On the latest episode of his rewatch podcast with Danielle Fishel and Will Friedle, the actor reflects on the episode that did not air on Disney Channel due to its mature subject matter.

However, Strong revealed that he was “miserable” filming the episode, which was banned by Disney Channel because of its mature tone, and “half-assed” his performance. “This was hard for me to watch. I didn’t love this episode,” Strong said.

Seeing what was happening on Diff’rent Strokes made it feel more real and I’ve only seen the episode once! I assumed I may have misremembered things, but reading the Wikipedia description made it clear that the episode lived rent-free in my head for over twenty years.

Rider Strong says Boy Meets World dropped the ball on another serious episode of the show in which Shawn abuses alcohol.

Boy Meets World is one of those classic shows that's become even more popular due to streaming. Amid that, the show has been re-evaluted, with series cast members Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle even rewatching it for a podcast.