William Bickley
Director
Family Matters (1989)
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 spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
Released Sept. 22, 1989
Episode 26 min
8+
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
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Production Companies: Bickley-Warren Productions, Lorimar Television, Miller/Boyett Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Hell Toupee
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.
Sept. 24, 1993, midnight
S5E2 - It Didn't Happen One Night
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.
Oct. 1, 1993, midnight
S5E3 - Saved by the Urkel
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.
Oct. 8, 1993, midnight
9.0
S5E4 - A Matter of Principle
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.
Oct. 15, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E5 - Money Out the Window
A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.
Oct. 22, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E6 - Best Friends
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.
Oct. 29, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E7 - Grandmama
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.
Nov. 5, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E8 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
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.
Nov. 12, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E9 - Car Wars
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.
Nov. 19, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E10 - All the Wrong Moves
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.
Nov. 26, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E11 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is
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.
Dec. 10, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E12 - Scenes from a Mall
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.
Dec. 17, 1993, midnight
10.0
S5E13 - Rock Enroll
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.
Jan. 7, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E14 - Like a Virgin
Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.
Jan. 14, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E15 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
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.
Jan. 21, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E16 - Presumed Urkel
When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.
Feb. 4, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E17 - Father of the Bride
Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.
Feb. 11, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E18 - Psycho Twins
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.
Feb. 18, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E19 - That's What Friends Are For
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 Laura is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.
March 4, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E20 - Opposites Attract
Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.
March 18, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E21 - A-Camping We Will Go
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.
April 1, 1994, midnight
8.0
S5E22 - Nunsense
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.
April 29, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E23 - Aunt Oona
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.
May 6, 1994, midnight
10.0
S5E24 - Stefan Returns
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"".
May 20, 1994, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 26 min.
Season Runtime: 5634 min.
Released: Sept. 22, 1989
Last Air Date: July 17, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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