8.0/10136 votesLoading...#1 - Pop Goes the Question
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 7/3/1998
Urkel asks Carl for Laura's hand in marriage, but Stefan has already given Laura a ring.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.9/10185 votesLoading...#2 - Born to be Mild
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1991
A street gang causes trouble for the Winslows, and things become personal when they vandalize Rachel's Place and attack Eddie. Carl wants to take matters into his own hands, but Urkel decides to infiltrate the gang and tricking them into confessing.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10164 votesLoading...
#3 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1993
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.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
7.8/10172 votesLoading...#4 - I Should Have Done Something
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 4/26/1991
Steve schemes to take the reluctant Laura to a hot-ticket concert; Carl takes out his frustrations on the family, unable to shake the memory of a shooting he feels he could have prevented in the aftermath of a hostage case.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.8/10168 votesLoading...#5 - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1992
Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David W. Duclon, Gary Menteer
7.8/10132 votesLoading...#6 - Tender Kisses
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1993
Eddie gets more than he bargained for when he and his pals sneak into R&B singer Tracie Spencer's hotel room in search of tickets to her concert; and Carl is in for a big surprise when he discovers Harriette's diary.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10169 votesLoading...
#7 - Grandmama
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1993
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.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10139 votesLoading...
#8 - Car Wars
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1993
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.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10151 votesLoading...
#9 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1994
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.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10130 votesLoading...
#10 - We're Going to Disney World (2)
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1995
Myra rushes to Disney World, fearing something is amiss with Urkel. And it's no Mickey Mouse worry: he's proposed to Laura by the time Myra arrives.
Director: Rich Correll
- 7.6/10123 votesLoading...
#11 - All the Wrong Moves
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1993
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.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10147 votesLoading...
#12 - Presumed Urkel
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1994
When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Felicia D. Henderson
- 7.6/10124 votesLoading...
#13 - Miracle on Elm Street
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1994
Richie brings home a homeless person on Christmas.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10125 votesLoading...
#14 - We're Going to Disney World (1)
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1995
As a finalist in a contest, Urkel invites the Winslows on his trip to Disney World, where Laura has a fantasy romance---with Stefan Urquelle.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Jim Geoghan
- 7.6/10123 votesLoading...
#15 - Dream Date
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/1996
The school prom brings one disaster after another for Laura. First her date cancels, then she's paired with the walking disaster Urkel at the dance, where the group Immature performs.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10116 votesLoading...
#16 - Send in the Clone
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1996
Urkel discovers that "I can clone stuff!"--which means double trouble for the Winslows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10169 votesLoading...#17 - Marriage 101
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1990
For a class project, Laura is "married" to Steve for a day. Meanwhile, one of Carl's sergeants casts his eye on Rachel.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
7.5/10149 votesLoading...#18 - Boxcar Blues
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1990
Carl gets trapped inside a railroad boxcar with Steve and a cargo of cattle.
Director: Mark Linn-Baker
Writer: N/A
7.5/10169 votesLoading...#19 - Finding the Words
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/1991
A charming, mysterious figure, claiming to be a family friend from the past, comes to visit - and turns out to be Harriet and Rachel's long-lost father.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
7.5/10143 votesLoading...#20 - Farewell, My Laura
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/8/1992
Urkel plays bumbling, hard-boiled gumshoe Johnny Danger in a 1940s film noir spoof with Laura as a sultry client who needs protection for her aunt Rachel singer and supper-club owner marked for murder.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon
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#21 - Father of the Bride
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1994
Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10135 votesLoading...
#22 - Aunt Oona
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1994
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 7.5/10126 votesLoading...
#23 - To Be or Not to Be (1)
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1994
Laura doesn't want Stefan to change anything about himself for her, while Urkel - as his nerdy self - is a 10 in Myra's eyes. Meanwhile, hoping to improve his vision, Carl steps into Urkel's transformation chamber.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10130 votesLoading...
#24 - To Be or Not to Be (2)
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1994
After a vengeful Myra tampers with Urkel's transformation chamber, Carl steps into it and steps out as an Urkel-like nerd.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10110 votesLoading...
#25 - My Bodyguard
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1995
After failing to foil a robbery, Carl is assigned to protect Urkel, who stopped the thief; the boss's daughter comes on to Eddie.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: Felicia D. Henderson
The Best Episodes of Family Matters
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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...
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Network:ABC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Pop Goes the Question" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters". It scored 8/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by David W. Duclon, it aired on 7/3/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Born to be Mild".