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post #51 of 198
8/13/07 at 8:03pm
The CHUD MBs have single-handedly justified today Family Matters a cult status if it were to ever reach it. I stopped watching it around the Stephan crap, but it, at least in writing, sounds like the single greatest sitcom in network television history.
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post #52 of 198
8/13/07 at 8:23pm
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Originally Posted by Zollicoffer
Not so ridiculous, but tragic, the girl that was obsessed with Steve Urkel was smokin' hot. Shame she died so young.
I remember standing in line at the grocery store years ago and reading about her death on the front page. Tragic.

I don't see what Steve ever saw in Laura. I totally believed it when she dressed up like a man to thwart the Sexist Used Car Salesman.
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post #53 of 198
8/13/07 at 8:29pm
I read about her death online just now and it turns out she was dating Malcolm Jamal Warner who was at her deathbed when she passed. On TV she was in love with Urkel. In real life she was in love with Theo. Who was her favorite booty call? Dwayne Wayne!

But yeah, it's very tragic.
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post #54 of 198
8/13/07 at 11:27pm
Kadeem Hardison was arguable the coolest BLACKtor of early 1990s sitcoms.

I used to watch a TON of family matters as a kid. I fucking loved it. I think it reached its zenith though with "The Urkel"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncw70Hw1ffs

It also really bothered me that Laura got uglier and uglier as the show progressed.

Also, Waldo Geraldo Faldo (aka Shawn Harrison...RIP) was actually a funnier character than Steve Urkel.
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post #55 of 198
8/13/07 at 11:34pm
Never thought a show could out crap "Diff'rent Strokes", but FM did it. Time travel, robots? Fuck off!
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post #56 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:15am
Don't forget when Carl and Steve where shrunk down on the kitchen counter.
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post #57 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:27am
Why the fuck wasn't this genius Urkel kid a millionaire?
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post #58 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:28am
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Originally Posted by PMR
Why the fuck wasn't this genius Urkel kid a millionaire?
I think the bigger question being just where in the fuck were his parents?
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post #59 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:36am
Thread Starter 
His parents hated him and wouldn't even introduce him to his grandparents until he became Stephan. At one point I believe they moved without Steve and he was forced to live with the Winslows.
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post #60 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:51am
Actually didn't his parents die when they traveled to the international Space Station and their ship crashed and the Winslow's took him in? I swear this actually happened.
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post #61 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:53am
If memory serves, there was a point where Urkel's parents moved to Russia, so he basically decided to move in with the Winslows.

Also, I know that the actress who played Harriet left the show with only a handful of episodes left, but according to IMDB she decided to leave because the show was starting to put too much emphasis on Urkel. I can't imagine anything that happened in the last season was more Urkel-oriented than practically every episode that came before it.
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post #62 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:57am
This is frightening but thankfully didn't happen according to IMDB:

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There was supposed to be a 10th season featuring Steve and Laura's wedding but CBS cancelled the show after one year on the network.
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post #63 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:00am
Here's some info on the Urkel family tree from Wikipedia:

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Urkel's parents did not seem to love him. Frequently, his comments alluded that he was a victim of verbal and emotional abuse (although this was never explicitly mentioned in the running gag). The Urkels were also very intelligent people; Steve and his family were known to do the Sunday crossword puzzle in pen in about 20 minutes. Steve's father was a brain surgeon. In 1995, the elder Urkels moved to Russia without Steve, who was then allowed to live with the Winslows.

In addition to his parents (who were never seen, although his mother once was heard off-screen and a glimpse at the side of her face is in one of Steve's baby pictures), his family included his cousin Myrtle Urkel (also played by White), who thought of herself as a Southern belle; her father, Big Daddy Urkel (played by Reginald VelJohnson); Uncle Cecil (who was never seen, but often mentioned); Original Gangster Dawg (OGD), another cousin (also played by White), Julie, a cousin who lived in San Francisco, Uncle Admiral Omar Urkel (never seen but mentioned), Uncle Werner von Urkel (never seen but mentioned), Uncle Colonel Urkel (never seen but mentioned), and Aunt Oona (Donna Summer), from Altoona, Pennsylvania who was shy and socially awkward, but is a talented singer yet became fat from too much ham.

In the episode "Man's Best Friend", Steve said his parents' names were Herb and Diane. However, in another episode, Steve was talking on the phone with his mother and called her Roberta.

In an early episode entitled "The Big Fix AKA Mercy Date" we see that Urkel has at least one relative who does care about him: his uncle Ernie, who drives him on his date with Laura and takes a picture
I need to know, is Urkel's Aunt Oona who was a "talented singer yet became fat from too much ham" for real? Or is someone having some wikifun?
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post #64 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:07am
Ham makes ya fat? How much freakin ham was she consuming?
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post #65 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:08am
All I can find on Aunt Oona:

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Originally Posted by TVguide.com
Disco diva Donna Summer plays Urkel's dowdy Aunt Oona, who turns to Harriette for a confidence-building makeover and who then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar.
No mention of ham.
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post #66 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:20am
I spoke too soon:

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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
Episode 190: Pound Foolish: Urkel's Aunt Oona returns from Altoona for another visit, this time seeking help in losing weight. The nerd suggests his new weight compression chamber ... but as one might imagine, it works out a little too well.
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post #67 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:29am
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Originally Posted by EdHocken
This is frightening but thankfully didn't happen according to IMDB:

There was supposed to be a 10th season featuring Steve and Laura's wedding but CBS cancelled the show after one year on the network.
That read like CBS was avoiding that travesty like the plague. Or like Steve's parents avoided Steve.
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post #68 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:32am
Thread Starter 
What about that eccentric janitor, Mr. Looney?














I know how it's pronounced, alright?
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post #69 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by Zollicoffer
That read like CBS was avoiding that travesty like the plague. Or like Steve's parents avoided Steve.
My thinking is that Sam Beckett lept into the body of a CBS programmer and realized the horror that would be unleashed if this show were to continue. Luckily he sent the cancellation orders just in time.
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post #70 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:52am
Howabout the Halloween episode on CBS when Carlsbad and Steevil (Evil wooden dummies of Carl and Steve) try to swallow their souls?

This stuff is so beyond cheesy it's hilarious.
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post #71 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:55am
I can't believe that this show isn't on DVD. If Full House can get it's entire series on DVD, I see no reason that this can't also.

What I love is that even though the stories became increasingly bizzarre and moronic, it still included every sitcom cliche within every episode. It's as if they were simply told to come up with as many ideas as possible for Carl to get mad at Steve but ultimately forgive him in the end, and they didn't weed out a single idea.
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post #72 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:57am
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Originally Posted by Kevin K
The one where Carl decides to start exercising at the precinct again, and he discovers that there is a bomb in his treadmill and if he stops, slows down, or steps off the treadmill, it will explode. Predated Speed by several years.
Doesn't this episode also have Dwayne T. Robinson?
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post #73 of 198
8/14/07 at 2:07am
I think I'm going to have to add this to my Tivo. This stuff is nostalgia gold.
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post #74 of 198
8/14/07 at 2:27am
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Originally Posted by Brendan
Doesn't this episode also have Dwayne T. Robinson?
Not according to imdb, but there was a Dwayne T. Robinson-like character who was Carl's police chief. In fact if memory serves, the bomb was intended for that guy.
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post #75 of 198
8/14/07 at 3:20am
Thread Starter 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EXJkVMXCUE
I already posted this clip, but really guys. For those of you unfamiliar with the bizarre parts of this show, this is it. This is all you need to see.
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post #76 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:10am
I have to admit I smiled a bit at:

"You have his soul? So you're not evil anymore?"
"Oh, I'm still evil. But now I feel guilty about it."

Clearly the inspration for Angel.
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post #77 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:12am
Evil Puppet: Don't I look pretty with a human soul?
Audience: WOOOOOOOOOOO!

Did they say that just because it said the word pretty? What the hell?! That was almost as good as Carl man-handling puppets or Urkel spewing green ramen from his eyeballs.
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post #78 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:24am
Thread Starter 
Actually, I was wondering why the audience hoots and hollers when Steve turns out to be evil at the end.
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post #79 of 198
8/14/07 at 10:47am
Urkel/Full House crossover!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm0C-Iqp-xU

EDIT:
Holy shit.
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post #80 of 198
8/14/07 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by Detonathor
I actually have that doll. A couple years ago I saw him at a flea market for a couple dollars and couldn't resist. Still in the package and everything.
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post #81 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:26pm
There was also the episode where Carl had to dress as a woman to...attract criminals? So Harriett had to teach him "how a real woman walks" and it was so successful he caught three bad guys.

I may be remembering this wrong.

Do the Urkel
The Return of Steevil
Steve, Richie, and 3-J take on the gangs of Chicago

I think Family Matters had more "woo"s per minute than any other sitcom.
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post #82 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:46pm
Carl playing with Carlsbad
Steve loses his mind, dives through window
More of Bruce Lee Steve
Annoying recurring character, Weasel
For all you guitar players out there

There was also an episode where Steve had a long distance romantic relationship with a super horny female con, but instead of sending her his picture, he sent her Carl's. When she got out of prison, she came to Carl's house, hilarity did it's best to ensue.
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post #83 of 198
8/14/07 at 12:57pm
How much ass do you think Jaleel White got during the run of Family Matters?
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post #84 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:01pm
How much ass does the toilet seat in a public restroom get?
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post #85 of 198
8/14/07 at 1:12pm
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Originally Posted by Brendan
How much ass do you think Jaleel White got during the run of Family Matters?
Paradoxically, a combination of "too much" and "not enough."

Physicists are still trying to work that one out.
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post #86 of 198
8/14/07 at 2:54pm
So I'm watching this episode that I tivoed, and I totally forgot Steve's crazy sex euphamisms.
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post #87 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:13pm
Before they claim their souls, the evil dummies just want to dance.
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post #88 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:29pm
When Judie Winslow became a porn star... oh wait that wasn't on the show that was in real life.

And everyone here has forgot about the best character on that show... Grandmama.

I still watch Full House, Family Matters, Step by Step and Boy Meets World during the morning/afternoon on ABC Family. TGIF was one of the best parts of being a kid in the '90s.

Great, now I have the TGIF song stuck in my head.... wasn't it something like

"It's Friday Night, and the moon is bright, gonna have some fun, show you how it's done T.G.I.F.!"?
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post #89 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:55pm
Did all this shit really happen on that show? I never watched it, so I'm totally unfamiliar with everything that isn't an Urkel joke. Somehow, I feel as though I may have missed the best show ever.
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post #90 of 198
8/14/07 at 4:59pm
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Originally Posted by Boomstick
Did all this shit really happen on that show? I never watched it, so I'm totally unfamiliar with everything that isn't an Urkel joke. Somehow, I feel as though I may have missed the best show ever.
Yes. Urkel really did clone himself, build a robot, shrink himself and Carl and invent a time machine.
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post #91 of 198
8/14/07 at 7:40pm
T.G.I.F was the thing when you're were 12 and allowed to stay up at 10:00 instead of 9:00.

Although the best was when they had their annual cartoon preview show in the fall where really nothing would get shown but you still thought it was the greatest thing ever.
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post #92 of 198
8/14/07 at 7:46pm
By the time "Family Matters," "Boy Meets World," and "Step By Step" were going full steam my T.G.I.F. days were behind me.

I'm old school. I remember when T.G.I.F. was early "Full House," "Mr. Belvedere," "Just the 10 of us," and my personal favorite "Perfect Strangers." That's what T.G.I.F. was all about. Back when it was pure and about quality comedic broadcasting.

I wouldn't be caught dead hanging with Mr. Cooper.
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post #93 of 198
8/14/07 at 7:53pm
I was that age where I remember both eras. The latter era needed more Uecker.
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post #94 of 198
8/14/07 at 7:55pm
If you ask me, the comedy duo of Uecker and Hewett made Abbott and Costello look like a couple Nazi sympathizers.
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post #95 of 198
8/14/07 at 8:17pm
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
By the time "Family Matters," "Boy Meets World," and "Step By Step" were going full steam my T.G.I.F. days were behind me.

I'm old school. I remember when T.G.I.F. was early "Full House," "Mr. Belvedere," "Just the 10 of us," and my personal favorite "Perfect Strangers." That's what T.G.I.F. was all about. Back when it was pure and about quality comedic broadcasting.

I wouldn't be caught dead hanging with Mr. Cooper.
I was about to make an almost identical post before I read yours.

Perfect Strangers on Friday made my week.
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post #96 of 198
8/14/07 at 8:21pm
Few things in this world are funnier than Larry and Balki replacing a showerhead.

Don't believe me? Judge for yourself.
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post #97 of 198
8/14/07 at 8:41pm
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll
I swear I see a boom mic in that clip.
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post #98 of 198
8/15/07 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by Moltisanti
Few things in this world are funnier than Larry and Balki replacing a showerhead.

Don't believe me? Judge for yourself.
Boy did that show move at a blistering pace...

Who wears a tie while replacing a showerhead anyway?
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post #99 of 198
8/15/07 at 11:50pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin K
Boy did that show move at a blistering pace...

Who wears a tie while replacing a showerhead anyway?
The best goddamn plumber in Cook County.
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post #100 of 198
8/17/07 at 1:15pm
I've watched seven episodes since I added this to the Tivo list, and already there have been two instances of both Eddie and Steve singing I'm Too Sexy.
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