Eric Matthews (Boy Meets World)
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Eric Randall Matthews is a fictional character played by Will Friedle on the television sitcom Boy Meets World, the older brother of protagonist Cory Matthews.
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The brother of Cory, Morgan, and Joshua Matthews, Eric began the show as a suave, popular young man who constantly went on dates. He was originally portrayed as the stereotypical older brother. Eric's character changed mid-series from preppy older brother to "crazy moronic brother." During the fourth season, Eric takes a year off from school when he doesn't get into a college of his choice.
Eric also often plays off his hero and mentor, Mr. Feeny. Though Eric and Feeny are not originally seen as having a close relationship, the two develop a bond, that at least in Eric's mind, is one of love. This culminates at the end of the fifth season when Eric sings a rousing rendition of "To Sir, With Love" at Cory's High School Graduation. Eric also coins the "Feeny call" and even makes a talking doll for Feeny that does the call so Feeny will not miss him when he moves to New York with Cory, Topanga, and Shawn.
Eric is actually highly intelligent, and Feeny mentions that Eric can get passing grades in his sleep (in fact, he once did). He compares this to Cory who, though lacking Eric's natural intelligence, makes up for it by being hard-working when he wants to be, and thus succeeds. Eric, on the other hand, is too lazy and immature to be anything but a ridiculous goof-off, to the annoyance of both his family and Feeny.
During the later years, storylines involving Eric became stranger and wackier, often times bending the rules of reality itself, such as an episode where Eric continually tries to sneak up on Topanga by using many disguises and crazy situations.
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| Primary Characters | Cory Matthews | Eric Matthews | Shawn Hunter | Topanga Lawrence George Feeny | Alan Matthews | Amy Matthews |
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| Secondary Characters | Morgan Matthews | Stuart Minkus | Jonathan Turner | Eli Williams Jack Hunter | Angela Moore | Rachel McGuire |
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| Recurring Characters | Harley Keiner | Joey Epstein | Frankie Stecchino | Jason Marsden Chet Hunter | Griff Hawkins | Dean Lila Bolander |
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