TV series
Family Matters
Overview
A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
Details
- First air date
- 1989-09-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 9 seasons
- Episodes
- 215 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Network
- ABC, CBS
- Production
- Bickley-Warren Productions, Lorimar Television, Miller/Boyett Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow
- Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow
- Kellie Shanygne Williams as Laura Winslow
- Jaleel White as Steve Urkel
- Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow
- Rosetta LeNoire as Estelle Winslow
- Bryton James as Richie Crawford
- Jaimee Foxworth as Judy Winslow
- Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
- Shawn Harrison as Waldo Geraldo Faldo
- Cherie Johnson as Maxine Johnson
- Michelle Thomas as Myra Monkhouse
Creators and crew
- Michael Warren - Creator
- William Bickley - Creator
- Pamela Eells - Producer
- Rich Correll - Director
- John Tracy - Director
- Joel Zwick - Director
Seasons
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