A spinoff of Perfect Strangers, Family Matters began as the at-home adventures of elevator operator Harriette Winslow and her multigenerational family. But midway through the first season, Jaleel White made a one-shot appearance as neighborhood nerd Urkel. With oversized glasses, undersized body, screechy voice and indomitable self-confidence, Urkel proved irresistibly funny, turning White into an overnight sensation and a new star of the show.

Ratings: IMDB: 5.7/10
Released: September 22, 1989
Companies: CBS Bickley-Warren Productions Lorimar Television Miller/Boyett Productions Warner Bros. Television
Cast: Jaleel White Orlando Brown Reginald VelJohnson Telma Hopkins Darius McCrary Jo Marie Payton Valerie Jones Rosetta LeNoire Jaimee Foxworth Judyann Elder Shawn Harrison 5 more Kellie Shanygne Williams Michelle Thomas Bryton James Joseph Wright Julius Wright

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