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In 1993, Fishel was cast as Topanga Lawrence on the teen sitcom Boy Meets World, which ran on ABC from 1993 to 2000, and reprised the role for its successor Girl Meets World on Disney Channel, which aired from 2014 to 2017.
Topanga was (initially) a guest character; with a hippie, eccentric personality, concerned about the world and harmony. In later seasons, Topanga became one of the show's main characters, transforming from a strange girl; into an intellectual overachiever.
That's the character Fishel famously played on the TGIF sitcom Boy Meets World for seven seasons, beginning when she was 12 years old. Topanga started the show as the hippie girl at school and turned into protagonist Cory Matthews' love interest, winning all of our hearts in the process.
She was originally a guest star on the show Boy Meets World (1993), but Danielle added a spark that the show needed and she became a regular cast member shortly afterward. She played Topanga Lawrence on the show, the girlfriend of Cory Matthews.
Topanga is one of the most memorable characters from "Boy Meets World." Here's what the actor behind the role has been up to since the show ended.
Topanga Matthews (née Lawrence) is a major character in Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World. Topanga is the mother of Riley and Auggie, and the wife of Cory. In Boy Meets World, she was pursuing a career in law, and in Girl Meets World, she is a lawyer.
Topanga was the love of Cory’s life, and when the sequel series Girl Meets World debuted on the Disney Channel, she still was. The little girl wanted to save the world with her feminist views and her stance on environmentalism.
[Cory, Topanga, Shawn, Angela, Eric, and Jack are trapped in the high school with a murderer. He has just now murdered Mr. Feeny. They are hiding in a classroom trying to figure out what to do next]
Danielle Fishel reflects on playing Topanga on 'Boy Meets World,' going to high school in Calabasas, California, and meeting her husband at age 14.
Danielle Fishel, on a rewatch podcast with costars Will Friedle and Rider Strong, explained why Cory and Topanga's relationship resonated with young 'Boy Meets World' viewers.