The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 1

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

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: N/A

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

Director: Rich Correll

Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss

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: N/A

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

Director: Rich Correll

Writer: N/A

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: N/A

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

Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

Director: Peter Baldwin

Writer: N/A

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.

Director: Rich Correll

Writer: N/A

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

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: N/A

Writer: N/A

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: N/A

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

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

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: N/A

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: N/A

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: N/A

Writer: N/A

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

Director: John Bowab

Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz

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

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

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: N/A

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