Adam Scott is finally at peace after awkward Boy Meets World encounter with Rider Strong: 'It's b...

After 30 years, Scott says he's finally able to look back and realize that a lot of those unresolved feelings were &34;probably just in my head.&34; Adam Scott

After 30 years, Scott says he's finally able to look back and realize that a lot of those unresolved feelings were "probably just in my head."

Adam Scott is finally at peace after awkward Boy Meets World encounter with Rider Strong: 'It's been squashed'

After 30 years, Scott says he's finally able to look back and realize that a lot of those unresolved feelings were "probably just in my head."

By Ryan Coleman

Published on August 3, 2025 08:30PM EDT

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Adam Scott knows now that time doesn't heal all wounds. Sometimes you have to hash it out on a podcast.

Two years ago, the *Parks and Recreation *and *Party Down *star sat down with his old *Boy Meets World* * *costar, Rider Strong, for a friendly discussion of his time guest starring as the bully Griff Hawkins. But Scott had other plans for his appearance on the *Pod Meets World *podcast: addressing 30-year-old unresolved feelings over an awkward encounter the two shared during production on the series' season 2 finale.

When asked in hindsight if he feels like he truly got closure, Scott jokes to * *Editorial Director Gerrad Hall on a recent episode of EW's *Awardist* podcast, "No, we need to work it out."

He clarifies, "No, absolutely. I mean, Rider Strong, who the awkward interaction was with, didn't even remember it. And I really, truly had been carrying it around for, it was like 30 years, because it was like 1994, '95. It's crazy."**

Adam Scott on season 3 of 'Boy Meets World'.

He then confirms, "I feel like we addressed it. I think it's been squashed."

During his *Pod Meets World *appearance, Scott confronted Strong over what went down on set.

"I don't know if you remember this, Rider. Literally, this has been tugging at me for 29 years. It was the season finale of season 2. The scene ends. Everyone just erupts and starts cheering," Scott recalled. He recalled then turning to Strong on set and exclaiming, "'Hey, congratulations buddy!' And I give you a high five and I go in and hug you, and as I do that, you push me off and you give me this look like, 'Wait a second. Who the [bleep] are you?' And then you run away."

Strong was shocked to hear this account of himself, wondering aloud, "Are you serious? Why would I do that?!" The two eventually patched things up, with Scott taking solace that the interaction barely registered in Strong's mind, and Strong apologizing in retrospect anyway.**

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Scott ruminates on *The Awardist *that "for so long and still, I get nervous" around highly-charged interactions with industry peers.

"I think the main advantage of people who grow up in show business, whatever, nepo babies... is that you grow up around show business... there's nothing particularly special or nerve-racking about it," he explains.

"That's really what I had to overcome," Scott says. "It took me 20 years to overcome. It's just being so freaked out being on a movie set or a TV set, because I was so excited about it, that I couldn't kind of calm down and just relax and not worry about all that other, all the accoutrements around you."

Rider Strong and Ben Savage on 'Boy Meets World'.

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***Check out more from EW's *The Awardist,* featuring exclusive interviews, analysis, and our podcast diving into all the highlights from the year's best films, TV, and music.***

With three-decade-old unresolved feelings finally untangled and put to rest, Scott can finally focus on the work ahead, namely, campaigning for an Emmy after scoring his second nomination.

Scott was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the 2025 Emmys, an award he'll vie for against the stiff competition of Sterling K. Brown (*Paradise*),* *Gary Oldman (*Slow Horses*),** Pedro Pascal* *(*The Last of Us*), and his one-time *ER *costar, Noah Wyle* *(*The Pitt*).

Listen to Scott's full interview on *The* *Awardist* above.

The 77th Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze, air Sunday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.**

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