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Haus · 11-13-2008, 02:00 AM

Im sure this was posted before but i'm curious do you think Family Matter's would of lasted 9 seasons without Steve??

BarneyFife · 11-13-2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Haus

Im sure this was posted before but i'm curious do you think Family Matter's would of lasted 9 seasons without Steve??

In my opinion, no way. He made that show.

Lenchik · 11-13-2008, 07:17 AM

I don't think a spin-off would last 9 years..
It was obvious that a few episodes before Steve first entered the Winslow's house the show would have been canceled!

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-13-2008, 11:10 AM

I think the show would have been cancelled if steve was not on the show

ekkostar · 11-13-2008, 11:23 AM

No, seeing as Steve was one of the TGIF "celebrities", it wouldn't have been right not to include him.

Scoobiedoo30 · 11-13-2008, 12:30 PM

if my memory is correct Steve was only going to be on for 1 episode.

GARFIELDKOOL · 11-13-2008, 01:06 PM

I personally think it could have. The problem was that the writers MADE it the Urkel show. If they would have kept the format like they did in season 1 and kept Steve as a scene stealing side character, it would have went on just as much. But it was too much of the Urkel show and that got stale in later years especially when he was getting taller. You had to focus back on the family after seeing that.

TVFactFan · 11-13-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Haus

Im sure this was posted before but i'm curious do you think Family Matter's would of lasted 9 seasons without Steve??

yes the cosby show lasted 8 seasons and never had a URKEL like character

GARFIELDKOOL · 11-13-2008, 04:24 PM

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yes the cosby show lasted 8 seasons and never had a URKEL like character

Because they kept Bill Cosby the focal point of the series.....something they should have done on Family Matters. I know Jo Marie doesn't have the star power Bill does, but it still would have worked.

Brieannas21 · 11-14-2008, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

I personally think it could have. The problem was that the writers MADE it the Urkel show. If they would have kept the format like they did in season 1 and kept Steve as a scene stealing side character, it would have went on just as much. But it was too much of the Urkel show and that got stale in later years especially when he was getting taller. You had to focus back on the family after seeing that.

I so agree, you took the words right out of my mouth. I enjoyed FM when it was just about family issues. It just became silly with all of Steve’s chemistry projects, Breaking and Knocking over things, his Chambers and his different personalities.

Mr. Television · 11-14-2008, 01:15 AM

I don't think the show would have lasted too long without Steve. The first season 's ratings weren't that great. I even stopped watching it halfway through the first season because I was bored. lol

GCW · 11-14-2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I so agree, you took the words right out of my mouth. I enjoyed FM when it was just about family issues. It just became silly with all of Steve’s chemistry projects, Breaking and Knocking over things, his Chambers and his different personalities.

Also I noticed that in the later seasons Steve's bafoonery and cluminess became waaay over the top

Furienna · 11-14-2008, 05:59 PM

It's hard to imagine this show without Steve, because it obviously needed him to stand out. I love Steve as a character (except that he should given up on Laura), and I see no problems with his inventions or his bafoonery, not even in the later seasons. But it could have worked out too, if they had kept the same format, that they had during the first half of the show, when it was about both the Winslows and Steve.

Lorimar Television · 11-15-2008, 12:15 AM

I like the 1st few episodes without him. I think it couldve worked. Or they couldve made him a recurring character, like appearing in a few episodes in the season and not all. Like if they were at school he'd be there.

Furienna · 11-15-2008, 10:04 AM

I like the first episodes without Steve better now than what I did as a teenager, but I still think Steve was excactly what this show needed. I sincerely wonder if anyone would have remembered this show today, if it hadn't been for Steve.

11-13-2008, 02:00 AM	#1
Haus Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 36	Family Matter's without Steve Im sure this was posted before but i'm curious do you think Family Matter's would of lasted 9 seasons without Steve??

11-13-2008, 07:17 AM	#3
Lenchik Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2004 Location: Israel Posts: 13	Heck no.. I don't think a spin-off would last 9 years.. It was obvious that a few episodes before Steve first entered the Winslow's house the show would have been canceled!

11-13-2008, 11:10 AM	#4
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I think the show would have been cancelled if steve was not on the show
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11-13-2008, 11:23 AM	#5
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	No, seeing as Steve was one of the TGIF "celebrities", it wouldn't have been right not to include him.
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11-14-2008, 01:15 AM	#11
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I don't think the show would have lasted too long without Steve. The first season 's ratings weren't that great. I even stopped watching it halfway through the first season because I was bored. lol
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11-13-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	if my memory is correct Steve was only going to be on for 1 episode.

11-13-2008, 01:06 PM	#7
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	I personally think it could have. The problem was that the writers MADE it the Urkel show. If they would have kept the format like they did in season 1 and kept Steve as a scene stealing side character, it would have went on just as much. But it was too much of the Urkel show and that got stale in later years especially when he was getting taller. You had to focus back on the family after seeing that.

11-14-2008, 05:59 PM	#13
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	It's hard to imagine this show without Steve, because it obviously needed him to stand out. I love Steve as a character (except that he should given up on Laura), and I see no problems with his inventions or his bafoonery, not even in the later seasons. But it could have worked out too, if they had kept the same format, that they had during the first half of the show, when it was about both the Winslows and Steve.

11-15-2008, 12:15 AM	#14
Lorimar Television Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 7,034	I like the 1st few episodes without him. I think it couldve worked. Or they couldve made him a recurring character, like appearing in a few episodes in the season and not all. Like if they were at school he'd be there.
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11-15-2008, 10:04 AM	#15
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	I like the first episodes without Steve better now than what I did as a teenager, but I still think Steve was excactly what this show needed. I sincerely wonder if anyone would have remembered this show today, if it hadn't been for Steve.