| She's Having my Baby Back Ribs | |
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| Season No. | 7 |
| Episode No. | 15 |
| Original Airdate | February 11, 2000 |
| Written by | Lara Runnels and Patti Carr |
| Directed by | Jerry Levine |
| Guest starring | April Mills as Celeste, Patrick W. Ziegler as Patron, Peggy Miley as Nana Boo Boo, Ryan Wilcox as Coffee Guy |
Synopsis
Topanga feels ashamed when she watches Jack brag about his 6% body fat, and how gorgeous Angela and Rachel are. She sees that Eric has a weight problem as well, and asks him if they could both diet. He agrees, and they swear each other to secrecy, though, because it is embarassing. The next morning, though, Cory is suspicious because Topanga refuses her usual morning waffles and can't fit into her pants. She leaves in a huff, and Cory calls Shawn over to think. As he sits in bed with Cory, eating waffles, Cory explains what happened. He guesses that Topanga is pregnant, and Cory thinks it is true as well. Cory confronts Eric on the subject, and Eric scolds Cory for being unsupportive of Topanga's diet. Of course, he doesn't use such specific language, and he only manages to convince Cory that Topanga is, indeed, pregnant.
The rumor spreads quickly, and when Cory goes to his parents' house to tell Alan, Amy and Mr. Feeny, they're immediately critical of his decision to adopt a 14-year-old Chinese boy. Cory corrects them, but breaks the news that Topanga is pregnant. Alan reacts poorly, but cooler heads prevail, and they say he should talk to the person he loves. In the next scene, Cory is talking to Shawn about what he should do. Shawn says he should just tell Topanga, but Cory intends to do one better: he's going to show her.
As Angela takes Topanga to her surprise baby shower, Topanga is surprised that Angela keeps complementing how good she looks, because she's only been dieting for a day. That's when the truth comes out. Nevertheless, Topanga enters the party and, while she's really surprised, is so elated by all of the gifts and complements that she plays along that she is pregnant. Jack gives her a DVD player, and Nana Boo Boo gives her a $75,000 check. Upon Angela's urging, though, she reveals the truth. She says she felt unattractive and wanted to diet. Cory says that's ridiculous, and everyone agrees. They all share how they have problems with how they look. Rachel is conscienscous of her height, Angela wishes she had curves, Shawn has no butt, and even Jack (and his 6% body fat) used to be called "Jumbo Jack" in high school.
That night, Cory tells how he was a little disappointed that there's no baby, but thinks it's good that there wasn't. They look forward to one day when there will be, and decide that there's no reason they can't practice.
Trivia
The stuffed penguin in the background in Cory and Topanga's bedroom is the same stuffed animal that is called "Hugsy, the bedtime penguin pal" in Friends.