Family Matters
Comedy • Series

Family Matters

6.8/10 1989 9 Seasons 215 Episodes Ended

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.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
24 min 1989

Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he…

S1E2
E2
Two-Income Family
24 min 1989

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

S1E3
E3
Short Story
24 min 1989

Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of p…

S1E4
E4
Rachel's First Date
24 min 1989

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

S1E5
E5
Straight A's
24 min 1989

Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells …

S1E6
E6
Basketball Blues
24 min 1989

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

S1E7
E7
Body Damage
24 min 1989

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

S1E8
E8
Mr. Badwrench
24 min 1989

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

S1E9
E9
Stake-Out
24 min 1989

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

S1E10
E10
False Arrest
24 min 1989

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

S1E11
E11
The Quilt
24 min 1989

Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

S1E12
E12
Laura's First Date
24 min 1989

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…

S1E13
E13
Man's Best Friend
24 min 1990

Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids hom…

S1E14
E14
Baker's Dozens
24 min 1990

Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, whi…

S1E15
E15
The Big Reunion
24 min 1990

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

S1E16
E16
The Party
24 min 1990

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.

S1E17
E17
The Big Fix
24 min 1990

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

S1E18
E18
Sitting Pretty
24 min 1990

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

S1E19
E19
In a Jam
24 min 1990

Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which coul…

S1E20
E20
The Candidate
24 min 1990

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

S1E21
E21
Bowl Me Over
24 min 1990

The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gut…

S1E22
E22
Rock Video
24 min 1990

When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Win…

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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