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.

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

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

Monday, July 28

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

Monday, July 28

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

Monday, July 28

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

Monday, July 28

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

Monday, July 28

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

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.

Tuesday, July 29

Stevil

Season 8 • Episode 7

Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes to life on Halloween.

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