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.
Saturday, July 12
Stop in the Name of Love
Season 3 • Episode 21
Waldo dates Laura after getting an ego-boost from Urkel.
Saturday, July 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.
Saturday, July 12
Dudes
Season 3 • Episode 24
Carl's birthday attracts little attention from the family; Urkel, Eddie and Waldo appear on TV.
Saturday, July 12
Robo Nerd 2
Season 3 • Episode 23
Urkel's robot double fights crime; a new shampoo changes the women.
Sunday, July 13
Farewell, My Laura
Season 3 • Episode 25
Steve writes about Johnny Danger and a plot to silence Laura's aunt before she talks.
Sunday, July 13
Surely You Joust
Season 4 • Episode 1
Steve and Carl appear in a television grudge match to settle a disagreement.
Sunday, July 13
Hot Wheels
Season 4 • Episode 2
Steve glues himself to Laura and ruins her date with a hunk; Carl buys Eddie a used car.
Sunday, July 13
Dance to the Music
Season 4 • Episode 3
Urkel can't take Laura to a dance; Harriette's piano teacher irks Carl.
Sunday, July 13
Driving Carl Crazy
Season 4 • Episode 4
Student driver Urkel enlists Carl as teacher; it is very dangerous to Carl's health.
Sunday, July 13
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.
Sunday, July 13
Number One With a Bullet
Season 4 • Episode 6
Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) and Steve share a hospital room.
Sunday, July 13
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.
Sunday, July 13
Just One Date
Season 4 • Episode 9
Steve commemorates his 1,000th attempt to date Laura with a sit-in on the roof.
Monday, July 14
The Oddest Couple
Season 4 • Episode 10
Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments cause issues when the two become roommates.
Monday, July 14
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.
Monday, July 14
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.
Monday, July 14
Muskrat Love
Season 4 • Episode 13
Eddie breaks a date, hurting feelings; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.
Monday, July 14
The Way the Ball Bounces
Season 4 • Episode 14
A college woos athlete Eddie; Laura forgoes sleep to study for a Harvard-entrance exam.
Monday, July 14
A Thought in the Dark
Season 4 • Episode 15
Laura and Ted arrange a blind date for Steve with Ted's cousin, Myra.
Monday, July 14
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.
Monday, July 14
An Unlikely Match
Season 6 • Episode 13
Urkel heads a bone-marrow drive to help a classmate who has leukemia.
Monday, July 14
The Substitute Son
Season 6 • Episode 14
The transformation machine turns Urkel into a karate expert to fight bullies.
Monday, July 14
The Gun
Season 6 • Episode 15
Laura wants to buy a gun after an assailant assaults her; Urkel tries to stop her.
Tuesday, July 15
Higher Anxiety
Season 4 • Episode 18
Steve, Eddie, and Waldo end up trapped on a fire escape during a party.
Tuesday, July 15
Mama's Wedding
Season 4 • Episode 19
Eddie mistakenly throws a teen party on Mother Winslow's wedding day.
Tuesday, July 15
Pulling Teeth
Season 4 • Episode 20
Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.
Tuesday, July 15
Wedding Bell Blues
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve find themselves balanced on a church tower while trying to rescue Mr. Looney.
Tuesday, July 15
Ain't Nothing but an Urkel
Season 6 • Episode 17
Urkel turns into Elvis, not Einstein, when an experiment flops.
Tuesday, July 15
My Uncle the Hero
Season 6 • Episode 18
Laura and Myra fight over Steve; Richie's class visits Carl at the precinct.
Tuesday, July 15
My Bodyguard
Season 6 • Episode 19
Carl is Urkel's bodyguard; the boss's daughter comes on to Eddie.
Tuesday, July 15
What's Up Doc?
Season 6 • Episode 21
The Winslows see a counselor to discuss the family's tension and hostility.
Tuesday, July 15
We're Going to Disney World
Season 6 • Episode 22
Steve travels to Walt Disney World to participate in an inventors contest.
Wednesday, July 16
Hot Stuff
Season 4 • Episode 22
Myra makes a play for Urkel; Eddie unwittingly buys a stolen stereo.
Wednesday, July 16
Stormy Weather
Season 4 • Episode 23
Urkel hopes to conceal his nerdy reputation from his prom date.
Wednesday, July 16
Buds 'n Buns
Season 4 • Episode 24
Laura wants to be friends until Steve takes her advice and becomes serious about Myra.
Wednesday, July 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.
Wednesday, July 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.
Thursday, July 17
It Didn't Happen One Night
Season 5 • Episode 2
Steve offers to drive Laura to a cheerleading competition in Cincinnati.
Thursday, July 17
Saved by the Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 3
The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve.
Thursday, July 17
Home Sweet Home
Season 6 • Episode 25
Urkel's genetically engineered termites escape after he moves in with Eddie and Waldo.
Thursday, July 17
Little Big Guy
Season 7 • Episode 1
Steve accidentally shrinks himself and Carl in his transformation machine.
Friday, July 18
A Matter of Principle
Season 5 • Episode 4
Obsessive Myra invades Steve's school; Harriette faces a possible layoff.
Friday, July 18
Money Out the Window
Season 5 • Episode 5
A tough guy tries to collect Eddie's gambling debts.
Friday, July 18
Best Friends
Season 5 • Episode 6
Eddie hires Waldo, who is down on himself, to work at the Mighty Weenie.
Friday, July 18
The Naked and the Nerdy
Season 7 • Episode 2
Naked Laura and Urkel unexpectedly meet in the shower.
Friday, July 18
Bugged
Season 7 • Episode 3
Urkel, fearing Myra's jealousy, hides his attraction to a fellow bug collector.
Friday, July 18
Teacher's Pet
Season 7 • Episode 4
Stefan Urquelle calms an unruly class when Steve tries to substitute teach.
Friday, July 18
Walking My Baby Back Home
Season 7 • Episode 5
Urkel plays go-between for Eddie and his girlfriend; guest Ziggy Marley.
Saturday, July 19
Grandmama
Season 5 • Episode 7
Steve gets a better partner for the basketball tournament after Eddie dumps him.
Saturday, July 19
Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
Season 5 • Episode 8
Steve undergoes a personality change when he drinks his secret elixir.
Saturday, July 19
Car Wars
Season 5 • Episode 9
Laura tricks a disrespectful used-car salesman; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.
Saturday, July 19
All the Wrong Moves
Season 5 • Episode 10
Steve and Laura reject the affectionate advances of their respective dates at the drive-in.
Saturday, July 19
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, July 20
Rock Enroll
Season 5 • Episode 13
Eddie decides to skip college in favor of a career in the entertainment business.
Sunday, July 20
Like a Virgin
Season 5 • Episode 14
Steve steps in and eases Eddie's mind when the guys tease him about his virginity.
Sunday, July 20
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 5 • Episode 15
Eddie seeks Carl's help when two cops harass him; Steve wreaks havoc at the dentist.
Sunday, July 20
Presumed Urkel
Season 5 • Episode 16
Laura defends Steve at school trial after lab explosion blame.
Sunday, July 20
Father of the Bride
Season 5 • Episode 17
Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura have Urkel look-alike children.
Sunday, July 20
Psycho Twins
Season 5 • Episode 18
Urkel and Carl enter the ring as wrestlers; guests the Bushwackers.
Sunday, July 20
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, July 21
Opposites Attract
Season 5 • Episode 20
Urkel hiccups after thieves rob him; Laura finds romance.
Monday, July 21
A-Camping We Will Go
Season 5 • Episode 21
Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip; Harriette seeks a job.
Monday, July 21
Stefan Returns
Season 5 • Episode 24
Laura asks Steve to take more ooze juice to turn himself into the irresistible Stefan Urquelle.
Monday, July 21
To Be or Not to Be
Season 6 • Episode 1
The sophisticated Stefan Urquelle, alter ego of Steve Urkel, returns.
Monday, July 21
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, July 21
Till Death Do Us Apartment
Season 6 • Episode 3
Eddie and Waldo share an apartment; Steve tries to be a son to Carl.
Monday, July 21
She's Back
Season 7 • Episode 6
When Steve goes to Russia, his Southern-belle cousin Myrtle visits the Winslows.
Monday, July 21
The Looney Bin
Season 6 • Episode 4
Helping a homeless man traps Urkel and Carl in a bomb shelter.
Monday, July 21
Hot Rods to Heck
Season 7 • Episode 7
A suave senior likes Laura; Urkel challenges him to drag race.
Monday, July 21
Talk's Cheap
Season 7 • Episode 8
Waldo persuades Steve, Myra and Laura to appear on a talk show to discuss romance.
Monday, July 21
Struck by Lightning
Season 7 • Episode 9
Struck by lightning three times, Urkel won't go outside.
Tuesday, July 22
Beta Chi Guy
Season 6 • Episode 5
A cool fraternity tells Eddie to lose Steve as a friend.
Tuesday, July 22
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, July 22
Sink or Swim
Season 6 • Episode 8
Urkel, who fears water, must pass a mandatory swimming course.
Tuesday, July 22
Flying Blind
Season 6 • Episode 10
Carl and Urkel must land a plane after their vengeful pilot bails out.
Tuesday, July 22
Best Years of Our Lives
Season 7 • Episode 10
Steve volunteers to build the senior-class float for the homecoming parade.
Tuesday, July 22
Fa La La La Laagghh!
Season 7 • Episode 11
Carl allows Steve to decorate the Winslow house for the Christmas display contest.
Tuesday, July 22
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, July 22
South of the Border
Season 7 • Episode 13
Waldo's trip south of the border goes awry and lands him in jail.
Tuesday, July 22
Life in the Fast Lane
Season 7 • Episode 14
Steve destroys Carl's garage after mistaking Laura's diet pills for vitamins.
Tuesday, July 22
Random Acts of Science
Season 7 • Episode 15
Steve and Carl turn into dual Bruce Lees to protect themselves from thugs.
Wednesday, July 23
Cheers Looking at You, Kid
Season 6 • Episode 20
Urkel tags along with Laura and a guy to cheerleading finals in Omaha.
Wednesday, July 23
Midterm Crisis
Season 6 • Episode 12
Steve and Eddie eat Waldo's final exam, a cake; Carl has some news about his boss' girlfriend.
Wednesday, July 23
An Unlikely Match
Season 6 • Episode 13
Urkel heads a bone-marrow drive to help a classmate who has leukemia.
Wednesday, July 23
The Substitute Son
Season 6 • Episode 14
The transformation machine turns Urkel into a karate expert to fight bullies.
Wednesday, July 23
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.
Wednesday, July 23
Swine Lake
Season 7 • Episode 17
Eddie reluctantly takes ballet lessons to improve his basketball skills.
Wednesday, July 23
My Big Brother
Season 7 • Episode 18
Urkel becomes a big brother to a fourth-grader who cannot read.
Wednesday, July 23
Eau de Love
Season 7 • Episode 19
Steve uses an aphrodisiac to cast a passionate spell over Laura.
Thursday, July 24
The Gun
Season 6 • Episode 15
Laura wants to buy a gun after an assailant assaults her; Urkel tries to stop her.
Thursday, July 24
Wedding Bell Blues
Season 6 • Episode 16
Carl and Steve find themselves balanced on a church tower while trying to rescue Mr. Looney.
Thursday, July 24
Twinkle Toes Faldo
Season 7 • Episode 20
Waldo enrolls in tap dancing lessons to improve his agility.
Thursday, July 24
Scammed
Season 7 • Episode 21
Eddie and Waldo get a surprise when they go to a bar to see the Chicago Bears.
Friday, July 25
Ain't Nothing but an Urkel
Season 6 • Episode 17
Urkel turns into Elvis, not Einstein, when an experiment flops.
Friday, July 25
My Uncle the Hero
Season 6 • Episode 18
Laura and Myra fight over Steve; Richie's class visits Carl at the precinct.
Saturday, July 26
My Bodyguard
Season 6 • Episode 19
Carl is Urkel's bodyguard; the boss's daughter comes on to Eddie.
Saturday, July 26
What's Up Doc?
Season 6 • Episode 21
The Winslows see a counselor to discuss the family's tension and hostility.
Saturday, July 26
We're Going to Disney World
Season 6 • Episode 22
Steve travels to Walt Disney World to participate in an inventors contest.
Saturday, July 26
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.
Sunday, July 27
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, July 27
Home Sweet Home
Season 6 • Episode 25
Urkel's genetically engineered termites escape after he moves in with Eddie and Waldo.
Sunday, July 27
Little Big Guy
Season 7 • Episode 1
Steve accidentally shrinks himself and Carl in his transformation machine.
Sunday, July 27
The Naked and the Nerdy
Season 7 • Episode 2
Naked Laura and Urkel unexpectedly meet in the shower.
Sunday, July 27
Bugged
Season 7 • Episode 3
Urkel, fearing Myra's jealousy, hides his attraction to a fellow bug collector.
Sunday, July 27
Teacher's Pet
Season 7 • Episode 4
Stefan Urquelle calms an unruly class when Steve tries to substitute teach.
Sunday, July 27
Walking My Baby Back Home
Season 7 • Episode 5
Urkel plays go-between for Eddie and his girlfriend; guest Ziggy Marley.
Sunday, July 27
She's Back
Season 7 • Episode 6
When Steve goes to Russia, his Southern-belle cousin Myrtle visits the Winslows.
Monday, July 28
Dream Date
Season 7 • Episode 22
Steve and Laura, both dateless for the senior prom, decide to go with each other.
Monday, July 28
A Ham Is Born
Season 7 • Episode 23
Carl lands a film role when he moonlights as a movie-set security guard.
Monday, July 28
Send in the Clone
Season 7 • Episode 24
The Winslows do double takes when Steve accidentally clones himself.
Monday, July 28
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 1
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Tuesday, July 29
Random Acts of Science
Season 7 • Episode 15
Steve and Carl turn into dual Bruce Lees to protect themselves from thugs.
Tuesday, July 29
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, July 29
Swine Lake
Season 7 • Episode 17
Eddie reluctantly takes ballet lessons to improve his basketball skills.
Tuesday, July 29
My Big Brother
Season 7 • Episode 18
Urkel becomes a big brother to a fourth-grader who cannot read.
Tuesday, July 29
Paris Vacation
Season 8 • Episode 2
Steve's teleportation device puts him and the Winslows in Paris.
Tuesday, July 29
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.
Tuesday, July 29
Movin' On
Season 8 • Episode 4
Urkel fits in with his new college friends but pines for Laura.
Tuesday, July 29
3J in the House
Season 8 • Episode 5
The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
Tuesday, July 29
Getting Buff
Season 8 • Episode 6
Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta takes a part-time job.
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