Talk:Steve Urkel

List of inventions

This is the link where You can found the complete list with all Steve Urkel's inventions. It was removed, but I have found them: latest edit with the list of inventions I hope that You found it useful. gadgets --79.109.5.24 (talk) 15:30, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

We you gotta be mean for 2607:FB91:1297:C6A6:D9B1:745C:A09F:E0E2 (talk) 11:30, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

I think it would be helpful to alot of people if we could get a recipe for cool juice or boss sauce on here, or even blue prints for the transformation chamber — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.215.210.92 (talk) 05:01, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Improvement C pashoneti (talk) 07:54, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

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Should this article perhaps mention how one-dimensional the character was considered by TV critics of the time? I recall rather rabid criticism of this one-note character at the time.--Firsfron 11:10, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I don't understand why the "Steve Urkel Dance" page was incorperated into this page. Why do you even bother to have a page of "Fad Dances" if you're going to eliminate a fad-dance entry linked from that page? It may not have been the most popular dance in the world, but having been in middle school when "The Urkel" hit the dance floors, I find it insulting that someone decided it wasn't important enough to warrant its own page. Perhaps I won't spend as much time contributing in the future if exeuctive decisions that don't make any sense are going to be made. 68.11.112.42 02:36, 23 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I'd like this article to mention Urkel-O's.. Someone do research :)

How Steve Urkel got his name.

I worked with a respected television editor named Steve Erkel (see IMDB). He told me a “friend” of his that wrote for "Family Maters" used his name as a joke thinking it was a one shot episode... He has been living the nightmare ever since. He even changed the pronunciation of his name to avoid ridicule by the receptionists when calling into my office. In fact I thought it was a joke the first time he was recommended to me as an editor. True story... but I don't know his friend’s name. - Arthur Phonzerelli

I've heard this same story, but in an interview quote from the friend in question. I don't remember his name either. --FuriousFreddy 22:37, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

The "firend" in question is either Pamela Eells or Sally Lapiduss.

Sucide? When the heck did Steve kill himself? The final episoide had him being saved in space not killing himself. -Ghostwriter

From People Mag - 05-04-1992

INTRODUCING: URKSOME Steve Erkel lends his name People, 05-04-1992

THERE IS STEVE URKEL, TV SITCOM character. Then there is Steve Erkel, TV scriptwriter and director of educational films and real-life person. Steve Urkel, as played by 15-year-old Jaleel White on ABC's Family Matters, is America's best-known nerd, famous for his high-hitched pants, his phantom boner, his curiosness to rub his manhood, high-pitched voice and pig-snort laugh. Steve Erkel, as played by 42-year-old Steve Erkel of Los Angeles, is a regular-looking guy whose life has been complicated by Urkel's success. In fact, their homonymous relationship -- no problem between consenting adults (or fictitious teenagers) -- is no coincidence either. Steve Urkel is named after Steve Erkel, thanks to Michael Warren, the show's executive producer. Back in 1989, he borrowed his old friend's name -- without telling him. At the time, Steve Urkel was supposed to be a one-episode character on a blind date with Laura (Kellie Shanygne Williams). I had never known anyone named Erkel until I met Steve, says Warren. It's an odd name, but it sure clicked. So did Jaleel White's performance, and Steve Urkel became a show- stealing regular. Then as the voice of the Urkel was heard in the land, Erkel began getting strange reactions. People started looking at me twice, he says. Over the phone, there would be these unusual delays during transactions. Finally, in early 1990, a friend of mine called and said, 'There's this guy on TV with your name.' I watched and saw Michael's name on the credits, and I said, 'Ah- hah!' Erkel gets late-night phone calls from pajama-partying teenagers who scream, Steve, I love you!; his girlfriend, Susan Cook, a psychologist, sometimes introduces him as the other Steve Erkel; and even his parents, Lorraine and Roy Erkel, who live in Sacramento, find themselves having to explain the whole thing. And, says Erkel, I have a second cousin in Wisconsin named Steve Erkel; I hear that he's going through the same stuff. As for Warren, he says he would never use a friend's name for a character again. Steve's experience has put an end to that, says Warren. From now on I will get my names out of the phone book. Warren has invited Erkel to the set on several occasions and has introduced him to White. Steve Erkel says the first words out of Steve Urkel's mouth were: I'm sorry.

- George Kostanza

Urkel's parents

The article states:

Urkel's parents, Herb and Diane [1], did not seem to love him (originally this wasn't the case)

In the first episode with Steve Urkel, he asked the Winslows if he could stay a while because his parents told him not to come home until 10:00. In the second episode with him, when Carl asked if his parents ever fed him, he said that his parents, "Herb and Diane" usually gave him some scraps. It seems that Urkel's parents seemed to not love him from the beginning. Q0 21:46, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Could any one substantiate if Steve Urkel's name is a play on the name Hercules (Ercole in Italian) -as a sort if tongue in cheek irony? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.88.122.17 (talk) 04:02, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Please Save Wikipedia

We demand that this article be shown the attention it deserves. The Wikipedia community needs a section on the Urkelbot. How can we term Wikipedia 'The Free Encyclopedia' if there is no section on the 'Transformation Chamber?' How long do you seriously believe this Wikipedia thing will last without a section on Urkel's little clown car, the one with the door on the front. It's a miracle that Wikipedia hasn't collapsed under its own weight, like a dead star, with this article in such a flimsy state. Please, for the survival of Wikipedia, include a section on 'Stephan Urquelle' and Urkel's invention of the 'cool gene' which allowed him to make Stephan Urquelle a separate independent individual.

There must also be mention of, Myra, the surprisingly attractive girl that inexplicably liked Urkel. Any historian would surely agree that an article on Urkel should include passages devoted to an in-depth examination of what has come to be referred to as the 'ultimate rape.' This of course was the incredible strain put on the audiences suspension of disbelief when after the introduction of Myra, Urkel continued to pursue the vastly less attractive mega-bitch Laura.

I agree whole-heartedly. This is no 'laughing matter', but one of vital importance for the future of Wikipedia and the future of human knowledge as we know it. 75.68.6.81 17:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Save it for Wikihumor. WAVY 10 18:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Save wiki by deleting stupid pages like this one instead, eh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.5.46 (talk) 18:31, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

Birth Year Conflict

Article says '77. Infobox says '76. Which is correct? WAVY 10 18:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

The article was changed to an incorrect state. Steve was 12 when he first appeared on the show, and in "Robonerd II", when Steve introduces the UrkelCop, he gives an incomplete speech, which say he was born in 1977. —Coastergeekperson04^{'s talk}@Dec/15/08 00:13

He also states 1976 in his "Full House" guest appearance. -82.80.23.45 (talk) 00:11, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Parents Again

I removed a few sentences that said Urkel's parents abused him, but there was no real evidence of this. No real evidence means no real mention in Wiki. Lots42 01:05, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Uh, I don't think the article ever said outright that Urkel's parents abused him. However, there are a number of jokes throughout the show that suggest he isn't really loved, that his parents are ashamed/embarassed of/by him, etc., and that they do these things as a result. (e.g., "My parents don't want me home before 10!") [[Briguy52748 19:04, 25 October 2007 (UTC)]]

"Urkel's parents did not seem to love him. Frequently, his comments alluded that he was a victim of verbal and emotional abuse (although this was never explicitly mentioned)." That's what I removed. Lots42 00:03, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Sorry this has been a year since I responded, but is there a good/better way the jokes about Urkel's relationship with his parents can be stated? [[Briguy52748 (talk) 22:05, 28 August 2008 (UTC)]]

First appearance

I'm somewhat confused at the statement in the infobox concerning Urkel's first appearance on the show. It states that he appeared in "Rachel's First Date" (an early season 1 episode), but in the production order, his first appearance was "Laura's First Date." Here's my understanding of things:

• On the ABC Family reruns of "Rachel's First Date," note that Urkel appears only in the opening gag. My understanding is that this was added later in Season 1 (for rerun season) after Urkel's character was introduced and became popular. This scene was not included in the original ABC airing in October 1989.

• Urkel's first actual appearance was "Laura's First Date," which aired in December 1989 (two months after "Rachel's First Date"). The modified rerun of the earlier episode — "Rachel's First Date" — aired later. [[Briguy52748 19:04, 25 October 2007 (UTC)]]

I would also add, what in the world does this mean? "As the show staff wanted to more naturally introduce him to audiences upon repeated viewings" 100.32.12.19 (talk) 20:43, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

The Stephan info contradicts itself

One section says he stays for the rest of the series, another says he leaves and the series goes on without him. Lots42 (talk) 03:55, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

I think one correct way to state this is, "The Stefan (note the correct spelling) character was a recurring character for most of the rest of the run," as the character's final appearance was three episodes before the finale. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 22:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)]]

Inventions

Is it really necessary to list in detail every invention that Urkel made? Most of the items he made were simply one-time gadgets used in opening gags. Perhaps describing the most notable ones in detail is appropriate (such as his Transformation Chamber, Urkel-Bot or Urk-Pad), but most of the rest can be summed up in a couple of sentences, such as to describe the fact that he annoyed the Winslows with them when he wanted to demonstrate them and their undesirable effects when they backfired. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 22:03, 28 August 2008 (UTC)]]

Yes, It is a interesting information about the character. I don't understand why it was removed. Wikipedia is loosing lots of information with the false quality standard. This is like the usability experts that suggest to remove useful buttons in applications, to make a cleaner look, but loosing the functionality. --79.109.5.24 (talk) 15:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Steve and Laura's relationship

I'm sorry but this Steve Urkel article lacks the huge story of the whole series - Steve's quest to gain Laura Winslow's love. There should at least be a good chunk of paragraph on it. Please expand! ~ GoldenGoose100 (talk) 07:39, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Should we really have Laura marked down as a spouse since she and Steve never married on camera? Ztyran (talk) 04:10, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Reoccurring gags

I think a section of reoccurring popular 'gags' if you will would be a great addition to the Urkel page (in similar fashion to the Carlton Banks/Fresh Prince of Bel Air wiki entry). His love for cheese, polka dancing, accordion playing, his famous laugh, so on and so forth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by P4poetic (talk • contribs) 05:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

merge

srsly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.2.124 (talk) 10:10, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

OK, why should we merge it? A mere statement such as "srsly" is just the same as the various non-arguments in arguments to avoid in deletion discussions. Please, explain why we should merge these articles? Also, please don't use "texting" abbreviations in talk page discussions — were you trying to say "seriously" — because some readers might think you're typing nonsense and it could be deleted. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 12:32, 25 August 2009 (UTC)]]

let me put it another way so you get it, this is a fucking encyclopaedia.

Appearances on other shows

According to IMDb, he had a second appearance in "Full House" (another episode in the same year). If you know anything about it, please edit the relevant section in the article.

Likewise for any of his appearances in "Meego".

-82.80.23.45 (talk) 00:25, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Criticism?

What of the cultural impact, and emotional damage possibly done by this show/character? Would this series survive today, with the half hearted attempt to quell "bullying" in society? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.182.158 (talk) 18:07, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Catch phrases

I think all the talk about catch phrases is 'fancruft'. I've watched the show a lot and before the article the only one I remember is 'Did I do that'. Lots42 (talk) 12:54, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. The catch phrases part needs to begin with "did I do that?" That phrase is more associated with the show than anything else. To put some other so-called catchphrase ahead of it that no one remembers is dumb 24.137.115.238 (talk) 19:53, 23 January 2016 (UTC)

Sources

• Shira, Dahvi. "Jaleel White: 'I really don't' miss playing Steve Urkel ." People. Tuesday October 18, 2011.

WhisperToMe (talk) 05:31, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

BMW Isetta

Maybe it should be pointed out, that his car was the (unusual) BMW Isetta. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.11.10.121 (talk) 01:00, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Psychological analysis of Urkel

I find it unusual that no one has mentioned that Steve Urkel showed obvious signs of Asperger's Syndrome, a genetically-based psychological disorder that affects social skills. Many of Urkel's behaviors match. 1. Clumsiness. He frequently causes material damage to the Winslow's property due to his clumsiness, and then of course says "Did I do that?" 2. Fixation on a person: Laura Winslow, and her Dad, Carl Winslow, particularly receive a disproportionately larger amount of attention from Steve. He doesn't seem to focus on the other people quite as much. This could be partly due to the nature of sit-coms, though. 3. High Intelligence. 4. Social awkwardness. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rj.amdphreak (talk • contribs) 04:15, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Board Games and Puzzles for real?

Are these for real? Maybe someone should mention them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6-plh4wnZY — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rj.amdphreak (talk • contribs) 04:29, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Crossover in Die Hard for NES

I've heard in an AVGN episode that Steve Urkel appears in the NES version of Die Hard. 50.89.56.198 (talk) 20:29, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

    No, he wasn't.  That was just a faked screen :) --70.54.73.46 (talk) 19:14, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

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Addition to Appearances on Other Shows

Urkel was mentioned in a few early, but separate, episodes of The Simpsons, and this should be added. In one episode, Homer was flipping through TV channels, seeing a bunch of Christmas specials. One of which featured Steve Urkel as "Ebeneezer Urkel", and one of the spirits telling him to reform. You hear his catchphrase before Homer changes the channel. In another episode, Lisa talks about obnoxious fads, and Homer brings him up again. In a third episode, Homer refers to Urkel having an angelic voice, in a conversation with Chief Wiggum. Aidensdaddy2k9 (talk) 05:00, 17 January 2020 (UTC)