A spinoff of Perfect Strangers, Family Matters began as the at-home adventures of elevator operator Harriette Winslow and her multigenerational family. But midway through the first season, Jaleel White made a one-shot appearance as neighborhood nerd Urkel. With oversized glasses, undersized body, screechy voice and indomitable self-confidence, Urkel proved irresistibly funny, turning White into an overnight sensation and a new star of the show.
Rating: 6.60/10 (avg out of 29231 votes)
Family Matters Airs: Friday
Family Matters Status: Ended
FAMILY MATTERS - General Information
Series Premiere: September 22, 1989 Classification: Scripted Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi Network: CBS Airs: Friday at 12:00 am Runtime: 30 Minutes
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 1 -- 22 Episodes
1x1 -- Sep 22, 1989 -- The Mama Who Came to Dinner 1x2 -- Sep 29, 1989 -- Two-Income Family 1x3 -- Oct 06, 1989 -- Short Story 1x4 -- Oct 13, 1989 -- Rachel's First Date 1x5 -- Oct 20, 1989 -- Straight A's 1x6 -- Nov 03, 1989 -- Mr. Badwrench 1x7 -- Nov 10, 1989 -- Body Damage 1x8 -- Nov 17, 1989 -- Stake-Out 1x9 -- Nov 24, 1989 -- False Arrest 1x10 -- Dec 01, 1989 -- Basketball Blues 1x11 -- Dec 08, 1989 -- The Quilt 1x12 -- Dec 15, 1989 -- Laura's First Date 1x13 -- Jan 05, 1990 -- Man's Best Friend 1x14 -- Jan 12, 1990 -- Baker's Dozens 1x15 -- Jan 19, 1990 -- The Big Reunion 1x16 -- Feb 02, 1990 -- The Party 1x17 -- Feb 09, 1990 -- The Big Fix 1x18 -- Feb 16, 1990 -- Sitting Pretty 1x19 -- Feb 23, 1990 -- In a Jam 1x20 -- Mar 16, 1990 -- The Candidate 1x21 -- Apr 06, 1990 -- Bowl Me Over 1x22 -- Apr 27, 1990 -- Rock Video
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 2 -- 25 Episodes
2x1 -- Sep 21, 1990 -- Rachel's Place 2x2 -- Sep 21, 1990 -- Torn Between Two Lovers 2x3 -- Sep 28, 1990 -- Marriage 101 2x4 -- Oct 05, 1990 -- Flashpants 2x5 -- Oct 12, 1990 -- The Crash Course 2x6 -- Oct 19, 1990 -- Boxcar Blues 2x7 -- Oct 26, 1990 -- Dog Day Halloween 2x8 -- Nov 02, 1990 -- Cousin Urkel 2x9 -- Nov 09, 1990 -- Dedicated to the One I Love 2x10 -- Nov 16, 1990 -- The Science Project 2x11 -- Nov 23, 1990 -- Requiem for an Urkel 2x12 -- Nov 30, 1990 -- Fast Eddie Winslow 2x13 -- Dec 21, 1990 -- Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas 2x14 -- Jan 04, 1991 -- Ice Station Winslow 2x15 -- Jan 11, 1991 -- Son 2x16 -- Jan 18, 1991 -- Do the Right Thing 2x17 -- Feb 01, 1991 -- High Hopes 2x18 -- Feb 08, 1991 -- Life of the Party 2x19 -- Feb 15, 1991 -- Busted 2x20 -- Feb 22, 1991 -- Fight the Good Fight 2x21 -- Mar 15, 1991 -- Taking Credit 2x22 -- Mar 22, 1991 -- Finding the Words 2x23 -- Apr 01, 1991 -- Skip to My Lieu 2x24 -- Apr 25, 1991 -- The Good the Bad and the Urkel 2x25 -- Apr 26, 1991 -- I Should Have Done Something
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 3 -- 25 Episodes
3x1 -- Sep 20, 1991 -- Boom! 3x2 -- Sep 27, 1991 -- Brain Over Brawn 3x3 -- Oct 04, 1991 -- The Show Must Go On 3x4 -- Oct 11, 1991 -- Words Hurt 3x5 -- Oct 19, 1991 -- Daddy's Little Girl 3x6 -- Oct 25, 1991 -- Citizen's Court 3x7 -- Nov 01, 1991 -- Robo-Nerd (1) 3x8 -- Nov 08, 1991 -- Making the Team 3x9 -- Nov 15, 1991 -- Born to Be Mild 3x10 -- Nov 22, 1991 -- The Love God 3x11 -- Nov 29, 1991 -- Old and Alone 3x12 -- Dec 06, 1991 -- A Pair of Ladies 3x13 -- Dec 20, 1991 -- Choir Trouble 3x14 -- Jan 10, 1992 -- A Test of Friendship 3x15 -- Jan 17, 1992 -- Jailhouse Blues 3x16 -- Jan 31, 1992 -- Brown Bombshell 3x17 -- Feb 07, 1992 -- Food, Lies and Videotape 3x18 -- Feb 14, 1992 -- My Broken-Hearted Valentine 3x19 -- Feb 21, 1992 -- Woman of the People 3x20 -- Feb 28, 1992 -- Love and Kisses 3x21 -- Mar 13, 1992 -- Stop, in the Name of Love 3x22 -- Apr 03, 1992 -- The Urkel Who Came to Dinner 3x23 -- Apr 24, 1992 -- Robo-Nerd (2) 3x24 -- May 01, 1992 -- Dudes 3x25 -- May 08, 1992 -- Farewell, My Laura
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 4 -- 24 Episodes
4x1 -- Sep 18, 1992 -- Surely You Joust 4x2 -- Sep 25, 1992 -- Hot Wheels 4x3 -- Oct 02, 1992 -- Dance to the Music 4x4 -- Oct 09, 1992 -- Driving Carl Crazy 4x5 -- Oct 16, 1992 -- Rumor Has It 4x6 -- Oct 23, 1992 -- Number One with a Bullet 4x7 -- Oct 30, 1992 -- Whose Kid Is It Anyway? 4x8 -- Nov 06, 1992 -- An Officer and a Waldo 4x9 -- Nov 13, 1992 -- Just One Date 4x10 -- Nov 20, 1992 -- The Oddest Couple 4x11 -- Nov 27, 1992 -- It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse 4x12 -- Dec 11, 1992 -- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel 4x13 -- Jan 08, 1993 -- Muskrat Love 4x14 -- Jan 22, 1993 -- The Way the Ball Bounces 4x15 -- Jan 29, 1993 -- A Thought in the Dark 4x16 -- Feb 05, 1993 -- Tender Kisses 4x17 -- Feb 12, 1993 -- Heart Strings 4x18 -- Feb 19, 1993 -- Higher Anxiety 4x19 -- Feb 26, 1993 -- Mama's Wedding 4x20 -- Mar 19, 1993 -- Pulling Teeth 4x21 -- Mar 26, 1993 -- Walk on the Wild Side 4x22 -- Apr 30, 1993 -- Hot Stuff 4x23 -- May 07, 1993 -- Stormy Weather 4x24 -- May 14, 1993 -- Buds 'n' Buns
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 5 -- 24 Episodes
5x1 -- Sep 24, 1993 -- Hell Toupee 5x2 -- Oct 01, 1993 -- It Didn't Happen One Night 5x3 -- Oct 08, 1993 -- Saved by the Urkel 5x4 -- Oct 15, 1993 -- A Matter of Principle 5x5 -- Oct 22, 1993 -- Money Out the Window 5x6 -- Oct 29, 1993 -- Best Friends 5x7 -- Nov 05, 1993 -- Grandmama 5x8 -- Nov 12, 1993 -- Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool 5x9 -- Nov 19, 1993 -- Car Wars 5x10 -- Nov 26, 1993 -- All the Wrong Moves 5x11 -- Dec 10, 1993 -- Christmas Is Where the Heart Is 5x12 -- Dec 17, 1993 -- Scenes from a Mall 5x13 -- Jan 07, 1994 -- Rock Enroll 5x14 -- Jan 14, 1994 -- Like a Virgin 5x15 -- Jan 21, 1994 -- Good Cop, Bad Cop 5x16 -- Feb 04, 1994 -- Presumed Urkel 5x17 -- Feb 11, 1994 -- Father of the Bride 5x18 -- Feb 18, 1994 -- Psycho Twins 5x19 -- Mar 04, 1994 -- That's What Friends Are For 5x20 -- Mar 18, 1994 -- Opposites Attract 5x21 -- Apr 01, 1994 -- A-Camping We Will Go 5x22 -- Apr 29, 1994 -- Nunsense 5x23 -- May 06, 1994 -- Aunt Oona 5x24 -- May 20, 1994 -- Stefan Returns
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 6 -- 25 Episodes
6x1 -- Sep 23, 1994 -- To Be or Not to Be (1) 6x2 -- Sep 30, 1994 -- To Be or Not to Be (2) 6x3 -- Oct 07, 1994 -- Till Death Do Us Apartment 6x4 -- Oct 14, 1994 -- The Looney Bin 6x5 -- Oct 21, 1994 -- Beta Chi Guy 6x6 -- Oct 28, 1994 -- Dark and Stormy Night 6x7 -- Nov 04, 1994 -- Par for the Course 6x8 -- Nov 11, 1994 -- Sink or Swim 6x9 -- Nov 18, 1994 -- Paradise Bluff 6x10 -- Nov 25, 1994 -- Flying Blind 6x11 -- Dec 16, 1994 -- Miracle on Elm Street 6x12 -- Jan 06, 1995 -- Midterm Crisis 6x13 -- Jan 20, 1995 -- An Unlikely Match 6x14 -- Feb 03, 1995 -- The Substitute Son 6x15 -- Feb 10, 1995 -- The Gun 6x16 -- Feb 17, 1995 -- Wedding Bell Blues 6x17 -- Feb 24, 1995 -- Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel 6x18 -- Mar 03, 1995 -- My Uncle Hero 6x19 -- Mar 17, 1995 -- My Bodyguard 6x20 -- Mar 24, 1995 -- Cheers Looking at You, Kid 6x21 -- Mar 31, 1995 -- What's Up Doc? 6x22 -- Apr 28, 1995 -- We're Going to Disney World (1) 6x23 -- May 05, 1995 -- We're Going to Disney World (2) 6x24 -- May 12, 1995 -- They Shoot Urkels, Don't They? 6x25 -- May 19, 1995 -- Home Sweet Home
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 7 -- 24 Episodes
7x1 -- Sep 22, 1995 -- Little Big Guy 7x2 -- Sep 29, 1995 -- The Naked and the Nerdy 7x3 -- Oct 13, 1995 -- Bugged 7x4 -- Oct 20, 1995 -- Teacher's Pet 7x5 -- Oct 27, 1995 -- Walking My Baby Back Home 7x6 -- Nov 03, 1995 -- She's Back 7x7 -- Nov 10, 1995 -- Hot Rods to Heck 7x8 -- Nov 17, 1995 -- Talk's Cheap 7x9 -- Nov 24, 1995 -- Struck by Lightning 7x10 -- Dec 08, 1995 -- Best Years of Our Lives 7x11 -- Dec 15, 1995 -- Fa La La La Laagghh! 7x12 -- Jan 05, 1996 -- Friendship Cycles 7x13 -- Jan 12, 1996 -- South of the Border 7x14 -- Jan 26, 1996 -- Life in the Fast Lane 7x15 -- Feb 02, 1996 -- Random Acts of Science 7x16 -- Feb 09, 1996 -- Tips for a Better Life 7x17 -- Feb 16, 1996 -- Swine Lake 7x18 -- Feb 23, 1996 -- My Big Brother 7x19 -- Mar 08, 1996 -- Eau de love 7x20 -- Mar 15, 1996 -- Twinkle Toes Faldo 7x21 -- Mar 29, 1996 -- Scammed 7x22 -- Apr 26, 1996 -- Dream Date 7x23 -- May 10, 1996 -- A Ham Is Born 7x24 -- May 17, 1996 -- Send in the Clone
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 8 -- 24 Episodes
8x1 -- Sep 20, 1996 -- Paris Vacation (1) 8x2 -- Sep 20, 1996 -- Paris Vacation (2) 8x3 -- Sep 27, 1996 -- Paris Vacation (3) 8x4 -- Oct 04, 1996 -- Movin' On 8x5 -- Oct 11, 1996 -- 3J in the House 8x6 -- Oct 18, 1996 -- Getting Buff 8x7 -- Oct 25, 1996 -- Stevil 8x8 -- Nov 01, 1996 -- Karate Kids 8x9 -- Nov 08, 1996 -- Home Again 8x10 -- Nov 15, 1996 -- Nightmare at Urkel Oaks 8x11 -- Nov 22, 1996 -- Chick-a-Boom 8x12 -- Dec 06, 1996 -- The Jury 8x13 -- Dec 13, 1996 -- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 8x14 -- Jan 03, 1997 -- Revenge of the Nerd 8x15 -- Jan 17, 1997 -- Love Triangles 8x16 -- Jan 31, 1997 -- Father Time 8x17 -- Feb 07, 1997 -- Beauty and the Beast 8x18 -- Feb 14, 1997 -- Le Jour d'amour 8x19 -- Feb 28, 1997 -- What Do You Know? 8x20 -- Mar 14, 1997 -- Odd Man In 8x21 -- Mar 28, 1997 -- Flirting with Disaster 8x22 -- Apr 25, 1997 -- Pound Foolish 8x23 -- May 02, 1997 -- The Brother Who Came to Dinner 8x24 -- May 09, 1997 -- A Pirate's Life for Me
FAMILY MATTERS - Season 9 -- 22 Episodes
9x1 -- Sep 19, 1997 -- Out With the Old 9x2 -- Sep 26, 1997 -- They Shoot Ducks, Don't They? 9x3 -- Oct 03, 1997 -- Dumb Belle of the Ball 9x4 -- Oct 10, 1997 -- Drinking and Jiving 9x5 -- Oct 17, 1997 -- Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book? 9x6 -- Oct 24, 1997 -- A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read 9x7 -- Oct 31, 1997 -- Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone 9x8 -- Nov 07, 1997 -- Trading Places 9x9 -- Nov 28, 1997 -- A Pain in Harassment 9x10 -- Dec 05, 1997 -- Original Gangsta Dawg 9x11 -- Dec 19, 1997 -- Deck the Malls 9x12 -- Jan 09, 1998 -- Grill of My Dreams 9x13 -- Jan 16, 1998 -- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 9x14 -- Jan 23, 1998 -- Crazy for You (1) 9x15 -- Jan 30, 1998 -- Crazier for You (2) 9x16 -- Jun 05, 1998 -- Whose Man Is It Anyway? 9x17 -- Jun 12, 1998 -- Polkapalooza 9x18 -- Jun 18, 1998 -- Throw Urkel from the Train 9x19 -- Jun 26, 1998 -- Don't Make Me Over 9x20 -- Jul 03, 1998 -- Pop Goes the Question 9x21 -- Jul 10, 1998 -- Lost in Space (1) 9x22 -- Jul 17, 1998 -- Lost in Space (2)
