Family Matters

  • Premiered: Sep 1989
  • Episodes: 215
  • Followers: 131
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Friday at 20
  • Adventure Comedy Drama Family Science-fiction

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Season 1
1x1
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 22, 1989
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.
1x2
Two-Income Family
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 29, 1989
Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
1x3
Short Story
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1989
Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.
1x4
Rachel's First Date
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 13, 1989
The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.
1x5
Straight A's
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 1989
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 .. show full overview
1x10
Basketball Blues
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 03, 1989
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
1x7
Body Damage
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 1989
Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
1x6
Mr. Badwrench
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 1989
Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
1x8
Stake-Out
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 24, 1989
After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.
1x9
False Arrest
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 1989
The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
1x11
The Quilt
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 1989
Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
1x12
Laura's First Date
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 15, 1989
Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his .. show full overview
1x13
Man's Best Friend
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 05, 1990
Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.
1x14
Baker's Dozens
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 12, 1990
Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, which were a big hit at a local restaurant.
1x15
The Big Reunion
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 19, 1990
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
1x16
The Party
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 02, 1990
A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are away for the weekend.
1x17
The Big Fix
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 09, 1990
Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.
1x18
Sitting Pretty
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 16, 1990
Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.
1x19
In a Jam
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 16, 1990
Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which could get Eddie creamed as well.
1x20
The Candidate
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 23, 1990
Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.
1x21
Bowl Me Over
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 13, 1990
The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Hariette aces him out.
1x22 Season finale
Rock Video
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 27, 1990
When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Winslows offer some ideas.

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