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The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 5

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The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 5

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. 7.9/10(172 votes)

    #1 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

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    S5:E8

    A space-age potion turns Urkel into Stefan Urquelle suave, smooth-talking life of the party, but Laura finds she soon misses the old Urkel.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.8/10(176 votes)

    #2 - Grandmama

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    S5:E7

    The NBA's Larry Johnson plays Grandmama (his TV-ad alter ego), who becomes Urkel's new partner in a city basketball competition after Eddie dumps Urkel for star player Kenny.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.7/10(131 votes)

    #3 - All the Wrong Moves

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    S5:E10

    At the drive-in movie, Laura's new boyfriend (Kevin Mambo) has trouble getting the message that no really means no; and at home, Carl just doesn't get it when his insults drive Harriette to retaliate.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.7/10(159 votes)

    #4 - Good Cop, Bad Cop

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    S5:E15

    Carl refuses to accept Eddie's story that he got pulled over for speeding ""because he was a black in a white person's neighborhood"" ... until the portly cop finds out the ugly truth. Meanwhile, Urkel tells Richie that he has nothing to fear when going to the dentist, but the nerd soon regrets his move when he has cavities of his own that need filling.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.6/10(152 votes)

    #5 - Presumed Urkel

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    S5:E16

    When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.

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  6. 7.6/10(131 votes)

    #6 - Father of the Bride

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    S5:E17

    Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.6/10(141 votes)

    #7 - Aunt Oona

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    S5:E23

    Urkel's accident-prone Aunt Oona visits shy, dowdy woman who get a confidence-building makeover from Harriette and then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar, where chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

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    Director:N/A
  9. 7.5/10(132 votes)

    #8 - Psycho Twins

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    S5:E18

    Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.5/10(133 votes)

    #9 - A-Camping We Will Go

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    S5:E21

    Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a job.

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    Director:N/A
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  11. 7.4/10(128 votes)

    #10 - It Didn't Happen One Night

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    S5:E2

    Laura oversleeps and misses her bus to Cincinnati for a cheerleading competition and Steve offers to take her in his Isetta. Laura is not pleasant company and Steve confronts her about it.

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  12. 7.4/10(130 votes)

    #11 - Saved by the Urkel

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    S5:E3

    The Winslows find themselves - unbelievably - indebted to Urkel after he saves Carl's life with CPR. The family showers him with gratitude and feels obligated to put up with the nerdy, annoying dweeb.

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  13. 7.4/10(131 votes)

    #12 - A Matter of Principle

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    S5:E4

    Laura and Eddie's romantic tips have obsessive Myra entangled in a web of errors with Urkel when she invades Steve's school; Carl's sage advice leads Harriette to a confrontation with her boss - and a possible layoff.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.4/10(138 votes)

    #13 - Best Friends

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    S5:E6

    Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.

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    Director:N/A
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  15. 7.4/10(146 votes)

    #14 - Car Wars

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    S5:E9

    Laura believes that by donning a moustache and men's clothing she'll be better prepared to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer ; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.4/10(136 votes)

    #15 - Stefan Returns

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    S5:E24

    Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.2/10(133 votes)

    #16 - Hell Toupee

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    S5:E1

    Carl shops for a toupee, hoping to turn Harriette's head. Meanwhile love struck Myra accuses Laura of trying to take Urkel away from her and the two get into a food fight.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.2/10(128 votes)

    #17 - Scenes from a Mall

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    S5:E12

    Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.

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  19. 7.1/10(124 votes)

    #18 - Money Out the Window

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    S5:E5

    A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.

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  20. 7.1/10(125 votes)

    #19 - Rock Enroll

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    S5:E13

    Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon finds that Laura is his biggest cheerleader.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.1/10(128 votes)

    #20 - Like a Virgin

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    S5:E14

    Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.

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  22. 7.1/10(122 votes)

    #21 - That's What Friends Are For

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    S5:E19

    Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl' s fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures Carl into telling him where Myra is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

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    Director:Rich Correll
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.0/10(149 votes)

    #22 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is

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    S5:E11

    Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated anywhere and with anyone.

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  24. 7.0/10(131 votes)

    #23 - Nunsense

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    S5:E22

    Urkel fears that his rejection has sent Myra to join a nunnery, so he enlists Eddie and Waldo to dress in habits and join him in a search for her at the convent.

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    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:N/A
  25. 6.7/10(133 votes)

    #24 - Opposites Attract

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    S5:E20

    Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 172 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by N/A, it aired on 11/12/1993. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Grandmama".