ABC | Release Date: September 24, 1993
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Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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San Diego Union-TribuneJohn FreemanAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Boy Meets World starts out surprisingly fresh and funny...And surprise -- it pretty much stays that way. [19 Sept 1993, p.TV-8]
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Cleveland Plain DealerTom FeranAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Fresher and more intelligent than most youth-oriented comedies. [24 Sept 1993, p.12C]
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VarietyTony ScottAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Savage is just fine as the sharp boy with lots of ideas, and Daniels is excellent in what might have been a routine role. Writers Michael Jacobs and April Kelly have even included a message in the format -- the value of love, something Cory presumably learns. [23 Sept 1993]
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Washington PostTom ShalesAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Sharp without being nasty and warm without being mushy...If sitcoms are a necessary evil, Boy Meets World at least manages to be as pleasant and painless as possible. [24 Sept 1993, p.C1]
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USA TodayMatt RoushAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: This one's a notch better than some, with Ben Savage (Fred's younger brother) only slightly overdoing it as Cory Matthews, the brat of his pack, boasting with his buds about how late they made it through last night's late-TV monologue. [24 Sept 1993, p.3D]
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St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's kind of charming, and sporadically funny, but nothing special. [23 Sept 1993, p.8G]
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Dallas Morning NewsEd BarkAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Boy Meets World isn't as classy as "The Wonder Years" - the opening episode doesn't show much willingness to color outside the lines, which Fred's show often did. But the chances that Boy Meets World will stay around are quite good. [19 Sept 1993, p.9C]
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Miami HeraldHal BoedekerAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: The marvelous Daniels rises above the cuteness, but he deserves a worthier foe than the loud, whiny Savage. A St. Elsewhere rerun, anyone? [23 Sept 1993, p.7]
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Chicago Sun-TimesGinny HolbertAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Borrows heavily from both "Leave it to Beaver" and the original "Dennis the Menace." [24 Sept 1993, p.57]
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Orlando SentinelGreg DawsonAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Bland gruel. [24 Sept 1993, p.E1]
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NewsdayTerry KelleherAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Walk out on academic underemployment, say goodbye to nosy neighbors and move to a better series. [24 Sept 1993, p.95]
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Los Angeles TimesHoward RosenbergAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: A series for viewers who believe that everything sixth-graders do is funny -- is close to being as bad as sitcoms get. [24 Sept 1993, p.F1]
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The Hollywood ReporterMiles BellerAug 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Plays with an all too rapid-fire, rat-tat-tat pace that tramples humor in its forward rush...Quite so, the jokes come at breakneck speed and are not very amusing. Moreover, there is something about this series that seems disingenuous, owing more to tired situation comedy convention than to freshly crafting a view of the American family within the sitcom context. [24 Sept 1993]