Steve Urkel Stands Under the Chuppah in "Road to the Altar"

By Sarah Breger The fall TV season has started, but there is one summer show you should make sure to catch up on (and with four minute long episodes that shouldn't be too hard). Road to the Altar, a Web-only TV series, stars Jaleel White of Urkel fame and Leyna Juliet Weber as White’s fiancée, Rochelle Shapiro. The series tells the story of the couple planning their nuptials, with each episode featuring one item on the wedding to-do list (the caterer, the flowers, the band etc). Rochelle (like Weber who is also the show's co-writer) is Jewish, and tribal references abound throughout the show. The best is when Rochelle’s ultra-Orthodox cousin, Ruchel Leah, flies in from Brooklyn for a bridesmaid dress fitting. Ruchel's Borough Park-style outfit covers her legs, arms and neck, confusing White's character Simon...

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