Danielle Fishel reveals ‘Boy Meets World’ creator threatened to fire her
Danielle Fishel revealed that the creator of “Boy Meets World,” Michael Jacobs, threatened to fire her on her first day.
The actress – who played Topanga Lawrence on the show – recalled her first rehearsal on the most recent episode of her podcast, “Pod Meets World.”
Fishel, who described her 12-year-old self as “bubbly, fast-talking [and] spunky,” said she found it “very hard to speak slowly” and this seemingly annoyed Jacobs.
She recounted that at the end of rehearsals, Jacobs gave her some pretty harsh feedback and even threatened to fire her.
“Michael starts off the notes by saying ‘Danielle I’m going to give you all of your notes all at one time at the end and I’m going to give everyone else notes
After going through his notes, Jacobs, told Fishel and her mom, “All I know is if you don’t come back tomorrow doing this entirely differently, you are also not going to be here.”
Fishel proceeded to stay up all night with her mom, who coached her on speaking much slower. This apparently worked because the next day, Jacobs applauded her during rehearsals.