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Family Matters — Season 5

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About this season

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 (24)

Hell Toupee
E1

1. Hell Toupee

Aired 24 September 1993 • 22 min

Carl shops for a toupee, hoping to turn Harriette's head. Meanwhile love struck Myra accuses Laura of trying to take Urkel away from her and the two get into a food fight.

It Didn't Happen One Night
E2

2. It Didn't Happen One Night

Aired 1 October 1993 • 22 min

Laura oversleeps and misses her bus to Cincinnati for a cheerleading competition and Steve offers to take her in his Isetta. Laura is not pleasant company and Steve confronts her about it.

Saved by the Urkel
E3

3. Saved by the Urkel

Aired 8 October 1993 • 22 min

The Winslows find themselves - unbelievably - indebted to Urkel after he saves Carl's life with CPR. The family showers him with gratitude and feels obligated to put up with the nerdy, annoying dweeb.

A Matter of Principle
E4

4. A Matter of Principle

9.0

Aired 15 October 1993 • 22 min

Laura and Eddie's romantic tips have obsessive Myra entangled in a web of errors with Urkel when she invades Steve's school; Carl's sage advice leads Harriette to a confrontation with her boss - and a possible layoff.

Money Out the Window
E5

5. Money Out the Window

10.0

Aired 22 October 1993 • 22 min

A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.

Best Friends
E6

6. Best Friends

10.0

Aired 29 October 1993 • 22 min

Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.

Grandmama
E7

7. Grandmama

10.0

Aired 5 November 1993 • 22 min

The NBA's Larry Johnson plays Grandmama (his TV-ad alter ego), who becomes Urkel's new partner in a city basketball competition after Eddie dumps Urkel for star player Kenny.

Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
E8

8. Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

10.0

Aired 12 November 1993 • 22 min

A space-age potion turns Urkel into Stefan Urquelle suave, smooth-talking life of the party, but Laura finds she soon misses the old Urkel.

Car Wars
E9

9. Car Wars

10.0

Aired 19 November 1993 • 22 min

Laura believes that by donning a moustache and men's clothing she'll be better prepared to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer ; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

All the Wrong Moves
E10

10. All the Wrong Moves

10.0

Aired 26 November 1993 • 22 min

At the drive-in movie, Laura's new boyfriend (Kevin Mambo) has trouble getting the message that no really means no; and at home, Carl just doesn't get it when his insults drive Harriette to retaliate.

Christmas is Where the Heart Is
E11

11. Christmas is Where the Heart Is

10.0

Aired 10 December 1993 • 22 min

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.

Scenes from a Mall
E12

12. Scenes from a Mall

10.0

Aired 17 December 1993 • 22 min

Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.

Rock Enroll
E13

13. Rock Enroll

10.0

Aired 7 January 1994 • 22 min

Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon finds that Laura is his biggest cheerleader.

Like a Virgin
E14

14. Like a Virgin

10.0

Aired 14 January 1994 • 22 min

Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.

Good Cop, Bad Cop
E15

15. Good Cop, Bad Cop

10.0

Aired 21 January 1994 • 22 min

Carl refuses to accept Eddie's story that he got pulled over for speeding ""because he was a black in a white person's neighborhood"" ... until the portly cop finds out the ugly truth. Meanwhile, Urkel tells Richie that he has nothing to fear when going to the dentist, but the nerd soon regrets his move when he has cavities of his own that need filling.

Presumed Urkel
E16

16. Presumed Urkel

10.0

Aired 4 February 1994 • 22 min

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

Father of the Bride
E17

17. Father of the Bride

10.0

Aired 11 February 1994 • 22 min

Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.

Psycho Twins
E18

18. Psycho Twins

10.0

Aired 18 February 1994 • 22 min

Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.

That's What Friends Are For
E19

19. That's What Friends Are For

10.0

Aired 4 March 1994 • 22 min

Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl's fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures Carl into telling him where Laura is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

Opposites Attract
E20

20. Opposites Attract

10.0

Aired 18 March 1994 • 22 min

Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.

A-Camping We Will Go
E21

21. A-Camping We Will Go

10.0

Aired 1 April 1994 • 22 min

Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a job.

Nunsense
E22

22. Nunsense

8.0

Aired 29 April 1994 • 22 min

Urkel fears that his rejection has sent Myra to join a nunnery, so he enlists Eddie and Waldo to dress in habits and join him in a search for her at the convent.

Aunt Oona
E23

23. Aunt Oona

10.0

Aired 6 May 1994 • 22 min

Urkel's accident-prone Aunt Oona visits shy, dowdy woman who get a confidence-building makeover from Harriette and then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar, where chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

Stefan Returns
E24

24. Stefan Returns

10.0

Aired 20 May 1994 • 22 min

Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".

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