Jaleel White performed Steve Urkel within the ABC sitcom Household Issues for 9 seasons, however don’t anticipate the actor to revisit the function if it’s only a “money seize.”
In a brand new interview, White revealed that he shot down reprising his function of the annoying next-door neighbor in a potential reboot of the sitcom that was a part of the TGIF block of programming.
“I embrace the TGIF legacy, however I’m additionally cautious to acknowledge that TGIF was a sinking ship, and you can not make exhibits like that proper now,” White stated on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Reside. “I really feel like [Fuller House] acquired away with it as a result of they’ve a schmaltzy, form of vanilla factor that they try this’s very Hallmarkish to be fairly sincere and it advantages Candace [Cameron Bure] and that’s great, however I simply didn’t really feel like we might get away with that very same model of humor.”
White famous that he “was not provided a direct reboot,” however as an alternative was provided a “bling contract with no script and half the pay” he “made leaving the present.”
If it’s only a money seize … I’m not fascinated by that,” White added. “If I contact something that’s related to Household Issues, I need to advance the legacy and I need to assist the children’ careers.”
Household Issues was created by William Bickley and Michael Warren and developed by Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The family-oriented sitcom premiered in 1989 and ran for eight seasons on ABC earlier than shifting to CBS in 1997 for its ninth and closing season.
The comedy collection, a by-product of Good Strangers, revolved round an African-American household dwelling in Chicago, Illinois. Meant to be a one-time character, the present launched nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel half-way by means of the primary season and have become a breakout character. White went on to change into an integral a part of the present by means of the remainder of the present’s run.
Household Issues additionally starred Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Telma Hopkins, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Jaimee Foxworth, Rosetta LeNoire, Shawn Harrison, Valerie Jones, Joseph and Julius Wright, Bryton McClure, Michelle Thomas, Orland Brown, and Judyann Elder.
