Family Matters

1989 • ABC
4.7
787 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (25)

1 Rachel's Place
9/20/90
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.
2 Torn Between Two Lovers
9/20/90
Steve Urkel mistakenly believes Rachel is romantically attracted to him as she prepares a candle-lit dinner--for her loan officer.
3 Marriage 101
9/27/90
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.
4 Flashpants
10/4/90
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.
5 The Crash Course
10/11/90
Steve Urkel faces a future in military school when, to win Eddie Winslow's friendship, he falsely confesses to crashing the Winslow family car.
6 Boxcar Blues
10/18/90
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.
7 Dog Day Halloween
10/25/90
Carl must save Steve and Laura, who have been taken hostage during a Halloween robbery.
8 Cousin Urkel
11/1/90
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.
9 Dedicated To The One I Love
11/8/90
Harriette becomes jealous when a pretty neighbor becomes attracted to Carl. Steve Urkel, meanwhile, gets a girlfriend--and it's not his beloved Laura.
10 The Science Project
11/15/90
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.
11 Requiem For An Urkel
11/22/90
Steve amazes everyone when he challenges the school bully to a fight after he learns that Laura's honor has been insulted.
12 Fast Eddie Winslow
11/29/90
When Eddie loses $250 to a hardened pool hustler, he's rescued by Steve, who challenges the hustler to a game.
13 Have Yourself A Merry Winslow Christmas
12/20/90
Christmas is never more wondrous for the Winslows than when they see that Steve's belief in Santa Claus may not be misplaced.
14 Ice Station Winslow
1/3/91
Carl's decision to take his reluctant son ice fishing almost ends in tragedy when the ice on the frozen lake gives way.
15 Son
1/10/91
Harriette acts as peacemaker when a fierce argument between Carl and Eddie threatens to tear the family apart.
16 Do The Right Thing
1/17/91
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.
17 High Hopes
1/31/91
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.
18 Life Of The Party
1/31/91
Aunt Rachel rescues Steve when his punch is spiked at a party.
19 Busted
2/14/91
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.
20 Fight The Good Fight
2/21/91
Laura starts a campaign to have a black history course taught at her school.
21 Taking Credit
3/14/91
Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievement.
22 Finding The Words
3/21/91
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.
23 Skip To My Lieu
3/31/91
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.
24 The Good, The Bad And The Urkel
4/24/91
Carl dreams that he is facing "Two-Gun Urkel," the most annoying gunslinger in the West.
25 I Should Have Done Something
4/24/91
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.

About this show

What matters most? Family, of course! Over its nine hit seasons, Family Matters brings us a hilarious slice of middle-class Americana — along with one of TV's wackiest characters, nerdy genius Steve Urkel. The extended Winslow family redefines the word "togetherness" as their home splits at the seams with chaos, confusion and laughter.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
787 reviews
Princess Magical
August 8, 2020
It's so amazing and beautiful how Steve knew all along that he & Laura belonged together from kindergarten. He told Laura in season 2 he would wait forever for her. It took Laura 15 years to finally realize Steve is the one for her after getting the double proposal & no man would ever love & adore Laura more than Steve, more than life itself. You clearly see it after watching the series that Steve's heart always belonged to Laura & they end up getting married even though it's not shown onscreen.
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Bailey Spencer
July 7, 2015
I have to be honest... FULL HOUSE IS LIKE 10 TIMES BETTER! I mean, I love the show, but it's always the same thing. Steve breaks something or tries to win Laura's love, Carl eats junk food, and Laura tries to push Steve away... All while Eddie brags about his good looks and charm. But I do love Harriette's sassy attitude and Mother Winslow's stories about how she was such a "Party animal" back in her day.
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Brittany Schettino
November 5, 2017
I loooovee looove love this show I grew up with this show!!!! I remember sitting in my family room watching it everyday. Its really such a crying shame that they can't and don't have shows like this anymore nowadays... It covered every important issue that everyone sweeps under the rug. Subjects that are so taboo today when really something should be done about these subjects. Amazing actors and actresses funny af has u peeing yourself because that's how funny they are.
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