Urkel Raps About Guns (A Very Special Family Matters) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 03-24-2015, 05:18 PM

http://blip.tv/mues/urkel-raps-about...atters-7177886

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In a Very Special Episode of Family Matters, a group of girl steal Laura's leather jacket at work, and Urkel does a magic show. When crime at the school becomes more rampant, more and more students bring guns to school until an idiot gets shots over her shoes.

JO Sweet Heart · 04-06-2015, 08:43 PM

To me, that is one of the best episodes of the show.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

TMC · 04-07-2015, 12:28 AM

That particular episode really had some of the worst aspects of the "Very Special Sitcom Episode" trend from the '80s-'90s:
*Take what's in reality, a very complex societal issue and simplify it make it appear "black & white". In this case, "guns are bad", but w/o any examination of the core issue of bullying.

*Weird, uneven tonal shifts. What I mean is, it's hard to take an issue like violence at schools seriously when you have a goofy character like Steve Urkel heavily involved. It's makes of confusing towards when is or isn't the right time to laugh.

*Having a pat revolution w/ everybody turning their guns in. We don't deal w/ the fall out of Laura's friend getting shot or the girl who shot her.

04-06-2015, 08:43 PM	#2
JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,885	To me, that is one of the best episodes of the show. God bless you always!!! Holly
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04-07-2015, 12:28 AM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,800	That particular episode really had some of the worst aspects of the "Very Special Sitcom Episode" trend from the '80s-'90s: Take what's in reality, a very complex societal issue and simplify it make it appear "black & white". In this case, "guns are bad", but w/o any examination of the core issue of bullying. Weird, uneven tonal shifts. What I mean is, it's hard to take an issue like violence at schools seriously when you have a goofy character like Steve Urkel heavily involved. It's makes of confusing towards when is or isn't the right time to laugh. *Having a pat revolution w/ everybody turning their guns in. We don't deal w/ the fall out of Laura's friend getting shot or the girl who shot her.