Reginald VelJohnson would play the role of Officer James in Girl Meets World .
On April 1 , 2016 , it was announced that Reginald VelJohnson would guest star in an episode as a police officer named Officer James , a nod to VelJohnson 's previous role in a different TGIF sitcom , officer Carl Winslow of Family Matters .
Girl Meets World