Boy Meets World
By Hook or By Crook
TV Flash files “By Hook or By Crook” as hour 40 of 158 in the TV Flash guide — Boy Meets World (1993–2000) on ABC, season 2, episode 18, aired 1995-02-17, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E18: listed hour 40 of 158 in the Boy Meets World guide, hour 18 of 23 in season 2. It aired 1995-02-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “On the Air” (S02E17). Next is “Wrong Side of the Tracks” (S02E19).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An attractive history tutor helps Eric prepare for a test that might raise his grade average enough to allow him to go on a school trip to Europe, then offers to help him cheat because she finds him attractive.
Viewer FAQ
Where does By Hook or By Crook sit in the Boy Meets World guide?
S02E18 is listed hour 40 of 158 — hour 18 of 23 in season 2, season 2 episode 18.
When did Boy Meets World S02E18 air?
By Hook or By Crook aired 1995-02-17 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Did the kids actually age on-screen?
Yes — characters moved from middle school through college with the audience, without a recast cheat. That is the rare TGIF trick.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Cory Matthews growing up in public is the rare TGIF sitcom that actually finished the sentence. Feeny’s classroom sermons, Topanga as partner not prize, and a kid-cast that aged into college without a recast cheat. After-school moral comedy with enough sincerity to survive irony — and enough heart to explain the reboot hunger.
ABC TGIF, 1993–2000: a kid-cast sitcom that actually finished the sentence. Cory Matthews grows from class clown to young adult in public, with best friend Shawn, partner Topanga, and teacher-neighbor Mr. Feeny as the moral center. Michael Jacobs and April Kelly built after-school moral comedy with enough sincerity to survive irony. Ben Savage, Rider Strong, Danielle Fishel, William Daniels, Will Friedle, Betsy Randle. **Seven seasons, 158 episodes**, middle school through college without a recast cheat. Feeny's…
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- Ben Savage as Cory Matthews
Ben Savage grew up in public as Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World — the rare TGIF sitcom that actually finished the sentence, Feeny’s classroom sermons, Topanga as partner not prize, a kid-cast that aged into college without a recast…
- Rider Strong as Shawn Hunter
Rider Strong's Shawn Hunter kept Boy Meets World from becoming a Feeny sermon with a laugh track — Cory growing up in public, Topanga as partner not prize, the best-friend weather that let a TGIF sitcom finish the sentence. TV Flash files…
- Danielle Fishel as Topanga Lawrence
Danielle Fishel’s Topanga Lawrence made Boy Meets World a partnership — Cory Matthews growing up in public, Feeny’s sermons, a TGIF sitcom that actually finished the sentence. Partner not prize, kid-cast aging into college without a…
- William Daniels as Mr. Feeny
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- Will Friedle as Eric Matthews
Will Friedle’s Eric Matthews was the older-brother weather on Boy Meets World — Cory growing up in public, Feeny’s classroom sermons, Topanga as partner not prize, a TGIF sitcom that actually finished the sentence. Kid-cast aging into…
- Betsy Randle as Amy Matthews
Betsy Randle’s Amy Matthews kept Boy Meets World’s kitchen honest — Cory growing up in public, Feeny’s classroom sermons, Topanga as partner not prize, a kid-cast that aged into college without a recast cheat. After-school moral comedy…