Updated May 11, 2021 9.5K votes 2.0K voters 199.0K views
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Vote up the details you never noticed as a kid.
Feeling nostalgic about the shows you dug growing up? Well, buckle up, dear reader, as the good people of Reddit and Tumblr have delved into the weeds on a variety of family and cartoon shows from the '80s, '90s and '00s to uncover just what they were all about. This list comprises little elements (like characters who arbitrarily go missing in the middle of the show's run due to other actors getting raises)Â and bigger thematic thoughts (what if Home Improvement is more self-aware than we give it credit for in recalling it?).
Which TV show details most surprised you? Which do you think are most worthy of retrospective reappraisals? Vote now and let the world know.
I probably relate better to Homer than I did when I was a kid. I now understand the pain of having a job because people depend on me but if I was only supporting myself I could probably find a job I liked doing (like Homer working in that bowling alley).
TIL The Winslows from Family Matters had a second daughter named Judy that went upstairs in Season Four and was never heard from or acknowledged again.
I don't know if this has been discussed before but when I went looking I couldn't find anyone else that was as... creeped out by the relationship I guess. Didn't Frank and Alice start dating while he was her student? Why didn't any of the friends have more of a reaction to this like? I know they weren't exactly approving but the teacher-sleeping-with-student thing didn't really seem to matter much. Idk it just gives me the heebie jeebies.
Danny often took the “overprotective dad” bit wayyyyy too far. Like completely overreacting every time DJ interacted with a guy she liked. I understand being protective, but pulling your 16 year-old-daughter off her boyfriend over an innocent hug is too much. DJ had her moments where she got into trouble, but overall she was a pretty well behaved kid and Danny treated her like a delinquent sometimes.
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'Family Matters' Went Totally Off-Brand In Its Final Season
Does anyone remember the bizarro final season of Family Matters? I used to watch Family Matters when I was a kid even though it was terrible but for some reason I watched it. I remember I drifted away from watching it and forgot all about it after a few years but I remember one day while I was still in high school I was flipping channels and saw that Family Matters was still on but it was totally different. Some new lady was playing the mom, Urkel was ENGAGED to Laura? They were happy and kissing all the time now? The aunt is gone and Eddie is a cop now. And he gets shot in the episode! Also Urkel goes to space?
