Jumping The Shuttle: A Family Matters Podcast

What made-up name is actually really real? What does Grant Hill drink? And what's it like when an actual expert in this show is on our show? We dribble out the answers to this and more as we discuss Family Matters Season 9, Episode 9. Guest host this week: Mark of Retrograde Orbit Radio . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters en...

Can you make phone calls underwater? Who's the hottest rapper ever to play the Sizzle Club? AND HOW MANY URKELS ARE THERE??? We rap on these questions and more as we cover Season 9, Episode 10 of Family Matters .  Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. And the best way to figur...

Who is that lady? Who is this kid? And what does this episode have in common with Shaft ? We indecorously tackle all these questions and more as we cover Season 9, Episode 11 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. And the best way to figure out how that happened...

How long do you have to train to become a Master Chef? Why is a wife the worst thing a husband can have? And what's it been - 13 years? 14? We launch over these questions and more when we cover Season 9, Episode 12 of Family Matters .   Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. An...

Which character's absence is more ominous than usual? What's the one type of cheese every restaurant has to keep stocked? Who is the best non-divorce divorce lawyer (other than Jafar)? We litigate these questions and more while covering Season 9, Episode 13 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with...

What is under Myra's trench coat? Where can you get the most authentic Chicago deep dish pizza? And has this very special episode finally solved the problem of excessive police violence? All that and more as we shoot our shot at Season 9, Episode 14 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side charact...

Who's Georgia? Which Nickelodeon characters inspired Myra's bedroom setup? And can you have a two-parter with different names for each part? We spy the answers to these questions and more in this episode covering Season 9, Episode 15 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Ur...

Which character is back before we had a chance to miss her? What's the best basketball documentary on Netflix right now? And what do all mammals have in common? We duke it out with these questions and more on this episode covering Season 9, Episode 16 of Family Matters. Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side charac...

How many Steve Urkels are there? What do a Viennese ballad and topical antiseptic have in common? And what's the name for the female equivalent of lederhosen? We deliver these questions and others in this episode covering Season 9, Episode 17 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Stev...

Have we always been at war with yams? What does Urkel write on the mirror? And why are the Mighty Ducks also in space? We run these questions and more by you in this episode covering Season 9, Episode 18 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. And the best way to...

Who played pick-up basketball against Jaleel White in real life? Did BMW ever make a Beetle? AND WHO IS THIS WOMAN?? These charged questions and more as we cover Season 9, Episode 19 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space. And the best way to figure out how that h...

Does fish go well with espresso? Who is Disneyworld's legal representative? And what forbidden technique should never be attempted... but must be? We propose all that and more in this episode about Season 9, Episode Episode 20 of Family Matters . Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to...

Why does this show hate Houston, TX? Is being a fork a bad thing? And what is the Crispy Critters Extended Universe? These questions are answered and more are raised in this podcast covering Season 9, Episode 21 of Family Matters: "Lost In Space, Part 1." Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve...

We begin to answer one of the biggest questions of the 1990s: "Why is Steve in space?" And somehow so many more are raised. Who is that kid? Who is this lady? And what - dear god - is a Crispy Critter? It all starts here. At the end.  Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side character Steve Urkel going to space....

Before we start watching Family Matters backwards, we have to convince ourselves that we ought to watch Family Matters backwards. This episode, we talk our histories with the series / Black-led sitcoms from the 90s and now / Razor scooters / what makes a good TV show go bad. Alex Diamond, David Kenny, and John McDaniel heard that the long-running network sitcom Family Matters ends with side charac...

...or is it a Season 9 Trailer? We're Jumping The Shuttle, a podcast that watches Family Matters backwards -- from the last episode to the first. We're Alex, David, and John. We're a huge mistake. Follow along on our slow descent into madness at jumpingtheshuttle.space . Yes, really.