Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie – Details, episodes & analysis

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To kick off the podcast, Telma Hopkins (aka Aunt Rachel) and Kellie Williams (aka Laura Winslow) rewatch the pilot of "Family Matters" called "The Mama Who Came to Dinner" and remember how they each got cast on the show.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

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Telma and Kellie rewatch season 1 episode 2 of "Family Matters" called "Two Income Family." They discuss the star power of Jo Marie Payton as Harriette, the re-casting of Judy, and building the Winslow family's on-screen chemistry by bonding in real life.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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After re-watching season 1 episode 3 of "Family Matters," Telma and Kellie remember their on-screen sisterhoods with Jo Marie Payton as Harriette and Jamiee Foxworth as Judy, and talk about their real-life family dynamics.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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In season 1 episode 4 of "Family Matters," Aunt Rachel goes on her first date after being widowed. This prompts Telma and Kellie to share their thoughts about dating, moving through grief, and Black women's standards for men.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, drop us a line and Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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Kellie talks about growing up on set with Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow) and how the adults on set helped and encouraged them along the way. Plus we talk to a super-fan, Howard, who shares what "Family Matters" meant to him.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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The illustrious Reginald VelJohnson joins us to talk about his turn on Dancing with the Stars, his new movie "Onslaught," and how he modeled his character Carl Winslow as the father he always wanted as a kid.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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The legendary Bob Boyett created and produced all of your favorite sitcoms from back in the day like Happy Days, Full House, Laverne and Shirley, Bosom Buddies, Step by Step...and a million more. But his best work (in our humble opinion) was Family Matters! 

On this special episode, Bob gives us an insider's look at creating the show and why he wanted to center a Black family, especially Black women, on primetime TV.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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Telma's character Rachel, among her many talents, is apparently also a mechanic! This episode we get into Rachel and Harriette's sister dynamic, Laura's hustler mindset, and Telma's talent for on-camera stunts. Plus, we respond to a voicemail from a listener who wants to know about '90s fashion!

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

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In episode 8 of Family Matters, "handy men" Carl and Eddie try to redo a bathroom. But when Carl inevitably screws up, how did the production team make an entire bathroom collapse in one take? On this episode we're talking sets, stunts, and continuity errors. Plus, we answer another voicemail and help a fan who needs to break up with her boyfriend.

Leave us a voicemail at thefamilymatterspod.com! Let us know what you think of the podcast and share your own memories of "Family Matters." And if you have any questions, issues, or "family matters" of your own that you need advice on, Telma and Kellie will do their best to help!

Follow us on Instagram @welcometothefamilypod, on Facebook, and subscribe on YouTube @welcometothefamilypodcast. And follow Telma @telma_hopkins and Kellie @kellieswilliams.

"Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie" is an Audiation and iHeartRadio production.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.