Topanga Lawrence-Matthews

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Topanga Lawrence-Matthews
First appearance Cory's Alternative Friends Final appearance Brave New World
Information Name Topanga Lawrence-Matthews Role Student, Girlfriend/Wife to Cory Final Status Moved to New York Portrayed by Danielle Fishel

Contents 1 Background 2 Relationships 3 Series Info 4 Alternate Personalities 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Background

The daughter of two hippies, Topanga began as a strange girl in the same class as Cory, Shawn and Minkus. However, by the time they reached High School, she had become much more of an average teenager. In Season 3, she began dating Cory, a relationship which lasted the rest of the show.

[edit] Relationships

• Daughter of Rhiannon Lawrence and Jedidiah Lawrence
• Sister of Nebula "Nebby" Stop-the-war Lawrence
  • This was a continuity error of the show, as she was never mentioned following season 1.
• Girlfriend/wife of Cory Matthews
• Best friend of Angela Moore

[edit] Series Info

• Was a classmate of Cory, Shawn, and Minkus.
• Had a crush on Eric, as depicted in She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
• Graduated to John Adams High with Cory and Shawn, where her friendship with them grew.
• Began dating Cory at the beginning of season 3, in My Best Friend's Girl
• Continued dating Cory steadily through high school. They broke up twice, but were reunited both times.
• Her parents moved to Pittsburgh, but she stayed in Philadelphia.
  • Although she really stayed to be with Cory, the reason that Alan and Amy gave was that it would be irresponsible to move Topanga in her junior year of high school.
• Proposed to Cory during Graduation, but they did not wed and agreed to marry later, when they were ready.
• Rejected Yale to go to Pennbrook with Cory.
• Broke up with Cory when her parents divorced, but they were reunited by her parents.
• Cory and Topanga were married in It's About Time.
• Moved to New York City after accepting a scholarship to NYU Law School.

[edit] Alternate Personalities

• T.L. (I Was a Teenage Spy)
• WWII Topanga (No Guts, No Cory)
• Christmas Future Topanga (A Very Topanga Christmas)
• Eccentric Topanga (Eric Hollywood)
• Future Topanga (Seven the Hard Way)
• Trixie (As Time Goes By)

[edit] Notes

• "Topanga" is a canyon in California that hippies would frequent. One of the writers got stuck in traffic while driving through there, and decided it was appropriate to the character.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ Danielle Fishel Dishes on Her New Fashion Show

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