Fans of the '90s sitcom Boy Meets World have probably caught the rewatch podcast that stars Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle, Pod Meets World. And this week, when former Full House star Candace Cameron Bure appeared on the podcast, Danielle told her a story about filming an episode of the show that totally centered on her weight – even though she was only a size four at the time of filming.
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On the podcast, the cast discussed the episode that revolved on Topanga and Eric's weight gain.
The episode, called "She's Having My Baby Back Ribs," aired during the show's seventh season. Topanga and Eric decide that they need to lose weight and secretly become diet buddies. But because they're not sharing their plans, Cory thinks that Topanga is eating less because she's pregnant, which leads to all kinds of misunderstandings.
Danielle said she and Will were called into a meeting before filming began.
"It wasn't really like they asked. They just kind of said, ‘We just want you to know … Obviously you guys have gained a little bit of weight. So we're going to write an episode about it. And here's what it's gonna be. It's gonna be really funny,'" she said.
That prompted Candace to say during the podcast that her jaw was "on the floor," but yes, this really did happen.
Danielle felt pushed to do the episode because Will acted as if he was fine with it.
But later, she found out that the idea upset him, too.
"I remember that being the hardest part for me was that meeting, because Will very much was like, ‘Oh, yeah. I'm totally fine with it.' I know now he was very insecure, and it was really painful and painful for him," she said.
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Danielle was only a size four when that episode was filmed.
"I had been aware that I had gained weight, but I was still you know, I was a size four. And so, I remember thinking, ‘Wow, these people think I've gained enough weight that we have to write an entire episode about my weight gain,'" she shared.
There's no doubt this was difficult for her — especially because she was only 19 at the time it aired.
She called that part of the '90s as a 'rough time' for women.
"Every time I have a conversation with somebody, it is a weird, comforting feeling to know there isn't something wrong with me," she said on the podcast. "That all of us who grew up around that same time [had] that same experience."
She added, "It has taken a lifetime just to get to a place where I feel like 'okay, I have got a handle on it. And even still, the bad habits and the bad thoughts can creep up and I have to rein it back in."
