aramide tinubu: he was so quirky and so odd, but he was so beloved. jaleel: he loves polka. he loves cheese. urkel: got any cheese? cedric: he had the dancing and then did i do that ? steve: did i do that? aramide: he really sort of took over the series. jaleel: a lot of people feel awkward. so, in the weirdest way, he instilled self-pride in other people. it s like hey that guy can be awkward and go after the girl of his dreams and share what he s about with others. laura: so what did you invent this time? steve: well, you ll see! cedric: in our neighborhoods where you had to be such a tough guy when you re outside your house,
xfinity rewards creates experiences big and small, and once-in-a-lifetime. [honking car horns] darrin: ah, there it is. melissa joan hart: that fantasy of what if i was a genie, and i can make anything come true with a snap? jeannie: my handsome master would look like a king with a warrior s beard! melissa joan hart: everyone can relate to wanting that magic in their lives. jeannie: behold. beautiful! jim colucci: sitcoms about magic become really popular in the 1960s on television. laura morowitz: you re really beginning to get this backlash to the shows in the 50 s like leave it to beaver or father knows best james ackerman: the boomers are now coming of age
laura morowitz: they had just finished leave it to beaver and they really wanted to keep this kind of mold of the family sitcom but marry it to something new and strange. lily: marilyn, take the chicken back to the kitchen. i m afraid it s not quite done. grandpa: looks good to me. butch patrick: the fact of the matter remains is we were a normal family. you know? herman went to work. lily kept the house. cousin marilyn went to college and i was a regular kid. it was perfect. herman: can i try kicking one? eddie: sure! herman: thank you! alysson hannigan: herman munster, he s just a soft little teddy bear on the inside. so. so it s really your first lesson of like don t judge a book by its cover. herman: i think i am going to take up golf, although i am not sure about being out in the sun too much. i d hate to lose my parlor pallor.
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like a snack dick. richard: no, it s pied piper. put them on. patrick gomez: but that was not the case ah decades ago, and i think the sitcom had a large part in pushing geek culture to the forefront. urkel: hi mr. winslow, i m steve urkel. aramide tinubu: family matters was set in chicago and it was about the winslow family. carl: hello ladies, i thought we d all do our homework together. laura: uh oh. dad s paying bills, i m outta here! judy: me too. aramide tinubu: and they have this really annoying neighbor, steve urkel. jaleel: when i went to audition for steve urkel, i was just supposed to be a day player. that s it. jaleel: i brought the glasses, it belonged to my father. i got this little pea head when he gave me his glasses, they just kind of wobbled on my face. steve: i hear you can t get a date for the dance, so you want to go with me? girl: she d rather eat worms. urkel: okay, some other time then.