Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie

We rewatched season 1 episode 10 of Family Matters, where Carl gets into a legal dispute with a celebrity and the Winslows are star-struck. Then we tell our own stories of being star-struck, like when Telma met Carol Burnett!

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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Today we're reminiscing about episode 9 of Family Matters, "Stake-out," which features hot police women, a motel with hourly rates, and Mother Winslow's colorful backstory.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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In episode 8 of Family Matters, "handy men" Carl and Eddie try to redo a bathroom. But when Carl inevitably screws up, how did the production team make an entire bathroom collapse in one take? On this episode we're talking sets, stunts, and continuity errors. Plus, we answer another voicemail and help a fan who needs to break up with her boyfriend.

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Telma's character Rachel, among her many talents, is apparently also a mechanic! This episode we get into Rachel and Harriette's sister dynamic, Laura's hustler mindset, and Telma's talent for on-camera stunts. Plus, we respond to a voicemail from a listener who wants to know about '90s fashion!

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best...

The legendary Bob Boyett created and produced all of your favorite sitcoms from back in the day like Happy Days, Full House, Laverne and Shirley, Bosom Buddies, Step by Step...and a million more. But his best work (in our humble opinion) was Family Matters! 

On this special episode, Bob gives us an insider's look at creating the show and why he wanted to center a Black family, especially Black women, on primetime TV.

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The illustrious Reginald VelJohnson joins us to talk about his turn on Dancing with the Stars, his new movie "Onslaught," and how he modeled his character Carl Winslow as the father he always wanted as a kid.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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Kellie talks about growing up on set with Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow) and how the adults on set helped and encouraged them along the way. Plus we talk to a super-fan, Howard, who shares what "Family Matters" meant to him.

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In season 1 episode 4 of "Family Matters," Aunt Rachel goes on her first date after being widowed. This prompts Telma and Kellie to share their thoughts about dating, moving through grief, and Black women's standards for men.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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After re-watching season 1 episode 3 of "Family Matters," Telma and Kellie remember their on-screen sisterhoods with Jo Marie Payton as Harriette and Jamiee Foxworth as Judy, and talk about their real-life family dynamics.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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Telma and Kellie rewatch season 1 episode 2 of "Family Matters" called "Two Income Family." They discuss the star power of Jo Marie Payton as Harriette, the re-casting of Judy, and building the Winslow family's on-screen chemistry by bonding in real life.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!
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To kick off the podcast, Telma Hopkins (aka Aunt Rachel) and Kellie Williams (aka Laura Winslow) rewatch the pilot of "Family Matters" called "The Mama Who Came to Dinner" and remember how they each got cast on the show.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

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