TV Trivia, maybe you knew, maybe you didn't

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Family Matters
*At the beginning of the series the Winslow family had 3 children. The youngest, Judy, was ultimately phased out. (I still can't believe they made that child walk up the stairs and never came back down)

*The character of Steve Urkel was named after a friend of one of the producers, and was only supposed to appear once. However, the audience's response was so overwhelmingly positive that the producers decided to make Urkel a regular character.

*On the ABC Family airings, there is an extended opening sequence, which presumably has not been used since the series originally aired on ABC.

*The theme song for the pilot was "What a Wonderful World," not "As Days Go By".

*Many sets used in scenes inside the house were also used in "Hogan Family, The" (1986) and "Step By Step" (1991) .

*Jo Marie Payton-Noble's Harriet Winslow originated in Perfect Strangers as an elevator operator.

*Telma Hopkins's tight rope walk scene on episode "Life of the Party" was added because she had learned how to do it for "Circus of the Stars", as part of the highwire act.

*The character of Steve Urkel was so popular, that it spawned a series of merchandise including a talking doll, trading cards, posters, books, lunchboxes and t-shirts. The character even had its own limited edition cereal.

*The show was cancelled by ABC after its eighth season but eventually picked up by CBS in hopes of attracting a younger audience.

*There was supposed to be a 10th season featuring Steve and Laura's wedding but CBS cancelled the show after one year on the network.

* Jo Marie Payton-Noble left the show when it moved stations from ABC to CBS because she didn't like how the show overemphasized the Steve Urkel character. (Why the momma always wanna leave?)