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Perfect Strangers

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  • 1986-1993
  • 8 Seasons
  • ABC
  • Comedy, Family
  • TV-PG
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Balki Bartokomous, a sheepherder from the small Mediterranean Greek-like island of Mypos, travels to the United States in search of his relatives. He finds his cousin, Larry Appleton - who has recently 'escaped' from his large-sized family and is reveling in the unaccustomed luxury of having his own room to himself. They end up sharing accommodation in Larry's apartment - even though the two cousins could not be more dissimilar. For, while Larry is panicky, hyperventilative, business-like and mercenary - Balki is placid, unharried, sunny-natured and idealistic.

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Cast & Crew See All

Bronson Pinchot
Balki Bartokomous
Mark Linn-Baker
Larry Appleton
Melanie Wilson
Jennifer

Season 8 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

The Baby Shower

Fri, Jul 9, 199322 mins

Balki and Mary Anne return from their 5 month honeymoon in Mypos to a very pregnant, very uncomfortable Jennifer. Balki has brought home a special root from Mypos that he says will cure her pregnancy pains but she refuses to try it. Desperate to ease Jennifer's pain, Larry decides to try the root to prove its innocence. But the root acts like a drug and the cousins get out of control.

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Awards

  • 1989 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - nominated
  • 1987 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - nominated
  • 1992 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series - nominated
  • 1988 - Young Artist Award - Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Comedy Series - winner

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Fri, Aug 6, 2010
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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
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