- 7.3/10142 votes
#1 - Surely You Joust
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1992
Feuding neighbors "Hurricane" Urkel and "Bonecrusher" Carl take a not-so-neighborly, macho grudge match to TV's American Gladiators.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10132 votes
#2 - Dance to the Music
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1992
Home-coming Queen Laura gets the royal treatment from Urkel, who gets popular jock Ted to ask her to the dance; Carl meets Harriette's new piano teacher..
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10136 votes
#3 - Driving Carl Crazy
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1992
Carl hopes to practice stress management by keeping his cool, but he nearly blows a gasket teaching Urkel to drive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10137 votes
#4 - Rumor Has It
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1992
As rumors begin to fly that Ted has "scored" with Laura, Urkel must warn her that the guy she's dating means to boost his rep by ruining hers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10140 votes
#5 - Number One with a Bullet
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1992
Carl and Urkel are hospital roommates and Urkel, as usual, is a pain -until he gets the opportunity to save Carl's hide.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10143 votes
#6 - Whose Kid Is it Anyway?
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1992
Richie is upset when Eddie's hot Halloween date conflicts with his promise to take his little cousin trick or treating.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10142 votes
#7 - An Officer and a Waldo
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1992
Eddie's insult sends Waldo off to join the Army; Harriette and Carl set up a sting to catch a shady repairman.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 7.4/10135 votes
#8 - Just One Date!
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1992
Urkel resorts to despearate measures to win a date with Laura by camping out on the Winslows' roof, even though a big blizzard is fast approaching Chicago. Meanwhile, Richie meets new next door neighbor Gwendolyn.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10127 votes
#9 - The Oddest Couple
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1992
Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments don't make for domestic bliss when the two become roommates.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10168 votes
#10 - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/1992
Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: David W. Duclon, Gary Menteer
- 7.4/10132 votes
#11 - Muskrat Love
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1993
Eddie breaks a date with a smart and witty girl his friends disapprove of, while Laura regrets encouraging Maxine to date Ted; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10126 votes
#12 - Hot Wheels
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1993
Carl buys a hot rod for Eddie, hoping it will be the road to a father-son bonding session; and Urkel strengthens his bond with Laura using a new wonder glue he invented.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10121 votes
#13 - The Way the Ball Bounces
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/1993
A college woos athlete Eddie, who has only fame and fortune in mind after accepting a scholarship; meanwhile, Laura forgoes sleep to study for her PSATs.
Director: Jeffrey Ganz
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10128 votes
#14 - A Thought in the Dark
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/1993
Laura and Ted momentarily derail Urkel's efforts to win Laura by fixing him up with Ted's brainy cousin Myra for a double date to a concert.
Director: N/A
Writer: James R. Stein
- 7.8/10132 votes
#15 - Tender Kisses
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/1993
Eddie gets more than he bargained for when he and his pals sneak into R&B singer Tracie Spencer's hotel room in search of tickets to her concert; and Carl is in for a big surprise when he discovers Harriette's diary.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10122 votes
#16 - Heart Strings
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/1993
Lonely and depressed after breaking up with Ted, Laura grants Urkel a few bittersweet hours of bliss as her valentine; Gwendolyn charms Richie with "yucky goo-goo stuff"; and Harriette and Carl search for admirable qualities in each other.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 6.9/10137 votes
#17 - It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/1993
Eddie tries to cover for his poor record in school by claiming he has family problems at home - so his teacher arrives to evaluate his dysfunctional family environment.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10123 votes
#18 - Higher Anxiety
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/1993
At a party, Urkel, Eddie and Waldo get trapped on a fire escape. A heartbroken Eddie mourns his split with two-timing Oneisha, while Carl gives the cold shoulder to his mother's beau Fletcher, who has big plans for her future.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10126 votes
#19 - Mama's Wedding
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/1993
Thanks to Eddie, Mother Winslow's "simple family wedding" brings more than the family bargained for 150 extra guests.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10128 votes
#20 - Pulling Teeth
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/19/1993
Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 7.2/10183 votes
#21 - Walk on the Wild Side
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 3/26/1993
When peer pressure comes a-knocking, Laura goes a-walking on the wild side, at Club Buff--a male strip joint.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10123 votes
#22 - Hot Stuff
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/1993
Myra enlists Laura's help in snaring "hot stuff" Urkel; Eddie asks Carl a lot of questions after buying a hot car stereo.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10126 votes
#23 - Stormy Weather
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/1993
Urkel's nerdiness gets under the skin of Laura's arrogant prom date (Ross Leon), who's itching to order Laura to write off Urkel as a friend.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10126 votes
#24 - Buds 'n' Buns
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/1993
As a part-timer at the Mighty Weenie fast food joint, Carl doesn't relish answering to the top dog - Eddie; Urkel takes Laura's advice and commits to Myra.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 4
Every episode of Family Matters Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 4!
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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Network:ABC
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Surely You Joust" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters" season 4. It scored 7.3/10 based on 142 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Dance to the Music".