Season 1 – Family Matters

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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 23, 2025 22 funny episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-PG!!!!!!!!!!! Originally aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and later on Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and streaming on Disney+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more BRizz 2 @TheMovieSearch Jul 2, 2025 Revisiting Family Matters Season One after all these years was truly eye-opening. Like many people, I grew up thinking of the show as “The Steve Urkel Show,” but returning to its roots reveals something entirely different—and honestly, something even better. The first season is filled with warmth, laughter, and surprisingly grounded storytelling. What many may not realize is that the show didn’t start out focused on the eccentric, suspenders-clad Urkel. In fact, Steve Urkel isn’t even a main character in Season One. Instead, the heart of the series centers around Harriette Winslow, her husband Carl, and their family as they navigate everyday life with humor, grace, and plenty of teachable moments. Harriette is clearly the foundation of the show early on. The narrative builds around her strength, wit, and guidance as she manages her household and keeps her family grounded. There’s a refreshing simplicity in these early episodes—before the wild inventions and catchphrases take over—that allows you to connect with each member of the Winslow family on a deeper level. Verdict: Season One is a reminder of the show’s true intent—a family sitcom with heart, humor, and real stories. It lays the groundwork for what Family Matters eventually became, but stands firmly on its own as a beautifully written and performed season. Definitely worth a rewatch for fans, and a must-watch for anyone curious about the show’s origins. See more Jay W @RT52162311 Dec 1, 2024 The story of "Family Matters" is a story about two distinct shows wanting to go on. One show is a down to earth family drama about real life issues. Stuff like gun control, gang violence and getting by in school. Then something happens towards the end of the first season. Laura needs a date to the school dance, so the dad calls up a friend to set her up with a boy named Steve. This brings us to show #2, the Steve Urkel show. Test audiences and producers loved Jaleel White's Urkel. And quickly the show changed gears to make him the focus. The show's tone also drastically changed. Soon it became a sci-fi show that happened to take place in a family's house. Urkel would invent robots, time machines, teleportation pods and cloning machines. People are divided on the show. Either they loved the down to earth family drama, or they loved the crazy out there stories with Urkel. It is an interesting show to follow. It is like the way the Fonz took over "Happy Days", but where the Fonz was super cool, Urkel is a super nerd. The show had some all-time great moments, but watching it from beginning to end, there are more duds than you may remember. Was the quality decline of the show to blamed on Jaleel White's character? Or as Urkel would ask..."Did I do that?" See more Michael C @gamedjinni Jul 10, 2024 I'm laughing out loud multiple times an episode in 2024. As a kid I really wanted Carl Winslow to be my dad. See more Apr 10, 2021 One of the best sitcoms of all time. See more Feb 21, 2019 Re-watched with the kids and great story and acting all-around. See more Read all reviews

Family Matters — Season 1

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