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.
Tuesday, December 23
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.
Tuesday, December 23
Trading Places
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Tuesday, December 23
Polkapalooza
Season 9 • Episode 17
A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.
Tuesday, December 23
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 21
Laura and Urkel postpone their wedding when they launch him into space to test his latest gadget.
Wednesday, December 24
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Wednesday, December 24
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.
Wednesday, December 24
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Wednesday, December 24
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Wednesday, December 24
Miracle on Elm Street
Season 6 • Episode 11
Richie invites a homeless man for Christmas; Steve performs an angelic act for Laura.
Wednesday, December 24
Fa La La La Laagghh!
Season 7 • Episode 11
Carl allows Steve to decorate the Winslow house for the Christmas display contest.
Wednesday, December 24
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Season 8 • Episode 13
Carl and Steve lose their way in the woods while searching for a Christmas tree.
Wednesday, December 24
Deck the Malls
Season 9 • Episode 11
Urkel's new job as a gift-wrapper at the mall complicates his relationship with Myra.
Thursday, December 25
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Thursday, December 25
Dog Day Halloween
Season 2 • Episode 7
Carl rescues Steve and Laura from Halloween robbers holding them hostage.
Thursday, December 25
Number One With a Bullet
Season 4 • Episode 6
Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) and Steve share a hospital room.
Thursday, December 25
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.
Friday, December 26
Fa La La La Laagghh!
Season 7 • Episode 11
Carl allows Steve to decorate the Winslow house for the Christmas display contest.
Friday, December 26
Hot Stuff
Season 4 • Episode 22
Myra makes a play for Urkel; Eddie unwittingly buys a stolen stereo.
Friday, December 26
It Didn't Happen One Night
Season 5 • Episode 2
Steve offers to drive Laura to a cheerleading competition in Cincinnati.
Friday, December 26
Wedding Bell Blues
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve find themselves balanced on a church tower while trying to rescue Mr. Looney.
Saturday, December 27
Home Sweet Home
Season 6 • Episode 25
Urkel's genetically engineered termites escape after he moves in with Eddie and Waldo.
Saturday, December 27
Teacher's Pet
Season 7 • Episode 4
Stefan Urquelle calms an unruly class when Steve tries to substitute teach.
Saturday, December 27
Walking My Baby Back Home
Season 7 • Episode 5
Urkel plays go-between for Eddie and his girlfriend; guest Ziggy Marley.
Saturday, December 27
Send in the Clone
Season 7 • Episode 24
The Winslows do double takes when Steve accidentally clones himself.
Saturday, December 27
The Brother Who Came to Dinner
Season 8 • Episode 23
Carl learns his wayward brother (Ted Lange) is in trouble with the law.
Saturday, December 27
A Pirate's Life for Me
Season 8 • Episode 24
Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
Saturday, December 27
Out With the Old
Season 9 • Episode 1
Laura bids on Steve at a sorority auction; Harriette gets a promotion.
Saturday, December 27
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, December 27
Dumb Belle of the Ball
Season 9 • Episode 3
Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.
Saturday, December 27
Drinking and Jiving
Season 9 • Episode 4
Laura drinks too much at a frat party; Carl and Harriette make conflicting anniversary plans.
Saturday, December 27
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, December 27
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, December 28
Movin' On
Season 8 • Episode 4
Urkel fits in with his new college friends but pines for Laura.
Sunday, December 28
Karate Kids
Season 8 • Episode 8
As a playground supervisor, Steve has a hard time controlling the bullies.
Sunday, December 28
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, December 28
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Sunday, December 28
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, December 28
Two Income Family
Season 1 • Episode 2
Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.
Sunday, December 28
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Sunday, December 28
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, December 28
Trading Places
Season 9 • Episode 8
Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.
Sunday, December 28
A Pain in Harassment
Season 9 • Episode 9
Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.
Sunday, December 28
Original Gangsta Dawg
Season 9 • Episode 10
A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliot.
Sunday, December 28
Deck the Malls
Season 9 • Episode 11
Urkel's new job as a gift-wrapper at the mall complicates his relationship with Myra.
Sunday, December 28
Grill of My Dreams
Season 9 • Episode 12
Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.
Sunday, December 28
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Season 9 • Episode 13
Steve and Myra break up; Eddie leaves college to become a cop.
Sunday, December 28
Crazy for You
Season 9 • Episode 14
Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.
Sunday, December 28
Crazier for You
Season 9 • Episode 15
Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.
Sunday, December 28
Whose Man Is It, Anyway?
Season 9 • Episode 16
Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.
Sunday, December 28
Crazier for You
Season 9 • Episode 15
Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.
Monday, December 29
Whose Man Is It, Anyway?
Season 9 • Episode 16
Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.
Monday, December 29
Polkapalooza
Season 9 • Episode 17
A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.
Monday, December 29
Throw Steve From the Train
Season 9 • Episode 18
Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.
Monday, December 29
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Monday, December 29
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Monday, December 29
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Monday, December 29
Body Damage
Season 1 • Episode 7
Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.
Monday, December 29
Stake-Out
Season 1 • Episode 9
Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.
Monday, December 29
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Monday, December 29
Throw Steve From the Train
Season 9 • Episode 18
Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.
Monday, December 29
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Monday, December 29
Don't Make Me Over
Season 9 • Episode 19
After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.
Monday, December 29
Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 • Episode 20
Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.
Monday, December 29
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 21
Laura and Urkel postpone their wedding when they launch him into space to test his latest gadget.
Tuesday, December 30
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, December 30
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Tuesday, December 30
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Tuesday, December 30
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Wednesday, December 31
The Party
Season 1 • Episode 16
While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.
Wednesday, December 31
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
Wednesday, December 31
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Wednesday, December 31
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Thursday, January 1
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Thursday, January 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.
Thursday, January 1
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
Thursday, January 1
Rachel's Place
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.
Friday, January 2
Torn Between Two Lovers
Season 2 • Episode 2
Rachel surprises Steve with an invitation to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant.
Friday, January 2
Flashpants
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.
Friday, January 2
The Crash Course
Season 2 • Episode 5
Steve takes the blame when Eddie crashes the car into the house.
Saturday, January 3
Boxcar Blues
Season 2 • Episode 6
Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) is trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve (Jaleel White).
Saturday, January 3
Dog Day Halloween
Season 2 • Episode 7
Carl rescues Steve and Laura from Halloween robbers holding them hostage.
Saturday, January 3
Cousin Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 8
Steve's cousin, the Belle of Biloxi, sets out to win Eddie's love.
Saturday, January 3
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, January 3
Don't Make Me Over
Season 9 • Episode 19
After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.
Saturday, January 3
Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 • Episode 20
Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.
Saturday, January 3
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 21
Laura and Urkel postpone their wedding when they launch him into space to test his latest gadget.
Saturday, January 3
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Saturday, January 3
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.
Saturday, January 3
Two Income Family
Season 1 • Episode 2
Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.
Saturday, January 3
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Saturday, January 3
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Saturday, January 3
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Saturday, January 3
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Saturday, January 3
Body Damage
Season 1 • Episode 7
Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.
Saturday, January 3
Stake-Out
Season 1 • Episode 9
Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.
Sunday, January 4
The Science Project
Season 2 • Episode 10
The unlikely pair of Steve and Laura teams up on a science project.
Sunday, January 4
Requiem for an Urkel
Season 2 • Episode 11
Steve amazes everyone when he stands up to a bully in school.
Sunday, January 4
Fast Eddie Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 12
Eddie (Darius McCrary) finds himself in a pinch with a hardened pool hustler; with Jaleel White.
Sunday, January 4
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, January 4
Ice Station Winslow
Season 2 • Episode 14
Carl contends with Lake Wannamuck's frigid waters while on an ice fishing trip.
Sunday, January 4
Do the Right Thing
Season 2 • Episode 16
Steve questions tutoring a basketball player that Laura likes.
Sunday, January 4
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Sunday, January 4
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Sunday, January 4
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Sunday, January 4
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, January 4
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Sunday, January 4
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Sunday, January 4
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Sunday, January 4
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
Sunday, January 4
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Monday, January 5
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Monday, January 5
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Monday, January 5
Life of the Party
Season 2 • Episode 18
Aunt Rachel aids Steve after his spiked punch incident.
Monday, January 5
Busted
Season 2 • Episode 19
Steve and Eddie visit a gambling hangout to raise money after Eddie wrecks the family car.
Monday, January 5
Fight the Good Fight
Season 2 • Episode 20
Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.
Monday, January 5
Taking Credit
Season 2 • Episode 21
Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievements.
Monday, January 5
Finding the Words
Season 2 • Episode 22
The unexpected visit of a mysterious person from Harriette's past leaves Carl speechless.
Monday, January 5
Skip to My Lieu
Season 2 • Episode 23
Carl wants a promotion; Lt. Murtagh wants to date Rachel.
Monday, January 5
Lost in Space
Season 9 • Episode 22
A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.
Monday, January 5
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.
Monday, January 5
Two Income Family
Season 1 • Episode 2
Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.
Monday, January 5
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Monday, January 5
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Monday, January 5
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Monday, January 5
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Tuesday, January 6
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.
Tuesday, January 6
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.
Tuesday, January 6
Boom!
Season 3 • Episode 1
Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.
Tuesday, January 6
Brain Over Brawn
Season 3 • Episode 2
Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura.
Tuesday, January 6
Short Story
Season 1 • Episode 3
Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.
Tuesday, January 6
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 • Episode 4
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Tuesday, January 6
Straight A's
Season 1 • Episode 5
Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.
Tuesday, January 6
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 • Episode 8
Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.
Tuesday, January 6
False Arrest
Season 1 • Episode 10
Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.
Tuesday, January 6
Basketball Blues
Season 1 • Episode 6
Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high-school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.
Tuesday, January 6
The Quilt
Season 1 • Episode 11
Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Tuesday, January 6
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.
Wednesday, January 7
The Show Must Go On
Season 3 • Episode 3
In a school play, Romeo Steve anticipates kissing Juliet Laura.
Wednesday, January 7
Words Hurt
Season 3 • Episode 4
Steve visits a hypnotherapist who takes him on a journey through his subconscious mind.
Wednesday, January 7
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.
Wednesday, January 7
Citizens' Court
Season 3 • Episode 6
Steve acts as his own lawyer when he sues Carl over the death of a pet beetle.
Wednesday, January 7
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 • Episode 13
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.
Wednesday, January 7
Baker's Dozen
Season 1 • Episode 14
The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.
Wednesday, January 7
The Big Reunion
Season 1 • Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Wednesday, January 7
The Party
Season 1 • Episode 16
While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.
Wednesday, January 7
Mercy Date
Season 1 • Episode 17
Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.
Wednesday, January 7
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 • Episode 18
Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.
Thursday, January 8
Robo-Nerd
Season 3 • Episode 7
Steve builds a robot that looks and talks just like him.
Thursday, January 8
Making the Team
Season 3 • Episode 8
Steve tries out for the basketball team; cheerleaders shun Laura on the squad.
Thursday, January 8
Born to Be Mild
Season 3 • Episode 9
Steve and Carl trail the punks who trashed Rachel's place and beat up Eddie.
Thursday, January 8
The Love God
Season 3 • Episode 10
Steve thwarts Eddie's potential romance; Carl is undercover in drag.
Thursday, January 8
In a Jam
Season 1 • Episode 19
Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.
Thursday, January 8
The Candidate
Season 1 • Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.
Thursday, January 8
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.
Thursday, January 8
Rock Video
Season 1 • Episode 22
The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.
Thursday, January 8
Rachel's Place
Season 2 • Episode 1
Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.
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