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The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 1

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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  1. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Two-Income Family

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    S1:E2

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

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  2. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Short Story

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    S1:E3

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

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  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Rachel's First Date

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    S1:E4

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

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  4. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Body Damage

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    S1:E7

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

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    Director:James O'Keefe
    Writer:Ken Kuta
  5. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Stake-Out

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    S1:E9

    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.

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  6. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Big Reunion

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.5/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Mama Who Came to Dinner

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  9. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Straight A's

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Mr. Badwrench

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    S1:E8

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

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  11. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - The Candidate

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    S1:E20

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
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    #11 - Basketball Blues

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

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    Director:James O'Keefe
    Writer:Barry Gold
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    #12 - False Arrest

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
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    #13 - The Quilt

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    S1:E11

    Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
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    #14 - Laura's First Date

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    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #15 - Man's Best Friend

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    S1:E13

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #16 - Baker's Dozens

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    S1:E14

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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    #17 - The Party

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    S1:E16

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #18 - The Big Fix

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    S1:E17

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

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    #19 - Sitting Pretty

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    S1:E18

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

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #20 - In a Jam

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    S1:E19

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #21 - Bowl Me Over

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    S1:E21

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
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    #22 - Rock Video

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    S1:E22

    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.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Two-Income Family" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by James O'Keefe and written by Robert Blair, it aired on 9/29/1989. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Short Story".