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Boy meets world

This is like a half-and-half between an AskReddit post and a TIL post..I'd call it an r/Revelation or r/MindBlown post, but as far as I know those don't exist...so I'll pose this as a question: Did Eric Matthews character from Boy Meets World turn into the shows fool due to Brain Trauma in the 4th season?

Allow me to explain:

OK, during the first 4 seasons of Boy Meets World, Eric Matthews (Cory's older brother) is "portrayed as suave and popular, this contrasts with Cory, who has trouble finding his niche in school."(quoted from the Wikipedia Description of Eric Matthews). But after the 4th season, "Eric's character devolves from a suave elder brother to an irrational moron serving as comic relief." (also quoted from the Wiki Character Description).

My question is...what caused this drastic change? My solution is that in episode 79, Eric Matthews suffered Brain Damage due to a blow to the head.

In episode 79 ("Easy Street"), Eric takes his crush, the wilderness savvy Loni, on a road trip to see her family during Christmas. They stop on the side of the road when she tells him she has a "powerful feeling", which (of course) Eric thinks is her way of telling him she wants him; what is actually is is a blizzard (as I said before, she's very wilderness savvy). They become trapped in the car under 5 feet of snow. When Eric panics, he tells her "it's my responsibility to protect you and protect you I will!", then begins to ram his shoulder repeatedly against the door in an effort to bash his way out...instead of making it out of the car, he accidentally smashes his head against the window and blacks out.

10 minutes into the episode later (I'm watching it right now), Mr. And Mrs. Matthews answer the door to see Loni carrying Eric over her shoulder. He's no longer unconscious, but completely delirious and...to be honest...he begins to act exactly the way his character acts after he moves in with Jack (like a "irrational moron).

After episode 79, Eric's character completely devolves into the goofy, idiotic, and complete opposite that he was in the previous seasons. He sometimes acts almost too stupid for words...though other times his previous intelligence seems to shine through (though it still comes out in a childish and humorous manner).

So my question to you is: Did Eric Matthews become the goofy comic relief due to Brain Trauma in episode 79?

Source- https://m.reddit.com/comments/r1hp0

My opinion- i just thought he was funny! I give this theory a 6/10