Current Events > People say THIS GUY was the Only Reason this TV Show Survived. Do you agree??

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mrduckbear
08/04/21 8:55:32 PM
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Do you think the only reason this show lasted as long as it did was because of him?



People say this character, Steve Urkel, played by Jaleel White was the sole reason why the show Family Matters survived as long as it did because the audience was in love with his character...he was also the reason the show jumped the shark too with his inventions such as cloning and time travelling.

His character, which was only supposed to be a minor character, was the reason the mother of the show left halfway in the final season when the show was supposed to be her show given it was a spin off of another ABC show she appeared on. She hated it was all about the Urkel show and not about the family anymore and finally decided to leave...

Do you think hes the reason this show lasted as long as it did?

https://i.imgur.com/Lqu6YPh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2awqnQL.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/zxcJv4f.jpg
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hockeybub89
08/04/21 8:56:56 PM
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Lukey_Bug
08/04/21 8:58:17 PM
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I had such a crush on Laura when I was a kid.

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The Wheelman1
08/04/21 9:02:38 PM
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The show wouldn't be nearly as entertaining without him.

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WilliamPorygon
08/04/21 9:06:19 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
He definitely did that
Nice :D

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bigtiggie23
08/04/21 9:09:23 PM
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It made it 9 seasons?
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Jiek_Fafn
08/04/21 9:09:42 PM
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Harriet's actress has always claimed it was because she wanted to do other things. She's like a musician or something iirc. At that point she'd played Harriet forever.

Plus she's said she received a lot of hate for being a popular character on Perfect Strangers. She knows exactly how it feels to be hated on for that. I doubt she'd continue that cycle.

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Vicious_Dios
08/04/21 9:12:57 PM
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FortuneCookie
08/04/21 9:13:15 PM
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>expected Urkel
>got Urkel

Did he do that?

Yes, he did.
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Nemu
08/04/21 9:14:16 PM
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The show could have picked up a different niche without him, so it's hard to say how it would have gone. He definitely carried it for better or worse.
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