What is going on, guys? Welcome back to the Chu
and U podcast, little me. Unfortunately, Chu
cannot join us today, but my little brother's
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We're going to take you back to the early 90s.
Like my son says, Dad, you're older from the
1900s. No, hey, hey, hey, hey, watch it. Watch
it. But we're going to go back to 1990. I believe
it was 92, 93, I believe. Little show called
Boy Meets World. Oh, well, not a legendary show,
but. Why am I gonna keep yippering, yappering
here? Let me just say, introduce you to the guest
we have today. You all know him as Mr. Turner.
I did a Turner Quinn on the podcast. What's going
on, Mr. Quinn? How you guys doing? What's happening?
That was the most epic beginning. That was fantastic.
I did need to do something, I'm sorry. Mr. Turner!
Who's that, man? Huge fan, huge fan. Oh, that's
great. I'm so glad to be here. I'm so I'm first
of all say thank you and it's an honor to have
you on the podcast The reason I reached out to
you is like we have a lot of RGB here down in
south, Texas we have a lot of RGB actors that
are trying to get into the biz and Having you
on the pod Kind of connects a little bit more
to give us a more than some an idea, you know
What are the regulations to go through? What
schooling did you get or how is that you got
into? the acting world the entertainment business,
you know, so That's an interesting topic. I mean
now I think it's easier than it's ever been in
terms of you know, the business is sort of welcome
to all who would approach. I mean, now you can
do self -tape and you can, you're carrying around
a movie camera in your back pocket with these
cell phones, you know? Right, exactly. So we
didn't have that when I was first starting out.
I hear you. So what we want to do is we want
to get to know you, Mr. Quinn. We want to know
where you're from, where it all started, and
how you got to where you're at, all right? So
the mic's all yours. Go ahead. Well, I had, I
just got back yesterday actually from the state
of my birth. I was born in Connecticut and we
were doing a 90s Comic Con in Hartford, Connecticut.
And that's actually the second one I've done.
The first one I did was back in Tampa last year.
And we were able to connect with so many Boy
Meets World fans of the show. It was incredible,
the turnout for the show and to meet everyone
and to hear stories about how much the show means
to them. And then we did a panel on Saturday.
There must have been, there was a thousand people.
And then I heard as the day progressed that our
panel was the biggest and the best and the most
populated panel of all the panels of all the
shows that were there. Right. So it was pretty
incredible. I mean, going back, I mean, being
a fan of the show, when it first started, then
eventually you came in. And I'm not sure what
season that was you first came in. Can you remind
me on that? I came in second season. The second
season. Yeah. And the show actually, I think,
started in 93. OK, all right. And it ran for
seven seasons until, I think, the year 2000.
Now, as far as the acting world, I mean, I know,
did you go to school here to college for this
to actually get into the arts? I went to a, I
guess you could call it a school, but it was
more of a workshop. Okay. That it was, I think
I had gone to the workshop and there were, you
know, when I was first starting out in the business
back in 1982 is when I really sort of started
professionally. There were acting workshops,
classes that you could go to. I mean, I'm sure
people that, you know, they would go to college
and take acting courses and do drama in college.
But, you know, in California and L .A., there
were workshops all over the place and you would
go in and audition for the workshop. And then
if they saw that you had something or had some
type of talent or whatever, that you could start
pay paying to take acting. uh workshop classes
cold readings and scene study and character work
and stuff like that so I did that for a number
of years but you don't have to it's it's not
required it's not like they look at your resume
and say well you have no training so you know
you have no ability if you're a natural and you
go in and uh you know you send in an audition
and you're great then it doesn't matter right
so i mean let's let's start off Can you share
with us how you got the role for Mr. Turner on
Boy Meets World? Were there a lot of people auditioning
for that in particular spot? There usually always
is, but what's interesting about it is, I've
told this story before, but my experience with
Boy Meets World goes way back to the very beginning.
I had met Michael Jacobs who created the show.
on a pilot that he had cast me in the year previous,
in 1993, he was doing a pilot called Black Sheep.
And it was me, Jason Bateman, Willie Garson,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Janet Marie Huff. Oh,
wow. Wow. Yeah. And this was back when when we
were all really just kind of like in the beginning
stages of our career. Jeffrey hadn't really done
a whole lot. Billy was just, you know, kind of
starting out as well. And Jason was the only
one that really had a name when he did his show
in the 80s. Right. But we thought we had something
really special, you know, because I thought the
cast was something really special. I thought
Michael was a great producer writer. And one
day, Willie had. come to me at the Commissary.
We were filming over at Disney. And he goes,
all right, so I got the scoop. He goes, Michael
is writing another pilot as he's working on this
one. And I said, OK. And he goes, it's called
the Ben Savage project right now. Uh -oh. So
I didn't quite connect the name. I didn't know
the name Ben Savage. And I didn't really connect
him to Fred. So I didn't know what it was. And
I just said, well, it doesn't matter because
the show that we're working on right now is going
to be his hit show. This is his hit right now.
So famous last words, our show didn't get picked
up. And about a week later, Michael and I had
sort of developed this really good friendship,
working relationship together as we were working
on that pilot. And he called me into his office
and he said, listen, I want you to read for this
pilot that I'm doing. And he goes, I don't want
you to read for the part of Alan Matthews. I
didn't know anything about the show. So I said,
sure, I'll read for it. So I read for it. And
he goes, my only problem is he goes, I think
the network, I think you you sort of play too
young to be the dad. And I was about 10 years
too young, really, at that time. So he said,
you know, come back tomorrow or whatever, dress
a little bit more, you know, kind of conservative,
more dadlike. And I came back the next day and
read for the part of read for the director and
ever they loved me and they brought me to network.
And that's where I first met Ben. I think Ben
was at the time 12, I think. Oh my goodness.
Yeah. And he and I read together at network over
at ABC. You know, it was a lot of fun to work
with Ben, but Michael had called me the next
day and said, yeah, the network thinks you're
too young. So it's not going to work. So the
following year. As I said, Mike and I were, you
know, good friends and stuff. So he called me
and he goes, hey, what's going on? He goes, let's
go to lunch. I said, okay. So I come up to his
office and he said, you know, like, what are
you doing? And I said, I'm just trying to get
work, you know, going on auditions, trying to
get a pilot. And he goes, well, you could read
through the, you know, the show that I'm doing,
you know, Boy Meets World. He goes, we're trying
to sort of expand the universe. And he goes,
but you could read for this part. And he goes,
the only problem, he goes, the part is it's kind
of a it's part of an ensemble cast. So it's it's
not a lead role. And I said, OK, so and he goes,
he goes, but some weeks you're not going to really
have more than a few lines. And I said, I don't
I don't care. I'm not the kind of actor that
counts lines. Right. Right. Right. So he had
me read for it and he goes, I think it would
be fantastic. And then I went to network and
read for it. And now here we are. There you go,
yeah. So being on the set, while working on the
set, were there any memorable moments? I mean,
through the seasons that you were there? I mean,
something that stuck with you? Oh, man. So many
memorable moments. And yet, what's really funny
is most of my memorable moments in the times
that are so special to me are all behind the
scenes stuff. It's not necessarily the things
that you guys have watched, you know, being fans
of the show. You know, Will and I became like
brothers on that show. He and I were just extremely
close. We're still extremely close to this day.
So we used to have a lot of fun. We laughed and
played jokes on each other. It's just, you know,
stuff like that was the most special stuff for
me being on the show and just getting together
for table reads in the morning before we would
start the week and rehearsing with the cast and
having dinners and getting ready for show night.
Those are all the things that were really special.
And then we had this special thing where Every
night before the actual show would start, we'd
all get together, we'd gather behind the stage,
and we'd join hands, and we would do what we
would call the scream. And we would scream real
loud, break hands, and then go out and do the
show. So those were the times that were real
special for me. Yeah, the show itself had a very
big impact. And a lot of, well, when I was in,
actually, the show came out when I was in high
school, but still sat down and watched it because
it was a great show. Friday nights. Friday nights,
yeah. Friday nights. Had to watch it. And the
thing is that it connected with it made a lot
of impact and a lot of viewers When you go out
to these cons or like you do and and go go as
a cast and to do signing this stuff Do you have
any special moments with the with the viewers
that tell you about special moments that you've
had on on screen? Oh, yeah, I mean it never Ceases
to amaze me When people share with me, you know
very very intimate emotional things about their
lives and about how the show really helped them
and connected them to me and my character. And,
you know, whenever we take pictures or whatever,
when they put their arm around me, they're literally
shaking. To me, it just always amazes me that,
first of all, that anybody remembers me from
anything, especially in this day and age where
there's... It's just a new now next generation
where there's so many options for entertainment
and everything is just screaming for your attention.
To remember me from a show that I did 30 years
ago is unimaginable to me. And not only do they
remember, but they remember in incredibly vivid
detail and it to this moment. I mean, I've had
people cry when they meet me and I'm like, are
you kidding me? Are you serious? And it's amazing
to me. So it's always wonderful to be able to
have those kinds of moments. And just, you know,
even the welcome that you guys gave me, it's
something that's pretty special. Yeah, it's just
memories. It's just memories that we have, we
hold, you know, dearly with us and your memory.
Yeah. It's part of our childhood, yeah. Yeah,
but the fact that you guys... have such enduring
memories of that and that it means so much. It's
it's incredible. Like I said, that it's now everything
is new now. Next, like next, next. And they,
you know, a lot of shows like one of the things
that happened at the panel on this past Saturday,
Bill Daniels, who was Mr. Feeney, he was in a
show called. Yeah, he was in a show called Sane
Elsewhere. I don't know if you guys remember
that. Yes. Yes. OK. Well, when we were doing
the panel, I think one of the people on the panel,
I don't know if it was his wife, Bonnie or somebody
had mentioned the show saying elsewhere and maybe
three people clapped like, oh, yeah. When we
were, you know, back in like 93 or whatever.
And I know saying elsewhere was in the 80s, late
90s, late 80s. That show was like the biggest
Emmy winning show of the time. And it's like,
no, nobody talks about it. Yeah, right. And when
we did Boy Meets World, our show was really kind
of regarded as like a kid show. Right. And, you
know, no one serious. Ours was like the little
show that could. It was like we were a kid show
and it was popular, but it was an Emmy award
winning show. But now here we are 30 years later
and our show is so much more popular than than
those shows. It's amazing. Yeah. Yeah. Well,
I mean, and coming to that, as far as like the
reboot, uh, I know they, I watched bits and pieces
of it, pieces of it of the girl meets world.
And I know you came out in the, in, I think we'll
be two or two or three episodes if I'm not mistaken.
Right? Yeah. I did three, three episodes. And
I mean, when they asked you to come back for
that, for that in particular, I mean, the memories
all rushed back all at once. Yeah. Oh yeah, yeah,
it was great to see Ben on the set and it was
like literally no time had passed between him
and I, between Danielle and I. The only thing
I was nervous about was that it had been at least
at that time, I think it had been like 25 years
or 20 something years since I had played that
character. And you're always... concern that,
you know, that ship has sailed and you're going
to try to pick it up again, and everybody's going
to go, yeah, okay, whatever. But the reception
and the welcome for that character back into
that world was, like I said, it's incredible.
And it was wonderful to be able to do it and
to have that sort of moment of closure between
my character and Ryder's character was, I think,
something that the audience really deserved,
and I'm glad they did it. I mean, it was cool
seeing Mr. Turner for the first time. I know
everybody wanted a teacher like that. Everybody
wanted a cool teacher. And the guy who owned
the motorcycle. We wanted that cool teacher.
Nobody could reach your level, Mr. Kwik. I take
that as a great compliment. You actually touched
one of my best friend's hearts, and he wanted
me to send this to you. His name is Shawn Mekka.
He said, The scene where mr. Turner is in the
hospital after his motorcycle accident and shan
is praying to god is the most memorable scene
of mine Wow You know, it's funny that you mentioned
that because when I actually did that scene Um,
you know my it was a long day for me because
they had to get me into that body cast, right?
Uh, and they they couldn't do it until that like
that scene So that took a little while but there
I'm basically just like a zombie in that I'm
just trying not to move and everything and I'm
trying to scratch my shoulder and you know I'm
kind of trying to pay attention, but I guess
I just I was someplace else and when I watched
that clip recently and I don't remember it being
so Emotionally intense. Yeah I think Ryder did
a fantastic job on that and that, you know, when
my hand is in his and my finger moves to touch
his hand, I mean, it just, it's like, wow, I
don't, that being so intense. When really you're
trying to scratch something. Exactly. Exactly.
That's exactly right. There's there's there's
the fan that asked the question says howdy mr.
Turner right there. Shout out the song But uh,
so I mean out of all the scenes that you did
which is the month I mean to me the most memorable
one is probably gonna be the motorcycle accident
because that one was really touching but another
one is Where you take Sean in? When I believe
his parents I guess split and you take them in
under your under your roof. That was emotional
But which one would you take from all the episodes
that you that sticks with you till right now?
I Think that one is a good one. But but for me
the one that really kind of sticks with me Is
a scene between Ryder and I where we lie to each
other I tell him I'm going to be out of town
and he tells me some other lie and we catch each
other in the lie. Right. He's in my apartment
and I'm catch him and then he says well aren't
you supposed to be out of town or something and
the scene between him and I because he's you
know he's kind of a damaged young man, and he's
had people leave him, and he's had people whenever
there's a fight or whenever there's a falling
out, you know, his world comes apart. And for
me, the scene was so important to connect between,
you know, Mr. Turner and Sean going, you know,
yeah, we lied to each other. And I apologize.
And I think originally when the show, when the
script came out, I said to one of the writers,
I said, listen, I really feel like I have to
apologize. And I don't remember if they had an
apology in there, but I was telling them, look,
I lied to Sean and he catches me. And I said,
and really right now there's there's no apology.
I said, I really feel like I need to apologize
to him because, you know, I should know better.
You know, right. So they wrote something in there
where I do apologize. And I say, listen, I'm
sorry. I lied to you. And I, you know, I shouldn't
have done that. I should have just been straight
with you. And then he said something, and I say,
well, you were no angel, by the way. And then
he looks at me and he says something like, well,
are we OK? Should I just leave? And I go, Sean,
just because. You know, you have a argument doesn't
mean that you just run away. Right. It's like
we have to work these things out and we have
to make it right. And we have to do better next
time. You know, so I feel like that scene always
stuck with me because I felt like that was the
nature of our relationship. We're going to teach
each other how to do this because I'm not a parent.
So you're going to try it. You're going to teach
me how to be a parent and I'm going to teach
you how to be mentored. You know, so that always
stuck with me that scene. Than a particular scene
Wow well after the whole motorcycle accident
you automatically just Disappeared That's an
interesting story The this I don't know if you
guys listen to the podcast, but I sort of tell
this story on the podcast After we finished my
second season, which was the show's third season.
Right. I had a little bit of a chat with Michael
Jacobs about the way the show was going and what
he thought of it. And it was a great season and
stuff. And he goes, yeah, it's really great.
And then he started to share with me a little
bit about where they were going for season four
and what they wanted to do going forward. Right.
And he said, you know, you're going to. you're
gonna really basically take in Sean and you're
gonna be his dad and you're gonna do all these
things together and I was like that's fantastic
I'm so excited about that whole thing so about
two months after that conversation I got a phone
call from Michael and he goes all right so he
goes you're you're not coming back for season
four and I was like wait What happened? Like,
we just had a conversation about this. And he
goes, well, the network decided that they wanted
to go in a different direction. The kids are
going into high school and they want to do different
things. And I was like, really? Like, that makes
no sense. So he goes, I couldn't save it. He
goes, there was nothing I could do. And that's
just what they wanted to do. And I said, OK.
So I knew that going into season four, he was
going to use me very sparingly. And I knew that
was my last season. So that was basically it.
And I really was upset because, well, number
one, because I was leaving the show and it was
a great job to have. And I really loved that
cast and we felt like we were a big family. So
now here I have to leave and my family stays
behind, you know. But I was more upset thinking,
I don't want the fans of the show to think that
this was my idea and that this character is just
gonna disappear and you're never gonna, it's
not, you're gonna give him sufficient justification
to leave the show. The fans deserve better than
that. And there was nothing I could do. It is
what it is and to this day, that is like the,
this is the way the interactions go when I meet
people. Go ahead. By and large, it's Mr. Turner.
It's such a pleasure to meet you. You are our
favorite character. Where did you go? That's
the way the conversation starts. Right. I mean,
it's true. It is true because once that happened,
of course, we finished the season, the whole
series and all that good stuff. After that, Couple
of years ago by my wife and I get into a little
show called Dexter. And we're watching it, you
know, and a lot of people tell us, you got to
watch it. You got to watch it. All right. So
when he released it on Netflix, I said, you know
what, let's just binge watch it. So it's all
season one, season two. Season three comes around.
And the first person I see is Mr. Turner is a
dentist. What the heck? And it was just that
one episode that I saw. Now I know what happened.
He left teaching to become a dentist. Exactly.
Exactly. How did you come up with that particular
spot? Well, when I left Boy Meets World, and
this is the interesting thing about the nature
of being an actor is when you leave a show, The
number one priority is to try to get a different
job, to get a different show because you're out
of a job. Now you've got to find some other show
to be on or to start a new pilot or do something.
Right. So that was that was job number one for
me. And I had gone on to do other shows. And
I think I did my own series after Boy Meets World.
I did 13 episodes of a pilot that was cast, I
think, the following year. And then after that,
I did I had a recurring role on Melrose Place,
and then I had a recurring role on Party of Five.
Right. And then I had another recurring role
on Caroline and the City with Leah Thompson.
And that show was slated to get picked up for,
I think, their fifth season. I was going to come
back and be a series regular on that show. And
then that show didn't get picked up. It got canceled.
So after doing about five or so episodes of that,
then you're just, you're out trying to get more
work. And then one day I auditioned for the show
Dexter, which I didn't know really anything about.
I don't watch a whole lot of TV and I still don't.
So I went in and all I got was, just sides to
the to the script is just like four pages. And
I go, oh, good. I get to play a dentist. So I
sort of I modeled that character, that dentist
after my own dentist, who was a real character.
I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I thought, I'm
just going to go and play Dr. Aiken. His name
was Dr. Aiken. Yeah. And he was this really mild
mannered doctor who every time I would go in
and he'd go, do you wear your night guard at
night? I go, yeah, every time. Well, good. Way
to go. That's great. So I just thought I'd have
fun with it and go in and play Dr. Aikens and
they loved it. They'd cast me. And then I found
out that Keith Gordon was directing, who is the
sweetest, nicest guy. I don't know if you guys
remember some films from the mid -80s, early
80s. One of them was called Christine. Remember
that show? Yes. OK. He was the lead in that show,
that movie. And then he was one of the co -leads
in the Rodney Dangerfield film, Back to School.
Oh my goodness, another great film. Yes, he played
Rodney Dangerfield's son, so Keith Ford was directing
that episode. And I was absolutely thrilled to
be able to work with him. And then I did another
episode of a show, and I can't remember. what
it was called, but Alex Winter directed it. And
I thought, oh, dude, I get to work with Bill
and Ted. I get to work with Ted. There you go.
And he can't always show up around there. Yeah,
heck yeah. Oh, man. So every once in a while,
when I meet people, they'll remember something
else I did decide Boy Meets World. Yeah. Yeah.
And like I said, when I saw you on Dexter, I
go, please, Dexter, do not hurt Mr. Turner, please.
Please do not hurt Mr. Turner. He's already been
traumatized one. He's already been traumatized
one with a body cast. He couldn't reach an inch
that he couldn't get now that we know. Please
do not kill Mr. Turner. Oh my gosh. Now that
years have rolled by and you've gotten more and
more experience, are there any upcoming roles
that you're looking at that you want to jump
on or? No, not really at all. You're like, I
think I'm done. I did. I mean, a few years ago
I retired from the business. There you go. It's
kind of a long story, but I just felt like the
business changed and I changed and I just kind
of felt like maybe it's time for me to just kind
of quietly step away. And that's what I did.
There you go. And you still got the fan base
that follows you everywhere. You go to these
cons, you know they're there. They're always
trying to meet you. Yeah, I mean, it's amazing
to me every single time I go or anytime someone
stops me on the street or something, though.
I mean, they say such kind things and and they
remember so incredibly vividly because I look
and go, how did you know me? Like, how do you
recognize me? They go, you look the same. And
I'm like, well, thank you. I know I don't. But
it's just amazing that they they remember and
they know me even now, 30 years later. Right.
Well, it's just something that's an impact in
their lives. Like we said earlier, it's a monkey.
It's imprinted in their mind for the rest of
their lives, you know. I mean it's something
that they think about like almost currently a
lot of the people that came up to me this weekend
We're telling me I'm a teacher because of you
I mean I heard it over again and I never get
tired of hearing of it because to me It's like
their lives have been changed now. They're changing
lives as well Right, but it's just such an impactful
moment for me to say you've based You know life
decisions on you know something that I had a
lot of fun doing but it's impacted your life
in such a positive way. And that's always just
been, I don't know, I can't speak for any other
actors, but I've always, you know, when I first
got into the business, I wanted to be a part
of something that was memorable and had a positive
impact and that people look back on with great
fondness. And, you know, they can say things
like this to me that it impacted them positively.
And so every time I hear it, it's like just a
dream coming true. That was the question I wanted
to ask you also. Looking back on your career,
what are some valuable lessons that you've learned
as an actor? And what advice can you give to
upcoming, inspiring actors? Oh, man. I've learned
a lot about myself in terms of kind of what I'm
made of. You have to grow a thick skin if you
want to be an actor because there's a lot of
rejection involved. It can do sort of a number
on you mentally and emotionally, like you do
your best and you walk away and you get nothing.
After a while, you can start second guessing
yourself. I know Dustin Hoffman has the best
description of what an actor is. He said, we're
all a bunch of egomaniacs with inferiority complexes.
You may think you're great, but then when you
do something, you go, do you like me? Did you
like me? You didn't like me? Oh, I'm terrible.
I'm the worst ever. I'm never going to work.
So, you know, I learned patience. I definitely
learned endurance and you got to grow a thick
skin and you got to get up, dust yourself off
and you got to try again. Like I said, because
you audition for 20, 30 things before you even
possibly get one. So yeah, I mean, and you got
to keep going. And I'm not one who's going to
tell somebody never give up. Right. Because I
don't know if that's necessarily the right advice.
It may be at some point in your pursuit of trying
to become an actor that you have to face reality
and say, I don't know if this is going to go
anywhere. Right. but only you can determine that.
You can't listen to somebody else to say, give
it up, you suck, you're never gonna make it.
Because if I were to just look at the odds of
it, the odds are stacked against you just before
you even get out of the gate. I think it's like,
if you look at the numbers, it's like the top
1 % of actors that are in the Screen Actors Guild
actually make a living at it. Right, right. So
I mean, you can't look at that and and and let
that discourage you, you know, but when you go
on an audition and see, I think now you don't
even go on an audition. Most of the time you
just send in an audition tape of yourself through
and through a media download or something. Right.
And there's there's so many other ways that you
can promote yourself either on TikTok or whatever.
Yeah, whatever these are, I don't even have any
of these. But you can do it all now just through
your phone. Yes, but still it's it's there's
a lot of rejection involved So you've got to
be ready for the long haul and only you can determine
when it's time for you to do something else or
pursue something else That's that's great advice.
That's real good advice as far as uh, the boy
meets world cast Do you still stay in contact
with the cast? Yeah. Yeah, we will and I like
I said will and I are like brothers So he and
I talk all the time. He's by far the funniest
person I've ever worked with. He's one of the
funniest people I've ever known in my life. One
of the, I mean, what you see on screen is only
half really of what you get with him. And I think,
and I don't know if I've ever said this publicly,
but in my humble opinion, I think the work that
he did as Eric Matthews ranks right up in the
upper echelons of all time great comedic characters.
The things that he was able to do with that character
to make it real and not this stereotypical, you
know, the things that he, the funny things that
he did and the lines. I mean, he's right up there
with Kramer. And maybe Chandler from Friends,
Frank Burns from Mash. Need to give him his flowers.
This is true. This is true. This is so true.
And I'm not just saying that because he's my
friend and brother. I mean, I truly, he amazes
me when I look at his work. He's so freaking
good. That's one person I would love to talk
to and get really in his head, because every
time I see him, every time I see him, the Feeny,
the Feeny gets me all the time, but the one that
gets me is the Mr. Squirrels episode. I cannot
stop laughing. Hilarious. I'm telling you, that's
only the half of it. He is twice as funny by
far than he is as Eric Matthews, and I'm not
exaggerating. oh my gosh he could he could take
he is he is he is one of a couple people my wife
and him can can literally make me laugh so hard
that i wet my pants and that's not a joke i believe
it i believe it and he he could do some things
as minor like he could we could be out somewhere
and he could find like a pencil on the ground
and before you know it, you're laughing hysterically
by something he's doing with his pencil. Right,
right. He is, he's that funny. So, okay, my question
is, while doing the show, would you have a lot
of bloopers because he would make you laugh or
like? No, oddly enough, we did, he, there was
only once where he, because I was really, because
he can make me laugh that easy. There was one
moment with the scene that we did where we catch
him in the hallway and somebody says something
about tests or something like that and he goes,
yeah, I'm on my way to the ceramics class. And
I go, you mean ceramics? And he looks at me and
he has this, cause Will can do these little facial
expressions that only he and I know. And it's
like our own language. And he looked at me with
this look, and I almost completely lost it. And
he goes, yeah, the ashtray class. You can tell
that both of us, if you know us really well,
you can tell that both of us are about ready
to laugh. But we didn't do it. We didn't do it.
No, that's awesome. That's awesome. That's awesome
having that connection to that always that one
person you have a connection with when you're
when you're at your job and That's the best one
man. That's the best one. That's awesome. Now
Let's turn the clock back a little bit before
the acting if the acting didn't work for you.
What was the second option? Well, what would
you be doing? I I don't even like to think about
that because I might have been pumping gas somewhere.
No, don't say that. No, I'm serious. I didn't
have a second option. I didn't have another option
because I guess in the one, yeah, in the one
sense, it turned out to be motivation for me
because it's like, if this doesn't work, I'm
in big trouble. So, you know, I just kept going.
And one of the things about, you know, I always
worked, I was able to work. But it's not like
it was, you know, extremely profitable. And certainly
there were times of feast and famine. But, you
know, I did a number of shows and series and
TV shows before I did Boy Meets World. But Boy
was the first series regular gig that I got that
went beyond like five or six or 10 episodes.
And then when I did that show, I was thinking
You know, this is a great gig and if it lasts
seven years, that's great But when it didn't
I was thinking all right, I'm just gonna go do
something else And this whatever this show is
is gonna be forgotten and nobody's gonna remember
me from this kid show Wow Yeah, and only over
time did I start realizing what a big deal it
was because people would recognize me from the
show and they would say some stuff to me and
I go, oh, that's nice. They remember Boy Meets
World, you know, and then somebody else would,
and then multiple people would, and then years
later, five years later, 10 years later, people
would still be doing the same thing. And I go,
okay, so this is kind of a big deal, I guess,
in a lot of people's minds. And then one day
I went to this casting director's office, and
this is when I realized, after all these encounters,
this one really, because this one was probably
20 years later. I didn't know this casting director.
And I walked into her office and she looked at
me and she was pointing at me. And she goes,
Mr. Turner. She goes, I can't tell you what a
pleasure it is to meet you. And I go, oh, that's
so nice. I said, really? And she goes, you've
always been one of my favorite actors. And I
go, me? And she goes, she goes, my son. She goes,
we talk about it every day. Every day, he tells
me, mom, if it wasn't for Mr. Turner, I wouldn't
be doing what I'm doing. And I'm literally in
her office. And I'm teary -eyed. I'm literally
crying, going, I can't believe I'm hearing this
from some casting director I don't know. And
she's giving me a big hug. And that kind of was
the moment when I realized, this is a big, big
deal that this show, that I've been able to be
a part of this. And then when Girl came out,
I didn't know anything about it. And I was still
friends with Michael. And back then, I had some
social media that my kids had sort of talked
me into having Instagram, all this stuff. And
I didn't understand how to work it. I didn't
know. I was like, I would just post stuff. And
it's like, I don't know what this is. What is
this construction you've become? I don't know
what it is. And I don't really care. I don't
even want to. So one day I started getting all
these comments on some pictures of me and I think
I posted some pictures of me and Will and maybe
me and Danielle and I started getting comments
like hundreds of comments and I'm going what
is this everybody's going wow congratulations
this is fantastic I'm going I don't know what
they're talking about I don't get it why is there
500 comments on this I don't get it wow Then
I started, then I started getting people coming
and saying, are you going to, are you, you're
in the show, right? And I'm going, I don't know
what they're talking about. I heard something
about Michael creating. Girl Meets World. And
then I emailed Michael and I said, oh, okay.
I said, so thanks a lot for blowing up my Instagram.
I said, I had no clue. And then he emails me
back. He's like, all right, let's go to breakfast.
I want to talk to you. I'm like, okay. So then
he started talking about the show and he said
he wanted to bring me back. And I said, oh, it
would be great to work with you again. It's been
20 some years, but you know, the last time we
worked together. So that's, that's how all that
came about, but it was a lot of fun. That's awesome.
So, Mr. Quinn, what are your hobbies besides
you're not doing cons? What do you like to do?
Come on. I like to read. I'm a big reader. I
work out a lot. I try to keep myself in shape
now. I see that under armor on you. Yeah, yeah,
yeah. It's a necessity now than it is more of
a pleasure. My body rebels on me and I have joint
pain and all that stuff I like to try to keep
myself in shape. My wife names me busy. There
you go. I'm a big I like to roast my own coffee
I'm a big coffee roaster. Really? Yeah. Yeah,
that's a hobby that I got started probably about
maybe 10 15 years ago So that that stuff keeps
me quite busy. Maybe a mr. Turner's coffee. Yeah,
there you go Mr. Turner's. Mr. Turner's. There
you go. Motorcycle in front. There you go. You
and a bike cast. That'd be great. Exactly. Oh
my goodness. No, but I'm really happy that I
was able to reach out to you and you reached
back. Having you on the show, like I said, it's
amazing. It's surreal right now. It's surreal
that I'm actually talking to you. I'm marking
it off my bucket list. Yeah, for sure Markov.
You guys are way too kind to me. Oh, thank you.
And having you respond back and saying, yeah,
you were happy to do it. I was like, wow, this
is going to be so awesome. When he told me, I
was like, what? I was like, no, this guy? Yes.
What? It was, it was something that we were,
it was, it was a, it was a shock, but a good
shock. We're good. That's good. See, like in
the beginning, that's what I did. I did what
I did in the beginning because I needed to get
it out because he was like, don't get all fanboys
or geek. That's right. No, I, you, you absolutely
have to. I mean, I'm the same way I'm a, I'm,
I love shows and there are certain shows that
have been my favorites for years. Uh, the Dick
Van Dyke show is my favorite sitcom of all time.
and when I was able to work with him, to me it
was like, I always felt like if you wanted to
know what it was to be the lead on a show and
to do it right and to have all of the elements,
charming, funny, dramatic, all of the things
you needed to be to be the lead on a show, just
watch Dick Van Dyke in that show, because that's
how you do it. I have a question from one of
the one of the our our fans right here. They're
actually watching Yeah, so his favorite part.
What's your favorite part about? conventions
My favorite part is is the interactions with
the fans of the show the people I mean for us
for me I like I said, I can't speak for anybody
else, but I know Will's heart and writer and
Danielle. It's a love letter to the fans of the
show they're so kind and you guys you're all
the best fans in the whole world and you know
we love to interact with you guys and we'd love
to hear your stories and you're so kind and the
things that you say are so impactful to us because
like I said they they say such wonderful things
about what the show has done for them and for
their lives and it's like It's just wonderful
to be able to hear that all the time and to interact
and that's my favorite part about it. That's
awesome. That's good to hear. That's good to
hear. I mean, I know as far as being a fan, seeing
the actors for the first time up close and personal,
I mean, meeting them, I mean, you get tongue
-tied. You try to... Say something, try not to
say something wrong. That's why I'm being careful.
You don't want to get the wrong impression. No,
no, please. Well, shit, OK. That was bad. No,
but I mean, like I said before, I appreciate
you coming on with us here in the podcast. Thank
you. I know, I know I said I want to keep you
here for a good 30 minutes, but the conversation
got really good. And I know you probably have
other things to do than other other plans. And
you're always on the go. And that's that's good
to hear you're doing you're doing well. I'm so
happy for you. Thank you guys for having me.
I appreciate it. And one final question. Something
for the fans of Mr. Quinn. Hi one right here.
It says if there anything else you would like
to say to your fans or anything else You would
like them to know about you. I mean Nothing really
comes to mind in terms of me, but One thing I
would love to say to all you guys all the fans
of the show is how much I appreciate you all
How much your stories mean to me and how much
it is a blessing to me to be able to connect
with you And, uh, you know, whenever I meet you,
whether it's on the street or whether it's at
a con or anything like that, uh, to be able to
hug and when they say, can I have a hug? And
I'm like, of course it's like, it's a connection
that it's like, you, you guys, the show was,
was for you and you enjoyed it and we loved doing
it. And the fact that you guys remember it so
fondly. To me, it's unimaginable that we would
be talking about this 30 years later like this.
So, I mean, I just want to tell you guys how
much I appreciate you all. We appreciate you.
We should appreciate you. Also, they're saying
in the comments, maybe one day you should come
to a con down here in down south Texas. Hey,
I would be there in a heartbeat if you guys were
willing to have me. So maybe you guys can make
it happen. Yeah. We're going to start talking
to people. That's it. I'm going to let you know,
Mr. Turner. Start a campaign. You know where
to find me, so let's get it done. Yes, I do.
I'll let you know right now, Mr. Turner, if you're
ever in Donna, Texas. No, drop it. Wait, drop
it here. If you're ever in Donna, Texas, Mr.
Turner. I'm so sorry, Mr. Quinn. Let me talk
to him, Mr. Quinn. Let's hear it. If you're ever
in Donna, Texas, Mr. Quinn, well, let's just
say you come down in down south Texas. OK. Me
and my brother will take you to the best place
in Donna, Texas called Gonzales Burgers. You're
talking my language now There's two things two
things pizza and burgers So saying mr. Quinn
like I said for the bottom of my heart everybody
from the RGB is watching Thank you so much for
joining us tonight in our podcast Please please
one day we could try to get you come down here
to one of the cons We would love to come down.
She can meet the great people of the RGB and
how much they dearly appreciate this this show
and I'm pretty sure so many more who would love
to give you a big I would love to do it. So hopefully
we can make it happen. All right, we will keep
you on taps with that Like again, mr. Quinn,
thank you very much. Hang on do not go away ladies
and gentlemen big shout to mr at the entire Quinn
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gosh. Thank you so much for having me. I appreciate
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