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As the show progressed, episodes began to center increasingly on Steve Urkel, and other original characters also played by White, including Steve's suave alter-ego, Stefan Urquelle, and his female cousin, Myrtle Urkel. Miller-Boyett thought that it would not be a big player on ABC after the network's recent purchase by Disney. Near the end of the ninth season, the cast was informed that a tenth and final season was planned, so scripts and plot synopses were written for the show.
CBS also pulled the show from its regular schedule in the winter. As a result, the series finale was broadcast with little fanfare during "burn off" summer TV time in Miller and Robert L. Boyett who also served as producers on Perfect Strangers , all four also served as executive producers of the series. The series was produced by Miller-Boyett Productions, in association with Lorimar Television who co-produced the show until , when Warner Bros.
Television absorbed Lorimar a sister company under the co-ownership of Time Warner. Starting with season three, the series was also produced by Bickley-Warren Productions. Studios in nearby Burbank. Family Matters is the second sitcom from the 80's and 90's to take place in the city of Chicago , the first is FOX's sitcom Married The show's original theme was Louis Armstrong 's " What a Wonderful World "; it was scrapped after the fifth episode of season one "Straight A's" , though it was heard only in the pilot episode in syndicated reruns.
The second theme, "As Days Go By," written by Jesse Frederick , Bennett Salvay and Scott Roeme and performed by Frederick, was the theme for the majority of the series until ; it was last used in the season seven episode "Fa La La La Laagghh," the only episode during the final three seasons to feature it this was heard in season one episodes in ABC Family and syndicated airings.
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A longer version of "As Days Go By" was used during the first three seasons, though in syndicated reruns the short version is heard in ABC Family airings, the long theme was used for all of the episodes during the first three seasons. The opening sequence begins with a shot of the Chicago Lakefront the John Hancock Center can be seen in the center , then a shot of the Winslow home. In the opening titles, the main characters were shown around the Winslow home though in some shots featured some characters in other places as well, such as Rachel at the Rachel's Place restaurant during the seasons 2—4 version or Waldo at the Vanderbilt High School gym during the seasons 4—6 version.
The opening credits during the first three seasons feature a scene showing the Winslow family riding their bicycles across the Irv Kupcinet Bridge over the Chicago River ; an allusion to parent series Perfect Strangers, which featured a scene of Balki and Larry played by Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker , riding a tour boat underneath the same bridge, shot from the same angle, in its own opening credits from seasons 3—8 of that series. Clips of episodes were shown after the bike scene and before the house shot in the season one through three versions.
The closing shot at the end of the credits with the Winslow family at the piano which also was shown during the closing credits when there was no tag scene , in which the shot pans outside the house and the camera zooms out showing neighborhoods and the northside Chicago skyline Wrigleyville in the background, was originally used in the pilot episode " The Mama Who Came to Dinner " though the scene featuring the Winslows before the pan was redone twice in seasons two and five.
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In season five, after Hopkins left the show, White was given special billing in response to the popularity he earned as Steve Urkel. Appearing last in the credits, he was credited as "and Jaleel White as Steve Urkel," starting in the sixth season Hopkins was credited similarly as "and Telma Hopkins as Rachel" prior to season five.
For season seven onwards, the opening theme song and credit sequence were dropped entirely though it was brought back for one episode, "Fa La La La Laagghh," the eleventh episode of that same season ; for all other episodes during the last three seasons, the names of the show's main cast members, as well as co-executive producers and executive producers were shown during each episode's teaser scene.
In September , Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution began distributing Family Matters for broadcast in off-network syndication; most television stations stopped carrying the show by around , though some stations in larger markets such as WTOG in Tampa , Florida continued to air Family Matters until as recently as and WPIX as In , reruns of the series began airing on TBS Superstation , where it ran until From to , reruns of the series aired on WGN America.
From to , UPN aired the show for 2 years. BET aired reruns briefly in December and began airing the series on a regular basis on March 1, MTV2 also began airing reruns on September 7, The show aired on Nick at Nite from June 29, to December 31, ABC Family and Nick at Nite airings cut the tag scenes at the end of all episodes, despite the fact that many episodes during the series have tag scenes during the closing credits.
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All episodes are the original broadcast form, except for the episode "Number One With a Bullet", disc 1, episode 6. The entire series is also available for digital download on Amazon.
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His catchphrase Did I do that? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Television — seasons 5—9 Distributor Warner Bros. List of Family Matters characters.
Judyann Elder assumed the role of Harriette Winslow for the remainder of the season, beginning with "Crazy for You Part 1 " season 9, episode Jaimee Foxworth assumed the role thereafter. Hence the value of and opportunity presented by High Net Worth Individuals HNWIs , investors that are generally willing to accept a minority stake in a business. Our report Family matters: Financing Family Business growth through individual investors examines the various possible sources of funding for family business, and then explores in detail the synergies between HNWIs and family business.
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