Family Matters
TV & Cartoons
1989
Premiere September 22, 1989
Runtime 30 min
Genres Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
Seasons 10
Episodes 217
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Overview
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.
Companies
Network ABC (US)
Network CBS
Network Warner Bros. Animation
Episode 1 Reunion Oct 10, 2017
Episode 2 Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie! Nov 21, 2023
Episode 1 The Mama Who Came to Dinner Sep 22, 1989
Episode 2 Two-Income Family Sep 29, 1989
Episode 3 Short Story Oct 6, 1989
Episode 4 Rachel's First Date Oct 13, 1989
Episode 5 Straight A's Oct 20, 1989
Episode 6 Mr. Badwrench Nov 3, 1989
Episode 7 Body Damage Nov 10, 1989
Episode 8 Stake-Out Nov 17, 1989
Episode 9 False Arrest Nov 24, 1989
Episode 10 Basketball Blues Dec 1, 1989
Episode 11 The Quilt Dec 8, 1989
Episode 12 Laura's First Date Dec 15, 1989
Episode 13 Man's Best Friend Jan 5, 1990
Episode 14 Baker's Dozens Jan 12, 1990
Episode 15 The Big Reunion Jan 19, 1990
Episode 16 The Party Feb 2, 1990
Episode 17 The Big Fix Feb 9, 1990
Episode 18 Sitting Pretty Feb 16, 1990
Episode 19 In a Jam Feb 23, 1990
Episode 20 The Candidate Mar 16, 1990
Episode 21 Bowl Me Over Apr 6, 1990
Episode 22 Rock Video Apr 27, 1990
Episode 1 Rachel's Place Sep 21, 1990
Episode 2 Torn Between Two Lovers Sep 21, 1990
Episode 3 Marriage 101 Sep 28, 1990
Episode 4 Flashpants Oct 5, 1990
Episode 5 The Crash Course Oct 12, 1990
Episode 6 Boxcar Blues Oct 19, 1990
Episode 7 Dog Day Halloween Oct 26, 1990
Episode 8 Cousin Urkel Nov 2, 1990
Episode 9 Dedicated to the One I Love Nov 9, 1990
Episode 10 The Science Project Nov 16, 1990
Episode 11 Requiem for an Urkel Nov 23, 1990
Episode 12 Fast Eddie Winslow Nov 30, 1990
Episode 13 Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas Dec 21, 1990
Episode 14 Ice Station Winslow Jan 4, 1991
Episode 15 Son Jan 11, 1991
Episode 16 Do the Right Thing Jan 18, 1991
Episode 17 High Hopes Feb 1, 1991
Episode 18 Life of the Party Feb 8, 1991
Episode 19 Busted Feb 15, 1991
Episode 20 Fight the Good Fight Feb 22, 1991
Episode 21 Taking Credit Mar 15, 1991
Episode 22 Finding the Words Mar 22, 1991
Episode 23 Skip to My Lieu Apr 1, 1991
Episode 24 The Good the Bad and the Urkel Apr 25, 1991
Episode 25 I Should Have Done Something Apr 26, 1991
Episode 1 Boom! Sep 20, 1991
Episode 2 Brain Over Brawn Sep 27, 1991
Episode 3 The Show Must Go On Oct 4, 1991
Episode 4 Words Hurt Oct 11, 1991
Episode 5 Daddy's Little Girl Oct 19, 1991
Episode 6 Citizen's Court Oct 25, 1991
Episode 7 Robo-Nerd (1) Nov 1, 1991
Episode 8 Making the Team Nov 8, 1991
Episode 9 Born to Be Mild Nov 15, 1991
Episode 10 The Love God Nov 22, 1991
Episode 11 Old and Alone Nov 29, 1991
Episode 12 A Pair of Ladies Dec 6, 1991
Episode 13 Choir Trouble Dec 20, 1991
Episode 14 A Test of Friendship Jan 10, 1992
Episode 15 Jailhouse Blues Jan 17, 1992
Episode 16 Brown Bombshell Jan 31, 1992
Episode 17 Food, Lies and Videotape Feb 7, 1992
Episode 18 My Broken-Hearted Valentine Feb 14, 1992
Episode 19 Woman of the People Feb 21, 1992
Episode 20 Love and Kisses Feb 28, 1992
Episode 21 Stop, in the Name of Love Mar 13, 1992
Episode 22 The Urkel Who Came to Dinner Apr 3, 1992
Episode 23 Robo-Nerd (2) Apr 24, 1992
Episode 24 Dudes May 1, 1992
Episode 25 Farewell, My Laura May 8, 1992
Episode 1 Surely You Joust Sep 18, 1992
Episode 2 Hot Wheels Sep 25, 1992
Episode 3 Dance to the Music Oct 2, 1992
Episode 4 Driving Carl Crazy Oct 9, 1992
Episode 5 Rumor Has It Oct 16, 1992
Episode 6 Number One with a Bullet Oct 23, 1992
Episode 7 Whose Kid Is It Anyway? Oct 30, 1992
Episode 8 An Officer and a Waldo Nov 6, 1992
Episode 9 Just One Date Nov 13, 1992
Episode 10 The Oddest Couple Nov 20, 1992
Episode 11 It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse Nov 27, 1992
Episode 12 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel Dec 11, 1992
Episode 13 Muskrat Love Jan 8, 1993
Episode 14 The Way the Ball Bounces Jan 22, 1993
Episode 15 A Thought in the Dark Jan 29, 1993
Episode 16 Tender Kisses Feb 5, 1993
Episode 17 Heart Strings Feb 12, 1993
Episode 18 Higher Anxiety Feb 19, 1993
Episode 19 Mama's Wedding Feb 26, 1993
Episode 20 Pulling Teeth Mar 19, 1993
Episode 21 Walk on the Wild Side Mar 26, 1993
Episode 22 Hot Stuff Apr 30, 1993
Episode 23 Stormy Weather May 7, 1993
Episode 24 Buds 'n' Buns May 14, 1993
Episode 1 Hell Toupee Sep 24, 1993
Episode 2 It Didn't Happen One Night Oct 1, 1993
Episode 3 Saved by the Urkel Oct 8, 1993
Episode 4 A Matter of Principle Oct 15, 1993
Episode 5 Money Out the Window Oct 22, 1993
Episode 6 Best Friends Oct 29, 1993
Episode 7 Grandmama Nov 5, 1993
Episode 8 Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool Nov 12, 1993
Episode 9 Car Wars Nov 19, 1993
Episode 10 All the Wrong Moves Nov 26, 1993
Episode 11 Christmas Is Where the Heart Is Dec 10, 1993
Episode 12 Scenes from a Mall Dec 17, 1993
Episode 13 Rock Enroll Jan 7, 1994
Episode 14 Like a Virgin Jan 14, 1994
Episode 15 Good Cop, Bad Cop Jan 21, 1994
Episode 16 Presumed Urkel Feb 4, 1994
Episode 17 Father of the Bride Feb 11, 1994
Episode 18 Psycho Twins Feb 18, 1994
Episode 19 That's What Friends Are For Mar 4, 1994
Episode 20 Opposites Attract Mar 18, 1994
Episode 21 A-Camping We Will Go Apr 1, 1994
Episode 22 Nunsense Apr 29, 1994
Episode 23 Aunt Oona May 6, 1994
Episode 24 Stefan Returns May 20, 1994
Episode 1 To Be or Not to Be (1) Sep 23, 1994
Episode 2 To Be or Not to Be (2) Sep 30, 1994
Episode 3 Till Death Do Us Apartment Oct 7, 1994
Episode 4 The Looney Bin Oct 14, 1994
Episode 5 Beta Chi Guy Oct 21, 1994
Episode 6 Dark and Stormy Night Oct 28, 1994
Episode 7 Par for the Course Nov 4, 1994
Episode 8 Sink or Swim Nov 11, 1994
Episode 9 Paradise Bluff Nov 18, 1994
Episode 10 Flying Blind Nov 25, 1994
Episode 11 Miracle on Elm Street Dec 16, 1994
Episode 12 Midterm Crisis Jan 6, 1995
Episode 13 An Unlikely Match Jan 20, 1995
Episode 14 The Substitute Son Feb 3, 1995
Episode 15 The Gun Feb 10, 1995
Episode 16 Wedding Bell Blues Feb 17, 1995
Episode 17 Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel Feb 24, 1995
Episode 18 My Uncle Hero Mar 3, 1995
Episode 19 My Bodyguard Mar 17, 1995
Episode 20 Cheers Looking at You, Kid Mar 24, 1995
Episode 21 What's Up Doc? Mar 31, 1995
Episode 22 We're Going to Disney World (1) Apr 28, 1995
Episode 23 We're Going to Disney World (2) May 5, 1995
Episode 24 They Shoot Urkels, Don't They? May 12, 1995
Episode 25 Home Sweet Home May 19, 1995
Episode 1 Little Big Guy Sep 22, 1995
Episode 2 The Naked and the Nerdy Sep 29, 1995
Episode 3 Bugged Oct 13, 1995
Episode 4 Teacher's Pet Oct 20, 1995
Episode 5 Walking My Baby Back Home Oct 27, 1995
Episode 6 She's Back Nov 3, 1995
Episode 7 Hot Rods to Heck Nov 10, 1995
Episode 8 Talk's Cheap Nov 17, 1995
Episode 9 Struck by Lightning Nov 24, 1995
Episode 10 Best Years of Our Lives Dec 8, 1995
Episode 11 Fa La La La Laagghh! Dec 15, 1995
Episode 12 Friendship Cycles Jan 5, 1996
Episode 13 South of the Border Jan 12, 1996
Episode 14 Life in the Fast Lane Jan 26, 1996
Episode 15 Random Acts of Science Feb 2, 1996
Episode 16 Tips for a Better Life Feb 9, 1996
Episode 17 Swine Lake Feb 16, 1996
Episode 18 My Big Brother Feb 23, 1996
Episode 19 Eau de love Mar 8, 1996
Episode 20 Twinkle Toes Faldo Mar 15, 1996
Episode 21 Scammed Mar 29, 1996
Episode 22 Dream Date Apr 26, 1996
Episode 23 A Ham Is Born May 10, 1996
Episode 24 Send in the Clone May 17, 1996
Episode 1 Paris Vacation (1) Sep 20, 1996
Episode 2 Paris Vacation (2) Sep 20, 1996
Episode 3 Paris Vacation (3) Sep 27, 1996
Episode 4 Movin' On Oct 4, 1996
Episode 5 3J in the House Oct 11, 1996
Episode 6 Getting Buff Oct 18, 1996
Episode 7 Stevil Oct 25, 1996
Episode 8 Karate Kids Nov 1, 1996
Episode 9 Home Again Nov 8, 1996
Episode 10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks Nov 15, 1996
Episode 11 Chick-a-Boom Nov 22, 1996
Episode 12 The Jury Dec 6, 1996
Episode 13 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Dec 13, 1996
Episode 14 Revenge of the Nerd Jan 3, 1997
Episode 15 Love Triangles Jan 17, 1997
Episode 16 Father Time Jan 31, 1997
Episode 17 Beauty and the Beast Feb 7, 1997
Episode 18 Le Jour d'amour Feb 14, 1997
Episode 19 What Do You Know? Feb 28, 1997
Episode 20 Odd Man In Mar 14, 1997
Episode 21 Flirting with Disaster Mar 28, 1997
Episode 22 Pound Foolish Apr 25, 1997
Episode 23 The Brother Who Came to Dinner May 2, 1997
Episode 24 A Pirate's Life for Me May 9, 1997
Episode 1 Out With the Old Sep 19, 1997
Episode 2 They Shoot Ducks, Don't They? Sep 26, 1997
Episode 3 Dumb Belle of the Ball Oct 3, 1997
Episode 4 Drinking and Jiving Oct 10, 1997
Episode 5 Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book? Oct 17, 1997
Episode 6 A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read Oct 24, 1997
Episode 7 Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone Oct 31, 1997
Episode 8 Trading Places Nov 7, 1997
Episode 9 A Pain in Harassment Nov 28, 1997
Episode 10 Original Gangsta Dawg Dec 5, 1997
Episode 11 Deck the Malls Dec 19, 1997
Episode 12 Grill of My Dreams Jan 9, 1998
Episode 13 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Jan 16, 1998
Episode 14 Crazy for You (1) Jan 23, 1998
Episode 15 Crazier for You (2) Jan 30, 1998
Episode 16 Whose Man Is It Anyway? Jun 5, 1998
Episode 17 Polkapalooza Jun 12, 1998
Episode 18 Throw Urkel from the Train Jun 18, 1998
Episode 19 Don't Make Me Over Jun 26, 1998
Episode 20 Pop Goes the Question Jul 3, 1998
Episode 21 Lost in Space (1) Jul 10, 1998
Episode 22 Lost in Space (2) Jul 17, 1998
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