7.0/10122 votes#1 - Paris Vacation (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1996
Urkel and the Winslows travel to Paris via the Urk-Pad device.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10111 votes
#2 - Paris Vacation (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1996
Thieves go after the blueprints for Urkel's invention; Stefan and Laura make their debut as models in Paris.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10112 votes
#3 - Paris Vacation (3)
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1996
Thieves hold Urkel hostage at the Paris Opera House; Carl saves a life at the Eiffel Tower; Laura bids adieu to a friend.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10106 votes
#4 - Movin' On
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1996
Urkel suffers from "Winslow withdrawal" at MIT; back home, roommates Myra and Laura find they are from "different worlds."
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Greg Garcia
- 6.8/10116 votes
#5 - 3J in the House
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1996
The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10111 votes
#6 - Getting Buff
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1996
Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta gets a part-time job.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10148 votes
#7 - Stevil
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1996
Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes alive on Halloween.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Greg Garcia
- 7.0/10130 votes
#8 - Karate Kids
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1996
As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10106 votes
#9 - Home Again
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1996
A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10115 votes
#10 - Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1996
Eddie dreams that he is getting married to Myrtle Urkel, of all people, in her Southern plantation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10105 votes
#11 - Chick-a-Boom
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1996
Steve invents some musically-activated gunpowder, but Myra mistakes it for pepper when she uses it to prepare a big dinner for Carl's commissioner!
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Greg Garcia
- 6.9/10105 votes
#12 - The Jury
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1996
Steve and Carl are called in on jury duty, and Steve proves without a shadow of a doubt that the accussed is innocent while everyone else thinks he is guilty.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10104 votes
#13 - It Came upon a Midnight Clear
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1996
Laura finally gives Curtis the old heave-ho now that Stefan is back to stay. Meanwhile, Carl and Steve get lost in the woods looking for a Christmas tree.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10112 votes
#14 - Revenge of the Nerd
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1997
Laura plans to join a sorority and learns Steve is their favorite target.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10114 votes
#15 - Love Triangles
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1997
Best friends Laura and Maxine are attracted to the same guy.
Director: N/A
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 6.8/10115 votes
#16 - Father Time
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1997
Urkel invents a time machine, and he and Carl travel back to the 70s, where Carl takes advantage and changes the future to become a billionaire.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 7.3/10111 votes
#17 - Beauty and the Beast
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1997
Myrtle Urkel is back, and this time, she sabotages a beauty pageant so she can win.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10111 votes
#18 - Le Jour d'amour
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1997
Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10107 votes
#19 - What Do You Know?
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1997
Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10104 votes
#20 - Odd Man In
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/1997
Harriette fills a spot at Carl's poker table while Steve does work for Eddie at a ballpark.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10104 votes
#21 - Flirting with Disaster
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 3/28/1997
Eddie is most definitely flirting with disaster when he tries to date a woman much older than him. Meanwhile, Steve is causing Carl's homeowner insurance to skyrocket.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10108 votes
#22 - Pound Foolish
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/1997
Donna Summer reprises her role as Urkel's Aunt Oona from Altoona, who has put on weight but anticipates taking it off in her nephew's new-fangled fat-compression chamber.
Director: Jason Bateman
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10104 votes
#23 - The Brother Who Came to Dinner
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1997
Carl learns his wayward brother Frank is in trouble with the law.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Reginald VelJohnson
- 7.0/10110 votes
#24 - A Pirate's Life for Me
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1997
Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 8
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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 8 Ratings Summary
"Paris Vacation (1)" is the best rated episode of "Family Matters" season 8. It scored 7/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Rich Correll and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1996. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Paris Vacation (2)".