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Boy Meets World Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
Brothers
Fri, Oct 3, 199722 mins
Eric moves back home and Cory promises to find him a place to stay. Things take a strange turn when Eric's new roommate turns out to be Shawn's half brother Jack.
Episode 2
Boy Meets Real World
Fri, Oct 10, 199722 mins
Cory decides to make a documentary similar to The Real World for Mr. Feeny's film class. He starts filming Shawn, Jack, and Eric as they adjust to their new living situation. When Jack and Shawn get off on the wrong foot, Cory learns the boundaries between filmmaker and friend. Meanwhile, Morgan hires an actor to play Eric at home because she misses him.
Episode 3
It's Not You... It's Me
Fri, Oct 17, 199722 mins
Shawn has a hard time with the news that Cory applied to Stanford, a school Shawn could never get into. Shawn starts to suspect he and Cory are going to grow apart and decides to end their friendship sooner rather than later.
Episode 4
Fraternity Row
Fri, Oct 24, 199721 mins
Trying to get acquainted and accustomed to college life, Eric and Jack decide that instead of joining a fraternity, they should throw their own fraternity party. Meanwhile, Shawn sneaks into a college Philosophy course which puts him at odds with Mr. Feeny.
Episode 5
The Witches of Pennbrook
Fri, Oct 31, 199722 mins
Jack puts girls in front of friendship when he falls for a girl named Millie. Eric, on the other hand, soon discovers that the girl is a witch but Jack is in too deep to see the truth. This puts the two at odds. Meanwhile, Topanga overcomes her fear of flying when she and Cory travel to Pittsburgh.
Episode 6
No Guts, No Cory
Fri, Nov 7, 199722 mins
Salem the Cat uses a time ball to transport Cory back to the 1940s. Cory is shipped off to fight in World War II and must leave Topanga behind.
Episode 7
I Love You, Donna Karan: Part 1
Fri, Nov 14, 199722 mins
Shawn strictly follows a "two-week" dating rule. But Shawn begins to rethink his dating philosophy when the contents of a lost purse seem to fit his definition of the perfect girl. Eric desperately needs help studying for a test but Mr. Feeny wants Eric to go it alone. Eric hallucinates his own version of Mr. Feeny to help him.
Episode 8
Chasing Angela: Part 2
Fri, Nov 14, 199722 mins
Cory tells Shawn about the lost purse mix-up and Shawn realizes he might be in love with Angela. However, Angela might not feel the same way. Across town, Jack and Eric are nervous about hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the Matthews family in their new apartment.
Episode 9
How to Succeed in Business
Fri, Nov 28, 199722 mins
Cory becomes jealous when Shawn outperforms him in a work-study job. Eric feels self-conscious when Amy enrolls in his creative writing class.
Episode 10
Last Tango in Philly
Fri, Dec 5, 199722 mins
The girls want to go dancing but Shawn and Cory aren't in the mood. The ladies go out on the town with two handsome co-workers. Shawn and Cory fight their jealousies and try to figure out how to make their girlfriends happy.
Episode 11
A Very Topanga Christmas
Fri, Dec 19, 199722 mins
Topanga spends her first Christmas at the Matthews home. Cory is happy at first but when traditions clash, he starts to have misgivings about their future together.
Episode 12
Raging Cory
Fri, Jan 9, 199822 mins
Alan is forced to re-evaluate himself as a father when he notices that his relationship with both his sons is lacking.
Episode 13
The Eskimo
Fri, Jan 16, 199830 mins
Shawn tries to win tickets to the super bowl.
Episode 14
Heartbreak Cory
Fri, Feb 6, 199822 mins
Cory's senior ski trip starts off the wrong way when he sprains his ankle getting off the bus. While his friends enjoy the rest of the trip, Cory is left in the care of Lauren, an attractive lodge employee. The two hit it off and stay up all night getting to know each other.
Episode 15
First Girlfriends' Club
Fri, Feb 13, 199822 mins
On Valentine's Day, Shawn's ex-girlfriends are so certain he is going to ruin his relationship with Angela that they kidnap him in order to keep him from hurting her. Meanwhile, Cory must face the music when Topanga reads Lauren's letter.
Episode 16
Torn between Two Lovers (Feeling Like a Fool)
Fri, Feb 27, 199822 mins
Lauren travels to Philadelphia to see Cory, and Topanga tells Cory to go out with her to test his feelings. Despite Shawn's warnings that it's a trap, Cory agrees to go out with Lauren. Eric proctors for Feeny's citizenship class.
Episode 17
And Then There Was Shawn
Fri, Feb 27, 199830 mins
Cory, Shawn, Topanga, Angela, and Kenny all get detention together. Things get scary when they discover someone dead and a bloody warning on the black board "NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE". When Jack and Eric arrive, they all work together to try to find out who the killer is. At first they think its the creepy janitor, then Feeny, then the new girl - Jennifer Love Feffermen. But, when they all get killed, too, the remaining realize it must be one of them!
Episode 18
If You Can't Be with the One You Love...
Fri, Mar 6, 199830 mins
In an effort to numb his heartache, Cory steals a bottle of whiskey from Alan. He offers to share the bottle with Shawn and the two drown their sorrows. Trouble arises when Shawn discovers he likes the alcohol a little too much.
Episode 19
Eric Hollywood
Fri, Mar 20, 199821 mins
A Hollywood director spots Eric in a school play and asks him to be in his show. Shawn and Jack get the chickenpox and Topanga takes care of them.
Episode 20
Starry Night
Fri, Apr 3, 199822 mins
When Topanga goes to an art exhibit with Angela, she meets a charming guy and threatens to break-up Cory and Topanga forever.
Episode 21
Honesty Night
Fri, Apr 24, 199822 mins
Cory and Topanga are back together but decide to keep it a secret from Shawn. They pretend to still be arguing to make Shawn think he is the one who reunited them.
Episode 22
Prom-ises, Prom-ises
Fri, May 1, 199822 mins
It's prom night, and Cory & Topanga have to decide whether or not to take their relationship to the next level, as they are now "adults." Cory wants to go through with it, and Topanga says she will do whatever Cory thinks is right, but he reconsiders his judgment when he discovers that his mother is pregnant.
Episode 23
Things Change
Fri, May 8, 199822 mins
Shawn is given the chance to get into Pen-brook College and is also given the chance to take the full time photo position of developing photos at his job and tells Cory, Angela & Topanga that he'll be taking the job instead. Cory keeps trying to change Shawn's mind through out the episode, While Cory, also tries to stop Mr. Feeny from retiring to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Alan & Amy try picking out wallpaper for the baby room which is Cory & Eric's old room. Topanga gets accepted into Yale & Pen-Brook and has to make a decision of what is more important Cory, Angela, Shawn or Yale one of the highest ranked Ivy League Schools in the nation. Cory ends up having a Nervous Breakdown because he has problems accepting change through out the entire episode. But in the end Cory ends up finally accepting all of the changes that are going through his life.
Episode 24
Graduation
Fri, May 15, 199822 mins
The group is getting ready to graduate and Mr. Feeny assigns them one last assignment about what they are feeling the last few weeks of school before graduation.
