Family Matters
Family Matters
TV ShowEnded

Family Matters

6.8 / 10
1989
9 seasons
215 episodes
ComedyFamily

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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Family Matters Season 6 (Theme Song)

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Seasons

  • The Mama Who Came to Dinner

    1.The Mama Who Came to Dinner

    7.3
    22-09-198924m

    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.

  • Two-Income Family

    2.Two-Income Family

    8.3
    29-09-198924m

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

  • Short Story

    3.Short Story

    8.3
    06-10-198924m

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

  • Rachel's First Date

    4.Rachel's First Date

    7.0
    13-10-198924m

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

  • Straight A's

    5.Straight A's

    7.0
    20-10-198924m

    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 sc...

  • Basketball Blues

    6.Basketball Blues

    7.0
    03-11-198924m

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

  • Body Damage

    7.Body Damage

    8.0
    10-11-198924m

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

  • Mr. Badwrench

    8.Mr. Badwrench

    7.5
    17-11-198924m

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

  • Stake-Out

    9.Stake-Out

    8.0
    24-11-198924m

    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.

  • False Arrest

    10.False Arrest

    01-12-198924m

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

  • The Quilt

    11.The Quilt

    08-12-198924m

    Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

  • Laura's First Date

    12.Laura's First Date

    15-12-198924m

    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 h...

  • Man's Best Friend

    13.Man's Best Friend

    05-01-199024m

    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.

  • Baker's Dozens

    14.Baker's Dozens

    12-01-199024m

    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.

  • The Big Reunion

    15.The Big Reunion

    8.0
    19-01-199024m

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

  • The Party

    16.The Party

    02-02-199024m

    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.

  • The Big Fix

    17.The Big Fix

    09-02-199024m

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

  • Sitting Pretty

    18.Sitting Pretty

    16-02-199024m

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

  • In a Jam

    19.In a Jam

    16-03-199024m

    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.

  • The Candidate

    20.The Candidate

    7.0
    23-03-199024m

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

  • Bowl Me Over

    21.Bowl Me Over

    13-04-199024m

    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.

  • Rock Video

    22.Rock Video

    27-04-199024m

    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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