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The Best Episodes of Family Matters

Every episode of Family Matters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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 spin-off of Perfect Strangers.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Family Matters Season 3 Episode 1 - Boom!
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Boom!

    S3:E1

    Urkel rescues an orangutan from laboratory experiments. Carl steps on a treadmill booby trapped with a bomb.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  2. Family Matters Season 3 Episode 4 - Words Hurt
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Words Hurt

    S3:E4

    Sleepwalking Urkel undergoes hypnosis to uncover the cause of his anger: he thinks Carl hates his nerdy guts.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  3. Family Matters Season 3 Episode 5 - Daddy's Little Girl
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Daddy's Little Girl

    S3:E5

    Laura's behavior suddenly changes when she meets Carl's younger new partner and surf's up for Steve.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Family Matters Season 3 Episode 6 - Citizen's Court
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Citizen's Court

    S3:E6

    Urkel is so bugged when Carl squashes his pet beetle that he takes him to court - TV's Citizen's Court - to settle the matter.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Family Matters Season 3 Episode 7 - Robo-Nerd
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Robo-Nerd

    S3:E7

    Steve creates the Urkelbot, a mechanical Urkel that is all too much like its creator.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 5 - Money Out the Window
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Money Out the Window

    S5:E5

    A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 6 - Best Friends
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Best Friends

    S5:E6

    Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 7 - Grandmama
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Grandmama

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown

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  9. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 8 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

    S5:E8

    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:Unknown

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  10. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 9 - Car Wars
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Car Wars

    S5:E9

    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:Unknown

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  11. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 10 - All the Wrong Moves
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - All the Wrong Moves

    S5:E10

    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:Unknown

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  12. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 11 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is

    S5:E11

    Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated anywhere and with anyone.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Stephen Langford

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  13. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 12 - Scenes from a Mall
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Scenes from a Mall

    S5:E12

    Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  14. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 13 - Rock Enroll
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Rock Enroll

    S5:E13

    Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon finds that Laura is his biggest cheerleader.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 14 - Like a Virgin
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Like a Virgin

    S5:E14

    Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  16. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 15 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Good Cop, Bad Cop

    S5:E15

    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:Unknown

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  17. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 16 - Presumed Urkel
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Presumed Urkel

    S5:E16

    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

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  18. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 17 - Father of the Bride
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Father of the Bride

    S5:E17

    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:Unknown

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  19. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 18 - Psycho Twins
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Psycho Twins

    S5:E18

    Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 19 - That's What Friends Are For
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - That's What Friends Are For

    S5:E19

    Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl's fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures Carl into telling him where Laura is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 20 - Opposites Attract
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Opposites Attract

    S5:E20

    Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson

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  22. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 21 - A-Camping We Will Go
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - A-Camping We Will Go

    S5:E21

    Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 23 - Aunt Oona
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Aunt Oona

    S5:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:David W. Duclon

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  24. Family Matters Season 5 Episode 24 - Stefan Returns
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Stefan Returns

    S5:E24

    Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Family Matters Season 6 Episode 1 - To Be or Not to Be (1)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - To Be or Not to Be (1)

    S6:E1

    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:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Boom!" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Rich Correll and written by David W. Duclon, it aired on 9/20/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Words Hurt".