Did I Do That? A Look Back At Family Matters

The Stars Didn’t Just Act

On many long-running shows, actors become producers or directors. Stars Reginald VelJohnson, who played Otis, and Jaleel White, who played Urkel, both contributed to Family Matters in another capacity—they wrote several episodes.

Jaleel White was the writer behind the episodes “Grandmama” in season five, and “Home Again” in season eight. Reginald VelJohnson is credited for creating the story for “The Substitute Son” in season six, and the teleplay for “The Brother Who Came to Dinner” in season eight. The episode White wrote when he was just nineteen years old was one of the highest rated episodes for that year.