History Trivia / FamilyMatters

** On Darius [=McCrary's=] [[https://youtu.be/epf8Lad85MY?t=1881 podcast]], Jaleel White expressed his displeasure with a particular scene from Season 1, where a tired Aunt Rachel comes home and lets out an exhausted "Oy vey!":

** Had the show returned for a tenth season, Steve and Laura would have married. There were rumors that Judy was also going to return for the season, with the reveal she had been living with her aunt, although Jaimee Foxworth debunked that rumor on her Facebook.

** Had the show returned for a tenth season, Steve and Laura would have married. Judy was also going to return for the season.

** In "Ice Station Winslow", a visible boom mic lowers into frame after the scene where Steve electrocutes himself.

* {{Blooper}}: In Season 5's "Rock Enroll", look through the kitchen door while the characters sing "Happy Birthday" to Steve; a random man (possibly a crew member) can be spotted walking through the set.

* {{Blooper}}:
** In Season 2's "Boxcar Blues", an unknown guy's head briefly pops into frame (on the left-hand side) while Steve and Carl call for help in the train car.
** In Season 5's "Rock Enroll", look through the kitchen door while the characters sing "Happy Birthday" to Steve; a random man (possibly a crew member) can be spotted walking through the set.

* ChannelHop: From Creator/{{ABC}} to Creator/{{CBS}} for its last season.

* RecycledScript: As with all Miller-Boyett sitcoms, the producers weren't shy about recycling ideas from other sitcoms. For example, the episode "Rachel's Place" is virtually identical to the ''Series/HappyDays'' episode "Hot Stuff".

** The actor playing Richie were originally a pair of twins, since he was a baby during the first season.[[note]]Joseph and Julius Wright were credited as Joseph Julius Wright.[[/note]] The character went through SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome after this and he was recast with 4-year-old Bryton [=McClure=].

* UnCanceled: An animated Christmas special titled ''Did I Do That to the Holidays?: A Steve Urkel Story'' was originally set to release in December 2022, with Jaleel White returning to voice the character, before it was scrapped alongside multiple Warner Bros. projects following the merger with Discovery, Inc. However, it would receive [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/urkel-saves-santa-xmas-special-rescued-from-the-naughty-list-for-digital-release/ a digital release in November 2023]] under the title ''Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!''.

** An animated Christmas special titled ''Did I Do That to the Holidays?: A Steve Urkel Story'' was originally set to release in December 2022, with Jaleel White returning to voice the character. It was sadly scrapped alongside multiple Warner Bros. projects following the merger with Discovery, Inc. The film would’ve been a musical tale that had Steve embark on a quest to find Santa Claus.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://familymatters.wikia.com/wiki/Family_Matters_Wiki Family Matters Wiki]].

** On Darius [=McCrary's=] [[https://youtu.be/epf8Lad85MY?t=1881 podcast]], Jaleel White expressed his displeasure with a particular scene from Season 1, where a tired Aunt Rachel comes home and lets out an exhausted "Oy vey!"

** Rosetta [=LeNoire=] had initially passed on playing Estelle, as she preferred stage-acting over working in television, especially as she was getting older. But her friend and former ''Series/GimmeABreak'' castmate Telma Hopkins, who had signed on to play Rachel, personally convinced her to give it a shot.
** Music/{{Aaliyah}} was in the final round of being cast as Judy Winslow along with Countess Vaughn and Jaimee Foxworth, who got the role.

** Music/{{Aaliyah}} was in the final round of being cast as Judy Winslow along with Countess Vaughn and Jaimee Foxworth.

Music/{{Aaliyah}} was in the final round of being cast as Judy Winslow along with Countess Vaughn and Jaimee Foxworth.

** Creator/JaleelWhite played Steve Urkel, Myrtle Urkel, and [[PretentiousPronunciation Stefan Urquelle]] (when Steve accidentally clones himself and have one be permanently Stefan). He even got to be a one-off criminal cousin. All of that, in addition to the transformation chamber, was to allow White some opportunity to not keep up the squeaky Steve voice, which got harder and harder as he grew up. This was also done because White was a talented character actor and impressionist. His Bruce Lee is actually quite good, and reportedly one of his favorite roles. This is partially averted with Urkelbot. While White did provide his voice, it was actually [[Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers]] who portrayed him.

* TalkingToHimself: Jaleel White did this quite a few times whenever Steve shared a scene with Myrtle or Stefan. "Original Gangsta Dawg" also gives us a SplitScreenPhoneCall between ''three'' of White's characters (Steve, Stefan, and OGD).

** Had the show returned for a tenth season, Steve and Laura would have married. Judy was also going to return.

** Had the show returned for a tenth season, Steve and Laura would have married.

* ActorSharedBackground: Lieutenant Murtaugh's actor, Barry Jenner, was a Los Angeles Police Department reserve officer.

* HostilityOnTheSet: It has been discussed among much of the cast that there was some resentment over Jaleel White dominating the show, and becoming the BreakoutCharacter meant he had a lot more negotiating power with the producers. Jo Marie Payton said that Jaleel was a young kid with a chip on his shoulder at times, while Reginald Veljohnson didn't deny it he still spoke favorably of the actor and the show as a whole.