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TVFactFan · 08-28-2008, 10:30 AM

who thought of this silly sh*T-lol You could tell by this time the show was headed down a road with three flat tires and and less than a half of tank of gas-lol

DSfan · 08-28-2008, 12:25 PM

This was the one with Steve and Carl on a pirate ship right?

JulieSomoski · 08-28-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DSfan

This was the one with Steve and Carl on a pirate ship right?

No, this was the ep when Carl and Steve travel back to the day Carl bought his house in 1976 - he put a letter to himself in a basket to tell him what stocks to invest him, and after they went back to present day, he was rich. Kind of confusing - I didn't think this episode was all that bad.

The pirate episode you're talking about was all-out insane and unwatchable - that was by far one of my least favorite episodes. This episode, while still dealing with one of Steve's inventions, still wasn't that kooky.

TVFactFan · 08-28-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JulieSomoski

No, this was the ep when Carl and Steve travel back to the day Carl bought his house in 1976 - he put a letter to himself in a basket to tell him what stocks to invest him, and after they went back to present day, he was rich. Kind of confusing - I didn't think this episode was all that bad.

The pirate episode you're talking about was all-out insane and unwatchable - that was by far one of my least favorite episodes. This episode, while still dealing with one of Steve's inventions, still wasn't that kooky.

I must have missed that part because I was confused when he was rich-lol

JulieSomoski · 08-28-2008, 01:30 PM

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I must have missed that part because I was confused when he was rich-lol

Yeah, you had to watch closely for that part - in real time, he wrote a list of good stocks to invest in when they went back to 1976 (Microsoft, Disney, etc.). When they were in 1976, he put that list in the muffin basket, and when they went back to real time, he was rich. Very clever

catlover79 · 08-28-2008, 02:13 PM

The final couple of seasons were CRAP. Kudos to Jo Marie for bailing.

howierules86 · 08-28-2008, 02:23 PM

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The final couple of seasons were CRAP. Kudos to Jo Marie for bailing.

Agreed, Monika. I remember not wanting to watch "Family Matters" when CBS rescued it after ABC rightfully dumped it (thankfully, it turned out to be the last season), and when I finally decided to see what that last season was like when ABC Family showed the reruns around August 2006, I thought I wasn't missing much of anything, especially after finding out Jo Marie Payton got replaced with a new Harriette (did the writers forget that she was supposed to be the star of the show because she was reprising a role she originated on "Perfect Strangers?").

catlover79 · 08-28-2008, 04:03 PM

I was still in elementary school when Family Matters first came on and was a senior in high school when it ended. I lost interest in the show during the my high school years. It wasn't about the family anymore - that's what I liked most about it.

Lorimar Television · 08-28-2008, 04:55 PM

i really didnt like this show after season 4. It really started going downhill. By season 7 it was too much about Steve.

TVFactFan · 08-28-2008, 06:25 PM

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Agreed, Monika. I remember not wanting to watch "Family Matters" when CBS rescued it after ABC rightfully dumped it (thankfully, it turned out to be the last season), and when I finally decided to see what that last season was like when ABC Family showed the reruns around August 2006, I thought I wasn't missing much of anything, especially after finding out Jo Marie Payton got replaced with a new Harriette (did the writers forget that she was supposed to be the star of the show because she was reprising a role she originated on "Perfect Strangers?").

Well I'm glad she wan't the star because that would have been BAD TV-lol

JulieSomoski · 08-28-2008, 06:56 PM

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i really didnt like this show after season 4. It really started going downhill. By season 7 it was too much about Steve.

IMO, the show got funnier after season 4, but the quality went down, obviously. Things were just too out there, and the whole premise of the show was pretty much abandoned.

DSfan · 08-28-2008, 08:05 PM

The way FM was reminds me a bit of Happy Days. Fonzie became the huge star and characters like Richie weren't even there for season 10 (was it before too?) and it didn't go as much downhill but it wasn't quite the same when they had Lynda Goodfriend and Ted McGinley and those guys.

PrettyinPink55 · 08-28-2008, 08:17 PM

I didn't like how toward the end it seemed like every other episode was about Steve's inventions...

JulieSomoski · 08-28-2008, 08:45 PM

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I didn't like how toward the end it seemed like every other episode was about Steve's inventions...

Even the series finale focused on Steve going up in space to fix the space station or something like that. You could tell they really went out of their way to include the entire cast in that finale-LOL

I guess that's why a lot of people consider the final season's Christmas episode to be the finale, since it includes the entire cast for the last time.

catlover79 · 08-28-2008, 10:49 PM

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The way FM was reminds me a bit of Happy Days. Fonzie became the huge star and characters like Richie weren't even there for season 10 (was it before too?) and it didn't go as much downhill but it wasn't quite the same when they had Lynda Goodfriend and Ted McGinley and those guys.

Don't forget that both shows were produced by the same company (Miller-Boyett), aired on the same network (ABC), and had a sibling disappear with no explanation (Chuck on HD and Judy on FM).

08-28-2008, 10:30 AM	#1
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08-28-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	This was the one with Steve and Carl on a pirate ship right?

08-28-2008, 04:03 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I was still in elementary school when Family Matters first came on and was a senior in high school when it ended. I lost interest in the show during the my high school years. It wasn't about the family anymore - that's what I liked most about it.

08-28-2008, 08:05 PM	#12
DSfan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,204	The way FM was reminds me a bit of Happy Days. Fonzie became the huge star and characters like Richie weren't even there for season 10 (was it before too?) and it didn't go as much downhill but it wasn't quite the same when they had Lynda Goodfriend and Ted McGinley and those guys.