6.4/10111 votesLoading...#1 - Cheers Looking at You, Kid
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/24/1995
Carl and Henriette send Laura off unchaperoned to cheerleading championships in Omaha where Laura's handsome partner Gary looks a lot like trouble in Urkel's spying eyes.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: James R. Stein
6.5/10145 votesLoading...#2 - Choir Trouble
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1991
Steve joins the Winslows at church with faith that he'll get into the choir, but he's kicked out by new choir director Rachel, whose position has gone to her head.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10125 votesLoading...
#3 - Original Gangsta Dawg
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/1997
Urkel's hip-hop cousin, O.G.D., makes a bad first impression on the Winslows.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10114 votesLoading...
#4 - Whose Man Is It Anyway?
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 6/5/1998
Cousin Myrtle dukes it out in the boxing ring with Greta to win Eddie for her own. Meanwhile, 3J longs to find his birth mother.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
6.6/10202 votesLoading...#5 - Short Story
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1989
Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Michael Warren, William Bickley
6.6/10184 votesLoading...#6 - Basketball Blues
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1989
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
Director: James O'Keefe
Writer: Barry Gold
- 6.6/10113 votesLoading...
#7 - Tips For a Better Life
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1996
Carl issues an ultimatum concerning Eddie's drinking. Meanwhile, female fans become intoxicated with Stefan Urquelle.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: David W. Duclon
- 6.6/10105 votesLoading...
#8 - 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
6.7/10277 votesLoading...#9 - The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1989
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.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Michael Warren, William Bickley
6.7/10164 votesLoading...#10 - Rock Video
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1990
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.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
6.7/10138 votesLoading...#11 - 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
6.7/10144 votesLoading...#12 - 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
6.7/10142 votesLoading...#13 - 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
6.7/10137 votesLoading...#14 - Love and Kisses
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1992
Hoping to win Laura, Urkel strikes a deal with R&B singer Johnny Gill: his treasured baseball card in exchange for serenading her; Carl and Harriette discover that their honeymoon love nest is of the outdoor type.
Director: John Tracy
Writer: N/A
6.7/10144 votesLoading...#15 - 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
6.7/10144 votesLoading...#16 - 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
- 6.7/10126 votesLoading...
#17 - Opposites Attract
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/1994
Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Felicia D. Henderson
- 6.7/10118 votesLoading...
#18 - Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1995
Another transformation-chamber mishap turns Urkel into a gyrating Elvis with a hunka hunka lot of explaining to do during a meeting with an MIT recruiter (Kline).
Director: Kelly Sandefur
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10116 votesLoading...
#19 - What's Up Doc?
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 3/31/1995
A therapist helps the Winslows get to the root of their tensions by reflecting on life with Urkel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10112 votesLoading...
#20 - She's Back
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1995
Myrtle, Urkel's cousin from Biloxi, squares off with Greta over Eddie's affections.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10111 votesLoading...
#21 - Best Years of Our Lives
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1995
Urkel could use some help designing a float for homecoming; and Carl believes he's helping his mom by encouraging her to "slow down."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10104 votesLoading...
#22 - 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
6.8/10218 votesLoading...#23 - Two-Income Family
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1989
Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
Director: James O'Keefe
Writer: Robert Blair
6.8/10183 votesLoading...#24 - Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1989
Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
Director: John Bowab
Writer: Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
6.8/10166 votesLoading...#25 - The Candidate
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/23/1990
Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Family Matters
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Cheers Looking at You, Kid" is the worst rated episode of "Family Matters". It scored 6.4/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by John Tracy and written by James R. Stein, it aired on 3/24/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Choir Trouble".