Monday, October 09, 2017

Are They Doing That? Family Matters Reboot!

Family Matters premiered in the fall of 1988 and lasted 10 seasons. The cast of the hit sitcom have a sit down with Entertainment Weekly.
When I was a kid, I've often sat around the television on Friday nights watching TGIF on ABC. I used to grow up watching Full House, Step by Step, Hanging with Mr. Cooper, Boy Meets World, and Family Matters.

Did you know 28 years ago Family Matters began?

From the fall of 1988 to the end of spring 1998 Family Matters ran 10 seasons. It originally started on ABC and eventually ended on CBS. A lot of things have changed since the show's ended but the cast still has close ties to one another.

Entertainment Weekly got in touch with them and they did a reunion. They believe that if given the opportunity to do a reboot or a prequel, they're all aboard.

This sitcom was about a middle-class black family living in Chicago going through the ups and downs of life. The Winslow family lived in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Chicago. Their lives would be interrupted by their nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel.

It was a spin-off of Perfect Strangers which lasted 8 seasons. Family Matters launched the career of many of its stars.

It starred Reginald VelJohnson Jo Marie Payton, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Bryton James (McClure), Thelma Hopkins, Jaimee Foxworth, Shawn Harrison, Rosetta Lenoire, Michelle Thomas and the breakout star Jaleel White.
The cast of Family Matters have a reunion.
Jaleel White who played the memorable Steve Urkel was one of the most popular characters on the show. In the first season, he was supposed to be only a one time character. ABC and Miller-Boyett Productions along with Warner Brothers Entertainment believe that White's character as Urkel will be a rating grab.

Steve Urkel was the stereotypical nerd who had a crush on Laura Winslow. He would often do crazy things to try to win her affections. In later seasons, he would meet his off and on girlfriend Myra Monkhouse, played by the late Michelle Thomas. Urkel would often annoy Carl, Eddie and Laura with his zany inventions and his upbeat attitude in the face of disaster.

White played the role as Urkel for the most part and it drew good with fans alike. The memorable catch phrase, "Did I do that?" played upon millions.

For 10 seasons, Family Matters kept comedy contemporary and wholesome.

If Hulu is expressing interest in the series being rebooted, let's do it.





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