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Family Matters
1989 - 1998 6.7 (306 votes) 9 Seasons
Genres
Comedy Family
Networks
ABC
CBS
Created By
Michael Warren
William Bickley

Family Matters

Overview

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

Key Crew

Producer: Pamela Eells

Top Cast

Reginald VelJohnson
Reginald VelJohnson

Carl Winslow

Darius McCrary
Darius McCrary

Eddie Winslow

Kellie Shanygne Williams
Kellie Shanygne Williams

Laura Winslow

Jaleel White
Jaleel White

Steve Urkel

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1989)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Mama Who Came to Dinner
1989-09-22

Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he has a strict curfew that complicates things with Carl.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: Two-Income Family
1989-09-29

Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: Short Story
1989-10-06

Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: Rachel's First Date
1989-10-13

The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: Straight A's
1989-10-20

Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells him that he changed the grades on the report cards on the school computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: Basketball Blues
1989-11-03

Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: Body Damage
1989-11-10

Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: Mr. Badwrench
1989-11-17

Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: Stake-Out
1989-11-24

After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: False Arrest
1989-12-01

The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: The Quilt
1989-12-08

Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 12: Laura's First Date
1989-12-15

Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 13: Man's Best Friend
1990-01-05

Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 14: Baker's Dozens
1990-01-12

Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, which were a big hit at a local restaurant.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 15: The Big Reunion
1990-01-19

Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 16: The Party
1990-02-02

A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are away for the weekend.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 17: The Big Fix
1990-02-09

Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 18: Sitting Pretty
1990-02-16

Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 19: In a Jam
1990-03-16

Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which could get Eddie creamed as well.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 20: The Candidate
1990-03-23

Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 21: Bowl Me Over
1990-04-13

The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Hariette aces him out.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 22: Rock Video
1990-04-27

When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Winslows offer some ideas.

Runtime: 24 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1990)

No overview available.

25 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Rachel's Place
1990-09-21

Feeling like a freeloader, Rachel decides to look for a career beyond writing and opens up a diner after Steve accidentally burns down Leroy's.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: Torn Between Two Lovers
1990-09-28

Steve develops a crush on Rachel and believes it is reciprocated when she invites him to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant, while Rachel is actually dating her bank's loan officer.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: Marriage 101
1990-10-05

For a class project, Laura is "married" to Steve for a day. Meanwhile, one of Carl's sergeants casts his eye on Rachel.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: Flashpants
1990-10-12

A braggart with a badge transfers to Carl's divisions just in time for the precinct's annual dance contest, which Carl and Harriette aim to win by dancing circles around their fierce rival.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: The Crash Course
1990-10-19

Eddie crashes the car through the front of the house while trying to impress his girlfriend.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: Boxcar Blues
1990-10-26

Carl gets trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve and a cargo of cattle.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: Dog Day Halloween
1990-11-02

Steve and Laura are held hostage during a Halloween bank robbery.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: Cousin Urkel
1990-11-09

Steve's cousin from Biloxi sets out to sweep Eddie off his feet.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: Dedicated to the One I Love
1990-11-16

Harriette points out the obvious when seductive neighbor Loretta sets her sights on Carl; and Laura may soon regret steering Steve to a shy young girl when she finds herself jealous of his attentions.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: The Science Project
1990-11-23

Everyone vies to be partners with budding scientist Steve, who teams up with Laura for a science project - an A-bomb.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: Requiem for an Urkel
1990-12-07

Steve charges like a raging bull to the boxing ring when a bully threatens to pummel any guy who asks Laura out.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 12: Fast Eddie Winslow
1990-12-14

Eddie is cornered by a tough pool hustler.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 13: Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas
1990-12-21

Alone and fending for himself during the holidays, Steve shatters Laura's old fashioned Christmas ornament along with holiday visiting privileges at the Winslows'. Meanwhile, Carl does battle with other shoppers as he searches for a scarce teddy bear for Richie.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 14: Ice Station Winslow
1991-01-04

When Carl, Eddie and Steve go ice fishing at Lake Wannamuck, Carl has a potentially critical accident; and at home, Judy dislikes the fuss made over Richie.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 15: Son
1991-01-11

After an escalating spat with his father, grounded Eddie escapes from the house to keep a date, and Harriette must mediate a father-son feud when Carl gets tired of Eddie's attitude and Eddie threatens to move out.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 16: Do the Right Thing
1991-01-18

Carl finds a diamond bracelet and wrestles with doing the right thing, as does Steve, who holds in his hands the academic fate of his romantic rival Todd, who needs Steve's tutoring skills.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 17: High Hopes
1991-02-01

In a hot-air balloon, Carl tries to overcome his fear of heights. Harriette and Rachel clash over a car won in a contest.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 18: Life of the Party
1991-02-08

At a rooftop party, some kids spike Steve's punch; and Rachel must talk him down from the ledge.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 19: Busted
1991-02-15

When Eddie cracks up the family car, Steve suggests raising repair money at an illegal gambling hangout.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 20: Fight the Good Fight
1991-02-22

Laura is inspired to make a difference by encouraging support for a black-history class, but her efforts fan the flames of racism at school.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 21: Taking Credit
1991-03-15

Rachel and the kids recall how Eddie took credit for a story written by Steve, and how Carl shared his glory with Lt. Murtagh.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 22: Finding the Words
1991-03-22

A charming, mysterious figure, claiming to be a family friend from the past, comes to visit - and turns out to be Harriet and Rachel's long-lost father.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 23: Skip to My Lieu
1991-04-05

Carl senses a promotion if he can help Lt. Murtagh get a date with Rachel.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 24: The Good the Bad and the Urkel
1991-04-19

In a dream, Carl and Steve duel over a compost heap as Old West characters Carl and Two-Gun Urkel - the most annoying gunslinger in the West.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 25: I Should Have Done Something
1991-04-26

Steve schemes to take the reluctant Laura to a hot-ticket concert; Carl takes out his frustrations on the family, unable to shake the memory of a shooting he feels he could have prevented in the aftermath of a hostage case.

Runtime: 24 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1991)

No overview available.

25 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Boom!
1991-09-20

Urkel rescues an orangutan from laboratory experiments. Carl steps on a treadmill booby trapped with a bomb.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Brain over Brawn
1991-09-27

Urkel's future hangs in the balance during a rope-climbing contest pitting brains against brawn to win Laura's affections.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: The Show Must Go On
1991-10-04

In the school play, Romeo Steve looks forward to kissing Juliet Laura when the original Romeo lands in the hospital with appendicitis.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Words Hurt
1991-10-11

Sleepwalking Urkel undergoes hypnosis to uncover the cause of his anger: he thinks Carl hates his nerdy guts.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Daddy's Little Girl
1991-10-18

Laura's behavior suddenly changes when she meets Carl's younger new partner and surf's up for Steve.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Citizen's Court
1991-10-25

Urkel is so bugged when Carl squashes his pet beetle that he takes him to court - TV's Citizen's Court - to settle the matter.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Robo-Nerd
1991-11-01

Steve creates the Urkelbot, a mechanical Urkel that is all too much like its creator.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Making the Team
1991-11-08

When Laura gets snubbed by fellow cheerleaders, she seeks advice from Urkel, who tries out for the basketball team and ends up as equipment manager.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Born to be Mild
1991-11-15

A street gang causes trouble for the Winslows, and things become personal when they vandalize Rachel's Place and attack Eddie. Carl wants to take matters into his own hands, but Urkel decides to infiltrate the gang and tricking them into confessing.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: The Love God
1991-11-22

Steve thwarts Eddie's potential romance, while Carl is undercover in drag.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Old and Alone
1991-11-29

Laura may be sorry for banishing Urkel from her life: in her dreams, she's a 90-year-old spinster whose only visitor is a now-married Urkel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: A Pair of Ladies
1991-12-06

Rachel reluctantly hires a loudmouthed, pushy Harriette to help at the restaurant; and Urkel bets the ranch on Carl's cutthroat poker game at home with the guys.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Choir Trouble
1991-12-20

Steve joins the Winslows at church with faith that he'll get into the choir, but he's kicked out by new choir director Rachel, whose position has gone to her head.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: A Test of Friendship
1992-01-10

The Winslows are ripped off when Carl dozes off; Urkel takes the heat after helping Eddie cheat on a chemistry test.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Jailhouse Blues
1992-01-17

Visiting cousin Clarence is a slick dude ready for some action in the Winslow 'hood and a bad influence on a vulnerable Eddie, who winds up being arrested together with Steve.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Brown Bombshell
1992-01-31

Mother Winslow regales Eddie's classmates with tales of her late fighter-pilot husband and of World War II's Tuskegee Airmen.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Food, Lies and Videotape
1992-02-07

Urkel enrolls in a home economics class with Laura, thinking it'll be a piece of cake, but he soon learns he less than an A-student.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: My Broken-Hearted Valentine
1992-02-14

Urkel again tries to intervene in Laura's budding romance with Daniel Wallace, whom Steve has learned is nothing but trouble. Laura believes Urkel is meddling in her love life and tells him to go away.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Woman of the People
1992-02-21

When squeaky-clean Laura enters the race for student-council president, snooty rival Cassie Lynn vows to gather dirt on her. Meanwhile, neighbors elect Harriet Neighborhood Watch leader and Carl is down in the dumps about it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Love and Kisses
1992-02-28

Hoping to win Laura, Urkel strikes a deal with R&B singer Johnny Gill: his treasured baseball card in exchange for serenading her; Carl and Harriette discover that their honeymoon love nest is of the outdoor type.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Stop, in the Name of Love
1992-03-13

Laura's encouraging words cast a love spell on Waldo; Carl and Lt. Murtagh trade insults in a food fight over Mother Winslow's bad driving.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: The Urkel Who Came to Dinner
1992-04-03

Urkel's stay at the Winslows brings chaos when he swallows a fish that Carl was "fish-sitting," urges Richie to fight a preschool bully and drives away Laura's study mate.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Robo-Nerd II
1992-04-24

It's hasta la vista to the criminal element and hello Urkelbot after Urkel revives his robot for law-enforcement use in solving a rash of convenience store robberies on Carl's beat; meanwhile new shampoo changes the women.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Dudes
1992-05-01

Laura sees red when Urkel, Eddie and Waldo appear on Dudes, a TV dating show that Laura claims is sexist; Carl's birthday gets little attention from his family.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Farewell, My Laura
1992-05-08

Urkel plays bumbling, hard-boiled gumshoe Johnny Danger in a 1940s film noir spoof with Laura as a sultry client who needs protection for her aunt Rachel singer and supper-club owner marked for murder.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (1992)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Surely You Joust
1992-09-18

Feuding neighbors "Hurricane" Urkel and "Bonecrusher" Carl take a not-so-neighborly, macho grudge match to TV's American Gladiators.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Dance to the Music
1992-10-02

Home-coming Queen Laura gets the royal treatment from Urkel, who gets popular jock Ted to ask her to the dance; Carl meets Harriette's new piano teacher..

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Driving Carl Crazy
1992-10-09

Carl hopes to practice stress management by keeping his cool, but he nearly blows a gasket teaching Urkel to drive.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Rumor Has It
1992-10-16

As rumors begin to fly that Ted has "scored" with Laura, Urkel must warn her that the guy she's dating means to boost his rep by ruining hers.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Number One with a Bullet
1992-10-23

Carl and Urkel are hospital roommates and Urkel, as usual, is a pain -until he gets the opportunity to save Carl's hide.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Whose Kid Is it Anyway?
1992-10-30

Richie is upset when Eddie's hot Halloween date conflicts with his promise to take his little cousin trick or treating.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: An Officer and a Waldo
1992-11-06

Eddie's insult sends Waldo off to join the Army; Harriette and Carl set up a sting to catch a shady repairman.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Just One Date!
1992-11-13

Urkel resorts to despearate measures to win a date with Laura by camping out on the Winslows' roof, even though a big blizzard is fast approaching Chicago. Meanwhile, Richie meets new next door neighbor Gwendolyn.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: The Oddest Couple
1992-11-20

Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments don't make for domestic bliss when the two become roommates.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel
1992-12-11

Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Muskrat Love
1993-01-08

Eddie breaks a date with a smart and witty girl his friends disapprove of, while Laura regrets encouraging Maxine to date Ted; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Hot Wheels
1993-01-15

Carl buys a hot rod for Eddie, hoping it will be the road to a father-son bonding session; and Urkel strengthens his bond with Laura using a new wonder glue he invented.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: The Way the Ball Bounces
1993-01-22

A college woos athlete Eddie, who has only fame and fortune in mind after accepting a scholarship; meanwhile, Laura forgoes sleep to study for her PSATs.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: A Thought in the Dark
1993-01-29

Laura and Ted momentarily derail Urkel's efforts to win Laura by fixing him up with Ted's brainy cousin Myra for a double date to a concert.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Tender Kisses
1993-02-05

Eddie gets more than he bargained for when he and his pals sneak into R&B singer Tracie Spencer's hotel room in search of tickets to her concert; and Carl is in for a big surprise when he discovers Harriette's diary.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Heart Strings
1993-02-12

Lonely and depressed after breaking up with Ted, Laura grants Urkel a few bittersweet hours of bliss as her valentine; Gwendolyn charms Richie with "yucky goo-goo stuff"; and Harriette and Carl search for admirable qualities in each other.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse
1993-02-19

Eddie tries to cover for his poor record in school by claiming he has family problems at home - so his teacher arrives to evaluate his dysfunctional family environment.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Higher Anxiety
1993-02-26

At a party, Urkel, Eddie and Waldo get trapped on a fire escape. A heartbroken Eddie mourns his split with two-timing Oneisha, while Carl gives the cold shoulder to his mother's beau Fletcher, who has big plans for her future.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Mama's Wedding
1993-03-05

Thanks to Eddie, Mother Winslow's "simple family wedding" brings more than the family bargained for 150 extra guests.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Pulling Teeth
1993-03-19

Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Walk on the Wild Side
1993-03-26

When peer pressure comes a-knocking, Laura goes a-walking on the wild side, at Club Buff--a male strip joint.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Hot Stuff
1993-04-30

Myra enlists Laura's help in snaring "hot stuff" Urkel; Eddie asks Carl a lot of questions after buying a hot car stereo.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Stormy Weather
1993-05-07

Urkel's nerdiness gets under the skin of Laura's arrogant prom date (Ross Leon), who's itching to order Laura to write off Urkel as a friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Buds 'n' Buns
1993-05-14

As a part-timer at the Mighty Weenie fast food joint, Carl doesn't relish answering to the top dog - Eddie; Urkel takes Laura's advice and commits to Myra.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (1993)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Hell Toupee
1993-09-24

Carl shops for a toupee, hoping to turn Harriette's head. Meanwhile love struck Myra accuses Laura of trying to take Urkel away from her and the two get into a food fight.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: It Didn't Happen One Night
1993-10-01

Laura oversleeps and misses her bus to Cincinnati for a cheerleading competition and Steve offers to take her in his Isetta. Laura is not pleasant company and Steve confronts her about it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Saved by the Urkel
1993-10-08

The Winslows find themselves - unbelievably - indebted to Urkel after he saves Carl's life with CPR. The family showers him with gratitude and feels obligated to put up with the nerdy, annoying dweeb.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: A Matter of Principle
1993-10-15

Laura and Eddie's romantic tips have obsessive Myra entangled in a web of errors with Urkel when she invades Steve's school; Carl's sage advice leads Harriette to a confrontation with her boss - and a possible layoff.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Money Out the Window
1993-10-22

A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Best Friends
1993-10-29

Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Grandmama
1993-11-05

The NBA's Larry Johnson plays Grandmama (his TV-ad alter ego), who becomes Urkel's new partner in a city basketball competition after Eddie dumps Urkel for star player Kenny.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
1993-11-12

A space-age potion turns Urkel into Stefan Urquelle suave, smooth-talking life of the party, but Laura finds she soon misses the old Urkel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Car Wars
1993-11-19

Laura believes that by donning a moustache and men's clothing she'll be better prepared to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer ; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: All the Wrong Moves
1993-11-26

At the drive-in movie, Laura's new boyfriend (Kevin Mambo) has trouble getting the message that no really means no; and at home, Carl just doesn't get it when his insults drive Harriette to retaliate.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Christmas is Where the Heart Is
1993-12-10

Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated anywhere and with anyone.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Scenes from a Mall
1993-12-17

Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Rock Enroll
1994-01-07

Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon finds that Laura is his biggest cheerleader.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Like a Virgin
1994-01-14

Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Good Cop, Bad Cop
1994-01-21

Carl refuses to accept Eddie's story that he got pulled over for speeding ""because he was a black in a white person's neighborhood"" ... until the portly cop finds out the ugly truth. Meanwhile, Urkel tells Richie that he has nothing to fear when going to the dentist, but the nerd soon regrets his move when he has cavities of his own that need filling.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Presumed Urkel
1994-02-04

When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Father of the Bride
1994-02-11

Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Psycho Twins
1994-02-18

Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: That's What Friends Are For
1994-03-04

Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl' s fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures Carl into telling him where Myra is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Opposites Attract
1994-03-18

Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: A-Camping We Will Go
1994-04-01

Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a job.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Nunsense
1994-04-29

Urkel fears that his rejection has sent Myra to join a nunnery, so he enlists Eddie and Waldo to dress in habits and join him in a search for her at the convent.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Aunt Oona
1994-05-06

Urkel's accident-prone Aunt Oona visits shy, dowdy woman who get a confidence-building makeover from Harriette and then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar, where chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Stefan Returns
1994-05-20

Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".

Runtime: 30 min
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Season 6 (1994)

No overview available.

25 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: To Be or Not to Be (1)
1994-09-23

Laura doesn't want Stefan to change anything about himself for her, while Urkel - as his nerdy self - is a 10 in Myra's eyes. Meanwhile, hoping to improve his vision, Carl steps into Urkel's transformation chamber.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: To Be or Not to Be (2)
1994-09-30

After a vengeful Myra tampers with Urkel's transformation chamber, Carl steps into it and steps out as an Urkel-like nerd.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Till Death Do Us Apartment
1994-10-07

College man Eddie moves into an apartment with Waldo and promptly plans a hot night with two female guests which inflames Waldo's steady, Maxine.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: The Looney Bin
1994-10-14

A homeless janitor gets trapped in the school bomb shelter with Urkel and Carl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Beta Chi Guy
1994-10-21

His friendship with Urkel damages Eddie's reputation with a group of ultra cool fraternity brothers.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Dark and Stormy Night
1994-10-28

On a dark and stormy Halloween night Winslows play Pass the Ghost Story, in which Carl and Harriette are 19th-century vampires licking their chops over the wayfaring Sir Steven (Urkel).

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Par For the Course
1994-11-04

Duffer Carl is reluctant to stand up to his cheating boss during a round of golf, but Harriette isn't reluctant to go looking for Laura when she misses her curfew.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Sink or Swim
1994-11-11

It's no secret that Urkel is deathly afraid of the water and his heart sinks when he learns that he can't graduate from high school unless he can pass a pass a swimming test, so he asks Carl for lessons.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Paradise Bluff
1994-11-18

Urkel's life flashes before him atop Paradise Bluff, where Myra hands him an ultimatum; and Harriette rates her mate and finds Carl needs to spice up his technique - at barbecuing.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Flying Blind
1994-11-25

Carl and Urkel must land a plane after their vengeful pilot bails out on a charter flight to Detroit, leaving the m with only their emotional baggage.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Miracle on Elm Street
1994-12-16

Richie brings home a homeless person on Christmas.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Midterm Crisis
1995-01-06

Carl loses points with Capt. Savage by telling him the truth about the woman he loves; and Eddie and Urkel cook u p a lie about Waldo's midterm baking project, which they devoured.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: An Unlikely Match
1995-01-20

Urkel sets an example of forgiveness after getting harassed by a gang of ruffians at school - when he discovers the ringleader has leukemia, he organizes a bone marrow drive; and a police-auction bargain overshadows Carl's good judgment.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: The Substitute Son
1995-02-03

The transformation machine turns Urkel into a karate master who defends Laura's honor at a rough longshoreman's bar; Waldo becomes Carl's substitute son when Eddie starts taking his father for granted.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: The Gun
1995-02-10

Gritty episode in the style of NYPD Blue, where Laura is robbed by female gang members and considers purchasing a gun to ward off future trouble.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Wedding Bell Blues
1995-02-17

Urkel and Carl risk their lives to save the distraught Mr. Looney from committing suicide when he is jilted on hi s wedding day; meanwhile at home, Laura fumes when her parents are more protective of her than of Eddie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel
1995-02-24

Another transformation-chamber mishap turns Urkel into a gyrating Elvis with a hunka hunka lot of explaining to do during a meeting with an MIT recruiter (Kline).

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: My Uncle Hero
1995-03-03

Suspicions mount for Myra as Urkel and Laura put their heads together to plan a surprise birthday party for her. Meanwhile across town, Richie hopes to impress his classmates on a field trip to Carl's office at the police station.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: My Bodyguard
1995-03-17

After failing to foil a robbery, Carl is assigned to protect Urkel, who stopped the thief; the boss's daughter comes on to Eddie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Cheers Looking at You, Kid
1995-03-24

Carl and Henriette send Laura off unchaperoned to cheerleading championships in Omaha where Laura's handsome partner Gary looks a lot like trouble in Urkel's spying eyes.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: What's Up Doc?
1995-03-31

A therapist helps the Winslows get to the root of their tensions by reflecting on life with Urkel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: We're Going to Disney World (1)
1995-04-28

As a finalist in a contest, Urkel invites the Winslows on his trip to Disney World, where Laura has a fantasy romance---with Stefan Urquelle.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: We're Going to Disney World (2)
1995-05-05

Myra rushes to Disney World, fearing something is amiss with Urkel. And it's no Mickey Mouse worry: he's proposed to Laura by the time Myra arrives.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?
1995-05-12

At a dance marathon, Laura cuts a rug with Waldo's cousin, and Carl and Urkel boogie till the sun comes up.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Home Sweet Home
1995-05-19

To avoid being banished to Russia (where his parents are moving), Urkel--and his termites--move in with Eddie and Waldo.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 7 poster
Season 7 (1995)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Little Big Guy
1995-09-22

Urkel and his transformation chamber move in with the Winslows--where he creates havoc by shrinking himself and Carl in an experiment gone awry.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Naked and the Nerdy
1995-09-29

Steve and Laura have an accidental encounter in the nude; Harriette unwraps an anniversary gift she thinks is from Carl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Bugged
1995-10-13

Feelings of guilt bug Urkel after he meets a knockout of a fellow insect collector; Harriette's boss annoys Carl and his buddies as a guest at their poker games.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Teacher's Pet
1995-10-20

An English class full of hooligans gives substitute teacher Urkel a pain--and an idea on how to get through to his defiant charges.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Walking My Baby Back Home
1995-10-27

Greta's dad forbids Eddie to date his daughter--but he welcomes Urkel as her new escort.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: She's Back
1995-11-03

Myrtle, Urkel's cousin from Biloxi, squares off with Greta over Eddie's affections.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Hot Rods to Heck
1995-11-10

When Laura's emotions go into overdrive for a daredevil drag racer, Urkel challenges him to a high-octane grudge race at the local drag strip.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Talk's Cheap
1995-11-17

A family feud erupts on a TV talk show featuring Urkel, Stefan and cousin Myrtle, along with Laura, Eddie, Myra and Waldo.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Struck By Lightning
1995-11-24

Laura and Myra's friendship turns stormy as they compete for the same job; a rainstorm renders Urkel "a human lightning rod."

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Best Years of Our Lives
1995-12-08

Urkel could use some help designing a float for homecoming; and Carl believes he's helping his mom by encouraging her to "slow down."

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Fa La La La Laagghh!
1995-12-15

Carl's bah-humbug attitude toward Urkel's rooftop Christmas decorations changes once he learns that the family could win a decorating contest.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Friendship Cycles
1996-01-05

Carl backpedals on his refusal to teach Urkel to ride a bike when it seems that the clumsy kid might wreck his new car.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: South of the Border
1996-01-12

Carl, Urkel and Eddie hop a plane for Central America to bust Waldo out of jail; and Harriette talks Laura into a blind date.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Life in the Fast Lane
1996-01-26

Handyman chores leave Urkel hyped up and hammered out after he inadvertently downs Laura's diet pills, which she' s using for a quick trim down.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Random Acts of Science
1996-02-02

Teamwork and the transformation chamber give Carl and Urkel an edge against thieving gang members.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Tips For a Better Life
1996-02-09

Carl issues an ultimatum concerning Eddie's drinking. Meanwhile, female fans become intoxicated with Stefan Urquelle.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Swine Lake
1996-02-16

At a recital, Eddie and Greta's pas de deux from "Swan Lake" is interrupted by an ugly duckling from down south--Myrtle.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: My Big Brother
1996-02-23

Urkel volunteers as a Big Brother to a street kid who harbors a secret about his reading ability.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Eau de love
1996-03-08

Urkel's love potion prompts a sudden devotion from Laura; airline nightmares plague Carl and Harriette on their second honeymoon.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Twinkle Toes Faldo
1996-03-15

Waldo can tap dance with pizzazz but he's a klutz on the basketball court. Elsewhere, Carl is turned down for a loan to pay Laura's tuition to Harvard.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Scammed
1996-03-29

Eddie and Waldo fall victim to a scam; Urkel's glue provides Laura with a super facial.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Dream Date
1996-04-26

The school prom brings one disaster after another for Laura. First her date cancels, then she's paired with the walking disaster Urkel at the dance, where the group Immature performs.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: A Ham is Born
1996-05-10

Carl lands a movie role but feels he's cheating on Harriette when he tries to do a love scene with a starlet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Send in the Clone
1996-05-17

Urkel discovers that "I can clone stuff!"--which means double trouble for the Winslows.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 8 poster
Season 8 (1996)

No overview available.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Paris Vacation (1)
1996-09-20

Urkel and the Winslows travel to Paris via the Urk-Pad device.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Paris Vacation (2)
1996-09-20

Thieves go after the blueprints for Urkel's invention; Stefan and Laura make their debut as models in Paris.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Paris Vacation (3)
1996-09-27

Thieves hold Urkel hostage at the Paris Opera House; Carl saves a life at the Eiffel Tower; Laura bids adieu to a friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Movin' On
1996-10-04

Urkel suffers from "Winslow withdrawal" at MIT; back home, roommates Myra and Laura find they are from "different worlds."

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: 3J in the House
1996-10-11

The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Getting Buff
1996-10-18

Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta gets a part-time job.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Stevil
1996-10-25

Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes alive on Halloween.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Karate Kids
1996-11-01

As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Home Again
1996-11-08

A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
1996-11-15

Eddie dreams that he is getting married to Myrtle Urkel, of all people, in her Southern plantation.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Chick-a-Boom
1996-11-22

Steve invents some musically-activated gunpowder, but Myra mistakes it for pepper when she uses it to prepare a big dinner for Carl's commissioner!

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: The Jury
1996-12-06

Steve and Carl are called in on jury duty, and Steve proves without a shadow of a doubt that the accussed is innocent while everyone else thinks he is guilty.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: It Came upon a Midnight Clear
1996-12-13

Laura finally gives Curtis the old heave-ho now that Stefan is back to stay. Meanwhile, Carl and Steve get lost in the woods looking for a Christmas tree.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Revenge of the Nerd
1997-01-03

Laura plans to join a sorority and learns Steve is their favorite target.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Love Triangles
1997-01-17

Best friends Laura and Maxine are attracted to the same guy.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Father Time
1997-01-31

Urkel invents a time machine, and he and Carl travel back to the 70s, where Carl takes advantage and changes the future to become a billionaire.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Beauty and the Beast
1997-02-07

Myrtle Urkel is back, and this time, she sabotages a beauty pageant so she can win.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Le Jour d'amour
1997-02-14

Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: What Do You Know?
1997-02-28

Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Odd Man In
1997-03-14

Harriette fills a spot at Carl's poker table while Steve does work for Eddie at a ballpark.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Flirting with Disaster
1997-03-28

Eddie is most definitely flirting with disaster when he tries to date a woman much older than him. Meanwhile, Steve is causing Carl's homeowner insurance to skyrocket.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Pound Foolish
1997-04-25

Donna Summer reprises her role as Urkel's Aunt Oona from Altoona, who has put on weight but anticipates taking it off in her nephew's new-fangled fat-compression chamber.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: The Brother Who Came to Dinner
1997-05-02

Carl learns his wayward brother Frank is in trouble with the law.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: A Pirate's Life for Me
1997-05-09

Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 9 poster
Season 9 (1997)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Out With the Old
1997-09-19

Urkel gets a makeover for Laura's bachelor auction. Meanwhile, Carl's thinking could use a makeover when Harriette's salary spurs his competitive instincts.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?
1997-09-26

Carl accepts a hunting date with his boss and reneges on a promise to spend time with Urkel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Dumb Belle of the Ball
1997-10-03

Nothing will stop Myrtle from attending the Biloxi Debutante Ball--even getting hit by a car trying to save the life of Eddie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Drinking and Jiving
1997-10-10

Goody-two-shoes Laura has her first beer--and her second and third--at a fraternity party, where she's later rescued by a gallant Urkel. Meanwhile, Carl and Harriette keep their anniversary plans a secret from each other, but not from Eddie, who finds himself in the middle of their fight.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?
1997-10-17

Eddie and Laura's payback games hurt others; Carl's suggestion averts a major gang riot, but credit goes to the commissioner's son.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read
1997-10-24

Urkel's new Total Recall Machine malfunctions, leaving him with an uncanny ability to read minds; and Carl gets roped into serving as leader of the boys' Junior Woodsmen troop.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone
1997-10-31

Stevil, the mischievous ventriloquist dummy, is back to haunt Urkel, but now he's brought along a nightmarish sidekick, Carlsbad. Together Stevil and Carlsbad attempt to take over the souls of Urkel and Carl - wreaking havoc on the whole Winslow household.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Trading Places
1997-11-07

Stefan, disguised as Urkel, pays Laura a visit to determine if Urkel's the new man in her life. Meanwhile, Eddie accompanies Carl on his beat, equipped with a video camera.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: A Pain in Harassment
1997-11-28

Harriette's new boss blindsides his employees with verbal abuse. Meanwhile, Urkel tries to win a million dollars with a basketball half-court shot in L.A.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Original Gangsta Dawg
1997-12-05

Urkel's hip-hop cousin, O.G.D., makes a bad first impression on the Winslows.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Deck the Malls
1997-12-19

Christmastime finds Richie awaiting a visit from his mom, and Urkel working as a sluggish gift wrapper at the mall.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Grill of My Dreams
1998-01-09

Urkel apprentices as a teppanyaki chef at a Japanese restaurant and makes his cooking debut in front of Laura. Meanwhile, Carl bird-sits for the commissioner.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1998-01-16

Eddie wants to drop out of school to become a cop; and Urkel wants to drop Myra.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Crazy for You
1998-01-23

Myra spies on Urkel's every move with her elaborate "Stevie-Glasses-cam". She is shocked to learn of his upcoming Saturday night date with Laura. When she tells Stefan about her rival's pending date with "her Stevie," Stefan agrees to help rain on their parade. Meanwhile, Carl tries to control Eddie's trigger-happy finger during police training.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Crazier for You
1998-01-30

Urkel discovers that Myra has been spying on him, but he thinks she's really snapped her cap when she starts dressing like Laura. Meanwhile, Harriette learns her wedding ring was originally intended for another.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Whose Man Is It Anyway?
1998-06-05

Cousin Myrtle dukes it out in the boxing ring with Greta to win Eddie for her own. Meanwhile, 3J longs to find his birth mother.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Polkapalooza
1998-06-12

Laura reluctantly accompanies Urkel to a polka bash and actually has fun in his wacky world. Meanwhile, Eddie moves into an apartment and regrets giving Carl a standing invitation.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Throw Urkel From the Train
1998-06-19

Laura gets bad vibes from Maxine's slick new boyfriend; Carl gets into a funk reflecting on a road not taken.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Don't Make Me Over
1998-06-26

Myrtle gets a makeover, drops her inhibitions, raises her hemlines and goes after Eddie with a vengeance.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Pop Goes the Question
1998-07-03

Urkel asks Carl for Laura's hand in marriage, but Stefan has already given Laura a ring.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Lost in Space (1)
1998-07-10

The first of a two-part series finale sends Urkel into space, which means he'll have to postpone his marriage to Laura.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Lost in Space (2)
1998-07-17

In the conclusion of the series finale, astro-nerd Urkel's life hangs in the balance when he takes a dangerous walk in space to patch the damaged spacecraft.

Runtime: 30 min

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