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SEASON 1:
It's easy to forget, but this was actually a spin-off of another comedy series, "Perfect Strangers". There was an episode titled "Crimebusters" and the couple proved to be popular, so a series was made around them. Carl was only in that episode, but Harriette was in multiple episodes.
Most of the series is scored by Bennett Salvay and Jessie Frederick. A significant number of episodes, however, were scored by Steven Chesne; I have noted his efforts. Chesne was also a main contributing composer to the parent series "Perfect Strangers".
And during season three, Gary Boren also joins as a contributing composer.
Other TV shows I have done:
"Seinfeld": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=146731&forumID=7&archive=0
"Night Court": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=149409&forumID=7&archive=0
"Just Shoot Me": https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=152183&forumID=7&archive=0
"The Mama Who Came to Dinner"
https://ok.ru/video/2011386677803
This is a good introduction to the show. It's sets up a simple premise, executes it well, and the entire cast just seems to "click" and work together.
In the this first episode, and only this episode, Judy is played by actress Valerie Jones (and it shows -- the replacement actress is way better). Judy is then played by Jaimee Foxworth until her character vanishes from the show later on...
RATING: *** *** *
Carl: "Okay, how about this: We buy an RV, stick mama in it, and don't give her a key to the house?"
Carl: "Is that all you've got?"
Harriette: "That's all I need."
"Two-Income Family"
https://ok.ru/video/2011386546731
Harriette selling herself to get the job, is what god television is all about. While on another show active a the time, "Roseanne", Roseanne put herself down, claimed there were no jobs, and even went for one involving computers -- which she knew nothing about -- here we see a character who knows what she can do and goes for it.
RATING: *** *** **
Carl: "Edward, I would not pay seventy dollars for a pair of shoes if Lola Falana was in 'em."
Carl: "Things aren't so bad."
Harriette: "Did I mention that the car was on fire?"
Carl: "Harriette -- we should feed this boy turnips five times a day!"
Rachel: "I'm so happy I could slap myself!"
"Short Story"
https://ok.ru/video/2011386481195
RATING: *** *** *.5
(NtM: 9:35/gif)
Carl: "You know Barbara Bush?"
Grandma: "Oh, sure. But I haven't heard from her since they moved."
Harriette: "Boy, it sneaks up on you, doesn't it?"
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Rachel's First Date"
https://ok.ru/video/2011386087979
First episode appearance by Steve Urkel (but its one scene and only like two minutes at most). According to information online, Steve wasn't supposed to be a regular character, but fans liked him so much that he was written into the show as a regular cast member during the first season.
RATING: *** *** *
Grandma: "I could never play airplane with your uncle Carl -- he was a 747 from the day he was born."
Carl: "If it's one thing I hate, it's three hands in my popcorn tub."
Harriette: "Carl, two of them were yours."
"Straight A's"
https://ok.ru/video/2011385694763
Nothing really wrong with the episode, it just wasn't as good as the episodes so far.
RATING: *** ***.5
Edward: "I could tie my shoes with both hands tied behind my back."
Rodney (Edward's token white friend): "You thought you were smart? What are you -- stupid?"
"Baseketball Blues"
https://ok.ru/video/2011385498155
You know what, this show brings back a lot of wistfulness and feel goods. Things really were different back then. Yeah, we have some good things now we didn't have them, but I'd trade a lot of them for what we had back then, in a heart beat. And it's all around good characters, too.
RATING: *** *** *
Harriette: "Careful you don't pull a muscle pattin' yourself on the back."
Out-of-context quote...
Carl: "Hey Edward, come here -- Will's gonna show you something."
"Body Damage" (7)
https://ok.ru/video/2011385432619
Second appearance of Urkel. It's like half a minute long.
Steven Chesne scores.
About 20:00 in: Frist four notes of the "Dragnet" theme.
RATING: *** *** *
Laura: "Eddie -- you have the I.Q. of frozen yogurt!"
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Mr. Badwrench" (8)
https://ok.ru/video/2011385236011
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** *
(Note to Me: 14:36/gif)
"Stake-Out"
https://ok.ru/video/2011385039403
The most inferior episode thus far. It's not bad, but it suffers from the old tired husband might be cheating plot, and worse by the embarrassing way Carl -- the COP -- handled the whole stake out. Comedy shows have done serious cop work before, so it's not out there to have expected more. Hell, on the comedy series "Frasier" -- Frasier's dad got shot and retired from the force before the show began in-universe, but we eventually got a serious episode where Martin attends a probation hearing or some such thing, where we see the man who shot him and how Martin feels about it.
Continuity Error: Laura says mom was a police woman, too, but the info' I find online is that she applied (I think during the series "Perfect Strangers") and passed the examine, but didn't become a cop.
RATING: *** ***.5
Harriette: "Not another trashy romance novel."
Rachel: "Honey, when you ain't got it, you read about it."
"False Arrest" (10)
https://ok.ru/video/2011384908331
The Urkel fan mail must have come in after the second appearance, but now has a last name instead of being a first-name nobody, and is interacting more with the cast.
Urkel is not allowed upstairs -- general policy (probably because that's where Laura is).
So ... what was that prop man doing with the stuffed bunny? Playing tennis with it? Spanking it in some perverse sexual way? He said he was on break, so it's not like what he was doing was work related.
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** *
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Carl: "The Buddy Goodrich Show? Mamma, you'd rather watch TV than talk to me?"
Grandma: "Well, he's only on once a week -- you here every day."
Harriette: "Carl, you're not ivy league, you're bowling league."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Quilt"
https://ok.ru/video/250264488583 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Remember when quilts in TV series were a thing? This, "The Simpsons", probably others.
RATING: *** *** *
"Laura's First Date"
https://ok.ru/video/2011384646187
For all the crap Laura gives Eddie, in this Eddie shows he's a good brother.
Continuity Error: Why is Steve remaking at the house, why does Harriette not know him, and why does Carl act kind of like he doesn't know him? This is the fourth appearance of the character, each time first being seen in the house. And it's implied he's been coming there before the pilot, since they already know him and let him in.
RATING: *** *** *
"Man's Best Friend"
https://ok.ru/video/251132054030 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Steve's parents (not seen) are Herb and Diane.
RATING: *** ***.5
(NtM: 13:27/gif)
Eddie: "Urkel, won't do you ever knock?"
Steve: "Well, if I did, nobody would ever let me in."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"Baker's Dozens" (14)
https://ok.ru/video/2011384252971
So, established so far: Eddie eats paste and dog treats.
The $24 profit -- forgot electricity, water, and wear and tear on the oven. They are in the red.
RATING: *** *** *.5
Carl: "Son, we've talked about the birds and the bees, now its time to talk about the flour and the filling."
Steve: "Can I have a glass of milk to go with my face?"
Out-of-context quote...
Carl: "You shot your bag at me..."
"The Big Reunion"
https://ok.ru/video/250266454663 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Seeing all these fat people reminds me of this infamous scene from an episode of "Family Guy":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypjFErPhtmI
I have no idea who scored this. The credit is missing from IMDb, and this load is missing the end credits.
RATING: *** *** *
"The Party" (16)
https://ok.ru/video/250266913415 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
I have no idea who scored this. The credit is missing from IMDb, and this load is missing the end credits.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 15:10/gif)
Steve: "Boy, nobody slams a phone down like Laura."
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Continuing SEASON 1:
"The Big Fix"
https://ok.ru/video/250267699847 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Urkel is 13 years old.
RATING: *** *** **
(NtM: 7:34/gif)
Steve: "You ever been down to the slaughter house? It's fascinating. One minute, mmmooooo, the next minute -- rump roast."
"Sitting Pretty" (18)
https://ok.ru/video/250267896455 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Steven Chesne scores.
Actor Tim Russ (Lt. Tuvok from "Star Trek: Voyager") makes a short guest appearance as Rachel's date. Even though its strongly implied he'll be a re-occurring love interest by the end of his only scene, he is never seen again.
RATING: *** *** *
"In a Jam" (19)
https://ok.ru/video/250268879495 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Steven Chesne scores.
This episodes has some good stuff in it: Steven standing up for himself (which, considering this is a TV series, happened very early on for the character), Eddie doing the right thing, and various other little moments.
Even though it's news footage, this is the first time we've scene Carl on-the-job.
Carl is named after his great grandfather's horse.
RATING: *** *** **
Laura: "Urkel, don't your parents feed you?"
Steve: "Not every day."
Steve: "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."
Laura: "Yeah, but what are you gonna do?"
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Finishing SEASON 1:
"The Candidate"
https://ok.ru/video/2011383073323
The problem with Rachel's line up of recycling trashcans is it makes the viewer aware of that side of the kitchen, so you then wonder: how come nothing they ever need is on that side (where the filming cameras are)? How come we never see that side? What's on that side? Of course we all know the reality of why when making a TV series, but again -- the cans make it suddenly obvious.
RATING: *** *** *.5
(NtM: 11:10/gif, 12:50/gif)
Rodney: "You got charisma."
Eddie: "You think so? I use a dandruff shampoo."
"Bowl Me Over" (21)
https://ok.ru/video/250269928071 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Steven Chesne scores.
Plothole: Why is Steve still at the bowling alley? That's a long time. And they certainly didn't pick him up to bring him with them.
RATING: *** *** *
Steve: "Hi, Laura, my little photogenic fox."
Eddie: "Is it just me, or do I get better looking every year?"
Laura: "It's just you."
"Rock Video" (22)
https://ok.ru/video/2011375274539
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RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 3:20/gif)
Rachel: "I got ideas so 'fresh' I haven't even thought of them yet."
Eddie: "Steve, we don't need an accordion player."
Steve: "Why -- too hip?"
Steve: "This is going to be the biggest bomb since Howard the Duck."
Carl: "You know, when a man decides to go on an ego trip, he usually ends up traveling alone."
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SEASON 2:
"Rachel's Place"
https://ok.ru/video/250271566471 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Now that Steve is an established main character, he's been added to the opening credits.
Harriett notes when looking at the grocery receipt that eight heavy and full bags of groceries was a $170 dollars. Under Bidenomics you'd be hard-pressed to spend $170 or less with just two full bags. I remember the good old days during that period.
And with this episode we not only get to see Carl on duty, but he races up to a fire in his unit. We also get some completely atypical dramatic scoring for the fire sequence.
RATING: *** *** **
Steve: "A peck on my lip area would steam me on my way."
Laura: "So would a left hook."
Grandma: "Is a frog's butt water tight?"
"Torn Between Two Lovers"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321797163
I enjoyed the whole cliched plot idea of a character thinking somebody has the hots for them, when that person does not. Steve really had some good moments throughout the episode.
And Rachel's baby was a baby last season, and in the prior episode, but now he's suddenly aged -- like three years. And in that prior episode he couldn't talk, now he's very good at speaking. I remember when this happened in "Days of Our Lives", when one episode there were kids, then next they were teenagers.
RATING: *** *** **.5
(NtM: 11:57/gif)
Steve: "The concept of a girl actually enjoying my presence is all brand new to me."
"Marriage 101"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321666091
This was a good episode and showed more to both Laura and Steven's characters, also showing how Laura is emotionally maturing as she gets older.
RATING: *** *** **
Steve: "You know that in Kenya 'Urkel" means a benign cist on the foreleg of a wilder beast?"
Steve: "I just can't help but loving you. It's like wanting to touch a star: You know you'll never reach it, but you just gotta keep trying."
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"Flashpants"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321403947
Steven's love of Polka is introduced in this episode.
Piggly Wiggly named dropped.
RATING: *** *** *
Steve: "Hi, angel lips."
Carl: "I could tell he was a goober from the get-go."
Steve: "I'm your bus ticket out of Lonesometown."
Steve: "Laura, you have no shame. I love that in a woman."
"The Crash Course"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321272875
Eddie's sudden girlfriend is sudden!
Steve plays the bagpipes.
RATING: *** *** **
Laura: "How can you be so disgusting?"
Steve: "It's a gift."
"Boxcar Blues"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321141803
Steve is fascinated by cows (amongst other things), so if there was ever a reboot of the series, I would imagine Steve has a collection of Far Side comics with cows on his fridge, and probably how a black & white cow-colored mail box (ever seen one of those?).
Steve's father is a brain surgeon.
RATING: *** *** *.5
Steve: "It's a scientific fact: rats can't vomit."
(TRIVIA: I actually looked this up, and it's true!)
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"Dog Day Halloween"
https://ok.ru/video/2011321010731
I have to say -- Eddie looks really good as Frankenstein's monster.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 5:40/gif, 6:49/gif, 18:06/gif)
"Cousin Urkel" (8)
https://ok.ru/video/2011320945195
Steven Chesne scores.
In the play world of "What If..." scenarios, what if this was really Steve and it turned out he was a psycho?
Still looks better than nuBruce Jenner.
RATING: *** ***.5
"Dedicated to the One I Love"
https://ok.ru/video/250276612743 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Trivia: I had to look it up, and yes -- ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows to mourn the death of their cats. Kind of makes you wonder what they do after loosing two cats in quick succession. While looking that up, I pulled up an article that talked about it and they noted because Egyptians had such reverence for cats (something I think most readers here already knew), that when a house caught fire, instead of putting the fire out, they'd position around the house to try and save the cats when they ran out.
RATING: *** ***.5
Steve: "There's always hope, Laura. What if we're stranded o n a desert island together?"
Laura: "I'm a strong swimmer."
Carl: "Oh, no this is my very first pair of ... singing underpants."
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"The Science Project" (10)
https://ok.ru/video/2011320289835
Steven Chesne scores.
Foreshadowing...
RATING: *** *** *
Rachel: "Destroying Chicago won't look good on your permanent record."
Steve: "I offered you my heart and you stomped that sucker flat!"
"Requiem for an Urkel" (11)
https://ok.ru/video/251145685518 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Steven Chesne scores.
Money can't be that scare for the Winslow family. They'd repaired the front of the house after Eddie drove threw it, fixed holes in the ceiling, the second floor, ceiling, and the roof from Steven setting off a rocket, and probably repaired the station wagon.
RATING: *** *** *
"Fast Eddie Winslow" (12)
https://ok.ru/video/2011319700011
Steven Chesne scores.
Amazing at how hen it comes to cliched pool-husting episode, suddenly nearly half the main cast can play pool. No, really -- four people! Three of them the Winslows! Still a good episode, though.
Couple of things we learned about the universe of the show: Carl has been living in that city for a long time, and they live in Cook county.
RATING: *** *** *
Harriette: "How was your day?"
Carl: "Ah, great -- I had a stakeout at Doughnut World."
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas"
https://ok.ru/video/2011319503403
I can't recall a time when CD's were sold out, even on Christmas.
This episode features a special Christmas instrumental end credits piece, as well as footage of the cast unwrapping Christmas presents.
I wonder where that Steve Urkel doll is now.
Bizarre "Continuity": Steve's basement is the same as the one Laura dreamed about episodes ago (even with the door buzzer and auto-opening feature), but there's prior indication she's ever been to it or even being referenced before then.
RATING: *** *** *.5
Steve: "I just love children. They're still young enough to respect me."
"Ice Station Winslow"
https://ok.ru/video/2011319437867
Special note to the score cue at about 17:27 in, which is a little over two minutes long, feature tense build up and some action material. Kind in mind, when I make those descriptions, it still sounds like scoring from the show - don't expect a suddenly shift in sound.
Looks like the actress who is playing Laura, is wearing a wig.
Trivia: In real life the actress who played Laura, Kellie Shanygne Williams, developed boobs just as big as the sock-job Laura displays here. I'm not going to bother checking to see if the actress has boob surgery -- I don't care.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 4:08/gif)
Steve: "Laura ... baZOOOOOMMMSSS!"
"Son"
https://ok.ru/video/250279561863 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
More things we have learned about the universe: Carl used to have an afro, and they moved into the house right before Harriett gave birth to Eddie, and Carl ended up having to help Harriett give birth alone in the house.
Things we know about Steven: He can read and speak Korean, he's strong pool player, he was born from invitro fertilization, he's an only child and his parents don't want anymore, and his father is a brain surgeon (which Steve mentions again in this episode). That's off the top of my head -- probably more.
RATING: *** *** *
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"Do the Right Thing"
https://ok.ru/video/2011319110187
This episode takes place over a month period.
RATING: *** *** *.5
Harriett: Doing scrabble, "What's a three letter word for pleasure?"
Estelle: "Men."
Carl: "This city is packed with poopsies."
"High Hopes"
https://ok.ru/video/2011318979115
Continuity Error: The footage of the hot-air balloon does not match the balloon Steve and Carl got in at all.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 4:38/gif)
Steve: "Living with my father you learn a lot about expanding gases."
"Life of the Party"
https://ok.ru/video/2011318782507
The show has become too Steve Urkel centric, to the point where it's affecting the writing: Steve has had to have his life saved from falling to his death TWO EPISODES IN A ROW. Hell, there is an even an Urkel dance song; he has lyrics on the spot, and the instrumental music on the radio just happens to work for his lyrics (just, wow).
RATING: *** ***
(NtM: 8:30/gif)
Steve: "Howdy, duders."
Carl: "But may I remind you two that I bring home darn close to fifty percent of this family's bacon?"
Estelle: "And you eat darn close ninety percent."
"Busted"
https://ok.ru/video/2011312556587
RATING: *** *** **
Steve: "Howdy dudy, Judy."
Carl: Digging human ashes out of a trashcan he dumped them in, "Lord, forgive me if I come up a foot short."
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Continuing SEASON 2:
"Fight the Good Fight"
https://ok.ru/video/2011312491051
I don't like this episode. It forced sudden racism down our throats -- a big topic that should have continuing consequences in the school -- hat was quickly glossed over and disappeared by the end of the episode. And many of Steve's lines felt half-assed. And two of the main cast members aren't even seen and no explanation is given for their absence (and one character only gets one line).
In this episode, the actress who plays Laura, is starting to look more like what she looks like today.
Special note to the atypical sounding sorrow score cue at about 11:40 (which is faded out early, sadly).
Production Error(?): Laura's blue shoulder bag still has a sales tag on it.
RATING: *** ***
Steve: "I'm a square peg in a round world."
"Taking Credit" (21)
https://ok.ru/video/2011312425515
Steven Chesne scores.
Weird -- there's that same shoulder bag from the prior episode, still with the sales tag on it.
Error: Carl's boss names the kids and even Rachel, but ... forgets one kid: Judy. Carl doesn't even correct him.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 8:54/gif)
Laura: "Oh, lord, I've fallen into a parallel universe and I can't get up."
Laura: "You're trying to buy Eddie's friendship."
Steve: "No I'm not ... I'm leasing with an option to buy."
Lt. Murtaugh: "It's up to me if I want to violate myself."
"Finding the Words" (22)
https://ok.ru/video/2011312294443
Steven Chesne scores.
Special note to the sad cue that starts about 18:31 in.
RATING: *** *** **
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Finishing SEASON 2:
"Skip to My Lieu" (23)
https://ok.ru/video/2011312163371
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 4:39/gif)
Laura: "Look, Steve, I'm meeting Maxine at the mall, so I really don't have time to rejected you, okay?"
Steve: "The last thing I want is for Lieutenant Murtaugh to start thinkin' ... thoughts."
Steve: "My sorrows don't drown, they just sort of dog paddle around in my heart."
Lieutenant Murtaugh: "We need women to crank out more men."
"The Good the Bad and the Urkel"
https://ok.ru/video/2011312097835
Through dialogue we learn Steven's father -- the brain surgeon -- is a "tini tiny man", a "munchkin".
RATING: *** *** *
"I Should Have Done Something" (25)
https://ok.ru/video/2011311901227
Urkel listens to polka rap.
RATING: *** *** *.5
(NtM: 6:03/gif, 22:28/gif)
Estelle: "Now I may not always be cookin', but my pilot light is always on."
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SEASON 3:
"Boom!"
https://ok.ru/video/250285197959 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
Continuity Error: As established in the episode, nobody but Carl heard the treadmill say he has to keep walking of the bomb will go off, so how would Murtaugh know?
RATING: *** *** *
"Brain Over Brawn"
Well, the show has finally jumped the shark, and sure enough, it was Urkel who did it. Yes, he not only invents a functional jetpack, but uses it, and while using it, dunks a basketball. And somehow, nobody even says one word about it being cheating. And by the end of the episode, he jumps the shark again. Twice in one episode!
I really don't care for this episode. The series de-evolved quickly from what it was in season one, once Urkel became popular and it started to revolve around him.
Plot hole: How does that leaking roof thing even work? They're on the first floor of a two-story house. And from a prior episode, we already established there is a floor above the couch, so it can't be a high ceiling to the second story.
RATING: *** ***
Steve: "I hurt in places I need three mirrors to see."
Steve: "You know what, Laura? I realize the reason you don't love me is because I'm weak."
Laura: "Steve, that's not true."
Steve: "It isn't?"
Laura: "No. There's lots of reasons why I don't love you."
"The Show Must Go On" (3)
https://ok.ru/video/2011240270379
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** ***.5
Estelle: "Carl hasn't moved that fast since he chased a doughnut down hill."
Rachel: "I'm a wonderful actress."
Harriette: "That's right, I once saw her tell a man she was twenty-three and not even blink."
Rachel: "I still got it."
Harriette: "Yeah, but who wants it?"
Steve: "The seeds of pity can blossom into love!"
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Continuing SEASON 3:
"Words Hurt" (4)
https://ok.ru/video/2011240204843
Good lord, the character Carl is 38 years old. I'd have said 48.
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** *
"Daddy's Little Girl"
https://ok.ru/video/250288802439 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
This episode just quite disgustingly ignores that Laura is an underage girl still in school who is hitting on an older man. So casually ignores this. Even a cop knows you don't do anything with an underage girl -- even the appearance of impropriety is a bad thing as a law enforcement officer. She's 14 years old. How do we know? A few short episodes later she laments that it's her 15th birthday. Where is ANY of the family lecturing her???
RATING: *** ***
"Citizen's Court"
https://ok.ru/video/2011239746091
I don't like this episode because the whole premise of unreasonable. Steve's bug was sudden, Carl was never introduced, Carl had no idea where it came from -- he did what any normal person would have done -- killed it. Urkel is being unreasonable. You shouldn't bring insects into other people's houses without consent from the head of the household.
RATING: *** ***
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Carl: "Did you see the size of that thing?!"
Estelle: "I bet that's what the bug was thinking, too."
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Continuing SEASON 3:
"Robo-Nerd"
https://ok.ru/video/2011239615019
And so marks a turning point in the series, with the introduction of the Urkel-bot; it's the second jump the shark moment for the series and this time, the series never recovers. An actor by the name of Michael Chambers, is in the suite. That same year he also played a robot on Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. His career has been sparse and sporadic.
RATING: *** ***.5
"Making the Team"
https://ok.ru/video/2011239483947
Special note to the music for the basketball game, which comes in three cues.
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 8:55/gif)
Eddie: "Steve, isn't there somebody else you could annoy?"
Steve: "Sorry, it's your turn."
Laura: "Steve, you're right -- anything is possible."
Steve: "Would you marry me?"
Laura: "Except that."
"Born to Be Mild" (9)
https://ok.ru/video/2011239418411
I really like how Steven stood up to the bullies, even slapping that guy's hand so hard and so fast without hesitation.
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** **
Waldo: "Anybody seen Waldo?"
"The Love God"
https://ok.ru/video/2011239287339
Steven Q. Urkel: Professional cock blocker.
RATING: *** *** *.5
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Continuing SEASON 3:
"Old and Alone"
https://ok.ru/video/250292734599 (regular old broadcast picture quality)
(Better load is available, but sound won't work)
Steven Q. Urkel: Professional cock blocker. [1]
For the guys here: 18:10 in. You're welcome.
RATING: *** *** **
(NtM: 2:55/gif, 4:00/gif)
Laura: "Mom, dad -- how did you get so old?"
Carl: "Easy -- we didn't die."
Laura: "I'm young again! And my butt's back!
Steve: "Where was it?"
"A Pair of Ladies" (12)
https://ok.ru/video/2011239156267
I liked this episode. They've really been expanding upon Steven's character and maturing him, and it also showed that Harriette can learn a lesson.
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** **
"Choir Trouble" (13)
https://ok.ru/video/2011239090731
Steven Chesne scores.
This episode has an end credits scene and not the regular closing pull-out shot of the neighborhood.
RATING: *** *** *
Laura: "Eddie, you couldn't pick up a girl if she had handles."
"A Test of Friendship" (14)
https://ok.ru/video/2011238959659
The basic plot of this episode makes no sense: at least TWICE in the series that I can recall, Eddie has sought Steve's help in tutoring people, including just four episodes ago, because he knows Steve can help, but here he foregoes that and simply wants Steve to cheat for him.
You may have noticed Waldo has been showing up more. Earlier in the series he was with the bully, but the bully was chased out one episode and never seen again since, but apparently Waldo was popular with the fanbase, because he's going to become a cast member like Urkel is a cast member.
Plot Hole(?): If everything was stolen while Carl was home, and he brings his black bag with the word "Police" written on it, why was the bag not stolen? Sure, I guess you could say they just gave him another. They had a spare one that looks identical though? Who knows how long he's had that bag -- at least since season one.
Steven Chesne scores.
RATING: *** *** **
(NtM: 15:34/gif)
Waldo: "I may get F's, but by God I earn them."
Steve: "Ed-O, cheating is like wearing your grandmothers underpants: sure, it may cover your hinny, but if you make a habit of it, you got a serious problem."
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Continuing SEASON 3:
"Jailhouse Blues" (15)
https://ok.ru/video/2011238697515
This was a good episode.
Steven Chesne & Gary Boren score.
13:50 in: "Dragnet" theme arrangement.
RATING: *** *** **
Richie: To Judy, "You're just jealous because your cute days are over."
Laura: "God wasn't smiling, he just had gas."
"Yo, you a serious little nerd."
Steve: "No, I am a serious little nerd. You see -- I use verbs. Verbs are our friends, they help move along our sentences."
Lieutenant Murtaugh: "I dropped the nerd off next door at thee, ah, nerd house. His parents were very upset."
Carl: "Why -- because he was in jail?"
Lieutenant Murtaugh: "No, because I brought him back."
Harriette: "If you're gonna kill somebody, it should be a close relative."
Steve: "Oh, kiss me, Laura -- remind me I'm a man!"
Laura: "I've got a better idea -- why don't I remind you where the door is..."
"Brown Bombshell"
https://ok.ru/video/2011238566443
I liked how this episode added substantial back history to the family in a real world way.
RATING: *** *** *.5
Rachel: Looking at baby photos, "Oh, look -- little Carl takes his first steps."
Estelle: "Yep -- straight to the refrigerator."
Laura: "What do you want, Steve?"
Steve: "You're hand in marriage and two point three children."
Eddie: "If we want to learn something about the past, we just watch 'The Wonder Years'."
Puckerwood: "Why'd you turn on my oven, if you wasn't ready to cook?"
"Food, Lies and Videotape"
https://ok.ru/video/2011238369835
If there was ever a revival of the series, I think it would be really nice is Waldo did turn out to be a chef, has his own restaurant and is secure. Still stupid to some degree, but he's not the butt of the joke always and on the edge of no future -- he's good.
15:50 in: music for the Urk-yeast disaster.
RATING: *** *** *
Steve: "Have no fear -- Urk-Man is here!"
Waldo: "Can you write that 'A' down on a piece of paper? I want to take it home and read it to my mom."
"My Broken-Hearted Valentine"
https://ok.ru/video/2011237911083
Piggly Wiggly name dropped.
Steve's love for polka continues.
(No, it's not deja vu -- I literally posted the exact same thing a season or two ago -- I had to check myself!)
RATING: *** *** *
(NtM: 21:55/gif)
Steve: "Hey, hey, hey -- you bent my pickle!"
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