Boy Meets World (TV Series)

Cult Fiction (1997)

William Russ: Alan Matthews

Quotes 

• Shawn Hunter : Okay, everyone have a peaceful night. I'm going back to The Centre.

  Alan Matthews : Oh, no. Whoa, whoa. No, you're not. While your parents are out of town you are our responsibility.

  Amy Matthews : That means you're staying here in this house.

  Shawn Hunter : Yeah. Mr. Mack told me that people like you would try to talk me out of my beliefs.

  Amy Matthews : Shawn, we love you.

  Shawn Hunter : He said you'd say that.

  Alan Matthews : All right, fine. That's enough. Get him in the house and tie him up.

  George Feeny : Shawn, these aren't beliefs. This is just a way to escape a life that doesn't have beliefs.

  Shawn Hunter : That's a judgment.

  George Feeny : You're damn right it is.

• Mr. Philip Mack : I just want you to know that I forgive you for trying to shut us down.

  George Feeny : You forgive *me*?

  Alan Matthews : Easy, George, come on. He's just trying to get a rise out of you.

  [to Mr. Mack] 

  Alan Matthews : Look, you're not dealing with gullible little kids here, now, buddy. Now you brought Shawn down, thanks, now why don't you just take a hike back to con-land?

  Mr. Philip Mack : Now do you see how judgmental these people are?

  Alan Matthews : No, no listen!

  [He violently shoves Mack against the wall] 

  Alan Matthews : You see! A judgment I made a long time ago is that Shawn Hunter is the best friend that my kid ever had. And I will kill to protect Shawn Hunter from people like you.

  [Alan points at him menacingly. Amy touches his arm to calm him down] 

  Amy Matthews : Alan, he would love a lawsuit

  Mr. Philip Mack : [Straightens his coat]  I think there's a lot of anger here. And I don't feel that this is a healthy environment for Shawn.

  George Feeny : Well I really don't give a...

  Mr. Philip Mack : Look, I know you don't respect my philosophies, but for kids who feel lost and have an emptiness in their lives, I'm here to give them a sense of belonging.

  George Feeny : You can't have Shawn!

  Mr. Philip Mack : That's up to Shawn. And, in any event, there are many more just like him.