| “ | Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself. | ” |
—Eric
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| “ | Topanga: Are you gonna surprise us with incredible advice out of your idiot mouth or not? Eric: I am, yes. Thank you. Now, listen, when I was elected Senator in two-thousand-aught-fifteen, I've come to realize that what might be a clear decision for some is not so clear to me. Look...listen to your heart. Your heart is what's gonna tell you what to do. And then go and find your favorite quiet place. Mine is under the ocean. |
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—Topanga and Eric in Girl Meets Goodbye
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Sen. Eric Randall Matthews is a recurring character in Girl Meets World. Eric was also a main character in Boy Meets World.
He is portrayed by Will Friedle.
Information[]
Eric is the oldest and wackiest son of Amy and Alan Matthews and the older brother to Cory, Morgan, and Joshua Matthews. He is Riley and Auggie's uncle.
Personality[]
Eric is a goofball and lovable most of time and quite a bit airhead sometimes and now he is an adult and possibly matured a bit but still considered to be the fun uncle in the Matthews family. He is also very epic, awesome and wacky. He is also known by Cory to have good people skills.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Main article: The Matthews Family
Cory Matthews[]
- Main article: Cory Matthews
- See also: Cory and Eric
Cory is Eric's younger brother. They shared a room for 16 years.
Riley Matthews[]
- Main article: Riley Matthews
- See also: Eric and Riley
Riley is Eric's niece.
Auggie Matthews[]
- Main article: Auggie Matthews
- See also: Auggie and Eric
Auggie is Eric's nephew.
Alan Matthews[]
- Main article: Alan Matthews
Alan is Eric's father.
Amy Matthews[]
- Main article: Amy Matthews
Amy is Eric's mother.
Morgan Matthews[]
- Main article: Morgan Matthews
Morgan is Eric's younger sister. He affectionately nicknamed her "Weasel."
Joshua Matthews[]
- Main article: Joshua Matthews
Josh is Eric's youngest brother.
Topanga Matthews[]
- Main article: Topanga Matthews
Topanga is Eric's sister-in-law, and friend (after hating her in Angela's Men).
Friends[]
Jack Hunter[]
Jack is Eric's best friend from college. Jack always tried to break away from Eric's wacky schemes but never could.
Rachel McGuire[]
Rachel is Eric's friend from college. He was strongly infatuated with her.
Shawn Hunter[]
- Main article: Shawn Hunter
Shawn is Eric's friend and one time room mate.
George Feeny[]
- Main article: George Feeny
Mr. Feeny is Eric's former teacher, mentor, neighbor, and his lifelong best friend. He was the inspiration of Eric's renowned "Feeny Call."
Jason Marsden[]
Jason was Eric's best friend from his early teens; however, he was not seen after he walked out on Eric during their SAT study session in the eleventh grade. It is believed that Eric has not kept in touch with him after John Adams High.
Appearances[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
- Girl Meets Ski Lodge (Part 2) (mentioned)
- Girl Meets Goodbye
Trivia[]
- Eric was once "played" by Fred Savage, when real-life footage of the Savage brothers were presented as home movies of the Matthews (BMW "Wheels").
- He traveled the 48 contiguous states over 2 months, during a road trip with his brother Cory in the summer of 1996.
- He founded the short-lived Pennbrook fraternity, Magnum Pi.
- He possesses a whip from his grandmother, and a Buck knife from his grandfather.
- He worked for his father at the Market Giant grocery store, and later the family wilderness equipment shop.
- He was known for using his younger sister to attract girls.
- He moved to New York with Shawn, Cory and Topanga after college in the series finale of Boy Meets World.
- Eric has had physical encounters with WWF (now WWE) wrestlers, Vader and Mankind..
- He is a funny person and lovable and sometimes considered to be a total airhead.
- He had a pet cat named Fluffy.
- He loved Mr. Feeny as he occasionally asked him for help and annoyed him constantly in which Feeny thought he was annoying but a very good person and guided him through life.
- He became the roommate of Jack Hunter when he started university in 1997.
- He has a running joke of of mixing up the words of "niece" and "niche", but knew the proper pronunciation and meaning of the word when spending time with Mr. Feeny's niece, Jessica.
- He temporarily had the ability to predict the future through sneezing.
- He graduated from Pennbrook University in 2000.
- He constantly gets Maya's name wrong, although he seems to do it on purpose.
- He calls Riley "Little Pangers."
- He now enjoys teasing Topanga by deliberately saying her name wrong.
- He was the mayor of St. Upidtown, a small town bordering New York and Quebec, although he later won a senatorial campaign and became the junior U.S Senator for the State of New York.
- During the Primary Debate at JQA, Eric wore a pin of the Italian flag on his lapel.
- The little boy, Tommy, whom Eric considered adopting in BMW, is also T.J. (Thomas Jonathan) Murphy, who ran Eric's senatorial campaign.
- Eric doesn't like to be called "Coco".
- On October 26, 2016, Senator Eric Matthews released a campaign video on YouTube announcing his candidacy for President of the United States.
Gallery[]
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The image gallery for Eric Matthews may be viewed here.
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Videos[]
ERIC MATTHEWS FOR PRESIDENT
Boy Meets World - Eric The Lobster - Official Disney Channel UK HD
| v • e • dGirl Meets World characters |
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| Main characters |
| Riley Matthews • Maya Hart • Lucas Friar • Farkle Minkus • Zay Babineaux • Cory Matthews • Topanga Matthews • Auggie Matthews |
| Recurring characters |
| Shawn Hunter • Isadora Smackle • Katy Hart • Joshua Matthews • Ava Morgenstern • Harley Keiner • George Feeny • Eric Matthews • Stuart Minkus • Jonathan Turner |
| Minor characters |
| Brenda • Coach Gleason • Eugene • Geralyn Thompson • Ginsburg • May Clutterbucket • Merlin Scoggins • Ms. Kossal • Myzell • Rosie McGee • Harrison Miller • Yogi • Sarah • Darby |
| Guest characters |
| Alan Matthews • Amy Matthews • Angela Moore • Jack Hunter • Tommy Jonathan (T.J) Murphy |