Family Matters (TV Series) Mr. Badwrench (1989) User Reviews

Mr. Badwrench (#1.8)

[ComedyFan2010 · 7/10 · 31 October 2012]

Carl must be a horrible husband! I already learned it from the first episodes especially this one. I like him as a person and a great character, but I do feel sorry for Harriet that she has to deal with him and his crazy impulse ideas on a regular basis!

Watching him in the bathroom was indeed very funny, especially the part where he almost demolishes the whole shower and Eddie even hides behind the door! Some good physical comedy done well by Reginald VelJohnson, really made one laugh a lot!

And I must say Mother Winslow bathroom at the end looked fantastic, I wish I could get such

Steve Urkel, where are you?

[gregorycanfield · 5/10 · 26 January 2024]

This might be the perfect episode for those who think Urkel ruined the series. We have two incredibly exciting story lines here. First, Carl wants to install an extra shower for Mother Winslow. He attempts to do this himself, because he's too cheap to pay a professional. Who couldn't guess the obvious things that were going to go wrong here? If this isn't exciting enough, there's more! Rachel tries to get little Richie to say "Momma," because she wants to convince everyone that he already said it to her. I would estimate that Rachel says "Momma" at least six times, in her attempt to get Richie to say it. By this time, I was ready to kick my foot through the TV screen! Everything in this episode was nonsense. This was "reaching" for ideas, at a time when the series was still so new. The only cast member that deserves credit here is Jo Marie Payton. VelJohnson overacted, and was completely unfunny. Telma Hopkins, as I've already indicated, was exceptionally irritating. Kellie S Williams plays my favorite Family Matters character. However, I can't even give her much credit here. Bottom line: Bring on Urkel!

Okay

[VenVes · 6 October 2019]

Not one of the better episodes, but not too poor either.

We get some more background on Carl and his antics, and a valuable lesson that we don't all have to have the same positive qualities.