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Girl Meets World / May 27th, 2014

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WARNING THERE ARE SPOILERS MENTIONED IN THIS INTERVIEW.

 

It’s a rehearsal day on the Girl Meets World set. Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have traded the polished working-adult garb they wear on taping days in favor of casual, loose-fitting T-shirts. They have gathered in Savage’s dressing room for their interview, and though they play the parents on Disney’s upcoming Boy Meets World spin-off, sitting side-by-side cross-legged on the floor, they look just as youthful as when viewers first watched them on the small screen in 1993.  And, as the pair, both 33, explain in their sit-down with EW ahead of the show’s June 27 premiere, little has changed since then too. Oh, except they’re parents now.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What are you working on today? Last time I was here, you had dried milk on your face.
BEN SAVAGE (Cory Matthews):
Cereal! Well, this episode is Riley’s first date, and it’s sort of the parents — really Cory — terrified that his daughter is going on her first date. It’s basically how he’s handling it and then the date, and then Topanga’s character is a lot cooler and a lot more confident and happy.
DANIELLE FISHEL (Topanga Matthews): Yeah, all season long, the kids have been a foursome. They’re a group. But there are obvious flirtations between our daughter and her crush Lucas (Peyton Meyer). It’s the end of seventh grade, and people are starting to show an interest in coupling up. So this episode is really about Lucas getting up the nerve to ask Riley (Rowan Blanchard) out on a date, and it is Riley dealing with her first foray into a real adult situation like dating.

Neither of you are parents, but has working on the show taught you anything about parenting?
SAVAGE: Oh, yeah. I can’t speak for Danielle, but this is our 20th episode at this point, and I feel like we have become this mini-family. Rowen and Auggie, who plays our son, have become like these children of ours that I feel protective of and really, really care about them deeply. I feel like I’ve picked up parental qualities as the show has gone on and progressed. And I think I’ll continue to do that.
FISHEL: Absolutely. And I think there are things that I wasn’t even aware I would feel so strongly about that I now suddenly feel very, very strongly about. And it does have to do with the protection of them. And I feel like because I’m a woman, I feel especially protective of the girls. I’m protective of them in several different ways. I want them to be smart and well-rounded and have interests and goals and aspirations and also be supported and supportive of each other. And I try to encourage that in my personal life and lead by example. And I think, luckily, the Topanga character is a perfect example of that. So I try to, in my personal life, the way I would want the girls to behave and be represented is how I’m trying to represent myself as well.

Who’s the cooler parent?
SAVAGE: Me.
FISHEL: [Laughs] You’re definitely the most fun parent.
SAVAGE: I agree with that. Wait, you mean on TV or in life?

On TV. But you can tell me real life too.
SAVAGE: Cory is terrified of his daughter dating. I think Topanga is a little more OK with it. I think. At least this week. But Cory always never wanted anything to change ever. He’s very happy with Topanga as his wife and two kids. So my character, since 1993, has never been comfortable with change. And he wanted this girl and he wanted her pretty much since day one. There were little bumps in the road, and I think he’s very happy, sitting at home, playing board games in pajamas, ordering in food and going to bed early. And that’s just Cory. He likes thing settled and perfect and tied up in a nice little bow. So [the episode we’re filming today] is a challenge for him, because it’s a change and his daughter is getting older and it’s something he doesn’t want to accept. I think that’s something, again, that a lot of dads go through.

You can read the rest of the interview here:   http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/27/girl-meets-world-ben-savage-danielle-fishel-interview/

 

 



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