Shallow Boy

Season 4, Episode 5, Aired

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Eric takes a cheerful musician out to lunch. He thinks that she is cute, but her perkiness begins to wear on him. When he tells her doesn't want to see her anymore, she writes a scathing song about him that gets played on the radio. Meanwhile, Topanga and Cory argue about parenting after Topanga babysits and Cory lets the kid stay up late.moreless
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  • you're shallow!

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    By futuramarama, Dec 11, 2010
    eric makes a musician named corrina mad and she writes an angry song about him that gets mega popular and thus ruins his reputation. will it ever stop for him?

    cory gets in a fight with topanga about babysitting when topanga tries to put a kid to sleep and cory lets the kid stay up late.

    good episode. the eric plot is pretty much classic as far as i am concerned. the subplot, whilst not as good, was still good for the development of cory and topanga. overall grade for this episode is of course going to be an A+. perfectmoreless

  • Eric makes the wrong girl mad.

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    By addict666, Feb 10, 2008
    This episode is absolutely hilarious and memorable. Corinna is so funny as the happy hippie turned angry punk rocker by Eric. The songs are classic in this episode and Loser Freak is incredibly well written and the scene where Morgan is singing the song is great. Then the one song that Eric was too vain to realize was about him was amusing. All parts of this episode are hilarious. At the same time Cory fights with Topanga over how to raise children even though all he wants is tacos. It's really cute when she forgives him. The at the end when Eric and Corinna sing the sun will come out tomorrow is hilarious and Corinna really makes this episode.moreless

  • Classic Ep!

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    By umutruffle, Aug 22, 2007
    I havn't watched this show in ages, so when I thought of Boy Meets World, the first episode that came into my head was this one. Its really good. I love the way how the singer is all perky and happy in her songs and everyone finds her annoying, then towards the end she becomes deep and sings with feeling about depressing things and everyone like her. The song Shallow boy is really funny and this is just such a classic and great episode. Its funny aswell.
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    :D Blah Blah I dont know what to say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yady yady yaaaa. Peace out! lol.moreless

  • Eric Matthews You're So Vain You Probably Didn't Know This Song Before It Was About You

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    By DarkNinja1994, Jul 13, 2007
    This is one of my all time favorite episodes. Eric is going into work one day, when some happy crazy loon is sitting in front of the stor playing her guitar and singing a really stupid happy song. Alan tells Eric to get rid of her, and he takes her to lunch. The whole time she talks about music and happy things. Finally, Eric snaps and tells Corinna that he thinks she's a psycho. She starts singing something called "Shallow Boy" an obvious refrence to Eric. Meanwhile, Cory is with Topanga while she is babysitting and Topanga gets mad at him because he lets the kid stay up until really late. It was a really awesome episode, and I'm happy to have seen it. ^_^moreless

  • Loser Freak!

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    By VGFreak8, May 04, 2007
    A girl, Corina, is singing outside of Alan and Eric's store. She is keeping all the customers away. She sings about what she is feeling so when Eric takes her out, she is annoying and keeps on singing happy songs. He tells her that she is a psycho and that he doesn't want to see her anymore. She then gets angry and writes songs about him which makes it to the top of the charts! Eric convinces her to stop. Topanga thinks that when Cory is going to be a father, he won't be responsible. She then realizes that they are just kids still.

    I loved this episode! I liked the song that Morgan was singing! It was hilarious! I also liked it when Eric went to tell her to go away and she looked at him and he started singing with her. The joke about the TV show being switched from 8:30 to 9:30 was also funny! This was one of the best episodes on the series! It gets a 10!moreless
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    • Eric: I'm not the guy for you. You need a guy who's perky and happy all the time, maybe who's had part of his brain removed and thinks he's a bunny. And you guys can go be bunnies together.
      Corinna: You don't want to see me anymore, do you?
      Eric: Oh, it's just I don't want to see you. I want to stick you on a rocket ship and send you to planet Flaflooga!

    • Topanga: You think this is funny?

      Cory: No, I think it's the opposite of funny. I think it's...wood.

    • Eric: Ok, Corinna. Um, I don't know how to say this, so I'm gonna choose my words very carefully. I think you're a psycho. I wanna get as far away from you as I possibly can.

    • Cory: Lock up your daughters, the hormones will be a-flyin' tonight! So, you believe me? Shawn: No, but you're very sweet.

    • Cory: Morgan! Have we learned nothing from the purple duck?

    • Alan: So, its done? Eric: Oh, of course its not done. I mean, don't you know me at all? Why would you send me to do something like that? Alan: She smiled at you? Eric (waves hands in starburst motion): Geh-heh! Alan: Alright, look. Take her to lunch and ask her to take her act further down the road. Can you handle that? Eric: Can I handle that? Yeah, I can handle that. Or fail to do so. But I'm gonna need some money, so can you give me some 'cause I gave her all of mine.

    • Topanga: You have no idea what this is about, do you?! Cory: Yes I do, and it happens to be a very important issue; not just to me and you but to all men and women in relationships, both here and abroad. Topanga: You have no idea what this is about, do you?! Cory: Oh, do I ever?!

    • Morgan: You're just making me go to bed because I'm your sister. Cory: No, no, I'm making you go to bed because I'm your brother; and I love you. So, go to bed.

    • Corinna: I'm surprised you had the guts to show up. Eric: I'm surprised you're out when the sun is up.

    • Topanga (to class): I think the biggest crisis facing this country, is the breakdown of the American family. Shawn: Oh, you always gotta go after Shawn. Topanga: Well, I just think that lots of other issues, like crime, and the decline in education... Shawn: Hey, hey! Lay off me!

    • (Amy is asking Cory why he's researching parenthood) Cory: Well, because one day, Topanga's going to be a mother, and I'm going to be the father; or the uncle; or, the way I'm going, the guy down the street with the binoculars; but I just want to be ready for whatever it is I'm going to be.

    • Cory: "Taco!!"

    • Eric: It's a very difficult situation here. I mean, Corinna's a very sweet girl, with a great artistic spirit. It would just be wrong to crush that. Morgan (singing along with the radio): And he doesn't like girls cause he's afraid of them, afraid of them! I think he likes boys if you know what I'm sayin... Eric: OK, this chick is toast!

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    • Eric: This chick is toast! This is exactly what Dr. Peter Venkman, played by Bill Murray, says about Gozer in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

    • Radio DJ: If you thought Alanis held a grudge... This line refers to Alanis Morissette's 1995 hit song "You Oughta Know".

    • Song Title: "Eric Matthews, You're So Vain You Probably Didn't Know the Song Before This Was About You" This is an allusion to the song "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon, in which she sings about an unnamed guy who had scorned her.

    • Billy: They're trying to kill it! The little kid that wants to stay up late to watch his favorite show is obviously referring to Boy Meets World itself, a show that was moved around on the Friday night lineup several times during its run. He later refers to the "Curly-haired kid," an obviously reference to Cory, to which Cory responds, "I love him. He is such a doof!" The self-reference occurs again when Billy says that the curly haired kid is "digging himself in deeper and deeper," which was what Cory was doing at that exact second.

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