Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

burdnina I enjoyed watching each and every episode of Family Matters. Each character played out their role so fabulously, that even words cannot describe it. Be it Steve Urkel, Carl, Laura or Waldo Faldo, the chemistry was unreal between these characters. It made you feel that you were a part of their family. I truly enjoyed watching this Sitcom and I hope they make more TV Shows like this in the future!!!

willhaskew This show started out like most any other TGIF sitcom. A black family, the Winslows, in Chicago go about their daily lives while dealing with family issues. The father, Carl, is a uniformed police officer with a liking for sweets, a temper, and weird habit of often being paired up with Steve Urkel despite not liking him. His wife, Harriet, is the new black matriarch archetype, no nonsense, sassy, disciplined, and yet supportive and loving. Her son Eddie, the oldest child, is shown to be stupid at first but the writers made him a popular athletic kid with a heart of gold instead. Laura, the oldest daughter and middle child, was pretty, popular and smart. She got the most sitcom attention aside from Urkel. There was an Aunt Rachel, a cousin Richie, a grandmother and a third child Judy, but so little attention is paid to them they're hardly worth mentioning. Steve Urkel, the next door neighbor, is a super nerd who is in love with Laura, and thus by TGIF sitcom rules unable to be boyfriend material. His nerdiness is so great that he invents time machines, a robot duplicate, and a chemical process that can literally re-create someone from scratch by rewriting their DNA (think The Nutty Professor). Thus Urkel becomes Stefan Urkel (a romantic counterpart that under sitcom rules is Laura Winslow boyfriend material), Bruce Lee Urkel and probably some other characters I can't remember. Urkel has one girlfriend, Myra, who seems to genuinely like him for his intelligence and nerdy personality but he inexplicably rejects her in pursuit of Laura. Urkel is the main focus of the show throughout most of it's run. At some point the aunt and youngest daughter were written out of the show with Richie becoming the youngest son by default and a young street kid name 3J (cousin Oliver syndrome anyone?) was adopted by the Winslows. Richie was also age progressed from an infant to about 5 years-old in his second season.

shawn_cool_great Family Matters is quality television that can be enjoyed by the whole family. It's funny, warm, and can be appreciated by all. This is a show where you can laugh and learn important lessons about life and not have jokes about sex, drugs, and violence. It's just so shameful that shows like this are very scarce these days. Another nice thing about this show is that it's able to be a good wholesome programming without being sappy or annoying like other shows, e.g. (Full House). The glue that really held this show together was Steve Urkel. Urkel is one of the most beloved television characters of the 1990's. Urkel is truly one of the funniest television characters in television history. Family Matters is a show that can be loved and treasured by all. However, I will admit that in the later seasons the show went downhill, becoming more like a science fiction show.

dwacon-2 It is an interesting paradigm.Garry Marshall made Happy Days, a nostalgic look at the 1950's. It plodded along until a background character, Fonzie, became the focus of the show. And, Fonzie went from being a motorcycle riding tough guy to a cartoon character.The same happened with Family Matters. What was originally a Cosby-esquire warm family drama became a surrealistic cartoon starring none other than original one-off character Steve Urkel.Jaleel White made quite a career for himself in those days. He even had a special that showed off his other talents. However, like Gary Coleman, the joke ran dry and his post Family Matters show failed.I'm still waiting for Jaleel to return to acting in some type of bad-ass role. He has the talent and the range. He just needs a chance.