9.0/101 votes#1 - Cory's Alternative Friends
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1993
Cory has a hair-raising experience when he tries to straighten his curly top and ends up in exile eating lunch at the "weirdo" table at school.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Patricia Forrester
9.0/101 votes#2 - Teacher's Bet
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1993
Under the impression that teaching is easier than learning, Cory ends up teaching social studies for a week as part of a bet with Mr. Feeny.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: April Kelly
9.0/101 votes#3 - Santa's Little Helper
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/1993
Cory's well-intentioned gift for Shawn is less than well received.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen
9.0/101 votes#4 - Once in Love With Amy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/1994
It's a big affair to Cory and Eric when they discover dancing shoes in their mom's bowling bag.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Ken Kuta
9.0/101 votes#5 - She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1994
Cory's classmate Topanga develops a crush on Eric.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: April Kelly
9.0/101 votes#6 - Boy Meets Girl
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1994
Cory is frustrated when his best friend Shawn falls for a girl.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Janette Kotichas Burleigh
9.0/101 votes#7 - Pairing Off
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1994
Cory feels left out when he realizes that everyone is pairing off, and he isn't. So he follows Eric's advice to ask out a girl he doesn't even know, which may not be the best idea.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Glen Merzer
9.0/101 votes#8 - Wake Up, Little Cory
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1994
Cory and Topanga are paired up by Mr. Turner to work on a movie about sex for a school project, interviewing their friends and families on the subject. Rumors fly, however, when they fall asleep trying to pull an all-nighter finishing it.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#9 - Band on the Run
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1994
Cory and Shawn lie to impress girls, saying that they are in a band called The Exits, but they are exposed when Mr. Feeny books them to play at the school dance.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#10 - The Beard
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/1994
Poor Shawn: so many girls, so little time! When two girls are after him at once, he decides that he and Cory should take turns dating them so he can decide who he likes better. But they're both in trouble when Cory falls in love with one of the girls and Shawn can't get along with the other one. Meanwhile, Alan and Amy fight about spending too much money.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votes#11 - I Was a Teenage Spy
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/1996
When an accident involving a microwave transports Cory back to 1957, he is mistaken for a spy because of his knowledge of Russian space tactics.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#12 - Promises, Prom-Misses
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/3/2009
When Sonny realizes she is missing out on that most important of teen milestones - prom - she decides to throw a prom for the cast, right there on set. But Marshall says a firm no. Will Sonny and her friends have a night to remember? Or is prom nothing but a distant dream?
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
8.5/102 votes#13 - Bad Bromance
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2011
Melanie begins to question her relationship after she meets her boyfriend's family. Meanwhile, Joy attempts a green card scam and Victoria dates a elderly billionaire.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Sam Johnson
8.3/1012 votes#14 - Reefer Madness
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2000
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Director: David Trainer
Writer: Jennifer Ventimilia
8.2/1013 votes#15 - Water Tower
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/14/1999
The guys paint a pot leaf on the water tower and Kelso falls off trying to fix it because everyone thinks it looks like the finger. Instead of going to the hospital they go to Eric's cause his mom's a nurse. When Eric goes to get her he walks in on his parents having sex. Having trouble sleeping and not being able to look his parents in the eyes leads his parents to believe he's on drugs.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Jeff Filgo
8.0/1012 votes#16 - A New Hope
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1999
The guys go see Star Wars and are all completely blown away by it. Red asks Eric to hang out with his boss's son now that he's started working at the plant full-time again. David was an awkward kid the last time Eric saw him, but now he's a hunk who likes reading Donna's short stories. Also, Laurie starts hitting on Kelso out of boredom.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Jennifer Ventimilia
8.0/102 votes#17 - On the Fence
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1993
Cory paints shutters for Mr. Feeny raise money to buy an expensive squirt gun.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Jeff C. Sherman
8.0/101 votes#18 - Father Knows Less
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1993
The day after watching a late-night baseball game with his dad, Cory falls asleep in class and strikes out on a test.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: April Kelly
8.0/101 votes#19 - Killer Bees
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1993
When Cory learns that the geography-bee winner will get to be a batboy at the World Series, he maps out a plan to participate.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Susan Estelle Jansen
8.0/101 votes#20 - Boys II Mensa
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1993
Cory cheats on an IQ test, and Mr. Feeny has the bright idea of sending him to a school for geniuses.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Janette Kotichas Burleigh
8.0/101 votes#21 - Grandma Was a Rolling Stone
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1993
Grandma visits the Matthews' house and makes some big promises, including one to Cory she can't keep.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Ed Decter
8.0/101 votes#22 - Class Pre-Union
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1993
After Mr. Feeny crushes Cory's baseball dream, Cory's dad calls on pitcher Jim Abbott to provide some advice.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Ed Decter
8.0/101 votes#23 - The Father/Son Game
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1993
Cory and Eric try to avoid attending a father-and-son softball game that their dad is looking forward to.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Bill Lawrence
8.0/101 votes#24 - The B-Team of Life
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/1994
Cory is frustrated at being named to the basketball team's B-squad.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Jeff Menell
8.0/101 votes#25 - Risky Business
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1994
Cory and Shawn learn about the risks of investment when they bet on race horses for a school assignment.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Ken Kuta
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"Cory's Alternative Friends" is the best rated episode directed by David Trainer. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Patricia Forrester. It aired on 10/15/1993 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Teacher's Bet".