Family Matters

Family Matters

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MEMORIES:

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PHOTOS:

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Steven Q. Urkel

CATCH PHRASE:

Did I do that?? - Urkel

Cast:

Carl Otis Winslow...Reginald VelJohnson
Harriette Winslow (1989-97)...Jo Marie Payton-Noble
Estelle Winslow (1989-97)...Rosetta Le Noire
Eddie James Winslow...Darius McCrary
Laura Winslow...Kellie Shanygne Williams
Judy Winslow (1989-93)...Jaimee Foxworth
Richie Crawford (1989-90)...Joseph Julius Wright
3J (1996-98)...Orlando Brown
Richie (1990-98)...Bryton McClure
Waldo Geraldo Faldo (1992-96)...Shawn Harrison
Rachel (1989-93)...Telma Hopkins
Myra Monkhouse (1994-98)...Michelle Thomas
Steven Quincy "Steve" Urkel...Jaleel White
Myrtle Urkel...Jaleel White
Stephan Urquell...Jaleel White
Harriet Winslow #2 (1998)...Judyann Elder
Lt. Murtaugh (1991-98)...Barry Jenner
Maxine Johnson (1990-98)...Cherie Johnson
Judy Winslow (pilot)...Valerie Jones
Weasel (1993-94)...Shavar Ross
Penny (1989-90)...Ebonie Smith

Studio:

Warner Bros. TV

Network:

ABC, CBS

Release History:

9/22/89 - 5/8/97 ABC
9/19/97 - 7/10/98 CBS
Family Matters existed for one character and one character only – Steve Urkel. The Coke-bottle glasses-wearing, Laura Winslow-stalking, “Did I do that?”-saying uber-nerd captured audiences imaginations and made the character into a star. 
 
It wasn’t originally meant to be that way. The show was inspired by the classic sitcom, The Jeffersons', and initially centered on the Winslow family. However, every time that weirdo kid Urkel got in front of the camera, nobody else existed. That funny face and voice kept Family Matters on the air, and still manages to both entertain and annoy in syndication.


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Television

FILED UNDER

80s > comedy
90s > comedy

SEE ALSO

Family in Television
The Jeffersons in Television

MY HISTORY