Boy Meets World Secrets, Childhood Crushes, Favorite Jordans, Craziest Fan Interactions and Working with Sabrina Carpenter with Danielle Fishel
Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry FerraraShow Notes
Danielle Fishel joins the show to look back at her iconic run as Topanga Lawerence on Boy Meets World and how it felt to inspire a generation. Danielle tells Matt and Jerry how Pod Meets World began and why her high school years felt surprisingly normal even while she was playing Topanga. She shares the fan interactions she’ll never forget, and the dos and don’ts of approaching her as your childhood crush. Plus, Danielle reveals her own childhood crushes, talks about working with Sabrina Carpenter on Girl Meets World, whether her kids know she’s an icon, her favorite Boy Meets World episode, favorite Jordans if all-time and why candy corn is a hard no.
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00:00 Show open
03:25 Wendy’s Greatest Beefs of All-Time: NBA Beefs
08:18 Danielle Fishel joins the show
09:40 The origin of Pod Meets World
11:20 What Boy Meets World memories have come back with the podcast
13:20 Danielle lived a “normal” life while filming Boy Meets World
15:00 Nobody at Calabasas High School cared she was Topanga
17:20 How it feels Topanga had such a positive impact on a whole generation
19:00 Craziest fan interactions Danielle had
21:45 Do NOT tell Danielle you’re her “Hall Pass”
26:30 Jonathan Taylor Thomas was Danielle’s first boyfriend
28:37 Leonardo DiCaprio was Danielle’s childhood crush
31:15 What was it like working with young Sabrina Carpenter?
32:30 Do Danielle’s kids realize she’s an icon?
35:25 Jerry’s son lets everybody know his dad is the star of Power
36:57 Jerry’s Bet MGM Pick of the Week
39:00 Danielle’s Favorite Jordans
43:15 Danielle hates candy corn
46:50 Danielle’s favorite Boy Meets World episode
48:20 Book Meets World is on the way
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