Family Matters (1989)
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.
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Episode 1 - Surely You Joust
Release Date: 1992-09-18Feuding neighbors "Hurricane" Urkel and "Bonecrusher" Carl take a not-so-neighborly, macho grudge match to TV's American Gladiators.
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Episode 2 - Dance to the Music
Release Date: 1992-10-02Home-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..
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Episode 3 - Driving Carl Crazy
Release Date: 1992-10-09Carl hopes to practice stress management by keeping his cool, but he nearly blows a gasket teaching Urkel to drive.
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Episode 4 - Rumor Has It
Release Date: 1992-10-16As 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.
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Episode 5 - Number One with a Bullet
Release Date: 1992-10-23Carl and Urkel are hospital roommates and Urkel, as usual, is a pain -until he gets the opportunity to save Carl's hide.
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Episode 6 - Whose Kid Is it Anyway?
Release Date: 1992-10-30Richie is upset when Eddie's hot Halloween date conflicts with his promise to take his little cousin trick or treating.
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Episode 7 - An Officer and a Waldo
Release Date: 1992-11-06Eddie's insult sends Waldo off to join the Army; Harriette and Carl set up a sting to catch a shady repairman.
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Episode 8 - Just One Date!
Release Date: 1992-11-13Urkel 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.
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Episode 9 - The Oddest Couple
Release Date: 1992-11-20Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments don't make for domestic bliss when the two become roommates.
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Episode 10 - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel
Release Date: 1992-12-11Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.
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Episode 11 - Muskrat Love
Release Date: 1993-01-08Eddie 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.
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Episode 12 - Hot Wheels
Release Date: 1993-01-15Carl 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.
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Episode 13 - The Way the Ball Bounces
Release Date: 1993-01-22A 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.
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Episode 14 - A Thought in the Dark
Release Date: 1993-01-29Laura 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.
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Episode 15 - Tender Kisses
Release Date: 1993-02-05Eddie 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.
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Episode 16 - Heart Strings
Release Date: 1993-02-12Lonely 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.
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Episode 17 - It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse
Release Date: 1993-02-19Eddie 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.
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Episode 18 - Higher Anxiety
Release Date: 1993-02-26At 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.
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Episode 19 - Mama's Wedding
Release Date: 1993-03-05Thanks to Eddie, Mother Winslow's "simple family wedding" brings more than the family bargained for 150 extra guests.
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Episode 20 - Pulling Teeth
Release Date: 1993-03-19Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.
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Episode 21 - Walk on the Wild Side
Release Date: 1993-03-26When peer pressure comes a-knocking, Laura goes a-walking on the wild side, at Club Buff--a male strip joint.
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Episode 22 - Hot Stuff
Release Date: 1993-04-30Myra enlists Laura's help in snaring "hot stuff" Urkel; Eddie asks Carl a lot of questions after buying a hot car stereo.
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Episode 23 - Stormy Weather
Release Date: 1993-05-07Urkel'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.
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Episode 24 - Buds 'n' Buns
Release Date: 1993-05-14As 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.