Son is the fifteenth episode of the second season in this television sitcom on Family Matters, which was aired from ABC on January 11, 1991. It was directed by Gary Menteer and written by Jose Rivera.
Plot[]
Rachel asks Carl to build a playhouse for Richie, but Carl cannot find his screwdriver. Eddie tells Carl he used it to fix his bike, and ignores Carl and by talking to Jolene on the phone. Carl turns the phone off and they argue. Eddie mouths off and Carl grounds him by sending him to his room. Defying Carl, he sneaks out and goes on his date with Jolene. Eddie comes back then and tries to hide the evidence upstairs in his room. However, Carl ironically appears while he is going upstairs. Carl sees the evidence and grounds him for one month, then two more months for his attitude. Carl and Eddie get into a heated argument over house rules, prompting the eldest Winslow son to threaten to move out (even though he doesn't really have a plan). Harriette makes the two sit at a table and she tells the story of when Eddie was born. After Carl talks to Eddie, Eddie decides to stay home saying, "Dad, I'd like to stay", and Carl saying, "I would like that too, son"
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow
- Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)
- Rosetta LeNoire as Estelle Winslow
- Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow
- Kellie Shanygne Williams as Laura Winslow
- Jaimee Foxworth as Judy Winslow
- Bryton James as Richie Crawford (credited as Bryton McClure)
- Jaleel White as Steve Urkel
- Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
Guest[]
- Lawrence Cook as Doctor
Trivia[]
- Eddie's birthday is revealed to be January 28, 1974. His birth year would be retconned in "Father Time" to 1976 for an unknown reason.
- At the start of the episode, Carl states their couch is comfy, but in the episode Finding the Words it is stated that the couch is very uncomfortable, and that the floor is probably softer.
- Carl screaming at Steve to leave is cut in later airings of this episode, making it look like he wants Steve to stay.
Goofs[]
- In the episode "The Crash Course", which is set in October, Eddie mentions he's been 16 years old for 27 hours, meaning his birthday is in October. However, in this episode, it's stated that Eddie's birthday is January 28th.
- In this episode it's mentioned that the Winslows had moved into their current house right before January 1974. However, in Perfect Strangers, set in the late 1980s, the Winslows lived in an apartment building and would not have moved into their house until 1989, a short time before the pilot episode,
- When Laura confronts Eddie in the kitchen, his hand jumps from the back of a chair to his hip between shots.
Quotes[]
- Urkel: This page is in Korean. They misspelled three words.
- Carl: You can read Korean?
- Urkel: Why, sure! It's a beautiful language. I'll teach you.
- Carl: Harriette, I have spoken.
- Harriette: Whatever you say, King Carl. But if Prince Edward leaves this kingdom, you will be sleeping on the royal couch.
- Harriette: Where will you go?
- Eddie: Somewhere where they don't have any screwdrivers.
- Harriette: You know this isn't about the screwdriver. It's because you disobeyed your father.
- Eddie: Well, he didn't have to ground me. That's excessive punishment, police brutality.
- Harriette: This is a true story. It happened 16 years ago, on January 28, 1974.
- Eddie: My birthday?
- Harriette: It wasn't supposed to be, but you were as impatient then as you are now.
- Harriette: [after seeing how clumsy Carl is] Carl, it's a wonder you ever made a baby in the first place.