WHAT HAPPENED TO JUDY WINSLOW on Family Matters?!
 

Totally random, but Nick at Nite made me wonder. What happend to the Winslow's youngest child on Family Matters?! She just disappeared from the show and nobody ever said where she went...

I know all about the actress who played her's downward spiral, I just want an explaination about the character and plot of the show.

Ever hear of Google?

Or Wikipedia:

The producers admitted that they did not think audiences would notice Judy's disappearance, which is why her absence was never explained. Later episodes even have the Winslows acknowledging they only have two children, not three. The last time Judy was ever seen on the show was when she went up to her room. But she never came back down. According to Jamiee Foxworth who played Judy, she's "still up in her room putting clothes away".

I'm sorry, this line had me cracking up. It sounds like it has some sort of deeper meaning...or, considering the actress' history, maybe she was just high when she said it.

I heard that she got involved in porn and drugs.

See what getting sent to your room does to you!! he he he!

Wasn't that Jamiee Foxworth on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew?

She's a mess. Her career never really took off and they passively aggressively killed off her character. Sucks.

I did Google, but nothing gave me a definative answer. I figured maybe someone saw an episode where an explaination was given, but it seems "she's still upstairs putting clothes away". It kind of cracks me up that production never thought to say where this 3rd child in the family went lol.

Didn't they do the same thing with the older brother from season 1 of Happy Days? (Chuck?) Or did they explain his absence?

Maybe I don't remember the show well enough (although I do remember it was part of the dynamite back-to-back combo with "Perfect Strangers), but I don't think it was really the type of show that thrived on continuity of storylines. Besides Erkel being in love with the older daughter, I can't think of any other big storylines.

No, I think he just disappeared as well.

It was kind of the poor man's Cosby Show. Plus, it wasn't as popular the first few seasons as it was in later seasons, so maybe her absence wasn't missed?

She hit the skids HARD.

The show just kind of changed from being about the family (and it spun off as the mom was the elevator operator where Cousin Larry worked at the newspaper) and became all about Urkel, which killed it. Urkel was a great whacky next door neighbor character, but not enough for a whole show.

Mother Winslow was my favorite character, hands down.

In addition to losing her career, Jaimee Foxworth also lost her earnings from the show—her parents went bankrupt due to their over-lavish lifestyle while she was working, and a judge ruled that her trust fund could be used to pay off her parents' debts.

I guess I'd be bitter too if all this happened to me, but at some point you just have to move on.

She was sent to her room like the oldest Cunningham child from Happy Days, Cleveland, Jr. on Family Guy and Seven on Married With Children.