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Episodes
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The Mama Who Came to Dinner
The Winslow home is full of love and family, and now Carl's mom is moving in.
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September 22, 1989
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Two Income Family
Harriette loses her job as elevator operator at the Chicago Chronicle when she asks for a raise. The lack of a second income into the Winslow household puts additional...
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September 29, 1989
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Short Story
Rachel writes a short story with characters that resemble the Winslow family.
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October 6, 1989
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Rachel's First Date
Recently widowed Rachel is nervous about her first date since the death of her husband.
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October 13, 1989
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Straight A's
Eddie surprises everyone, and himself, when he gets straight A's on his report card.
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October 20, 1989
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Basketball Blues
Carl wants Eddie to become a big-time basketball star, and invites star player Will "The Thrill' Morgan over for encouragement. But Morgan sees through Carl's desire...
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November 3, 1989
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Body Damage
Rachel decides to treat herself to a spin in Carl's vintage police car and promptly gets into a minor accident. Can she repair the damaged front fender before Carl...
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November 10, 1989
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Mr. Badwrench
Carl wants to build a bathroom for Mother Winslow. Ignoring Harriette's plea to call a contractor to do the work properly, Carl recruits Eddie in an inept attempt to...
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November 17, 1989
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Stake-Out
Carl and his attractive new partner, Vanessa, are involved in a stake-out in a hotel room. Harriette worries (over nothing, as it turns out) that Carl will put aside...
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November 24, 1989
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False Arrest
Carl is working security at a television station where Buddy Goodrich, an actor, tapes a hit show that the rest of the Winslow family loves to watch. Carl asks him to...
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December 1, 1989
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The Quilt
Estelle shows off an heirloom quilt that's been in the Winslow family for more than 200 years. Despite being told not to sell the quilt at the family's garage sale,...
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December 8, 1989
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Laura's First Date
The episode that ensured "Family Matters'" success. It all began with Laura bemoaning her inability to get a date with cute classmate Mark for the school dance. Eddie...
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December 15, 1989
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Man's Best Friend
Man's best friend isn't a dog, at least in Carl's eyes, when a stray pooch follows the kids home. Carl wants to get rid of the dog, but his feelings begin to change...
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January 5, 1990
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Baker's Dozen
Carl's lemon tarts - made using a secret recipe - is a big hit with Rachel's church group. One of her friends is a restaurant manager who wants to buy dozens of the...
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January 12, 1990
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The Big Reunion
Carl tries to lose some weight in time for an upcoming class reunion, where he is expected to perform with his high school band.
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January 19, 1990
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The Party
Carl leaves Eddie in charge of the household while the adults go on an overnight trip. There's one major rule: No guests allowed! Eddie obeys at first, but then Rodney...
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February 2, 1990
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The Big Fix
Eddie's flunking algebra and has nowhere else to turn but math-whiz Urkel. Urkel agrees to help Edd-o on one condition: He gets a date with Laura. And just so he'll...
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February 9, 1990
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Sitting Pretty
Seeking a promotion, Carl invites no-nonsense Capt. Davenport over for dinner. Simple enough, except he doesn't know that Laura - who has opened a baby-sitting service...
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February 23, 1990
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In a Jam
A bully named Bull Watson terrorizes Urkel into giving up his lunch money. Urkel wants Eddie to stick up for him, but gets no sympathy. That is, Rodney witnesses Urkel...
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March 16, 1990
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The Candidate
Eddie is persuaded to run for class president vs. Margie Flatman. Rodney - and later, Laura - decide that a campaign of style is better than substance, but Eddie...
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March 23, 1990
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Bowl Me Over
It's the War of the Winslows at the bowling alley.
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April 20, 1990
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Rock Video
Eddie decides to enter a contest to create a music video, but his ego proves to be too much for the rest of the band, and they all decide to abandon him.
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April 27, 1990
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Ratings
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6.6 / 10
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Site Ranking
(#3,794 / 33,091)
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#3,790
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Family Matters: Season 5 (1993)
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#3,791
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Family Matters: Season 9 (1997)
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#3,792
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Family Matters: Season 4 (1992)
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#3,793
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Family Matters: Season 8 (1996)
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#3,794
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Family Matters: Season 1 (1989)
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#3,795
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Family Matters: Season 2 (1990)
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#3,796
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Lee (2023)
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#3,797
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Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (2020)
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#3,798
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Them: Season 2 (2024)
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Credits and Details
