There was an episode Child Meets the World that actor Strong Rider He said that filming was “very miserable”.

During a recent episode “Pod Meets World” podcastStrong, 44, and his former co-stars Danielle Fishel And Will Friedle It was reflected in the 18th episode of the 5th season titled “If You Can’t Be With the One You Love”. The episode revolves around Cory (Ben Savage) drinks at a party with Shawn (Strong) to get over his breakup with Topanga (Fishel).

“This was hard for me to watch. Strong said of the episode, which never aired on the Disney Channel due to its more mature themes: “I didn’t like that episode. “In some ways… taking on something like drinking on a kids’ sitcom is admirable, and I love it. Child Meets the World “He didn’t shy away from things like that.”

In the episode, Shawn continues to drink after agreeing to stop drinking with Cory, accompanied by Shawn’s half-brother Jack (Matthew Lawrence), tells him that their father is an alcoholic, but drunk Shawn pushes his girlfriend Angela (Trina McGee), to a door. Shawn ends the episode by deciding to seek help for his alcoholism.

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“I love that drinking is good and fun for Cory at first because I think it’s a lot more realistic about how drinking gets into people’s lives, especially young people,” Strong said, before criticizing Shawn’s sudden change in the second half of the episode. . “And I was like, ‘What the hell? ‘This is trying to be so harsh and heavy and serious’ and it was too much. It was very heavy for me. … I was very uncomfortable and yeah, I didn’t think it was a good thing, I’m sorry.”

Strong stated that he was “not committed” while filming the episode’s more serious scenes, and joked that he was “acting sketchy the entire episode.” “Attacking Angela, yelling at Cory, yelling; those are the kinds of things people do after years of drinking,” he said. “In the first scene, Shawn is having a good time with Cory, doing handstands, peeing on cop cars, and going, ‘Wow, fun-loving,’ and then in the second half it’s like he’s 45 years old. The one-year-old alcoholic who said, ‘I can’t stop, but I have to keep doing this.’ “I don’t think that’s realistic for someone who has tried alcohol once.”

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Strong called the show’s portrayal of alcoholism “a disservice to people” who deal with the problem. “Trying to fit the entire alcoholic journey and sobriety journey into 22 minutes, that’s not what it’s really like,” he said. “This is never the case in real life. And in a weird way, it does harm to the problem it’s trying to solve.”

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357).