Family Matters (TV Series) It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel (1992) User Reviews

It's not easy being Steve

[hellraiser7 · 10/10 · 20 March 2020]

This is my favorite episode in the show, it's also one of my favorite Christmas episodes of all time as well. It was interesting to see an alternate version of "Family Matters" where we see Steve as one of the Winslow's, I'll admit it was surreal seeing Steve acting like just a regular person but interesting.

However, the real kicker was seeing Laura as an Urkel, now that was surreal. Just in the outfit, glasses, and certain tone; really liked Kelle's performance you really bought her as an Urkel. Things are indeed reversed as it's now her pining for Steve, the whole shebang is funny but then it becomes emotional as we see it all leads to the same predicament that Laura put Steve though.

This episode wasn't just one for Laura to understand Steve's mindset, but it was also a bit of a character study on Steve and how uneasy it is being him. He's a person that has deep feelings and emotions, but the problem is sometimes they don't always come out the right way or just doesn't know how. Let alone the fact he's a person that beats to a different drummer which at times makes him a person misunderstood.

You really can learn a lot about a person from another viewpoint.

Rating: 4 stars

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel (#4.10)

[ComedyFan2010 · 10/10 · 29 June 2013]

What a wonderful episode for Christmas time! I remember I disliked the Christmas episode and said that even with a religious theme (as guardian angel), a Christmas episode could be done funny. And here we are, an absolutely perfect episode!

Steve annoys Laura so she says she never wants to see him again and that she wishes he knew what it is like to be her. Her guardian angel comes and instead shows her what it is like to be Steve Urkel.

Brilliant idea. It not only makes Laura understand Steve more, it was also hilarious the two changing their characters. I was very impressed with how handsome and kind of cool Steve seemed to look! And great job by Kellie Shanygne Williams, for her this character exchange must have been especially hard, but she really made Laura be like Steve.

A good episode for Christmas, fitting to the season, kind and also very funny

Excellent

[VenVes · 17 December 2019]

Excellent Christmas episode that's not only hilarious (especially with Laura's new demeanor) but heartwarming as well. Nice to see her and Steve have such nice tender moments together.

Tables having turned

[gcanfield-29727 · 10/10 · 14 May 2020]

Laura's guardian angel shows her what it's like to taste her own medicine. In the reverse situation, Steve is much colder to Laura than she is to him, in general. When Laura told Steve to get out of her life, she was almost crying as she said it. When Steve became the "normal" person, he told Laura off without a trace of remorse. Interesting. Great episode. Steve and Laura (or Jaleel and Kellie) get me emotional. They should have hooked up in real life. You could sense something real between them.

Steve and Laura made me cry!

[gregorycanfield · 10/10 · 19 June 2021]

In a recent viewing, I realized that this is my favorite Family Matters episode. I absolutely love watching Steve and Laura together. They actually get me emotional, and nowhere more than this episode. Very interesting to see the tables turn. When Laura told Steve to get out of her life, she was almost crying. When Steve became the "normal" person, he told Laura off without a trace of remorse. He also seemed to dislike her. Interesting. Laura never disliked Steve. Not anywhere in the series. It was his weird dynamic that she couldn't deal with. How seriously you take the "guardian angel" thing doesn't really matter. The point is made and driven home. Steve and Laura have a bond. They are connected to each other. Which of them was normal or a nerd didn't really matter. It was only the difference in their respective dynamics that stood between them. I'm a big Kellie S Williams fan. She put her heart and soul into "Laura Winslow." In this episode, she had me laughing and crying at the same time! Jaleel White was great as Steve, but Kellie was actually a little better as Laura. People have criticized this show for focusing too much on Urkel. I don't quite agree. The "nerd" thing was taken too far. The "Steve-Laura" connection was the most appealing aspect of the show. The beauty of that connection is what should have been highlighted more often. All the other craziness wasn't really necessary.