TGI – Episode 709 “The Honeymoon is Over”

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Sign up for a free trial at audible.com. so besides the um critical role charity event that will and i got to do which was so much fun I have not played D&D or like a role-playing game like for a long time, except this summer I discovered a role-playing game that was like so perfect for me. And if there's anybody out there who's a fan of Stranger Things. There's a few, I'm sure. Yeah. A few fans. And there's a crossover too between D&D and Stranger Things, obviously, because like Stranger Things brought D&D back. Well, there's actually a role-playing game built around the concept of Stranger Things itself. It's called Kids on Bikes. And the whole idea is that you get to play kids on bikes in a small town who are running around figuring out a mystery or some sort of supernatural thing. It is the most fun. And this is the only time, because I've never DMed, which is Dungeon Master, if you don't know. Or GM, the Game Master. That's a more generic term. Right. Right. I've never done that until we discovered this game. And it is so much fun. Basically, you have to get on a bike. No, but your bike gets to give you certain benefits. Like you pick your bike based on, you know, like its color and whether it has tassels. And it's kind of like your spells, you know, like it gives you different abilities or your class maybe is what you know. But you basically the best part about it, the way the game works is you get together and you build the town as a group. so like i did this with indy and two of his friends and um i did it with shiloh too for a session but like we get together and um you all like answer questions about the town so like you go in an order and you're like what's the the town like the the high school mascot what is this town's industry what is this you know and the only real rule like like before you start this is it has to be before cell phones because that really came so you have to be kids on bikes before cell phone. So basically the nineties or earlier. So you figure out what time period it is and then you get together and then you build this town and you all answer questions. And the best part is at a certain point after, you know, like, Oh, what's the town, like the industry of the town and where do like, what's the high school like, and where's all the, what are the things going on? And then you go, what are the rumors? And everybody, all the players get to come up with like, I heard that the math teacher is an alien. I heard that in the lake, there's a dead body. And then you, so that's like session zero is you just come up with the town and draw out a map and you all come up with rumors and then as the gm what i get to go and do is like run off and take those rumors and create a game built around a group of kids investigating like the rumors or the myths of the town it is so much fun and you can go kind of anywhere you want you can go like more horror you can go more supernatural you can go like x filesy you could go like straight just mystery like you're just a bunch of kids dealing with you know some some bad person in town or whatever you can kind of build it however you want and it's not like it's not like a fighting game you know it's not like dnd because sometimes dnd can get very like i'm taking my sword yeah it becomes like a video game whatever it's very much a storytelling game and you and you get to create like you know they have archetypes for the kids you get to be like the jock the new kid from out of town you know and so you create this friend group and maybe you're not all friends maybe you're like don't even really know each other but this mystery this adventure is going to bring you together it is like the storytelling sweet spot for me because like i love like first season of stranger things is still like one of my favorite things ever made i didn't really stick with it after season what was that will you don't like it it was it was good to me if you pull out the 80s aspect it was just a totally basic television show i kind of wish they had just pulled out the referential like to me that was it was the nostalgia that that people loved more than anything but see i but see i love like eerie indiana remember that show i love x-files i love like eerie indiana yeah i love like any and i also of course like going back to like stand by me goonies like i just love those kinds of stories and i feel like you know it hasn't still like they've tried to bring back that like amblin but like to me when you do it so referential i get less interested like that's where stranger things kind of lost me it was like this is cool like i love the characters i thought the actors were so good they're great but like i didn't need everything to be like that movie poster from that thing you've seen and this is that other yeah i get over that too yeah but like actual storytelling like david harbour is so good and i just like i yeah and i just love the idea of like you know even like super eight remember that movie yeah um it like wasn't great but i love the idea of the movie like that's i just want to live in that world spielberg that was a spielberg one he produced it um but it was uh jj abrams was the director yeah well i mean with with kids on bikes, can Danielle still dress up in costume and go full theater kid energy? I love this idea. As long as I just get to kind of be like a kid in a decade, in a town, on a bike. You don't have to be an elf. You don't have to be a dryad or... You can just be... Can I be an elf or a dryad if I want to? I mean, the thing is the game is flexible, but no, I like the idea that you sort of keep it grounded and the whole thing is that you're still just kids. Character-driven story. I like character-driven stories. Exactly. love it oh it's so fun um well that yeah i mean there's nothing like but there's nothing like getting into a full campaign whatever you're playing when you're with a bunch of people and it's a bunch of friends and you're all enjoying it and you're going for the same i mean even the night we had on critical role that one the one shot we did it's so much fun nobody walked away from that table going like god it was like a drug christine lakin was texting me the next day being like can we just do that for fun and i was like yeah yeah people do this all the time no i agree I think there's something about, you know, what, what it harkens back to for me is like, when you used to play on the playground with your friends and just make believe together. And I think that's what I like about kids on bikes is that it's literally your kids doing it. You know? So there's something like childlike and that wonder that for me, like makes it even more fun. Even when we did the critical role thing, we were playing teenagers, you know? And I like that. I like that aspect of, for some reason, that filter of like, we're, we're not just like going to be like a bunch of wizards, like real adults in this fantasy world. Like that's a little harder for my brain to make that leap, especially when I'm playing with my son, who's 11. Whereas if I'm like, we're a bunch of 11-year-olds and we're running around, I can sort of like, my suspension of disbelief is easier, I think. Well, it's not like that. It's also, it's a license to play. Exactly. It's like, we're all 10. Okay, great. Let's just be 10. What if you were a child who didn't play and didn't make believe? Come on. You never dressed up? You never played house? You didn't have Barbies and they met Ken? I would play house. I was always the mom. Okay. telling everybody to stop playing and to get to work correct time we clean up it's messy vacuuming the house the whole time it's terrible this is just how your mom got you to do housework yeah you can't do this anymore what are you doing playing there's no time for that that was literally that's just my always what i look forward to doing yeah that's just it that's what i thought being a grown-up was and guess what it's what being a grown-up is okay you know what you know what we do for danielle you know how we bring danielle in it's like you fade up we're all kids fade up 1990 Topanga Mall. Yeah, there you go. Yes, we're at the mall. Yes, we're at the mall. I have a nice blended. I've done my bra shopping. And now something, a mystery occurs in the mall. There you go. Or like the, because there was the Fallbrook Mall right down the street from the Topanga Mall. And that mall is like basically, remember when it was just empty and you can still see through it and you can tell that no one had gone in there. Rundown Mall. Rundown Mall's a great spot. That's a great site. It was just one store we leave, then another store we leave, and the movie theater was still open, so you'd go to the movies, and then there was nothing. Nothing. And the plants, they had plants and planters. No one had touched them. They were overgrown. Or dead. Or dead. Dead and overgrown. It felt creepy. It was super creepy. We build our town around that. If we were doing the kids on bike camp, oh my God, I'm so... That's great. That's awesome. That's a good idea. Yeah, that's the one thing I did like about Stranger Things is the fact that anybody who plays D&D understands the entire show. is just a D&D campaign. Yeah, you said that. There's side quests. There's all this. It's a D&D campaign. It's actually structured like that. 100% D&D campaign. See, I didn't stick with it after season two. It's good. It's a good show. It really is a good show, and it ended great. But it was just, I mean, it ended okay. But it was, you know, it's one of those things where it's just, if you're a D&D fan, it's like, wow, this is amazing. Yeah. Welcome to Pod Meets World. I'm Danielle Fishel. I'm Ryder Strong. And I'm Will Friedle. Usually on this podcast, we'll kill you. We talk about the diseases, infections, and biological threats that can make us really sick. But right now we're doing something a little different. We're stepping back and looking at what the human body needs to keep going. When you consider what we know about sleep in humans, there's one rule that comes out. We are predictably unpredictable sleepers. We're talking about why sleep works the way it does, why our bodies don't follow neat rules, and why modern life makes rest so hard to come by. 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She would later get an Emmy nomination for the Lisa Kudrow online series Web Therapy, which she was the co-EP on. And she also EP'd Z Nation, a show that ran from 2014 to 2018. This episode was written by Barry Safchek. And before I get into our guest stars, which consists of two sets of triplets, do we want to talk about our overall thoughts? Go, Will, go. I liked the idea of the A story. The B story was unwatchably horrible all the way around. It was so bad. Everything about it. I'm bad. Matt's bad. The twin, the triplets are bad. times six well to be i mean to cut you guys some slack i can see on your face that you know how bad this is it was it was just and i'm i'm struggling to like i'm gonna make this as big as possible to like if i could be on the corner tap dancing and doing this and maybe people won't see the car you're on the pool table basically tap dancing yes to try and make it fun to try to do something because the B story is insufferably bad. Again, I thought parts of the A story could have been tweaked a little bit, but the actual story itself of, hey, now you're a married couple. Now you've got to deal with your life. Now you've got to figure this out. I thought it was great. Yeah. I totally agree, man. I think that that message is so cool. Yes. And it's so interesting because Boy Meets World has been building up this marriage and the fantasy and celebrating this couple so to bring it crashing down yes and to have rusty do it the way he does at the end so good really like it almost saved the whole episode for me because i was like i was left with such a profound sense of like oh god they're really going there which was surprising and so that almost makes it a great episode because it's so profound but up until then getting there i'm i was just like this is kind of dumb yeah like i just i don't know what's happened i don't know about this i just it's weird. It's a, it's a weird vibe. It's a really, it's a, I mean, maybe that's the point. It's a buzz kill, right? Like it's so when it, when, when it made the buzz kill the point of the episode, I was happy with it, but having my buzz killed throughout was not fun. So I was like, why are we doing this? Like, yeah. And I feel like there's a way you could have done it more. Like when you guys were stomping on the bugs, I was like, Oh, I can see they're trying to make this fun or funny, but it's just not working for me. It's not landing. Um, so I don't know. something was off. Yeah. I agree with both of you. This is not to sound redundant. I really though, um, for me, the liking of the, a storyline, the only thing I will complain about with the, a storyline, cause overall, I just forget that the B storyline existed. And what I walked away, yeah. What I walked away from the episode with like, Ooh, I actually liked it. I liked that. I I liked the, that come crashing down aspect of, all right, you said you wanted to do this. We supported you. Here's reality. Love it. Love the way it was handled with the parents. Love the dynamic between mom wanting to be like, listen, maybe we should. And dad being like, I know that this is hard for you, but we, we've, we talked about how hard this was going to be. We told you. We told you all of that was so great. what I, what I wish had happened at the very beginning of the episode. And I think is such a minor tweak that could have changed all of it is I don't know why Corey comes home. So unlikable. I mean, there's many times that Corey is unlikable. We know that, but like he comes in and is like, where's my salami? And like, had he come in on the high of what we were just talking about that they've set up this marriage? I'm so excited. Husband and wife are back. We get to start, you know, honeymoon of real life, honeymoon continues at college. And then it's like, like, but instead he comes home already with like anger, demanding. And so that kind of like, I don't know, I would have loved to have seen him more naive and innocent and happy and then have the reality of, but that's, I would say, I honestly, I think my only complaint, um, overall with that A storyline. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. I would also just complain, again, but I'm now just used to it, of the characters so being not the characters. Yeah, exactly. Topanga, who's a planner, never thought about where they were going to live afterwards. This discussion never happened once, where we're going to live after we're married. But she hasn't talked to her roommates about it. It's the man's job. Protect me, yeah, yeah, yeah. And that's the whole point of this whole story, because Topanga would be on it, by the way. Right, that's what I mean. You've established her as this capable person, So even if she hadn't planned it and they didn't were prepared, you don't think that she could just immediately on a dime figure out the best apartment, you know. Yeah. But they but they really want to emphasize the power of manhood and the father knows best. Like, you know, Rusty, you know, and it's it's up to Ben or Corey to be the man and to provide for his woman. Yeah. I mean, I guess you're right, because they literally have Betsy sitting on the stairs, not even involved in the conversation. Yeah. They sideline Topanga intentionally. The whole point of this is that the men are supposed, and that's what Corey needs to learn, right? Corey needs to learn that it's his job to protect his woman and to provide a secure house. It's like a very, very, you know, patriarchal. Very traditional, yeah. It's a very patriarchal message. Very Chad wife kind of thing, yeah. Yes. Yeah. But hold on, I want to say, Danielle, you seem like you're having fun in this episode. Yes. And you're very good in it. That's great. Thank you. I was having fun. I think Danielle was having a blast. I was. Partly I know that because we've seen some outtakes, we've seen some bloopers. And I know that you were having a blast. And so I like that because I was like, oh, my God, like the whole like Corey Topanga as like a comedy duo thing hasn't been activated enough in the show. You know, it's usually Corey and Sean. So to see the two of you having this dynamic was cool. I just wish it was better. Yeah. And it seemed like you were having fun. So I was like, oh, man, this must have been a good week for Danielle. Yes. On the flip side, Ben did not look like he was having fun. I know. I felt like he was unhappy about something, like truly unhappy with something about the story or maybe in his own life. I don't remember. I could just tell that his energy level was not his, you know, he was not bringing something that he usually effortlessly brings. And I don't know what that was, but I could tell that you were having fun and I felt like Ben was not. And I don't, you know, I don't know what was going on there, but I think it hurt the episode. Hmm. Okay. So guest starring the Dom triplets were played by the Dom triplets. Nicole, Erica, and Jacqueline of Minnesota. The trio became famous after appearing in the 1998 Big Ten issue of Playboy, something they tried out for on the suggestion of their father. Oddly, they were the second set of triplets to ever be featured in the magazine. They also appear in the movie Juana Mann. Fun trivia. Erica married Jay McGraw, the son of Dr. Phil. Okay. Okay. The male triplets were played by Ted, Tim, and Tom DeFillippo. Also real-life triplets, they played Trey of Triforia, Gold Zeo Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. Okay. Tom was Trey of Courage, Tim was Trey of Heart, and Ted was Trey of Wisdom. They also appeared on Step by Step and in Major League Back to the Minors. No Playgirl. I was going to say they had a way less popular spread in Playboy. Way less popular. Like people were like, this is recommended by their mother. This is as good as I thought. Do you remember having two sets of triplets? Oh, yes. I remember this week. Well, yes, I do. Will, share the stories. Go for it. I remember it being a very difficult week. It was a very, very difficult, difficult. I would, I think a very diplomatic answer for, for what we're trying to say here is that they didn't have a lot of acting experience. Yeah, they weren't actors. They weren't actors. People that weren't actors. Six and, and a lot of the, there, by the time we got to tape night and by the time you see this episode, their lines had been significantly cut down. Yes. so throughout the week there were a lot of timing things of course a lot of the comedy came from the three of them saying similar things and timing is something that you can't necessarily teach to people yeah and so it was probably a very rough week of rehearsal with rough run-throughs and then it leading into a tape night and a pre-tape and things weren't necessarily going they weren't smooth sailing and for the most part we were in a groove so when it was something through a wrench into the groove, it was difficult. It was rough. And for the sake of a storyline that is just not that good. It's not that good. It's awful. I know. It's just, I mean, it's awful. Whenever Boy Meets World defaults to hot girls, I want to date hot girls. It's so dumb. So bad. It's like, you know, it's like Desiree in season two. You know, it's like, just do better, guys. I would watch the craziness and ridiculousness of Desiree a thousand times over this storyline. Yeah, this storyline. I just, I did. And it was just Jack and Eric saying, like finishing each other's sentences about the hot girls there across the street. It was bad. The only time I think it has worked in a storyline on Boy Meets World, I didn't mind Lonnie, the outdoors woman character. Because she's great. But it was about her personality. It was about like, you know. Well, he was, Eric was very interested in her because of her looks. Actually, her personality scared him. She wanted to go eel wrestling and whatever. That's where we get the joke that the best women are men. But like that storyline where they have an outdoors store and there's an outdoorsy woman and Eric's like, oh, this hot piece of woman, I love her. It's the only time I feel like the storyline like worked. Well, it was more than one episode, right? It was like three episodes at least where she was able to develop- And we got to know her. Yes. And the point was that like he thought of her as an object and then had to deal with who she actually was as a human being. So it was actually about character development. She also wasn't interested in Eric at all. That's the thing. Totally. She's like, I don't care about you even slightly in that way, which I think was good. But the other thing I do remember about this week, and you're about to say her name is how much we love the other guest star and how good she was And I don know if she Marisol Nichols We I distinctly remember this week Is this her only episode or is she in next week episode Nope she her first of two Boy Meets World episodes We, I remember all of us as a cast having conversations about her where we were like, damn, she's good. Yeah, let's bring her back. Because I think you're going to see it next week because I remember she came on screen and I remembered her name. I was like, oh, that's Marisol Nichols. I remember she's gone on to do some incredible things. But I remember us as a cast, It was like when What's-His-Name came with the pencil through the head. Yeah. And all of us as a cast were like, he's great. Like, we could work with this guy all the time. That's how we felt about her. And when we all walked away as a cast, we were like, man, she's really good. Yeah. And that's what I remember most about this week was those two things. Well, she is best known as Audrey Griswold in Vegas Vacation. She also played Hermione Lodge on the TV show Riverdale and appeared in five episodes of the MTV version of Teen Wolf. She appeared on Friends, Alias Charmed, and exactly 24 episodes of 24. Oh, so she was there for a day. Yeah. I do not want to ignore this footnote in her bio. In 2012, when her career slowed down, Nichols began working with former FBI and CIA agents, Navy SEALs, and Green Berets to act as bait during sex predator stings. Wait, how does one get that job? You looking? Hell yes. Hell yes. That's awesome. So she looked so young that she was like, I'll be an actor luring sex predators. That's risky, though, because you could easily be. What a weird job. But you could also easily be recognized. I mean, if you've got a sex predator who's like a fan of something she did. Yeah. Wow. What a cool job, though. Isn't that cool? I know. Hopefully we can try to get her on the podcast, see if we can talk to her about it. We should. And we get another Jacob's Kid cameo in this one. Danny Jacobs as the kid who sees dead people. Yes. Usually on this podcast will kill you. We talk about the diseases, infections and biological threats that can make us really sick. But right now we're doing something a little different. We're stepping back and looking at what the human body needs to keep going. When you consider what we know about sleep in humans, there's one rule that comes out. We are predictably unpredictable sleepers. We're talking about why sleep works the way it does, why our bodies don't follow neat rules, and why modern life makes rest so hard to come by. The second half of our series takes us to the digestive system with a multi-part series on what happens after we eat. Okay, I just have to say that all of my favorite words apparently are digestive words. sphincter, peristalsis, duodenum. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it matters so much more than you think. Episodes of our new series run from January 20th through February 17th, with new episodes every Tuesday on the Exactly Right Network. Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You as part of the Exactly Right Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast, what if the right fit isn't what everyone expects? In the case of the right fit, Ella explores movement, confidence, and belonging, and learns that not all strength looks the same. Tennis is powerful, fast, focused, and kind of fun. Strong swing, Ella! This Women's History Month story introduces kids to women who change sports by trusting themselves and moving differently. A thoughtful episode about identity, courage, and helping kids discover where they truly belong. So it's okay if I'm not quite sure what my thing is yet. It's absolutely okay. When and if you do find a sport you love, you may be the next Gertrude, Tony, or Venus. At Curiosity Cove. Listen to Adventures of Curiosity Cove every Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, it's me, Anna Sinfield, from The Girlfriends, the number one hit true crime show that puts women right in the centre of their own stories. I'm back with more one-off interviews with some truly kick-ass women on the Girlfriends Spotlight. I want to introduce you to Sylvia. I'm going to climb this. And then there's Vaisaka. Let's see how we can stop killing and save lives. Leila dared to ask the question. Is badness hereditary? And finally, we'll meet Rosamund. If it wasn't for the year where Ella lived, she wouldn't have died on that fatal night. You'll even get to meet my mum in that one, who I can always count on to keep my feet on the ground. I'm not too intimidated by her. What are you talking about? Listen to The Girlfriend Spotlight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Dirty Rush, the truth about sorority life. the good, the bad, and the sisterhood with your hosts, me, Gia Giudice, Daisy Kent, and Jennifer Kessler. Rush, the recruitment, the ritual, the reality of Greek life has been a mystery for those outside the sorority circles until now. Is it really a supportive sisterhood that's simply misunderstood? Or is there something more scandalous happening on campuses across the country? In this podcast, we pledge to peel back the layers and spell the truth one Greek letter at a time. Pledges and actives, rush chairs and ritual keepers. Some call it the best time of their life while others say it's a nightmare. From a perfect rush to recruitment scandals, what is really going on behind the doors of those sorority houses from Alpha to Omega? We're taking you inside sorority row, including the chapter room, as we explore the fellowship and the frenemies. Let's get dirty. Listen to Dirty Rush on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. so jumping into our recap we are in the girl's apartment cory still in a hawaiian shirt and carrying luggage bursts through the door with tropical topanga close by he greets angela and rachel by shouting i'm back from the honeymoon and i want some salami which i thought was going to be a double entendre yep it's barely an entendre yeah barely a single rachel says hi to Topanga, referring to her as married girl. Topanga smiles from ear to ear. Hello. Corey feverishly searches the fridge. Where's the salami? I'm back from the honeymoon. So where's the honeymoon welcome salami? We are moving in here. A terrified Rachel turns to Angela. He said moving in. A stunned Angela responds. I am equally troubled. Corey explains. I mean, a man moves into his new house, he expects to find a nice deli spread. All of this is just so unlikable. But it's also just like unbelievable. Like what? No one planned that? Hold on. I actually, I don't have a problem with this aspect of it because it does come out in just a second that like at some point Topanga and Angela were talking about, well, what are you guys going to do? And Topanga said, well, we're going to get our own apartment. We'll move in. We'll get to decorate it, maybe have a couple of kids. And in Topanga's mind, she didn't think Angela was asking, what are you going to do the day you come home from the honeymoon? So Angela took that answer of we're going to move out to mean right away. So they gave away Topanga's room immediately. And Topanga all this time has thought we're going back to move into my room together while we look for a place. All of that is kind of explained. This friend is okay with her boyfriend moving into the room next door and packing up all of Topanga's stuff himself. Also, the easiest solution is Sean move in with Angela. You guys are back together. And then we have separate rooms in the same apartment together. Correct. And there's no discussion of the fact that that's. It's a big deal, too, for Sean to be moving in with Angela, but then also into a different room. This is why I could never remember the dynamics of the apartment. Because I didn't I get kicked out. Yes. I got kicked out of this apartment. To have Maitland move in. To have Rachel move in. Then it became Maitland's apartment. I can't remember. And then it became the girl's apartment. Yeah. And now. Because a professional wrestler came in and we wrestled for the apartment. Try to remember how this works, Ryder. Okay. So the WWE mankind kicks in the door like you do. And we wrestle for the apartment. Which then I think legally in Pennsylvania means the lease transfers over to Rachel. Right. after a wrestling match. I want to see the lease agreement for this apartment that describes this. There should be a document that's all crossed out for the next six months. Sean Hunter. Nope. No, no. Yeah. But to me, it didn't. Again, it doesn't. You figure. I get what you're saying, Danielle, where it's like it's supposed to be a. But I thought you said this and I thought you said that. I thought you said this. But the idea where it's like, all right, they're on their honeymoon. And Sean get in there and pack up all of her stuff and leave it by the door. It's like, really? I know. I know. It's so, yeah. Okay. Topanga insists they'll go grocery shopping together later. It'll be fun. Corey reveals, you know what I like to do at the grocery store? Ring the butcher bell and then run away. He laughs to himself. There's nothing funnier than an angry butcher. But no one is laughing. Corey quickly turns to Topanga. Where's the magazine? I got to do my business. What is going on? I don't know. It's a poop joke. We haven't had a good poop joke in a while. Come on. Yeah. I mean, Corey's just doing this voice this entire scene. That's what I mean. I know. Most of the episode, really. Most of the episode. I know. Until it gets really serious, he's doing this kind of, you know, where's my sausage? Well, it's just Michael giving him line readings, right? I mean, Michael's just like, and I bet you Ben was like, why am I saying the salami? And Michael's, because it's funny. Say it like this. Say it like this. I get it. I got to do my business. Yeah, it's. Topanga, again, for just no reason at all, appears to love Corey's gross behavior and asks the ladies and her roommates, isn't he cute? Yeah. But Angela is still stuck on the fact that he thinks he's living in the apartment and Topanga doubles down. Of course he is. Where else would he be living, silly? Angela reminds her, you said that after you got married, you'd be moving out. Topanga insists we will be, eventually. Rachel and Angela sigh. Oh boy. And Topanga wonders what that means. Then on cue, Sean bursts out of the bathroom with wet hair, wearing a robe. Angela, I tried your body wash. I smell like peaches. Corey walks up and sniffs him. You do, you really do. Sean turns his attention to Topanga. I packed up all your stuff from your room and I put it by the door. Topanga doesn't get it. Why would he do that? It was in the way when I moved into the room. Topanga's even more confused. Why would he move into her room? Sean reveals what he assumes is obvious. Because I live here now and you don't. Cory appears offended and starts backing away from his best friend in horror. Oh, I get it. They think we don't live here anymore. That's why there's no salami. Topanga is stunned. Sean moved into her room? Cory tries to calm her down. They'll find her a place to live. Angela points out, you don't live here either. Corey lets that sink in and bluntly tells Topanga, honeymoon's over. Then the door is kicked in and Triple H is standing there. Here we go again, people. Rassle for the room. Rassle for the room again. That was this season, right? Yes. God, this is so weird. Oh, God. I'm sorry. Boy Meets World is so off the rails in season seven. It is. It's just crazy. Well, it's a completely different television show. But I mean, like the wedding episode is really the only one I can think of that I'm like, yeah, that was great. Start to finish. It was a good episode. Well, I mean, again. Oh, no, the stressed out about the wedding. Yeah. So those two episodes, six and seven. Yeah. Were like actual episodes of television. Everything else, I just feel like I'm on drugs when I'm watching them. Like, I don't know. Well, you know, we just talked to one of our writers and he said that an older writer had called him and said, you know, season four-ish, when did it become a drama? and it got me thinking that if you just watched a random episode from season one, then say a random episode from season three, then a random episode from season six and a random episode from season seven, it's four different television shows. Yeah. And this is by far the one where it was just like, let's do voices to each other. Let's just make each other laugh. Nothing's going to make any sense. Go. And it was sometimes it works. We're canceled anyway. Right, right. It seems like this entire, it's senioritis. This whole season seems like a senioritis kind of season to me. It's like, yeah, let's do this. It's like, okay. Well, we're back at the dorm. Topanga and Cory are walking down the hall, carrying their belongings, and Topanga admits, we should have gotten a place before we left. Cory reminds her they didn't have a whole lot of time between getting married and then getting arrested and then going on their honeymoon. Topanga's at least happy we have your old dorm room to ourselves. Set up, set up, set up. There we go. As Cory unlocks his door, it swings open. It's Eric and Jack. Nope, nope, all wrong. screwy. What's going on? This is Corey's room. But Jack pulls out a long contract that states university bylaws forbid any married couple from living in a dorm other than the one for married couples. Corey leans in. Maybe we just don't have to tell anybody. The boys mock him. Maybe he's right. Maybe we don't have to tell anyone. Too late. We sent a copy of your marriage certificate to the office of the university president. Jack flaunts the paper in their faces and Topanga is flabbergasted. How could you do this to us? On cue, blonde triplets wearing only bath towels pop out of the dorm room across the hall. Hi, Jack. Hi, Professor Matthews. The trio cozy up to the boys and Jack suggests they take a look at the co-ed bathroom and the girls agree they could use a shower. Jack pulls up his shirt to flaunt them abs and to claim some non-existent dirt to clean. The inmates go crazy as Eric counts the number of sisters to make sure everyone knows there are three. On their way into the bathroom, he turns around one last time. You can't live here anymore, son. Get out! Topanga can't believe it. How could he do such a horrible thing to your own brother? An impressed Corey tells her, believe me, Topanga, it was the right move. She rolls her eyes. College-educated people here on this Zoom, of which I am not one, is this a thing? Are you not allowed to be married in a dorm? Is that a thing? No, I don't know. Maybe. But wouldn't it be a rule for, like, across the board? Correct. Meaning what? Like no, no coat, like no girl. Yeah. Boy or just no married couples. The idea that they have a married dorm is straight. I could see them having a married dorm section for people who are, you have to be married to be in there because they don't want just couples and then breaking up and getting out of leases. So you actually have to be married, even though of course you can get a divorce, but maybe because it's going to be married couples are going to want it to be a little quieter. They may have a baby. So they want family friendly stuff versus like partying. There may be separate laws like that, but it wouldn't be that married couples couldn't live in other dorms, but it could seem that single people couldn't live in married dorms. It says, yes, many colleges and universities offer on campus housing specifically for married students, typically in the form of apartment style units or townhouses rather than traditional dorm rooms. These options are often available for legal married couples, domestic partners and sometimes single parents with locations like UCLA and the University of Wisconsin system offering such accommodations. but yeah when i wonder if our our i guess i should be asking are married people allowed to live in the dorms right why would that be a rule that like yeah you have to only live in the section for married people that that doesn't make sense yeah i don't know it'd be like it's like a senior living facility you you can you have to be a senior to live there you know what i mean like that's how it would normally work that singles couldn't live in a married couple's dorm but married couples should be able to live in a regular dorm. There's no reason they're not, I don't know. Oh, no, it actually says, married couples are generally allowed to live together in campus housing, but usually within designated family or married student housing units rather than standard shared dorm rooms. Oh. So maybe that is a thing. While some universities offer specialized apartments for couples, typical dormitories often have restrictions against non-student partners living in standard shared or single gender rooms. Non-student partners. Right. Because the idea is that if you have a partner, that makes sense. They have to be a student there, right? You both have to be students. You can't just be like my 26-year-old boyfriend. I mean, how often does this really happen? You know, how many 18 to 24-year-olds, which is what we're really talking about, are getting married and having kids? I would argue it would depend on where you are. If you've got a school like BYU where there's a lot of Mormons who get married early, you could have a lot of 18, 19-year-olds that are married couples. That's true. My parents were married at 21 and had me at 23. But both going to the same college. My mom was not going to ASU. So I don't think they lived, they didn't live on campus. Yeah, so I think it's the idea that somebody who's not a student can't just move it. Housing because they're married. Right. Right. Interesting. I just didn't go to college. It was easier. Yeah. Topanga rolls her eyes. Well, we're running out of options here, my husband and provider. I just want to say, like, I'm willing to buy whatever the rules are that the university, but the reason for it to be a real problem is because the girls are moved. They had to create a reason that they couldn't just move into. Yeah, it's the triplets thing. This is so dumb. It's the linchpin of the episode writer is the two sets of triplets. Corey laughs. Now I'm the provider. What happened to equality? What happened to partnership? Unaffected, she demands, get me a place to live. He submits. Yes, mommy. That gives him an idea. Hmm. mommy and then there's a quick cut to the matthews living room i'm so glad that's what it meant me too because i thought it was a sex thing at first i did too okay good oh i was like oh oh that's exactly what i did he's like mommy and then it was like oh no you're actually gonna go ask your mom right there yes my brain was immediately like oh we have to get to the matthews house So that's what the mommy connection. Nope. I immediately was like, ew. Yeah, it's the same thing. So funny. Quick cut to the Matthews living room. Alan just says, no, Corey isn't happy with that. I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to my mommy. He looks to Amy with hope and she pleads with her husband. It would only be until they got on their feet. Alan is in budging. No, Corey can't believe him. I'm your son. You don't tell your son no. Alan takes a deep breath and easily repeats himself. No. But Corey won't back down. That's it. We're moving in. You're lucky I even asked you. Alan warns him. Don't make me beat you up in front of your new wife. Amy can't believe Corey. Why didn't you give any thought to where you were going to live? He points out that they were a little busy. And it's not like he's ever done this before. Alan chimes back in. Well, you're going to have to do it now. Corey shouts back. I never asked to be the man in this relationship. Topanga suggests that they should leave, but Corey doesn't get it. Go where? Where do you go if you don't have your parents? Amy tries again with Alan. At least let them stay for a couple days. But he points a finger at her. Amy, don't. She defiantly grabs his finger. Don't put your finger out at me. Don't tell me. Don't. The inmates gasp. Ooh, they were like, they were in it. There was a couple scenes where you heard them speaking. Did you hear the audience talking? Like talking to themselves? Like talking, like, oh no, or uh-oh, stuff like that. It was like, oh geez, okay, they're in at this point. Corey's jaw drops. He whispers to Topanga, Mom's revved up. Go get the luggage. Amy continues. These are my children too. And if I want them to stay here, they can stay here. Alan transitions to a calmer tone. Amy, they can't stay here. They're married now. It's Cory and Topanga. Not Cory and us, remember? Cory feels the tide shifting. So he jumps in. Mom? Mom? It's me. It's Cory. You used to wipe my tushy. Oh, you loved that. Remember? Amy shakes her head. A very simple addition. like to help make this scene would have been mentioning the baby like yeah the fact that we have a baby that's you know has sleep issues or you know we already have a household that's you know like it just it would have been an easy thing because as it is alan doesn't have much more of an argument other than principle right that's the whole point of this right like it's the principle that you decided to get married that i'm gonna make your life harder right now right i mean that's that's always standing but i also get it i get where he's coming from where It's like, we told you from the beginning how hard it was going to be. You can't now just jump in and live with us and let us take care of you. Yeah. I mean, I chose this. That's the principle, right? Yeah. It's, it's, it's, it's not, there's no, and, but I also think, wouldn't that be Bennett? Wouldn't that also be bolstered by like the reality of like, no, we have other things. But they never even mention it. They never even want, it's, it's, it's, it's an interesting choice. It's like, it's, it's leaning so heavily on like the lesson, you know, I would teach you your lesson at the expense of my love for you. It's kind of, you know, my, my feelings or the, your mother and her feelings, we're going to just make this a big, bold lesson. And like, like I said, it does land at the end of the episode pretty well, I think. And, but it's, I don't know. Later, later in the episode, like here in the beginning, I got where he was going later in the episode. after they find the apartment, I would like to have seen Rusty with logistical help. Would have been like, I'm chewing on the water. Well, I'm going to come over. I'm going to teach you how to fix the plumbing. Let's paint the walls. There's stuff I can't help you with that I'm going to be here to help you with, but you're not living here. Right, I'm not ripping away my parental support. I'm just not going to give you the safety net. I'm just drawing a very healthy boundary, right? Yes, I wish that was where it went at the end. That's a great call, man. Where it's rusty answering stuff like, yeah, we're going to work on the plumbing that we can fix that stuff. But you're not living here. Get some bug spray. Let's, you know, yeah, we yeah, you're right. That that would have made the world of a difference. Yeah. I think Sue is getting frustrated with me because by the fifth time I was like, paint the place. And she's like, OK, they're going to paint it like relax. I was like, there's got to be some you can fix some stuff, you know, it's so that would have been, I think, a little bit helpful. Yeah. Amy shakes her head. You can't stay here, Corey. I'm sorry. Corey scowls and threatens. I'm telling grandma. Topanga lingers behind and finally follows after her husband. Amy offers a sorry and Topanga admits, I know. And then we're in the student union. Corey storms in with Topanga in their luggage. My father's a jerk. I have a jerk for a father. Topanga looks defeated. I'm sure he has a very good reason for not. Corey finishes her sentence. For abandoning us? She insists. We don't need them. We need us. We need to stand on our own feet and figure out our situation. Corey says he's already figured it out. They're upper middle class homeless college students. There's a very small pity factor here. It's a great line. I love that line. It's a great line. Very self-aware line. Yes, so good. In fact, I wouldn't feel sorry for us if I wasn't us. Topanga needs to know how much money they have. So Corey calculates how much they got for their wedding and subtract how much they spent on the honeymoon. They have seven blenders. Another great line. So funny. Topanga admits it'd be nice to have a kitchen to put them in. Corey shouts to stop pressuring him. Topanga reasons with him. Corey, we have to live somewhere. And in return, he mocks her. I want a roof over my head. I want a roof over my head, you baby. Then Sean and Angela walk in and Corey greets them in an overly cheery tone. He sarcastically asks them, well rested. Angela tells Topanga they have very good news. Mike and Debbie Pfefferman had a fight. Angela explains. He criticized her salad, so she shot him. Wait, was it Fefferman? As in Jennifer Love Fefferman? It's another Fefferman? It says, it may be, the way it's spelled is F-A-F-E-R. It could be Fefferman, but I mean, it looks like Fefferman. Yeah. I think I would have recognized Fefferman. I didn't hear it. I thought so too. I didn't hear it either. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Topanga doesn't see the good news here, so Angela breaks it down because she's going to do time and the dorm's going to be available. Sean adds, and those married dorms have got to be great. You know how married people live. Very sophisticated. Very posh. Corey likes the sound of that. Posh. Set up. Set up. Then we get a season seven optical flip to the married dorms. Dramatic music plays as Corey and Topanga make their way down a dimly lit hallway with children's toys littered everywhere. A girl yells, I got a midterm in physiology tomorrow. Make your own dinner. Her husband responds, fine, Kimberly, I'll make you a deal. I'll cook dinner. You stop talking. A baby starts loudly crying and the woman begs it to stop. Did you guys recognize any voices here? I was trying to listen to see who they were. I wanted to like Chris Kier, but of course he was gone by now. But I wanted, I was interested. I was like, who are these? You know, do you think it's Marisol at any point? I don't know. But one of the things that as a voiceover actor, I literally just got one two days ago. you're they cast voiceover actors for this and that like two days ago i got an audition for to play a cop quote unquote on a sitcom and part of the job is you go to the set for two days and you yell the line from off the set oh interesting so as a v these could have been hired voiceover actors that are literally there with microphones saying the lines off the set i just try to hear like matt kirkwood or somebody you know because we so often i don't think he was there season seven yeah he was he was was he did he kirkwood no he left he talked about how he left are you sure pretty sure yeah remember he said he took off at one point i wonder if that if those names would have been in the list where it said danny no maybe yeah daniel jacobs did anybody else have kind of a problem that when you moved to the married dorm that meant that every marriage sucked Well they trying to talk about the reality of being a married college kid I know, but it's like everybody's yelling. Everybody, don't slam the door. F*** you. It's like, God. Like, oh my God. My God. These are married 20 year olds. Like, Jesus. They made the mistake. Yeah, right? They had babies too young. It's like, God, this is terrible. It's such a good point. I was like, why are we in a slum suddenly? Right. It's like the college just doesn't paint these dorms. It's awful. Yeah. The other dorms are all taken care, but they just don't get it. Not this one. You got married. It's not on us anymore. It's like, what the hell? But I mean, that is the vibe of this entire episode. It is. Yeah. That's literally what Rusty says. Yeah. Yeah. And that's what the whole show is saying. It's so weird. Debbie's last name is Pfefferman, just FYI. Jennifer Love Pfefferman's sister. There she is. Corey and Topanga are deservedly rattled as they turn the corner, and another couple is arguing over a barking dog. Shut the door if you're going to do that. A door slams, and he eggs his wife on. That's it. Break it. Topanga points out, it sounds like we have very colorful neighbors. Corey sees a little boy standing alone and says hi to the little fella. The boy whispers back, I see dead people. Corey fake smiles back. That's nice. He aggressively whispers to Topanga, let's get out of here. But Topanga points out that they're right in front of room 236. This is going to be their home for the next three years. They bravely open the door and they are stunned at what they see. I have a logistical directing question for the two sitcom directors here that I'm talking to. is there a reason why basically every dorm room or everything we do is you walk down the hall and take a right is there some kind of is there a camera reason for that or a blocking reason for that why there never seems to go and takes a left it's like the room is never on the left it's always on the right is there a reason for that no i think just this just where the set was exactly where they have the room for the set construction okay i didn't know if there was So I'm like, well, if you shoot this way, then you can't see into the whatever kind of thing. We never go to the left and the other. We go to the bathroom and the left. But no dorm. Like all the rooms are always to the right. Yeah. That's funny. And so I didn't know if that was that there was a reason for that or not. OK, I guess not. OK. Topanga and Angela's room is to the left. When in that hallway, their rooms, there's, you know, the boys was over to the right. Where the triplets came out of? The triplets came out. Yeah. I think that was their room, right? I don't know. Was it that room where I was actually picturing it more like where the bathroom is? But you're right. I don't know. I didn't know if there was a reason for that. Okay. It's disgusting. Tattered furniture, dirty appliances, stained carpet, police sirens blare as Topanga composes herself. It's the worst place. It's nice. Where are the bloodstains though? This is where Topanga's dad ended up. We need the bloodstains on the wall. It's just like that bad. That chalk outline of a body. That's what we need. Oh my God. I did actually think that there was going to be a chalk line When the door opened, I thought, oh God, please let there still be a chalk line. That would be great. We cut to a commercial because it is in fact not nice, but then we return to the new room. Now inside, Topanga opens a cabinet door and it falls right off the hinges. Okay, so it needs a little bit of work. Corey has an idea. I think we should think about the worst moment in our lives and it'll only make us feel better about this one. They stand in silence for a moment, trying to think. Finally, Corey realizes it's this, isn't it? Topanga nods in agreement. Yeah, it is. But she reminds him things are never as bad as they seem. Corey sarcastically responds, you're right. Everything's terrific. It's just fabulous. And then back in the hallway, another fresh young married couple has arrived with their luggage and hear Corey shout, I hate my parents and we live in a crack house. The couple share a nervous glance and scurry down the hall. It's a pretty funny bit to have, you know. To have already there with the other couple. Yeah. Back inside Cory and Topanga's new trap house, Cory continues to wallow in the sadness. But why don't we find the good, Topanga? Let's find the good, because I don't know where it is. He scans the room and asks, is it underneath that pizza box? I don't know. It could be. He bends down to pick it up and he finds a group of cockroaches hiding underneath it. Do you remember having cockroaches on set like this? No, but I also don't, I didn't think they were real. I mean, although they were moving, they looked fake to me. Yeah, I couldn't tell. I don't know. I think they were battery operated. Tiny little batteries. Seems a lot of like a lot more work than just finding cockroaches. Tiny, tiny little batteries. It was probably real cockroaches, but I don't remember. I have no fear of cockroaches. We had Madagascan hissing cockroaches, so it would not have bothered me at all to have them there. So I don't remember them. Corey jumps onto the couch in fear. Nope, that's where the vermin are hiding. She calls him a baby and stomps on the insects without hesitation, repeating the move as Corey points out they're still alive and their drunken cousins from Louisiana have arrived. And now they're both stomping on the floor with ferocity when a woman opens the door. She's holding a baby and staring at the crazy couple jumping around. Corey and Topanga finally notice the visitor and stop. Why would somebody just open the door? Oh, this seems like a safe neighborhood. No clue. No knocking. Seems like a safe neighborhood. The police siren encouraged that. Certainly, yeah. With a baby in your arm. You know, I mean, I understand. Like, you knock. Why wouldn't the door just be open? why not just keep the door open so she's standing in an open door because they needed to have the joke of the shouting match that the other couple scared of but we could we could have shown them up the hall door could be open up they could be up the hall and turn around and not walk yeah yeah but the door open would have saved everything yes because yes it's very weird she's like hi here's my baby by the way uh i know they weren't allowed to speak because they background but a great joke would have been the the couple as they're walking about to leave the cory turns to the topanga and says like man my dad's a jerk you know something like that to to show that it's the same couple but obviously they couldn't couldn't have them talk right right cory and topanga finally notice the visitor and stop he explains they were just doing the dance of their people the woman introduces herself as kelly aragon a little nod to carlos aragon or Lord of the Rings okay sure and the baby is Samantha who never sleeps ever as their new neighbor she welcomes them to the dorm Topanga gushes over the tiny baby and asks if she can hold her so Kelly hands over Samantha and Topanga turns to Cory with the baby in her arms oh your face and that reaction is great it's so real like oh my gosh this baby that was great this whole beat is awesome Yeah, it's really cute. Corey immediately responds, no, put it back. Put it back. Topanga returns the baby and Kelly explains, well, she'd be a lot cuter if she would just sleep for like a minute. I mean, other babies sleep, right? I don't think I can stay awake much longer. And at this moment, I'm like, why is Topanga not saying let me take the baby for a little bit to let you sleep? But she's just like, cool. Can't sleep, haven't slept in days. Sucks to be you. Sucks, really sucks. That's the worst. Maybe don't be a whore. Oh my gosh. Corey wonders, just out of curiosity, the bed where your baby doesn't sleep all night, that's not located behind these paper-thin walls, is it? Because the only crying I want to hear is my own. Topanga gives him a look and Kelly assures them, it's all right, at least he's here. My husband's a med student. They never come home. She turns to leave but stops herself. She's not a whore, she's married. What? She's married to a med student. Exactly. Who's going to leave her the second he passes the board? Everybody knows that. She puts him through college. He takes off. It's the old story. You two are newlyweds, aren't you? She says. Topanga responds, yeah, we are. And Kelly wishes them a sincere good luck. Just as Samantha starts to fuss. Now alone, Topanga tells Corey, okay, let's just look at this as a true test of character. Now, we can either run from this or we can be stronger than this. Corey places a hand on her shoulder and says, good luck, before sprinting to the door. But when he grabs the handle for refuge, it comes right off. Caught, he turns to Topanga and nervously explains, I wasn't really going to run. He stammers through his words and places the doorknob in her hand. This is for you. And then we're in Phoenix. Saying things in a funny voice. Just say it like this. If I say it like this. It's funny. No, it's not. It's not. Everyone's face a-lummy. Yeah, they need another week with the script. At least another week. Yeah. Maybe quadruplets would have made it funny. Oh, that's so good. Right? Yeah, you're right. Four. Four. There's Playboy models. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. That would have done it. It's the knife thing. Not funny. Not funny. Funny. Funny. Funny. Twins that funny triplets Octuplets That's funny Now that's hilarious Corey and Topanga are slumped down in the front row Looking absolutely exhausted Feeny lectures about the Black Plague Detailing the maggot infested rotting corpses That littered the streets of Europe Can I ask Is again not having gone to college Is there a reason Why they're still in a high school history class I know It's like, let's talk about World War II. Like, okay, you learned this in the ninth grade. It's just reading from a textbook. Yes. It's just reading. Like, we can all read at this. Like, we know, like, the history is just the plague, the death. I know. Yeah, it's so strange to see Feeney teaching a class where it's like, this could have been the same exact lesson from season one. Yes. Yes, exactly. Corey glances at Topanga. He's talking about us. Topanga half-heartedly raises her hand and whines, Could I have a bath? Feeney asks that she reserve her personal matters for after class, but Topanga continues to complain. Our water is brown. Feeney tries to stop her, but Corey chimes in, and you have to chew it. That's a good line. You have to chew water is a good line. As they both fester in their depression, Feeney announces to the class, I rarely do this, but I'm going to dismiss the class on account of, well, pathetic. Everyone leaves except the pathetic couple in question. cory points a finger at feeney and says in a gravelly new york accent you got a big house feeney no children topega mimics the voice what do you do in that house feeney you eat this is totally you guys doing like the bake sale yeah exactly it's just bits and it's great the two of you like this is great yeah feeney is shocked what's the matter with you two and Why are you so unkempt? Cory fake laughs. Ha, we're unkempt. You hear that, Topanga? Then he raises his voice. You'd be unkempt too if you lived in an apartment with only one washing machine and no dryer. And you know how the baby cries? Like this. Wah, wah, wah. All night. Feeney tries to get a word in, but Cory won't stop crying like a baby. Feeney says he gets it. It's unpleasant. Topanga gets down to business. Quit stalling, Feeney. We staying with you or not? And he quickly responds, not. So they both get up without another word, dodging a hug. Feeney tries to assure them, from the bottom of my heart, I would do anything for you two. If it's anything short of actually moving in, anything at all. Back in the gravelly voice of struggle, Corey asks, now how about some of your millions, fella? Feeney tries to reason with Topanga, but she just shouts to her husband, hold him down, I'll get his wallet. Corey suddenly has a change of heart. No, that would be wrong. This man is an educator. Topanga agrees. You're right. What could he have, like nine bucks? Feeney proudly adds, and a blockbuster card. Will Friedle. I was very happy. I was very happy with that. Yep. Then he grabs the two ruffians and says, let me tell you something about life. Corey begs him, no, please, no more words. You have been telling me about life since the first grade. How come you never prepared us for this? Feeney gets serious. Although you can't see it now, your reward is yet to come. Corey is fed up. What are you, a fortune cookie? And Topanga perks up. who has cookies? So funny. See? It is. The dialogue here is funny. It's very funny. There's something not quite working for me. I'm not sure what it is. I agree. I don't know what it is, but there is, it's funny, but it's not working. It is funny. Yeah. Feeney resents the sentiment. My words are heartfelt and highly original. To be reduced to a whimsical jocularity that's stuffed into a cracker is an affront to the very essence of my character. That was a thesaurus line. Boy, oh boy. How do we say this as fancily as possible. Fancy words speak. Topanga sticks her tongue out and blows a raspberry in his face. Cory is proud. Well put, honey. Well put. Does anybody know why that's called a raspberry? No. No. I don't either. I want to know. He demands that Feeny give them something they can actually use. Feeny thinks for a moment and lands on persevere and prosperity shall be yours. They both frown at his meaningless mumbo jumbo and storm out of the room without another word. Once they're gone, Feeney admits, all right, I'm a fortune cookie. Great line for Feeney. So funny. So funny. On the Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast, what if the right fit isn't what everyone expects? In the case of the right fit, Ella explores movement, confidence, and belonging and learns that not all strength looks the same. Tennis is powerful, fast, focused, and kind of fun. Strong swing, Ella! This Women's History Month story introduces kids to women who change sports by trusting themselves and moving differently. A thoughtful episode about identity, courage, and helping kids discover where they truly belong. So it's okay if I'm not quite sure what my thing is yet. It's absolutely okay. when and if you do find a sport you love, you may be the next Gertrude, Tony, or Venus. At Curiosity Cove. Listen to Adventures of Curiosity Cove every Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Usually on This Podcast Will Kill You, we talk about the diseases, infections, and biological threats that can make us really sick. But right now, we're doing something a little different. We're stepping back and looking at what the human body needs to keep going. When you consider what we know about sleep in humans, there's one rule that comes out. We are predictably unpredictable sleepers. We're talking about why sleep works the way it does, why our bodies don't follow neat rules, and why modern life makes rest so hard to come by. The second half of our series takes us to the digestive system with a multi-part series on what happens after we eat. Okay, I just have to say that all of my favorite words apparently are digestive. words. Yeah, sphincter, peristalsis, duodenum. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it matters so much more than you think. Episodes of our new series run from January 20th through February 17th with new episodes every Tuesday on the Exactly Right Network. Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You as part of the Exactly Right Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, it's me, Anna Sinfield from The Girlfriends, the number one hit true crime show that puts women right in the center of their own stories. I'm back with more one-off interviews with some truly kick-ass women on the Girlfriends Spotlight. I want to introduce you to Sylvia. I'm going to climb this. And then there's Vaisaka. Let's see how we can stop killing and save lives. Leila dared to ask the question. Is badness hereditary? And finally, we'll meet Rosamund. If it wasn't for the year where Ella lived, she wouldn't have died on that fatal night. You'll even get to meet my mum in that one, who I can always count on to keep my feet on the ground. I'm not too intimidated by her. What are you talking about? Listen to The Girlfriend Spotlight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Dirty Rush, the truth about sorority life, the good, the bad, and the sisterhood. With your hosts, me, Gia Giudice, Daisy Kent, and Jennifer Kessler. Rush, the recruitment, the ritual, the reality of Greek life has been a mystery for those outside the sorority circles until now. Is it really a supportive sisterhood that's simply misunderstood? Or is there something more scandalous happening on campuses across the country. In this podcast, we pledge to peel back the layers and spell the truth one Greek letter at a time. Pledges and actives, rush chairs and ritual keepers. Some call it the best time of their life, while others say it's a nightmare. From a perfect rush to recruitment scandals, what is really going on behind the doors of those sorority houses from Alpha to Omega? We're taking you inside sorority row, including the chapter room, as we explore the fellowship in the frenemies. Let's get dirty. Listen to Dirty Rush on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And then we're in the student union. Eric and Jack are jabbing pool balls at each other. Why aren't you guys just playing pool? Because we're playing Pocky. This is what we started playing. All of us on the set started playing this game that we called Pocky. And this is the first time that they actually put it in the show. So it was pool hockey. And we'd have one ball and you try to snap it to the thing. And we all started playing this. We'd be like, Ryder, Dan, all of us were grabbing the stick. So it's like, what's the one with the- It's like air hockey. Yeah. Air hockey, but- Foosball. Foosball. That's what I was thinking. But it's with you each get a stick and you've got your one ball and you try to snap it. And use the back of the stick. I actually don't remember doing this. Oh, yeah. We played all the time. We had Pocky tournaments going on. So this is the first time we got to see it. I was like, hey, Pocky. Yeah. So funny. Probably ruined the hell out of the table, but it was fun to play. Yeah, that table had been ruined already with all the people jumping up on it. Yeah. Eric and Jack are jabbing pool balls at each other with the cues when Rachel walks up and realizes, I haven't seen you guys in days. How's life been treating you? I needed a reminder about why any of this storyline is going on. Like, it's so long ago that we've, like, why are they trying to make her jealous? Like, do you know what I mean? I know. Well, this is also where I was like, she's Matt's ex. Great. Like, she and Jack were, and they're not even acknowledging that. Like, we just completely dropped that they were in a relationship. Like, they had, like, one of the most, like, profound kisses on the show. And then we just act like it never freaking happened. Well, no, but I think what they were trying to show was that Maitland is one pretty girl and the others are three pretty girls. You know what? Now when, okay. When you said that. When you, I get it now. When you lay out the logic, it's, do you see what I'm saying? And that is funny. Like, you know, one versus three. Right. Because again, Maitland is one. Right. But the Dom triplets, thanks to their dad, are three. Three. Right. Gosh. Okay. Well, I feel silly now. Right? But thank you. Yeah. And then in comes Triple H. Let's fight. Oh, sorry. Another triplet. The boys trade smiles. She wants to know how life has been treating them. Eric explains life, which has up until now treated us terribly, has decided to pay us back. On cue, the blonde triplets walk in once again wearing matching outfits as full-grown adults. Eric announces, these are the Dom triplets, then places himself between them, and they're the best Dom triplets I've ever seen. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Ooh. Dom. Oh, my God. Is this one of, could you argue this is one of the worst and most useless B stories in the history of the show? Yeah, for sure. I think you could. For sure, it goes nowhere. And there's been some that are weird, but this one is just like, what is actually happening? Yeah, no. we should keep a tally. I want it. Cause I feel like we've had a couple of these where we're just like, yeah, it's like, what is going on? But this has the Dom triplets have to be up there. Yeah. The Dom triplets is pretty bad. Jack explains. There are neighbors, all three of them. Eric jumps up on the pool table and again, counts them. One, two, three. I'm dancing. I was trying so hard. I was like, oh man, I'm trying. Hello, my baby. Hello, my darling. I just want you to put on a top hat and a bow tie. And have a, hey, do your best Marcel the monkey oh god I was trying so hard it's a one man band look over here something funny is happening just say it loud and big I'll find the comedy oh god I was trying so hard you were I was trying so hard. My heart breaks for you. You're like, oh, God, I'll do it. I'll do it. Watch it. I'll save it, guys. Oh, God. I was going to hit the wall. I'm going to run into it full speed. That's what's going to happen. Wow. He just loves to count them. Rachel awkwardly says hello, and Jack asks, aren't they just the greatest girls? Eric reemphasizes, because there's three. One, two, three. and there's only one of you and three of them and you lose. I'd like to thank my parents for standing behind me this entire time. I didn't think I'd be standing up here tonight. This is really unexpected. Yeah. It would have been an honor just to be nominated. It would have been an honor just to be nominated, but this is crazy. Rachel points out, well, there's three of them and there's only two of you. So what's up with that? one of the triplets and since they are not distinguished in the captions i do not know which one responds they promised they'd find us a third guy then another continues so we can all go out together and the last one adds we always do everything together jack and eric emphasize everything the triplets tell the boys i think i've talked about this before but you know when i do the like screenplay teaching that I do with the fifth grade. The kids when I go, I've done it at multiple schools, but now I do it at indie school. One of the things that the kids always do is they write dialogue at the, so characters say the same dialogue at the same time. Yeah, of course. Like in real life. Right, exactly. It's like, it's one of those things that for whatever reason, it's like a kid brain just automatically is like, Oh, and then this side of the, you know, these three people will say this thing, especially if they're like sisters or brothers that have them be like, we were hungry and you're like nobody can do that like that's human that's not humanly this is one of those moments oh they're just we are triplets we finish each other's sentences oh my god yeah it's like fifth grade writing it worked for me oh yeah well because there's three of them there's one Maitland I don't think you guys are following me there was one Maitland she's tall though three of the top three of the blondes yeah thank you for the reminder Well, what's funnier before you go any farther than one set of triplets? Take it away, Danielle. Two sets of triplets. There we go. The triplets tell the boys they've been so nice in helping them find their dorm room, they owe them a party. Eric shrieks, they owe us a party. And so the girls ask, did they find the other guy? Jack and Eric excuse themselves to figure out a plan. Eric panics, third guy, third guy, party. Then he points to a random guy in the corner. I choose you, a student who looks just like Scott Baio. Does he? Oh, I didn't even really notice that. Oh, yeah. It's wild. Perks up and asks him, hey, do you want to go out with one of these beautiful women? Without missing a beat, he asks, can my brothers come with me? The camera zooms out to reveal two other guys who look a lot like Scott Baio. And they are all dressed the same. Again, as adults. I totally forgot. And I can't believe I forgot because I'm looking at Danielle's curtains. Did you guys, did it bother you that Ben's sweatshirt blended in with the cabinets in the classroom? Exactly. Do you remember this? I didn't even notice it. It is, it's the, it's like almost the same color as Danielle's curtains. And he, for whatever reason, his sweatshirt matches the cabinets. It's so bad. It's like, it's the weirdest thing. And I was like, why wouldn't they change this? Like, how did nobody notice? That is, by the way, for our dear listeners who don't know, that is a large part of what the wardrobe stylists are supposed to do is to take into account the set colors, the fabrics, the couch. You don't want to put somebody in a floral dress on the floral couch. So that's like a big, you know, a big thing. So that should have been a consideration. Like, hey, is this color too close to the color of the set? I found this so distracting. I didn't even notice it. Oh, OK. I was looking at the triplets, the two sets of triplets. Well, yeah. I mean, another good looking set of triplets at this tiny school. What are the odds? Yep. I also in this, in the student union, one of the scenes, it was so fun. Shiloh's girlfriend, Darcy, is one of the extras. Is she really? Yeah. And it's like right on camera. Like she walking with another guy like towards the camera And I was like oh my heart just is like oh because yeah she was living with Shiloh at the time Yeah they were together for like five years And so it so fun to see her like Darcy Yeah It was really cool Yeah Well the audience loves the big reveal and Eric and Jack know this is bad news. The Dom triplets are immediately ensorcelled by the other guy's tripletness and they say goodbye to Eric and Jack two by two as they walk out the door. this took yeah forever it took for because it was all about bye no no hi hi no hi hi no hi yeah hi hi no hi hi no hi hi no no and it was all about the timing timing so here writer let's do it let's do it will you be the no ready okay but we're gonna do it we're gonna do it the way it took a long time ready okay hi hi no hi hi no hi hi no and it took we must have done it 15 times i mean it was just now let's do it well ready yeah hi hi no hi hi No. Hi. No. There you go. Thank you. And it took that became one of our famous bloopers that we have because we couldn't get it. And then to make matters worse, we finally got it. And I turn and I say Maitland instead of Rachel. And I hear Michael go, you idiot. it. Moron. You're a moron. So it was just, but it just took, I mean, by the end, Matt and I were literally staring at the camera like what the hell is going on? They just, they couldn't get the timing. They just couldn't get the timing. Yeah. On the Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast, what if the right fit isn't what everyone expects? In the case of the right fit, Ella explores movement, confidence, and belonging, and learns that not all strength looks the same. Tennis is powerful, fast, focused, and kind of fun. Strong swing, Ella! This Women's History Month story introduces kids to women who change sports by trusting themselves and moving differently. A thoughtful episode about identity, courage, and helping kids discover where they truly belong. So it's okay if I'm not quite sure what my thing is yet. It's absolutely okay. When and if you do find a sport you love, you may be the next Gertrude, Tony, or Venus. At Curiosity Cove. Listen to Adventures of Curiosity Cove every Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Usually on This Podcast Will Kill You, we talk about the diseases, infections, and biological threats that can make us really sick. But right now, we're doing something a little different. We're stepping back and looking at what the human body needs to keep going. When you consider what we know about sleep in humans, there's one rule that comes out. We are predictably unpredictable sleepers. We're talking about why sleep works the way it does, why our bodies don't follow neat rules, and why modern life makes rest so hard to come by. The second half of our series takes us to the digestive system with a multi-part series on what happens after we eat. Okay, I just have to say that all of my favorite words apparently are digestive words. Sphincter, peristalsis, duodenum. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it matters so much more than you think. Episodes of our new series run from January 20th through February 17th, with new episodes every Tuesday on the Exactly Right Network. Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You as part of the Exactly Right Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, it's me, Anna Sinfield, from The Girlfriends, the number one hit true crime show that puts women right in the centre of their own stories. I'm back with more one-off interviews with some truly kick-ass women on The Girlfriends Spotlight. I want to introduce you to Sylvia. I'm going to climb this. And then there's Vaisaka. Let's see how we can stop killing and save lives. Leila dared to ask the question... Is badness hereditary? And finally, we'll meet Rosamund. If it wasn't for the year where Ella lived, she wouldn't have died on that fatal night. You'll even get to meet my mum in that one, who I can always count on to keep my feet on the ground. I'm not too intimidated by her. What are you talking about? Listen to The Girlfriend Spotlight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Dirty Rush, the truth about sorority life, the good, the bad, and the sisterhood. With your hosts, me, Gia Giudice, Daisy Kent, and Jennifer Kessler. Rush, the recruitment, the ritual, the reality of Greek life has been a mystery for those outside the sorority circles until now. Is it really a supportive sisterhood that's simply misunderstood? Or is there something more scandalous happening on campuses across the country. In this podcast, we pledge to peel back the layers and spell the truth one Greek letter at a time. Pledges and actives, rush chairs and ritual keepers. Some call it the best time of their life, while others say it's a nightmare. From a perfect rush to recruitment scandals, what is really going on behind the doors of those sorority houses from Alpha to Omega? We're taking you inside sorority row, including the chapter room as we explore the fellowship in the frenemies. Let's get dirty. Listen to Dirty Rush on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Well, realizing they have been disinvited to the party, they turn back to Rachel, who's happily lounging on the pool table. Eric notes, we appear to have a gaping hole in our social calendar. So if you're not doing anything later, maybe we could. Rachel cuts him off. You know, I wasn't. But now I think I'm just going to go home and laugh and laugh and laugh. Laugh three times. Three. Get it? Eric's cracking up, but admits, no. Which is very funny. I think I ad-libbed that. It's funny. It's cute. She pats his leg and leaves. Eric and Jack sit in silence until Eric offers, you want to go volunteer to be experimented on? Was that ad-lib too? No, I don't think so. It's so funny. I think that was written, but that was a funny line. Jack goes, sure. And they walk out. Now, later on in the student union, Sean grabs a coffee and takes it over to his table with Angela, Topanga, and Corey. He asks, how are the married dorms? Pretty sweet setup, I'm guessing. Corey bluntly answers, we have bugs. Sean shugs it off. Everyone has bugs. Corey counters, our bugs have cars. Do you guys remember shooting the scene? Well, we have the bloopers. That's what I'm saying, because I remember you guys could not get through this scene. No. No. Another one where we just, just. What are you, Rain Man? I was Rain Man. I don't know, because I just, I couldn't, I couldn't, I couldn't laugh, so I just started making little honking noises. Well, what set us off in the first place? I don't remember what it was. One of the starts was you turning around and you hit into the chair. that's a chair that's a chair so there's that but then you guys and i remember distinctly watching from off camera and you guys it was just so funny because you just you you especially danielle where one person would say one thing and you would just lose it over and over again it was so funny oh it was great to watch oh man that was yeah so this has been a big tape night this was a big show for us a big show and probably very stressful probably super stressful and i think at this point i started just maniacally giggling at pressure when things were stressful it was just like here comes the cackles like just nothing and i don't know what else to do sean shakes his head your worst problem should be bugs cory nods true but it's not topanga begs him to change the subject and not bring up plumbing, crying babies, or the fact that there was a guy shot in their apartment over a salad, the remains of which are still on the wall. Angela asks, the guy or the salad? And Topanga admits she doesn't really want to know. She ate it anyway. It's a great line. Sean does decide to change the subject. Let's talk about the married thing. What's the biggest difference? Corey puts his arm around Topanga. Well, we're together in everything. We're there for each other. and even though everything we're going through right now may not be ideal, we're getting through it. I think we're handling it well, you know. But Angela is focused on Topanga and asks if she's crying. Topanga's voice cracks while asking why she'd say that. Angela states the obvious, because tears are coming out of your eyes and your face is all scrunched up. Topanga wonders, This is crying? And Angela says it is. Then Topanga admits, Then I've been crying for three days. The inmates are bummed. as Sean catches on and asks what's wrong. Topanga assures them it's nothing, then gets up and walks out. Angela chases after her and Sean asks Corey if he wants to talk about it. Corey sarcastically wonders, talk about what? How I've been married for one week and I already can't protect my wife? Talk about how I believed love would get us through anything? Talk about what an unprepared idiot I am? Sean tells him he's not an idiot. It's just new. But Corey reminds him, Topanga's crying. Sean begs to let him help and Corey shakes his head. Thanks, but I don't think you can on this one. Although I wanted to be like, you could just stay with Angela for a couple of days. And so. Also, why not? Why not get Sean? Take Sean's help. I don't know. Why not grab a gallon of paint? Help us paint something up. That's part of being a man, too, is a network of friends and people. But no, he somehow has got to do it by himself on principle. But it's fine with it being his dad. Yeah. Right. he's still are yeah you're right why why doesn't he actually say i have too much pride to go to my dad or feeny by the way because he was moving him with feeny yeah just not sean now all of a sudden can't take any help okay yeah sean insists of course i can i'm your friend cory breaks it to him yeah but i'm her husband i have to take care of this i have to which when he goes back to his dad, that's his dad taking care of it again. I don't understand this. Patriarchy. Yeah. You can accept help from your father, maybe. Or your teacher. But not from your best friend. You don't know what it's like to be a man, Danielle. Sorry, you're right. You don't get it. How many Maitlands are there? One. There's just one. I'm so stupid. Three Dom triplets. Back in the Matthews living room, Corey is pacing the room while Alan reminds him, I can't help you with this. Corey assures him he's not asking for help. This isn't about me. This is about Topanga. The minute I married her, she became more important than me. She became more important than anything. And I know mom is more important to you than anything, right? Alan agrees. She is. And you are as well. And so is Topanga. Corey's relieved to hear that because he wasn't getting that feeling before. But now he's happy to hear that his dad is finally coming around. Alan bursts that bubble quickly. I'm not coming around. I can't help the way you want me to. and I'm not going to. Corey raises his voice. Hey, we're drowning here. Alan shakes his head. You're not drowning. Corey shouts. Then what do you call living in an awful dorm with no money and the washing machines broken in the laundry room and there's some kind of soup coming out of the faucet? Alan scoffs. Marriage. I call it marriage. Corey stammers. Well, it's hard. It's just hard, dad. Alan clarifies. And you want me to make it not so hard? Corey loses it. You're supposed to do that for me but alan yells back i can't cory screams well then what good are you the audience feels that one and throws back and now was i wrong this was weird to me didn't they say well then what good are you but they were on rusty when cory says it like i think if you watch it again it's not a close-up of cory saying well then what good are you they're on rusty when you Well, then what good are you? So you think it was like an edit? Yeah. Avoiding something? Yeah. I could be wrong, but I swear to God, it was like on Rusty when you hear what good are you. And it was like, well, that was a weird choice to not have it on Ben. I wonder if he said something more harsh. Oh, and they chose to be too harsh. Right. And then just changed it. Oh, right. Yeah, maybe. That would have been a good, that would have been a reason they would want to make that coverage change. it could have also been that ben said it on his turn to walk out of the room and it was the back of his back on his back and they wanted to see rusty's reaction gotcha you could also tell just knowing the set all the doors are closed because obviously they hadn't built the kitchen when you're like when the back upper one especially was like had because i don't remember that having a close like any ability to close before oh yeah it did it always had those doors yeah okay i never Everything was shut up tight. I know. Yeah. They didn't build the kitchen. They just built the living room. They didn't have the budget for the kitchen. Yep. We notice a stressed out Amy is sitting at the top of the stairs listening in. Corey begins to storm out, but Alan stands up and yells after him. Hey, you made a choice. You decided that you were old enough to get married. You decided to take on the responsibility of a new life because you believed you could handle it. And this family supported that decision after we told you that it was going to be very difficult. Corey is silent. Alan asks, what? Did you think we were kidding? Did you go into this marriage thinking you were just going to play house and we were going to bail you out of trouble? Corey, this is your life. Deal with your life. Corey stares at the ground for a few seconds and then finally looks up at his dad and admits, all you had to say was no. It's a great scene between the two of them. I love it. Yeah. But why does he say all you had to say was no? When if you go back to the first scene. All he said was no. All he says is no. Yeah. No. Yeah. No. Literally. Yeah. No. No. Right. Also, I don't entirely understand why Betsy had to be sitting at the top of the stairs. Well, as a mom who would probably also understand and agree, like I think Amy does, I think in that last scene with Corey and them, we do see that she's not just saying it because she's, you know, acquiescing to her husband. She agrees. Also believes it. Yeah. you cannot stay here. If one person finds it harder, I'm going to put it to sleep training. When you're maybe going to sleep train your baby and you have to now teach them how to soothe themselves to sleep, sometimes one parent is stronger at listening to the baby cry than another parent. And you say, listen, I know that we need to do this. I want to do this. I know this is a skill set. I want my kid to learn. I don't want them sleeping with us, whatever. I physically cannot do it. I'm going to run in there. And sometimes that's the man. And sometimes it's the mom. In this situation, I don't actually, I didn't feel like it was because she has been removed. She has removed herself from it because it is just too difficult for her. And yet she's there in what I view kind of as a supportive way. It's painful for her, but I view it as she is there kind of supporting Alan. I'm here with you while technically not being right next to you. So I didn't quite take it as patriarchal or misogynistic. Yeah, I didn't take it misogynistic. I just didn't get why you needed to cut to her at all. I'm really curious how this plays out in the next episode. like i'm really curious like because it seems like we're setting up more story doesn't it like it doesn't really resolve i think i think they they do fix up the apartment if memory serves because it's like a nice place eventually that's what i'm hoping is that i think so man because you called it and writer alan and sean and everybody shows up to like fix up the apartment is what i hope happens yeah yeah but i just don't know that is what should happen also i would have loved in like but i you know they didn't want to get to a solution too soon but like oh the washing machine is broken and there's a dryer, bring your laundry over here. That's something that happened, you know, bring your laundry over here until the, until the place fixes their, and by the way, I'm not going to do your laundry. I'm not saying bring your laundry to your mommy, but do your laundry at our, in our washing machine. That, those are things that, you know, that would have been, but they also wanted to really set it up that this, they don't want to make it too easy. Um, he leaves and sad acoustic guitar music plays as Alan buries his face in his hands. Amy is still silently sitting on the stairs. and then back at the married dorm Topanga's in the kitchen making a sandwich when Corey walks in holding a single sunflower she lets out a sigh of relief where was he she's been worried sick he hands her the sunflower and admits I think it's just going to be you and me they take a seat and Topanga says she made them a tuna fish sandwich he picks up his half of the sandwich and she stares at the sunflower he calmly tells her he loves her and she responds I know I know you do she reaches out i understand why sean couldn't help or their friends couldn't know i think you're right hopefully in the next episode everybody does yeah i know but why but cory actively refuses sean's help yeah and then he comes in here says it looks like it's just us like why why are you defeated like if you need help if you're hungry sean offered and you refused what for pride i don't like i know it's really weird especially because immediately after he says that, no, this time it needs to be just me. The next scene is him back talking to his dad about protect, fine, don't help me, help Topanga. Right. Yeah. I think it's one of those examples of like, you know, a really strong scene or image motivating the entire episode, right? The idea of like, they split one sandwich in a dirty apartment and they're alone. Marriage is not what they imagined it would be like that's a powerful image to end the episode on so then like you just write to that as much as you can but it kind of doesn't make sense you know so i feel like this episode is doing some weird you know mental or scene gymnastics in order to make that work and or to arrive at that place and it's like oh i don't it doesn't make sense like it could have easily been that sean is strapped for money too and he can help cory yeah and he's like man i would love to help you out but i really can and it's like oh but here's the thing i didn't understand is so beforehand they didn't have any trouble getting food before they got married why now that they're married can they not eat i know were their parents giving them money for food before and now that you're married i'm just you could have actually explained some of this but you see the bill you see the bill of like the wedding and like because they had to bail eric out of jail or Yeah, it could have even been funny stuff. Yeah. But the point could have been like, oh, wow, we thought we would have this planned and we didn't. Yeah. Instead, it's like, I don't know. Yeah. I could also see how if you are a parent of a college age kid and let's say the Matthews are helping pay for Corey to go to college when he was single, not married. I could see them being like part of your school budget is an allowance for food. You have to stay within it. You know, it's $30 a week or whatever it is, but that's what you have to buy groceries or eat out. And like, that's what you have. But now that you're used to so grown up, you're married. That's going to be on you now. And they, they have, they're still paying off the wedding. They spent too much on the honeymoon, whatever. Oh my gosh, we didn't allow for this. Like, but you're even just a little bit of that explanation, like for Alan to say in the, in that first scene, what about the money? Like, what about the money you got for your wedding? Well, we spent it on the honeymoon. Right. Why would you do that? Right. And I would strengthen the principal part because then it's like, I'm teaching you this lesson because you screwed up. Yeah. Whereas right now he's just teaching them a lesson for no, just to teach them a lesson. And it's just like, you need to learn this, Corey. Yeah. And it's like, well, I mean, the strongest argument is you're the one who said you were old enough to get married. So you got to deal with it. Sure. But it would have been so much stronger if they had, yeah, they had screwed something up. If Corey DeBenga had like blown, they flew first class and, you know, made some bad choices. And then it's like, yeah. Yeah. And also they could, you could have made it funnier with Sean where he's like, well, let me help. And they're like, great. Can we have some money? Oh, I don't have any money. I don't have any. Exactly. Well, do you have any food? Well, no. Angela gives me more food. Angela takes care of me. Do you know any plumbing? Yeah. Nope. No. How can you help us? I can take a picture of you. Yeah. You could have made a comedy out of it. Want me to write you a poem? Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Let me write you a poem. You could have done some comedy with it. Exactly. Oh, I don't have any money. I can't actually help you. I can't actually. You're right. No, you're right. I can't help you. Oh, bummer. So many ways you could have done it, but he's just like, no, I've got to do it myself until the next scene when I've got to ask other people. My daddy again. The more salami. Yeah. But again, you walked in trying to get salami. So who's been buying your salami for up to the marriage is my question. Interesting. Oh, wow. So then as the tag, we're in the married dorm hallway and we get bloopers. It's a handful of blown takes from the scene where Corey and Topanga find Michael's son standing outside their dorm. Corey says hi to the little fella and the boy laughs and fumbles his line. And then I start laughing and the boy tries again, but he can't stop laughing either. Do you guys remember Evil Baby? No. Evil Baby? So Michael and his, this is Michael's son. he he could say all right danny do evil baby and danny would make this like evil he had like a face that they did it was his stare i thought it was going to be in the bloopers i was like oh we get to see it because i distinctly remember us all dying when michael would just call out dad evil baby danny would just make this face like the eyebrow it was so cute it was like they're like you know he was only three or four or whatever he was obviously he's so cute but yeah but they didn't include the outtakes. I don't know why, but I just remember evil baby. Evil baby. That is so funny. Yeah, it was so cute. Well, then we get a few more takes where he almost nails it. And then he looks at the studio audience, but then finally he gets it. And then right after he hits the line, he looks offstage to his dad and giggles. I got it right. Everyone breaks into laughter and another Jacobs gets his SAG card. So join us for our next episode recap, season seven, episode 10, Picket Fences. It originally aired November 21st, 1999. Thank you all for joining us for this episode of Pod Meets World. As always, you can follow us on Instagram, Pod Meets World Show. You can send us your emails, podmeetsworldshow at gmail.com. And we've got merch. Originating in the late 19th, early 20th century in London, blowing a raspberry comes from Cockney rhyming slang where raspberry is short for raspberry tart, which rhymes with fart. Merch. All right. PodmeetsWorldShow.com. Will, send us out. We love you all. I see dead people. Pod dismissed. Podmeets World is an iHeart podcast produced and hosted by Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Ryder Strong. Executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman. Executive in charge of production Danielle Romo. Producer and editor, Tara Sudbachsch. Producer, Matty Moore. 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