Why Family Matters Revival Won’t Happen Explained by Star Jaleel White

Jaleel White addresses why there won’t be a Family matters Revival. White played Steve Urkel, who went from being a character only intended to be in one episode to becoming one of the most iconic television characters of the 1990s. The sitcom debuted in September 1989 and ran for nine seasons, featuring the story of Urkel and the Winslow family. Family matters‘ final episode, released in July 1998, cementing a beloved legacy that continues to endure decades later.

While speaking at ’90s Con 2024 (via People), Weiss gives several reasons why he does not believe a Family matters Revival would work well. This includes the fact that “We lost cast members,” Which refers to Michelle Thomas passing away in 1998 and Rosetta LeNoire passing away in 2002, who played the respective roles of Myra Monkhouse and Estelle Winslow. White emphasized this as well “Life has changed” Too much for those Family matters Characters, like the world around them. Read White’s additional comments below:

I’m really learning why our shows work. And it has nothing to do with me not liking our old property, are you kidding me? I love Family matters More than any one of you could ever love Family matters. I also know our strengths and weaknesses like a coach would know his lineup. I’m not going to test us on the field for anything less than absolute victory.

Part of the magic of Family matters Was that it was always prolonged with Steve not getting the girl. Then came [alter ego] Stefan and it created this other dynamic. Just do a reboot from Family matters Where Steve is married to Laura, there is no tension there. You’d watch for one episode and discover my voice is a little deeper and get mad at it.

If Michelle was here, I might have given it the old college try to make the triangle of Michelle and Kelly, but without that I just don’t want to do it as a straight. Full house Reboot, it wouldn’t work.

Are we really going to say Family matters Without smartphones? I feel like the magic you watched didn’t have any of those components and it only belonged in the ’90s.

What this means for a family matters revival

A sequel series will not happen

White’s comments make it clear that A Family matters Revival is not in the works now and is highly unlikely to happen. He has a thorough understanding of what is being done Family matters a hit in the 1990s and recognized that too many of the key elements would be missing in a potential revival. This is partly due to the loss of essential cast members, including Thomas, whose absence would already make a revival story impossible because of what previously transpired in the original series.

Classic sitcoms like Whole house And Roseanne are among the few that have had successful revivals in the form of Fuller House And The Conners. White emphasizes that the sitcom revivals are exceptions as opposed to the rule, and that Family matters Doesn’t have what it takes for a similarly successful sequel series. If a Family matters Revival was to become a reality, White would need to be at the forefront of it, but this will not happen due to a variety of reasons.

He is the best judge of whether a revival can work

As White indicates, much of Family matters‘ Success was due to the product being taken and released in the 1990s. Taking the series out of the 1990s could fundamentally change too much about the series, which already won’t feel the same right to missing actors. It is better to revoke and celebrate Family matters In its original form, And to look forward to White is part of the cast in the upcoming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew series, along with the other projects of the original cast.

Source: ’90s Con 2024 (via People)