Jaleel White is opening up about his time on "Family Matters," revealing that executives told him to ditch Steve Urkel's signature tight suspenders to "hide" his bulge as he entered his 20s.

Steve Shrinks Carl (Season 7 ‘Little Big Guy’) Family Matters could be out there at times, and the Season 7 episode “Little Big Guy” was proof of that.

With 215 episodes under its belt, “Family Matters” stands as a testament to longevity in television, second only to “The Jeffersons” in its category.

Jaleel White played Steve Urkel in the ABC sitcom Family Matters ... oriented sitcom premiered in 1989 and ran for eight seasons on ABC before moving to CBS in 1997 for its ninth and final season.