Family Matters

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  E1

  The Mama Who Came to Dinner

  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.

  1989-09-22 · 24m
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  E2

  Two-Income Family

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

  1989-09-29 · 24m
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  E3

  Short Story

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

  1989-10-06 · 24m
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  E4

  Rachel's First Date

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

  1989-10-13 · 24m
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  E5

  Straight A's

  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.

  1989-10-20 · 24m
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  E6

  Basketball Blues

  Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.

  1989-11-03 · 24m
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  E7

  Body Damage

  Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.

  1989-11-10 · 24m
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  E8

  Mr. Badwrench

  Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.

  1989-11-17 · 24m
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  E9

  Stake-Out

  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.

  1989-11-24 · 24m
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  E10

  False Arrest

  The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.

  1989-12-01 · 24m
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  E11

  The Quilt

  Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

  1989-12-08 · 24m
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  E12

  Laura's First Date

  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 friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.

  1989-12-15 · 24m
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  E13

  Man's Best Friend

  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.

  1990-01-05 · 24m
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  E14

  Baker's Dozens

  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.

  1990-01-12 · 24m
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  E15

  The Big Reunion

  Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.

  1990-01-19 · 24m
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  E16

  The Party

  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.

  1990-02-02 · 24m
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  E17

  The Big Fix

  Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.

  1990-02-09 · 24m
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  E18

  Sitting Pretty

  Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.

  1990-02-16 · 24m
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  E19

  In a Jam

  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.

  1990-03-16 · 24m
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  E20

  The Candidate

  Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.

  1990-03-23 · 24m
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  E21

  Bowl Me Over

  The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Harriette aces him out.

  1990-04-13 · 24m
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  E22

  Rock Video

  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.

  1990-04-27 · 24m

Top cast

Reginald VelJohnson

Carl Winslow

Darius McCrary

Eddie Winslow

Kellie Shanygne Williams

Laura Winslow

Jaleel White

Steve Urkel