Family Chatters : A Retrospective Podcast

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Join host Chris McCarthy as he grabs your ears with both hands and takes them on an audio adventure through the 9th and final season of beloved 90s sitcom Family Matters. Featuring fans and non-fans of the show, we analyze the absurdity of each of the 22 episodes and are joined by some colorful char…

Family Chatters

  • Apr 12, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 37m AVG DURATION
  • 26 EPISODES


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Step by Stapp

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 15:11


FamChat is back to tell you about a brand new podcast you're going to love. Hosted by Chris and Rob, Step by Stapp is a new show dedicated to both the 90s sitcom Step by Step AND the music of Creed / Scott Stapp. How are those two things related? Listen and learn! Hear Episode 1 at STEPBYSTAPP.COM

25 : Grand Finale Part 2 : The Final Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2015 57:24


Guests: Erika McCarthy, Rob Hadden, Kathleen Harrington, Stephen Okawa. We analyze the Family Matters series finale, Season 9 Ep 22, "Lost in Space: Part 2". Plus surprise guests pop in unexpectedly for our final episode. It's the dramatic conclusion of Fam Chat you don't want to miss!

24 : Grand Finale Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2015 50:51


Guests: Erika McCarthy, Rob Hadden, Kathleen Harrington, Jay Ferraro, Steve Schifini, Julian Morena, Stephen Okawa. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 21, "Lost in Space: Part 1". Plus surprise guests pop in unexpectedly for our last two episodes and a shocking cliffhanger people will be talking about for decades to come!

23 : Flashbacks, Proposals, & Old-Time Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2015 43:09


Guests: Mike Rodriguez, Melissa Bernardo, Steve Schifini. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 20, "Pop Goes the Question." Plus, was Family Matters as we know it actually stolen from the forgotten 1931 radio show "The Family Matters Rib Tickling Good Time Chuckle Hour"? Listen to a clip and decide for yourself.

22 : Massages, Makeovers, & HoJos

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2015 49:18


Guests: Jay Ferraro, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 19, "Don't Make Me Over." Find out which character from the new Star Wars movie wears the biggest thong, plus # 1 Family Chatters fan John Johnson stops by after months of begging to be on the show.

21 : Solocast 2.0

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 12:22


In this mini episode, Chris ponders what will become of the podcast after season 9 ends and also reveals a couple of big new business ideas before he takes them to Shark Tank.

20 : Best Friends, Trains, & Creed Concerts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2015 38:11


Guests: Erika McCarthy, Kathleen Harrington. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 18, "Throw Steve From The Train." Plus we discuss our favorite Creed & Train concert experiences & Erika threatens Jaleel White. #DropsofJupiter

19 : Polka, Third Wheels, & Highbrow Humor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 39:34


Guests: Steve Schifini. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 17, "Polkapalooza." Plus no foul language or sexual references are used whatsoever and Chris tells the funniest joke of all time.

18 : Orphans, Boxing, & Columbus Day: The Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2015 44:14


Guests: Jay Ferraro. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 16, "Whose Man Is It Anyway?" Plus failed actor Asdrubal Cabrera returns once again to make an important announcement and apologize to Hilary Duff.

17 : Psychics, Skinwalkers, & #Serial

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 44:56


Guests: Kathleen Harrington, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 15, "Crazier For You." Plus Psychic Medium Angelo D'Angelo drops by when Chris goes outside to water his lawn.

16 : Family Matters The Musical

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2015 19:37


Performance artist Leonard Skidmore talks about his life and his new Family Matters themed show, "It's a Rare Condition: a One Man Show". Guests: Rob Hadden.

15 : Sociopaths, Harriettes, & The Vision Impaired

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015 39:02


Guests: Vinny Gianfredi, Chris Cornell, Steve Schifini. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 14, "Crazy For You." Plus Media Studies Professor Jacob Overmeyer sits down to discuss his new book about Steve Urkel. It gets heated.

14 : Breakups, Dropouts, & Musical Stylings

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015 41:25


Guests: Julian Morena, Steve Schifini. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 13, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Plus Julian makes up new Family Matters themes on the spot and plays an original tune. Also, one of us gets briefly possessed by the ghost of Mrs. Garrett.

13 : Fam Chat Quickie Solocast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015 10:09


In this mini episode, Chris gives his unfiltered thoughts on the first half of Family Matters season 9, and also tries out some of his new edgy stand-up comedy routine.

12 : Bad Bosses, Candy Bars, & Sitcom Houses

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2015 39:24


Guests: Liz Hoch, Kate Harrison, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 12, "A Pain in the Harassment." Plus sitcom set designer Hank Parcano stops by to explain how he laid out the Winslow's house.

11 : Talking Parrots, Mr. Miyagi, & Cocaine

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2015 41:24


Guests: Lauren Dabb, Erika McCarthy, Jay Ferraro. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 11, "Grill of my Dreams." Plus failed actor Asdrubal Cabrera returns to tell us about his newfound career "success".

10 : Family Chatters Christmas in July Spectacular

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2015 44:30


Guests: Kathleen Harrington, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 10, "Deck the Malls." Plus Chris catches mythical Christmas in July figure Summer Santa in his house. You don't want to miss this one.

09 : Cousins, Thugs, & Tony Bennett's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2015 34:27


Guests: Erika McCarthy, Jay Ferraro. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 9, "Original Gangsta Dawg." Plus Jay's cousin Joey Fettuccini stops by to present Chris with a prestigious / suspicious award.

08 : Pina Coladas, Horses, & The Long Con

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015 29:51


Guests: Melissa Bernardo, Mike Rodriguez. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 8, "Trading Places". Plus everything is exactly as it seems and nothing at all unexpected happens about 22 minutes in.

07 : Halloween in June & Fan Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2015 33:32


Guests: Steve Myers, Kathleen Harrington. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 7: "Stevil II : This Time He's Not Alone." Plus the group reads through some controversial Family Matters fan fiction.

06 : Telepathy, Wonderbra, & The Man Who Was Almost Urkel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2015 39:38


Guests: Jay Ferraro, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9, Ep 6: "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read." Plus failed actor Asdrubal Cabrera stops by the studio to recount the tale of when he auditioned for the role of Steve Urkel in 1989.

05 : Pranks, Nepotism, & Voicemails

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2015 32:01


Guests: Brandon Mabry, Erika McCarthy, Stephen Okawa. We analyze Family Matters Season 9, Ep 5: "Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?" Plus Chris rolls out a new segment called Fan Voicemails, which does not go as expected.

04 : Alcohol, Dr. Phil, & Time Machines

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2015 40:05


Guests: Melissa Bernardo, Mike Rodriguez, Rob Hadden. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 4: "Drinking and Jiving". Plus sitcom scientist Frank Carpano drops by to verify the accuracy of some of Urkel's craziest inventions.

03 : Liars, Debutantes, & Mark Curry's Dinner Party

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2015 36:55


Guests: Jay Ferraro, Stephen Okawa. We analyze Family Matters Season 9 Ep 3: "Dumb Bell of the Ball". Plus a surprise guest drops by the studio unannounced. Who could it be? Just listen and find out already!

02 : Ducks, Hoochie Mamas, & The Great Goat War

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2015 39:11


Guests: Nick Baglas, Lauren Dabb, Stephen Okawa. We analyze Season 9 Ep 2: "They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?" Plus famed TV producer Miller Boyett calls in to explain the origin of his name as well as the story behind how Family Matters came to be. Episode 2 is one of our best ones yet!

01 : Nerds, Income Inequality, & Benihana

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2015 48:02


Guests: Erika McCarthy, Rob Hadden, Stephen Okawa. We analyze Season 9 Ep 1: Out With the Old. Chris also gets a call from legendary Hollywood screenwriter Benjamin “Benny” Chana, who drops some exclusive Family Matters news. Don’t miss it, dum dums!

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