Family Matters

51
Metascore
1989-1998
9 seasons
ABC
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
TV-G

The Winslows are a normal enough family except for one thing: their neighbor Steve Urkel. A genius and a klutz, Steve creates some really weird inventions while driving the Winslows insane and nursing an unrequited crush on the Winslows' second child and first daughter Laura.

51
Metascore
1989-1998
9 seasons
ABC
Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
TV-G

Family Matters Star Looks Back on Her Two Favorite Episodes of the Beloved '90s Series

Kellie Shanygne Williams shared picks for the most memorable moments from the ABC/CBS sitcom

Wed, Jul 15, 2020

Family Matters Star Looks Back on Her Two Favorite Episodes of the Beloved '90s Series

Saturday Night Live Spoofs the Netflix Content Overload

"It'll take 12 human lifetimes ... so start now"

Sun, Dec 2, 2018

Saturday Night Live Spoofs the Netflix Content Overload

11 Shows to Help You Get Over Never Seeing The Cosby Show Again

Hope to cope with losing a classic

Thu, May 3, 2018

11 Shows to Help You Get Over Never Seeing The Cosby Show Again

The Top TV Catchphrases From the '90s: Aw, Here It Goes!

Plus the "Feeny Call" because duh!

Sat, Dec 2, 2017

The Top TV Catchphrases From the '90s: Aw, Here It Goes!

This Steve Urkel-George Clooney Story Is the '90s Nostalgia Moment You All Missed

A simple game of hoops brought the Family Matters and E.R. cast together

Sun, Oct 1, 2017

This Steve Urkel-George Clooney Story Is the '90s Nostalgia Moment You All Missed

Here's What's Coming to (and Leaving) Hulu in September 2017

The '90s are back!

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

Here's What's Coming to (and Leaving) Hulu in September 2017

The '90s Are Forever as ABC's TGIF Library Comes to Hulu

Every episode of Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers and more will soon be available to stream

Thu, Jul 27, 2017

The '90s Are Forever as ABC's TGIF Library Comes to Hulu

Reginald VelJohnson, Meredith Baxter Head to The Neighbors

The Neighbors is welcoming two sitcom veterans to the 'hood. Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters) and Meredith Baxter (Family Ties) will guest-star on the ABC sitcom's Thanksgiving episode as the parents of Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Toks Olagundoye), Entertainment Weekly reports.

Thu, Sep 26, 2013

Reginald VelJohnson, Meredith Baxter Head to The Neighbors

Former That’s So Raven Star Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

Former That's So Raven star Orlando Brown is in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of DUI, The Los Angeles Times reports. Brown, 25, was arrested Sunday at approximately 11:30 p.m. in...

Wed, Apr 10, 2013

Former That’s So Raven Star Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

Top Moments: Bones' Birth in a Manger and Mad Men's Fat Betty

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Fri, Apr 6, 2012

Top Moments: Bones' Birth in a Manger and Mad Men's Fat Betty

Jaleel White on Ex's Abuse Claims: "My Success Has Been Too Much for Her to Stomach"

Jaleel White says his ex-girlfriend's allegations of assault are hurtful, but "par for the course." See photos of Jaleel White on Dancing with the Stars In a recent interview with Star magazine, White's ex Bridget Hardy claimed the actor verbally and physically abused her. "He pushed me into the toilet, and it broke," Hardy told the magazine. White, who's best known for playing nerdy Steve Urkel on Family Matters and is currently a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, said the claims stem from child-custody battle the actor thought had been resolved. (The pair have an 11-month-old daughter.) White suggests that Hardy is trying to capitalize on his recent return to the spotlight.

Fri, Mar 30, 2012

Jaleel White on Ex's Abuse Claims: "My Success Has Been Too Much for Her to Stomach"

Dancing With the Stars Unveils Season 14 Cast

"I'm not going out there in a thong," says soap star Jack Wagner (The Bold and the Beautiful). "Anything else, I'm good to go." And so are 11 other stars, who will strap on their dancing shoes for the 14th season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. Call it the Season of Nostalgia, with actors like Wagner, Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie) and Jaleel White (Urkel from Family Matters); the "Empress of Soul" Gladys Knight and tennis legend Martina Navratilova taking top billing.

Tue, Feb 28, 2012

Dancing With the Stars Unveils Season 14 Cast

Jaleel White Returns to Television to Host Game Show

Jaleel White is returning to television as host of a Syfy game show, Total Blackout. The series, already an international hit, pits contestants in complete darkness as they compete in challenges. Syfy renews Haven for Season 3

Thu, Oct 13, 2011

Jaleel White Returns to Television to Host Game Show

Who Are the Top 25 Sitcom Sidekicks?

Behind every funnyman is an awesome sidekick. But who's the best one?College Humor's readers have ranked the 25 greatest sitcom supporting players who often stole — or are still stealing — the show from ...

Fri, Jul 8, 2011

Jaleel White on Playing Steve Urkel: "I Didn't Know What the Heck I Was Doing"

In 1989, ABC premiered the Perfect Strangers spin-off Family Matters, which featured a relatively unknown cast. Although the series focused on a middle-class African American family in Chicago, the breakout star was the Winslows' annoyingly dorky neighbor, Steve Urkel. Twenty years later, Jaleel White, who played Urkel, still looks back at the show that catapulted him into stardom with fond memories and says that, yes, people still ask him to do the famous "Urkel" voice. The 33-year-old spoke to TVGuide.com about his favorite memories from his nine seasons on the show, the first season of which is in stores on DVD Tuesday.    TVGuide.com: What was it like working on Family Matters?Jaleel White: It was an amazing experience. I learned physical comedy to a degree that most child actors never will. I really just became a student of it — became obsessed with it to be quite honest. I was fortunate to work with ...

Tue, Jun 8, 2010

Jaleel White on Playing Steve Urkel: "I Didn't Know What the Heck I Was Doing"

Fido and Urkel Joining Nick at Nite

Nick at Nite has got programming for the whole family this summer  even the pooch.The hit kids' game show GUTS is coming back as My Family's Got GUTS, an extreme sports competition debuting in August that pits teams of four family members against each other.The First Annual Worldwide Fido Awards lets viewers upload photos and nominate their canine in six different categories  think "Cutest Dog", "Best Dressed", "Best Dog/Owner Look-Alike."Finally, what's family viewing without Urkel in the mix? Reruns of Family Matters join the nightly lineup in late June, kicked off by a seven-hour marathon.  J.R. Whalen

Tue, May 6, 2008

Desperate Housewives Remember...

Desperate HousewivesRemember on Melrose Place when — poof! — out of nowhere, Allison became an alcoholic? Well, Bree turning into one isn't as out of left field, but it sure seems sudden to see her passed out on her lawn. I did like how her son turned the sprinkler on her and I liked it even more that Lynette gave Bree an FTF — Friends Tell Friends — by lining up all the wine bottles with a note on her doorstep: "Do you still think you don't have a problem?" Of course Bree was going to deny being drunk while baby-sitting Lynette's kids. That'll teach them to stick with Mrs. McCluskey as their baby-sitter (love Kathryn Joosten). Too funny seeing the twins escape while wheeling the youngest in the stroller, but what a waste of Jo Marie Payton from Family Matters as the beauty-salon worker. I was like, "Give her more lines!" They did, however, u

Tue, Feb 21, 2006

While I am totally sick of ...

Question: While I am totally sick of Desperate Housewives (how overrated can one show be?), I am totally confused by Lynette going from four kids to two. Where are those twins? Did they pull a Family Matters on us or are we going to see them again?Answer: OK, let me get this straight: Those little demon spawns have been put out to pasture and you're upset? Let's thank the TV gods for small favors.

Wed, Oct 19, 2005