Family Matters
Family Matters
TV-G | 22 September 1989 (USA)
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  • Reviews
    Lawbolisted

    Powerful

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    AnhartLinkin

    This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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    Suman Roberson

    It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

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    Mandeep Tyson

    The acting in this movie is really good.

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    ComedyFan2010

    I must say I enjoyed the show. It is very predictable and has many clichés, but to me it just gives a sweet nostalgia of the past television. While I am happy with the shows we have now, the past is sometimes great to watch again, and Family Matters is a good choice. It is a good sweet show that could be enjoyed by adults and by kids. It is a typical family show where at the end the characters teach us a moral lesson with their incident. Some of them were not my taste, but for the most time I found it tolerable.I know everyone says it became the "Urkel Show". But I just don't see it. I think people just associate it with the whole pop culture boom relating Urkel that happened in those days, I missed it, I didn't live in North America back then. But when it comes to the show, the rest of the characters still played an important role. Except for the ones who disappeared, which would be Judy, Rachel and Estelle. I didn't care much for the first two (and I wouldn't mind if Rachel would have taken her kid with her), but I do wish there would still be more Estelle. Loved her character. An older woman with more energy and adventure personality than anyone younger.My favorite character was Carl. He did bug me a few times, mainly at the end, but for the most I loved him. I would also say that this is due to the fact that Reginald VelJohnson is a brilliant actor. I absolutely loved his comedic talent as well as his performance in serious moments. I really want to see more of him now.Jaleel White was a good actor as well. Just seeing how he created that icon that Urkel was as well as him performing all the Urkel alter egos who were very diverse.The rest of the actors did a good job as well. This also goes for the secondary characters such as Waldo or Carl's bosses.I think the show slightly overran its time. I didn't mind the unrealistic plots with Steve's inventions as long as it was funny, but the problem is that I didn't find Stefan too funny and there was too much of him. Also the show started repeating similar plot lines, which was killing the fun.I did like though how they wrapped it up. At first I wasn't sure I want Urkel end up with Laura. yes, one would want his character to get what he always wanted, but Laura always rejected who he is. But they made it well by making Laura accept his hobbies such as polka and even get fun with it herself.

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    kody elrafihi

    i love this show. from beginning to end. i know a lot of people know this but STEVE URKEL IS JUST A 10/10 . honestly? no TV show or movie have ever made me laugh this much ..a lot of other cast members are hilarious. but you know no one can be better.not even one.. every time Steve appears its time for me to just know that things are about to get funny.i loved this show. .the actors are great perfect cast. the episodes are awesome! a perfect show. a perfect cast.. this show is the real dealhonestly I've never loved a show more than this! a straight 10/10

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    Lana702

    Myra was so crazy that she put a hidden camera in steve's glasses she's crazy.I don't like that and she's rude and mean to Laura,and the time Steve and Laura had a date and she interrupted the date and she gave Laura a watch and tried to arrest her.She gave Laura the watch and accused her of stealing it.When Steve found the hidden camera in Myra's bedroom while she was in the bathroom helping her grandma,he found the remote on her dresser and pressed the button opening the to Steve's glasses camera TV he took off the glasses and she invaded his privacy,then she apoligised saying,"I'm sorry,". After that apoligy Steve said,"Yeah you are sorry ,".

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    lilxi77

    Watching Family Matters through 1-4 seasons, I always wonder why Judy was never a hi-light to any episodes. It was very rare that she got into something like Laura, Eddie and even Richie. Example, the episode when Laura fell for this treatment that turned out to be a scam and had Harriette, Rachel and Estelle fall for it. And the treatment made them bald. Judy should of sneaked around and used some of the treatment and wined up being bald like them. And what was tacky bout the show, Judy got booted off with no explanation, and no one talked about her in the series like she never existed. Through 1-4 seasons, Cart & Harriette have three children. Then starting from the 5 season, they have two children out in the blues. The producers should had arranged episodes at the ending of the 4 season that Judy were going away to private school or something. Then in the last season, she returns. And the show should had a special ending. The 10 season shouldn't of never got canceled (thanks to CBS). And my question is, for a long time dealing with the character Steve Urkel, why JoMarie decided to leave sudden? I wasn't use to the Harriette #2, no offense toward Judyann Elder. The show wasn't all about Steve, but what the show would of been like without the character? And the other actors seem like they were getting the pleasure out of Steve. "Quote" Steve was like a loner, he really didn't had no family. The Winslows was like Steve second family. It would of been good that Rachel was officially back into the series with a steady boyfriend. The scenes that Carl & Harriette done, Rachel & her boyfriend could of performed those scenes instead. And the original Harriette were arranged to be away taking care of her father due to his illness (Harriette & Rachel father paid them a visit in one of the episodes in the 2 season). Then Harriette pays the household a visit in a few episodes and Carl be arranged to sometimes visit Harriette and spend the nights over. Just like what was though, they didn't had to arrange to have Harriette dying out or Carl & Hariette get a divorce. In both of those cases, the sitcom would of been a very sad ending.

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