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Reginald VelJohnson, Jaimee Foxworth, Telma Hopkins, Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton, Jaleel White, and Kellie Shanygne Williams in Family Matters (1989)

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Family Matters

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    Various characters live in the house throughout the course of the series:

    Carl and Harriette Winslow: Husband and wife.

    Eddie, Laura, and Judy Winslow: Carl and Harriette's three natural children. Judy was written out of the show after season four, and never referenced as one of the children after that.

    Rachel Crawford: Harriette's sister.

    Richie Crawford: Rachel's son.

    Estelle Winslow: Carl's mother.

    3J Jameson: Foster child who was introduced in season seven, and adopted by Carl and Harriette in season eight.

    Steve Urkel: Originally the Winslows' neighbor. He moved in at the end of season six, when his parents moved to Russia.



    No one has answered this question yet.



    Because more time passed in the real world than the sitcom world.



    The group the sings/plays the theme song is Jesse Federick, Bennet Salvay and Scott Roeme. In the pilot episode, the theme song was WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Louis Armstrong.



    It's a rare condition, in this day and age

    To read any good news on the newspaper page

    Love and tradition of the grand design

    Some people say it's even harder to find

    Well then there must be some magic clue inside these gentle walls

    'Cause all I see is a tower of dreams

    Real love burstin' out of every seam

    As days go by

    We're gonna fill our house with happiness

    The moon may cry

    We're gonna smother the blues with tenderness

    As days go by

    There's room for you

    Room for me

    For gentle hearts an opportunity

    As days go by

    It's the bigger love of the family



    The bizarre looking car that Steve Urkel drives is a 1956 BMW Isetta 300. BMW manufactured approximately 136,000 Isettas. About 8,500 were exported to the U.S. of which it is estimated 1,000 still exist.

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  • How many seasons does Family Matters have?
    9 seasons
  • How many episodes does Family Matters have?
    215 episodes
  • When did Family Matters premiere?
    September 22, 1989
  • When did Family Matters end?
    July 17, 1998
  • How long are episodes of Family Matters?
    30 minutes
  • What is the IMDb rating of Family Matters?
    6.6 out of 10
  • Who stars in Family Matters?
    Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, and Darius McCrary
  • Who wrote Family Matters?
    Jaleel White, Reginald VelJohnson, Darius McCrary, Greg Garcia, Timothy Clifton Stack, Pamela Eells, José Rivera, David W. Duclon, Felicia D. Henderson, Tom Devanney, and others
  • Who directed Family Matters?
    Jason Bateman, Mark Linn-Baker, Rich Correll, Joel Zwick, Peter Baldwin, Gerren Keith, John Bowab, Gary Menteer, Gregg Heschong, James O'Keefe, and others
  • Who was the producer of Family Matters?
    Kelly Sandefur, Fred Fox Jr., Jim Geoghan, Gary Menteer, Stephen Langford, Sara Finney-Johnson, Vida Spears, Rebecca Falk, James O'Keefe, Robert Blair, and others
  • Who was the composer for Family Matters?
    Jesse Frederick, Bennett Salvay, Gary Boren, and Steven Chesne
  • Who was the executive producer of Family Matters?
    William Bickley, Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller, Michael Warren, David W. Duclon, and Gary M. Goodrich
  • Who was the cinematographer for Family Matters?
    Gregg Heschong, J. Bruce Nielsen, Larry Blumenthal, Michael Franks, Monroe P. Askins, Peter Smokler, Richard A. Kelley, and Tony Askins
  • What is the plot of Family Matters?
    The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.
  • Who are the characters in Family Matters?
    A Steve Urkel, 3J, Alien, Andre, Aunt Oona, Bruce Lee, Carl Otis Winslow, Carlsbad, Cassie Lynn, Charlie Sullivan, and others
  • What genre is Family Matters?
    Adventure, Comedy Drama, Comedy, Drama, Family, and Sci-Fi
  • How many awards has Family Matters won?
    16 awards
  • How many awards has Family Matters been nominated for?
    40 nominations

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