During his time on the show, he was shown as being in love with Topanga, and was often made fun of by Cory and Shawn.
He makes his first appearance in the episode "Girl Meets Maya's Mother" where he is revealed to be the doppelganger father of Farkle, one of Riley Matthews' best friends. Besides Shawn, Jack has at least one maternal half-sister at home. George Feeny eventually sees the Dean's reasonable side when she is willing to trust his judgment over Cory Matthews after he started a fight with a corrupted young professor named Stuart (portrayed by Ben Savage's real-life brother Fred) who made an advance towards Topanga Lawrence. Jack's mother, however, hid Shawn's letters from her son, leaving Shawn to believe that his half-brother turned his back on his paternal family with his mother for years until Jack finds out. She was initially played by Lily Nicksay, but was replaced by Lindsay Ridgeway in season 3. In all, Harley appeared in six episodes of the sequel, including the series finale, "Girl Meets Goodbye". He later returns as a teenager in the sequel series Girl Meets World, this time playing a larger role and being portrayed by Uriah Shelton. Sometimes, Cory does not get along with Topanga, when Cory is not doing the right thing, or not doing things the right way (humorously), complete with deadpan humor and puns. Initially, Friedle declined to reprise his role in the sequel series Girl Meets World, but later became a recurring character; Eric made his initial appearance in the season 2 episode "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels"; when Cory's daughter Riley and her best friend Maya have a major argument that threatens to destroy their friendship, Eric is called in by Cory to mediate and he successfully reconciles the girls. Cory develops an affectionate bond with Lauren and they had kissed, causing Cory and Topanga to break up for a while. He was on the show from 1994–1997. In the first season of Boy Meets World, not much is known about Shawn except that he is Cory's best friend. Angela fears that she would hurt Shawn as her mother did to her father. B. Gaynor) was an orphan that Eric, Jack, and Rachel met while Eric was playing Santa at the mall one Christmas. Maj. Moore (Julius Carry) died in a fishing accident, but she has also gotten married to a man in the military much like her father was. Surviving much longer than his counterparts, Harley and Joey, Frankie's character began his tenure on the show's second season as the "enforcer", torturing the other students, especially the seventh graders, including Cory and Shawn Hunter. He was on the show from 1993–1995; he left the show after graduating and going to college, leaving Eric at home to be a "townie", and was never referenced again. One day, Virna runs off with the trailer and Shawn is left under the care of the Matthews family while Chet chases after his wife. He compares this to Cory who, though lacking Eric's natural intelligence, makes up for it by being hard-working when he wants to be, and thus succeeds.
Much was now made of the fact that Topanga was the most attractive and the most popular girl at school, and academically successful. Upon her reappearance, she says, "That was the longest timeout I ever had!" Eric's character changed mid-series from preppy elder brother to "crazy, moronic brother". Chet's eldest son, Jack, also resents his father for his past alcoholism and subsequent divorce from his mother, but he is looking for an opportunity to reconcile with him, out of hope they can be a family with Shawn. Angela finally makes an appearance in the episode "Girl Meets Hurricane" where she not only reveals to Shawn the tragic news that her father Sgt. Later, at a debate against Eric's opponent, Tommy reveals his identity and speaks of Eric's compassion and how Eric had sacrificed himself for Tommy's future. Despite Cory being happy in his relationship with Topanga, one episode reveals that Cory occasionally thinks about Lauren, and she later appears in Cory's dream in a Season 6 episode ("The Psychotic Episode") after he and Topanga got engaged, implying that Cory is subconsciously wondering what life could have been like if he had chose Lauren instead.
He makes a brief cameo at the end of the Girl Meets World pilot episode as a figment of Cory's imagination, telling him, "Well done, Mr. Matthews", and Topanga likens Cory to him in a later episode.
Chet returns to Philadelphia briefly, prompting a conflict with Shawn, who finally loses patience with his father's inability to stay around. Angela is witty and passionate about causes and people.
Growing up in a wealthy stepfamily at New York City, Jack has money, works out, and has experienced relatively little difficulty in his life. Here's a look at what happened to the girls who played Morgan from BMW. Despite the Matthews family's offer to legally adopt Shawn after he discovers this, Shawn declines, declaring that he still has Jack as family and he still needs to take care of the Hunter clan. However, Evan's relation to Lauren isn't shown until the ending moments of the second part where he innocently tells Cory that his mother says hello.