Family Matters

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Episode Guide

Season 1

• Episode 1: The Mama Who Came to Dinner
  Aired: Sep 22, 1989

  Carl is not happy about his mother coming to live in his already crowded household.

• Episode 2: Two-Income Family
  Aired: Sep 29, 1989

  The Winslows must cut costs when Harriette loses her job.

• Episode 3: Short Story
  Aired: Oct 6, 1989

  Rachel's first published short story hits too close to home for certain members of the family.

• Episode 4: Rachel's First Date
  Aired: Oct 13, 1989

  Desperate for some time alone with Harriette, Carl encourages Rachel to start dating again,

• Episode 5: Straight A's
  Aired: Oct 20, 1989

  Carl and Harriette are thrilled when Eddie brings home an unexpected straight-A report card.

• Episode 6: Mr. Badwrench
  Aired: Nov 3, 1989

  Carl and Eddie attempt to install a new shower for Grandma Winslow.

• Episode 7: Body Damage
  Aired: Nov 10, 1989

  Rachel and Harriette wreck Carl's vintage patrol car.

• Episode 8: Stake-Out
  Aired: Nov 17, 1989

  Harriette gets jealous when Carl goes on a lengthy stakeout with a policewoman.

• Episode 9: False Arrest
  Aired: Nov 24, 1989

  Carl charges an egotistical celebrity with assault after being pushed to the limit.

• Episode 10: Basketball Blues
  Aired: Dec 1, 1989

  Carl pushes Eddie to try out for the high school basketball team despite the boy's reluctance.

• Episode 11: The Quilt
  Aired: Dec 8, 1989

  Laura sells a quilt Grandmother WInslow considered an heirloom.

• Episode 12: Laura's First Date
  Aired: Dec 15, 1989

  Laura gets more dates than she can handle.

• Episode 13: Man's Best Friend
  Aired: Jan 5, 1990

  The children bring home a stray dog that has a habit of chewing on things.

• Episode 14: Baker's Dozens
  Aired: Jan 12, 1990

  The family works hard to fill an order for thousands of Carl's lemon tarts.

• Episode 15: The Big Reunion
  Aired: Jan 19, 1990

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

• Episode 16: The Party
  Aired: Feb 2, 1990

  While his parents are away, Eddie's friends throw a wild party.

• Episode 17: The Big Fix
  Aired: Feb 9, 1990

  Eddie talks Laura into going out with nerdy Steve Urkel

• Episode 18: Sitting Pretty
  Aired: Feb 16, 1990

  The Winslow home fills with children when Laura starts a baby-sitting service.

• Episode 19: In a Jam
  Aired: Feb 23, 1990

  Eddie gets himself in trouble when he defends Steve from a bully.

• Episode 20: The Candidate
  Aired: Mar 16, 1990

  Laura helps Eddie run for class president.

• Episode 21: Bowl Me Over
  Aired: Apr 6, 1990

  The WInslows have a battle-of-the-sexes bowling match.

• Episode 22: Rock Video
  Aired: Apr 27, 1990

  The Winslow family makes a music video for a television contest.

Season 2

• Episode 1: Rachel's Place
  Aired: Sep 21, 1990

  Rachel plans to open a restaurant when the local burger hangout burns down.

• Episode 2: Torn Between Two Lovers
  Aired: Sep 21, 1990

  Rachel surprises Steve with an invitation to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant.

• Episode 3: Marriage 101
  Aired: Sep 28, 1990

  Steve and Laura get married in a class project.

• Episode 4: Flashpants
  Aired: Oct 5, 1990

  Carl plans to dance circles around a fierce rival at an upcoming contest.

• Episode 5: The Crash Course
  Aired: Oct 12, 1990

  Steve takes the blame when Eddie crashes the car into the house.

• Episode 6: Boxcar Blues
  Aired: Oct 19, 1990

  Carl is trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve.

• Episode 7: Dog Day Halloween
  Aired: Oct 26, 1990

  Carl must save Steve and Laura who have been taken hostage during a Halloween robbery.

• Episode 8: Cousin Urkel
  Aired: Nov 2, 1990

  Steve's cousin, the Belle of Biloxi, sets out to win Eddie's love.

• Episode 9: Dedicated to the One I Love
  Aired: Nov 9, 1990

  Laura is jealous when Steve pays attention to another girl.

• Episode 10: The Science Project
  Aired: Nov 16, 1990

  The unlikely pair of Steve and Laura team up on a science project.

• Episode 11: Requiem for an Urkel
  Aired: Nov 23, 1990

  Steve amazes everyone when he stands up to a bully in school.

• Episode 12: Fast Eddie Winslow
  Aired: Nov 30, 1990

  Eddie finds himself in a pinch with a hardened pool hustler.

• Episode 13: Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas
  Aired: Dec 21, 1990

  Lonely Steve puts his fondest Christmas wish in a note addressed to the Winslows.

• Episode 14: Ice Station Winslow
  Aired: Jan 4, 1991

  Carl contends with Lake Wannamuck's frigid waters while on an ice fishing trip.

• Episode 15: Son
  Aired: Jan 11, 1991

  Eddie's fight with his father disturbs the whole family.

• Episode 16: Do the Right Thing
  Aired: Jan 18, 1991

  Steve is jealous when Laura falls for the new basketball player at school.

• Episode 17: High Hopes
  Aired: Feb 1, 1991

  Steve tries to lend a hand when Carl is determined to overcome his fear of heights.

• Episode 18: Life of the Party
  Aired: Feb 8, 1991

  Aunt Rachel rescues Steve when his punch is spiked at a party.

• Episode 19: Busted
  Aired: Feb 15, 1991

  Steve and Eddie visit a gambling hangout to raise money after Eddie wrecks the family car.

• Episode 20: Fight the Good Fight
  Aired: Feb 22, 1991

  During Black History Month, Laura and Urkel hope their fellow students will gain appreciation for other cultures and races with a new class. But all they get is a bunch of threats from a few racist classmates. Laura breaks down in tears and feels sorry for herself, but Estelle's story behind her first library card gives her new inspiration.

• Episode 21: Taking Credit
  Aired: Mar 15, 1991

  Steve and Carl both learn a lesson about when to take credit for their achievements.

• Episode 22: Finding the Words
  Aired: Mar 22, 1991

  The unexpected visit of a mysterious person from Harriette's past leaves Carl speechless.

• Episode 23: Skip to My Lieu
  Aired: Apr 1, 1991

  Steve tells anyone who will listen that he plans to go steady with Laura.

• Episode 24: The Good the Bad and the Urkel
  Aired: Apr 25, 1991

  Carl dreams that he is facing Two-Gun Urkel, the most annoying gunslinger in the West.

• Episode 25: I Should Have Done Something
  Aired: Apr 26, 1991

  Steve schemes to take Laura to a concert; Carl regrets the results of a hostage case.

Season 3

• Episode 1: Boom!
  Aired: Sep 20, 1991

  Steve steals an orangutan from a science lab; Carl steps on a treadmill booby-trapped with a bomb.

• Episode 2: Brain Over Brawn
  Aired: Sep 27, 1991

  Steve challenges another student to a rope-climbing competition to impress Laura

• Episode 3: The Show Must Go On
  Aired: Oct 4, 1991

  Steve looks forward to kissing Laura when they act as Romeo and Juliet in the school play.

• Episode 4: Words Hurt
  Aired: Oct 11, 1991

  Steve visits a hypnotherapist who takes him on a journey through his subconscious mind.

• Episode 5: Daddy's Little Girl
  Aired: Oct 19, 1991

  Laura's behavior suddenly changes when she meets Carl's new partner; surf's up for Steve.

• Episode 6: Citizen's Court
  Aired: Oct 25, 1991

  Steve acts as his own lawyer when he sues Carl over the death of a pet beetle.

• Episode 7: Robo-Nerd (1)
  Aired: Nov 1, 1991

  Steve builds a robot that looks and talks and chases after Laura--just like him.

• Episode 8: Making the Team
  Aired: Nov 8, 1991

  Steve tries out for the basketball team; Laura is ignored by the other cheerleaders on the squad.

• Episode 9: Born to Be Mild
  Aired: Nov 15, 1991

  Steve goes undercover to help Carl catch the gang members who wrecked Rachel's restaurant and beat up Eddie.

• Episode 10: The Love God
  Aired: Nov 22, 1991

  Rachel makes drastic changes in her life when she meets a charming stranger; Carl goes under cover as a woman.

• Episode 11: Old and Alone
  Aired: Nov 29, 1991

  Laura dreams about the future after telling Steve to get out of her life.

• Episode 12: A Pair of Ladies
  Aired: Dec 6, 1991

  Steve looks for revenge after he is set up by Carl's boss in a poker game; Harriette helps out at the restaurant.

• Episode 13: Choir Trouble
  Aired: Dec 20, 1991

  When Rachel becomes the new church choir director, Steve sings off-key and the choir rebels

• Episode 14: A Test of Friendship
  Aired: Jan 10, 1992

  Steve reluctantly agrees to help Eddie cheat on a chemistry test.

• Episode 15: Jailhouse Blues
  Aired: Jan 17, 1992

  Eddie and Steve land in jail when Eddie's smooth-talking cousin Clarence "borrows" a car.

• Episode 16: Brown Bombshell
  Aired: Jan 31, 1992

  Steve's prison pen pal mistakes Carl for Steve when she comes for a visit; Eddie learns about family history.

• Episode 17: Food, Lies and Videotape
  Aired: Feb 7, 1992

  Steve takes a cooking class that leaves everyone rolling in the dough; Carl's new video camera gets crushed.

• Episode 18: My Broken-Hearted Valentine
  Aired: Feb 14, 1992

  Lonely and depressed after breaking up with Ted, Laura grants Urkel a few bittersweet hours of bliss as her valentine; Gwendolyn charms Richie with "yucky goo-goo stuff"; and Harriette and Carl search for admirable qualities in each other.

• Episode 19: Woman of the People
  Aired: Feb 21, 1992

  Laura runs for student council president with Steve's help; Harriette becomes the neighborhood watch person.

• Episode 20: Love and Kisses
  Aired: Feb 28, 1992

  Steve hires singer Johnny Gill to serenade Laura; Carl and Harriette take a second honeymoon.

• Episode 21: Stop, in the Name of Love
  Aired: Mar 13, 1992

  Steve's plan to boost Waldo's confidence backfires when Waldo asks Laura for a date.

• Episode 22: The Urkel Who Came to Dinner
  Aired: Apr 3, 1992

  Steve succeeds in alienating the entire family when he becomes a guest in the Winslow home.

• Episode 23: Robo-Nerd (2)
  Aired: Apr 24, 1992

  Urkel's robot double fights crime; a new shampoo changes the women.

• Episode 24: Dudes
  Aired: May 1, 1992

  Steve, Waldo, and Eddie appear on a television dating show; Carl's birthday attracts little attention from the family.

• Episode 25: Farewell, My Laura
  Aired: May 8, 1992

  A short story comes to life when Steve writes about Johnny Danger and a plot to silence Laura's aunt before she talks.

Season 4

• Episode 1: Surely You Joust
  Aired: Sep 18, 1992

  Steve and Carl appear in a television grudge match to settle a disagreement.

• Episode 2: Hot Wheels
  Aired: Sep 25, 1992

  Carl buys a hot rod for Eddie, hoping it will be the road to a father-son bonding session; and Urkel strengthens his bond with Laura using a new wonder glue he invented.

• Episode 3: Dance to the Music
  Aired: Oct 2, 1992

  Carl meets Harriette's new piano teacher; Steve is unable to escort homecoming queen candidate Laura to the school dance.

• Episode 4: Driving Carl Crazy
  Aired: Oct 9, 1992

  Steve acquires a car and asks Carl to teach him to drive. It is very dangerous to Carl's health.

• Episode 5: Rumor Has It
  Aired: Oct 16, 1992

  When Steve hears a lie about Laura from the guys at school, he decides to silence the rumor at any cost.

• Episode 6: Number One with a Bullet
  Aired: Oct 23, 1992

  Carl and Steve share a hospital room.

• Episode 7: Whose Kid Is It Anyway?
  Aired: Oct 30, 1992

  Richie is upset when Eddie's hot Halloween date conflicts with his promise to take his little brother trick or treating.

• Episode 8: An Officer and a Waldo
  Aired: Nov 6, 1992

  Eddie and Urkel try to get Waldo out of boot camp; Harriette and Carl catch a shady repairman.

• Episode 9: Just One Date
  Aired: Nov 13, 1992

  Steve commemorates his 1,000th attempt to date Laura with a sit-in on the roof.

• Episode 10: The Oddest Couple
  Aired: Nov 20, 1992

  Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments cause issues when the two become roommates.

• Episode 11: It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse
  Aired: Nov 27, 1992

  Eddie's teacher arrives for a surprise visit just in time to witness the resulting chaos when Harriette goes on strike.

• Episode 12: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel
  Aired: Dec 11, 1992

  Laura and Steve switch bodies after her guardian angel grants her a wish at Christmas.

• Episode 13: Muskrat Love
  Aired: Jan 8, 1993

  Eddie learns a lesson about caring for other people's feelings after he breaks a date with a girl.

• Episode 14: The Way the Ball Bounces
  Aired: Jan 22, 1993

  Eddie is pursued by a college more interested in his ability to play basketball than his grades; Laura sets her sights on Harvard.

• Episode 15: A Thought in the Dark
  Aired: Jan 29, 1993

  Laura and Ted arrange a blind date for Steve with Ted's cousin Myra.

• Episode 16: Tender Kisses
  Aired: Feb 5, 1993

  Eddie meets singer Tracie Spencer and she falls for him; Steve helps Carl get a look at Harriette's diary.

• Episode 17: Heart Strings
  Aired: Feb 12, 1993

  Laura becomes Steve's valentine; Steve arranges a date for Richie with Gwendolyn.

• Episode 18: Higher Anxiety
  Aired: Feb 19, 1993

  Steve, Eddie, and Waldo become trapped on a fire escape while at a party; Carl's widowed mother finds a new man.

• Episode 19: Mama's Wedding
  Aired: Feb 26, 1993

  The family reception turns into a wild party when Mother Winslow marries Fletcher.

• Episode 20: Pulling Teeth
  Aired: Mar 19, 1993

  Steve makes a date for Laura's friend Maxine with Waldo; Richie loses a baby tooth with Carl's help.

• Episode 21: Walk on the Wild Side
  Aired: Mar 26, 1993

  Laura uses a phony ID card to get into a male strip club, where she sees "Steve, the Sensuous" performing on stage.

• Episode 22: Hot Stuff
  Aired: Apr 30, 1993

  Steve discovers a new love interest when Myra makes a pass at him; Eddie unknowingly buys a stolen car stereo.

• Episode 23: Stormy Weather
  Aired: May 7, 1993

  Steve worries that Myra will learn about his reputation as a nerd when he takes her to the high-school prom.

• Episode 24: Buds 'n' Buns
  Aired: May 14, 1993

  Laura wants to be friends until Steve takes her advice and becomes serious about his relationship with Myra.

Season 5

• Episode 1: Hell Toupee
  Aired: Sep 24, 1993

  Steve finds himself the object of romantic attention; Carl considers wearing a toupee.

• Episode 2: It Didn't Happen One Night
  Aired: Oct 1, 1993

  Steve offers to drive Laura to a cheerleading competition in Cincinnati

• Episode 3: Saved by the Urkel
  Aired: Oct 8, 1993

  The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve

• Episode 4: A Matter of Principle
  Aired: Oct 15, 1993

  Obsessive Myra invades Steve's school; Harriette faces a possible layoff.

• Episode 5: Money Out the Window
  Aired: Oct 22, 1993

  Eddie's gambling debts earn him a visit from a tough guy.

• Episode 6: Best Friends
  Aired: Oct 29, 1993

  Eddie hires Waldo, who is down on himself, to work at the Mighty Weenie.

• Episode 7: Grandmama
  Aired: Nov 5, 1993

  Steve gets a better partner for the basketball tournament after Eddie dumps him. The NBA's Larry Johnson guest stars.

• Episode 8: Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
  Aired: Nov 12, 1993

  Steve undergoes a personality change when he drinks his secret elixir.

• Episode 9: Car Wars
  Aired: Nov 19, 1993

  Laura tricks a disrespectful used-car salesman; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

• Episode 10: All the Wrong Moves
  Aired: Nov 26, 1993

  Steve and Laura reject the affectionate advances of their respective dates at the drive-in.

• Episode 11: Christmas Is Where the Heart Is
  Aired: Dec 10, 1993

  Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated anywhere and with anyone.

• Episode 12: Scenes from a Mall
  Aired: Dec 17, 1993

  Steve is the center of attention at a mall when Myra begins to flirt with him.

• Episode 13: Rock Enroll
  Aired: Jan 7, 1994

  Eddie decides to skip college in favor of a career in the entertainment business.

• Episode 14: Like a Virgin
  Aired: Jan 14, 1994

  When Eddie is teased by the guys about his virginity, Steve steps in and eases his mind.

• Episode 15: Good Cop, Bad Cop
  Aired: Jan 21, 1994

  Eddie needs Carl's help when he is harassed by two cops; Steve wreaks havoc at the dentist.

• Episode 16: Presumed Urkel
  Aired: Feb 4, 1994

  When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.

• Episode 17: Father of the Bride
  Aired: Feb 11, 1994

  Carl experiences a nightmare in which Steve and Laura are married and have Urkel look-alike children.

• Episode 18: Psycho Twins
  Aired: Feb 18, 1994

  Steve and Carl end up in the ring as substitutes against Luke and Butch of the "Bushwackers" wrestling duo.

• Episode 19: That's What Friends Are For
  Aired: Mar 4, 1994

  Waldo envies Eddie's scholarship; Carl fears a test he must take to get a promotion.

• Episode 20: Opposites Attract
  Aired: Mar 18, 1994

  Steve suffers from a severe attack of the hiccups when he is robbed; Laura finds romance.

• Episode 21: A-Camping We Will Go
  Aired: Apr 1, 1994

  Chaos ensues when Steve convinces Carl to let him go along on a camping trip.

• Episode 22: Nunsense
  Aired: Apr 29, 1994

  Steve ends up in a nunnery when he discovers Myra has entered a convent.

• Episode 23: Aunt Oona
  Aired: May 6, 1994

  Steve's awkward Aunt Oona visits, and chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

• Episode 24: Stefan Returns
  Aired: May 20, 1994

  Laura asks Steve to take more ooze juice to turn himself into the irresistible Stefan Urquelle.

Season 6

• Episode 1: To Be or Not to Be (1)
  Aired: Sep 23, 1994

  Laura doesn't want Stefan to change anything about himself for her, while Urkel - as his nerdy self - is a 10 in Myra's eyes. Meanwhile, hoping to improve his vision, Carl steps into Urkel's transformation chamber.

• Episode 2: To Be or Not to Be (2)
  Aired: Sep 30, 1994

  After a vengeful Myra tampers with Urkel's transformation chamber, Carl steps into it and steps out as an Urkel-like nerd.

• Episode 3: Till Death Do Us Apartment
  Aired: Oct 7, 1994

  Eddie and Waldo share an apartment; Steve tries to be a son to Carl.

• Episode 4: The Looney Bin
  Aired: Oct 14, 1994

  Steve tries to help his homeless friend and gets trapped in the school's bomb shelter.

• Episode 5: Beta Chi Guy
  Aired: Oct 21, 1994

  A cool fraternity tells Eddie to lose Steve as a friend.

• Episode 6: Dark and Stormy Night
  Aired: Oct 28, 1994

  On a dark and stormy Halloween night Winslows play Pass the Ghost Story, in which Carl and Harriette are 19th-century vampires licking their chops over the wayfaring Sir Steven (Urkel).

• Episode 7: Par for the Course
  Aired: Nov 4, 1994

  On the golf course, Steve accuses Carl of kissing up to his boss; Laura misses her curfew.

• Episode 8: Sink or Swim
  Aired: Nov 11, 1994

  Steve asks Carl to help him pass a swimming test; Rachel tries to return a dress.

• Episode 9: Paradise Bluff
  Aired: Nov 18, 1994

  Steve and Myra run into trouble when they pull over to park; Carl thinks he is a lousy lover.

• Episode 10: Flying Blind
  Aired: Nov 25, 1994

  Carl and Steve find themselves flying alone when their pilot bails out on them.

• Episode 11: Miracle on Elm Street
  Aired: Dec 16, 1994

  Richie brings home a homeless person on Christmas.

• Episode 12: Midterm Crisis
  Aired: Jan 6, 1995

  Steve and Eddie eat Waldo's final exam; Carl has some news about his boss' girlfriend.

• Episode 13: An Unlikely Match
  Aired: Jan 20, 1995

  When the school bully is diagnosed with leukemia, Steve organizes a bone marrow drive.

• Episode 14: The Substitute Son
  Aired: Feb 3, 1995

  The transformation machine turns Urkel into a karate expert to fight bullies.

• Episode 15: The Gun
  Aired: Feb 10, 1995

  After she is robbed, Laura considers arming herself, but instead she organizes a gun turn-in program.

• Episode 16: Wedding Bell Blues
  Aired: Feb 17, 1995

  Carl and Steve find themselves balanced on a church tower while trying to rescue Mr. Looney.

• Episode 17: Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel
  Aired: Feb 24, 1995

  Steve accidentally transforms himself into Elvis; Carl and Harriette are appointed marriage counselors.

• Episode 18: My Uncle Hero
  Aired: Mar 3, 1995

  Laura and Myra fight over Steve; Richie's class visits Carl at the precinct.

• Episode 19: My Bodyguard
  Aired: Mar 17, 1995

  After Steve is threatened, Carl acts as his bodyguard; Eddie is hit on by his boss' daughter.

• Episode 20: Cheers Looking at You, Kid
  Aired: Mar 24, 1995

  Steve tags along on Laura's cheerleading trip to Omaha, Nebraska; Harriette and Carl look forward to a weekend alone.

• Episode 21: What's Up Doc?
  Aired: Mar 31, 1995

  The Winslows see a counselor to discuss the family's tension and hostility.

• Episode 22: We're Going to Disney World (1)
  Aired: Apr 28, 1995

  Steve travels to Walt Disney World to participate in an inventors contest.

• Episode 23: We're Going to Disney World (2)
  Aired: May 5, 1995

  Steve, in his alter ego, must tell Myra that he plans to marry Laura; Eddie and Waldo are lost.

• Episode 24: They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?
  Aired: May 12, 1995

  Steve and Carl face off in a dance contest; Laura dates Waldo's friend.

• Episode 25: Home Sweet Home
  Aired: May 19, 1995

  Urkel causes more problems when he moves in with Eddie and Waldo.

Season 7

• Episode 1: Little Big Guy
  Aired: Sep 22, 1995

  Steve accidentally shrinks himself and Carl in his transformation machine.

• Episode 2: The Naked and the Nerdy
  Aired: Sep 29, 1995

  Laura and Steve have an unexpected encounter in the shower.

• Episode 3: Bugged
  Aired: Oct 13, 1995

  Urkel, fearing Myra's jealousy, hides his attraction to a fellow bug collector.

• Episode 4: Teacher's Pet
  Aired: Oct 20, 1995

  Stefan Urquelle calms an unruly class when Steve tries to substitute teach.

• Episode 5: Walking My Baby Back Home
  Aired: Oct 27, 1995

  When Eddie is forbidden to see his girlfriend, he asks Steve to arrange secret meetings.

• Episode 6: She's Back
  Aired: Nov 3, 1995

  When Steve goes to Russia, his Southern-belle cousin Myrtle visits the Winslows.

• Episode 7: Hot Rods to Heck
  Aired: Nov 10, 1995

  Steve tries to protect Laura from a smooth-talking senior by challenging him to a drag race.

• Episode 8: Talk's Cheap
  Aired: Nov 17, 1995

  Steve, Myra, and Laura join the talk show circuit to discuss unsatisfying romances.

• Episode 9: Struck by Lightning
  Aired: Nov 24, 1995

  Being struck by lightning three times keeps Urkel from going outside.

• Episode 10: Best Years of Our Lives
  Aired: Dec 8, 1995

  Steve volunteers to build the senior-class float for the homecoming parade.

• Episode 11: Fa La La La Laagghh!
  Aired: Dec 15, 1995

  Carl agrees to let Steve decorate the Winslow household for the Christmas season.

• Episode 12: Friendship Cycles
  Aired: Jan 5, 1996

  Steve must do some fast thinking to go on a senior class bicycle trip with Myra.

• Episode 13: South of the Border
  Aired: Jan 12, 1996

  Carl, Eddie and Steve have to bail Waldo out of jail.

• Episode 14: Life in the Fast Lane
  Aired: Jan 26, 1996

  After he mistakenly ingests Laura's diet pills, Steve destroys Carl's garage.

• Episode 15: Random Acts of Science
  Aired: Feb 2, 1996

  Steve and Carl are threatened by thugs in the warehouse that houses Steve's experiments.

• Episode 16: Tips for a Better Life
  Aired: Feb 9, 1996

  Steve gets a job at a coffee shop to help pay for repairs on the Winslows' home.

• Episode 17: Swine Lake
  Aired: Feb 16, 1996

  Eddie reluctantly signs up to take ballet lessons to improve his basketball skills.

• Episode 18: My Big Brother
  Aired: Feb 23, 1996

  Steve becomes a big brother to a street-smart fourth grader who can't read.

• Episode 19: Eau de love
  Aired: Mar 8, 1996

  Laura falls under a passionate spell from Steve's aphrodisiac.

• Episode 20: Twinkle Toes Faldo
  Aired: Mar 15, 1996

  Waldo takes tap dancing lessons to improve his agility.

• Episode 21: Scammed
  Aired: Mar 29, 1996

  Eddie and Waldo are in for a shock when they go to a bar where they think the Chicago Bears hang out.

• Episode 22: Dream Date
  Aired: Apr 26, 1996

  Steve tries to make the night special when he and Laura go to the senior prom together.

• Episode 23: A Ham Is Born
  Aired: May 10, 1996

  Carl lands the lead role in a movie while moonlighting as a security guard.

• Episode 24: Send in the Clone
  Aired: May 17, 1996

  Steve gets a big suprise when he accidentally clones himself.

Season 8

• Episode 1: Paris Vacation (1)
  Aired: Sep 20, 1996

  Steve transports himself, his clone and the Winslows to Paris, where romance blossoms for Laura, and Steve is held captive by a beautiful scientist.

• Episode 2: Paris Vacation (2)
  Aired: Sep 20, 1996

  Steve transports himself, his clone and the Winslows to Paris, where romance blossoms for Laura, and Steve is held captive by a beautiful scientist.

• Episode 3: Paris Vacation (3)
  Aired: Sep 27, 1996

  Carl's attempt to rescue Steve from the clutches of his kidnapper leads to a mad dash around Paris.

• Episode 4: Movin' On
  Aired: Oct 4, 1996

  Steve finds popularity among the technologically inclined at BIT; Laura makes a break and moves in with Myra.

• Episode 5: 3J in the House
  Aired: Oct 11, 1996

  The Winslows realize their true feelings for 3J when he runs away from his group home.

• Episode 6: Getting Buff
  Aired: Oct 18, 1996

  Eddie argues to his girlfriend about her modeling when Steve sees Greta nude in Laura's art class, only for Laura to reveal the shocking truth. Meanwhile, Neidermeyer takes Richie and 3J's football and he refuses to give it back. Nick is soon in for a hard lesson in respecting people's property when he is nearly arrested for trying to break in to his own home.

• Episode 7: Stevil
  Aired: Oct 25, 1996

  Steve is spooked when his ventriloquist dummy comes to life and sets out to torment the Winslows.

• Episode 8: Karate Kids
  Aired: Nov 1, 1996

  A street gang, known as "The Piranhas", has intimidated Richie and 3J from playing at the local park, and when Urkel tries to intervene, he is quickly roughed up. The street gang begin celebrating their possible new place to deal drugs and play rap music until Bruce Lee Urkel (and similar Richie and 3J variants) show up to even the score. After slipping in the Winslows home, Nick fakes needing a wheelchair and threatens to sue Carl. However, his plans are foiled when Harriette and Eddie exploit and expose his scam and send him on his way.

• Episode 9: Home Again
  Aired: Nov 8, 1996

  The music group New Edition helps Stefan woo Laura when their long-distance relationship begins to suffer.

• Episode 10: Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
  Aired: Nov 15, 1996

  Myrtle Urkel pushes Eddie to marry her and has Big Daddy help her apply the pressure.

• Episode 11: Chick-a-Boom
  Aired: Nov 22, 1996

  Carl hopes to get a promotion by hosting a fancy dinner party for his superiors.

• Episode 12: The Jury
  Aired: Dec 6, 1996

  Carl and Steve serve on the same jury, where Steve's investigative talent comes into play.

• Episode 13: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
  Aired: Dec 13, 1996

  Laura finally gives Curtis the old heave-ho now that Stefan is back to stay. Meanwhile, Carl and Steve get lost in the woods looking for a Christmas tree.

• Episode 14: Revenge of the Nerd
  Aired: Jan 3, 1997

  Laura is excited about joining a sorority until she learns Steve has been named the star of its annual geek party.

• Episode 15: Love Triangles
  Aired: Jan 17, 1997

  Laura and Maxine realize they can share almost anything, except their affection for Curtis.

• Episode 16: Father Time
  Aired: Jan 31, 1997

  Carl and Steve go back in time together, where Carl ignores Steve's warnings and alters history.

• Episode 17: Beauty and the Beast
  Aired: Feb 7, 1997

  Steve's cousin Myrtle arrives with her sights set on winning the local beauty pageant and Eddie's affections.

• Episode 18: Le Jour d'amour
  Aired: Feb 14, 1997

  Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.

• Episode 19: What Do You Know?
  Aired: Feb 28, 1997

  Eddie transforms himself into Steve Urkel to compete in a game show, not knowing that Steve is competing in the same show.

• Episode 20: Odd Man In
  Aired: Mar 14, 1997

  Carl invites Harriette to join his poker game; Eddie convinces Steve to fill in for him at work and comes to regret it.

• Episode 21: Flirting with Disaster
  Aired: Mar 28, 1997

  Eddie falls for an older woman; Carl may lose his homeowners insurance because of Steve.

• Episode 22: Pound Foolish
  Aired: Apr 25, 1997

  Steve has what he thinks is the perfect solution to help his Aunt Oona lose weight quickly.

• Episode 23: The Brother Who Came to Dinner
  Aired: May 2, 1997

  Carl's brother, who is in trouble with the law, visits; Steve's invention may give Eddie the upper hand in a boxing match.

• Episode 24: A Pirate's Life for Me
  Aired: May 9, 1997

  Steve and Carl travel back to an 18th-century pirate ship in Steve's latest invention.

Season 9

• Episode 1: Out With the Old
  Aired: Sep 19, 1997

  Steve gets a make-over in preparation for Laura's sorority auction; Carl is threatened by Harriette's promotion.

• Episode 2: They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?
  Aired: Sep 26, 1997

  Urkel tags along when Carl goes duck hunting with his boss; Laura loses her mother's diamond earrings.

• Episode 3: Dumb Belle of the Ball
  Aired: Oct 3, 1997

  Eddie feels obliged to escort Myrtle to the ball after she saves his life.

• Episode 4: Drinking and Jiving
  Aired: Oct 10, 1997

  Laura drinks too much at a fraternity party; Carl and Harriette make conflicting surprise plans for their anniversary.

• Episode 5: Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?
  Aired: Oct 17, 1997

  For Eddie's 21st birthday bash, Urkel mistakenly uses his little black book for the guest list.

• Episode 6: A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read
  Aired: Oct 24, 1997

  A scientific accident leaves Urkel with the ability to read minds.

• Episode 7: Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone
  Aired: Oct 31, 1997

  The ventriloquist dummy Stevil and his new friend Carlsbad haunt Urkel and Carl.

• Episode 8: Trading Places
  Aired: Nov 7, 1997

  Stefan and Urkel trade places to test Laura's feelings; Eddie tapes the police department for a school project.

• Episode 9: A Pain in Harassment
  Aired: Nov 28, 1997

  Urkel can win $1 million by sinking a halftime shot at an LA Clippers game; Harriette has trouble with her boss.

• Episode 10: Original Gangsta Dawg
  Aired: Dec 5, 1997

  Trouble comes to town when Urkel's cousin, Original Gangsta Dawg, pays a visit and clashes with both Carl and Laura.

• Episode 11: Deck the Malls
  Aired: Dec 19, 1997

  Steve gets all wrapped up in the Christmas spirit when he takes a job as a gift-wrapper, but the new gig leaves him little time to spend with Myra; Carl plays Santa at the mall and appoints Laura to be his elf; a disappointed Richie learns that his mom won't be with him for the holidays.

• Episode 12: Grill of My Dreams
  Aired: Jan 9, 1998

  Urkel impresses Laura with his new cooking talent and manages to save a Japanese restaurant from a fire; Carl baby-sits a parrot.

• Episode 13: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
  Aired: Jan 16, 1998

  Urkel and Myra break up, and Eddie decides to drop out of college to become a cop.

• Episode 14: Crazy for You (1)
  Aired: Jan 23, 1998

  Myra and Stefan work at separating Laura and Steve; Eddie learns an important lesson in firearm safety.

• Episode 15: Crazier for You (2)
  Aired: Jan 30, 1998

  Myra surprises Steve and Laura on their first date; Harriette gives Carl his rink back.

• Episode 16: Whose Man Is It Anyway?
  Aired: Jun 5, 1998

  Myrtle and Greta decide to settle their fight over Eddie in the boxing ring; 3J looks for his biological mother.

• Episode 17: Polkapalooza
  Aired: Jun 12, 1998

  Urkel takes Laura to Chicago's biggest polka festival in an effort to bond with her.

• Episode 18: Throw Urkel from the Train
  Aired: Jun 18, 1998

  Carl spends a weekend with Urkel after his nerdy neighbor unwittingly joins him on a business trip.

• Episode 19: Don't Make Me Over
  Aired: Jun 26, 1998

  After a cosmetic makeover, Myrtle decides she likes her old self better.

• Episode 20: Pop Goes the Question
  Aired: Jul 3, 1998

  Laura faces a dilemma when both Urkel and Stefan ask for her hand in marriage.

• Episode 21: Lost in Space (1)
  Aired: Jul 10, 1998

  Urkel and Laura postpone their wedding when he is launched into space in order to test his latest gadget.

• Episode 22: Lost in Space (2)
  Aired: Jul 17, 1998

  Urkel fixes his spacecraft from the outside in order to return to Earth and see Laura again.