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Cast & Crew

Reginald VelJohnson Carl Winslow

Judyann Elder Harriette WInslow

Darius McCrary Eddie Winslow

Kellie Shanygne Williams Laura Winslow

Jaleel White Steve Urkel

Orlando Brown 3J

Michelle Thomas Myra Monkhouse

Jo Marie Payton-Noble Harriette Winslow
Thomas L. Miller Executive Producer
Robert L. Boyett Executive Producer

Michael Warren Executive Producer
William Bickley Executive Producer
David Duclon Executive Producer
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, February 20
Boom!
Season 3 • Episode 1
Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.
Friday, February 20
Brain Over Brawn
Season 3 • Episode 2
Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura.
Saturday, February 21
Father Time
Season 8 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve go back in time together, where Carl ignores Steve's warnings and alters history.
Saturday, February 21
Beauty and the Beast
Season 8 • Episode 17
Steve's cousin, Myrtle, arrives with her sights set on winning the local beauty pageant.
Saturday, February 21
What Do You Know?
Season 8 • Episode 19
Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
Saturday, February 21
Odd Man In
Season 8 • Episode 20
Carl invites Harriette to join his poker game; Steve covers for Eddie at work.
Saturday, February 21
Flirting With Disaster
Season 8 • Episode 21
Eddie falls for an older woman; Steve jeopardizes Carl's homeowner's insurance.
Saturday, February 21
Pound Foolish
Season 8 • Episode 22
Steve tries to help his Aunt Oona (Donna Summer) shed a few extra pounds.
Saturday, February 21
The Brother Who Came to Dinner
Season 8 • Episode 23
Carl learns his wayward brother (Ted Lange) is in trouble with the law.
Saturday, February 21
A Pirate's Life for Me
Season 8 • Episode 24
Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
Saturday, February 21
Out With the Old
Season 9 • Episode 1
Laura bids on Steve at a sorority auction; Harriette gets a promotion.
Saturday, February 21
They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?
Season 9 • Episode 2
Urkel tags along when Carl goes duck hunting with his boss; Laura loses her mother's earrings.
Saturday, February 21
Dumb Belle of the Ball
Season 9 • Episode 3
Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.
Saturday, February 21
Drinking and Jiving
Season 9 • Episode 4
Laura drinks too much at a frat party; Carl and Harriette make conflicting anniversary plans.
Sunday, February 22
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book
Season 9 • Episode 5
Eddie's little black book provides the guest list for his 21st birthday party.
Sunday, February 22
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read
Season 9 • Episode 6
A chemistry experiment allows Urkel to read minds; Carl becomes troop leader of the Junior Woodsmen.
Sunday, February 22
Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone
Season 9 • Episode 7
The ventriloquist dummy Stevil and his new friend Carlsbad haunt Urkel and Carl.
Sunday, February 22
Trading Places
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Sunday, February 22
A Pain in Harassment
Season 9 • Episode 9
Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.
Sunday, February 22
Original Gangsta Dawg
Season 9 • Episode 10
A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliot.
Sunday, February 22
Deck the Malls
Season 9 • Episode 11
Urkel's new job as a gift-wrapper at the mall complicates his relationship with Myra.
Sunday, February 22
Grill of My Dreams
Season 9 • Episode 12
Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.
Sunday, February 22
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Season 9 • Episode 13
Steve and Myra break up; Eddie leaves college to become a cop.
Sunday, February 22
Crazy for You
Season 9 • Episode 14
Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.
Sunday, February 22
Crazier for You
Season 9 • Episode 15
Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.
Sunday, February 22
Whose Man Is It, Anyway?
Season 9 • Episode 16
Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.
Sunday, February 22
Polkapalooza
Season 9 • Episode 17
A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.
Sunday, February 22
Throw Steve From the Train
Season 9 • Episode 18
Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.
Sunday, February 22
Don't Make Me Over
Season 9 • Episode 19
After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.
Sunday, February 22
Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 • Episode 20
Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.
Monday, February 23
The Show Must Go On
Season 3 • Episode 3
In a school play, Romeo Steve anticipates kissing Juliet Laura.
Monday, February 23
Words Hurt
Season 3 • Episode 4
Steve visits a hypnotherapist who takes him on a journey through his subconscious mind.
Tuesday, February 24
Daddy's Little Girl
Season 3 • Episode 5
Laura's behavior suddenly changes when she meets Carl's new partner; surf's up for Steve.
Tuesday, February 24
Citizens' Court
Season 3 • Episode 6
Steve acts as his own lawyer when he sues Carl over the death of a pet beetle.
Tuesday, February 24
Robo-Nerd
Season 3 • Episode 7
Steve builds a robot that looks and talks just like him.
Tuesday, February 24
Making the Team
Season 3 • Episode 8
Steve tries out for the basketball team; cheerleaders shun Laura on the squad.
Saturday, February 28
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Saturday, February 28
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Saturday, February 28
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Saturday, February 28
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Saturday, February 28
Body Damage
Season 1 • Episode 7
Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.
Saturday, February 28
Stake-Out
Season 1 • Episode 9
Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.
Saturday, February 28
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Saturday, February 28
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Saturday, February 28
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Sunday, March 1
Laura's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 12
Laura needs a date for the dance; Eddie asks one of his friends and Carl asks Steve Urkel.
Sunday, March 1
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Sunday, March 1
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Sunday, March 1
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Sunday, March 1
The Party
Season 1 • Episode 16
While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.
Sunday, March 1
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Sunday, March 1
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Sunday, March 1
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Sunday, March 1
Bowl Me Over
Season 1 • Episode 21
A battle-of-the-sexes bowling match; Each use their own set of tactics to slow the other side down.
Monday, March 2
Born to Be Mild
Season 3 • Episode 9
Steve and Carl trail the punks who trashed Rachel's place and beat up Eddie.
Monday, March 2
The Love God
Season 3 • Episode 10
Steve thwarts Eddie's potential romance; Carl is undercover in drag.
Monday, March 2
Old and Alone
Season 3 • Episode 11
Laura dreams about the future after telling Steve to get out of her life.
Tuesday, March 3
A Pair of Ladies
Season 3 • Episode 12
Steve seeks revenge after Carl's boss cons him in a poker game.
Tuesday, March 3
Choir Trouble
Season 3 • Episode 13
When Rachel becomes the new church choir director, Steve sings off-key and the choir rebels.
Tuesday, March 3
Test of Friendship
Season 3 • Episode 14
Urkel helps Eddie cheat on a test; Carl sleeps through a robbery.
Tuesday, March 3
Jailhouse Blues
Season 3 • Episode 15
Eddie and Steve land in jail when Eddie's smooth-talking cousin Clarence borrows a car.
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