Alan Matthews
First appearance Pilot Final appearance Brave New World
Information Name Alan Matthews Role Cory and Eric's father Final Status Stayed in Philadelphia Portrayed by William Russ

Alan Matthews is the father of the Matthews family.

RelationshipsEdit

• Husband of Amy Matthews
• Father of Cory, Eric, Morgan and Joshua Matthews
• Son of Bernice Matthews
• Grandfather of Elliot and Chloe Matthews
• Has an unnamed sister, whom Eric claims to look like a troll.

Series InfoEdit

• Worked as a grocer at the supermarket, where he'd worked since he graduated from high school.
• Also spent some time in the Navy, where he won 2nd place in the U.S. Navy Boxing Championship.
• Married Amy at a young age and had Eric soon thereafter.
• Won an award for being an outstanding grocer, then quit and opening his out nature store.
  • Hired Eric to work in his store with him.
• Feuded with Cory & Eric about their relationships with him in "Raging Cory"
• Experienced a mid-life crisis when Amy was pregnant with Joshua
• Fought with Cory about his living situation after Cory & Topanga got married, for he refused to put them up when they had no home.
  • Cory later thanked him, because him & Topanga getting through that together bonded them and Alan knew that.
• Stayed in Philadelphia when his 2 oldest sons moved to New York City

Alternate PersonalitiesEdit

• Boris (I Was a Teenage Spy)
• WWII Alan (No Guts, No Cory)
• Costello (As Time Goes By)