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Skywalker · 02-22-2005, 02:01 AM

Family Matters went downhill when Waldo left. I watched the show til the very end and it was never the same after Waldo left the show. The show was still watchable, but the last season was terrible. I don't think I could watch season 9 again even if someone paid me.

sdballer101 · 02-22-2005, 02:04 AM

there were only 8 seasons.

edit: on a side not, what was wrong with the last season? it was the first time laura warmed up to steve, it took so long and way overdue

Skywalker · 02-22-2005, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sdballer101

there were only 8 seasons.

edit: on a side not, what was wrong with the last season? it was the first time laura warmed up to steve, it took so long and way overdue

There were 9 seasons. 1989-1998. 9 seasons

Mother Winslow and the first Harriette were no longer around. I didn't like the second Harriette.

GCW · 02-23-2005, 11:04 AM

"and why do people always complain about judy being gone forever? she was never a big character, she was pointless in my opinon, she brought nothing to the show all she would do is say stupid pointless comments , some were funny yes, but most were just corny and dumb"

My Reply: I think it was the fact that they did not even bother to explain her disappearance. Also to add insult to injury they acted like she never existed. How hard is it to say Judy was acccepted to a special school in New York or whatever. They could have even had a goodbye episode for her. And when you think about her character was already established before Urkel came on the show. So when Urkel came on the show she had no purpose because of the writers, the writers just did not care to develop her character, which is messed up in my opinion. Instead of developing her character who was already in the family anyway they added unneccessary characters like Stefan, 3J and Myra. They could have at least tried but she was just ignored.

sdballer101 · 02-25-2005, 01:34 AM

it was still pretty funny show to me, i think it got cut short and i wish theyll be a final REAL show with a reunion or something..

Chelsea · 02-25-2005, 02:09 AM

I can sum up the moment that the Fonz put on the waterskis (IE: The moment the show jumped the shark [IE: Lost it]) in two words:

Disney. World.

sdballer101 · 02-26-2005, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth

I can sum up the moment that the Fonz put on the waterskis (IE: The moment the show jumped the shark [IE: Lost it]) in two words:

Disney. World.

and why was the disney world episodes wrong?

SirFreebie1975 · 02-17-2006, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sdballer101

and why was the disney world episodes wrong?

ABC was bought by Disney ...therefor Roseanne, FM Boy meets world and Full House had similar episodes

Mr. Television · 02-17-2006, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SirFreebie1975

ABC was bought by Disney ...therefor Roseanne, FM Boy meets world and Full House had similar episodes

and Step By Step too.

Mr. Television · 02-17-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Otter

There were 9 seasons. 1989-1998. 9 seasons

Mother Winslow and the first Harriette were no longer around. I didn't like the second Harriette.

The second Harriet sucked.

Furienna · 12-12-2007, 05:24 PM

Okay, the show changed over the years, but I can't say it was for the worse. I agree about Judy. They should at least have tried to give her some plots or something. However, Rachel and Mother Winslow disappeared because the actresses wanted to leave the show, while the girl who played Jody was fired.

I don't mind Steve's inventions one bit. What I mind is silly his undying obsession with that shallow bitch Laura. She doesn't want you, Steve, so kick her to the curb some time! And there was Myra, who was prettier and nicer than Laura and loved him as he was right away. To tell you the truth, I would have watched a thousand more sci-fi plots, if only Steve hadn't ended up with that terrible shallow bitch.

Lorimar Television · 12-12-2007, 07:04 PM

It was so sad when at Disney World, Stefan told Myra Steve won't be back, and she was crying.

TVFactFan · 12-14-2007, 01:50 PM

It's normal for all family shows to lose steam once the kids become grown and move out and go to college. Not many family shows are expected to last much longer after that happens

Furienna · 12-14-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rebafan1

It was so sad when at Disney World, Stefan told Myra Steve won't be back, and she was crying.

I don't remember her crying in that episode. I just remember her having Steve on her wallpaper, her cover and her night gown.

But I bet it happened, if you say so.

Poor Myra... She was the only one in his age bracket, who actually liked him as he was. (The only other people, who really seemed to like him as he was, were old timers like Estelle or little children like Richie.) And she was still treated like dirt.

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Originally Posted by KingofTVResearch

It's normal for all family shows to lose steam once the kids become grown and move out and go to college. Not many family shows are expected to last much longer after that happens

Yeah, that's true also. It seems like that there is more to do with teenagers than with 20-somethings, so that's how it goes.

GSU2004 · 12-24-2007, 05:59 AM

Family Matters started to get stale in 1995. It seemed like it became predictable and boring. As a kid, I loved Urkel but looking at it from an adult standpoint, Urkel was overused and killed the original premise of the show. He at least should have been allowed to grow up like Screech did on Saved by the Bell.

12-12-2007, 05:24 PM	#26
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	Okay, the show changed over the years, but I can't say it was for the worse. I agree about Judy. They should at least have tried to give her some plots or something. However, Rachel and Mother Winslow disappeared because the actresses wanted to leave the show, while the girl who played Jody was fired. I don't mind Steve's inventions one bit. What I mind is silly his undying obsession with that shallow bitch Laura. She doesn't want you, Steve, so kick her to the curb some time! And there was Myra, who was prettier and nicer than Laura and loved him as he was right away. To tell you the truth, I would have watched a thousand more sci-fi plots, if only Steve hadn't ended up with that terrible shallow bitch.
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12-12-2007, 07:04 PM	#27
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	It was so sad when at Disney World, Stefan told Myra Steve won't be back, and she was crying.
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02-22-2005, 02:01 AM	#16
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	Family Matters went downhill when Waldo left. I watched the show til the very end and it was never the same after Waldo left the show. The show was still watchable, but the last season was terrible. I don't think I could watch season 9 again even if someone paid me.

02-22-2005, 02:04 AM	#17
sdballer101 DO THE URKEL Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2005 Location: california Posts: 14	there were only 8 seasons. edit: on a side not, what was wrong with the last season? it was the first time laura warmed up to steve, it took so long and way overdue

02-23-2005, 11:04 AM	#19
GCW Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 708	"and why do people always complain about judy being gone forever? she was never a big character, she was pointless in my opinon, she brought nothing to the show all she would do is say stupid pointless comments , some were funny yes, but most were just corny and dumb" My Reply: I think it was the fact that they did not even bother to explain her disappearance. Also to add insult to injury they acted like she never existed. How hard is it to say Judy was acccepted to a special school in New York or whatever. They could have even had a goodbye episode for her. And when you think about her character was already established before Urkel came on the show. So when Urkel came on the show she had no purpose because of the writers, the writers just did not care to develop her character, which is messed up in my opinion. Instead of developing her character who was already in the family anyway they added unneccessary characters like Stefan, 3J and Myra. They could have at least tried but she was just ignored.

02-25-2005, 01:34 AM	#20
sdballer101 DO THE URKEL Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 21, 2005 Location: california Posts: 14	it was still pretty funny show to me, i think it got cut short and i wish theyll be a final REAL show with a reunion or something..

02-25-2005, 02:09 AM	#21
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,727	I can sum up the moment that the Fonz put on the waterskis (IE: The moment the show jumped the shark [IE: Lost it]) in two words: Disney. World.

12-14-2007, 01:50 PM	#28
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,117	It's normal for all family shows to lose steam once the kids become grown and move out and go to college. Not many family shows are expected to last much longer after that happens

12-24-2007, 05:59 AM	#30
GSU2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 764	Family Matters started to get stale in 1995. It seemed like it became predictable and boring. As a kid, I loved Urkel but looking at it from an adult standpoint, Urkel was overused and killed the original premise of the show. He at least should have been allowed to grow up like Screech did on Saved by the Bell.