WHAT HAPPENED TO JUDY WINSLOW on Family Matters?!

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

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".

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.

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

.... Seven on Married With Children.

I never understood the purpose of that character. He just appeared, was on a few episodes, then disappeared without a mention.

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Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I never understood the purpose of that character. He just appeared, was on a few episodes, then disappeared without a mention.

It was kind of ratings ploy, but I think some of it might have been emotional. The character was pregnant (Peggy) because the actress was in real life. I've heard conflicting reasons as to why they didn't go ahead with just that baby, from she didn't want her real kid on camera with her to that she miscarried.

He served the same point as cousin oliver on the brady bunch and the little girl Raven or whatever on the cosby show and the twins on full house, they needed cute little kids for the ratings, since they were family shows, or so thought the producers.