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.
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
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
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.