Danielle Fishel | From Topanga to Doing the Tango on DWTS & Everything In Between!

Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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#894. Today on Off the Vine, Kaitlyn sits down with the legendary Danielle Fishel — aka the one and only Topanga! The episode opens with Kaitlyn finally apologizing for something she’s carried guilt over for seven years, and from there, Danielle takes us straight behind the curtain of her Boy Meets World journey — from the unexpected way she landed the role to the twist that almost changed her character entirely.

She also opens up about a major personal chapter she recently navigated and how it reshaped every part of her life — including what she chooses to say yes to now.

Then we dive into her Dancing with the Stars season… and you guys, this part is wild. Danielle reveals what really went down behind the scenes, the injury that almost took her out, and how she pushed through some of the most intense weeks of her career.

This one has everything you love: nostalgia, honesty, laughter, and moments that will leave your jaw on the floor. Trust us… you’re going to want to listen from start to finish!

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(03:25) Kaitlyn finally apologizes to Danielle for something she’s carried for seven years!
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0:00.0	This episode of Off The Vine is brought to you by booking.com.
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0:57.6	You're listening to Off The Vine with Caitlin Bristow.
1:03.5	Hey, Vino's real quick, if you are listening right now, which obviously you are or you wouldn't be hearing this, can you hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever platform
1:07.3	you're on?
1:07.9	Please, that one simple thing helps more than you even realize it allows me to keep growing on this podcast and making these episodes the best they can possibly be obviously for you. That's the only favorite I'm going to ever ask, okay? It truly means the world to me. Thank you. Now let's get into it. Hey, everybody, welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host, Caitlin Bristow, and today we have Danielle Fischel on the pod today. I was so excited to have her because obviously dancing with the stars, obviously needed to talk about Boy Meets World. And I really needed to apologize to her for something. And I'm glad it went the way that it did. So enjoy this conversation with Danielle. Why am I in such a, well, I'm in a rush for a little reason,
1:44.9	but like, why am I this angry? Yeah. In traffic. I'm pretty much asked myself that every time I get in the car. Here especially. Yeah. Where do you live? Nashville. Okay. Yeah. And I just traffic bad there. Yeah, actually at certain times, but like I just don't drive at those times. Right.
2:00.5	But I feel like here it's like you just never know.
2:02.7	You never know.
2:03.3	It could be any time.
2:04.2	And also, we. Yeah, actually at certain times, but like I just don't drive at those times. Right. But I feel like here it's like you just never know.
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