Boy Wear There?

Speaker 1:
[75:20] Long Walk to Pittsburgh.

Speaker 2:
[75:22] I was going to say three.

Speaker 1:
[75:24] Yeah, I feel like, oh, her answer, she said, he said, whatever, her answer, his answer.

Speaker 2:
[75:28] Part one, part two.

Speaker 1:
[75:30] Yeah, Long Walk to Pittsburgh. And this?

Speaker 3:
[75:33] Is it just these three?

Speaker 1:
[75:35] I think that might be it.

Speaker 2:
[75:38] That might be it, but I guess three.

Speaker 1:
[75:41] Because the wedding weren't actually to be continued, even though there was like three in a row about the wedding. They weren't technically to be continued at the end of the episodes. They actually wrapped up.

Speaker 2:
[75:51] Right.

Speaker 3:
[75:51] OK.

Speaker 2:
[75:52] Right.

Speaker 1:
[75:52] Because there was the pre the pre planning, the actual wedding and then the honeymoon, and they are connected. But they don't say to be continued. They are like an arc as opposed to Yeah, you don't have previously on Boy Meets World, which I do feel like there's another one.

Speaker 3:
[76:03] I feel like there was another one. Now that you said previously, I feel like there's another one that there was a previously on.

Speaker 2:
[76:07] Oh, Linda. Linda Cardellini.

Speaker 1:
[76:09] Yeah, the Ski Lodge. I think the Ski Lodge, when she finds the letter at the end of the Ski Lodge, it was to be continued.

Speaker 3:
[76:14] OK. So we're at least four.

Speaker 2:
[76:17] Yep, at least four. Unless we're forgetting something else, there's at least four.

Speaker 1:
[76:20] Which we are, I'm sure.

Speaker 2:
[76:21] I'm sure there is. Yeah.

Speaker 3:
[76:23] It's so funny, I didn't think of any until Rider said previously on and then I'm hearing people's voices saying previously on.

Speaker 2:
[76:28] Previously on.

Speaker 3:
[76:29] Okay. Interesting.

Speaker 2:
[76:30] Yeah. Well, our next episode is the very first time we meet Plays with Squirrels.

Speaker 3:
[76:36] Man, we're here.

Speaker 2:
[76:37] Can you believe it?

Speaker 4:
[76:38] I already have Plays with.

Speaker 2:
[76:39] Yeah, so join us next week for our next episode recap, which will be season seven, episode 16, Seven the Hard Way, which originally aired February 11th, 2000. So they played both of these back to back on the same night.

Speaker 3:
[76:51] Oh, wow. That makes sense.

Speaker 2:
[76:53] Yeah.

Speaker 3:
[76:54] Jeez.

Speaker 2:
[76:54] All right, so we had an hour, an hour time slot, 830 and nine. Thank you all for joining us for this episode of Pod Meets World. As always, you can follow us on Instagram, PodMeetsWorldShow. You can send us your emails, podmeetsworldshow.gmail.com, and we've got merch.

Speaker 3:
[77:09] Hey, Rider and Danielle, you guys should totally check out our store. There's t-shirts and stuff, and you can buy all that stuff you want to get.

Speaker 1:
[77:16] Shh, shh, shh.

Speaker 5:
[77:17] You can buy all that stuff.

Speaker 3:
[77:18] Merch.

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