Article: No kidding; There's nothing funny about 'Grown Ups'; 'Grown' will make viewers groan.

A publicist called the other day to shill for "Grown Ups," the UPN sitcom starring all-grown-up Jaleel White, also known as Steve Urkel. And he had a couple of selling points beyond the Urkel angle.

"It's kind of Seinfeldish," the publicist said.

"He dates women of other races," he added.

Now, it may be unfair to criticize a show based on what some flack says, but it gives you an idea of the reek of desperation around "Grown Ups," which debuts tonight at 9 on WSBK (Ch.38).

I'm not an Urkel basher. As annoying as the character became on the long-running ABC sitcom "Family Matters," Urkel was a brilliant creation, a black nerd who ...

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