So a character that lived in the Winslow House was removed but........

[TVFactFan]

a character that added NOTHING to the show was allowed to stay on? So budget issues means you get rid of family member instead of a friend who didnt live in the house?


Waldo over Judy?????? I will never understand that

[Wawwie]

They also got rid of Eddie's friend Rodney. I liked him better than Waldo. At least Rodney had common sense.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

They also got rid of Eddie's friend Rodney. I liked him better than Waldo. At least Rodney had common sense.

Yes, Waldo was not needed

[RetroGuy2000]

After Judy disappeared without explanation, I couldn't watch the show anymore. It felt... sinister. As if the family was covering up her disappearance.

[Lorimar Television]

Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

After Judy disappeared without explanation, I couldn't watch the show anymore. It felt... sinister. As if the family was covering up her disappearance.

Agreed

[JO Sweet Heart]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

a character that added NOTHING to the show was allowed to stay on? So budget issues means you get rid of family member instead of a friend who didnt live in the house?

Waldo over Judy?????? I will never understand that

Is Waldo the reason why Judy was written out? Another character who of course started getting shown more was Myra. Let us not forget that another character who disappeared in the middle of the series like Judy did was Rachel.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JO Sweet Heart

Is Waldo the reason why Judy was written out? Another character who of course started getting shown more was Myra. Let us not forget that another character who disappeared in the middle of the series like Judy did was Rachel.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

I can see rachel because she was just an Aunt but not one of harriets daughters lol

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I can see rachel because she was just an Aunt but not one of harriets daughters lol

Yeah, but she just leaves her son behind? Was there ever any explanation as to why Richie was abandoned?

BTW, the little boy who played Richie is in his thirties now and he plays "Devon" on The Young & the Restless. He grew up to be very handsome!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Wawwie

Yeah, but she just leaves her son behind? Was there ever any explanation as to why Richie was abandoned?

BTW, the little boy who played Richie is in his thirties now and he plays "Devon" on The Young & the Restless. He grew up to be very handsome!

Right it should have been rachel and richie not Judy

[Lorimar Television]

Seriously, it was so obvious. Rachel is already gone and producers wanna eliminate a character, why wouldn't it be her son?. Say they moved to their own place or something!

[Old School]

Originally Posted by JO Sweet Heart

Is Waldo the reason why Judy was written out? Another character who of course started getting shown more was Myra. Let us not forget that another character who disappeared in the middle of the series like Judy did was Rachel.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

Originally Posted by Wawwie

Yeah, but she just leaves her son behind? Was there ever any explanation as to why Richie was abandoned?

Thelma Hopkins left Family Matters because she got to have her own sitcom with Cindy Williams called 'Getting By' (on ABC). It lasted 31 episodes from 1993-94. The show had Deon Richmond (Bud from Cosby Show), Merlin Santana (Romeo from The Steve Harvey Show) as Thelma Hopkins' sons and Ashleigh Sterling, Nicki Vannice as Cindy Williams' daughter all living under one roof.

Also, on Family Matters during the 1997 Christmas episode (Deck The Halls) Eddie goes to pick Rachel up from Detroit where she had a job and brought her to the Winslow's for Christmas day. I would surmise that Rachel found a new job out of town and left Richie with the Winslow's to look after.

Deck The Halls Series Notes:

1. Final appearance of Jo Marie Payton and Bryton McClure as Harriette Winslow and Richie Crawford, including Rosetta Le Noire and Telma Hopkins as Estelle Winslow and Rachel Crawford respectively.
   
2. By this point in the season Michelle Thomas’ illness had begun to take its toll on her. To accommodate her unfortunate situation, Jaleel White handled most of the physical comedy. When not speaking dialogue, she stood in the background, and was very noticeably in pain during some of those shots.

IMDB (Getting By) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106009/

Getting By TV Series Intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNSD76J1T7s

Getting By Full Episodes (13 Episodes) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...OEwKx4lQcd8Nb4

[Furienna]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

a character that added NOTHING to the show was allowed to stay on? So budget issues means you get rid of family member instead of a friend who didnt live in the house?


Waldo over Judy?????? I will never understand that

I don't agree that Waldo added nothing to the show.
That said, he too disappeared after the 7th season was over.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Furienna

I don't agree that Waldo added nothing to the show.
That said, he too disappeared after the 7th season was over.

Really? I still remember his memorable season 7 episode south of the border

I didnt watch the show much in season 8 and 9

[JO Sweet Heart]

Originally Posted by Furienna

I don't agree that Waldo added nothing to the show.
That said, he too disappeared after the 7th season was over.

To me, Waldo's absence stuck out like a sore thumb.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by JO Sweet Heart

To me, Waldo's absence stuck out like a sore thumb.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

I know it was only TV but it made me so upset that someone as weird and ugly as waldo had a girlfriend like Max