Family Matters

Family Matters - ABC

ABC

Series

1989

TVG

Sitcom

The misadventures of a middle-class black family in suburban Chicago.

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1989–1998 Series 9 Seasons216 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Sunday, January 12

A Pain in Harassment

Season 9 • Episode 9

Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.

Sunday, January 12

Original Gangsta Dawg

Season 9 • Episode 10

A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliot.

Sunday, January 12

Grill of My Dreams

Season 9 • Episode 12

Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.

Sunday, January 12

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.

Sunday, January 12

Dudes

Season 3 • Episode 24

Carl's birthday attracts little attention from the family; Urkel, Eddie and Waldo appear on TV.

Sunday, January 12

Robo Nerd 2

Season 3 • Episode 23

Urkel's robot double fights crime; a new shampoo changes the women.

Sunday, January 12

Farewell, My Laura

Season 3 • Episode 25

Steve writes about Johnny Danger and a plot to silence Laura's aunt before she talks.

Sunday, January 12

Surely You Joust

Season 4 • Episode 1

Steve and Carl appear in a television grudge match to settle a disagreement.

Sunday, January 12

Hot Wheels

Season 4 • Episode 2

Steve glues himself to Laura and ruins her date with a hunk; Carl buys Eddie a used car.

Monday, January 13

Crazy for You

Season 9 • Episode 14

Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.

Monday, January 13

Crazier for You

Season 9 • Episode 15

Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.

Monday, January 13

Whose Man Is It, Anyway?

Season 9 • Episode 16

Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.

Monday, January 13

Flirting With Disaster

Season 8 • Episode 21

Eddie falls for an older woman; Steve jeopardizes Carl's homeowner's insurance.

Monday, January 13

Pound Foolish

Season 8 • Episode 22

Steve tries to help his Aunt Oona (Donna Summer) shed a few extra pounds.

Monday, January 13

The Brother Who Came to Dinner

Season 8 • Episode 23

Carl learns his wayward brother (Ted Lange) is in trouble with the law.

Monday, January 13

A Pirate's Life for Me

Season 8 • Episode 24

Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.

Monday, January 13

Out With the Old

Season 9 • Episode 1

Laura bids on Steve at a sorority auction; Harriette gets a promotion.

Monday, January 13

Dance to the Music

Season 4 • Episode 3

Urkel can't take Laura to a dance; Harriette's piano teacher irks Carl.

Monday, January 13

Driving Carl Crazy

Season 4 • Episode 4

Student driver Urkel enlists Carl as teacher; it is very dangerous to Carl's health.

Tuesday, January 14

Don't Make Me Over

Season 9 • Episode 19

After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.

Tuesday, January 14

Pop Goes the Question

Season 9 • Episode 20

Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.

Tuesday, January 14

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.

Tuesday, January 14

Dumb Belle of the Ball

Season 9 • Episode 3

Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.

Tuesday, January 14

Drinking and Jiving

Season 9 • Episode 4

Laura drinks too much at a frat party; Carl and Harriette make conflicting anniversary plans.

Tuesday, January 14

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.

Tuesday, January 14

Rumor Has It ...

Season 4 • Episode 5

Steve hears a lie about Laura from the guys at school; he decides to silence the rumor at any cost.

Tuesday, January 14

Number One With a Bullet

Season 4 • Episode 6

Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) and Steve share a hospital room.

Wednesday, January 15

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, January 15

Lost in Space

Season 9 • Episode 22

A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.

Wednesday, January 15

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, January 15

Two Income Family

Season 1 • Episode 2

Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.

Wednesday, January 15

Short Story

Season 1 • Episode 3

Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.

Wednesday, January 15

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.

Wednesday, January 15

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.

Wednesday, January 15

Trading Places

Season 9 • Episode 8

Stephan tests Laura's feelings by trading places with Urkel; Eddie videotapes the police department.

Wednesday, January 15

A Pain in Harassment

Season 9 • Episode 9

Steve takes a $1 million basketball shot; Harriette fights back and gets a promotion.

Wednesday, January 15

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, January 15

Just One Date

Season 4 • Episode 9

Steve commemorates his 1,000th attempt to date Laura with a sit-in on the roof.

Thursday, January 16

Straight A's

Season 1 • Episode 5

Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.

Thursday, January 16

Mr. Badwrench

Season 1 • Episode 8

Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.

Thursday, January 16

Body Damage

Season 1 • Episode 7

Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.

Thursday, January 16

Stake-Out

Season 1 • Episode 9

Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.

Thursday, January 16

False Arrest

Season 1 • Episode 10

Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.

Thursday, January 16

Original Gangsta Dawg

Season 9 • Episode 10

A thug pursues Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg (Jaleel White); guest Missy Elliot.

Thursday, January 16

Deck the Malls

Season 9 • Episode 11

Urkel's new job as a gift-wrapper at the mall complicates his relationship with Myra.

Thursday, January 16

Grill of My Dreams

Season 9 • Episode 12

Urkel trains to be a Japanese steakhouse chef; guest Pat Morita.

Thursday, January 16

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Season 9 • Episode 13

Steve and Myra break up; Eddie leaves college to become a cop.

Thursday, January 16

The Oddest Couple

Season 4 • Episode 10

Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments cause issues when the two become roommates.

Thursday, January 16

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, January 17

The Quilt

Season 1 • Episode 11

Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

Friday, January 17

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.

Friday, January 17

Man's Best Friend

Season 1 • Episode 13

The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.

Saturday, January 18

The Big Reunion

Season 1 • Episode 15

Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.

Saturday, January 18

The Party

Season 1 • Episode 16

While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.

Saturday, January 18

Mercy Date

Season 1 • Episode 17

Eddie pushes Laura to date his creditor, Steve Urkel.

Saturday, January 18

Sitting Pretty

Season 1 • Episode 18

Laura's baby-sitting service floods the house with children at a bad time.

Saturday, January 18

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.

Saturday, January 18

Muskrat Love

Season 4 • Episode 13

Eddie breaks a date, hurting feelings; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.

Saturday, January 18

The Way the Ball Bounces

Season 4 • Episode 14

A college woos athlete Eddie; Laura forgoes sleep to study for a Harvard-entrance exam.

Saturday, January 18

A Thought in the Dark

Season 4 • Episode 15

Laura and Ted arrange a blind date for Steve with Ted's cousin, Myra.

Saturday, January 18

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.

Saturday, January 18

Higher Anxiety

Season 4 • Episode 18

Steve, Eddie, and Waldo end up trapped on a fire escape during a party.

Sunday, January 19

In a Jam

Season 1 • Episode 19

Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.

Sunday, January 19

The Candidate

Season 1 • Episode 20

Eddie places image over integrity in his class-president bid.

Sunday, January 19

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, January 19

Rock Video

Season 1 • Episode 22

The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.

Sunday, January 19

Mama's Wedding

Season 4 • Episode 19

Eddie mistakenly throws a teen party on Mother Winslow's wedding day.

Sunday, January 19

Pulling Teeth

Season 4 • Episode 20

Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.

Sunday, January 19

Walk on the Wild Side

Season 4 • Episode 21

Laura gets into a strip joint where Urkel accidentally winds up performing.

Sunday, January 19

Hot Stuff

Season 4 • Episode 22

Myra makes a play for Urkel; Eddie unwittingly buys a stolen stereo.

Sunday, January 19

Stormy Weather

Season 4 • Episode 23

Urkel hopes to conceal his nerdy reputation from his prom date.

Sunday, January 19

Buds 'n Buns

Season 4 • Episode 24

Laura wants to be friends until Steve takes her advice and becomes serious about Myra.

Monday, January 20

Rachel's Place

Season 2 • Episode 1

Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.

Monday, January 20

Torn Between Two Lovers

Season 2 • Episode 2

Rachel surprises Steve with an invitation to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant.

Monday, January 20

Marriage 101

Season 2 • Episode 3

Steve and Laura marry for a class project.

Monday, January 20

Flashpants

Season 2 • Episode 4

Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.

Monday, January 20

Flashpants

Season 2 • Episode 4

Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.

Monday, January 20

Crazy for You

Season 9 • Episode 14

Myra and Stephan plot to end Steve and Laura's budding romance; Eddie learns about guns.

Monday, January 20

Crazier for You

Season 9 • Episode 15

Myra shows up on Steve and Laura's first date; Harriette's engagement ring is secondhand.

Monday, January 20

Whose Man Is It, Anyway?

Season 9 • Episode 16

Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring.

Monday, January 20

Polkapalooza

Season 9 • Episode 17

A reluctant Laura attends a polka festival with Steve; Carl cramps Eddie's style.

Tuesday, January 21

The Crash Course

Season 2 • Episode 5

Steve takes the blame when Eddie crashes the car into the house.

Tuesday, January 21

Boxcar Blues

Season 2 • Episode 6

Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) is trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve (Jaleel White).

Tuesday, January 21

Dog Day Halloween

Season 2 • Episode 7

Carl rescues Steve and Laura from Halloween robbers holding them hostage.

Tuesday, January 21

Cousin Urkel

Season 2 • Episode 8

Steve's cousin, the Belle of Biloxi, sets out to win Eddie's love.

Tuesday, January 21

Throw Steve From the Train

Season 9 • Episode 18

Carl endures hours trapped in a train with an unwitting stowaway, Urkel.

Tuesday, January 21

Don't Make Me Over

Season 9 • Episode 19

After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.

Tuesday, January 21

Pop Goes the Question

Season 9 • Episode 20

Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.

Tuesday, January 21

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, January 21

Saved by the Urkel

Season 5 • Episode 3

The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve.

Tuesday, January 21

A Matter of Principle

Season 5 • Episode 4

Obsessive Myra invades Steve's school; Harriette faces a possible layoff.

Wednesday, January 22

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.

Wednesday, January 22

The Science Project

Season 2 • Episode 10

The unlikely pair of Steve and Laura teams up on a science project.

Wednesday, January 22

Requiem for an Urkel

Season 2 • Episode 11

Steve amazes everyone when he stands up to a bully in school.

Wednesday, January 22

Fast Eddie Winslow

Season 2 • Episode 12

Eddie (Darius McCrary) finds himself in a pinch with a hardened pool hustler; with Jaleel White.

Wednesday, January 22

Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas

Season 2 • Episode 13

Lonely Steve puts his fondest Christmas wish in a note addressed to the Winslows.

Wednesday, January 22

Ice Station Winslow

Season 2 • Episode 14

Carl contends with Lake Wannamuck's frigid waters while on an ice fishing trip.

Wednesday, January 22

Lost in Space

Season 9 • Episode 22

A wayward satellite hits Urkel's spacecraft; meter-maid duty turns dangerous.

Wednesday, January 22

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, January 22

Two Income Family

Season 1 • Episode 2

Harriette loses her job, forcing the family into austerity measures.

Wednesday, January 22

Short Story

Season 1 • Episode 3

Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.

Wednesday, January 22

Money Out the Window

Season 5 • Episode 5

A tough guy tries to collect Eddie's gambling debts.

Wednesday, January 22

Best Friends

Season 5 • Episode 6

Eddie hires Waldo, who is down on himself, to work at the Mighty Weenie.

Thursday, January 23

Son

Season 2 • Episode 15

Eddie disregards his grounding to keep a date.

Thursday, January 23

Do the Right Thing

Season 2 • Episode 16

Steve questions tutoring a basketball player that Laura likes.

Thursday, January 23

High Hopes

Season 2 • Episode 17

Steve tries to lend a hand when Carl is determined to overcome his fear of heights.

Thursday, January 23

Life of the Party

Season 2 • Episode 18

Aunt Rachel aids Steve after his spiked punch incident.

Thursday, January 23

Busted

Season 2 • Episode 19

Steve and Eddie visit a gambling hangout to raise money after Eddie wrecks the family car.

Thursday, January 23

Fight the Good Fight

Season 2 • Episode 20

Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.

Thursday, January 23

Rachel's First Date

Season 1 • Episode 4

Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.

Thursday, January 23

Straight A's

Season 1 • Episode 5

Eddie's surprise straight-A report card thrills Carl and Harriette.

Thursday, January 23

Grandmama

Season 5 • Episode 7

Steve gets a better partner for the basketball tournament after Eddie dumps him.

Thursday, January 23

Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

Season 5 • Episode 8

Steve undergoes a personality change when he drinks his secret elixir.

Friday, January 24

Taking Credit

Season 2 • Episode 21

Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievements.

Friday, January 24

Finding the Words

Season 2 • Episode 22

The unexpected visit of a mysterious person from Harriette's past leaves Carl speechless.

Friday, January 24

Skip to My Lieu

Season 2 • Episode 23

Carl wants a promotion; Lt. Murtagh wants to date Rachel.

Friday, January 24

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.

Friday, January 24

Car Wars

Season 5 • Episode 9

Laura tricks a disrespectful used-car salesman; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

Friday, January 24

All the Wrong Moves

Season 5 • Episode 10

Steve and Laura reject the affectionate advances of their respective dates at the drive-in.

Sunday, January 26

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, January 26

Boom!

Season 3 • Episode 1

Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.

Sunday, January 26

Brain Over Brawn

Season 3 • Episode 2

Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura.

Sunday, January 26

The Show Must Go On

Season 3 • Episode 3

In a school play, Romeo Steve anticipates kissing Juliet Laura.

Sunday, January 26

Words Hurt

Season 3 • Episode 4

Steve visits a hypnotherapist who takes him on a journey through his subconscious mind.

Sunday, January 26

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.

Sunday, January 26

Father of the Bride

Season 5 • Episode 17

Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura have Urkel look-alike children.

Sunday, January 26

Psycho Twins

Season 5 • Episode 18

Urkel and Carl enter the ring as wrestlers; guests the Bushwackers.

Sunday, January 26

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.

Sunday, January 26

Opposites Attract

Season 5 • Episode 20

Urkel hiccups after thieves rob him; Laura finds romance.

Sunday, January 26

A-Camping We Will Go

Season 5 • Episode 21

Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip; Harriette seeks a job.

Sunday, January 26

Nunsense

Season 5 • Episode 22

Steve ends up in a nunnery when he discovers Myra has entered a convent.

Monday, January 27

Citizens' Court

Season 3 • Episode 6

Steve acts as his own lawyer when he sues Carl over the death of a pet beetle.

Monday, January 27

Robo-Nerd

Season 3 • Episode 7

Steve builds a robot that looks and talks just like him.

Monday, January 27

Making the Team

Season 3 • Episode 8

Steve tries out for the basketball team; cheerleaders shun Laura on the squad.

Monday, January 27

Born to Be Mild

Season 3 • Episode 9

Steve and Carl trail the punks who trashed Rachel's place and beat up Eddie.

Monday, January 27

Mr. Badwrench

Season 1 • Episode 8

Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.

Monday, January 27

Body Damage

Season 1 • Episode 7

Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car and must fix the car before Carl notices.

Monday, January 27

Aunt Oona

Season 5 • Episode 23

Steve's awkward Aunt Oona visits and chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

Monday, January 27

Stefan Returns

Season 5 • Episode 24

Laura asks Steve to take more ooze juice to turn himself into the irresistible Stefan Urquelle.

Tuesday, January 28

The Love God

Season 3 • Episode 10

Steve thwarts Eddie's potential romance; Carl is undercover in drag.

Tuesday, January 28

Old and Alone

Season 3 • Episode 11

Laura dreams about the future after telling Steve to get out of her life.

Tuesday, January 28

A Pair of Ladies

Season 3 • Episode 12

Steve seeks revenge after Carl's boss cons him in a poker game.

Tuesday, January 28

Choir Trouble

Season 3 • Episode 13

When Rachel becomes the new church choir director, Steve sings off-key and the choir rebels.

Tuesday, January 28

Stake-Out

Season 1 • Episode 9

Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.

Tuesday, January 28

False Arrest

Season 1 • Episode 10

Carl charges an arrogant celebrity with assault after losing patience.

Tuesday, January 28

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 28

The Quilt

Season 1 • Episode 11

Laura sells the priceless quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

Wednesday, January 29

Test of Friendship

Season 3 • Episode 14

Urkel helps Eddie cheat on a test; Carl sleeps through a robbery.

Wednesday, January 29

Jailhouse Blues

Season 3 • Episode 15

Eddie and Steve land in jail when Eddie's smooth-talking cousin Clarence borrows a car.

Wednesday, January 29

Brown Bombshell

Season 3 • Episode 16

Steve's prison pen pal mistakes Carl for Steve when she comes for a visit.

Wednesday, January 29

Food, Lies & Videotape

Season 3 • Episode 17

Steve takes a cooking class that leaves everyone rolling in the dough.

Wednesday, January 29

Woman of the People

Season 3 • Episode 19

Laura runs for student council president with Steve's help; the incumbent blackmails her.

Wednesday, January 29

Love and Kisses

Season 3 • Episode 20

Steve hires singer Johnny Gill to serenade Laura; Carl and Harriette take a second honeymoon.

Wednesday, January 29

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 29

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 29

Baker's Dozen

Season 1 • Episode 14

The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.

Wednesday, January 29

The Big Reunion

Season 1 • Episode 15

Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.

Wednesday, January 29

To Be or Not to Be

Season 6 • Episode 1

The sophisticated Stefan Urquelle, alter ego of Steve Urkel, returns.

Wednesday, January 29

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.

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