"If You Can't Be With the One You Love... " is the eighteenth episode of season 5 of Boy Meets World and the 105th overall. It first aired on March 6 , 1998 . It was written by Gary H. Miller and directed by Alan Myerson.
Synopsis [ ]
In an effort to numb his heartache, Cory steals a bottle of whiskey from Alan. He offers to share the bottle with Shawn and the two drown their sorrows. Trouble arises when Shawn discovers he likes the alcohol a little too much.
Trivia [ ]
The episode was one of the three episodes that was pulled from Disney Channel, along with "Prom-ises, Prom-ises" and "The Truth About Honesty", due to its depictions of underage drinking.
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Episodes
Season One: Boy Meets World • On the Fence • Father Knows Less • Cory's Alternative Friends • Killer Bees • Boys II Mensa • Grandma Was a Rolling Stone • Teacher's Bet • Class Pre-Union • Santa's Little Helper • The Father/Son Game • Once in Love with Amy • She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not • The B-Team of Life • Model Family • Risky Business • The Fugitive • It's a Wonderful Night • Kid Gloves • The Play's the Thing • Boy Meets Girl • I Dream of Feeny
Season Two: Back 2 School • Pairing Off • Notorious • Me and Mr. Joad • The Uninvited • Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf? • Wake Up, Little Cory • Band on the Run • Fear Strikes Out • Sister Theresa • The Beard • Turnaround • Cyrano • I Am Not a Crook • Breaking up is Really, Really Hard to Do • Danger Boy • On the Air • By Hook or By Crook • Wrong Side of the Tracks • Pop Quiz • The Thrilla in Phila • Career Day • Home
Season Three: My Best Friend's Girl • The Double Lie • What I Meant to Say • He Said, She Said • Hometown Hero • This Little Piggy • Truth and Consequences • Rave On • The Last Temptation of Cory • Train of Fools • City Slackers • The Grass is Always Greener • New Friends and Old • A Kiss is More Than a Kiss • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter • Stormy Weather • The Pink Flamingo Kid • Life Lessons • I Was a Teenage Spy • I Never Sang for My Legal Guardian • The Happiest Show on Earth • Brother, Brother
Season Four: You Can Go Home Again • Hair Today, Goon Tomorrow • I Ain't Gonna Spray Lettuce No More • Fishing for Virna • Shallow Boy • Janitor Dad • Singled Out • Dangerous Secret • Sixteen Candles and 400-Pound Men • Turkey Day • An Affair to Forget • Easy Street • B & B's B n' B • Wheels • Chick Like Me • A Long Walk to Pittsburgh • Uncle Daddy • Quiz Show • Security Guy • Cult Fiction • Learning to Fly
Season Five: Brothers • Boy Meets Real World • It's Not You... It's Me • Fraternity Row • The Witches of Pennbrook • No Guts, No Cory • I Love You, Donna Karan • Chasing Angela • How to Succeed in Business • Last Tango in Philly • A Very Topanga Christmas • Raging Cory • The Eskimo • Heartbreak Cory • First Girlfriends Club • Torn Between Two Lovers (Feeling Like a Fool) • And Then There Was Shawn • If You Can't Be with the One You Love... • Eric Hollywood • Starry Night • Honesty Night • Prom-ises, Prom-ises • Things Change • Graduation
Season Six: His Answer • Her Answer • Ain't College Great? • Friendly Persuasion • Better Than the Average Cory • Hogs and Kisses • Everybody Loves Stuart • You're Married, You're Dead • Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield • And in Case I Don't See Ya • Santa's Little Helpers • Cutting the Cord • We'll Have a Good Time Then • Getting Hitched • Road Trip • My Baby Valentine • Resurrection • Can I Help to Cheer You? • Bee True • The Truth About Honesty • The Psychotic Episode • State of the Unions
Season Seven: Show Me the Love • For Love and Apartments • Angela's Men • No Such Thing as a Sure Thing • You Light Up My Union • They're Killing Us • It's About Time • The Honeymooners • The Honeymoon is Over • Picket Fences • What a Drag! • Family Trees • The Provider • I'm Gonna Be Like You, Dad • The War • Seven the Hard Way • She's Having My Baby Back Ribs • How Cory and Topanga Got Their Groove Back • Brotherly Shove • As Time Goes By • Angela's Ashes • Brave New World