Season 1

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  6.7/10302 votes

  The Mama Who Came to Dinner

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1989

  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.

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Michael Warren, William Bickley

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  6.9/10242 votes

  Two-Income Family

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1989

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

  Director: James O'Keefe

  Writer: Robert Blair

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  6.7/10219 votes

  Short Story

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1989

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

  Director: Joel Zwick

  Writer: Michael Warren, William Bickley

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  7.0/10223 votes

  Rachel's First Date

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1989

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

  Director: John Bowab

  Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss

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  7.1/10210 votes

  Straight A's

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1989

  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 computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.

  Director: John Bowab

  Writer: Geoff Gordon, Gordon Lewis

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  6.7/10199 votes

  Basketball Blues

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1989

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

  Director: James O'Keefe

  Writer: Barry Gold

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  7.1/10198 votes

  Body Damage

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1989

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

  Director: James O'Keefe

  Writer: Ken Kuta

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  6.9/10198 votes

  Mr. Badwrench

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1989

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

  Director: John Bowab

  Writer: Larry Mintz, Alan Eisenstock

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  7.4/10201 votes

  Stake-Out

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1989

  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.

  Director: Peter Baldwin

  Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss

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  7.2/10203 votes

  False Arrest

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1989

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

  Director: Peter Baldwin

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/10203 votes

  The Quilt

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1989

  Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

  Director: Peter Baldwin

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/10228 votes

  Laura's First Date

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1989

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

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10190 votes

  Man's Best Friend

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1990

  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.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/10190 votes

  Baker's Dozens

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1990

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/10199 votes

  The Big Reunion

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/1990

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

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10193 votes

  The Party

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/2/1990

  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.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10195 votes

  The Big Fix

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/9/1990

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

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss

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  6.9/10188 votes

  Sitting Pretty

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1990

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

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/10184 votes

  In a Jam

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/1990

  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.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10179 votes

  The Candidate

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/23/1990

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

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/10180 votes

  Bowl Me Over

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1990

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

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/10177 votes

  Rock Video

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1990

  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.

  Director: Rich Correll

  Writer: Unknown