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> You could also make an argument for something called Urkelization, for when a bit character ends up taking over an entire show and it reforms itself around hi

> You could also make an argument for something called Urkelization, for when a bit character ends up taking over an entire show and it reforms itself around him. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakoutCharacter https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakoutCharacte... Urkel's in there, but there are earlier precedents, in particular The Fonz from Happy Days.

MisterBastahrd 4y ago
Yeah, forgot about The Fonz. Even so, Happy Days still revolved mainly around Richie Cunningham (Fonzie just happened to be around most of the time), whereas Family Matters was basically Urkel and the Winslows by the end.