WilliamDaniels reveals why he turned down playing BoyMeetsWorld's MrFeeny — twice
without legendary actor William Daniels playing the iconic role of Mr. Feeny. But it almost didn’t happen, because Daniels turned down the role twice!
He was having the time of his life playing Dr. Mark Craig in the drama series “St. Elsewhere”, for which he won two Emmys, including in 1986 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Bartlett also won an Emmy that year for Best Supporting Actress, as they became the second married couple in history to win an Emmy on the same night for “St. Elsewhere”. Williams had also voiced K.I.T.T., Michael Knight’s autonomous, artificially intelligent car on the iconic ’80s series “Knight Rider”.
“I said it was a funny name, Feeny,” Daniels recalled. “I thought it was gonna make fun of teachers and I didn’t like that whole idea.”Bartlett, who had a recurring role in the sitcom as Daniels’ TV wife, said Jacobs assured Daniels that the teacher role would be “good” and “respectable,” especially since Jacobs said the role was based on one of his past teachers.
Bartlett explained Daniels quit because he didn’t think the script was “good enough.” She added that Jacobs implored Daniels to give him that evening to re-write the script and tailor it so it’s better suited for Williams.Back in March, while discussing the possibility of a reboot, Will Friedle and Trina McGee
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