 These include Cory's love for the Phillies and Morgan often wearing a Philadelphia Eagles jacket.Eric mentions that he and his father always talk about the Eagles, 76ers, Flyers, and Phillies, the four major sports teams in Philadelphia, and his attempts to be accepted into Swarthmore College—finally ending with Cory and most of the cast attending Pennbrook.The name of John Adams High School is an homage to William Daniels' long-running role in the Tony-award-winning Broadway play (and later film) "1776", in which Daniels played Founding Father John Adams.