BOY MEETS WORLD

Mr. Feeny: The tragedy here, Mr. Matthews, is not about a dumb girl or the boy who kills himself because of her. It is about the all consuming power of love and the inevitability of its influence on each of our lives.
Cory: Are you aware that I'm only 11 years old?

This line was taken from the pilot episode of Boy Meets World. Basically what they're talking about is Romeo and Juliet, which in my point of view for a sixth grader is too much. I remember when I was in sixth grade that I already knew about Romeo and Juliet, but too study it, not so much. He was staying after school because of detention for attempting to listen to a game while Mr. Feeny, his teacher, was discussing the great value of love in people's lives. The reason why Cory tried to listen to the game was because he felt rejected after his brother chose a girl instead of him to take to the game. Well, if I were in his place, I'd guess I'd feel the same thing, too. But as the episode progressed it tells how his brother failed miserably at his date since he kept on tripping and had nothing to say. Instead of just giving up, Eric, Cory's big brother, was encouraged by Cory to call back the girl and try again. Cory then learned the importance of love and family.

Once again, this show was shown at Disney Channel, but when I was in third grade. I have to say that my memory is quite good, since I remembered the pilot episode, but the lines I didn't since I got them from www.tv.com! This show's target audience, that I just got to know recently, was kids. I can say that they were effective since when I was in third grade, right after the first episode I couldn't wait for tomorrow to watch the next. In my previous entry, I wrote about Fred Savage, who is the brother of Ben Savage, who plays Cory in this show. Boy Meets World focuses more of the dramedy (drama and comedy) side while The Wonder Years showcases serious events that wouldn't exactly make you laugh but is still appreciated very much. Throughout this episode, it introduced each of the characters in a span of time, like Mr. Feeny, who might start of as a teacher who you wouldn't really want to listen to, but at the end you'd see how Cory really does listen and takes into account what Mr. Feeny teaches. It was a great way to start a series.

Credits to en.wikipedia.org for the image and www.tv.com for the quotes.