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170: “The Good, The Bad, and the Urkel”

Four pictures: The Bruce Lee scene from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The poster for the Wild Wild West movie featuring a mechanical spider. Wilford Brimley. And Pharrell's big hat.

What’s the worst kind of parody you can do? Why did Pharrell wear that hat? And what’s the hottest new club track of the summer? We fire up the answers to these questions and more as we watch Season 2, Episode 24 of Family Matters.

169: “I Should Have Done Something”

Michael Keaton in One Good Cop, a Big Wheel tricycle, Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator, and Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton in TV's Beauty and the Beast.

What ever happened to dinner parties? What do you call good whiplash? And what really matters this season? We do something by answering these questions more as we watch Season 2, Episode 25 of Family Matters. Podcast:

Season 3 Recap

A man that is very good with calculations, a peaceful Pokemon, an escaping reality star, and a sad colorblind boy.

WE DID IT AGAIN FOLKS! We trudged through another season of this godforsaken show, and what do we have to show for it? Some highs (legally), some lows (definitely), and some math (professionally). We’re wrappin’ up another season of Family Matters, ya dingus.

168: “Boom!”

The siblings from the poster of Nope. Bill Belichick wearing his trademark sleeveless hoodie. Lowell the orangutan from Family Matters. Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves from the poster of Speed.

Who’s the best boy who ever put on a pair of glasses? How many movies did this episode inspire? And who wants some Tang? We go ape over these questions and more as we watch Season 3, Episode 1 of Family Matters.

167: “Brain Over Brawn”

Peter Pan Mini-Golf, Dairy Queen, rope climbing, and NFL player Christian Mahogany.

What do Dairy Queen and air moisture have in common? Why are people still climbing on that roof? And what took Steve so long to get to the science bullshit? We hover over these questions and more as we watch Season 3, Episode 2 of Family Matters. Podcast:

Special Crossover Episode 3: “The Dance”

The animatronic nightmare that is Munchie blurred and censored because God forbid kids are looking at this.

How many dogs? How much for cats? And what in the name of God and Wisconsin is a Munchie? We answer these questions and more as we take another giant leap into Step By Step Season 1, Episode 2.

166: “The Show Must Go On”

Hillary Clinton in a pantsuit, a baby gangster, Kim Possible, and Cloud Strife.

What antiquated ‘90s technology is Lieu using to tether (tether?!) Carl? Why is John ranting about the video games? And what fast food crime is Carl complicit in? We order up the answers to these questions and more as we watch Season 3, Episode 3 of Family Matters. Podcast:

165: “Words Hurt”

A hypnotist labeled The Trance Master holding a watch. A model of a tall ship. Censored nude skydivers labeled Flashers. A lie detector test strapped around a man in a white shirt.

What’s the secret origin of Urkel’s time travel device? Who’s stuck holding the horse? And how many times do you have to be electrocuted before your heart gives out?

164: “Daddy’s Little Girl”

The poster for The Boy Who Cried Bitch movie, a thumper from Dune, Maui from Moana, and Mr Bear from Full House.

Is is safer or more dangerous to stick Steve on his own island? What culture did they harmfully stereotype this week? And what 1940s film star do all the kids know and love? We bogart all the answers to these questions and more as we watch Season 3, Episode 5 of Family Matters. Podcast:

163: “Citizens’ Court”

How are court cases decided? What do The West Wing, Superman, and Smucker’s jelly jars have in common? And who’s suing Alex and John?