6.9/10172 votes#1 - Rachel's Place
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1990
Feeling like a freeloader, Rachel decides to look for a career beyond writing and opens up a diner after Steve accidentally burns down Leroy's.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.4/10163 votes#2 - Torn Between Two Lovers
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1990
Steve develops a crush on Rachel and believes it is reciprocated when she invites him to a candlelight dinner at her restaurant, while Rachel is actually dating her bank's loan officer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10170 votes#3 - 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
7.0/10147 votes#4 - Flashpants
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1990
A braggart with a badge transfers to Carl's divisions just in time for the precinct's annual dance contest, which Carl and Harriette aim to win by dancing circles around their fierce rival.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
7.3/10152 votes#5 - The Crash Course
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1990
Eddie crashes the car through the front of the house while trying to impress his girlfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10150 votes#6 - 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
7.4/10168 votes#7 - Dog Day Halloween
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1990
Steve and Laura are held hostage during a Halloween bank robbery.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.4/10157 votes#8 - Cousin Urkel
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1990
Steve's cousin from Biloxi sets out to sweep Eddie off his feet.
Director: N/A
Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
7.1/10152 votes#9 - Dedicated to the One I Love
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1990
Harriette points out the obvious when seductive neighbor Loretta sets her sights on Carl; and Laura may soon regret steering Steve to a shy young girl when she finds herself jealous of his attentions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10154 votes#10 - The Science Project
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1990
Everyone vies to be partners with budding scientist Steve, who teams up with Laura for a science project - an A-bomb.
Director: N/A
Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
6.9/10148 votes#11 - Requiem for an Urkel
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1990
Steve charges like a raging bull to the boxing ring when a bully threatens to pummel any guy who asks Laura out.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.0/10147 votes#12 - Fast Eddie Winslow
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1990
Eddie is cornered by a tough pool hustler.
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: N/A
7.2/10167 votes#13 - Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1990
Alone and fending for himself during the holidays, Steve shatters Laura's old fashioned Christmas ornament along with holiday visiting privileges at the Winslows'. Meanwhile, Carl does battle with other shoppers as he searches for a scarce teddy bear for Richie.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.0/10154 votes#14 - Ice Station Winslow
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1991
When Carl, Eddie and Steve go ice fishing at Lake Wannamuck, Carl has a potentially critical accident; and at home, Judy dislikes the fuss made over Richie.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
6.8/10141 votes#15 - Son
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1991
After an escalating spat with his father, grounded Eddie escapes from the house to keep a date, and Harriette must mediate a father-son feud when Carl gets tired of Eddie's attitude and Eddie threatens to move out.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jose Rivera
6.7/10138 votes#16 - Do the Right Thing
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1991
Carl finds a diamond bracelet and wrestles with doing the right thing, as does Steve, who holds in his hands the academic fate of his romantic rival Todd, who needs Steve's tutoring skills.
Director: N/A
Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
6.9/10139 votes#17 - High Hopes
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1991
In a hot-air balloon, Carl tries to overcome his fear of heights. Harriette and Rachel clash over a car won in a contest.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dennis Snee
7.3/10162 votes#18 - Life of the Party
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1991
At a rooftop party, some kids spike Steve's punch; and Rachel must talk him down from the ledge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10144 votes#19 - Busted
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1991
When Eddie cracks up the family car, Steve suggests raising repair money at an illegal gambling hangout.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.4/10183 votes#20 - Fight the Good Fight
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1991
Laura is inspired to make a difference by encouraging support for a black-history class, but her efforts fan the flames of racism at school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10142 votes#21 - Taking Credit
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1991
Rachel and the kids recall how Eddie took credit for a story written by Steve, and how Carl shared his glory with Lt. Murtagh.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
7.5/10171 votes#22 - 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
6.9/10140 votes#23 - Skip to My Lieu
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/5/1991
Carl senses a promotion if he can help Lt. Murtagh get a date with Rachel.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Charlene Seeger
6.7/10142 votes#24 - The Good the Bad and the Urkel
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 4/19/1991
In a dream, Carl and Steve duel over a compost heap as Old West characters Carl and Two-Gun Urkel - the most annoying gunslinger in the West.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Pamela Eells, Sally Lapiduss
7.8/10174 votes#25 - 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
The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 2
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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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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Rachel's Place" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters" season 2. It scored 6.9/10 based on 172 votes. Directed by Rich Correll and written by David W. Duclon, it aired on 9/21/1990. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Torn Between Two Lovers".