Inconsistencies

You know what I hate? Inconsistencies.

Mostly in tv shows.

Like, remember how on Boy Meets World, Topanga was originally one of the weird kids in class?

Her relationship with Cory developed naturally over time.

First, she was weird:

Then she was less weird; then she was almost normal and they were friends:

Then they dated:

But on later episodes, everyone always said that Cory and Topanga had been together since they were two. FALSE. You can't fool me, ABC; I've watched this thing from the beginning.

Also, the other weird kid, Minkus, completely disappeared after, like, the second season. Though he did make a reappearance in a later episode right before graduation. And mentioned Mr. Turner, which made me very happy.

Shawn originally had an older sister named Stacey. She never appeared on screen, but on this episode...

...when Cory doesn't want his curly, Brillo pad hair, Shawn comes up with the solution because his sister uses a chemical straightener on her hair. When they leave the solution on little Cory's head and it starts tingling, Shawn calls his sister and asks if it's supposed to do that; she tells them they were only supposed to leave it on for 20 minutes. And voila:

Topanga also had an older sister during the first season--Nebbie (short for Nebula). She made a brief appearance on the episode where Topanga had a crush on Eric; Eric tried to let her down easy but failed miserably when her hot older sister showed up at the Matthews' house to pick up Topanga.


Also, remember when Topanga had three dads, and it wasn't progressive?:

The many faces of Jedidiah

I mean, the first one was Peter Tork, so I understand him only being a guest star on the one episode. But still.

And then there were her moms (still just inconsistent):

Remember when Morgan was this kid:

Before she disappeared for a season or two and then reappeared as this kid:

Speaking of disappearing kids-- Judy Winslow from Family Matters:

She just kind of went upstairs one day and never came back down. And whenever Harriet and Carl were having a Proud Parent Moment, they would always refer to their "two great kids." I guess she just couldn't bring it next to Urkel. But don't worry about Jaimee Foxworth. I heard somewhere that she got involved in a lucrative career in the adult entertainment business.

Also, am I the only one who remembers Chuck from Happy Days?

This was almost a write-off, which is what my nit-picky soul craves from a cast change on a tv show.

He went off to college and-- for a while at least-- every once in a while, he would send home a letter; but eventually the letters stopped and Fonzie became the Cunningham's oldest son (if only adoptive).

I could go on and on.... but the longer this post gets, the more pathetic I seem.