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Boy Meets World's William Daniels, 98, to join costar Danielle Fishel on DWTS
Boy Meets World's William Daniels, 98, to join costar Danielle Fishel on DWTS
By Maureen Lee Lenker
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'Boy Meets World' costars William Daniels and Danielle Fishel. Credit:
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- Williams Daniels, beloved for portraying Mr. Feeny on *Boy Meets World, *will appear on *Dancing With the Stars *season 34.
- The 98-year old will join his former costar Danielle Fishel in her routine as part of the show's Dedication Night.
- This marks Fishel's second dance with a connection to the *Boy Meets World *franchise.
It's a *Boy Meets World *reunion on the dance floor!
On Wednesday, Danielle Fishel revealed that her former costar William Daniels will join her on next week's *Dancing With the Stars*. Fishel shared the news on her *DWTS-*focused podcast, *Danielle With the Stars*.**** "Mr. Feeny himself is going be on the ballroom floor with me," Fishel said on the podcast.**** The actress clarified that she and partner Pasha Pashkov will dance the jive, while Daniels "is going to be on the ballroom floor with us and he's going to participate in the dance as well."**** And the song they'll be performing to? The *Boy Meets World* theme. "Saying it out loud feels crazy," Fishel said. "But yes, we get to dance to the *Boy Meets World* theme song, the one you all know and love."**
Daniels, 98, played sage school teacher (and eventual principal) Mr. Feeny, who also lived next door to the Matthews family, regularly doling out nuggets of wisdom to Cory (Ben Savage), Shawn (Rider Strong), and Eric (Will Friedle).
Next Tuesday will mark Dedication Night on *DWTS, *allowing each of the celebrity contestants to choose someone important in their life to dedicate their dance to — and even share the dance floor with.**** "It's really a dedication to Bill and the role he has played in my life and the role *Boy Meets World* has played in my life," Fishel said on the podcast of welcoming her onscreen mentor to the dance competition. "He's just such an inspiration to so many of us. And to be able to say thank you to him and give him this kind of a platform for him to receive the love that he deserves is going to be very memorable."**
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William Daniels on 'Boy Meets World'.
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Prior to becoming a whole generation's favorite teacher on *Boy Meets World, *Daniels left his mark on Broadway, originating the role of John Adams in *1776*. Other notable roles include playing Dustin Hoffman's father in *The Graduate, *as well as starring on medical drama *St. Elsewhere*, for which he won two Emmys,* *and voicing KITT, the car, on *Knight Rider.*
"He is 98 years old. He was a child actor. He's had the most incredible career," Fishel tells ** of the pick. "I feel like I'm having a second act in my life and in my career at 44 years old. To see him at 98 still going to conventions, he's gonna be on the ballroom floor next week, and he was part of a show that completely changed my life."
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Fishel also shared on the podcast that there will be "some special guests" in attendance to cheer her and Daniels on. "Some people I'm shocked are able to be there, but I'm so happy are able to be there," she teased.
This isn't the first time that Fishel has paid tribute to the series that turned her into a star. She played Topanga, Cory's crush and eventual wife, on all seven seasons of the show from 1993 to 2000.
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'Boy Meets World' cast in 1994.
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On TikTok Night, Fishel danced to "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter, who starred opposite Fishel on sequel series *Girl Meets World. *Carpenter even sent Fishel well wishes during rehearsal.
Fishel and Pashkov promised prior to the season that there would be plenty of *Boy Meets World *Easter eggs throughout season 34 of *DWTS * — and Dedication Night will be the biggest moment yet.
Listen to Fishel's announcement on *Danielle With the Stars *below.
*Dancing With the Stars* airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams the next day on Hulu.
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