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Life's tough, get a helmet.
—Eric to Cory

Sen. Eric Randall Matthews is the tritagonist of Boy Meets World. He is the older brother of Cory Matthews, Morgan Matthews, and Joshua Matthews, the eldest child of Amy Matthews and Alan Matthews, brother-in-law of Topanga Lawrence-Matthews, and uncle to Riley and Auggie Matthews.

Family[]

Mother: Amy Matthews
Father: Alan Matthews
Siblings: Cory Matthews (brother), Morgan Matthews (sister), and Joshua Matthews (brother)
Grandmothers: Bernice Matthews (paternal) and Nana Boo Boo (maternal)
Grandfathers: Grandpa Matthews (paternal) and Poppy (maternal; deceased)
Aunts: An unnamed paternal aunt
In-Laws: Topanga Lawrence-Matthews (sister-in-law)
Other: Riley Matthews (niece) and Auggie Matthews (nephew)


Series Info[]

  • In An Affair to Forget it is learned that Eric's birthday is June 24, 1978. However, in the season 3 episode Stormy Weather, he celebrates his 18th birthday in the winter. This is a continuity error.
  • Went to John Adams High during the first few seasons.
  • Had many schemes with Jason, much like Cory and Shawn in the later years.
  • Struggled with the SATs, getting a poor grade and unable to get into college as a result of it.
  • Went on a cross-country road trip with Cory between seasons 3 and 4.
  • Stayed at home, remaining a townie during season 4.
  • Found the motivation to retake the SATs and reattempt getting into college in Security Guy and got a 1120, 200 points higher than his first score.
  • Was accepted to Pennbrook.
  • Became the roommate of Jack Hunter when he started attending Pennbrook.
  • Became the roommate of Rachel McGuire at the beginning of season 6, starting a competition for her affections with Jack.
  • Ultimately gave up on competing for Rachel, and moved out of the apartment.
  • Stayed in Mr. Feeny's car between seasons 6 and 7 without Feeny knowing.
  • Moved in to Topanga and Angela's old, girls dormroom in For Love and Apartments
  • Actually highly intelligent and can get passing grades in his sleep (in fact, he once did), but due to his laziness and immaturity he is never able to make anything of himself academically.
  • Gradually became more and more insane as the seasons progressed, especially in season 7.
  • Moved to New York City with Cory, Shawn, and Topanga after graduating from Pennbrook.
  • Creator of the "Feeny Call", which Feeny himself was outwardly annoyed by, but later admitted to himself that he loved it.

Notes[]

Alternate Personalities[]

Trivia[]

  • He mentally refers to himself as Kyle.[1]
  • Was once "portrayed" by Fred Savage when Alan watches old home movies (of real-life Ben) featuring younger Cory.
  • In The Last Temptation of Cory, Eric thinks his middle name is Neil. By Everybody Loves Stuart, he seems to think it is Jonathan, while Jack states it is Randall.
  • Eric frequently has trouble with the word niche, mixing it up with "niece."
  • Eric prefers not to wear pants, as demonstrated in The Witches of Pennbrook and Hogs and Kisses.
  • Eric is an Ansel Adams fan.[2]
  • When he was 15, Eric put a waffle in the computer, breaking it.
  • In The Truth About Honesty, he mentions to his date that he is Batman. This a reference to the fact that Will Friedle was the voice of Bruce Wayne's successor in Batman Beyond.
  • Eric mentions numerous times that he wants to be a weatherman.[3]
  • Eric appeared in every episode except for Sixteen Candles and 400-Pound Men, Heartbreak Cory, If You Can't Be With the One You Love... and Starry Night. The only characters to appear in more episodes are Cory and Shawn, both of whom appear in all 158 episodes of the series.
  • He was the mayor of St. Upid Town, a town that borders the American state of New York and the Canadian province of Quebec.
  • He is currently the Senator for the State of New York.
  • He is still in touch with Rachel.

References[]


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Cory MatthewsShawn HunterTopanga LawrenceEric MatthewsJack HunterAngela MooreRachel McGuireGeorge FeenyAlan MatthewsAmy MatthewsMorgan MatthewsJonathan TurnerEli WilliamsStuart Minkus
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