Overview of 'Family Matters' Season 6

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.

Writing:

Michael Warren
William Bickley

Stars:

Release Date: 1989-09-22
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

6.7/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 6 Episode List

Episode 1 - To Be or Not to Be (1)
Release Date: 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.
Episode 2 - To Be or Not to Be (2)
Release Date: 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.
Episode 3 - Till Death Do Us Apartment
Release Date: 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.
Episode 4 - The Looney Bin
Release Date: 1994-10-14
A homeless janitor gets trapped in the school bomb shelter with Urkel and Carl.
Episode 5 - Beta Chi Guy
Release Date: 1994-10-21
His friendship with Urkel damages Eddie's reputation with a group of ultra cool fraternity brothers.
Episode 6 - Dark and Stormy Night
Release Date: 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).
Episode 7 - Par For the Course
Release Date: 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.
Episode 8 - Sink or Swim
Release Date: 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.
Episode 9 - Paradise Bluff
Release Date: 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.
Episode 10 - Flying Blind
Release Date: 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.
Episode 11 - Miracle on Elm Street
Release Date: 1994-12-16
Richie brings home a homeless person on Christmas.
Episode 12 - Midterm Crisis
Release Date: 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.
Episode 13 - An Unlikely Match
Release Date: 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.
Episode 14 - The Substitute Son
Release Date: 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.
Episode 15 - The Gun
Release Date: 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.
Episode 16 - Wedding Bell Blues
Release Date: 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.
Episode 17 - Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel
Release Date: 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).
Episode 18 - My Uncle Hero
Release Date: 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.
Episode 19 - My Bodyguard
Release Date: 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.
Episode 20 - Cheers Looking at You, Kid
Release Date: 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.
Episode 21 - What's Up Doc?
Release Date: 1995-03-31
A therapist helps the Winslows get to the root of their tensions by reflecting on life with Urkel.
Episode 22 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
Release Date: 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.
Episode 23 - We're Going to Disney World (2)
Release Date: 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.
Episode 24 - They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?
Release Date: 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.
Episode 25 - Home Sweet Home
Release Date: 1995-05-19
To avoid being banished to Russia (where his parents are moving), Urkel--and his termites--move in with Eddie and Waldo.