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tvje · 07-19-2002, 06:27 PM

If the producer wanted to get rid of the character they should have atleast given an explanation. Perfect solution, kill Judy off. They could have done a very special episode in which the family deals with her death. Perfect for this show because he had done many special episodes that deal with social issues.

Coach · 07-21-2002, 06:08 PM

I agree completely. I was always confused by her disappearance. Not that she was a very big part of the show anyway, but I'm confused as to why they never gave an explanation for her departure. From what I've read, she was the one that wanted to leave, or maybe it was her parents. Having them deal with her death would have been a good episode.

Brett Ferino · 07-21-2002, 08:02 PM

Judy was not killed. She did not die. The actress got fired. You hear?

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Coach · 07-21-2002, 10:42 PM

Yeah, I know. I was just agreeing with what tvje said. They never gave an explanation on the show for why she left. We both thought that they should have said she was killed somehow and deal with her death, rather than letting her disappearance from the family go unexplained.

I didn't realized that she was fired though.

tvje · 07-23-2002, 08:25 PM

Yeah we know she didn't die. But she should have killed her off or atleast give a proper explantion.

alf8mycat · 09-16-2002, 02:29 AM

they could have did a lot with that show. but good script writing took a back seat to writing that revolved around urkel teleporting people to other places, urkel inventing a machine that turns himself into a cool guy.

oh, but there was that touching episode where urkel got drunk.

i hated the urkel show.

bus_stop · 09-21-2002, 09:12 PM

I think they should have done something.....hec send he to bootcamp if you want just something!! But toward the end, good script writing didnt just take a back seat, they shoved it in the trunk, i could hardly watch the last few seasons of this show. Not to bash though, the early years I am a fan of.

Bus_Stop

hch · 01-08-2003, 03:07 PM

I think that Judy must have went to live with Granda Winslow and Fletcher because it seems like Judy had more of a rapoort with Grandma than with the rest of the family. The rest of the family would slightly brush her off, but Grandma was always there for her. I think that she might have went to live with Grandma in the 1993-1994 season, but it's hard to explain why she didn't come back when Grandma started showing up in the later episodes.

That's just my opinion. And I'm sticking by it. What do you all think?

ThomasE · 01-08-2003, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by alf8mycat

oh, but there was that touching episode where urkel got drunk.

i hated the urkel show.

Drunk! Ha Ha Ha! I liked that one.

Mr. Shy Guy · 01-12-2003, 11:57 PM

Well I don't know if killing off Judy would have been the best thing to do but it would certainly have been better than what they did do...nothing.

GeorgiaboyJeff! · 01-19-2003, 09:45 PM

That would have been A GREAT IDEA!They could of had a 3 part episode or something... where Judy's holding on to her life from a car accident or something... and the shock would be that she eventually dies. No one has done that with any of the characters till this day except Edith in All in The Family... but she died in the not so popular spin-off so I won't count that. Family Matters could have had an emmy material on that but oh well... can't do nothing about it now.I just wish they wouldn't have brushed her off like she just disappeared and everyone forgot about her.

misterblowhole · 03-15-2003, 03:39 AM

I completely agree that they should have given some sort of explanation for the dissaperance of Judy, but kill her off?

Let's be realistic here. There is no way that a series like FM could ever get away with pulling something like that off.

TVFactFan · 03-15-2003, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by misterblowhole
I completely agree that they should have given some sort of explanation for the dissaperance of Judy, but kill her off?

Let's be realistic here. There is no way that a series like FM could ever get away with pulling something like that off.

Yeah I agree, I think post is ridiculous.

Cashodeen · 03-16-2003, 04:19 AM

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Originally posted by misterblowhole
Let's be realistic here. There is no way that a series like FM could ever get away with pulling something like that off.

I couldn't agree more. FM could not pull off a storyline like that.

I don't think there was anything they could have done with Judy. But maybe I have no imagination.

TVFactFan · 03-16-2003, 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by Cashodeen

I couldn't agree more. FM could not pull off a storyline like that.

I don't think there was anything they could have done with Judy. But maybe I have no imagination.

Well i guess we have to wait for a TVography or ET of Family Matters to find out why JUdy was taken off the show. True Hollywood Story would not tell us anything.

07-19-2002, 06:27 PM	#1
tvje Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Posts: 1,402	They should have killed Judy If the producer wanted to get rid of the character they should have atleast given an explanation. Perfect solution, kill Judy off. They could have done a very special episode in which the family deals with her death. Perfect for this show because he had done many special episodes that deal with social issues.
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09-16-2002, 02:29 AM	#6
alf8mycat Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 21, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 77	they could have did a lot with that show. but good script writing took a back seat to writing that revolved around urkel teleporting people to other places, urkel inventing a machine that turns himself into a cool guy. oh, but there was that touching episode where urkel got drunk. i hated the urkel show.
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09-21-2002, 09:12 PM	#7
bus_stop Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2002 Location: New Mexico Posts: 75	I think they should have done something.....hec send he to bootcamp if you want just something!! But toward the end, good script writing didnt just take a back seat, they shoved it in the trunk, i could hardly watch the last few seasons of this show. Not to bash though, the early years I am a fan of. Bus_Stop
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01-08-2003, 03:07 PM	#8
hch Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 07, 2001 Location: Montross, VA 22520 Posts: 983	Here's what I think I think that Judy must have went to live with Granda Winslow and Fletcher because it seems like Judy had more of a rapoort with Grandma than with the rest of the family. The rest of the family would slightly brush her off, but Grandma was always there for her. I think that she might have went to live with Grandma in the 1993-1994 season, but it's hard to explain why she didn't come back when Grandma started showing up in the later episodes. That's just my opinion. And I'm sticking by it. What do you all think?
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01-12-2003, 11:57 PM	#10
Mr. Shy Guy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7,871	Well I don't know if killing off Judy would have been the best thing to do but it would certainly have been better than what they did do...nothing.
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07-21-2002, 06:08 PM	#2
Coach Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 45	I agree completely. I was always confused by her disappearance. Not that she was a very big part of the show anyway, but I'm confused as to why they never gave an explanation for her departure. From what I've read, she was the one that wanted to leave, or maybe it was her parents. Having them deal with her death would have been a good episode.

07-21-2002, 08:02 PM	#3
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Judy was not killed. She did not die. The actress got fired. You hear? A Carruthers (___/\___) Company Presentation © 1983

07-21-2002, 10:42 PM	#4
Coach Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 21, 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 45	Yeah, I know. I was just agreeing with what tvje said. They never gave an explanation on the show for why she left. We both thought that they should have said she was killed somehow and deal with her death, rather than letting her disappearance from the family go unexplained. I didn't realized that she was fired though.

07-23-2002, 08:25 PM	#5
tvje Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 26, 2002 Posts: 1,402	Yeah we know she didn't die. But she should have killed her off or atleast give a proper explantion.

01-19-2003, 09:45 PM	#11
GeorgiaboyJeff! Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 25, 2002 Posts: 664	That would have been A GREAT IDEA!They could of had a 3 part episode or something... where Judy's holding on to her life from a car accident or something... and the shock would be that she eventually dies. No one has done that with any of the characters till this day except Edith in All in The Family... but she died in the not so popular spin-off so I won't count that. Family Matters could have had an emmy material on that but oh well... can't do nothing about it now.I just wish they wouldn't have brushed her off like she just disappeared and everyone forgot about her.

03-15-2003, 03:39 AM	#12
misterblowhole Mack Zorris Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 02, 2000 Location: Edmoton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 194	I completely agree that they should have given some sort of explanation for the dissaperance of Judy, but kill her off? Let's be realistic here. There is no way that a series like FM could ever get away with pulling something like that off.