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Family Matters

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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.

Created by:
Michael Warren, William Bickley
Cast:
Reginald VelJohnson, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Jaleel White
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
ABC, CBS

Episode guide

Seasons

9 available

Season 5

Episodes

Episode 1 selected
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Episode 1

Hell Toupee

1993-09-24 · 22m

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.

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Episode 2

It Didn't Happen One Night

1993-10-01 · 22m

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.

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Episode 3

Saved by the Urkel

1993-10-08 · 22m

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.

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Episode 4

★ 9.0

A Matter of Principle

1993-10-15 · 22m

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.

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Episode 5

★ 10.0

Money Out the Window

1993-10-22 · 22m

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

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Episode 6

★ 10.0

Best Friends

1993-10-29 · 22m

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.

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Episode 7

★ 10.0

Grandmama

1993-11-05 · 22m

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.

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Episode 8

★ 7.5

Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

1993-11-12 · 22m

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.

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Episode 9

★ 7.5

Car Wars

1993-11-19 · 22m

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.

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Episode 10

★ 7.5

All the Wrong Moves

1993-11-26 · 22m

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.

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Episode 11

★ 10.0

Christmas is Where the Heart Is

1993-12-10 · 22m

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.

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Episode 12

★ 10.0

Scenes from a Mall

1993-12-17 · 22m

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.

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Episode 13

★ 10.0

Rock Enroll

1994-01-07 · 22m

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.

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Episode 14

★ 10.0

Like a Virgin

1994-01-14 · 22m

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

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Episode 15

★ 10.0

Good Cop, Bad Cop

1994-01-21 · 22m

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.

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Episode 16

★ 10.0

Presumed Urkel

1994-02-04 · 22m

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

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Episode 17

★ 10.0

Father of the Bride

1994-02-11 · 22m

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

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Episode 18

★ 10.0

Psycho Twins

1994-02-18 · 22m

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.

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Episode 19

★ 10.0

That's What Friends Are For

1994-03-04 · 22m

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 Laura is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

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Episode 20

★ 10.0

Opposites Attract

1994-03-18 · 22m

Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.

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Episode 21

★ 10.0

A-Camping We Will Go

1994-04-01 · 22m

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.

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Episode 22

★ 8.0

Nunsense

1994-04-29 · 22m

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.

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Episode 23

★ 10.0

Aunt Oona

1994-05-06 · 22m

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.

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Episode 24

★ 10.0

Stefan Returns

1994-05-20 · 22m

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"".

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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

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