they could easily do a family matters spinoff, if OG harriet got along and wanted to come back and do it.
The only people not returning would be mother winslow
and myra
the premise could be 20 years after the series finale in which laura and steve get married, have 3 kids
1. Steve Jr - 17 years old very popular (think steffan, with eddie's penchant to get in trouble)
2. Rachael - 13 years old, very outgoing, smart, and takes shyt from no one (think of the OG harriet)
3. Carl jr - 10 years old, very loving, short tempered, funny, and pudgy.
Steve is a physicist at a local highschool (he declined a more lucrative job with NASA, fulfilling laura's wishes to stay close to home with her family) Steve secretly hates laura for this but never brings it up. Steve is no longer the nerdy, accident prone kid he was many years ago. He has matured in the way he talks and acts. Unknowing to everyone else, steve develops a "stefan" formula where he must drink 16 ounces every 2 weeks to retain his "coolness". All hell breaks out when Steve sometimes forgets to take his medicine leaving carl to wonder just how the hell his daughter picked him over stefan.
Laura is a fashion designer who is struggling to launch her own clothing and shoe line. She works in retail at clothing store where she hopes one day her dream will come true
They recently move back into the house in which Laura grew up in. Laura's parent's carl, and harriet have retired from the police field, and service industry respectfully and they live in the part of the house formerely occupied by mother winslow. Carl (mid 60s) is still the burly good hearted fellow we knew from years past. As he has mellowed down completely and accepts steve as his son except when he acts like steve. Harriet, is still the matriarch, wise cracking, joke teller, she was in years earlier showing us just how her and carl's marriage lasted.
Rachael, has opened up 3 more rachael's places in chicago, where she enlist the help of her son Ritchie, and best friend 3J to help manage and run one of the stores.
Ritchie and 3J are both 30 years old, who live togethor, and try to chase every piece of tail they can. Their ineptness to find true love makes them a consistent laughing point in the season.
Eddie, married Greta, and he's captain of the police force, have 2 kids, eddie jr, and myrtle (named after his stalker from years earlier) who are 2 years apart and drive eddie and greta nuts.
Waldo, and Weasel make frequent cameos to "mess" with eddie's life the way they use to, but this time in a more adult oriented role.
Maxine, and Waldo break up, but they have an 11 year old daughter (Neicey) that keeps them on good terms and talking to eachother.