Q&A Meets World! Part 3

Summary

Pod Meets World — “Q&A Meets World! Part 3”

Release Date: September 18, 2025
Hosts: Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, Rider Strong
Production: iHeartPodcasts
Theme: Listener Q&A — memorable tour moments, “Boy Meets World” lore, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and life lessons

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Episode Overview

In this lively Q&A-centered episode, Danielle, Will, and Rider answer voice memos from fans across the country, tackling everything from live tour mishaps and personal career predictions, to rumors, financial transparency, and emotional takeaways from their “Boy Meets World” experiences. The trio’s playful banter blends nostalgia, candor, and humor, giving fans both laughter and thoughtful insights into their lives on and off the show.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Most Memorable Tour Moments

• Backstage Antics > Onstage Events

  • Danielle insists the best memories are “always the things that happen backstage” rather than on stage (04:33).
  • Legend of the “Fart Broccoli” Incident — Ryder opened rotten broccoli in the Austin green room, causing a legendary stink. Danielle: “It’s like an outhouse that’s never been cleaned” (07:14).
  • Cleaning up the mess resulted in uncontrollable laughter and tears.

• Audience Connections

  • Rider speaks about emotional ovations: “It hits you like a human wall of love” (08:58).
  • Will recalls highlights: a Yankees fan admits allegiance on stage in Philly (09:17), a meet-and-greet where they learn about an audience member throwing up before a Boston show, and a marriage proposal during a show (10:00).

• Notable Fan Costumes

  • Clever fan costumes mentioned—especially a Feeny impersonator, Corey/Feeny rollercoaster duo, and deep-cut in-jokes costumes (10:52).

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2. Ryder Strong’s Movie Star Predictions

• Fans remind Ryder of his claim to spot rising stars, prompting an update (12:55).
• Easton mentions Teyana Taylor and Malachi Barton as ones to watch (13:17).
• Will jokes: “A guy named Bradley Pitt—keep an eye on him” (13:31).
• Discussion brings up young talent from the “Zombies” franchise and up-and-comers like Jack O’Connell from “Sinners” (14:36).
• Ryder promises to keep notes for future picks.

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3. Will’s Favorite Deep Cut ‘Seinfeld’ Episodes

• Will’s picks:
  • “The Pony Remark” — “Sue and I quote all the time.” (15:10)
  • “The Pen” — “It blows up the entire, like, retirement village.” (15:10)

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4. Topanga’s Name Debate (Character Evolution)

• Listener asks if Topanga from “Girl Meets World” refusing to call Dewey “Doy” betrays her free-spirited original self (16:31).
• Danielle: “Season 1 Topanga would have no problem,” but later Topanga became “obsessed with controlling everything... It's a little disappointing that there was no real embrace of Season One Topanga” (17:13).

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5. The Infamous Lobster — Double or Not?

• Fan asks: Does the recurring lobster character have a stunt double?
• In a playful voice memo, “the lobster” (voiced by Easton) says, “If I’m given two scenes in one day, you better believe it’s me both times... I’m a professional” (20:18).
• Will: “Leave the stunt doubles to Teddy Ruxpin and that clown from Poltergeist” (20:28).

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6. Urban Legends & Rumors About the Cast

• “Danielle went to Quinnipiac College” is one of many rumors (21:12).
• Danielle clarifies: “I did not go to Quinnipiac. I’ve never even heard of Quinnipiac until right now” (22:26).
• Other rumors: that she dated someone’s cousin (23:06), Will being agoraphobic (“never true,” but admits he was reclusive for a period) (24:26).
• Will: “Most young actors in the 90s eventually hear they’re gay at some point” (24:18).

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7. Showbiz Finances: Where Did the “Boy Meets World” Money Go?

• James asks if show earnings set them up for life (29:48).
• Rider: Used earnings to pay for college, invest in property, thanks to parents’ guidance (30:20).
• Will: Smart investments, bought a house early, credits family advice (32:10).
• Danielle: Was lowest paid of main cast, started at $7,500/week, doubled after negotiations; parents managed her money for her, invested in property, and kept detailed records (34:12). Says “there are no actual Boy Meets World dollars” left, but investments continue to pay off (37:45).
• They all emphasize the importance of supportive, financially savvy parents in avoiding pitfalls common among young actors.

Quote:
Rider: “If somebody tells me they were a child actor… I can’t assume they have any of that money left” (38:09).
Danielle: “My mom kept every single pay stub, she had everything organized... I never once doubted that my parents were doing fine by me” (35:48).

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8. Pre-Show Chatter: How Is It Decided?

• Avery wants to know how pre-show talk is planned (40:42).
• Simultaneous, impromptu process—Will: “Anybody have pre show chatter?... You got writers? Go ahead” (41:27).
• Rider keeps a note folder for ideas but otherwise, it’s spontaneous (41:55).

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9. Surprising TV Trivia: Ryder and Bill Daniels’ Hidden Connection

• Listener reveals Ryder played Bill Daniels’ (Mr. Feeny) “grandson” on a forgotten sitcom, “Nurses”: “I did not know that at all. That’s amazing!” (43:14).

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10. Ryder’s Wife’s Pregnancy on ‘The Fosters’

• Ryder’s wife’s real pregnancy was written into her role; she filmed while very pregnant, even during a car crash scene (44:50).

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11. Cast’s Relationship with Compliments & Teen Idol Status

• Emily asks if they’re more comfortable with appearance-based compliments in their 40s (45:51).
• Danielle: “Now that I’m old, I want to be reminded as often as possible. If you think I’m attractive, you better tell me” (46:47).
• Rider: “I feel in control of my appearance now... I feel confident about how I look and I’m comfortable with it” (47:39).
• Will: “I always hate how I look. It's just how I am... But it feels different getting compliments from Pod Meets World fans” (48:31).

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12. ‘Boy Meets World’ Injuries

• Bonnie (8 years old) asks if they were ever hurt on set (53:55).
• Danielle: Cut leg (subway episode)—still has scar (54:20).
• Will: Sprained thumb and leg punctured by smashed Ativan bottle (55:00).
• Rider: Not on set, but talks about an ingrown toenail being fixed during the show (56:48).

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13. The Cast’s Actual McDonald’s Orders

• Jenny from Boston makes hilariously accurate guesses (57:14).
• Will’s real order: “Number one super sized. Big Mac. Double quarter pounder with cheese. Double cheeseburger. Two regular cheeseburgers, two medium fries… thousands of calories, which is why I do not go there” (58:38).
• Danielle: “Quarter pounder with cheese, french fries and a vanilla milkshake [when pregnant]” (59:36), now prefers plain cheeseburgers.
• Rider: Used to order cheeseburgers without meat and add tofu as a vegetarian (60:17).

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14. Vegas Recommendations (Danielle’s Top Picks)

• Soft serve at Fontainebleau, Miami Slice pizza, Pinball Arcade, Meow Wolf art exhibit, and—of course—“just walk in and sit down at a [gambling] table and leave when my plane leaves 48 hours later” (62:55).

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15. Foster Care Themes in “Boy Meets World”

• Felicia asks if the recurring foster care storyline was intentional (63:12).
• None of the hosts recall it being a focus for Michael Jacobs or the writers.
• Rider references a book that analyzes “Boy Meets World” as offering an orphan/foster care narrative but says it’s critical about the show's avoidance of depicting real-life social services (64:41).
• Will: “When they come to government stuff... it wasn’t like protective services were called, it was friends and family who saved the day” (67:48).

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16. Did the Show Teach Them Real Life Lessons?

• Mackenzie from West Virginia asks if “Boy Meets World” prepared them for real life (68:27).
• Rider: “I was texting you guys about a situation that mirrored the [‘Grandma Was a Rolling Stone’] episode exactly... it was perfect timing” (69:31).
• Danielle agrees; those family lesson episodes stick with you (70:06).
• Will: “Not that I can think of, but that’s not to say it hasn’t happened… my strongest takeaway is about the relationships I built with these two [Danielle and Ryder]." (70:06).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Danielle on backstage memories:
  “The memories from the live shows are never...on stage. They are always the things that happen on our way to the shows, or the backstage, Ryder with the stinky broccoli.” (04:33)

• Rider on audience energy:
  “It hits you like a human wall of love. It's just insane.” (08:58)

• Danielle on Topanga’s character shift:
  “It’s a little disappointing that there was no real embrace of season one Topanga in the Girl Meets World version of Topanga.” (17:13)

• Will on leftovers:
  “This is why I don’t go to McDonalds. I invent the fake guy in the car with me because I order so much food that I’m pretending I’m buying for two people.” (58:57)

• Danielle on acting finances:
  “My mom kept every single pay stub… I never once doubted that my parents were doing fine by me.” (35:48)

• Rider on childhood acting fortune:
  “Getting that leg up under the age of 20 is insane.” (38:08)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Tour Memories / The Broccoli Incident: 04:08 – 08:13
• Movie Star Prediction Challenge: 12:55 – 14:36
• Seinfeld Deep Cuts: 15:07 – 16:13
• Topanga Character Debate: 16:31 – 18:59
• Lobster Bit: 19:06 – 21:02
• Rumors & Urban Legends: 21:12 – 24:26
• Showbiz Money & Financial Impact: 29:48 – 40:06
• Pre-Show Chatter Process: 40:42 – 41:55
• Fun TV Connections: 42:16 – 44:10
• Compliments and Teen Idol Status: 45:51 – 49:57
• On-Set Injuries: 53:55 – 57:00
• Their McDonald’s Orders: 57:14 – 60:55
• Vegas Recommendations: 60:59 – 62:56
• Foster Care Discussion: 63:12 – 68:13
• Did the Show Teach Life Lessons?: 68:27 – 71:41

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Conclusion

This Q&A episode is a perfect blend of nostalgia, honesty, and humor—reaffirming the bond between the hosts and their devoted listeners. With behind-the-scenes stories, financial real talk, and reflections on how “Boy Meets World” has intersected with (and at times shaped) their adult lives, Danielle, Will, and Ryder both inform and entertain, making this a must-listen for fans of the show and podcast alike.

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Transcript

[Danielle Fishel]

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[Danielle Fishel]

Foreign.

[Easton Allen]

Guys, we've done it again. We put out the call to our listeners and we asked them to send us voice memos, questions that they have for you guys as host Ghost now that you have finished season six. And I will tell you hundreds of responses again.

[Will Friedle]

Really? Wow.

[Easton Allen]

They are the questions you would think this deep into the game would slow up. And in real life, it's the exact same amount we've been getting. New question, old questions.

[Will Friedle]

Are any of them inappropriate?

[Easton Allen]

I found one to be inappropriate this time.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, really?

[Easton Allen]

It was the first time. Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

Was it, like, inappropriate about one of us?

[Easton Allen]

Yeah, I thought it was inappropriate. I mean, I don't want to give that guy his.

[Will Friedle]

What did they. What did they say about your wife?

[Easton Allen]

That's what it was.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I mean, it was.

[Easton Allen]

It was just like a weird. But we did find appropriate ones, and I'm excited to pass them along to you guys. You've been on tour for a while. A lot of people had questions about those shows. This first person, Olivia from parts unknown, that's what her question involves.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hi, everyone. My name is Olivia and I was actually a costume contest winner at one of your live shows. I will not say which show it was because I genuinely would like to know what your most memorable moment from past live shows have been on your tour. Most memorable moment. Oh, I know.

[Will Friedle]

It'd be hard to beat the proposal. I mean, well, hold on.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's. On stage, like, doing Boy Meets World. The memories from the live shows are never. The most memorable are not the things that happen on stage. They are always the things that happen on our way to the shows, on our way back to the show.

[Rider Strong]

Yes, you were right. Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

In the backstage. Ryder with the stinky broccoli.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, God. Fart broccoli. The fart broccoli. Wait, hold on.

[Rider Strong]

Why is it just because I opened it? It's not like I brought it. The broccoli.

[Danielle Fishel]

But it was.

[Rider Strong]

I just opened the thing.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're so offended.

[Rider Strong]

No, writer Stinkly broccoli. Okay, hold on. I have not been able to eat broccoli since I've literally. This has ruined broccoli for me for the rest of my life. I'm. It's.

[Will Friedle]

There's people upstairs going, what is that smell?

[Rider Strong]

Yeah. So that was in Austin, right?

[Danielle Fishel]

For anybody who doesn't Know, we have something called a rider. Interesting that it's called a rider.

[Will Friedle]

It's a rider.

[Danielle Fishel]

Any bands that go on tour or comedy acts or whoever, when you go on tour, the venues ask you, is there anything we can have here for you to help make your stay more comfortable? And our writer consists of sparkling flavored water, water, coffee, chocolate peanut butter cups, a fruit platter, a vegetable platter, and gummy bears.

[Will Friedle]

That's it. And the gummy bears were for gentle writer.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's the full extent of our writer we've got.

[Will Friedle]

We need a better writer.

[Danielle Fishel]

We need some better stuff right before our last show.

[Easton Allen]

And you'll Rolex down this time.

[Will Friedle]

Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

So we. We always eat fruit and veggies before we go out because we don't eat dinner before the show. We don't like to have a full stomach. We don't eat. End up eating dinner until about 9:30 or show or so when the show is over. So we always just snack on some fruits and veggies. And at this one show, where was it? Do you guys remember Austin?

[Will Friedle]

Are you sure it was Austin?

[Danielle Fishel]

Was it our first Austin show?

[Rider Strong]

That was in Texas? It was one of the. Yeah, because we did two Austin shows and I'm pretty sure it was our first Austin show.

[Danielle Fishel]

So.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, it was in Texas last January.

[Will Friedle]

So we.

[Danielle Fishel]

Ryder goes to open the broccoli. It's. The room we're sitting in is very narrow and long, not very big. Ryder opens the broccoli and goes, oh, God, this smells awful. And Will and I are like, oh, we like, look at him, like, shocked. Like, wow. Okay. We're sitting a little farther away from him and then all of a sudden, it is like a wave of just the worst smell.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's like. Like an outhouse that's never been cleaned.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

And we're like, oh, my God, that's so gross. I'm gonna gag.

[Will Friedle]

This is awful.

[Rider Strong]

McCalla, our tour manager, comes walking in the room and just goes, what? Oh my God. What is that?

[Will Friedle]

What is that? What is that?

[Rider Strong]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

People from upstairs go, what's going on down there? They came down. We were like, it's the broccoli. But also then he spilled. The worst part was that it, like, got knocked off the. Off the counter and broccoli went everywhere. Oh. It was like, oh, God, now we have to clean up.

[Rider Strong]

Well, then we put it in the garbage can. It didn't go away. It was like. You put it in the garbage can and then it was just still wafting.

[Danielle Fishel]

No. Then we had to Close up the garbage bag, put that in another garbage bag, and actually take the garbage out. And we laughed. You won't be surprised to hear this. We laughed so hard. We all had tears. It was so. That. That's one of my favorite tears.

[Will Friedle]

For several reasons, let's be honest.

[Danielle Fishel]

And the comedy. Anyone else have another moment?

[Rider Strong]

I mean, we have so many. You're right. Backstage moments are equivalent to me as the onstage moments. But I don't know. I mean, like, there have been several times where we've gone out and for our opening, and the audience is just so crazy loud and on their feet. And I look at Danielle, and she's immediately crying. And our theme song for the podcast is playing, and I, like, feel like I'm gonna start crying. And it's just so fulfilling. It's like, this is madness. Like, that we're doing this. That this thing that, you know, feels often like it's just kind of the three of us and Jensen and Tara and Issa. Like, it's just our small crew thing. When it becomes real that there are this many people listening and caring about the things we say and engaging with us, it's just like. It hits you like a human wall of love. It's just insane. Like, it's amazing.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're right. Like, when we went, we did the San Francisco show, and when our podcast music started playing and we all walked out, they gave us a standing ovation at the beginning, before the show even started. We could have sucked.

[Will Friedle]

We might not have earned that standing ovation at all.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're exactly right.

[Will Friedle]

I have two. The guy who got up on stage in Philly and admitted that he was a New York Yankees fan, and the.

[Rider Strong]

Whole crowd just turned on him.

[Danielle Fishel]

You're right.

[Will Friedle]

And it was just people just drunkenly, because we had, like, 3,000 people at that show. Literally. That was a great show in Philly. And then the other one is the person throwing up in the audience in Boston. In Boston, like, before the show started, we heard just, like, this sound and people scattering. And we didn't find out till later at the meet and greet that it was somebody, right before the show had started, had thrown up all over everybody in front of them in the show. So, yeah. And then the nice. Obviously, the one we just had, which is the Proposal, which was really cool.

[Rider Strong]

We've had so many great costumes, like, all these best costumes.

[Will Friedle]

What do you think's the best costume we've had so far? Total?

[Rider Strong]

Oh, best.

[Will Friedle]

Overall?

[Rider Strong]

I don't know. Well, there was that one Feeny that Just was Feeny. Do you remember that there was a guy who like basically just looked like Bill and he just had shaved down to a mustache and was wearing a feny. But that was crazy.

[Will Friedle]

The two girls who did they want you to take the roles that had the entire costumes perfectly.

[Rider Strong]

And the. They were great.

[Danielle Fishel]

Feeny and Corey in the roller coaster.

[Rider Strong]

That was one of the first ones. That was incredible.

[Easton Allen]

I think about the person who dressed as writer's friend from home a lot.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, well there's.

[Will Friedle]

Oh yes.

[Rider Strong]

There was also the person. Someone dressed as Indy's spelling list. Yeah, yeah. It was a couple. Your pony. Yeah, my pony. We had a couple Susies. Couple Susie.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Rider Strong]

The in jokes are just the best. Like when they're deep. Like inmate from the audience was one of the early ones. That was great.

[Will Friedle]

We just had that at the last show too. I mean we've had some great ones. So. No, there's. Yeah, it's being with the two of you, especially on on the Road and watching Jensen. I've never seen anybody power through dying saltwater taffy as much as Jensen. And literally Jensen in the first few cities we're doing constantly having to go to urgent care for one thing or the other until we realized part of his body was literally dead. Yeah, so. Yeah, that. That too. It's been. It's been great.

[Easton Allen]

We found out it's cheaper to buy a new couch than rent one for a venue.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh my gosh, yes. $600 to rent the couch we sit on for the show. Or we could buy one for. From IKEA, right? $200.

[Will Friedle]

200. Yeah, it's great. We had some great. We had some great crowds all the way through. We really did.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes, we definitely did.

[Easton Allen]

Well, our next question is from Myra in Phoenix. She needs an update from our friend Ryder Strong for something he promised and has slowly let go of.

[Danielle Fishel]

What up POD meets world. I'm Myra. I actually met you guys in Phoenix but was super awkward and couldn't even look Danielle in the eye because too much perfection. So here's my attempt at redemption with the non confrontational wall of voice note up. So I re listen to episodes of the podcast quite often and when you guys recapped in a fair to forget the pre show chatter was writer express explaining his talent for identifying rising movie stars which will found unimpressive as they are already in movies. But Danielle encouraged him to update the podcast with Ryder's predictions anyway and we haven't really gotten any. So Ryder, who are some actors you've seen in smaller Projects who you think will grow into movie stars will. Do you think his prediction counts based on their current stardom? And Danielle, please mediate the argument as you so often have to. Excited to hear answers. Okay, thanks. Love you.

[Rider Strong]

Bye. Wow.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, I love this.

[Easton Allen]

She also recorded that from a library, apparently.

[Will Friedle]

Nice.

[Danielle Fishel]

She was so quiet.

[Rider Strong]

I feel like I sent you guys a couple like a month or so after that episode. I did.

[Will Friedle]

I can't remember who it was, but you might have.

[Rider Strong]

I feel like I went back and forth. And Jensen, you had one or two as well. We were both like this.

[Easton Allen]

Tiana Taylor. Tiana Taylor. Coming up in that new Paul Thomas Anderson movie. I also think Malachi from Zombies 4 is probably on his Zac Efron way.

[Will Friedle]

Okay. Tom Cruise.

[Easton Allen]

Tom Cruise is a good one.

[Rider Strong]

He's gonna be big. Probably gonna be good.

[Will Friedle]

A guy named Bradley Pitt, I think is. Is one to keep an eye on.

[Danielle Fishel]

I think Freya sky from Zombies.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, Freya is another one from Zombies. We've said. What's his name? Manheim for he's great.

[Easton Allen]

Where are we? Just zombies people? No, Timor Hoffman's K out and about. So I feel like that's a writer pick.

[Rider Strong]

I would never pick him. I do not think he's very good, unfortunately.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. I would never pick him.

[Easton Allen]

Well, if some pop up for Myra, you should throw them into the mix.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, I'm trying to look back. I'm honestly like scrambling through my letterbox right now to see what I've seen recently that.

[Will Friedle]

Who was the good writer? Who was the woman who starred in that awesome. You and I just talked about this movie, that Predators movie.

[Rider Strong]

Oh, yeah, she was great.

[Will Friedle]

She was great in that movie. I don't even know the name of the actress, but she was. That movie was so much better than it at any right to be. That movie was so entertaining.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, I'll have to make a list because I feel like actually there has been somebody recently. God, I gotta go through. Cause it's not on letterboxd. Because I think some stuff I've seen at festivals lately, I've been like, oh, there's an.

[Easton Allen]

I just found a note I wrote for you. Jack o'. Connell. He plays Remick in Sinners. He's like a big standout.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sinners?

[Will Friedle]

Is that good?

[Rider Strong]

I haven't seen it either.

[Will Friedle]

Greater.

[Rider Strong]

I know. I've been dying to. I just. I literally have not had a moment. Yeah, I will.

[Danielle Fishel]

To watch a movie.

[Rider Strong]

No, I've been so bad. Like, I have not watched movies all summer. It's crazy. Like this whole year has been, you've.

[Danielle Fishel]

Got to see sinners.

[Rider Strong]

Okay. Yeah, I know. I'm really.

[Easton Allen]

While we're on the individual specific questions, Julie from Phoenix has one for Will.

[Danielle Fishel]

This is Julie from Phoenix, Arizona. And I want to know what Will's favorite deep cut episode of Seinfeld is. Not like the Soup Nazi, but like a real deep cut. Have a good day, guys.

[Will Friedle]

Excellent question. Oh, there's so many good ones. You know what? My. It's a very early one, but one sue and I quote all the time. My favorite deep cut is probably the Pony Remark, which is a great episode where. Yeah, very early. It's like season two or three of Seinfeld. But the Pony Remark is a great one. That and the pen. The pen is another great one where he, Jerry, goes to visit his parents in Florida and the next door, he says to his next door neighbor, like, hey, that's really nice pen. And he's like, then take it. Take the pen. He's like, no, I can't. He's like, no, come on, take it. I insist you take the pen. And so Jerry's like, thank you. This is great. And he walks out and his family's like, I can't believe you took that pen. And it's. It blows up the entire, like, retirement village. Like, so how's the new pen, Jerry? He's like, why does everybody talking? It's hysterical. So the pen and the pony remark would be my two answers to that.

[Easton Allen]

Good ones.

[Danielle Fishel]

We talked about the pony remark recently because it was someone we had on the show, had guest starred on it.

[Will Friedle]

The guy who was Stan. Stan the Plumber man's future son in law was on the Pony Remark. Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Yes.

[Easton Allen]

All right. Can't leave Danielle out. Emily has a question and it involves her child.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hi. POD Meets World. My name's Emily. I'm from New Orleans. I watch Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, and listen to the podcast with my 14 year old son, James. We actually saw you guys at. @ 90s con in Connecticut last year, and I'm hoping that you all can settle a debate between James and me. It's about Topanga's character in Girl Meets World. Auggie has a friend named Dewey who wants his name to be pronounced Doi, and Topanga refuses to do it, much to Doi's displeasure. Now, I feel like this is sort of a betrayal of original, you know, donut in the sky, Topanga. I think Original Topanga would say, if this child's essence is Doi, then of course I am going to call him doi. James disagrees. James thinks that even original Topanga would say, doi is so far beyond the pale, so far into ridiculousness, that I am not going to call him that. So I'm interested to hear what you guys think. Thanks for considering my question. Great question. So I agree that early season one Topanga would have no problem with whatever somebody identified as calling them, that Topanga is the person who channeled a spirit, right? You know, made some. Made weird sounds, red auras, vibrationally acceptable, Dewey versus doy, A pronunciation thing. Something especially a kid really wanted. Season 1 Topanga would have no problem with that. Seasons 5, 6, 7, Topanga, the total change in character would say, but that's not what it is. That's not what she would be exactly like she was in Girl Meets World. She was just obsessed with the reality of situations and. And kind of being obsessed with controlling everything to the way she thinks it should be. So it's a little disappointing that there was no real embrace of season one Topanga in season. In the Girl Meets World version of Topanga, we did do an episode eventually where I see myself in the mirror and I have, like, a little flashback of what I used to be like. But, yeah, I think. I think the Topanga that evolved in the later seasons of Boy Meets World is more on par with the Topanga we saw in Girl Meets World, for better or worse.

[Easton Allen]

Very good. Well, there's another cast member that got a specific question, and I wanted to make sure this was included.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hello, Pod Meets World. This is Alyssa from San Diego. Love the show. Love the podcast. My question is for the lobster. Lobster. On days where you are in two scenes, is it you in both scenes, or do you have a lobster double? Do you do your own stunts? Love you all. Question dismissed.

[Easton Allen]

You would think we wouldn't be able to figure this out, but I was able to reach out to the lobster and the lobster's answer in the form of a voice memo.

[Will Friedle]

Great, Alisa, thank you so much for the question.

[Danielle Fishel]

It means a lot that close to 30 years later, fans still appreciate my work without a side of butter, if you know what I mean. But dipping sauces aside, I took my craft seriously on the set of Boy.

[Will Friedle]

Meets World, and I still do today.

[Danielle Fishel]

You may not know this, but I'm a graduate of the Meisner technique, and I studied under H. Macy and Mamet at the Atlantic Acting School. So if I'm given two scenes in one day, you better believe it's me both times.

[Will Friedle]

Put me on a bookshelf, hide me.

[Danielle Fishel]

In a Student union buffet.

[Will Friedle]

Hell, you can put me in a.

[Danielle Fishel]

Throuple with Amy and Alan, if they're.

[Will Friedle]

Even still on this show.

[Danielle Fishel]

I'm there every scene because I'm a professor professional.

[Will Friedle]

Leave the stunt doubles to Teddy Ruxpin and that clown from Poltergeist.

[Danielle Fishel]

Anyway, thanks again for the question, but I gotta go. I have an audition for the Bear to Self tape. I think they're gonna hide me in a sandwich or something. Okay, lobster, dismissed.

[Will Friedle]

Why does he sound like he's in a boiling pot of water?

[Rider Strong]

He's boiling while he's hanging on his hot tub.

[Easton Allen]

He still made two creative decisions with one is the bubble. But then I realized the snapping. It must be his claws.

[Rider Strong]

He's talking snapping.

[Will Friedle]

He does that while he talks.

[Rider Strong]

He's. He's a hand talker.

[Danielle Fishel]

Super fan. Easton Allen as the voice of the lobster. Let's let not let that go uncredited.

[Easton Allen]

All right, this is a great question from Anthony.

[Will Friedle]

All right, I grew up in central Massachusetts, not dissimilar from where Will grew up with, you know, lack of electricity and all that. But there was a pervasive urban legend where I grew up that Topanga, or rather Danielle, went to Quinnipiac College in Connecticut. It was a. It was a big one. It was on par with, like, the kid that ate Pop Rocks and drank soda or that Paul from the Wonder Years grew up to be Marilyn Manson. It was. It was widely accepted that Topanga, again, Danielle, went to Quinnipiac. Question one, were you aware of this weird urban legend? I don't imagine you would be. And two, what were some of the other ones that you guys heard? If there were any About Boy Meets World cast or whatever with the urban legend, that wasn't true. All right, thank you, guys. I love the show. Appreciate it.

[Rider Strong]

Wow.

[Danielle Fishel]

I told. I've told you before, the. The rumor of me going to college. Insert any college name. I have heard more than any other rumor ever.

[Rider Strong]

Well, have you heard about this college in particular?

[Danielle Fishel]

I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

Maybe friends who went to Quinnipiac. I would know if you went.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, no, I did not go to Quinnipiac. I've never even heard of Quinnipiac until right now. But that for some reason which college I went to was a massive rumor.

[Rider Strong]

It makes sense.

[Danielle Fishel]

I guess I didn't go until I was 27.

[Rider Strong]

I guess if you grew up with the show, it would be like, where did she. Once the show ended, where did she go? Like, the actors must be. And, like, people probably just saw a pretty blonde girl from a distance. In their college, and they were like, oh, that's totally Topanga. And then just made it up.

[Danielle Fishel]

The other one that I hear all the time, the other massive rumor was that I dated someone's cousin. So if you have heard that I dated your cousin. I probably didn't.

[Will Friedle]

Unless Lance's cousin.

[Danielle Fishel]

I didn't date Lance's cousin.

[Will Friedle]

No, I'm saying. But if Lance's cousin said he dated my cousin, she dated my cousin.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sure, sure.

[Will Friedle]

Right. Yeah, sure.

[Easton Allen]

I will say if. If your rumor involves an Islands or a Fuddruckers in Anaheim Hills, that's true.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

If. If you're. I will say, if your rumor involves any sort of chain restaurant pretty much anywhere across the country, it's possible it's true.

[Easton Allen]

Probably true.

[Will Friedle]

By the way, speaking. Speaking of that, where we were just in San Francisco and Sacramento for our live shows, and Danielle's mom joined us. And I see her down in the. I see Jennifer down in the lobby. And first of all, the joke worked again. Cause she didn't recognize me.

[Danielle Fishel]

She was like, oh, my gosh.

[Will Friedle]

She's like, oh, good 4C. And then I said, what are you doing down here? And she said, oh, I'm waiting for my doordash. And I said, what'd you get? She went, McDonald's. I was like, yep, that's Danielle's mom.

[Rider Strong]

Oh, my God.

[Will Friedle]

So we can see where it all comes from.

[Easton Allen]

There you go.

[Will Friedle]

The rumor. I've heard several about myself. I kept. You know, obviously, most young actors, especially teen actors in the 90s, eventually hear they're gay at some point.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yep.

[Will Friedle]

But the other one I heard all the time after the show was that I. My anxiety got so bad that I was agoraphobic and had. Was never leaving my house, which was never true.

[Easton Allen]

So, yeah, I mean, it's close.

[Danielle Fishel]

I mean, it's pretty close.

[Will Friedle]

It was close, but it was never. Like, I was shutting the door on people and, like, never.

[Danielle Fishel]

No, no. Nobody was showing up. But you weren't leaving.

[Will Friedle]

I left every day. No, I leave my house every day. Like the grocery store or something Blockbuster. Like, I run in. That was about it. Yeah, pretty much. So.

[Danielle Fishel]

Anyone else ever get that nagging feeling your dog is bored? Like, my brunchie just stares at me sometimes with that really again? Look, and I instantly feel guilty.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, same here. Sammy has mastered the art of the disappointed sigh. Like, she has bills. So mealtime needs to be more than just a pit stop. It needs to be an event.

[Danielle Fishel]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Rider Strong]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Easton Allen]

Okay, so people have other things they want figured out. This is James. Hey everyone, my name is James.

[Will Friedle]

Love the podcast and thanks for taking my question.

[Easton Allen]

So I'm wondering how being on Boy Meets World set you up financially for your future. Now I'm not looking for any specific numbers or wondering exactly how much you made, but for instance, did the money.

[Will Friedle]

You made from the show pay for.

[Easton Allen]

Your college or the purchasing of future homes? Did you not have to worry about working for many years to come? Are you still leaving off your Boy Meets World money today or has it been gone for years now? Anyways, thanks again.

[Will Friedle]

Have a great day.

[Danielle Fishel]

Good question.

[Rider Strong]

Really good question. I've always said that like yeah, Boy Meets World allowed me to pay for college. That was the I did not have to take student loans and you know I went to expensive schools the two colleges I went to were pricey at the time. And I remember being very proud to be able to, you know, pay for that and pay for my rent and, like, life expenses and that definitely, you know, I, I, My parents were also very good at telling me to invest my money and stuff, so I didn't actually do much stock market investing, but my parents directed me to buy some properties, and that really paid off because they knew where to go. And I bought, I ended up buying a vineyard or I bought property that I converted to a vineyard. U. I, you know, so I, my parents were just very good with my money. I could see if I had been left to my own devices, I probably wouldn't have invested in anything, and I probably would have run out of all that, you know, sort of like leg up that I had from Boy Meets World pretty quickly. But as it was, my parents were very good with, you know, helping me and advising me and, and then I kept working in my 20s, so I was fine. But I never, like, I did go through a period of not working when I like, really kind of quit acting. And I downsized my life intentionally before I got married, but I wasn't like, I don't know, I just was spending a lot less. Like, I was renting and, But I also wasn't making any money. But like I said, the real estate stuff paid off so that when I did get married, I could pay for my wedding and buy a house.

[Danielle Fishel]

So.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

I mean, kind of the same, you know, both my parents are lawyers, and then my other brother worked on Wall street, so I was kind of investing right away and I bought my own arrowhead on the, on the lake when we were doing Boy.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah.

[Will Friedle]

And then when I realized I wasn't getting there or anything, I flipped that and I bought my house. So, I mean, I, I have been in my home now for 25 years.

[Easton Allen]

And for a year. You didn't leave it?

[Danielle Fishel]

Exactly.

[Will Friedle]

I never left because I was agoraphobic. But no. So, I mean, I bought my house at exactly the right time, and it's obviously a wonderful investment. And yeah, I've been, I've been very lucky with my finances with, with, you know, I'm, I continued to work after the show and signed a bunch of deals after the show. And, and when the anxiety really cut my legs out from under me and, and there was a time where I couldn't audition and I couldn't do anything, I was still doing voiceover, but you make a lot less money doing voiceover than you do on camera, obviously. I mean, you do an entire episode of a cartoon. And at the time, it was like, you got 600 bucks, you'd get residuals, but it wasn't. You weren't making Boy Meets World kind of money.

[Rider Strong]

No residuals on video games.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, Right. So, you know, it was one of those things where luckily I had been wise with my money and listened to my parents and my family to where then when you do have the lean years, which happens all the time, I was. I was comfortable enough to maintain my lifestyle without having to worry about losing my home or anything along those lines. So it was, you know, and again, Ryder's right. There's years where you're making a ton of money, and then there's years where you're making very little money, if any. So it's, you know, that's. That's the thing about our industry is, is you. You've gotta. When you are making the money, you've got to make as much as you can, and then you've got to be as smart with it as you can.

[Rider Strong]

Feast and famine, you know, it's like.

[Will Friedle]

Going off and buying multiple years where.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, both Alex and I, I don't have any income. And it's like if we. If we don't adjust our lifestyle or prepare for that, it's crazy. It's a crazy industry in that way.

[Will Friedle]

It's all about saving. So, yes, I've been. I've been very lucky financially with. With saving my money.

[Danielle Fishel]

I was the least paid person on the show. I don't remember what I started with, but I think it was like, maybe my weekly salary was like $6,000 an episode, but I wasn't in every episode for that first season. The second season, I got paid a little bit more than that, but not significant. Like maybe 7,500 an episode. Again, wasn't still in every episode. Then season three, I made $15,000 an episode. And although that would be almost fully doubling, but that wasn't the year I doubled. There was one. Oh, no, that was the year I doubled. I went from 7, 500.

[Rider Strong]

7,500, I think, is just the regular guest star rate that. I think that's just the going guest star rate I think I made.

[Danielle Fishel]

But maybe you're right. Maybe I made 7, 500 right from the beginning, even from season one. I was thinking there was a little bit of a jump between season one and season two, but that probably doesn't make much sense. It was probably that I started at 7,500 a week and made that for seasons one and two and then season three. We had a big negotiation, and that's the one where I didn't. Wasn't going to show up for a table read. And it was a really big deal. And my dad and Judy were like, we're not letting you work for this anymore. They can't keep telling us that you weren't planned to be a part of the show. It's the third season. They know to expect you now. And they ended up doubling, doubling my salary. And so then I made $15,000 an episode for seasons three. And then I have absolutely no memory of what the jumps were for four and five or six, but I know that by the time the show ended, I was making close to, if not about $30,000 an episode. My dad is very good. Similar to Ryder and Will, My dad is very good at investing money. He was investing my money for me. I actually, I truly never saw my bank account. Never saw. I never knew, Never saw a total, Never knew how much money I had. Never saw what it was invested in. Just fully and completely trusted my parents. And sometimes that works out like it did in my case. Both my. My mom was also. She had heard so many horror stories of child actors finding out their parents were stealing their money. My mom had a fear that I would ever think that that was possible. She kept every single pay stub, she had, every sing organized. Any expense that I did have to pay for that was an expense for something pertaining to work she had itemized. I never once doubted that my parents were doing fine by me and my dad invested my money. So, yes, there were then many years where I didn't work after Boy Meets World and I was able to live off of that money that I had saved. I wasn't smart with it. I wasted so much money on clothes and, you know, stupid stuff. And eventually my parents said, what are you doing? Because I was also renting. So I. When I moved out, when I. The last season of the show, I was able to pay for my own rent, but my parents were like, danielle, you should really buy a place. Like, if you're really, you know, if you're. You should buy a place. And so I bought my first townhouse with Boy Meets World money. My first townhouse was like $309,000. So I know I put a significant amount of money down and then had a small mortgage. And then when I sold that house. House, I sold it at like the height. And so I made a bunch of money on that house and then bought Another house at the height. And I've been able to roll that into the different houses that I've lived in over the years. I've now moved a bunch of times and owned many different properties. Is the actual, like, if I were to say, are there any remaining Boy Meets World dollars left?

[Rider Strong]

I don't think so.

[Danielle Fishel]

It's. The answer is no. No.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah. But if you think about the investments you made.

[Will Friedle]

Correct.

[Rider Strong]

Right.

[Danielle Fishel]

The investments, the properties, the things. It was. It allowed me to buy comfort too.

[Easton Allen]

Right. Like the comfort. Find other things and totally.

[Rider Strong]

It's like being born rich in some ways. Except we didn't. We weren't born that way. We just worked for it. But yeah, I mean, like getting that leg up under the age of 20 is insane.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah.

[Rider Strong]

Like that's such a benefit.

[Will Friedle]

So having our support system that we did correctly, people around us. Right.

[Rider Strong]

But I completely. If somebody tells me that they were a child actor, even if they were on a series for seven years, I can't assume that they have any of that money left. No, it's like. Because it doesn't. It's like you have to have parents like we all did, saying like, do this, don't do that, put your money here, let it, you know, just be conservative about things and also just. Yeah. Don't spend too much or don't spend it on ridiculous.

[Danielle Fishel]

The other thing, I would think, actually, I take it back. Are there Boy Meets World dollars left? I do still make some money in residuals. It's not enough to live off of. Let's say total in a year. If I had to guesstimate, I would say it's for me. And residuals are based on how much money you made, so based on your original salary. So again, I was, you know, one of the lowest, the lowest paid person maybe. I don't know about Lindsay. Maybe Lindsay made less than me. I don't know.

[Rider Strong]

I mean, I'm sure some people just stayed in guest star rate the entire time. So yeah, whatever decided minimum.

[Danielle Fishel]

Not enough to live off of. Not even close enough to live off of. I'm talking like $20,000 a year. Maybe, but still, that's boy me 30. That's technically still Boy Meets World money that comes in.

[Rider Strong]

Really, you think? It's about $20,000. That's great. I feel like I. I feel like I'm like shocked when I get like, I don't know, a five thousand dollar check and I'm like, whoa, this is.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, yeah.

[Will Friedle]

But I think over the year it, I think building up, you Know what?

[Danielle Fishel]

You know what I'm wondering? I'm wondering how much of it is maybe do I get Girl Meets World residuals?

[Rider Strong]

Because that's what it.

[Danielle Fishel]

That's. So maybe, maybe I'm not. Maybe I'm. Maybe I. I don't know, maybe it's girl and Boy Meets World mixed together. And of course, you know, I was in every episode of that, so it's possible it's there. But Yeah, I mean, there's no doubt that without Boy Meets World, we wouldn't have been able to have done the things that we did. But also, like you said, Will, our support systems, our parents and family were so instrumental in us being able to hold onto our money and give us some security in an industry and a lot of it otherwise allowed for it.

[Rider Strong]

Our parents had jobs and were secure themselves in ways because a lot of.

[Danielle Fishel]

You didn't have to pay for them.

[Rider Strong]

Right. That's the thing. Like my dad had and still has an incredible pension from San Francisco Fire Department, which is like the greatest, you know, post retirement pension you can have. And like. Yeah, I mean, I just think about that, like how, how much of a benefit it was because I see other child actors like our generation who, their parents needed that money.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yes.

[Rider Strong]

To even be able to support their kid working, you know, and like that was a huge drain on the kids finances. It's. It's a bummer, you know? Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yep. Absolutely.

[Easton Allen]

Well, here's a production question from Avery.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hey, Paw Meats World, I'm a big fan and specifically I really love the pre show chatter. Your conversations are always so authentic and often hilarious. And I'm just wondering how you decide who's going to be kicking off the pre show chatter that week. How do you know what you're going to be talking about? Is it predetermined? Do you make it up on the spot? Do you know what the other person's going to start talking about? I would love to know more about that process. Love you guys. Bye.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, a couple things. First of all, how any of these questions are allowed without these people telling us exactly where they are and if it's safe in their town, I will never understand. That's a B. I think here's the easiest way to answer that question. Let's right now as three friends reenact exactly how we do this. Ready?

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Will Friedle]

Anybody have pre show chatter?

[Danielle Fishel]

You want to talk about anything?

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, I got something.

[Will Friedle]

You got anything?

[Rider Strong]

I got some.

[Will Friedle]

You got writers? Got something?

[Danielle Fishel]

All right, go ahead.

[Easton Allen]

And that is the production.

[Will Friedle]

That's the Piece of the production that.

[Easton Allen]

Takes place right before we go.

[Rider Strong]

Or sometimes it'll go around for like two minutes of like really none of us have anything else. And then we'll go.

[Easton Allen]

Also do the other option is someone jumps up and goes, I got pre show chatter.

[Will Friedle]

You're gonna love it. If it's something great that you've been holding on to, it's like, okay, this happened and I can't wait to do this.

[Rider Strong]

I actually do have a note folder that I keep.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, do you really?

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay.

[Rider Strong]

Oh yeah. Because I. Because especially when we started doing the tour because we also had pre show chatter for the live shows. And so I just was like anyt I would think of something, I would be like, oh, I want to talk to Will and Danielle about this. I'll write it down. So I have a list that I.

[Will Friedle]

Refer to every time I don't.

[Easton Allen]

Well, here's something that could become pre show chatter from a listener of the show named Ross.

[Will Friedle]

Okay, so this is primarily for Will and Ryder. Sorry, Danielle, I just wanted to know if you knew that technically Ryder played Bill Daniels grandson in a different show. I'm like Will in that I'm obsessed with sitcom and a while back I was watching through the Golden Girls and because I am a completist about things, I watched all of the spin offs as well. One of which was a TV series that lasted for I think it was three seasons called Nurses. And on that show, in one episode, Ryder played one of the main characters, Hanks son. And in a different episode, I think like two episodes later, Bill Daniels played Hank's father. So basically Ryder is Bill Daniel's grandson.

[Rider Strong]

That's so cool.

[Will Friedle]

Anyway, I just was wondering if you were aware of this or not. Sweet. Yeah, that's cool. And no, I did not know that at all. That's amazing.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, I was like a total brat. I kept getting cast as like a brat or like a.

[Will Friedle]

You had the bratty kid Dennis the Menace look back in the day.

[Rider Strong]

I guess because it was like Empty Nest and Nurses, both of those. I was like a total, total wise like little bratty kid.

[Will Friedle]

Wait, weren't you also wasn't Home Improvement? Weren't you kind of like a wise ass on Home Improvement?

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, Home Improvement. Yep. I was like a total punk. So yeah, I was just always a brat. I just always the kid you wanted to smack. And I was always get like the end of every episode of sitcoms that I guest starred on. It was always like me like learning my lesson or being told off by someone from the cast. Yeah, but that's so funny. Wow. I gotta go back and check out Nurse.

[Will Friedle]

That's a great little TV hook right there. That's cool it. And they did. They tried to spin off 93 different shows from. From Golden Girls who. Again, it's a different show when you watch it now, knowing that they're all supposed to be in their 50s.

[Rider Strong]

Ancient.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know.

[Rider Strong]

Crazy.

[Easton Allen]

Well, while we're on TV, history and trivia. This one really caught my attention.

[Rider Strong]

Hey, guys, this is Christian from Kentucky. This question is for Ryder. I meant to ask you this at the Columbus meet and greet, but I was a little too stunned to speak. I was there with my wife in the underpants shirt. Anyway, the question is, we were a fan of your wife's character on the Fosters, and I know her character was pregnant at some point, and I was just wondering if she was actually pregnant in real life with your son, because I thought the timeline might have lined up. Also, will the Lizzie McGuire movie. Slander will not be tolerated.

[Danielle Fishel]

Wow.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah. No, they wrote Indy into the Fosters. So she got. Yeah, she got pregnant in real life. And then they decided to write the pregnancy into the show. And she had to do a car accident scene while she was very pregnant. And she was very uncomfortable with it because they. It was like one of those, you know, it was a poor man's process, but they were actually, like, slamming the car, like, jerking it. And she was like nine months pregnant at the time. And she was like. They did one take and she's like, I don't think we can do that again. And then they were like, actually, we got it, we're fine. But she was very. Yeah, yeah. So. And then I think. I think Foster's might have been the first set that Indy ever came to as a baby. He came to Girl Meets World definitely when he was slightly older, but as like, a really little baby. She. I brought him to the set of Fosters so he could see his mom when she.

[Easton Allen]

Good to know. Indy's first show.

[Will Friedle]

That's really amazing. As opposed to the Lizzie McGuire movie, which wasn't.

[Easton Allen]

Oh, he's continuing the streak. Oh, gosh, we're moving on. This is Emily, who has a question about how you see yourselves.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay, so all of you have at some point on the pod or in Q&As or whatever, discussed how being a teen beat heartthrob had made you very uncomfortable at different points in your life for different reasons. So that being said, now that you're all in your 40s, genuinely wondering do you still dislike compliments? That any compliments that are appearance based like you did in the past or now that you're in your 40s? Have you all more or less come to terms with being, shall we say, objectively hot people? First of all, thank you. Keep it coming. I hope you play that again, gentlemen.

[Will Friedle]

Play that again. Gentle. I erased it.

[Rider Strong]

I erased it and burned it forever.

[Danielle Fishel]

No, I tell you what, but now that I'm old, I want to be reminded as often as possible. If you think I'm attractive, you better tell me.

[Will Friedle]

Well, you have to be reminded. You're old and you're forgetting.

[Rider Strong]

I'm old and I'm forgetful. Speak up.

[Danielle Fishel]

Writer's still bothered by it.

[Rider Strong]

No, you know what? First of all, I don't get it that I just feel like the whole thing has changed. Like, back then, it felt like it was something purely physical, right? Like I was supposed to have the certain hair or be dressed well to be trendy and, like, I just never fit. Like, I never liked that. Whereas, like, now, I don't know, like, I feel like if people give me a compliment, it's more based on maybe who I am, like how I dress. Like, hopefully something about my personality. I don't know.

[Will Friedle]

I.

[Rider Strong]

But I guess that's kind of evading the question. The point is, I.

[Will Friedle]

You know what?

[Rider Strong]

I'm comfortable with myself. I'm comfortable with myself mostly from doing this podcast and watching the old show. Watching the show and looking back and being like, you know, I feel good about the acting. I feel good about the way I look back then. Even though I was so insecure back then. I look at, I'm like, oh, come on, man, you were a cool kid. Like, that's cool. Yeah, I just felt out of control. And now I feel. I feel in control of my appearance now. I think, I think, like, shaving earlier this year was part of that. You know, it was like, why am I. Because I used to always have a beard to try and look older, to try and hide my face. And when I shaved and I was like, I. I like my face. I like my face in all the forms. It's fine. Like, I, like, yeah, I feel confident about how I look and I'm comfortable with it. I mean, sure, I could be in better shape and work out more, but in general, I feel. I feel okay.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I'm. Oh, I always hate how I look. It's just how I am. I'm very harsh on myself about how I look.

[Danielle Fishel]

So. Harsh on yourself?

[Will Friedle]

Yeah. I'm sorry. I couldn't hear you through my fat. But the thing that I like, which we've actually talked about on the stage while we're doing the podcast, is that it feels different getting compliments from Pod Meets World fans than it did from just people who watch Boy Meets World because they didn't know us. They knew us as just Sean, Topanga and Eric. That was it. So we were characters on a TV screen. We're very two dimensional. They knew nothing about us. Whereas our fans from Pod Meets World have gotten to know us as people. So I feel like when I'm getting a compliment from one of them, it seems. And a lot of them, by the way, were Boy Meets World fans that have morphed into Pod Meets World fans. So they've gotten to know us over the years and it seems more personal and more genuine because it's like I know you and your personalities and I think that's very attractive or something like that. And it's really sweet to hear. So it is. I'm trying to get better with myself and also realize I'm almost 50 years old and I'm not gonna lose weight the same way I did when I was 20. And it is what it is. But ye, I'm, I'm. I'm trying to get less harsh with myself.

[Danielle Fishel]

We are trying to help you get less harsh with yourself too. Also, all of you who love Peak Will Season six.

[Will Friedle]

Season six peak.

[Danielle Fishel]

Well, I'm hoping that helps too, because everyone's saying you look exactly the same as you did during Peak Will.

[Will Friedle]

I don't, but that's very sweet.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay, whatever. We all have that piece. You know the one, the thing that's so you. You've basically become known for it.

[Will Friedle]

And if you don't have yours yet, you'll find it on ebay.

[Danielle Fishel]

Putting you on here, fashionistas.

[Rider Strong]

Ebay is where you'll find those. One of a kind. Can't stop researching. Stay up dreaming about pieces again and again.

[Danielle Fishel]

I'm talking that mew mew off the Runway red leather bomber, the cousteau Barcelona.

[Will Friedle]

Top with the cowboy on it.

[Rider Strong]

Or that Patagonia fleece in the 2017 colorway.

[Will Friedle]

All these finds are on ebay and.

[Danielle Fishel]

They even offer millions of main character pieces backed by authenticity guarantee.

[Rider Strong]

Ebay is the place for pre loved and vintage fashion.

[Will Friedle]

EBay, things people love.

[Danielle Fishel]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Rider Strong]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Rider Strong]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Will Friedle]

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[Rider Strong]

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[Easton Allen]

This is one of our younger fans, Bonnie.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hi, my name is Bonnie. I'm. I'm eight years old and I'm from Havana, Illinois. And I love your show, I love your podcast, and I was wondering, have you ever gotten injured on set? Thanks. Bye. Great question.

[Will Friedle]

First of all, Bonnie did it right? Says her name, her age and where she's from. Thank you, Bonnie.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

I have talked about this before. I don't know if I've talked about it on the podcast or if I've talked about it just in live shows, but when we did that subway episode where we were all trapped on the subway, there was a little piece of metal way down low between my ankle and my knee, like low on my shin that was sticking out. And I walked and it gave me about a 1 inch cut on my leg and it started bleeding and it scarred. So I actually have a scar from that subway episode.

[Rider Strong]

Oh, did I?

[Will Friedle]

I got injured twice.

[Rider Strong]

You did?

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, yeah. One was, I think I've talked about was when we were playing football or basketball, I fell on my thumb. And it was the day that Spencer was leaving and he was my legal guardian and wasn't supposed to leave, but I was like, yeah, go for the weekend. He had to go somewhere for work for the weekend. And David Combs saw my thumb was swelling up and was like, well, we have to take you to the hospital where Spence. And this was now after the show night. So it was like nine o' clock at night. Spencer was gone and David was like, hey, I'm noticing that swelling. We got to take you to the hospital. Let's call Spencer. And I was like, oh, no, it's fine. He's like, well. And then we had. I had to tell him, hey, my. He's gone for the weekend. And he's like, no, that's not okay. They paged Spencer at the airport, they pulled him off the plane and he had to come back and sit with me while they went, yeah, you sprained your thumb. But I remember it being a big thing. And then the other one was, I'm not even sure I've ever even talked about this. My anxiety had hit. It was season seven. My anxiety was really bad and nobody knew about it. I was keeping it very quiet. And I had my Ativan, which was my as needed pills in my pocket and I had the Whole thing of them in my pocket. And I had to do a stunt where I, like, jumped down on the floor and. And I landed on the pills and the entire bottle smashed against my leg. And a piece of the plastic shot into my leg. And a huge bruise that took up, like, my entire thigh formed over the next day or two where my whole thigh turned black. And I had to pull out, like, this piece of plastic because my Ativan pills smashed into my leg. So those are the two times on the set that I got injured.

[Rider Strong]

I don't think I was ever injured on Boy Meets World.

[Will Friedle]

Wait, didn't you have. Did you have some sort of a rollerblading thing which made them stop? You rollerblading? Did something happen?

[Rider Strong]

No, I mean, my mom broke her leg.

[Will Friedle]

I remember that.

[Rider Strong]

I think that was before boy. Yeah, I'm trying to think. I broke my arm rollerblading. But that was before, boy, you had your toe thing.

[Will Friedle]

But that doesn't.

[Rider Strong]

My toe thing was again, that was David Combs being like, you know, because I had just been letting this ingrown toenail go. And he was like, let's go get that fixed now. And then I had to work that night with. On Vicodin.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, gosh.

[Rider Strong]

But I don't think I ever, like, hurt myself. It's probably going to come to me another time, but okay. Yeah.

[Easton Allen]

Well, here is Jenny from Boston. She has a question that is straight to Danielle's heart.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hi, pod meets world. This is Jenny. I'm sending you this voice note from Boston, Massachusetts. I want you guys to tell me if I'm right in guessing your McDonald's order. I know Will and Danielle like McDonald's, so here we go. Will, you're getting a Big Mac. I know you're getting some large fries, a soda, some nuggets with your order. You like to splurge when you go to McDonald's. You're also getting a double cheeseburger for later because why not? Danielle, I Believe you are McChicken Girly, if not a McDouble. You're getting a side of fries, a small drink, and I think you want to McFlurry for later. Ryder's gonna ask you to stop at a local spot because he needs to order his vegetarian wrap. He is not even ordering a salad for McDonald's, so you gotta make that stop for him.

[Rider Strong]

Yes.

[Danielle Fishel]

Let me know if I am right. And thank you, guys.

[Will Friedle]

Bye.

[Rider Strong]

Amazing. Not right for you guys, huh? No, she was right for me.

[Will Friedle]

Part of it was right, but it's not even close. To what I order, which is why I don't go to McDonald's. We've talked about this. How I invent the fake guy in the car with me because I order so much food that I'm pretending I'm buying for two people bowl. So I. My regular order was a number one super sized. So that's the Big Mac.

[Rider Strong]

Oh, so she was right for a.

[Will Friedle]

Very small part of it. Big Mac. And then I would get a double quarter pounder with cheese. A double cheeseburger.

[Danielle Fishel]

Double quarter pounder.

[Easton Allen]

Yeah, it's possible.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, A double, A double cheeseburger. Two regular cheeseburgers and two medium fries. And then I would get a medium fries.

[Rider Strong]

Why not just get one large?

[Will Friedle]

Because in my head for them I was like, like ordering for other people. So it's like, oh, what does Dave want? Dave wants this. This is why I don't go to McDonald's.

[Rider Strong]

Oh my God. That's a lot of.

[Will Friedle]

That's a lot of thousands of calories. Yeah, thousands and thousands of calories. Which is why I do not go there. If I can avoid.

[Rider Strong]

I think that's like 9,000 calories. Just.

[Will Friedle]

Oh, it's not healthy. It's not like. Yeah, no. Oh God, no. Terrible. And sometimes I would break it up into. Into third meal and fourth meal where it was like, like I'd eat half of it for dinner and then I'd have a couple drinks that night or smoke some weed or something and then at 2 o' clock in the morning eat the rest of it. Oh my God. So again, I wasn't living what they would call a healthy lifestyle.

[Rider Strong]

Wow.

[Will Friedle]

This is also, you know, two packs of cigarettes a day or pack and a half in. Again, this is. I shaved years off my life. One super sized meal and pack of smokes at a time.

[Danielle Fishel]

So yeah, when I was pregnant, McDonald's was my craving and I always got the same thing. It was a quarter pounder with cheese, french fries and a vanilla milkshake.

[Easton Allen]

And that was brought to the hospital.

[Danielle Fishel]

And it was the first thing I ate immediately after I delivered. Both my children bring it to me now and then since that time I don't eat McDonald's anymore. But since that time I fell in love with their cheeseburgers. Just plain cheeseburger.

[Will Friedle]

When did you quit eating McDonald's?

[Easton Allen]

Pretty reasonable. Recently.

[Will Friedle]

It's recently because we were there not that long ago.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah. When the last time you and I went was probably the last time I ate it.

[Will Friedle]

Wow.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, she nailed me in this regard too. I. When Boy meets world ended and I drove to New York. I moved to New York. My girlfriend and I bought tofu, like, a pack, because we knew we would have to stop at, like, McDonald's to eat because there'd just be times. So we bought pre. Bought a bunch of tofu, and then you'd go and order a cheeseburger without the meat and then put the cube of tofu.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, my God.

[Rider Strong]

And make a tofu garden burger out of it. That's what I used to do. That's how I used to eat the McDonald's. That tasted pretty good. I mean, you know, because what you like about a burger is all the. The stuff around it, the sauces and whatnot.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, no, I like the meat.

[Easton Allen]

Caitlin. Who wants to hear more about suggestions? This one specifically from Danielle.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hey, Danielle, Wilt and Ryder. I am so, so, so excited to be sending this in. I seriously love the podcast. I never miss an episode. You guys are the absolute best. Quick story before I jump into my questions. I was recently on a flight to Danielle's favorite place in the world, Las Vegas, and the guy sitting next to me on the plane noticed I was listening to Pod Meets World, and we completely bonded over it. So I just want to let you know that your podcast reaches near and far. I am sending this message all the way from Boston, Massachusetts. And before you ask, I did have little. Is this how I meet my husband? Moment. But turns out he's married, so that dream died pretty quickly. But anyways, I'm actually considering going back to Vegas and the next couple of months. And, Danielle, if you have any recommendations for me, please let me know. Oh, that's the end of the question.

[Rider Strong]

Question.

[Danielle Fishel]

Okay. Gosh, recommendations. I love the soft serve at the Fontainebleau. Upstairs from. From Capone. It's Capone. Yeah. There's also a great pizza. Miami slice.

[Easton Allen]

Pinball arcade. We love the pinball arcade museum.

[Danielle Fishel]

Pinball arcade is great. Meow Wolf is really fun.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, that's cool.

[Easton Allen]

You know, gambling your life away.

[Danielle Fishel]

Play some blackjack, Ride the gondola, you know, listen, I'm trying to find things that other people might want to fill their time with. I'm just sitting at a table.

[Will Friedle]

Golf, is it? The Venetian is the one where they have the indoor adult miniature golf.

[Easton Allen]

Oh, I'm sure there's more than one of them, but yeah, there's.

[Will Friedle]

But it's. I think it's cool. I think it's a cool place. In the Venetian, you get some food. You can do that, and, like, inside, you can play really cool miniature golf. That it goes like a floor or two. So I think. I think something like that would be fun as well.

[Easton Allen]

There's a top golf over where that Meow Wolf is too.

[Danielle Fishel]

Oh, yeah, I do know the top golf. That's.

[Will Friedle]

That's fun stuff.

[Easton Allen]

Well, I think Danielle's suggestion here just involves gambling and she doesn't want to say.

[Will Friedle]

Say it. Exactly.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yeah, I mean, I. I was trying to come up with some things that other people might want to do, but I would just walk in and sit down at a table and then leave when my plane leaves 48 hours later.

[Easton Allen]

This is a question from Felicia, who has noticed a theme in Boy Meets World and wants to know if you know anything more about it.

[Danielle Fishel]

Hello, name is Felicia.

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[Danielle Fishel]

I've been listening since the beginning, and you guys are great. I've sent an email about this topic before, but not really in the form of this question. And so as a foster parent re watching Boy Meets World has I've been able to see themes of foster care kind of woven throughout the whole series. I mean, Sean in many ways essentially was a foster kid when his dad left him with the Matthews, and then he stayed with, you know, Mr. Turner. And then you see the recurring theme with Tommy as well. Now that we're in season six, do you know if this was a topic that was near and dear to Michael Jacobs heart or to the writers room or where did that theme come from?

[Will Friedle]

It's so funny. We were just asked this same question at our last live show.

[Rider Strong]

Yeah. Was that Lauren by any chance, who just asked that?

[Easton Allen]

Yeah, that's Felicia.

[Rider Strong]

Felicia. Okay, so.

[Will Friedle]

And I don't know is my answer. I mean, I don't know if one of you two know, but I don't know if that was a thing that Michael was really into adoption and foster care or one of the other producers or writers was. I honestly couldn't tell you.

[Danielle Fishel]

I know. I don't know either.

[Rider Strong]

No, I don't think so. I mean, yeah. The reason I asked if this was Lauren is because we did get an email from a woman named Lauren who alerted us that there is a book called the Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow, which is by Kristen Martin, and it's the Dark history of American Orphanhood. And it talks about representations of foster care and orphans in popular television and popular culture and has an entire chapter dedicated to Boy Meets World. And so when Lauren sent us this email, I actually went and got the book and read the chapter. I want to finish reading the whole book and maybe we'll Do a pre show chat or we'll talk about it. And I'll have you guys read at least the chapter. It was really interesting that the take on Boy Meets World and Shaun in particular, the author, Kristen's take is that Sean is an orphan figure and she sort of compares this to representations of orphans in movies, but especially in the 90s, it's a really interesting take. It's not super positive about Boy Meets World. It actually. Well, she comes away saying that that Boy Meets World is very dismissive of foster care or orphanages or any sort of social services that would actually exist in America. In other words, when Sean's in trouble and Sean has nowhere to live, he has to be saved by a teacher or a family friend. It's either the Matthews, Mr. Feeney or Mr. Turner that swoops in. There's no actual, you know, what would actually be like a social worker who comes along. You know, there's no, there's nobody reports Sean missing to anybody or that Shawn's parents have abandoned him. That never gets officially reported. And the implication is that, you know, these other people can sort of step up and help Sean or save Sean. And the implication of that is that the social services would be worse than that. And I think that that kind of is the standard idea, especially in the 90s, that, that. Yeah, like, if you were an orphan and you were at the mercy of the state, that would really be bad. And the implication.

[Easton Allen]

The Punky Brewster syndrome.

[Rider Strong]

Right, right, right. It'd be better to be saved by a rich person. So it's. And, you know, and Kristen, who wrote the book, is actually an orphan herself. And that's why I want to read the rest of the book before I really bring, you know, go into it. But I'll bring it up. But I thought it was fascinating to think of Boy Meets World representation of, Of. Of orphans or foster care. But. Yeah, it does seem like a recurring theme in some ways. But even, Even with Tommy, it doesn't seem like it's not super positive about the system. Right.

[Danielle Fishel]

No.

[Will Friedle]

I mean, again, Tommy is adopted by a loving family. They mentioned that they have another adopted child. So it's. I mean, I guess they're. They're showing it to be clean and safe, the place. And the. And that the foster care woman is. Or the. The woman who runs the place is obviously very much cares about the children. Right. So, I mean, that's at least shown in a positive way. Yeah.

[Rider Strong]

And then. And Eric does. Because if Eric adopted Tommy, for instance. Right. What would that be?

[Will Friedle]

Saying.

[Rider Strong]

Because the whole point is like, the best thing for Tommy is for somebody like Eric to swoop in and save him. Right. And that's not the case there. So that's, that's a, that's a counterpoint for sure too.

[Will Friedle]

Right. But they definitely also, when they, when they come to government stuff, I mean, when. What's her. What's her name from Jurassic Park? Ariana Richards character was getting beaten on. It wasn't like it was. Nobody was calling anybody. He wasn't calling protective services or anything. I mean, that was part of the. Part of the story, wasn't it?

[Rider Strong]

Don't we end up going to the police?

[Will Friedle]

I think eventually they. That was what you come up with is that you needed to call something.

[Easton Allen]

That was like the last ditch effort.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Easton Allen]

So we end on a, on a higher note here. This is our last question, and I think it's probably best you guys answer quickly on this one, because if you think about it too long, I think it kind of on depends defeats the. The reasoning to ask it. But like, here it is.

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Hey, everybody, my name is Mackenzie from West Virginia.

[Danielle Fishel]

My question is, are there any real.

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Life scenarios that you've had that you.

[Danielle Fishel]

Felt more prepared for because of the storylines and the lessons that were learned.

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On Boy Meets World?

[Rider Strong]

Yeah, I mean, remember we were just started this podcast and we hit the Grandma was a Rolling Stone episode and we just recorded it and literally, like two weeks later, I was texting with you guys about a situation that mirrored the episode exactly. I was like, I don't know what to tell Indy about this family member. And I don't know what to say. And you guys, I think one of you were like, that's Grandma was a rolling Stick. I was like, oh, my God, you're right. I just need to be the Alan in this situation and say, basically, Alan's monologue to Indy. It was perfect timing. It was like, oh, this is how you deal with this? Because I don't want to badmouth a family member. But at the same time, you know, I want to be honest. And yeah, it was perfect. It was so perfect. But yeah, it's definitely happened. Where things from Boy Meets World have echoed in my mind and affected the way I think about stuff.

[Danielle Fishel]

For sure. Yeah, I think that same episode, the Grandma is a Rolling Stone. I think anybody who has family that they don't necessarily see eye to eye on everything with can relate to that episode where you go, what's if I want this person in my life and in my family's Life and in my kid's life, what's the best way for me to handle this, for me to let my kid know that I don't necessarily condone the behavior of this person, but that we love them anyway? And that, I think, is just a good overall lesson for everyone. Will, what about you?

[Will Friedle]

Not that I can think of, but that's not to say it hasn't happened. I can't think of anything right off the top of my head because Eric usually also has some pretty. Can have some pretty absurd storylines.

[Easton Allen]

So, I mean, you take care of Bill and Bonnie. I mean, I feel like that's kind of, like, in line with how you were on Boy Meets World in the storyline.

[Will Friedle]

Yeah, I mean, yeah, it's that kind of. I mean, maybe it's. It's more relationshipy stuff. I think that I, you know, Boy Meets World and meeting everybody there and the relationships I've had that have lasted, it's more about the. That friendship. I mean, Danielle and Ryder are my. Corey and Corey, Sean and Sean, however you want to put. So, I mean, you know, there's certainly. It's. It's. There's certainly a closeness that develops, but I can't think of any specific storyline where I'm like, yes, that really taught me how to do X, Y or Z. Yeah, that you and Susan were.

[Rider Strong]

Born to be together. And the universe requires. No matter what happens. No matter what happens, you stick it out. We are even out.

[Will Friedle]

No matter how.

[Rider Strong]

Sleep with all those other women who keep throwing themselves at you.

[Will Friedle]

You.

[Rider Strong]

Oh, it's funny because I do think about the life lessons of Boy Meets World, and, like, all the ones that I really appreciate have to do with friendship, education, and family. Like, you know, being with your family and being a kid. When you get into the relationship stuff, I just. Yeah, I don't want to take any of it. I know, basically, since the Romeo and Juliet episode, you know, since the long walk to Pittsburgh, I'm like, all of those, like, life lessons of. About Cory and Topanga, I just want to throw out the window. I don't. I don't take those abstract lessons seriously. I just feel like they're actually the. The worst advice.

[Easton Allen]

Well, our listeners aren't the worst. This deep into the podcast, they continue to send in questions. We appreciate your voice memos. We will do this again at some point. So if you have your questions, stockpile them and then send them in when we're asked for on our social media. But thank you guys so much for more cues for ras.

[Danielle Fishel]

Yay.

[Rider Strong]

Thank you.

[Danielle Fishel]

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