September 22, 1989 - July 17, 1998
ABC & CBS Situation Comedy - 215 Episodes
Cast:
| Harriette Winslow: | Jo Marie Payton |
| Judyann Elder | |
| Carl Winslow: | Reginald VelJohnson |
| Steve Urkel: | Jaleel White |
| Eddie Winslow: | Darius McCrary |
| Laura Winslow: | Kellie Shanygne Williams |
| Judy Winslow: | Jaimee Foxworth |
| Grandma Winslow: | Rosetta LeNoire |
| Rachel Crawford: | Telma Hopkins |
| Richie Crawford | Joseph Julius Wright |
| Bryton McClure | |
| Lt. Murtagh: | Barry Jenner |
| Waldo Faldo: | Shawn Harrison |
| Rodney: | Randy Josselyn |
| Maxine Johnson: | Cherie Johnson |
| Weasel: | Shavar Ross |
| Myra Monkhouse: | Michelle Thomas |
| 3J: | Orlando Brown |
| Commissioner Geiss: | Dick O'Neill |
| Greta: | Tammy Townsend |
Family Matters is a half-hour family comedy about
the Winslow family, who live in Chicago. Under this
bulging roof, they all learn to redefine the word
"togetherness" as their home splits at the
seams with chaos, confusion and laughter.
Harriette and Carl Winslow are the backbone of this
odd brood. The dry-witted Harriette, who some might
say wears the pants in the family, has her hands full
with not only working full-time at a department store,
but also tending to the needs of her ever-growing
family. Carl, a tough Chicago cop, is a teddy bear
of a man in a grizzly's body. Like many dads, he is
beleaguered, put-upon and taken for granted and
charged with putting bread on the table, doing
household repairs and suffering the traditional
"slings and arrows" of fatherhood.
Harriette and Carl's offspring include Eddie and Laura.
Eddie is a typical, hormonal teenage guy whose
interests include hanging out with his buddies,
chasing girls, teasing his sister and testing
his parents' patience. Laura, bright and gregarious,
has clearly inherited her mother's take-charge
personality and clever wit.
A brainy, cheese-fixated nerd Urkel, burst into the
Winslow's house years ago, worming his way into the
Winslow household before they knew what hit them.
A constant source of irritation to friends and
strangers alike, Urkel is madly in love with Laura
and hopeful that she will return his devotion one day.
As for Carl, no matter how hard he tries to avoid
Urkel, he is often the victim of the young
man's string of mishaps and accidents.
With such diverse personalities, needs and hopes
crowded under one roof, it's no wonder there's always
something wonderful or weird going on, which is what
makes "Family Matters" the unique slice of middle
class Americana that it is. And as the Winslows brace
themselves for life's inevitable ups and downs, they
continually prove that what matters most is family.
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