This was mostly due to the comedic performance of Jaleel White, who played the role of Urkel and a slew of others during Family Matters’ nine-season run.
When it comes to iconic television characters, Steve Urkel still stands as one of the most recognizable in the history of the medium.
One of those roles was Urkel’s suave alter-ego, Stefan Urquelle, and it sounds like playing the part helped White in the dating department.
The suspender-wearing, cheese-eating and nose-snorting nerd truly worked his way into the pop culture zeitgeist and became a staple of the 90s.