Cory gets a cushy job, Shawn starts working for the mob and Eric gets trapped in a blizzard. Merry Christmas on “Easy Street” in this week’s episode as the Dads dig in to explore this often overlooked holiday episode. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:05 - Feliz Navidad! 08:04 - Episode Synopsis 10:33 - The Road Less Traveled 23:50 - The Philly Mob, Run by Soupy and Buddy 34:34 - Cory is Working for the Mob 45:27 - What NOT to Do in a Blizzard 52:09 - Concussed Eric is Fun Eric 56:32 - What’s in the Box? 1:11:24 - Deep Dives 1:22:15 - What Did We Learn ..read more

Shawn’s girlfriend is keeping him from Cory so the boys need to keep their friendship alive on the sly. And Eric is bitten by the acting bug! The Dads explore all this and more in “An Affair to Forget”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:21 - Spring Band Concerts & Tyler’s Big News! 07:22 - Episode Synopsis 11:37 - Shawn Has Been Terminated 24:38 - A One Woman Show? Lightbulb! 40:23 - A Stolen Conversation in the Stacks 50:38 - Sassy Cory! 59:00 - Topanga! 1:08:08 - Deep Dives 1:31:29 - What Did We Learn? 1:34:07 - Episode Grades 1:36:05 - Give ..read more

Cory and Shawn want their families to spend Thanksgiving together but the different social classes create a lot of tension, hindering the boys’ attempts to share the holiday. The Dads explore this and a lot more this week in “Turkey Day”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:27 - Catching Bugs and X-Men ’97 07:42 - Episode Synopsis 11:18 - A Deep Dive on the Hutus and Tutsis 23:32 - The Food Bank Chain 29:02 - Thanksgiving Dishes and The Plan is Afoot! 37:55 - The Matthews, The Hunters and the Unters 52:45 - The Kids Don’t Eat and It’s Time for Pie ..read more

Cory tries to make everyone like him when he agrees to be two places at once, helping Frankie get closer with his dad and dancing with Topanga at her sweet sixteen birthday party. The Dads take on all this and more this week in “Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:38 - Eclipse Catchup & Cody Rhodes 10:00 - Episode Synopsis 12:16 - Mr. Turner is Teaching a Lot of Poetry This Year 26:09 - Sweet Sixteen Parties Were a Thing? 38:05 - Everybody Wants to be a Waterbuffalo 45:40 - Tyler Explains the Finer Points ..read more

The Dads - and the Moms - take a break from the zaniness to have some real deep discussion about Cory and Shawn and their struggles with teenage sex and domestic abuse this week as we revisit “Dangerous Secret”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 05:59 - Episode Synopsis 09:30 - Shawn’s Got a Secret 18:36 - Cory Thinks Shawn Had a Good Idea 21:35 - Teens & Sex: Good, Bad or Disastrous Idea? 36:50 - A Deep Discussion on Trauma and Abuse 56:17 - Shawn’s Plan of Hiding Claire Isn’t Working 1:03:36 - The Real Help Claire Needs 1:09:54 - Deep Dives 1:13:53 ..read more

Eric lies his way onto a popular dating show and Cory is about to lose his tonsils… or will he vanish from the hospital? The Dads have a lot to talk about this week in “Singled Out”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:28 - Holy Week Adventures 06:16 - Episode Synopsis 10:00 - Why Would MTV Come to Philly? 17:51 - TikTok is Today’s MTV? 19:46 - The First Feeny Call! 25:19 - Paging Doctor Hunter… and a 7.0 GPA? 39:09 - Cory Wants To Make Things Right 46:23 - Cards on the Table at Chubbie’s 55:24 - Deep Dives 1:08:05 - What Did We Learn? 1:09:40 - Episode ..read more

Shawn can’t handle his dad being a janitor at his school, and Alan and Eric need a mountain man’s help to set gear in the store. The discussion gets really deep this week as The Dads talk about “Janitor Dad”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:28 - Blues Clues and a Double Digit Birthday 06:00 - Episode Synopsis 07:33 - Moms Shouldn’t Sell Outdoor Gear? 13:00 - I Want to Be Normal, Spud! 21:30 - You Look Just Dazzling 26:08 - The New Resident Bully 34:48 - Should Chet Have Applied At the Store? 42:06 - Shawn Finally Realizes The Score… 49:40 - You Don’t ..read more

Eric draws the ire of a singer/songwriter and Cory can’t figure out why Topanga is mad at him when he crashes her babysitting job. All this and TACOS! This week as The Dads talk all about “Shallow Boy”. ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 02:08 - So Do You Like Jazz? 04:11 - Episode Synopsis 05:49 - And I Feel Good 11:56 - Feeny’s Only Appearance 19:45 - Are the Eppersons Secretly Wild? 23:55 - Someone Who Knows About Babysitting 32:52 - The Friday Night Lineup 44:19 - I Think You’re a Psycho 56:57 - He’s Just a Maladjusted Loser Freak 1:06:39 - Deep Dives ..read more

Shawn’s Mom has finally returned after disappearing over a year ago and Cory has his first encounter with death this week in “Fishing for Virna”. The Dads have a lot to unpack in this surprisingly brief outing! ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 02:03 - Sorry We Missed Last Week 03:17 - Love is Blind 07:18 - Brett’s Reasons for Last Week’s Hiatus 10:00 - Episode Synopsis 12:00 - You Never Let Me Down 20:22 - Let’s Talk About Virna 27:10 - Just Because You Are Married… 31:30 - BMW’s First Brush with Death 36:47 - Shawn and Chet 43:12 - No Breakfast and Feen ..read more

Alan quits his job without consulting Amy, Eric wants to open a Strudel franchise and Cory worries about being poor. That is a lot for The Digs to dig into this week in “I Ain’t Gonna Spray Lettuce No More” ==================================== 00:00 - Welcome to Dads Meet World 01:52 - Inappropriate Teacher Responses & Overnight at the Grandparents 10:00 - Episode Synopsis 12:10 - Eric is Gap and Alan Quits His Job 23:00 - A Rich Conversation 32:32 - Poo-pourri and Strudel 42:02 - Alan’s Future Joy in Work 56:02 - A Big Sale at Kimball’s 1:06:15 - Today’s Special Guest 1:13:08 - It Isn’t ..read more