Family Matters
TVG
Sitcom
The misadventures of a middle-class black family in suburban Chicago.
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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
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
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
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
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.
Sunday, March 1
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
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.
Saturday, March 7
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
Saturday, March 7
Rachel's Place
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.
Saturday, March 7
Torn Between Two Lovers
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rachel surprises Steve with an invitation to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant.
Saturday, March 7
Marriage 101
Season 2 • Episode 3
Steve and Laura marry for a class project.
Saturday, March 7
Flashpants
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.
Saturday, March 7
The Crash Course
Season 2 • Episode 5
Steve takes the blame when Eddie crashes the car into the house.
Saturday, March 7
Boxcar Blues
Season 2 • Episode 6
Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) is trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve (Jaleel White).
Saturday, March 7
Dog Day Halloween
Season 2 • Episode 7
Carl rescues Steve and Laura from Halloween robbers holding them hostage.
Saturday, March 7
Cousin Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 8
Steve's cousin, the Belle of Biloxi, sets out to win Eddie's love.
Saturday, March 7
Dedicated to the One I Love
Season 2 • Episode 9
Loretta, has her eyes on Carl; Laura is jealous of Steve's attention to another.
Saturday, March 7
The Science Project
Season 2 • Episode 10
The unlikely pair of Steve and Laura teams up on a science project.
Saturday, March 7
Requiem for an Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 11
Steve amazes everyone when he stands up to a bully in school.
Saturday, March 7
Fast Eddie Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 12
Eddie (Darius McCrary) finds himself in a pinch with a hardened pool hustler; with Jaleel White.
Saturday, March 7
Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lonely Steve puts his fondest Christmas wish in a note addressed to the Winslows.
Sunday, March 8
Brown Bombshell
Season 3 • Episode 16
Steve's prison pen pal mistakes Carl for Steve when she comes for a visit.
Sunday, March 8
Food, Lies & Videotape
Season 3 • Episode 17
Steve takes a cooking class that leaves everyone rolling in the dough.
Sunday, March 8
My Brokenhearted Valentine
Season 3 • Episode 18
Steve learns Laura is dating a lady-killer with amorous intentions.
Sunday, March 8
Woman of the People
Season 3 • Episode 19
Laura runs for student council president with Steve's help; the incumbent blackmails her.
Sunday, March 8
Love and Kisses
Season 3 • Episode 20
Steve hires singer Johnny Gill to serenade Laura; Carl and Harriette take a second honeymoon.
Sunday, March 8
Stop in the Name of Love
Season 3 • Episode 21
Waldo dates Laura after getting an ego-boost from Urkel.
Sunday, March 8
Ice Station Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 14
Carl contends with Lake Wannamuck's frigid waters while on an ice fishing trip.
Sunday, March 8
Son
Season 2 • Episode 15
Eddie disregards his grounding to keep a date.
Sunday, March 8
Do the Right Thing
Season 2 • Episode 16
Steve questions tutoring a basketball player that Laura likes.
Sunday, March 8
High Hopes
Season 2 • Episode 17
Steve tries to lend a hand when Carl is determined to overcome his fear of heights.
Sunday, March 8
Life of the Party
Season 2 • Episode 18
Aunt Rachel aids Steve after his spiked punch incident.
Sunday, March 8
Busted
Season 2 • Episode 19
Steve and Eddie visit a gambling hangout to raise money after Eddie wrecks the family car.
Sunday, March 8
Fight the Good Fight
Season 2 • Episode 20
Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.
Sunday, March 8
Taking Credit
Season 2 • Episode 21
Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievements.
Sunday, March 8
Finding the Words
Season 2 • Episode 22
The unexpected visit of a mysterious person from Harriette's past leaves Carl speechless.
Sunday, March 8
Skip to My Lieu
Season 2 • Episode 23
Carl wants a promotion; Lt. Murtagh wants to date Rachel.
Sunday, March 8
The Good, the Bad, and the Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 24
Carl dreams that he is facing Two-Gun Urkel, the most annoying gunslinger in the West.
Sunday, March 8
I Should Have Done Something
Season 2 • Episode 25
Steve schemes to take Laura to a concert; Carl regrets the results of a hostage case.
Sunday, March 8
Boom!
Season 3 • Episode 1
Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.
Sunday, March 8
Brain Over Brawn
Season 3 • Episode 2
Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura.
Monday, March 9
The Urkel Who Came to Dinner
Season 3 • Episode 22
Steve succeeds in alienating the entire family when he becomes a guest in the Winslow home.
Monday, March 9
Dudes
Season 3 • Episode 24
Carl's birthday attracts little attention from the family; Urkel, Eddie and Waldo appear on TV.
Tuesday, March 10
Robo Nerd 2
Season 3 • Episode 23
Urkel's robot double fights crime; a new shampoo changes the women.
Tuesday, March 10
Farewell, My Laura
Season 3 • Episode 25
Steve writes about Johnny Danger and a plot to silence Laura's aunt before she talks.
Tuesday, March 10
Surely You Joust
Season 4 • Episode 1
Steve and Carl appear in a television grudge match to settle a disagreement.
Tuesday, March 10
Hot Wheels
Season 4 • Episode 2
Steve glues himself to Laura and ruins her date with a hunk; Carl buys Eddie a used car.
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