Boy Meets World killed off Jennifer Love Hewitt for a bizarre reason in the show's most infamous episode

Jennifer Love Hewitt was killed in an episode of Boy meets world because of her real-life relationship with series star Will Friedle (Eric Matthews). Hewitt appeared in the 1998 episode “And Then There Was Shawn,” in which the characters were trapped at John Adams High School while a murderer hunted them. Like almost everyone else in the episode, the killer murders Hewitt's character (although it was later revealed that the entire episode was a dream).

On the Pod meets world In the podcast, Friedle discusses the episode with colleagues Boy meets world The film stars Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter) and Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence). Friedle reveals how shortly after his relationship with Hewitt ended Series creator Michael Jacobs told him that he had her appear in the episode so he could have her killed in front of Friedle.

Jacobs told Friedle how the actor believed he and Hewitt would end up together.together foreverJacobs said that as an adult he knew their relationship wouldn't last, so he decided to let her die on screen to show Friedle that “It was just a different relationship.” Both Strong and Fishel found it strange that Jacobs told Friedle. Friedle's full comments can be found below:

So I remember there's a story here where Michael told me later that he claims that the reason he brought forth love was because I went to him, he and I were talking and I said : “Oh yeah, no, we'll be together forever.” And he says, 'I knew you wouldn't do that, so I wanted to attack them and kill them right in front of you.' So you would see that that's what…' I swear to God, that is what he told me: 'I'm going to summon her and kill her in front of you, so you would see that was just nice from another relationship that I knew growing up that you guys weren't going to be together forever.' would, so I recruited them and killed them.”

Friedle also points out the irony that Jacobs told him that his relationship with Hewitt would never last Boy meets world told a love story between Cory and Topanga in which the two would stay together forever despite being teenagers.

Also, how about the contradiction that he knew we would never be together while Cory and Topanga were supposed to be together for the rest of their lives? It was so strange.

What Hewitt's appearance meant for Boy Meets World

An appearance by the star of a successful horror film

Although Jacobs revealed that he had a strange reason for bringing Hewitt on the show, Her guest appearance fit the episode's theme of parodying horror films. When she appeared Boy meets worldHewitt had already starred in the horror film in 1997 I know what you did last summer. Since the episode was a parody of horror themes, Hewitt's presence also seemed like a reference to a current hit film in the genre.

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Hewitt is already known for this I know what you did last summer also gave the episode the appearance of a well-known film star. The episode even parodied her name by calling the character “Jennifer Love Fefferman.” Another reference to Hewitt can be found in the hit 90s show Group of five is addressed in a meta-joke about her and horror icon Neve Campbell. The episode is generally considered the best of the seriesand Hewitt's appearance only increases his status.

Our take on Michael Jacobs' reason for bringing Jennifer Love Hewitt onto the show

A strange reason to bring her on the show

As the actors said on the podcast, Jacobs was the reason for bringing Hewitt along Boy meets world was strange. When a sitcom star's significant other appears on the show, it's usually an inside joke for viewers who already know about the relationship. Despite Jacobs' original intentions, Hewitt's role stands out as one of the greatest cameos Boy meets world got at that time.

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In this coming-of-age sitcom, Cory Matthews navigates middle and eventually high school, exploring his relationships with his friends and family and learning life lessons along the way.

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Ben Savage, William Daniels, Will Friedle, Rider Strong, Lee Norris, Lindsay Ridgeway, Danielle Fishel, Alex Desert, Maitland Ward

Release date

September 24, 1993

Seasons

7

Streaming service(s)

Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+

writer

Michael Jacobs

Directors

Michael Jacobs

Showrunner

Michael Jacobs

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