Malcolm Jamal Warner Reflects on How Corny He Thought Theo Was

[Doobie Doo]

I never thought of Theo as a corny. I just saw him as a regular kid. I think this was a byproduct of the early 90s and "gangsta" shyt taking over.

 

[King Static X]

Theo was never corny to me. He was just a normal teenage boy

 

[Treblemaka]

People call him Theo because he's been the same dude in every role.

Malcolm and Eddie = Theo grown up
Tuskegee Airmen = College Theo in a plane
Sons of anarchy = Theo on a bike

 

[Tribal Outkast]

I like MJW but he be trying too hard. People know you as Theo… just be Theo man, it ain’t that hard Theo was not corny btw

 

[Canada Goose]

Didn't Jaleel White feel the same way about Urkel?



I remember reading somewhere that it was Jaleel idea to introduce the Stephan character

 

[Ol’Otis]

He was

Eddie Winslow = Great Value Theo

 

[Doobie Doo]

Didn't Jaleel White feel the same way about Urkel?



I remember reading somewhere that it was Jaleel idea to introduce the Stephan character

That 90s Gangsta shyt changed everyone perceptions of the black experience. I bet Jaleel made them create Original Gangsta Dawg

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[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Hilarious because he hasn't broken character

 

[CoryMack]

Didn't Jaleel White feel the same way about Urkel?



I remember reading somewhere that it was Jaleel idea to introduce the Stephan character

i didn't watch family matters like that, but jaleel was right to feel that way about urkel. urkel was a lame character and the stephan character didn't offset that. but theo wasn't corny at all.

 

[feelosofer]

I don't think Theo was corny. He was just a byproduct of his environment. Growing up as a privileged Black kid.

 

[The Guru]

Nah Theo was just a random kid his age would be.

 

[010101]

shyte is a pathology

especially when you get all the things folks call corny are characteristics of individuals from healthy successful families

folks really aspire to be losers

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[Redwood]

Didn't Jaleel White feel the same way about Urkel?



I remember reading somewhere that it was Jaleel idea to introduce the Stephan character

Stefan was way better than Myrtle

But for MJW, there's no shame in being Theo. It was needed back then and for these times.

 

[Theolodius_Black]

What the fukk was “white” about Theo?

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

urkel was a lame character

Not at all. Urkel was a super nerd and mad goofy…. but he did have mad confidence and heart, and was never on no sucker shyt. That Stefan character just highlighted how solid Urkel actually was. The writing went down hill once the Stefan character was introduced