WHAT HAPPENED TO JUDY WINSLOW on Family Matters?! - Page 2

groovypq · #1 07-15-2009, 04:24 PM

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

MysticCat · #2 07-15-2009, 04:34 PM

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

No, I think he just disappeared as well.

VandalSquirrel · #3 07-15-2009, 04:43 PM

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.

LXA SE285 · #4 07-15-2009, 04:48 PM

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.

Munchkin03 · #5 07-15-2009, 06:48 PM

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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.

There has to be better protection for child stars from their parents' financial irresponsibility. It's less common now than it was 50 or even 25 years ago, but so many child stars were broke because of their parents. It's really annoying.

What makes it worse is that she probably didn't make that much money on Family Matters.

ASTalumna06 · #6 07-16-2009, 03:56 AM

Wait... found this at least.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coogan_Law

33girl · #7 07-17-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Wait... found this at least.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coogan_Law

The thing with J & K's kids is that there is apparently no verbiage in the Coogan Law to cover children on nonscripted (i.e. reality TV) shows. Writers (yes, reality TV has writers) and editors in the reality sphere are facing a similar problem.

ASTalumna06 · #8 07-17-2009, 04:13 AM

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The thing with J & K's kids is that there is apparently no verbiage in the Coogan Law to cover children on nonscripted (i.e. reality TV) shows. Writers (yes, reality TV has writers) and editors in the reality sphere are facing a similar problem.

Yea, I found something else regarding that. Obviously this is probably why it came up when the John and Kate scandal hit the news. But I didn't pay too much attention because I really don't care all that much about it.

And again, California has some of the stricter laws concerning this issue. Some states have none. If a reality show that included children were filmed in, let's say Arkansas, I can pretty much guaratee there wouldn't be any laws protecting them.

jitterbug13 · #9 07-16-2009, 07:19 PM

Wasn't Seven a relative and not a child of the Bundys (something like Cousin Oliver)? I think they were going to bring in a separate child when Peggy was pregnant, but when she miscarried in real life, they made her pregnancy a dream (a la Bobby Ewing).

I also think Olivia and Jessie's twins from Full House were there because the younger children (Rudy and Michelle) had gotten too old to be cute. And that was the point when both shows jumped the shark.

RU OX Alum · #10 07-16-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jitterbug13

Wasn't Seven a relative and not a child of the Bundys (something like Cousin Oliver)? I think they were going to bring in a separate child when Peggy was pregnant, but when she miscarried in real life, they made her pregnancy a dream (a la Bobby Ewing).

I also think Olivia and Jessie's twins from Full House were there because the younger children (Rudy and Michelle) had gotten too old to be cute. And that was the point when both shows jumped the shark.

This sounds about right.

sigmadiva · #11 07-17-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jitterbug13

Wasn't Seven a relative and not a child of the Bundys (something like Cousin Oliver)? I think they were going to bring in a separate child when Peggy was pregnant, but when she miscarried in real life, they made her pregnancy a dream (a la Bobby Ewing).

Ahhhh!!! Now I remember! Thanks!

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I also think Olivia and Jessie's twins from Full House were there because the younger children (Rudy and Michelle) had gotten too old to be cute. And that was the point when both shows jumped the shark.

True and true!