Family Matters

1989 • ABC
4.2
8 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (22)

1 The Mama Who Came to Dinner
9/22/89
Season-only
Mother Winslow asserts a little too much authority when she comes to live with her son Carl and his family.
2 Two Income Family
9/29/89
Season-only
The Winslows must cut costs when Harriette loses her job as an elevator operator.
3 Short Story
10/6/89
Season-only
The Winslow family members have mixed reactions when they realize they are the characters in a story Rachel has sold to a magazine.
4 Rachel's First Date
10/13/89
Season-only
Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again.
5 Straight A's
10/20/89
Season-only
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.
6 Basketball Blues
11/3/89
Season-only
Carl pushes a reluctant Eddie to try out for the high school baskeball team. Aunt Rachel experiments with gourmet recipes.
7 Body Damage
11/10/89
Season-only
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.
8 Mr. Badwrench
11/17/89
Season-only
While Carl unsuccessfully tries to install a shower, Rachel tries to convince everybody that her baby boy really can talk.
9 Stakeout
11/24/89
Season-only
Harriette becomes jealous because Carl's new partner is beautiful, shapely -- and likes to bowl!
10 False Arrest
11/28/10
Season-only
Carl arrests the Winslow family's favorite television star.
11 The Quilt
12/8/89
Season-only
Laura has a garage sale and mistakenly sells Mother Winslow's priceless 200-year-old quilt.
12 Laura's First Date
12/15/89
Season-only
Laura's first date turns into a nightmare when three boys arrive to take her to the school dance.
13 Man's Best Friend
1/5/90
Season-only
The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things--and Carl changes his mind about pets.
14 Baker's Dozens
1/12/90
Season-only
Policeman Carl Winslow's recipe for lemon tarts leads to a family business venture.
15 The Big Reunion
1/19/90
Season-only
Carl is too embarrassed to attend his high school reunion because of the weight he's gained.
16 The Party
2/2/90
Season-only
Things get out of control when the Winslow children are left alone for the evening.
17 The Big Fix
2/9/90
Season-only
Eddie talks his sister Laura into going on a date with Steve Urkel, the school nerd.
18 Sitting Pretty
2/16/90
Season-only
The Winslow home fills with children when Laura starts a baby-sitting service.
19 In a Jam
2/26/90
Season-only
While Carl Winslow auditions for a job as a television traffic reporter, Eddie helps Steve with a school bully.
20 The Candidate
3/16/90
Season-only
Eddie runs for president of the freshman class because he thinks it will make him more popular with girls.
21 Bowl Me Over
4/6/90
Season-only
Battle lines are drawn in the Winslow family when the women challenge the men to a bowling match.
22 Rock Video
4/27/90
Season-only
Eddie Winslow starts his own band but becomes a little too "star-struck."

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

4.2
8 reviews
Rose Ball
April 9, 2019
it a lond of rubbish