Family Matters

1. 1. The Mama Who Came to Dinner

   Sep 22, 1989

   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.

2. 2. Two-Income Family

   Sep 29, 1989

   Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.

3. 3. Short Story

   Oct 6, 1989

   Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.

4. 4. Rachel's First Date

   Oct 13, 1989

   The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.

5. 5. Straight A's

   Oct 20, 1989

   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.

6. 6. Basketball Blues

   Nov 3, 1989

   Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.

7. 7. Body Damage

   Nov 10, 1989

   Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.

8. 8. Mr. Badwrench

   Nov 17, 1989

   Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.

9. 9. Stake-Out

   Nov 24, 1989

   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.

10. 10. False Arrest

    Dec 1, 1989

    The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.

11. 11. The Quilt

    Dec 8, 1989

    Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

12. 12. Laura's First Date

    Dec 15, 1989

    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.

13. 13. Man's Best Friend

    Jan 5, 1990

    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.

14. 14. Baker's Dozens

    Jan 12, 1990

    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.

15. 15. The Big Reunion

    Jan 19, 1990

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

16. 16. The Party

    Feb 2, 1990

    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.

17. 17. The Big Fix

    Feb 9, 1990

    Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.

18. 18. Sitting Pretty

    Feb 16, 1990

    Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.

19. 19. In a Jam

    Mar 16, 1990

    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.

20. 20. The Candidate

    Mar 23, 1990

    Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.

21. 21. Bowl Me Over

    Apr 13, 1990

    The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Harriette aces him out.

22. 22. Rock Video

    Apr 27, 1990

    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.

About

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.

First aired

1989-09-22

Era

80s

Length

9 seasons · 215 episodes

Genres

Comedy, Family

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