Family Matters

6.8(343)|1989-09-22|9 seasons, 215 episodes

ComedyFamily

Overview

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

Episodes

Season 1(22)Season 2(25)Season 3(25)Season 4(24)Season 5(24)Season 6(25)Season 7(24)Season 8(24)Season 9(22)

S1E1 · 1989-09-22 · 24m

The Mama Who Came to Dinner

7.3

Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he has a strict curfew that complicates things with Carl.

S1E2 · 1989-09-29 · 24m

Two-Income Family

8.3

Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.

S1E3 · 1989-10-06 · 24m

Short Story

8.3

Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.

S1E4 · 1989-10-13 · 24m

Rachel's First Date

7.0

The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.

S1E5 · 1989-10-20 · 24m

Straight A's

7.0

Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells him that he changed the grades on the report cards on the school computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.