Sidequel: Successful Spin-Offs Of Popular Television Shows
Perfect Strangers > Family Matters
The show that focused on the tumultuous relationship between a Midwesterner named Larry and his eastern Mediterranean cousin led to development of “Family Matters.” Harriette appeared on “Perfect Strangers” for two seasons before becoming a fully formed character as the wife of Carl Winslow, sister to Rachel Crawford, aunt to Richie Crawford, daughter-in-law to Estelle Winslow, mother to Laura Winslow and Eddie Winslow, and neighbor to Steve Urkel.