List of Girl Meets World episodes
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Girl Meets World is an American comedy television series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014. The series ran for three seasons, consisting of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 20, 2017. The series is a spinoff of Boy Meets World and stars Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage, Sabrina Carpenter, Peyton Meyer, August Maturo, Danielle Fishel, and Corey Fogelmanis. The series centers around the life of Riley and her friends and family, particularly their school life, in which Cory is their history teacher. Riley shares a strong relationship with her best friend Maya Hart, who assists her in learning to cope with social and personal issues of adolescence. Several Boy Meets World cast members reprise their roles in the series.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 20 | June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27) | March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) | |
| Special | April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) | |||
| 2 | 30 | May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) | March 11, 2016 (2016-03-11) | |
| 3 | 21 | June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03) | January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Girl Meets World" | John Whitesell | Michael Jacobs | June 27, 2014 (2014-06-27) | 101 | 5 |
| In her bedroom, Riley Matthews and her best friend, Maya Hart, try to sneak out her window to ride the subway, but are stopped by Riley's parents, Cory and Topanga Matthews. Cory and Topanga give them the permission to ride the subway, but only if they make the world theirs, instead of their parents. On the subway, they meet a handsome boy named Lu | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Girl Meets Boy" | Joel Zwick | Michael Jacobs | July 11, 2014 (2014-07-11) | 102 | 3 |
| When Cory's plan to get his students to communicate face-to-face fails, he takes away their cell phones and assigns the class to prepare a discussion about whether technology has made people better. The whole class has trouble communicating, except for Maya, who is the only one in the class without a smartphone. The group goes to the library to do | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Girl Meets Sneak Attack" | Joel Zwick | Cindy Fang | July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18) | 104 | 2 |
| Riley becomes jealous when a girl named Missy Bradford starts flirting with Lucas. Consequently, she enlists the help of Maya and Farkle to help her learn to grow up, in hopes that it will make her competition for Missy. After many failed attempts of flirting, Riley discovers that she should enjoy her own age and not hurry to grow up. Meanwhile, Au | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Girl Meets Father" | Joel Zwick | Randi Barnes | July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25) | 106 | 3 |
| Cory struggles with his emotions when Riley wants to attend her first school dance instead of continuing the tradition of the two of them riding the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster, which they have done every year since Riley was young. Making matters worse, Cory agonizes over Maya's quitting school after he gives her an F on a quiz. When both | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Girl Meets the Truth" | Joel Zwick | Matthew Nelson | August 1, 2014 (2014-08-01) | 103 | 2 |
| After Riley lies to Farkle that he did a good job in the school play of Romeo and Juliet, Maya tells her that she needs to learn to tell the truth, even if it means hurting others. Soon after, Maya begins wearing a gold locket. When Maya refuses to tell Riley the truth about where it came from, Riley assumes she stole it, which leads to Maya feelin | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Girl Meets Popular" | Jon Rosenbaum | Jeff Menell | August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08) | 111 | 2 |
| Riley gets invited to her first boy-girl party, and expects this to be her ticket to popularity, only to find that it is a "geek party". When Riley realizes that she is adored by the nerds, she decides to become their "queen". By doing so, she reinvents herself to make her something that she is not, only to be popular. Meanwhile, Topanga is knowing | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Girl Meets Maya's Mother" | John Whitesell | Matthew Nelson | August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15) | 112 | 4 |
| Riley and Maya's art teacher, Ms. Kossal, comments on Maya's art work and suggests she show it at the upcoming art fair. On career day, Stuart Minkus, Farkle's father, visits their school and a battle ensues between him and Topanga. Maya's mother, Katy Hart, fails to show up until the next day to Maya's embarrassment, and reveals she is a waitress | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Girl Meets Smackle" | Ben Savage | Teresa Kale | September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12) | 118 | 2 |
| Isadora Smackle, a debate champion from a rival school, seeks the affection of her nemesis, Farkle, but he does not share in that feeling. Smackle turns to Riley and Maya to make her beautiful, but Farkle thinks the makeover is an attempt to get an edge on the upcoming debate on beauty. Even with Lucas joining the debate team to help him out, Farkl | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Girl Meets 1961" | Rider Strong | Matthew Nelson | September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19) | 114 | 2 |
| Cory's teaching about the 1960s fails to inspire Riley, Maya, Lucas and Farkle, so he assigns his class a project to research their ancestors of the time. Riley finds out about her great-grandmother Rosie McGee who kept a journal and always saw good in other people. Lucas discovers his great-grandfather Merlin Scoggins was a country singer. Farkle' | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Girl Meets Crazy Hat" | Joel Zwick | Lauren Otero | September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26) | 107 | 2 |
| Cory splits the class up into two fake companies. The two companies run on completely different principles, one on customer happiness and one on profits. Riley and Maya meet a businesswoman on the subway, who they first assume is a crazy lady, but when she visits them in class, they discover that she has a building named after her. The girls then m | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Girl Meets World of Terror" | Joel Zwick | Teresa Kale | October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02) | 108 | 2 |
| On Halloween, everyone must confront their greatest fears. Farkle must play baseball in gym class despite being terrified of the ball. Riley goes to a sleepover at Maya's house despite Maya constantly pointing out that Riley has never stayed for a full night before. Meanwhile, Auggie confronts the monster under his bed. In the end, they all realize | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Girl Meets the Forgotten" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Menell | October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) | 117 | 2 |
| In an effort to teach his students to remember "the forgotten", Cory assigns Riley, Maya, Lucas and Farkle their school service elective when they show a lack of respect for lunch norms. The girls are assigned cafeteria duty and work with Geralyn Thompson, the cafeteria director, while the boys receive janitorial duty and work with janitor Harley K | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Girl Meets Flaws" | Joel Zwick | Mark Blutman | October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17) | 116 | 2 |
| Graduation and Awards Night is coming up, and Riley is shocked that she has not been nominated for any awards while her friends have. When Farkle is not present to receive his award, everyone becomes concerned because he never misses class. Suspecting that Farkle is skipping class, Riley, Maya, and Lucas learn that Farkle is being bullied by anoth | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Girl Meets Friendship" | John Whitesell | Mark Blutman | November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21) | 109 | 2 |
| Cory teaches about government as the election for seventh-grade student council nears. Farkle, Riley and Lucas decide to run, but under different forms of government: Farkle as a dictator, Riley as a princess, and Lucas as a president. Soon, their friendship is put to the test when Maya begins revealing secrets from Lucas' private life, including t | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Girl Meets Brother" | John Whitesell | Randi Barnes & Cindy Fang & Teresa Kale & Lauren Otero | November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28) | 105 | 2 |
| On Cory and Topanga's 15th anniversary, Auggie needs a babysitter so his parents can have a date night. Meanwhile, Riley is encouraged by Maya to rebel against her parents so they treat her more like an adult. When Riley comes home and says she wants a later curfew, and should be treated more like an adult, Auggie suggests that Riley could babysit | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Girl Meets Home for the Holidays" | John Whitesell | Jeff Menell | December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05) | 113 | 2 |
| Cory's parents, his teenage brother Joshua, and his best friend Shawn Hunter visit for Christmas. Topanga tries to make the perfect holiday dinner to satisfy the guests, especially her mother-in-law. Maya develops a crush on Joshua, while Riley wants to know why Shawn avoids her every time he visits. He admits that after she was born, he felt left | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Girl Meets Game Night" | Michael Kelly | Cindy Fang & Lauren Otero & Randi Barnes | January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09) | 115 | 2 |
| Family Game Night is a monthly tradition at the Matthews' apartment, and Cory, Topanga, Riley and Auggie are set to play, with Auggie inviting a special family member, Uncle Josh. Riley's friends-first attitude gets her into deep trouble, when she invites Maya, Lucas and Farkle to the occasion. Ava eventually shows up as well and takes part in the | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Girl Meets Master Plan" | Jon Rosenbaum | Michael Jacobs | January 16, 2015 (2015-01-16) | 119 | 2 |
| It is Maya's fourteenth birthday, and Riley and the others have something special planned when Shawn comes to visit. They want to set Shawn up with Maya's mother. When Maya hears this, she dislikes the idea because she thinks her mom just drives men away and fears this will happen to Shawn. This changes though when Shawn urges Katy to reveal the tr | |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Girl Meets Farkle's Choice" | John Whitesell | Mark Blutman | February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) | 110 | 2 |
| Farkle is nominated for a Buggie Award, and is faced with the dilemma of taking either Riley or Maya with him to the ceremony. After he goes on a date with both of them, the girls compete in an attempt to influence him. When it reaches the point which they are fighting over him, Farkle chooses to attend the award show alone because he does not want | |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Girl Meets First Date" | Rider Strong | Susan Estelle Jansen | March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) | 120 | 2 |
| Cory embraces the idea of "first love" at the end of the school year, until he realizes Riley is among those experiencing it with Lucas. As Cory desperately tries to keep them apart, Lucas decides he wants to go about things right by asking Cory and Topanga for their blessing to date their daughter. Feeling that Riley is too young to be dating, Cor | |||||||
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 21 | "Girl Meets Demolition Girl Meets What the What" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Menell | April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) | 207 | 2 |
| Riley and Maya want money to buy clothes, so they go to Demolition, an accessory store, to buy new outfits. The cashier, Aubrey, manipulates the two girls into giving away all their clothes. Riley sees a pretty dress and becomes obsessed over it, so she decides to use a $500 emergency credit card Topanga gave her to buy it, despite Maya's urging no | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 22 | 1 | "Girl Meets Gravity" | Rider Strong | Randi Barnes | May 11, 2015 (2015-05-11) | 201 | 2 |
| Riley, Maya, Lucas, and Farkle start their first day of the eighth grade at John Quincy Adams Middle School. After the girls startle their new teacher Mr. Martinez with their rudeness, he quits and Cory replaces him. Riley and Maya then decide to transfer classes, desiring to have a different teacher than Cory. They quickly discover that their new | |||||||
| 23 | 2 | "Girl Meets the New World" | Joel Zwick | Teresa Kale | May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12) | 208 | 2 |
| Maya begins to pressure Riley to find out what happened on her date with Lucas. Their classmates at school know that Riley and Lucas kissed, and begin pressuring the two to tell everyone if they are dating. Later on, Riley and Lucas confirm they are dating, telling Cory and Topanga about their kiss, which Cory is shocked about. Things become awkwar | |||||||
| 24 | 3 | "Girl Meets the Secret of Life" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Mark Blutman | May 13, 2015 (2015-05-13) | 202 | 2 |
| One of Lucas's friends from Texas, Zay Babineaux, transfers to John Adams, and alludes to the fact that Lucas acted quite differently back in Texas. This causes Riley significant distress, and she begins to worry that Lucas may not be the right boyfriend for her. After discovering Lucas was expelled from his previous school, a parallel discussion b | |||||||
| 25 | 4 | "Girl Meets Pluto" | Joel Zwick | Matthew Nelson | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) | 203 | 2 |
| Riley is shocked when Maya tells her that Pluto is no longer considered a planet. Cory asks his students how they think they will be remembered in history, and he suggests creating a class time capsule. Cory then remembers the time capsule that he, Topanga, and Shawn buried fifteen years ago in Philadelphia, causing him to elatedly go out and buy s | |||||||
| 26 | 5 | "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Michael Jacobs | May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15) | 204 | 2 |
| Riley and Maya get into a huge argument which threatens their friendship. The feud prompts Cory to call on his older brother Eric to mediate, recalling his people skills in settling a feud when they were in college. After Eric arrives at the Matthews' apartment, he listens to the girls, and Maya reveals a comment Lucas made about her height, which | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | "Girl Meets the Tell-Tale-Tot" | Ben Savage | Teresa Kale | June 5, 2015 (2015-06-05) | 205 | 2 |
| Uncle Josh visits Cory and his family again, with great news about being accepted into NYU, to Maya's delight. There is a welcoming party for Josh at a friend's dormitory at the university, which Maya is determined to attend. It starts late at night, so Maya pretends to have a sleepover at Riley's with plans to sneak out. Though Riley knows it is w | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | "Girl Meets Rules" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Randi Barnes | June 12, 2015 (2015-06-12) | 211 | 2 |
| Cory gives his entire class detention. While Cory is out of the classroom, the class splits into two separate groups, one led by Riley and the other by Maya. Rileytown represents order and structure; the quieter students stay with Riley in the classroom. Maya's group, which represents chaos and rebellion, walks out. Lucas and Farkle follow the rebe | |||||||
| 29 | 8 | "Girl Meets Hurricane" | William Russ | Matthew Nelson | June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) | 209 | 2 |
| After giving Maya "fatherly advice" about her needing to dress differently, Shawn buys her a whole new wardrobe of clothes, as a gift from both him and Katy. This gives Maya hope that her mother and Shawn will grow closer. Maya holds on to that hope even when Shawn's old girlfriend Angela pays a visit. As the two catch up on their past, Angela and | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels Goes to Washington" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Mark Blutman | July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) | 210 | 2 |
| Cory's students argue that the election is not relevant to their generation because they are unable to vote or influence the events. Quickly after, Eric bursts into the classroom and announces he has been nominated to run for New York senator. Eric explains to the Matthews Family that a man came up to him and claimed he was the only person who coul | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | "Girl Meets the New Teacher" | Joel Zwick | Michael Jacobs | July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) | 212 | 2 |
| When Riley's English teacher retires, a new teacher named Harper Burgess takes his place. She has an unconventional teaching style that inspires the students, especially Maya, but soon gets in trouble with Principal Yancy for using The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller as subject matter. When Cory stands up to defend this new teacher, his job is | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | "Girl Meets Fish" | Michael A. Joseph | David J. Jacobs & Michael Jacobs | July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) | 121 | 2 |
| When it is Riley's turn to take care of the class fish, she discovers it is dead. Auggie suspects foul play and investigates the matter. As Riley and Maya pay a visit to Phil's fish store for a replacement, the rest of the class is gathered at Riley's apartment for questioning. Farkle, the last to care for the fish, is the first in the hot seat and | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | "Girl Meets Yearbook" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Teresa Kale | August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07) | 214 | 2 |
| When Riley and Farkle dislike what their school yearbook says about them, they decide to change their personalities because they believe students are making fun of their quirkiness. Farkle, who is unique enough to have his own category in the yearbook, transforms into a regular guy named Donnie Barnes. Riley becomes increasingly uncomfortable when | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | "Girl Meets Semi-Formal" | Joel Zwick | Will Friedle | August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) | 216 | 2 |
| Riley is forced to examine her relationship with Lucas when another boy named Charlie Gardner asks her to a big semi-formal dance. Charlie asks Riley on a date and seems like the perfect date to Riley, but Lucas assumes he and Riley were going together. Meanwhile, newly elected Senator Eric reunites with his old friend Jack Hunter when he comes to | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | "Girl Meets Creativity" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Matthew Nelson | August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) | 218 | 2 |
| The group learns that the school's art programs are being canceled due to budget cuts, and Lucas inspires the group to try and save art class, which Maya is passionate about. Though Maya is skeptical to step up against authority, she is eventually convinced with Riley's help to fight for what she believes in. With Cory's assistance, the girls reach | |||||||
| 36 | 15 | "Girl Meets Farkle Girl Meets I Am Farkle" | Willie Garson | Mark Blutman | September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11) | 217 | 1 |
| Results of a school IQ test show Farkle to be a genius, and the Minkuses hold a party for their son at Topanga's. Isadora Smackle comes to the party and invites Farkle to transfer to Einstein Academy. Later, additional tests identify that Farkle may have Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. Though in disbelief at first, Riley, Maya and Lucas hel | |||||||
| 37 | 16 | "Girl Meets Cory and Topanga" | Ben Savage | Joshua Jacobs | September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) | 220 | 2 |
| Riley wonders how she will positively impact the world, and feels she will never be as "perfect" as her parents. In exploring this question, she and Maya talk to a nun at an orphanage and a clown at the circus, but Riley is reminded about being in her parents' shadow when she sees them contributing at those places. Maya suggests Riley tell some sto | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | "Girl Meets Rileytown" | Michael A. Joseph | Lauren Otero | September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) | 223 | 2 |
| Maya describes Riley's place of uniqueness as "Rileytown", but mere mention of that word causes Riley to become irate and call Maya a "bully". At the same time, the two girls and the rest of Cory's class learn how to resolve conflicts. With the Aaron Burr-Alexander Hamilton conflict as the class example, Riley decides to challenge Maya to a duel, a | |||||||
| 39 | 18 | "Girl Meets World of Terror 2" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Menell | October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) | 215 | 2 |
| Auggie, along with Doy and Ava, narrates the "Second Annual Scary Time Theater" which highlights three separate Halloween tales. In the first segment, Riley and Maya both dress up as flapper girls per the suggestion of a ghost whom resides in the bay window. The ghost explains to Riley and Maya that she remains in the bay window because it used to | |||||||
| 40 | 19 | "Girl Meets Rah Rah" | Joel Zwick | Randi Barnes | October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09) | 222 | 3 |
| After years of failing to make the cheerleading squad, Riley is determined to get on the squad this time, but Coach Kelly shows little faith in her and expects her to quit. Maya, Lucas, Farkle, and Zay attend the tryouts to support her, though even they have their doubts of her succeeding. Riley manages to get through the three days of tryouts, eve | |||||||
| 41 | 20 | "Girl Meets Texas: Part 1" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Michael Jacobs & Matthew Nelson | October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) | 224 | 2 |
| Riley and Maya learn that Lucas failed a sheep-riding contest years ago and mistakenly enter him in a bull-riding contest in Texas. When it is revealed how dangerous the event is, Riley tries to convince Lucas to go through with it. However, Maya is completely opposed to the idea and begs him not to participate. This results in Riley realizing Maya | |||||||
| 42 | 21 | "Girl Meets Texas: Part 2" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Matthew Nelson & Michael Jacobs | October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17) | 225 | 2 |
| The group spends their first night out in Texas. Zay reunites with his old flame, Vanessa, thanks to Riley and Maya. Meanwhile, Riley begins to understand that Maya had stepped back for the sake of their friendship, and Riley tells Lucas about Maya's feelings. Lucas pressures Maya to say whether she likes him or not. She denies it, but as she does, | |||||||
| 43 | 22 | "Girl Meets Texas: Part 3" | Ben Savage | Michael Jacobs & Matthew Nelson | October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18) | 227 | 3 |
| Riley has convinced herself that she and Lucas are like brother and sister, in order to give Maya a chance to understand how she really feels about him. Now, Maya and Lucas cannot communicate, mirroring Riley and Lucas' awkwardness when they were dating. Whilst Maya and Lucas are finding it difficult to take a step forward in their relationship unt | |||||||
| 44 | 23 | "Girl Meets the Forgiveness Project" | Joel Zwick | Matthew Nelson | November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) | 221 | 2 |
| When Cory comes up with the idea of a forgiveness project, everyone expresses their feelings on paper to someone they wish to forgive. Riley writes to Auggie and Lucas and Zay write to Farkle, while Maya decides to write to her father, Kermit, who appears at Topanga's after receiving Maya's letter. That comes as a shock to Katy, but Maya wants to g | |||||||
| 45 | 24 | "Girl Meets Belief" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Menell | November 13, 2015 (2015-11-13) | 213 | 2 |
| After Maya finds money just outside Cory's classroom, she wants to buy ice cream with it, but Riley tells her it is not her money. As they go into class, Cory has the class look at each other's beliefs; he assigns Riley and Maya to report about Thomas Jefferson, and Lucas and Farkle to report about Joan of Arc. The assignment creates tension among | |||||||
| 46 | 25 | "Girl Meets the New Year" | Joel Zwick | Mark Blutman | December 4, 2015 (2015-12-04) | 229 | 2 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 52 | 1 | "Girl Meets High School: Part One" | Joel Zwick | Michael Jacobs | June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03) | 301 | 1 |
| The first day at Abigail Adams High School is a new adventure for Riley, Maya, Lucas, Farkle, Zay, and Smackle. The six quickly learn they are no longer leaders, as three seniors—Thor, Francesca, and Nikki—confine them to a small section of the school known as the "hole". Although Riley believes the seniors are teaching them a lesson and puts her f | |||||||
| 53 | 2 | "Girl Meets High School: Part Two" | Joel Zwick | Matthew Nelson | June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05) | 302 | 2 |
| After Lucas and Zay try out for the football team, and Farkle and Smackle seek admission into the intellects club, they realize they are not as strong or smart as the rest of them. The four realize even more they abandoned Riley and Maya for their first days of high school. Riley and Maya discover the real reason Thor, Francesca and Nikki put them | |||||||
| 54 | 3 | "Girl Meets Jexica" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Mackenzie Yeager | June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) | 303 | 1 |
| Riley is afraid what other students will think about her when she joins the Abigail Adams High School social network with her friends. She develops an alter ego by creating a profile with the name Jexica, who shares all of Riley's interests and later becomes massively popular at school. After Lucas asks Jexica to become part of his group of friends | |||||||
| 55 | 4 | "Girl Meets Permanent Record" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Teresa Kale | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) | 304 | 1 |
| Riley receives a D on her first test in Spanish class, while Maya earns an A and is proud of her rare accomplishment. When Riley hears that a permanent record is kept beginning in high school and how she performed in middle school does not matter, she worries about the impact of her low grade on her future. Cory and Topanga have always known Riley | |||||||
| 56 | 5 | "Girl Meets Triangle" | Ben Savage | Joshua Jacobs | June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) | 305 | 2 |
| When Riley and Maya see other girls in school going through their break-up phase, they meet Sage, with whom they share that they like the same boy. Sage tells them they need to make a decision about him, and Farkle and Zay similarly tell Lucas he needs to choose between Riley and Maya. Meanwhile, Maya struggles with her first painting for her new a | |||||||
| 57 | 6 | "Girl Meets Upstate" | Joel Zwick | Mark Blutman | July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) | 306 | 1 |
| Riley and Maya visit Shawn at his place in upstate New York. When he hears that Maya has lost a part of herself due to Riley's influence, Shawn tells the girls how he was similarly affected by Cory, and like Maya, he wants to find his edgy side again. Knowing the girls are with Shawn, Cory comes for a visit as well and sees Shawn is angry at him fo | |||||||
| 58 | 7 | "Girl Meets True Maya" | Danielle Fishel | Matthew Nelson | July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15) | 307 | 1 |
| Riley is hoping for Maya's rebellious side to return when Maya reveals she is about to do something big and bad. When the fire alarm goes off at school and money goes missing at Topanga's, though, the group is surprised Maya is not behind those. Maya is still learning what she has become and visits a park she went to when she was younger, bringing | |||||||
| 59 | 8 | "Girl Meets Ski Lodge Part 1" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Teresa Kale | July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) | 312 | 2 |
| Cory takes his class on a field trip to Mount Sun Lodge to experience nature. Riley is aware of her father's past there and knows why he avoids anything about skiing, but Cory, who is running the nature club at the lodge, hopes history will not repeat. He is chaperoning the trip with his brother Josh, to Maya's delight, and Topanga. As soon as the | |||||||
| 60 | 9 | "Girl Meets Ski Lodge Part 2" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Aaron Jacobs | July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) | 313 | 1 |
| As a new day begins at Mount Sun Lodge, Riley is in shock after staying awake all night talking to Evan, the young employee who saw her sitting by the window and tells her he wants to be a Sherpa someday. After everyone becomes aware of Evan, an insecure Lucas finds himself sorting through his feelings for both Riley and Maya, while Riley gains mor | |||||||
| 61 | 10 | "Girl Meets I Do" | Ben Savage | Mark Blutman | August 12, 2016 (2016-08-12) | 311 | 2 |
| With Shawn and Katy's wedding approaching, Maya becomes anxious over whether they should be getting married. Her insecurities stem from her father leaving, especially the effect it had on her mother, and she does not want her mother to go through that same experience again with Shawn. She challenges Shawn to prove beyond words that he is ready to b | |||||||
| 62 | 11 | "Girl Meets Sassy Haltertop Girl Meets the Real World" | Ben Savage | Joshua Jacobs | August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) | 309 | 1 |
| Cory has his class explore whether people are naturally good or evil, but only Riley is given the assignment of debating the question from the evil point of view. Because of Riley's optimistic and innocent view of the world, and her inability to see how people could possibly be evil, Maya helps her with the assignment by showing her the world's pro | |||||||
| 63 | 12 | "Girl Meets Bear" | Robin Bronner | Mackenzie Yeager | August 26, 2016 (2016-08-26) | 315 | 1 |
| As Maya looks forward to a special offer going on at Paco's Tacos, and she and Riley are prepared to head over there, Riley discovers her teddy bear is missing. Despite having no face for more than three years because of Auggie, the bear still holds a great deal of sentimental value for Riley. This leads to a frantic search throughout the Matthews | |||||||
| 64 | 13 | "Girl Meets the Great Lady of New York" | Rider Strong & Shiloh Strong | Jeff Menell | September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16) | 310 | 1 |
| For cultural week at school, Cory has the class report on their heritage. At first, the reports are superficial, so Cory challenges the class to do deeper research on where they come from. The group learns about each other's stories and those from people at the booths of the school's cultural fair. Not everyone's heritage is a complete or a pleasan | |||||||
| 65 | 14 | "Girl Meets She Don't Like Me" | Michael A. Joseph | Jeff Menell | September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) | 308 | 1 |
| When Riley extends her friendship to a girl in school, she is crushed after the girl rejects her by simply saying she does not like her. It takes a while for Riley to realize she cannot control things, which her family and friends are constantly stressing to her. She asks her father to take over her health class because she is uncomfortable with ho | |||||||
| 66 | 15 | "Girl Meets World of Terror 3" | Michael A. Joseph | Joshua Jacobs | October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14) | 317 | 1 |
| When Cory's class decides they are too old for Halloween, and they consider their change in attitude over the holiday as nothing major, Cory reminds the class about the consequences even that one small change can have on people. Auggie appears as a ghost to describe a different world, where Riley and Maya had never met to become friends, Lucas is b | |||||||
| 67 | 16 | "Girl Meets Her Monster" | Danielle Fishel | Ibrahim Ashmawey & Danielle Fishel | November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) | 316 | 1 |
| Riley and Maya devote a whole weekend to watching every episode of their favorite TV show, Red Planet Diaries, before its finale airs. They have a few more episodes left to watch when Topanga reminds them of their obligations, including school. When Riley fails to show up at the bakery after school to help her mother and continues watching the TV s | |||||||
| 68 | 17 | "Girl Meets Hollyworld" | Ben Savage | Mackenzie Yeager | November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) | 318 | 1 |
| Maya has kidnapped a famous international actress, Anastasia Boulangerie, and tells Riley she did so because she is trying to get her mother a role in a movie where she plays herself, but for which Anastasia is auditioning. The girls find out from Katy that Anastasia, whose real name is Bobbie Jo Thibodeaux, is her best friend from their youth in A | |||||||
| 69 | 18 | "Girl Meets a Christmas Maya" | Ben Savage | Teresa Kale | December 2, 2016 (2016-12-02) | 314 | 1 |
| Maya's mood about Christmas turns sour knowing it is the first one after her mother and Shawn got married, and she does not want Shawn to see how she and her mother have celebrated before. To boost Maya's spirits, Riley puts together a play based on A Christmas Carol which she calls "A Christmas Maya". It is revealed from Maya's past that while her | |||||||
| 70 | 19 | "World Meets Girl" | Joel Zwick | Matthew Nelson & Geralyn Ricciardella | January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06) | 321 | 1 |
| The cast gives the viewers a look behind the scenes of the series. They introduce the writers and crew of the series and give a tour of the studio, the costume and prop departments, and their off-screen school. Later, live audience members take part in a question and answer session with the cast and crew. Bloopers of the series are shown in front o | |||||||
| 71 | 20 | "Girl Meets Sweet Sixteen" | Danielle Fishel | Michael Jacobs | January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13) | 319 | 1 |
| Riley wants to celebrate her "Sweet Sixteen" early, which gives Cory an idea for an assignment when he teaches the class about one's personal landmarks. He wants them to think about what will happen in their junior year of high school. Riley feels confident that she and Maya will stay friends for the rest of their lives, and that they will never le | |||||||
| 72 | 21 | "Girl Meets Goodbye" | Joel Zwick | Michael Jacobs | January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) | 320 | 1 |
| Cory finally teaches his class the lesson which highlights Belgium's independence in 1831, which he has purposely held off for a long time, and it carries a profound message for Cory's class when Riley and Maya await Topanga's decision regarding whether the Matthews family will leave New York. Meanwhile, Topanga needs guidance with her decision and | |||||||