The feel-good sitcom Family Matters premiered in 1989, and is perhaps best remembered for the family patriarch Carl Winslow’s (Reginald VelJohnson) feud with his nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel (Jaleel White).

Jaleel White played Steve Urkel in the ABC sitcom Family Matters for nine seasons, but don’t expect the actor to revisit the role if it’s just a “cash grab.” In a new interview, White revealed that he shot down reprising his role of the annoying ...

The reason behind the costume change was because executives found Urkel’s physical transformation into adulthood too distracting. White elaborates on his, erm, growth spurt in his new memoir Growing Up Urkel and disclosed how he was told by producers the plans to keep Urkel evolving but also family-friendly.