There was a time when everyone was saying yes to doing reboots of the sitcoms. However, there was one actor who said no. That actor was Jaleel White.
When he was on Andy Cohen’s radio show on Tuesday, he explained why. “I embrace the TGIF legacy, but I’m also careful to acknowledge that TGIF was a sinking ship, and you cannot make shows like that right now,” He said. “Fuller House, I feel like got away with it because they have a schmaltzy, kind of vanilla thing that they do that’s very Hallmarkish, to be quite honest, and it benefits Candace [Cameron], And that’s wonderful. But I just didn’t feel like we could get away with that same brand of humor.”
Urkel then added he was not given a script and half the money he got when the sitcom ended in 1998.
“If it’s just a cash grab…I’m not interested in that,” he added. “If I touch anything that’s associated with Family Matters, I want to advance the legacy and I want to help the kids’ careers.”
Jaleel White had a busy weekend. On May 4th, he married his longtime love Nicoletta Ruhl at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles in front of 175 people who are dear to them.
“It was important for all of the people that carry an impact on our daily lives to be present and for each and every one of them to enjoy themselves and feel as though they were part of something intimate and meaningful,” the bride told People.
Urkel met the tech executive during the pandemic while working out on the UCLA track. After a few years of dating, he finally proposed last month and wasted no time in making their love official.
This is the actor’s first marriage, and he has a daughter, Samaya, 14, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Hardy.
Christmas is coming early on November 21st because Urkel is getting an animated holiday musical movie, Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie. And it has Jaleel White reprising his infamous role.
The holiday season is here, and brilliant but accident-prone super genius Steve Urkel has only one mission: to make the holidays the best they can be for everyone! However, things are off to a not so merry start after he ruins a celebration at his local shopping mall and humiliates the department store Santa. Hoping to make things right, Steve invents a device that helps people spread holiday cheer but it only manages to make things worse. Using his big brain and even bigger heart, it’s up to Steve to help the city rediscover the holiday spirit.
I was going to say we should take a hit of Purple Urkel every time he says, “Did I do that,” but it looks like it has been discontinued.
A few years ago, a fan came up with a dramatic version of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on social media, and now his dream became a reality on Peacock.
Well, Saturday Night Live thought they would have some fun and get serious with Family Matters. It might have been a joke, but you never know. Urkel could become a reality. I mean, we did get big screen versions of Wayne’s World, MacGruber, and Coneheads. Why couldn’t Lorne Michaels do that? And if he did, would you watch?
Then I started to wonder what other show they could do. I thought Perfect Strangers could be fun. But then I pictured Cousin Larry calling ICE on Balki, and that was the end of that.
What happens if you smoke too much Purple Urkel, the strain of marijuana from Jaleel White? You go to the Head of the Cartoon Network and pitch an animated Christmas special starring Steve Urkel. Since the big guy got a contact high from you, he decided to make your dream a reality. At least, that is what I am assuming happened. It didn’t, but how else can you explain Did I Do That to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story? I can’t.
So what can we expect from it? From executive producer Wyatt Cenac, Did I Do That to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story brings back one of the most iconic sitcom characters of all time for an animated movie musical event. The holiday season has arrived, and brilliant but accident-prone Steve Urkel has already ruined his local celebration by publicly humiliating a shopping mall Santa. In his attempt to make things right and score some nice points with the big guy in the North Pole, Steve creates an invention that only makes things worse. Using his big brain and even bigger heart, Steve must find the real Santa to see if together they can help the city rediscover the holiday spirit. Jaleel White serves as producer and will also reprise his iconic performance by voicing the beloved super genius.
So get some Purple Urkel because you are going to want to smoke it when you watch this special. And you know are you going to watch it.
