Family Matters
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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.
Wednesday, April 8
Trading Places New
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Wednesday, April 8
A Pain in Harassment New
Season 9 • Episode 9
Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.
Wednesday, April 8
Original Gangsta Dawg New
Season 9 • Episode 10
A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliott.
Wednesday, April 8
Grill of My Dreams New
Season 9 • Episode 12
Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.
Wednesday, April 8
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do New
Season 9 • Episode 13
Steve and Myra break up; Eddie leaves college to become a cop.
Wednesday, April 8
Crazy for You New
Season 9 • Episode 14
Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.
Thursday, April 9
Crazier for You New
Season 9 • Episode 15
Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.
Thursday, April 9
Whose Man Is It, Anyway? New
Season 9 • Episode 16
Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.
Thursday, April 9
Polkapalooza New
Season 9 • Episode 17
A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.
Thursday, April 9
Throw Steve From the Train New
Season 9 • Episode 18
Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.
Thursday, April 9
Don't Make Me Over New
Season 9 • Episode 19
After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.
Thursday, April 9
Pop Goes the Question New
Season 9 • Episode 20
Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.
Friday, April 10
Lost in Space New
Season 9 • Episode 21
Laura and Urkel postpone their wedding when they launch him into space to test his latest gadget.
Friday, April 10
Lost in Space New
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Friday, April 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.
Friday, April 10
Two Income Family
Season 1 • Episode 2
Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.
Friday, April 10
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Friday, April 10
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Saturday, April 11
Dream Date
Season 7 • Episode 22
Steve and Laura, both dateless for the senior prom, decide to go with each other.
Saturday, April 11
A Ham Is Born
Season 7 • Episode 23
Carl lands a film role when he moonlights as a movie-set security guard.
Saturday, April 11
Send in the Clone
Season 7 • Episode 24
The Winslows do double takes when Steve accidentally clones himself.
Saturday, April 11
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 1
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Saturday, April 11
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 2
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Saturday, April 11
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.
Saturday, April 11
Movin' On
Season 8 • Episode 4
Urkel fits in with his new college friends but pines for Laura.
Saturday, April 11
3J in the House
Season 8 • Episode 5
The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
Saturday, April 11
Getting Buff
Season 8 • Episode 6
Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta takes a part-time job.
Saturday, April 11
Stevil
Season 8 • Episode 7
Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes to life on Halloween.
Saturday, April 11
Karate Kids
Season 8 • Episode 8
As a playground supervisor, Steve has a hard time controlling the bullies.
Saturday, April 11
Home Again
Season 8 • Episode 9
A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.
Saturday, April 11
Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
Season 8 • Episode 10
Myrtle Urkel pushes Eddie to marry her and has Big Daddy help her apply the pressure.
Sunday, April 12
The Jury
Season 8 • Episode 12
Carl and Steve serve on the same jury, where Steve's investigative talent comes into play.
Sunday, April 12
Revenge of the Nerd
Season 8 • Episode 14
Laura plans to join a sorority then learns Steve is their favorite target.
Sunday, April 12
Love Triangle
Season 8 • Episode 15
Laura and Maxine realize they can share almost anything, except their affection for Curtis.
Sunday, April 12
Father Time
Season 8 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve go back in time together, where Carl ignores Steve's warnings and alters history.
Sunday, April 12
Beauty and the Beast
Season 8 • Episode 17
Steve's cousin, Myrtle, arrives with her sights set on winning the local beauty pageant.
Sunday, April 12
What Do You Know?
Season 8 • Episode 19
Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
Sunday, April 12
Odd Man In
Season 8 • Episode 20
Carl invites Harriette to join his poker game; Steve covers for Eddie at work.
Sunday, April 12
Flirting With Disaster
Season 8 • Episode 21
Eddie falls for an older woman; Steve jeopardizes Carl's homeowner's insurance.
Sunday, April 12
Pound Foolish
Season 8 • Episode 22
Steve tries to help his Aunt Oona (Donna Summer) shed a few extra pounds.
Sunday, April 12
The Brother Who Came to Dinner
Season 8 • Episode 23
Carl learns his wayward brother (Ted Lange) is in trouble with the law.
Sunday, April 12
A Pirate's Life for Me
Season 8 • Episode 24
Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
Sunday, April 12
Out With the Old
Season 9 • Episode 1
Laura bids on Steve at a sorority auction; Harriette gets a promotion.
Sunday, April 12
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.
Sunday, April 12
Dumb Belle of the Ball
Season 9 • Episode 3
Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.
Sunday, April 12
Dumb Belle of the Ball
Season 9 • Episode 3
Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.
Monday, April 13
Stormy Weather
Season 4 • Episode 23
Urkel hopes to conceal his nerdy reputation from his prom date.
Monday, April 13
Buds 'n Buns
Season 4 • Episode 24
Laura wants to be friends until Steve takes her advice and becomes serious about Myra.
Monday, April 13
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Monday, April 13
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Monday, April 13
Body Damage
Season 1 • Episode 7
Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.
Monday, April 13
Stake-Out
Season 1 • Episode 9
Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.
Monday, April 13
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Monday, April 13
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Tuesday, April 14
Hell Toupee
Season 5 • Episode 1
Steve finds himself the object of romantic attention; Carl considers wearing a toupee.
Tuesday, April 14
It Didn't Happen One Night
Season 5 • Episode 2
Steve offers to drive Laura to a cheerleading competition in Cincinnati.
Tuesday, April 14
Saved by the Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 3
The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve.
Tuesday, April 14
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Tuesday, April 14
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.
Tuesday, April 14
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Tuesday, April 14
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Tuesday, April 14
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Tuesday, April 14
The Party
Season 1 • Episode 16
While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.
Wednesday, April 15
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
Wednesday, April 15
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Wednesday, April 15
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Wednesday, April 15
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Wednesday, April 15
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.
Wednesday, April 15
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
Thursday, April 16
Rachel's Place
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.
Thursday, April 16
Torn Between Two Lovers
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rachel surprises Steve with an invitation to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant.
Thursday, April 16
Flashpants
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.
Thursday, April 16
The Crash Course
Season 2 • Episode 5
Steve takes the blame when Eddie crashes the car into the house.
Thursday, April 16
Boxcar Blues
Season 2 • Episode 6
Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) is trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve (Jaleel White).
Friday, April 17
Dog Day Halloween
Season 2 • Episode 7
Carl rescues Steve and Laura from Halloween robbers holding them hostage.
Friday, April 17
Cousin Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 8
Steve's cousin, the Belle of Biloxi, sets out to win Eddie's love.
Friday, April 17
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.
Friday, April 17
The Science Project
Season 2 • Episode 10
The unlikely pair of Steve and Laura teams up on a science project.
Friday, April 17
Requiem for an Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 11
Steve amazes everyone when he stands up to a bully in school.
Friday, April 17
Fast Eddie Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 12
Eddie (Darius McCrary) finds himself in a pinch with a hardened pool hustler; with Jaleel White.
Saturday, April 18
Drinking and Jiving
Season 9 • Episode 4
Laura drinks too much at a frat party; Carl and Harriette make conflicting anniversary plans.
Saturday, April 18
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.
Saturday, April 18
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.
Saturday, April 18
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.
Saturday, April 18
Trading Places
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Saturday, April 18
A Pain in Harassment
Season 9 • Episode 9
Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.
Saturday, April 18
Original Gangsta Dawg
Season 9 • Episode 10
A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliott.
Saturday, April 18
Grill of My Dreams
Season 9 • Episode 12
Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.
Saturday, April 18
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Season 9 • Episode 13
Steve and Myra break up; Eddie leaves college to become a cop.
Saturday, April 18
Crazy for You
Season 9 • Episode 14
Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.
Saturday, April 18
Crazier for You
Season 9 • Episode 15
Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.
Saturday, April 18
Whose Man Is It, Anyway?
Season 9 • Episode 16
Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.
Saturday, April 18
Polkapalooza
Season 9 • Episode 17
A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.
Sunday, April 19
Throw Steve From the Train
Season 9 • Episode 18
Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.
Sunday, April 19
Don't Make Me Over
Season 9 • Episode 19
After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.
Sunday, April 19
Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 • Episode 20
Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.
Sunday, April 19
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 21
Laura and Urkel postpone their wedding when they launch him into space to test his latest gadget.
Sunday, April 19
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Sunday, April 19
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, April 19
Two Income Family
Season 1 • Episode 2
Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.
Sunday, April 19
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Sunday, April 19
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Sunday, April 19
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Sunday, April 19
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Sunday, April 19
Body Damage
Season 1 • Episode 7
Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.
Sunday, April 19
Stake-Out
Season 1 • Episode 9
Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.
Sunday, April 19
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Monday, April 20
A Matter of Principle
Season 5 • Episode 4
Obsessive Myra invades Steve's school; Harriette faces a possible layoff.
Monday, April 20
Money Out the Window
Season 5 • Episode 5
A tough guy tries to collect Eddie's gambling debts.
Monday, April 20
Best Friends
Season 5 • Episode 6
Eddie hires Waldo, who is down on himself, to work at the Mighty Weenie.
Monday, April 20
Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas
Season 2 • Episode 13
Lonely Steve puts his fondest Christmas wish in a note addressed to the Winslows.
Monday, April 20
Ice Station Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 14
Carl contends with Lake Wannamuck's frigid waters while on an ice fishing trip.
Monday, April 20
Do the Right Thing
Season 2 • Episode 16
Steve questions tutoring a basketball player that Laura likes.
Monday, April 20
High Hopes
Season 2 • Episode 17
Steve tries to lend a hand when Carl is determined to overcome his fear of heights.
Monday, April 20
Life of the Party
Season 2 • Episode 18
Aunt Rachel aids Steve after his spiked punch incident.
Tuesday, April 21
Grandmama
Season 5 • Episode 7
Steve gets a better partner for the basketball tournament after Eddie dumps him.
Tuesday, April 21
Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
Season 5 • Episode 8
Steve undergoes a personality change when he drinks his secret elixir.
Tuesday, April 21
Busted
Season 2 • Episode 19
Steve and Eddie visit a gambling hangout to raise money after Eddie wrecks the family car.
Tuesday, April 21
Fight the Good Fight
Season 2 • Episode 20
Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.
Tuesday, April 21
Taking Credit
Season 2 • Episode 21
Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievements.
Tuesday, April 21
Finding the Words
Season 2 • Episode 22
The unexpected visit of a mysterious person from Harriette's past leaves Carl speechless.
Tuesday, April 21
Skip to My Lieu
Season 2 • Episode 23
Carl wants a promotion; Lt. Murtagh wants to date Rachel.
Tuesday, April 21
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.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Wednesday, April 22
Boom!
Season 3 • Episode 1
Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.
Wednesday, April 22
Brain Over Brawn
Season 3 • Episode 2
Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura.
Wednesday, April 22
The Show Must Go On
Season 3 • Episode 3
In a school play, Romeo Steve anticipates kissing Juliet Laura.
Wednesday, April 22
Words Hurt
Season 3 • Episode 4
Steve visits a hypnotherapist who takes him on a journey through his subconscious mind.
Wednesday, April 22
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.
Thursday, April 23
Citizens' Court
Season 3 • Episode 6
Steve acts as his own lawyer when he sues Carl over the death of a pet beetle.
Thursday, April 23
Robo-Nerd
Season 3 • Episode 7
Steve builds a robot that looks and talks just like him.
Thursday, April 23
Making the Team
Season 3 • Episode 8
Steve tries out for the basketball team; cheerleaders shun Laura on the squad.
Thursday, April 23
Born to Be Mild
Season 3 • Episode 9
Steve and Carl trail the punks who trashed Rachel's place and beat up Eddie.
Thursday, April 23
The Love God
Season 3 • Episode 10
Steve thwarts Eddie's potential romance; Carl is undercover in drag.
Thursday, April 23
Old and Alone
Season 3 • Episode 11
Laura dreams about the future after telling Steve to get out of her life.
Friday, April 24
A Pair of Ladies
Season 3 • Episode 12
Steve seeks revenge after Carl's boss cons him in a poker game.
Friday, April 24
Choir Trouble
Season 3 • Episode 13
When Rachel becomes the new church choir director, Steve sings off-key and the choir rebels.
Friday, April 24
Test of Friendship
Season 3 • Episode 14
Urkel helps Eddie cheat on a test; Carl sleeps through a robbery.
Friday, April 24
Jailhouse Blues
Season 3 • Episode 15
Eddie and Steve land in jail when Eddie's smooth-talking cousin Clarence borrows a car.
Friday, April 24
Brown Bombshell
Season 3 • Episode 16
Steve's prison pen pal mistakes Carl for Steve when she comes for a visit.
Friday, April 24
Food, Lies & Videotape
Season 3 • Episode 17
Steve takes a cooking class that leaves everyone rolling in the dough.
Saturday, April 25
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Saturday, April 25
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Saturday, April 25
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.
Saturday, April 25
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Saturday, April 25
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Saturday, April 25
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Saturday, April 25
The Party
Season 1 • Episode 16
While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.
Saturday, April 25
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
Saturday, April 25
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Saturday, April 25
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Saturday, April 25
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Saturday, April 25
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.
Saturday, April 25
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
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