Family Matters (1989)
A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
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1x01 The Mama Who Came to Dinner
23 September, 1989 4:30 am
Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he has a strict curfew that complicates things with Carl.
1x02 Two-Income Family
30 September, 1989 4:30 am
Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
1x03 Short Story
07 October, 1989 4:30 am
Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.
1x04 Rachel's First Date
14 October, 1989 4:30 am
The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.
1x05 Straight A's
21 October, 1989 4:30 am
Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells him that he changed the grades on the report cards on the school computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.
1x06 Basketball Blues
04 November, 1989 4:30 am
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
1x07 Body Damage
11 November, 1989 4:30 am
Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
1x08 Mr. Badwrench
18 November, 1989 4:30 am
Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
1x09 Stake-Out
25 November, 1989 4:30 am
After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.
1x10 False Arrest
02 December, 1989 4:30 am
The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
1x11 The Quilt
09 December, 1989 4:30 am
Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
1x12 Laura's First Date
16 December, 1989 4:30 am
Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.
1x13 Man's Best Friend
06 January, 1990 4:30 am
Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.
1x14 Baker's Dozens
13 January, 1990 4:30 am
Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, which were a big hit at a local restaurant.
1x15 The Big Reunion
20 January, 1990 4:30 am
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
1x16 The Party
03 February, 1990 4:30 am
A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are away for the weekend.
1x18 Sitting Pretty
17 February, 1990 4:30 am
Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.
1x19 In a Jam
17 March, 1990 4:30 am
Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which could get Eddie creamed as well.
1x20 The Candidate
24 March, 1990 4:30 am
Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.
1x21 Bowl Me Over
14 April, 1990 4:30 am
The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Hariette aces him out.
1x22 Rock Video
28 April, 1990 4:30 am
When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Winslows offer some ideas.
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