Family Matters
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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.
Wednesday, May 6
An Officer and a Waldo
Season 4 • Episode 8
Eddie and Urkel try to get Waldo out of boot camp; Harriette and Carl catch a shady repairman.
Wednesday, May 6
Just One Date
Season 4 • Episode 9
Steve commemorates his 1,000th attempt to date Laura with a sit-in on the roof.
Wednesday, May 6
The Oddest Couple
Season 4 • Episode 10
Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments cause issues when the two become roommates.
Wednesday, May 6
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad House
Season 4 • Episode 11
Eddie's teacher arrives for a surprise visit just in time to witness the Winslow's dysfunction.
Wednesday, May 6
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel
Season 4 • Episode 12
Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.
Wednesday, May 6
Muskrat Love
Season 4 • Episode 13
Eddie breaks a date, hurting feelings; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.
Thursday, May 7
The Way the Ball Bounces
Season 4 • Episode 14
A college woos athlete Eddie; Laura forgoes sleep to study for a Harvard-entrance exam.
Thursday, May 7
A Thought in the Dark
Season 4 • Episode 15
Laura and Ted arrange a blind date for Steve with Ted's cousin, Myra.
Thursday, May 7
Tender Kisses
Season 4 • Episode 16
Eddie meets Tracie Spencer and she falls for him; Steve helps Carl get a look at Harriette's diary.
Thursday, May 7
Higher Anxiety
Season 4 • Episode 18
Steve, Eddie, and Waldo end up trapped on a fire escape during a party.
Thursday, May 7
Mama's Wedding
Season 4 • Episode 19
Eddie mistakenly throws a teen party on Mother Winslow's wedding day.
Friday, May 8
Presumed Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 16
Laura defends Steve at school trial after lab explosion blame.
Friday, May 8
Father of the Bride
Season 5 • Episode 17
Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura have Urkel look-alike children.
Friday, May 8
Walk on the Wild Side
Season 4 • Episode 21
Laura gets into a strip joint where Urkel accidentally winds up performing.
Friday, May 8
Hot Stuff
Season 4 • Episode 22
Myra makes a play for Urkel; Eddie unwittingly buys a stolen stereo.
Friday, May 8
Stormy Weather
Season 4 • Episode 23
Urkel hopes to conceal his nerdy reputation from his prom date.
Friday, May 8
Buds 'n Buns
Season 4 • Episode 24
Laura wants to be friends until Steve takes her advice and becomes serious about Myra.
Friday, May 8
Hell Toupee
Season 5 • Episode 1
Steve finds himself the object of romantic attention; Carl considers wearing a toupee.
Saturday, May 9
Saved by the Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 3
The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve.
Saturday, May 9
A Matter of Principle
Season 5 • Episode 4
Obsessive Myra invades Steve's school; Harriette faces a possible layoff.
Saturday, May 9
Money Out the Window
Season 5 • Episode 5
A tough guy tries to collect Eddie's gambling debts.
Saturday, May 9
Best Friends
Season 5 • Episode 6
Eddie hires Waldo, who is down on himself, to work at the Mighty Weenie.
Saturday, May 9
Grandmama
Season 5 • Episode 7
Steve gets a better partner for the basketball tournament after Eddie dumps him.
Sunday, May 10
Car Wars
Season 5 • Episode 9
Laura tricks a disrespectful used-car salesman; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.
Sunday, May 10
All the Wrong Moves
Season 5 • Episode 10
Steve and Laura reject the affectionate advances of their respective dates at the drive-in.
Sunday, May 10
Trading Places
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Sunday, May 10
Scenes From a Mall
Season 5 • Episode 12
Steve is the center of attention at a mall when Myra begins to flirt with him.
Sunday, May 10
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 1 • Episode 1
Carl is not happy about his mother coming to live in his already crowded household.
Sunday, May 10
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Sunday, May 10
Robo-Nerd
Season 3 • Episode 7
Steve builds a robot that looks and talks just like him.
Sunday, May 10
Mama's Wedding
Season 4 • Episode 19
Eddie mistakenly throws a teen party on Mother Winslow's wedding day.
Monday, May 11
Psycho Twins
Season 5 • Episode 18
Urkel and Carl enter the ring as wrestlers; guests the Bushwackers.
Monday, May 11
That's What Friends Are For
Season 5 • Episode 19
Waldo envies Eddie's scholarship; Carl fears a test he must take to get a promotion.
Monday, May 11
Opposites Attract
Season 5 • Episode 20
Urkel hiccups after thieves rob him; Laura finds romance.
Monday, May 11
A-Camping We Will Go
Season 5 • Episode 21
Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip; Harriette seeks a job.
Monday, May 11
Aunt Oona
Season 5 • Episode 23
Steve's awkward Aunt Oona visits and chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.
Monday, May 11
Rock Enroll
Season 5 • Episode 13
Eddie decides to skip college in favor of a career in the entertainment business.
Monday, May 11
Like a Virgin
Season 5 • Episode 14
Steve steps in and eases Eddie's mind when the guys tease him about his virginity.
Monday, May 11
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 5 • Episode 15
Eddie seeks Carl's help when two cops harass him; Steve wreaks havoc at the dentist.
Monday, May 11
Presumed Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 16
Laura defends Steve at school trial after lab explosion blame.
Monday, May 11
Father of the Bride
Season 5 • Episode 17
Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura have Urkel look-alike children.
Monday, May 11
Psycho Twins
Season 5 • Episode 18
Urkel and Carl enter the ring as wrestlers; guests the Bushwackers.
Tuesday, May 12
Nunsense
Season 5 • Episode 22
Steve ends up in a nunnery when he discovers Myra has entered a convent.
Tuesday, May 12
Stefan Returns
Season 5 • Episode 24
Laura asks Steve to take more ooze juice to turn himself into the irresistible Stefan Urquelle.
Tuesday, May 12
Cheers Looking at You, Kid
Season 6 • Episode 20
Urkel tags along with Laura and a guy to cheerleading finals in Omaha.
Tuesday, May 12
That's What Friends Are For
Season 5 • Episode 19
Waldo envies Eddie's scholarship; Carl fears a test he must take to get a promotion.
Tuesday, May 12
Opposites Attract
Season 5 • Episode 20
Urkel hiccups after thieves rob him; Laura finds romance.
Tuesday, May 12
A-Camping We Will Go
Season 5 • Episode 21
Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip; Harriette seeks a job.
Tuesday, May 12
Nunsense
Season 5 • Episode 22
Steve ends up in a nunnery when he discovers Myra has entered a convent.
Tuesday, May 12
Aunt Oona
Season 5 • Episode 23
Steve's awkward Aunt Oona visits and chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.
Tuesday, May 12
Stefan Returns
Season 5 • Episode 24
Laura asks Steve to take more ooze juice to turn himself into the irresistible Stefan Urquelle.
Wednesday, May 13
To Be or Not to Be
Season 6 • Episode 1
The sophisticated Stefan Urquelle, alter ego of Steve Urkel, returns.
Wednesday, May 13
To Be or Not to Be
Season 6 • Episode 2
Steve's alter ego will be around permanently unless Carl can help fix the transformation machine.
Wednesday, May 13
Till Death Do Us Apartment
Season 6 • Episode 3
Eddie and Waldo share an apartment; Steve tries to be a son to Carl.
Wednesday, May 13
The Looney Bin
Season 6 • Episode 4
Helping a homeless man traps Urkel and Carl in a bomb shelter.
Wednesday, May 13
Beta Chi Guy
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cool fraternity tells Eddie to lose Steve as a friend.
Wednesday, May 13
Par for the Course
Season 6 • Episode 7
On the golf course, Steve accuses Carl of kissing up to his boss; Laura misses her curfew.
Thursday, May 14
Sink or Swim
Season 6 • Episode 8
Urkel, who fears water, must pass a mandatory swimming course.
Thursday, May 14
Paradise Bluff
Season 6 • Episode 9
Steve and Myra run into trouble when they pull over to park; Carl thinks he is a lousy lover.
Thursday, May 14
Flying Blind
Season 6 • Episode 10
Carl and Urkel must land a plane after their vengeful pilot bails out.
Thursday, May 14
Cheers Looking at You, Kid
Season 6 • Episode 20
Urkel tags along with Laura and a guy to cheerleading finals in Omaha.
Thursday, May 14
A Pain in Harassment
Season 9 • Episode 9
Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.
Friday, May 15
An Unlikely Match
Season 6 • Episode 13
Urkel heads a bone-marrow drive to help a classmate who has leukemia.
Friday, May 15
The Substitute Son
Season 6 • Episode 14
The transformation machine turns Urkel into a karate expert to fight bullies.
Friday, May 15
The Gun
Season 6 • Episode 15
Laura wants to buy a gun after an assailant assaults her; Urkel tries to stop her.
Friday, May 15
Wedding Bell Blues
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve find themselves balanced on a church tower while trying to rescue Mr. Looney.
Friday, May 15
Ain't Nothing but an Urkel
Season 6 • Episode 17
Urkel turns into Elvis, not Einstein, when an experiment flops.
Saturday, May 16
My Bodyguard
Season 6 • Episode 19
After Steve is threatened, Carl acts as his bodyguard; Eddie is hit on by his boss's daughter.
Saturday, May 16
What's Up Doc?
Season 6 • Episode 21
The Winslows see a counselor to discuss the family's tension and hostility.
Saturday, May 16
We're Going to Disney World
Season 6 • Episode 22
Steve travels to Walt Disney World to participate in an inventors contest.
Saturday, May 16
We're Going to Disney World
Season 6 • Episode 23
Steve must tell Myra that he plans to marry Laura; Eddie and Waldo lose their way.
Saturday, May 16
They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?
Season 6 • Episode 24
Steve and Carl face off in a dance contest; Laura dates Waldo's friend.
Sunday, May 17
Little Big Guy
Season 7 • Episode 1
Steve accidentally shrinks himself and Carl in his transformation machine.
Sunday, May 17
The Naked and the Nerdy
Season 7 • Episode 2
Naked Laura and Urkel unexpectedly meet in the shower.
Sunday, May 17
Bugged
Season 7 • Episode 3
Urkel, fearing Myra's jealousy, hides his attraction to a fellow bug collector.
Sunday, May 17
Teacher's Pet
Season 7 • Episode 4
Stefan Urquelle calms an unruly class when Steve tries to substitute teach.
Sunday, May 17
Walking My Baby Back Home
Season 7 • Episode 5
Urkel plays go-between for Eddie and his girlfriend; guest Ziggy Marley.
Sunday, May 17
She's Back
Season 7 • Episode 6
When Steve goes to Russia, his Southern-belle cousin Myrtle visits the Winslows.
Monday, May 18
To Be or Not to Be
Season 6 • Episode 1
The sophisticated Stefan Urquelle, alter ego of Steve Urkel, returns.
Monday, May 18
To Be or Not to Be
Season 6 • Episode 2
Steve's alter ego will be around permanently unless Carl can help fix the transformation machine.
Monday, May 18
Till Death Do Us Apartment
Season 6 • Episode 3
Eddie and Waldo share an apartment; Steve tries to be a son to Carl.
Monday, May 18
The Looney Bin
Season 6 • Episode 4
Helping a homeless man traps Urkel and Carl in a bomb shelter.
Monday, May 18
Beta Chi Guy
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cool fraternity tells Eddie to lose Steve as a friend.
Monday, May 18
Hot Rods to Heck
Season 7 • Episode 7
A suave senior likes Laura; Urkel challenges him to drag race.
Monday, May 18
Talk's Cheap
Season 7 • Episode 8
Waldo persuades Steve, Myra and Laura to appear on a talk show to discuss romance.
Monday, May 18
Struck by Lightning
Season 7 • Episode 9
Struck by lightning three times, Urkel won't go outside.
Monday, May 18
Best Years of Our Lives
Season 7 • Episode 10
Steve volunteers to build the senior-class float for the homecoming parade.
Monday, May 18
Fa La La La Laagghh!
Season 7 • Episode 11
Carl allows Steve to decorate the Winslow house for the Christmas display contest.
Monday, May 18
Friendship Cycles
Season 7 • Episode 12
Steve must learn how to ride a bike in order to go on a class trip with Myra.
Tuesday, May 19
Dark and Stormy Night
Season 6 • Episode 6
In a Halloween tale, Urkel is a medieval duke battling vampires.
Tuesday, May 19
Par for the Course
Season 6 • Episode 7
On the golf course, Steve accuses Carl of kissing up to his boss; Laura misses her curfew.
Tuesday, May 19
South of the Border
Season 7 • Episode 13
Waldo's trip south of the border goes awry and lands him in jail.
Tuesday, May 19
Life in the Fast Lane
Season 7 • Episode 14
Steve destroys Carl's garage after mistaking Laura's diet pills for vitamins.
Tuesday, May 19
Random Acts of Science
Season 7 • Episode 15
Steve and Carl turn into dual Bruce Lees to protect themselves from thugs.
Tuesday, May 19
Tips for a Better Life
Season 7 • Episode 16
Steve gets a job at a coffee shop to help pay for repairs on the Winslows' home.
Tuesday, May 19
Swine Lake
Season 7 • Episode 17
Eddie reluctantly takes ballet lessons to improve his basketball skills.
Tuesday, May 19
My Big Brother
Season 7 • Episode 18
Urkel becomes a big brother to a fourth-grader who cannot read.
Wednesday, May 20
Eau de Love
Season 7 • Episode 19
Steve uses an aphrodisiac to cast a passionate spell over Laura.
Wednesday, May 20
Twinkle Toes Faldo
Season 7 • Episode 20
Waldo enrolls in tap dancing lessons to improve his agility.
Wednesday, May 20
Scammed
Season 7 • Episode 21
Eddie and Waldo get a surprise when they go to a bar to see the Chicago Bears.
Wednesday, May 20
Dream Date
Season 7 • Episode 22
Steve and Laura, both dateless for the senior prom, decide to go with each other.
Wednesday, May 20
A Ham Is Born
Season 7 • Episode 23
Carl lands a film role when he moonlights as a movie-set security guard.
Wednesday, May 20
Send in the Clone
Season 7 • Episode 24
The Winslows do double takes when Steve accidentally clones himself.
Thursday, May 21
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 1
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Thursday, May 21
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 2
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Thursday, May 21
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 3
Carl's attempt to rescue Steve from the clutches of his kidnapper leads to a mad dash around Paris.
Thursday, May 21
Movin' On
Season 8 • Episode 4
Urkel fits in with his new college friends but pines for Laura.
Thursday, May 21
3J in the House
Season 8 • Episode 5
The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
Thursday, May 21
Getting Buff
Season 8 • Episode 6
Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta takes a part-time job.
Friday, May 22
Stevil
Season 8 • Episode 7
Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes to life on Halloween.
Friday, May 22
Karate Kids
Season 8 • Episode 8
As a playground supervisor, Steve has a hard time controlling the bullies.
Friday, May 22
Home Again
Season 8 • Episode 9
A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.
Friday, May 22
Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
Season 8 • Episode 10
Myrtle Urkel pushes Eddie to marry her and has Big Daddy help her apply the pressure.
Friday, May 22
Chick-A-Boom
Season 8 • Episode 11
Carl hopes to get a promotion by hosting a fancy dinner party for his superiors.
Friday, May 22
The Jury
Season 8 • Episode 12
Carl and Steve serve on the same jury, where Steve's investigative talent comes into play.
Saturday, May 23
Revenge of the Nerd
Season 8 • Episode 14
Laura plans to join a sorority then learns Steve is their favorite target.
Saturday, May 23
Love Triangle
Season 8 • Episode 15
Laura and Maxine realize they can share almost anything, except their affection for Curtis.
Saturday, May 23
Father Time
Season 8 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve go back in time together, where Carl ignores Steve's warnings and alters history.
Saturday, May 23
Beauty and the Beast
Season 8 • Episode 17
Steve's cousin, Myrtle, arrives with her sights set on winning the local beauty pageant.
Saturday, May 23
What Do You Know?
Season 8 • Episode 19
Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
Saturday, May 23
Odd Man In
Season 8 • Episode 20
Carl invites Harriette to join his poker game; Steve covers for Eddie at work.
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