• Air date: 20 Sep '96 22 episodes
      The fourth season of the television comedy series Boy Meets World aired between September 20, 1996 and May 25, 1997, on ABC in the United States. The season was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Touchstone Television with series creator Michael Jacobs as executive producer. It was broadcast as part of the ABC comedy block TGIF on Friday evening, moving from its former 8.30 slot to 9.30, airing between Clueless and 20/20.
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. You Can Go Home Again

      20 Sep '96
      Due to his fear of facing life again, Eric decides to stay at a small town, where he can live easy for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, Alan has doubts about having done something worthwhile with his life after he wins a company award.
    • 2. Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow

      27 Sep '96
      As Cory is feeling insecure about his hair, Topanga shows him that appearance is meaningless, and she proves so by cutting off some of her own locks, a decision she quickly regrets.
    • 3. I Ain't Gonna Spray Lettuce No More

      04 Oct '96
      Alan decides he needs a raise at work, however he decides to quit, sending the whole family swirling into chaos.
    • 4. Fishing for Virna

      11 Oct '96
      When Shawn's mother arrives back in town, Cory decides to re-unite his friend's family, while at the same time honor the memory of Brenda, the devoted cafeteria lady of the school lunchroom.
    • 5. Shallow Boy

      18 Oct '96
      When Eric offends Corinna, a strange, nerdy girl who writes her own songs, she writes a song downgrading him, and she becomes famous. Meanwhile, Cory and Topanga fear that their differing views on children could affect their future together.
    • 6. Janitor Dad

      25 Oct '96
      Verna presents Chet with an ultimatum to find work, or she will take off once again. This causes Chet to land the job of school janitor, utterly humiiating Shawn.
    • 7. Singled Out

      01 Nov '96
      Eric says he attends Harvard in order to be on MTV's Singled Out. Meanwhile, Cory is afraid of "disapearing" while getting his tonsils taken out.
    • 8. Dangerous Secret

      08 Nov '96
      Shawn insists things aren't what they seem when Cory catches him with a girl, but Cory won't buy it.
    • 9. Sixteen Candles and 400-lb. Men

      15 Nov '96
      Cory agrees to go to a wrestling match with a buddy on the same night as Topanga's Sweet 16 party.
    • 10. Turkey Day

      22 Nov '96
      Assigned a Thanksgiving weekend assignment to consider how class divisions between the haves and have-nots are at the heart of the conflict in Rwanda, Cory and Shawn hope the Thanksgiving spirit will encourage their families to be better friends, but having the holiday feast at the Hunters' trailer park home is not what the reluctant Matthews family had in mind. Nor, it turns out, does the situation sit well with the other trailer park residents. Meanwhile, Frankie's little brother Herman asks p
    • 11. An Affair to Forget

      29 Nov '96
      Shawn is in a state of shock when his very beautiful, very haughty girlfriend, Jennifer, dumps him. She agrees to get back together on one condition: that Shawn has nothing to do with Cory ever again. This doesn't set well with either of them and the two friends begin seeing each other covertly to avoid Jennifer's wrath. Only the levelheaded Topanga has the insight to solve Cory and Shawn's dilemma. Meanwhile, Eric thinks he's onto a get-rich-quick scheme when he rents a theater for a one-man sh
    • 12. Easy Street

      13 Dec '96
      Comedy veterans Buddy Hackett and Soupy Sales play two businessmen of a shady sort who hire Cory and, subsequently, Shawn to run "errands" for them. Since it is just before Christmas, Cory decides he can use the money for his holiday shopping. However, Cory quits once he figures out that the two gents are not on the up-and-up. Shawn takes over, but Cory soon persuades his pal to quit as well, before he gets in over his head - or hit over the head. (Touchstone press release.)
    • 13. B & B's B'n B

      10 Jan '97
      Shawn, bent on proving to Feeny that he can make it in the business world, convinces Cory to turn Feeny's quaint home into a Bed & Breakfast Inn economics-class project while their unsuspecting teacher is out of town. Meanwhile, Eric and Feeny surprise each other when they end up better friends while on vacation at the same hotel - especially when Eric passes up a date with a female bartender to console Feeny over the failure of his long-term long distance romance.
    • 14. Wheels

      17 Jan '97
      Alan finds himself at a crossroads when Cory, armed with a new driver's license on his 16th birthday, would rather celebrate with Shawn and Topanga than with him.
    • 15. Chick Like Me

      31 Jan '97
      The war between the sexes starts heating up at John Adams High when the boys realize that girls expect different things when out on a date. When it is suggested to Cory that his school newspaper column is a tad boring, Shawn gives him a story idea on dating and sexual harassment based on the book they're reading in Mr. Feeny's class: Black Like Me. After Cory emerges from the bathroom in full regalia, it is decided that Shawn would make a better girl: he's studied them much more carefully. Makin
    • 16. A Long Walk to Pittsburgh-Part I

      07 Feb '97
      When Cory discovers the reason why his girlfriend, Topanga, and Shawn are acting like more than just friends - in fact, kissing - he must come to grips with an important change in his life. What's worse than the peck is the reason behind it: Topanga's moving away to Pittsburgh.
    • 17. A Long Walk to Pittsburgh-Part II

      14 Feb '97
      A couple of surprise visitors may hold the cure for a lovesick Cory, who is trying to put his life back together now that his sweetheart, Topanga, has moved away. When she runs away to see him again, Cory must persuade his parents-and Topanga's prudish Aunt Prudence-that theirs is a true love.
    • 18. Uncle Daddy

      28 Feb '97
      When Eric learns his new girlfriend Kelly has a son, he's confident he's mature enough to handle the responsibility - but too scared to tell his parents about it. Meanwhile, Cory and his friends prepare for the dreaded SAT's.
    • 19. Quiz Show

      21 Mar '97
      The producers of a dull but prestigious academic bowl sense a hit after Cory, Shawn and Topanga become star contestants by enlivening the show with their humor and pop culture knowledge. But the price of success is changing the questions from brainy to brainless in order to allow Cory and Shawn to win.
    • 20. Security Guy

      04 Apr '97
      Eric blames Amy, not Alan, for getting fired; and when they pressure him to go to college, he gets a job as a security guard.
    • 21. Cult Fiction

      25 Apr '97
      When a lonely Shawn starts hanging around with a new group of people he describes as "not a cult," Jonathan tries to stop him before it's too late.
    • 22. Learning to Fly

      25 Apr '97
      Cory's in a jam when a coed makes a pass at him while he's visiting a college.