On November 19, 1993, Boy Meets World Season 1, Episode 8 debuted, titled “Teacher’s Bet” In the episode, Cory Matthews argued with Stuart Minkus that Mr. Feeny was undeserving of his $40,000 a year salary, prompting Cory and Feeny to swap places for a week The same salary that I make today, as a ten year teaching veteran, thirty-one years later