Danielle Fishel Recalls ‘Boy Meets World’ Creator’s Threats To Fire Her At Age 12 On Humiliating First Day On Set
29.07.2022 - 20:13
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Danielle Fishel played Topanga Lawrence on seven seasons of “Boy Meets World”, but she’s now revealing that her first day on the set of the beloved sitcom was nearly her last.
During a recent edition of the “Pod Meets World” podcast (as reported by Variety), Fishel and co-hosts Rider Strong and Will Friedle were joined by director David Trainer to look back on their time on the show.
As Fishel recalled, she learned she landed the role on a Friday night, and was told to be on set Monday morning.
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Just 12 at the time, she noted that her first run-through didn’t go well, and she was given notes by series creator Michael Jacobs.
“I had never been a part of his marathon notes session. This was my first one because it was my very first week,” Fishel said.
“Michael starts off the notes by saying, ‘Danielle, I’m going to give you your notes all at one time, at the end and I’m going to give everyone else their notes now, because if I made everyone sit here through all of the notes I had for you, we would all be here for hours and no one would ever get to go home. So you’re just going to wait for the end.’ From that moment on, my eyes welled up because you know, I’m now in front of everybody — all the producers, all the writers, all the cast and all eyes are on me for a second,” she added.
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“He went through every single one of my lines and what he wanted and what I wasn’t doing right and how slow I needed to talk,” she continued. “What I know specifically was said is, ‘All I know is, if you don’t come back tomorrow doing this entirely differently, you are also