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Family Matters
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
Season 5
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Hell Toupee
1993-09-24 · 22mCarl 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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E02
Episode 2
It Didn't Happen One Night
1993-10-01 · 22mLaura 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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E03
Episode 3
Saved by the Urkel
1993-10-08 · 22mThe 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 9.0A Matter of Principle
1993-10-15 · 22mLaura 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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E05
Episode 5
★ 10.0Money Out the Window
1993-10-22 · 22mA thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 10.0Best Friends
1993-10-29 · 22mHarriette 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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E07
Episode 7
★ 10.0Grandmama
1993-11-05 · 22mThe 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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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.5Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
1993-11-12 · 22mA 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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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.5Car Wars
1993-11-19 · 22mLaura 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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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.5All the Wrong Moves
1993-11-26 · 22mAt 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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E11
Episode 11
★ 10.0Christmas is Where the Heart Is
1993-12-10 · 22mUrkel 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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E12
Episode 12
★ 10.0Scenes from a Mall
1993-12-17 · 22mUrkel 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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E13
Episode 13
★ 10.0Rock Enroll
1994-01-07 · 22mEddie 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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E14
Episode 14
★ 10.0Like a Virgin
1994-01-14 · 22mEddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 10.0Good Cop, Bad Cop
1994-01-21 · 22mCarl 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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E16
Episode 16
★ 10.0Presumed Urkel
1994-02-04 · 22mWhen accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 10.0Father of the Bride
1994-02-11 · 22mCarl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 10.0Psycho Twins
1994-02-18 · 22mCarl 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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E19
Episode 19
★ 10.0That's What Friends Are For
1994-03-04 · 22mEveryone 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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E20
Episode 20
★ 10.0Opposites Attract
1994-03-18 · 22mUrkel 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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E21
Episode 21
★ 10.0A-Camping We Will Go
1994-04-01 · 22mUrkel 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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E22
Episode 22
★ 8.0Nunsense
1994-04-29 · 22mUrkel 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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E23
Episode 23
★ 10.0Aunt Oona
1994-05-06 · 22mUrkel'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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E24
Episode 24
★ 10.0Stefan Returns
1994-05-20 · 22mLaura 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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Reginald VelJohnson
Carl Winslow
Darius McCrary
Eddie Winslow
Kellie Shanygne Williams
Laura Winslow
Jaleel White
Steve Urkel