On "Family Matters," whatever happened to Judy Winslow?

Question

She was the Winslows' youngest daughter in the show's first few seasons, and then, all of a sudden, she went upstairs to her room and was never to be heard from again.

Answer 1

she got mad that they were giving steve more lines/parts than her so she eventually got written out of the show. then she started doing p**n and stuff

Answer 2

i kno i noticed that too! i liked her! im guessing she quit or was fired, and they werent smart enough to put her leaving in an episode.

Answer 3

Judy's absence

In 1992, as the series was entering its fourth season, Judy started to become more of a background character than a supporting character. She had very few lines in each episode, if she even appeared at all. At this point she only appeared in episodes because of contractual obligations.[citation needed] Foxworth was let go when her mother made demands that Judy Winslow be developed in order to get Foxworth more money.[citation needed] Those demands were denied and Judy was cut from the series. The show then went on for the rest of its run as though she never existed, leaving 2 children of The Winslow Family: Eddie and Laura. Child characters on the show were later portrayed by Bryton McClure from 1993-1996 and Orlando Brown as orphan "3J," whom the Winslows adopted in 1996.

The writers of Family Matters were interested in bringing the character of Judy back if the show had been renewed by CBS for a 10th season in 1998; she would have been played by Valerie Jones.[1]

Answer 4

The last time they showed her she was sent to clean her room and that was they last she was mentioned. The producers felt that her character wasn't "cute" enough. that the polls showed that Ritchie, was cuter and figured story lines using him would be easier. She was written out of the show. Today she has just recently finished rehab. She was on Celebrity Rehab for a marijuana addiction.  

Answer 5

I watch Family Matters a lot and I'm guessing she was just killed off for no apparent reason. It wasn't even explained in any of the episodes.