Every now and then, the coming-of-age sitcom Boy Meets World took on sensitive subject matter. Today, stars Rider Strong and Will Friedle delivered some of their most serious behind-the-scenes stories about the show on their rewatch podcast, Pod Meets World.
Between 1997 and 1999, actor and producer Brian Peck appeared in a small handful of episodes of Boy Meets World in both stand-in and supporting roles. Despite being at most a guest star whose on-screen impact on the show was mostly minimal, Peck ingratiated himself to stars Strong and Friedle, who played Shawn and Eric respectively. Very quickly, Peck became one of the closest confidants to Strong and Friedle, spending almost every day with the two teen stars despite being 20 years their senior. And, when Peck was tried and convicted for sexually abusing a 16-year-old Nickelodeon actor in 2004, Strong and Friedle attended his trial in support of their friend and even wrote letters to the presiding judge advocating for Peck’s character.
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