<Tr> <Th> Residence </Th> <Td> New York, New York (formerly) St. Upidtown, New York (formerly) Washington, D.C </Td> </Tr> <P> Eric Randall Matthews (Will Friedle) is a fictional character from the television series, Boy Meets World, and the spin - off series, Girl Meets World . </P> <P> Eric is the oldest brother of Cory, Morgan, and Joshua Matthews and son of Alan and Amy . He began the show as a popular young student and stud, who constantly went out on dates with pretty girls in his high school . Though he was never the most popular or the school bully . He was originally portrayed as a stereotypical brother and teenage boy who picked on his younger brother and bragged about his love of cars and girls . Eric's character morphed throughout the series from that stereotype to a crazy moron . He gradually becomes dumber and during the fourth season, he takes a year off from school when he is unable to gain entrance into any of the colleges he applies . </P> <P> Eric often plays off of the series mentor and his neighbor, Mr. Feeny . They do not originally have a close relationship, but they grow closer throughout the series as Cory grows closer to his friend and girlfriend . It is implied once that Eric tells people (such as Rachel) that "Feeny" is his grandfather, not just his neighbor . Eric also coins the "Feeny call," which becomes a popular ongoing joke throughout the series and carries on into the spin - off, Girl Meets World . At the end of the series, Eric makes a talking doll, which is the third of doll - making skills on display in the series, for Feeny so that he will not miss him when he moves to New York City with his brother and their friends . </P>

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