| “ | For me to ever think I don't need a friend... like you in the world... just 'cause I'm a little older? That'd make me a lot less mature than I wanna be. | ” |
—Josh to Maya in Girl Meets Ski Lodge (Part 2)
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Joshua "Josh" Gabriel Matthews is a recurring character in Girl Meets World. Josh was also a minor semi-recurring character in Boy Meets World.
Joshua is portrayed by Uriah Shelton.
Information
Josh is the uncle of Riley and Auggie, and is the younger brother of Cory, Eric, and Morgan. He is the brother-in-law of Cory's wife Topanga. He was born prematurely in season six of Boy Meets World, and nearly died due to a respiratory infection.
Personality
Josh is described to be the cool uncle to Riley and Auggie.
Relationships
Family
- Main article: Matthews Family
Cory Matthews
- Main article: Cory Matthews
- See also: Cory and Josh
Cory is Josh's older brother, whom he is fond of. They have a pretty close relationship.
Topanga Matthews
- Main article: Topanga Matthews
- See also: Topanga and Josh
Topanga is Josh's sister-in-law.
Riley Matthews
- Main article: Riley Matthews
- See also: Josh and Riley
Riley is Josh's niece, who is 2-3 years younger.
Auggie Matthews
- Main article: Auggie Matthews
- See also: Auggie and Josh
Auggie is Josh's nephew. It has been said that Auggie looks up to him and Josh always tries to spend time with him.
Eric Matthews
- Main article: Eric Matthews
Eric is Josh's older brother.
Alan Matthews
- Main article: Alan Matthews
Alan is Josh's father.
Amy Matthews
- Main article: Amy Matthews
Amy is Josh's mother.
Morgan Matthews
- Main article: Morgan Matthews
Morgan is Josh's older sister who was mentioned in Girl Meets Ski Lodge (Part 2).
Friends
Maya Hart
Romantic Interest\Crush
- Main article: Maya Hart
- See also: Josh and Maya
Maya develops a crush on Josh, whom she nicknamed "Boing"; Riley is chagrined by Maya's interest in Joshua, even more so by Maya's remark that she may become Riley's aunt in the future. In Season 3's Girl Meets Ski Lodge (Part 2), Maya openly admits she likes Joshua, and he admits he likes her as well, but still has an issue with their near-three-year age difference (at the time, Joshua had just started college while Maya became a freshman in high school), so the two agreed to "play the long game", or continue to live their own lives but continue to be there for one another as friends, and possibly explore their relationship further when they get older.
Trivia
- Josh first appeared in Boy Meets World in the season six episode "My Baby Valentine."
- Despite Josh being born on-screen on February 14, 1999, he is said to be 17 years old rather than 16 years old. Maya also states that they are three years apart, and as she is born in 2001, it is likely his birth year has been retconned to 1998, similar to how Cory, Morgan, Shawn and Topanga were all aged by 2 years between season 3 and 4 of Boy Meets World. Further supporting this theory is that he tosses the car keys to Alan when they arrive to New York, implying that he drove from Philly to New York. If he were born in 1999, he would be 15 and too young to even have his permit in Pennsylvania.
- His middle name, Gabriel, means "he who God protects".
- He almost died shortly after being born prematurely.
- Josh was portrayed by Daniel Jacobs in Boy Meets World and is now portrayed by Uriah Shelton. Josh is the first character so far in Girl Meets World to be portrayed by a different actor/actress than they were in the original series.
- It is unknown if he went to Jefferson Elementary and John Adams High like Cory, Topanga, Shawn, and Eric did. It is possible he attends the same school as Morgan did in her high school years, as it was never revealed that she went to John Adams.
- Although he is in the 11th grade, he seems to be academically smart enough to be considered for an interview and orientation at NYU.
- He only appeared in one episode of season 2. - Girl Meets the Tell-Tale-Tot, due to Uriah Shelton's accident.
- He was slated to reappear in the season 2 episode "Girl Meets the New Year"; however, due to his portrayer Uriah Shelton's motorcycle accident, he was subsequently written out of the story. Had he been involved in the plot, he would have told Maya how he felt about her & her crush towards him.
Appearances
Season 1
- Girl Meets Home for the Holidays (first appearance)
- Girl Meets Game Night
- Girl Meets First Date
Season 2
Season 3
Gallery
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The image gallery for Joshua Matthews may be viewed here.
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