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The complete list of Family Matters episodes. The show aired on ABC for 8 years from September 22, 1989 to May 9, 1997. before moving it to CBS for 1 year from September 19, 1997 to July 17, 1998.

Series overview[]

Season Episodes Network Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 22 ABC September 22, 1989 April 27, 1990
2 25 September 21, 1990 May 3, 1991
3 25 September 20, 1991 May 8, 1992
4 24 September 18, 1992 May 14, 1993
5 24 September 24, 1993 May 20, 1994
6 25 September 23, 1994 May 19, 1995
7 24 September 22, 1995 May 17, 1996
8 24 September 20, 1996 May 9, 1997
9 22 CBS September 19, 1997 July 17, 1998

List[]

Season 1 (1989–90)[]

Main article: Season One
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
1 1 The Mama Who Came to Dinner September 22, 1989
2 2 Two-Income Family September 29, 1989
3 3 Short Story October 6, 1989
4 4 Rachel's First Date October 13, 1989
5 5 Straight A's October 20, 1989
6 6 Basketball Blues November 3, 1989
7 7 Body Damage November 10, 1989
8 8 Mr. Badwrench November 17, 1989
9 9 Stake-Out November 24, 1989
10 10 False Arrest December 1, 1989
11 11 The Quilt December 8, 1989
12 12 Laura's First Date December 15, 1989
13 13 Man's Best Friend January 5, 1990
14 14 Baker's Dozen January 12, 1990
15 15 The Big Reunion January 19, 1990
16 16 The Party February 2, 1990
17 17 The Big Fix February 9, 1990
18 18 Sitting Pretty February 23, 1990
19 19 In a Jam March 16, 1990
20 20 The Candidate March 23, 1990
21 21 Bowl Me Over April 20, 1990
22 22 Rock Video April 27, 1990

Season 2 (1990–91)[]

Main article: Season Two
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
23 1 Rachel's Place September 21, 1990
24 2 Torn Between Two Lovers September 21, 1990
25 3 Marriage 101 September 28, 1990
26 4 Flashpants October 5, 1990
27 5 The Crash Course October 12, 1990
28 6 Boxcar Blues October 19, 1990
29 7 Dog Day Halloween October 26, 1990
30 8 Cousin Urkel November 2, 1990
31 9 Dedicated to the One I Love November 9, 1990
32 10 The Science Project November 16, 1990
33 11 Requiem for an Urkel November 23, 1990
34 12 Fast Eddie Winslow November 30, 1990
35 13 Have Yourself a Merry Winslow Christmas December 21, 1990
36 14 Ice Station Winslow January 4, 1991
37 15 Son January 11, 1991
38 16 Do the Right Thing January 18, 1991
39 17 High Hopes February 1, 1991
40 18 Life of the Party February 8, 1991
41 19 Busted February 15, 1991
42 20 Fight the Good Fight March 1, 1991
43 21 Taking Credit March 15, 1991
44 22 Finding the Words March 22, 1991
45 23 Skip to My Lieu April 1, 1991
46 24 The Good the Bad the Urkel April 19, 1991
47 25 I Should Have Done Something April 26, 1991

Season 3 (1991–92)[]

Main article: Season Three
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
48 1 Boom! September 20, 1991
49 2 Brain Over Brawn September 27, 1991
50 3 The Show Must Go On October 4, 1991
51 4 Words Hurt October 11, 1991
52 5 Daddy's Little Girl October 18, 1991
53 6 Citizens' Court October 25, 1991
54 7 Robo-Nerd November 1, 1991
55 8 Making the Team November 8, 1991
56 9 Born to Be Mild November 15, 1991
57 10 The Love God November 22, 1991
58 11 Old and Alone November 29, 1991
59 12 A Pair of Ladies December 6, 1991
60 13 Choir Trouble December 20, 1991
61 14 A Test of Friendship January 10, 1992
62 15 Jailhouse Blues January 24, 1992
63 16 Brown Bombshell January 31, 1992
64 17 Food, Lies and Videotape February 7, 1992
65 18 My Brokenhearted Valentine February 14, 1992
66 19 Woman of the People February 21, 1992
67 20 Love and Kisses February 28, 1992
68 21 Stop! In the Name of Love March 13, 1992
69 22 The Urkel Who Came to Dinner April 3, 1992
70 23 Robo-Nerd II April 24, 1992
71 24 Dudes May 1, 1992
72 25 Farewell, My Laura May 8, 1992

Season 4 (1992–93)[]

Main article: Season Four
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
73 1 Surely You Joust September 18, 1992
74 2 Dance to the Music October 2, 1992
75 3 Driving Carl Crazy October 9, 1992
76 4 Rumor Has It... October 16, 1992
77 5 Number One With a Bullet October 23, 1992
78 6 Whose Kid Is It Anyway? October 30, 1992
79 7 An Officer and a Waldo November 6, 1992
80 8 Just One Date November 13, 1992
81 9 The Oddest Couple November 20, 1992
82 10 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad House December 11, 1992
83 11 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel January 8, 1993
84 12 Muskrat Love January 15, 1993
85 13 Hot Wheels January 22, 1993
86 14 The Way the Ball Bounces January 29, 1993
87 15 A Thought in the Dark February 5, 1993
88 16 Tender Kisses February 12, 1993
89 17 Heart Strings February 19, 1993
90 18 Higher Anxiety February 26, 1993
91 19 Mama's Wedding March 5, 1993
92 20 Pulling Teeth March 19, 1993
93 21 Walk on the Wild Side March 26, 1993
94 22 Hot Stuff April 30, 1993
95 23 Stormy Weather May 7, 1993
96 24 Buds 'n' Buns May 14, 1993

Season 5 (1993–94)[]

Main article: Season Five
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
97 1 Hell Toupee September 24, 1993
98 2 It Didn't Happen One Night October 1, 1993
99 3 Saved by the Urkel October 8, 1993
100 4 A Matter of Principle October 15, 1993
101 5 Money Out the Window October 22, 1993
102 6 Best Friends October 29, 1993
103 7 Grandmama November 5, 1993
104 8 Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool November 12, 1993
105 9 Car Wars November 19, 1993
106 10 All the Wrong Moves November 26, 1993
107 11 Christmas is Where the Heart Is December 10, 1993
108 12 Scenes from a Mall December 17, 1993
109 13 Rock Enroll January 7, 1994
110 14 Like a Virgin January 14, 1994
111 15 Good Cop, Bad Cop January 21, 1994
112 16 Presumed Urkel February 4, 1994
113 17 Father of the Bride February 11, 1994
114 18 Psycho Twins February 18, 1994
115 19 That's What Friends Are For March 4, 1994
116 20 Opposites Attract March 18, 1994
117 21 A-Camping We Will Go April 1, 1994
118 22 Nunsense April 29, 1994
119 23 Aunt Oona May 6, 1994
120 24 Stefan Returns May 20, 1994

Season 6 (1994–95)[]

Main article: Season Six
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
121 1 To Be or Not to Be (Part 1) September 23, 1994
122 2 To Be or Not to Be (Part 2) September 30, 1994
123 3 Till Death Do Us Apartment October 7, 1994
124 4 The Looney Bin October 14, 1994
125 5 Beta Chi Guy October 21, 1994
126 6 Dark and Stormy Night October 28, 1994
127 7 Par For the Course November 4, 1994
128 8 Sink or Swim November 11, 1994
129 9 Paradise Bluff November 18, 1994
130 10 Flying Blind November 25, 1994
131 11 Miracle on Elm Street December 16, 1994
132 12 Midterm Crisis January 6, 1995
133 13 An Unlikely Match January 20, 1995
134 14 The Substitute Son February 3, 1995
135 15 The Gun February 10, 1995
136 16 Wedding Bell Blues February 17, 1995
137 17 Ain't Nothing but an Urkel February 24, 1995
138 18 My Uncle, the Hero March 3, 1995
139 19 My Bodyguard March 17, 1995
140 20 Cheers Looking at You, Kid March 24, 1995
141 21 What's Up Doc? March 31, 1995
142 22 We're Going to Disney World (Part 1) April 28, 1995
143 23 We're Going to Disney World (Part 2) May 5, 1995
144 24 They Shoot Urkels, Don't They? May 12, 1995
145 25 Home Sweet Home May 19, 1995

Season 7 (1995–96)[]

Main article: Season Seven
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
146 1 Little Big Guy September 22, 1995
147 2 The Naked and the Nerdy September 29, 1995
148 3 Bugged October 13, 1995
149 4 Teacher's Pet October 20, 1995
150 5 Walking My Baby Back Home October 27, 1995
151 6 She's Back November 3, 1995
152 7 Hot Rods to Heck November 10, 1995
153 8 Talk's Cheap November 17, 1995
154 9 Struck by Lightning November 24, 1995
155 10 Best Years of Our Lives December 8, 1995
156 11 Fa La La La Laagghh! December 15, 1995
157 12 Friendship Cycles January 5, 1996
158 13 South of the Border January 12, 1996
159 14 Life in the Fast Lane January 26, 1996
160 15 Random Acts of Science February 2, 1996
161 16 Tips for a Better Life February 9, 1996
162 17 Swine Lake February 16, 1996
163 18 My Big Brother February 23, 1996
164 19 Eau de Love March 8, 1996
165 20 Twinkle Toes Faldo March 15, 1996
166 21 Scammed March 29, 1996
167 22 Dream Date April 26, 1996
168 23 A Ham is Born May 10, 1996
169 24 Send in the Clone May 17, 1996

Season 8 (1996–97)[]

Main article: Season Eight
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
170 1 Paris Vacation (Part 1) September 20, 1996
171 2 Paris Vacation (Part 2) September 20, 1996
172 3 Paris Vacation (Part 3) September 27, 1996
173 4 Movin' On October 4, 1996
174 5 3J in the House October 11, 1996
175 6 Getting Buff October 18, 1996
176 7 Stevil October 25, 1996
177 8 Karate Kids November 1, 1996
178 9 Home Again November 8, 1996
179 10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks November 15, 1996
180 11 Chick-a-Boom November 22, 1996
181 12 The Jury December 6, 1996
182 13 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear December 13, 1996
183 14 Revenge of the Nerd January 3, 1997
184 15 Love Triangles January 17, 1997
185 16 Father Time January 31, 1997
186 17 Beauty and the Beast February 7, 1997
187 18 Le Jour d'amour February 14, 1997
188 19 What Do You Know? February 28, 1997
189 20 Odd Man In March 14, 1997
190 21 Flirting with Disaster March 28, 1997
191 22 Pound Foolish April 25, 1997
192 23 The Brother Who Came to Dinner May 2, 1997
193 24 A Pirate's Life for Me May 9, 1997

Season 9 (1997–98)[]

Main article: Season Nine
No. overall No. in season Title Air Date
194 1 Out with the Old September 19, 1997
195 2 They Shoot Ducks, Don't They? September 26, 1997
196 3 Dumb Belle of the Ball October 3, 1997
197 4 Drinking and Jiving October 10, 1997
198 5 Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book? October 17, 1997
199 6 A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read October 24, 1997
200 7 Stevil II: This Time, He's Not Alone October 31, 1997
201 8 Trading Places November 7, 1997
202 9 A Pain in Harassment November 14, 1997
203 10 Original Gangsta Dawg December 5, 1997
204 11 Deck the Malls December 19, 1997
205 12 Grill of My Dreams January 9, 1998
206 13 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do January 16, 1998
207 14 Crazy for You (Part 1) January 23, 1998
208 15 Crazier for You (Part 2) January 30, 1998
209 16 Whose Man Is It Anyway? June 5, 1998
210 17 Polkapalooza June 12, 1998
211 18 Throw Urkel off the Train June 19, 1998
212 19 Don't Make Me Over June 26, 1998
213 20 Pop Goes the Question July 3, 1998
214 21 Lost in Space (Part 1) July 10, 1998
215 22 Lost in Space (Part 2) July 17, 1998
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