“Boy Meets World” actress Trina McGree revealed that the show’s creator allegedly told her to “turn down” her blackness while filming episodes involving her character, Angela Moore.
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McGree appeared on an episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast, where she discussed her experience on set with her former costars, Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle. She said she would change her speaking voice on set at the suggestion of showrunner Michael Jacobs. He reportedly told her to “just turn down the Telma Hopkins about eight notches,” referencing Harriet Winslow’s sister from Family Matters, while filming an episode centered on Angela.
“Coming from Black sitcoms, I always had to have like a Black meter. On ‘Boy Meets World,’ my Black meter was probably down to about a two,”
Friedle also apologized to McGree again about his “Aunt Jemima” comments in Monday’s episode. In 2020, McGree went on her official Twitter account and revealed Fridle’s racially-charged comments about her on-set behavior.
Called aunt Jemima on set during hair and make up. Called a bitter bitch when I quietly waited for my scene to finish rehearsing that was being f’ed up over and over due to episode featuring my character. Told “ it was nice of you to join us” like a stranger after 60 episodes
— Trina McGee (@realtrinamcgee) January 12, 2020
“I don’t count that as my entire experience on the show,” she clarified. We need everyone else to be over it, too,”
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She told her former costars that they were lucky they didn’t have to experience what she went through or think about their behavior. “Sometimes, it was was too much,” McGree explained.
If you are black and a fan of the show “boy meets world” you need to listen to the newest episode of the podcast “pod meet world” it stars Shawn, Eric and Topanga but this episode has Trina McGee aka Angela and damn do you learn alot about not only her but her life on the show pic.twitter.com/tHWwh8NDtS
— Mr. dontsaveher (@kredk) September 13, 2022
According to Insider, she expressed regrets about a Daily News opinion piece written by her publicist and ex-husband. They claimed she liked that the show didn’t address the fact that Angela and Shawn were in an interracial relationship.
— Trina McGee (@realtrinamcgee) July 4, 2021