Will Friedle does ‘Feeny call’ for First Time in Years.

At C2E2 in Chicago. 2023

[@lateramae]

Hearing Eric (Will Friedle) do the Feeny call again makes my heart so happy!!! Man, time flies by so fast.

[@Southeren]

Girl Meets World isn't even around anymore. It's all about enjoying what was entertaining in the past while you still can. It's amazing that William Daniels is still alive with us today to be around for the Feeny call. Don't lose sight of that.

[@Showman_87]

FEENAY, FEE HEE HEE HEENAY

[@hermioneg288]

Nobody wanted the Feeny call to be given to the girls on Girl Meets World! Yes Will please, we love this bring it back!!❤

[@jodiewilliams9395]

Frfr who said to give it to them anyways🙄

[@moderusprime]

@@jodiewilliams9395 It was his to give

[@immandree]

Exactly!!! They don't do it well ans they don't appreciate the honor at all!

[@seabr33ze]

yall calm down yall r so protective

[@JackieDaytona1776]

Right? I'm sure people worked hard on Girl Meets World but can we all agree it sucked?

[@christaharding6600]

You can’t retire it Will!!! It’s yours! Always will be! ❤

[@ClaytonChick8]

If you've listened to the podcast, you know Will's story with the Feeny call and how monumental just getting the 1st bit is.

[@Ghost-jy9hk]

I don’t know this story. Do tell

[@ClaytonChick8]

@@Ghost-jy9hk he goes over this in the 1st episode of the podcast in much better detail, but here is the short version: Will Friedle made the Feeny call iconic. It was his bit. When Girl Meets World happened, the creators asked the young cast to do it, and they just kind of copied one of his versions of it, and he wasn't happy about it. So he talked to the creator about it. Friedle got this idea from another he actor he inherited a role from, to give it to the next generation. He and the creator decided to do a "passing of the tourch" ceremony at one of the tapings where he bequeathed the Feeny Call to the girls on GMW, and he won't do it because it isn't his anymore.

[@lunarialoonatic]

Plus the existence of the feeny call started as complete improv from Will

[@MeganSin]

God bless Bonnie for suggesting that bill would want to hear it! She knew what we all wanted to hear

[@CountryboyRew]

The girls from GMW CAN'T DO THE FEENY CALL. THEY ARE TERRIBLE AT IT. THAT IS WILLS CALL ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS WILL BE!

[@tlewisisdope]

that part.

[@ACinemafanatic]

This may be an unpopular opinion but gmw sucked to me. Probably because it was on Disney channel that they ruined a lot of the characters I like and the lead wasn’t a character I liked or related to.

[@BenB21]

@@ACinemafanatic very true, so to gmw but it was a bit of a flop

[@alucard624]

@@ACinemafanatic It sadly had that Disney sitcom cringe all over it with terrible acting and bad writing.

[@andrewft31]

@@BenB21 it was one of the highest rated shows on Disney Channel the issue is they end shows at season 3 because they don’t want to go into adult material or subjects, Michael Jacobs and April Kelly were really tied to what they could and couldn’t do by Disney.

[@danyoson7415]

The Feeny call has been my ringtone for years! 🥹🥹 And I don't ever plan on changing it. I even set it as my alarm and I think of the episode where Eric calls for Feeny at night and he comes out in a rush in his pj's and robe and his hair all messy. 🤣🤣 It's exactly how I feel when my alarm goes off. 😅😅

[@Andrew-Collet]

I know everyone has such a personal opinion that the Feeny Call is Will's to do only, but he actually has a valid reason for giving it up beyond just "giving it to the girls of Girl Meets World." He stated on Pod Meets World podcast that he was hurt when the Feeny Call was done on GMW without his permission since he came up with it, and after talking it over with Michael Jacobs, he decided to retire it and pass it on to the girls, because that's what his mentor did with him. He vowed to never do it again publicly, until this event anyway.

[@andrewpowers3697]

but was he upset about the racist comments he made while on set? i wonder?

[@JayDeeIsMyName]

@@andrewpowers3697 Wow, you seem to be throwing some whataboutism out here. You must be really fun in life.

[@HellzDrifter]

@@andrewpowers3697 your name is Andrew. Already lost at life poor kiddo

[@billsloan]

​@@JayDeeIsMyName The funist.

[@Andrew-Collet]

@@andrewpowers3697That’s already been discussed with those that it matters as well. And not relevant to here whatsoever.

[@maxplascencia]

He actually admitted on the pod that he was disappointed the girls were given the Feeny call without him knowing so yeah I get where he’s coming from.

[@keithkameron]

THIS made me WAY happier than it should have. 😂❤❤❤

[@Aliciaaa87]

He might as well just take it back. Sabrina and Rowen don't care, and they aren't ever gonna do it. They don't seem to associate themselves with GMW, plus they didn't do it right on the show anyway.

[@timslee0618]

Rowen more so than Sabrina. Sabrina seems still in contact with the cast based on her social media posts, but Rowen not so much

[@purewnder]

​@@timslee0618 what does Sabrina post

[@timslee0618]

@@purewnder Sabrina has called Danielle her "TV mom" many times

[@cherryizcool]

@@purewnder i've seen her do tt with farkle

[@garrettlee6704]

My 90's kid heart just skyrocketed for that split second of joy!!!

[@StreetHierarchy]

Will Friedle was the reason I kept watching that show for so long; he became the Christopher Lloyd/Kramer character...

[@LilNickySchauer413]

He set himself up for a big thing that effects millions of people and he did know that as well. I’m so happy to hear that to this day

[@JohnKooz]

Great clip of Mr. Feeny and Eric Matthews - now! Thanks for sharing!

[@tj87451]

There will only ever be one person who can do the feeney call and he is sitting right there in blue

[@jen-a-purr]

Will: “The feeny call is now the girls on GMW.” Someone in the audience: “Borrow it.” Me: “Take it the hell back!”

[@maam9401]

The Feeny Call will always be yours Will 🥺

[@TreeFiddyProductions-tk3ko]

Just the one "FEENAY!" is more than enough.

[@crookedchicken]

I was at c2e2 and I missed it!! Damn! Met Will and the rest of the cast tho, it was a 90s dream come true.

[@afroshark2799]

So like...since retiring the Feeny call to the girls, have they ever actually done it once outside of the show? I'm not up on social media and I don't really follow actors, so I'm genuinely curious if they've ever actually done it or care at all. Either way, Will should've treated Bill to a proper 96th birthday Feeny call! Why they can't they ALL have the Feeny call? It doesn't have to just be Will's, but its a shame that a catchphrase can have so much drama surrounding it...

[@LilNickySchauer413]

He’s still got it

[@rasheed9705]

retiring or giving it to girl meets world is a stupid game.. It belongs to him and no one else.

[@JoseRomero-xl3ki]

Nobody can do the feeny call better than will friedle

[@ACinemafanatic]

Lol when he said he gave it to the girls everyone collectively just went oh 😒. 😂 they know that show will never be superior to boy meets world especially since Disney ruined it

[@remylucai]

Oh, Will. Don't ever change.

[@jessicagreen7711]

I like mr feeny duck call a lot and it's really funny

[@BenB21]

Awww man! He didn't do the whole thing! *sad/disappointed sigh

[@dannomack6783]

He looks great

[@taylor4200_xx]

I wish Girl Meets World never happened. It left such a bad taste in my mouth. Don't even get me started on the Shawn and Katy storyline...

[@andrewft31]

It was ok but Disney neutered it, if put on ABC like the original it would have been better but Disney Channel has so many rules plus they cancel the shows at season 3 to avoid adult topics.

[@Epok97]

Fe fe fe fe feeenaaaaay

[@cloudstrife1983]

I love the Feeny call

[@emilymeyers6069]

Nooo it’s not theres 😭 it’s yours will

[@chimaamanambu6067]

*FEENAY!*

[@Ryu_Shotokan]

Feeny feeny feeny!!!

[@frankthetank819]

Feennnyyyyyyyy 😂😂😂

[@dcbfan1231]

Legendary!

[@C_R_B_R_E_A_K_R]

Finally finally finally finally

[@auntyb7543]

Bring it back on the podcast to ❤

[@davidscheidler4811]

I feel old seeing all them now especially Mr. Feeny

[@dice268926]

PLEASE make him Terry's dad in Batman Beyond ❤🙌

[@booksnstuff5295]

It will always be his!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WhosTheMorley]

But The Girls Feeny Call was Inferior

[@AdamAddictL]

HOLY 💩 I DIDNT EVEN KNOW MR FEENY ACTORS WAS STILL ALIVE!!! 😮😮😮🤯🤯🤯

[@iwasagirlineldiadoingalrig7290]

Awww

[@zacharyjohnson6453]

It's about time dude cuz for the longest time you said ever sent Girl Meets World came onto the scene you had you didn't want to say The Feeny Call because you said it was theirs now, but now that the show is over it's finally yours again so go all out and say it loud brother😁

[@zk6754]

No one did the Feeny call like Will.

[@GrizBearman]

Omg how did I miss this?!

[@marcradar24joubert]

Wish I covered them and could have stuck around for the panels, I only read through a short list of who was all going to be there and didn't see that the cast was there until I saw all their booths.

[@PiazzaGurl]

I did dig girl meets world. Good try. But that Feeny call belongs to Eric Matthews… ONLY!

[@donovanlopez5733]

Feh ehe hehe ney!

[@Tallahassee21]

Am i the only one in the minority that the feeny call is funny but not because of the iconic one that the girls in gmw replicated. I prefer the other ones much better, my personal favorites being the one where eric is picking out colleges and the "dont act like you dont know me" feeny call. Edit: I also love the plays with squirrels feeny.

[@machodgdon]

He gave the Feeny call to the girls on GMW? That’s not canon to me

[@Chuck_McDon]

He looks exactly like the cowboy character Leonardo DiCaprio plays in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

[@g1xrider13]

I’m sure Rowan Blanchard and Sabrina Carpenter are fine with it. I loved theirs but there is no beating the original.

[@pianojazzman]

It made absolutely NO sense for the girls to do the Feeny call. This was 100% an Eric/Will thing, it’s sad that they took it away from him to the point where he doesn’t want to do it anymore.

[@ToeTag1968]

He just doesn't want to do it and to move on. I get it, but you also can't just ignore the past and the good things that got you to where you are. Embrace it, my dude!

[@BrandonWillWin]

Fee-hee-hee-heeee-nayyy

[@obnoxiouslegofan]

0:51

[@ZoraCatone]

He's 96?!

[@rgs7256]

I don’t mind that he gave it away. I like the idea of the next generation taking over. I just don’t think the girls care about it. Not even a little bit.

[@Cliffyboyy]

Hes starting to look like feeny

[@emilymeyers6069]

😂😭

[@tarynsarvas604]

The girls on girl meets world ruined the feeny call.

[@Jamatr0n.]

FA HAH HAH EEEEENEEEHHH

[@bigchillphil]

Girls meets world retired for that show… smh.

[@golf369]

Weak

[@tim5360]

It's not theirs lmao, It's just disgusting

[@MikefromtheGym]

Kind of a dick to not want to provide the fans with what they love most

[@HovaNirvana]

There’s a reason why though. You might know that Will does a lot of voiceover/animation work. I forget the exact circumstance, but a fellow voice actor was leaving a show they were working on, and he apparently had a catchphrase. Will was apparently going to take over voicing the character or something like that. The actor did the catchphrase one last time and announced that he had officially turned it over to Will. Will was very touched by the gesture and wants to uphold the tradition by giving the Feeny call to Rowan and Sabrina. Personally, I want him to keep doing it forever as he originated it and clearly does it the best. But I respect his stance.

[@robbybevard8034]

@@HovaNirvana It was Thundercats. Original Lion-O from the 80's passed on the line onto Will and hasn't done it at conventions since.

[@HovaNirvana]

@@robbybevard8034 Thank you for that.

[@boneyard009]

Too many mix feelings about the feeny call. Hate it, don't like it, it was fun on the show in the 90s, he can do the feeny call at anytime he likes but doesn't really want to, which is fine, and idk, the one word feeny was for a the audience from William bday wish, so take it or leave it, and well, I hate teases.. ggrrr. Whatever. Also, yeah, in years, like when, in gmw? According to will, he did the call one last time, on set but not in the show. So if you had tickets during gmw run, which was what 2014-2016?, Then you probably would of heard it one last time. But hey, he broke the rules, bday or not, will broke his own rules, now every fan that wants to hear the call must hear it.

[@Parfenoff79]

Why is Ben never there?

[@kendallrivers1119]

He hasn't associated with anyone on the show for 3 years.

[@Parfenoff79]

@@kendallrivers1119 that really sucks. Wonder why

[@SSDirk1976]

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