Two Income Family

There are a few noteworthy things in this episode. Jaimee Foxworth makes her first appearance as Judy Winslow. Note that Urkel does not appear in this episode. Yet, the Judy Winslow character is given very little to do. There is slightly more banter between Judy and Laura. However, this hardly qualifies as any big contribution, on the part of the Judy character, to this episode or the show in general. Jo Marie Payton makes the episode work, because her performance is the best thing about the story. Harriet having lost her job (and being determined to get another one) was an example of the "adult oriented" storylines the show had at the beginning of the series. This approach didn't work very well, in general. However, Jo Marie made it work very well in this episode. The scene between Harriet and Mr Seeger is a standout. It is surprising, to me, that I have no compliment for Kellie S Williams, in this episode. On an overall basis, Laura is my favorite Family Matters character. It had to be that she wasn't given too much to do here. That had to be the reason, because Laura is the best! In the case of this episode, however, credit must go where it's due. Jo Marie made everything work, with her fine performance.