Danielle Fishel and William Daniels handled followers to a Boy Meets World reunion on Dancing With the Stars.
Fishel, 44, and her companion, Pasha Pashkov, danced a jive to the sitcom's theme music throughout the Tuesday, October 14, episode of the ABC competitors collection, with Daniels, 98, becoming a member of the pair on the ballroom flooring for the Dedication Evening routine.
“I don't assume I might have been the skilled that I'm [without William Daniels],” Fishel mentioned in her opening bundle whereas explaining why she selected to honor her mentor, who known as in to inform her he was “very pleased with all she's doing” on the present.
“This dance is for you Mr. Feeny,” Fishel mentioned. “Thanks for at all times displaying up even when the cameras stopped rolling.”
Fishel and Pashkov began their jive beside Daniels in an workplace earlier than taking off to the dance flooring. They ended the quantity again with Daniels, who gave the duo an “A+” grade on their efficiency.
Whereas the pair earned an ideal grade from Daniels, they weren't fairly as fortunate with the judges who gave them a complete rating of 29 out of 40. It did, nevertheless, mark Fishel's first eight of the season from Bruno Tonioli.
“You're pitching Boy Meets World the Musical, as a result of it was such a beautiful quantity. It had all of the constructions and all of the story strains!” Bruno mentioned, noting that though Fishel might “sharpen” her “edges” in her strikes he “completely beloved it.”
Derek Hough and visitor choose Kym Johnson echoed Bruno's sentiments, however Carrie Ann Inaba had the evening's harshest criticism, telling Fishel and Pashkov it felt like she was watching “the identical dance again and again.” The critique was met with loud boos from the viewers, however Fishel didn't let it get her down.
“I'm at all times having a lot enjoyable,” Fishel advised cohost Julianne Hough. “Generally I believe I've a lot enjoyable I overlook that i'm presupposed to be dancing! In order that a lot enjoyable.”
Fishel and Daniels memorably starred as Topanga Lawrence and Mr. George Feeny on the ABC coming-of-age sitcom Boy Meets World, which aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000.
Earlier this month, Fishel confirmed that Daniels would carry out along with her throughout Dedication Evening, sharing on the Wednesday, October 8, episode of her “Danielle With the Stars” podcast, “Mr. Feeny himself goes to be on the ballroom flooring with me.”
Fishel added that Daniels was “going to take part within the dance” along with her and Pashkov, 39.
Whereas she acknowledged that “saying it out loud feels loopy,” Fishel teased, “We get to bop to the Boy Meets World theme music, the one you all know and love.”
Fishel then defined why she wished to honor Daniels along with her week 5 dance.
“It's actually a dedication to Invoice and the position he has performed in my life and the position Boy Meets World has performed in my life,” she mentioned. “He's simply such an inspiration to so many people. And to have the ability to say thanks to him and to provide him this sort of platform for him to obtain the love that he deserves goes to be very memorable.”
Fishel elaborated on her admiration for Daniels in an Entertainment Weekly article.
“He's 98 years previous. He was a toddler actor. He's had essentially the most unbelievable profession,” she famous. “I really feel like I'm having a second act in my life and in my profession at 44 years previous. To see him at 98 nonetheless going to conventions, he's gonna be on the ballroom flooring subsequent week, and he was a part of a present that fully modified my life.”
Fishel additionally hinted that another “particular friends” could be within the viewers for Dedication Evening, teasing, “Some folks I'm shocked are capable of be there however I'm so joyful are capable of be there.”
Boy Meets World grew to become a household sitcom phenomenon throughout its seven-season run on ABC from 1993 to 2000. Created by Michael Jacobs, the present adopted the life and life classes of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) from dwelling with dad and mom Alan (William Russ) and mom Amy (Betsy Randle) to high school with neighbor and forever-teacher George Feeny […]
Dedication Evening was not the primary time Fishel nodded to the Boy Meets World universe throughout her Dancing With the Stars journey. She beforehand danced to her Lady Meets World costar Sabrina Carpenter's hit “Manchild” throughout the TikTok-themed September 30 episode. (Fishel reprised her position as Topanga on the Disney Channel spinoff, which aired from 2014 to 2017, whereas Carpenter, 26, portrayed Topanga's daughter's good friend Maya Hart.)
“I've identified Sabrina for over a decade now,” Fishel mentioned throughout the episode, “and I think about her to be like a daughter to me.”
As for Carpenter, she advised Fishel in a video message that she was “so proud” of her, including, “I like you a lot.”
Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, with new episodes streaming the following day on Hulu.
