Family Matters
More information: IMDB
Watch Family Matters Season 2
Episode 25
I Should Have Done Something
aired: Thu, Apr 25, 1991
Carl Winslow experiences guilt over a hostage who was shot a year ago while he was on duty as a police officer. Steve Urkel bribes Laura Winslow to go out on a date with him.
Episode 24
The Good the Bad and the Urkel
aired: Thu, Apr 25, 1991
Carl dreams that he is facing "Two-Gun Urkel," the most annoying gunslinger in the West.
Episode 23
Skip to My Lieu
aired: Mon, Apr 1, 1991
Steve Urkel gives Laura Winslow a bracelet, and Lieutenant Murtagh goes on a date with Rachel. Both are bluntly spurned, leaving Urkel consoling Lieutenant Murtagh.
Episode 22
Finding the Words
aired: Fri, Mar 22, 1991
Harriette's and Rachel's father--whom they had believed was killed in the Korean War--comes to the Winslow home and wants to make amends for abandoning his daughters.
Episode 21
Taking Credit
aired: Fri, Mar 15, 1991
Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievement.
Episode 20
Fight the Good Fight
aired: Fri, Feb 22, 1991
Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.
Episode 19
Busted
aired: Fri, Feb 15, 1991
Eddie dents the family car and tries to get the money to secretly repair it by going gambling with Steve. The boys are arrested and bailed out by a Carl, who is feeling sheepish because he accidentally threw away a relative's ashes.
Episode 18
Life of the Party
aired: Fri, Feb 1, 1991
Aunt Rachel rescues Steve when his punch is spiked at a party.
Episode 17
High Hopes
aired: Fri, Feb 1, 1991
Steve finds an unorthodox way of curing Carl of his fear of heights. Rachel and Harriette argue over just who won a car on a radio contest.
Episode 16
Do the Right Thing
aired: Fri, Jan 18, 1991
A guilty conscience plagues Carl when he finds a diamond bracelet; Steve faces his own conscience when he has a chance to ruin Laura's latest boyfriend, the new basketball player at school.
Episode 15
Son
aired: Fri, Jan 11, 1991
Harriette acts as peacemaker when a fierce argument between Carl and Eddie threatens to tear the family apart.
Episode 14
Ice Station Winslow
aired: Fri, Jan 4, 1991
Carl's decision to take his reluctant son ice fishing almost ends in tragedy when the ice on the frozen lake gives way.
Episode 13
Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas
aired: Fri, Dec 21, 1990
Christmas is never more wondrous for the Winslows than when they see that Steve's belief in Santa Claus may not be misplaced.
Episode 11
Requiem for an Urkel
aired: Fri, Nov 23, 1990
Steve amazes everyone when he challenges the school bully to a fight after he learns that Laura's honor has been insulted.
Episode 10
The Science Project
aired: Fri, Nov 16, 1990
Laura's happiness at getting Steve to be her partner for a science project turns to terror when she has a nightmare about him building an atomic bomb.
Episode 9
Dedicated to the One I Love
aired: Fri, Nov 9, 1990
Harriette becomes jealous when a pretty neighbor becomes attracted to Carl. Steve Urkel, meanwhile, gets a girlfriend--and it's not his beloved Laura.
Episode 8
Cousin Urkel
aired: Fri, Nov 2, 1990
When Steve goes out of town, his look-alike, sound-alike, act-alike cousin Myrtle, the belle of Biloxi, arrives and falls madly in love with Eddie.
Episode 7
Dog Day Halloween
aired: Fri, Oct 26, 1990
Carl must save Steve and Laura, who have been taken hostage during a Halloween robbery.
Episode 6
Boxcar Blues
aired: Fri, Oct 19, 1990
While Carl Winslow chases a suspect, he gets trapped in a moving boxcar with Steve Urkel. Steve's uncertainty about choosing a career leads Carl to the realization that he should no longer pressure his own son to become a cop.
Episode 5
The Crash Course
aired: Fri, Oct 12, 1990
Steve Urkel faces a future in military school when, to win Eddie Winslow's friendship, he falsely confesses to crashing the Winslow family car.
Episode 4
Flashpants
aired: Fri, Oct 5, 1990
Harriette and Carl Winslow compete in a dance contest with Carl's police captain and his wife. Both men injure themselves but insist on continuing.
Episode 3
Marriage 101
aired: Fri, Sep 28, 1990
To her horror, Laura gets paired with Steve for a class project in which the participants pretend they are married. Harriette is depressed because Carl takes her for granted--until he recognizes the error of his ways by hearing how Steve treats Laura.
Episode 2
Torn Between Two Lovers
aired: Fri, Sep 21, 1990
Steve Urkel mistakenly believes Rachel is romantically attracted to him as she prepares a candle-lit dinner--for her loan officer.
Episode 1
Rachel's Place
aired: Fri, Sep 21, 1990
After Steve accidentally burns down the local hamburger joint, he suggests Rachel buy it and run it herself. With the help of Carl, Harriette and Mother Winslow, she does.
Watch Family Matters Season 1
Episode 22
Rock Video
aired: Fri, Apr 27, 1990
Eddie Winslow starts his own band but becomes a little too "star-struck."
Episode 21
Bowl Me Over
aired: Fri, Apr 6, 1990
Battle lines are drawn in the Winslow family when the women challenge the men to a bowling match.
Episode 20
The Candidate
aired: Fri, Mar 16, 1990
Eddie runs for president of the freshman class because he thinks it will make him more popular with girls.
Episode 19
In a Jam
aired: Fri, Feb 23, 1990
While Carl Winslow auditions for a job as a television traffic reporter, Eddie helps Steve with a school bully.
Episode 18
Sitting Pretty
aired: Fri, Feb 16, 1990
The Winslow home fills with children when Laura starts a baby-sitting service.
Episode 17
The Big Fix
aired: Fri, Feb 9, 1990
Eddie talks his sister Laura into going on a date with Steve Urkel, the school nerd.
Episode 16
The Party
aired: Fri, Feb 2, 1990
Things get out of control when the Winslow children are left alone for the evening.
Episode 15
The Big Reunion
aired: Fri, Jan 19, 1990
Carl is too embarrassed to attend his high school reunion because of the weight he's gained.
Episode 14
Baker's Dozens
aired: Thu, Jan 11, 1990
Policeman Carl Winslow's recipe for lemon tarts leads to a family business venture.
Episode 13
Man's Best Friend
aired: Fri, Jan 5, 1990
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things--and Carl changes his mind about pets.
Episode 12
Laura's First Date
aired: Fri, Dec 15, 1989
Laura's first date turns into a nightmare when three boys arrive to take her to the school dance.
Episode 11
The Quilt
aired: Fri, Dec 8, 1989
Laura has a garage sale and mistakenly sells Mother Winslow's priceless 200-year-old quilt.
Episode 10
False Arrest
aired: Tue, Nov 28, 1989
Carl arrests the Winslow family's favorite television star.
Episode 9
False Arrest
aired: Fri, Nov 24, 1989
Harriette becomes jealous because Carl's new partner is beautiful, shapely -- and likes to bowl!
Episode 8
Mr. Badwrench
aired: Fri, Nov 17, 1989
While Carl unsuccessfully tries to install a shower, Rachel tries to convince everybody that her baby boy really can talk.
Episode 7
Body Damage
aired: Fri, Nov 10, 1989
Carl is chosen to drive an antique police car in the Columbus Day parade, but Rachel wrecks the car and has to fix it before Carl finds out.
Episode 6
Basketball Blues
aired: Fri, Nov 3, 1989
Carl pushes a reluctant Eddie to try out for the high school baskeball team. Aunt Rachel experiments with gourmet recipes.
Episode 5
Straight A's
aired: Fri, Oct 20, 1989
Eddie thinks he must be getting smarter when he comes home with perfect marks until he learns the truth--his friend Rodney has played a joke on him.
Episode 4
Rachel's First Date
aired: Fri, Oct 13, 1989
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
Episode 3
Short Story
aired: Fri, Oct 6, 1989
The Winslow family members have mixed reactions when they realize they are the characters in a story Rachel has sold to a magazine.
Episode 2
Two-Income Family
aired: Fri, Sep 29, 1989
The Winslows must cut costs when Harriette loses her job as an elevator operator.
Episode 1
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
aired: Fri, Sep 22, 1989
Mother Winslow asserts a little too much authority when she comes to live with her son Carl and his family.
