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Family Matters

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Family Matters

1989 – 1998 (completed) · 9 seasons · 215 episodes · United States · English

Family Matters (1989) is ranked #1,280 among series on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: solid), rated 7.2/10 on IMDb from 31,622 votes. Updated

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★ 7.2IMDb · 32k

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.

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Top cast

14

Seasons

9

best episode: S3E9 — Born to Be Mild ★ 8.0 (197)

S122 eps · ★ 7.0
  • E1The Mama Who Came to Dinner★ 6.7305
  • E2Two Income Family★ 6.8249
  • E3Short Story★ 6.6226
  • E4Rachel's First Date★ 6.9226
  • E5Straight A's★ 7.0216
  • E6Basketball Blues★ 6.7206
  • E7Body Damage★ 7.1206
  • E8Mr. Badwrench★ 6.9204
  • E9Stake-Out★ 7.4209
  • E10False Arrest★ 7.2212
  • E11The Quilt★ 7.2210
  • E12Laura's First Date★ 7.5225
  • E13Man's Best Friend★ 7.0194
  • E14Baker's Dozen★ 7.1195
  • E15The Big Reunion★ 7.2196
  • E16The Party★ 7.0194
  • E17The Big Fix★ 7.4198
  • E18Sitting Pretty★ 6.9192
  • E19In a Jam★ 7.3187
  • E20The Candidate★ 6.9182
  • E21Bowl Me Over★ 7.2183
  • E22Rock Video★ 6.8181
S225 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Rachel's Place★ 7.1185
  • E2Torn Between Two Lovers★ 7.5176
  • E3Marriage 101★ 7.6188
  • E4Flashpants★ 7.1171
  • E5The Crash Course★ 7.4173
  • E6Boxcar Blues★ 7.5167
  • E7Dog Day Halloween★ 7.4187
  • E8Cousin Urkel★ 7.4173
  • E9Dedicated to the One I Love★ 7.2164
  • E10The Science Project★ 6.9169
  • E11Requiem for an Urkel★ 7.0165
  • E12Fast Eddie Winslow★ 7.1162
  • E13Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas★ 7.3191
  • E14Ice Station Winslow★ 7.0168
  • E15Son★ 6.9157
  • E16Do the Right Thing★ 6.8155
  • E17High Hopes★ 6.9157
  • E18Life of the Party★ 7.4183
  • E19Busted★ 6.8159
  • E20Fight the Good Fight★ 7.4203
  • E21Taking Credit★ 6.9157
  • E22Finding the Words★ 7.6185
  • E23Skip to My Lieu★ 7.0155
  • E24The Good, the Bad, and the Urkel★ 6.8159
  • E25I Should Have Done Something★ 7.8184
S325 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Boom!★ 7.2169
  • E2Brain Over Brawn★ 7.1158
  • E3The Show Must Go On★ 7.0154
  • E4Words Hurt★ 7.1163
  • E5Daddy's Little Girl★ 6.8152
  • E6Citizen's Court★ 7.0154
  • E7Robo-Nerd★ 7.0156
  • E8Making the Team★ 7.2151
  • E9Born to Be Mild★ 8.0197
  • E10The Love God★ 7.2161
  • E11Old and Alone★ 7.2147
  • E12A Pair of Ladies★ 6.9149
  • E13Choir Trouble★ 6.5156
  • E14A Test of Friendship★ 6.7149
  • E15Jailhouse Blues★ 6.9160
  • E16Brown Bombshell★ 7.2148
  • E17Food, Lies and Videotape★ 7.1156
  • E18My Broken-Hearted Valentine★ 7.2158
  • E19Woman of the People★ 7.2150
  • E20Love and Kisses★ 6.8147
  • E21Stop in the Name of Love★ 7.2141
  • E22The Urkel Who Came to Dinner★ 7.2143
  • E23Robo-Nerd II★ 7.3146
  • E24Dudes★ 7.4147
  • E25Farewell, My Laura★ 7.6157
S424 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Surely You Joust★ 7.3151
  • E2Dance to the Music★ 7.1146
  • E3Driving Carl Crazy★ 7.6149
  • E4Rumor Has It★ 6.8152
  • E5Number One with a Bullet★ 7.2153
  • E6Whose Kid Is It Anyway?★ 6.9158
  • E7An Officer and a Waldo★ 6.8156
  • E8Just One Date★ 7.0148
  • E9The Oddest Couple★ 6.9141
  • E10It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel★ 8.0190
  • E11Muskrat Love★ 7.1147
  • E12Hot Wheels★ 7.5135
  • E13The Way the Ball Bounces★ 7.2132
  • E14A Thought in the Dark★ 7.3141
  • E15Tender Kisses★ 7.5145
  • E16Heart Strings★ 7.2135
  • E17It's a Mad, Mad, Mad House★ 7.1152
  • E18Higher Anxiety★ 7.1139
  • E19Mama's Wedding★ 7.1143
  • E20Pulling Teeth★ 7.1143
  • E21Walk on the Wild Side★ 7.3172
  • E22Hot Stuff★ 7.3144
  • E23Stormy Weather★ 7.3140
  • E24Buds 'n' Buns★ 7.0139
S524 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1Hell Toupee★ 7.0143
  • E2It Didn't Happen One Night★ 7.5134
  • E3Saved by the Urkel★ 7.5135
  • E4A Matter of Principle★ 7.5135
  • E5Money Out the Window★ 7.2130
  • E6Best Friends★ 7.1143
  • E7Grandmama★ 7.8171
  • E8Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool★ 8.0182
  • E9Car Wars★ 7.4148
  • E10All the Wrong Moves★ 7.6140
  • E11Christmas Is Where the Heart Is★ 7.1157
  • E12Scenes from a Mall★ 6.8136
  • E13Rock Enroll★ 7.2132
  • E14Like a Virgin★ 7.2134
  • E15Good Cop, Bad Cop★ 7.8163
  • E16Presumed Urkel★ 7.6151
  • E17Father of the Bride★ 7.6135
  • E18Psycho Twins★ 7.4136
  • E19That's What Friends Are For★ 7.2126
  • E20Opposites Attract★ 6.3136
  • E21A-Camping We Will Go★ 7.3135
  • E22Nunsense★ 7.0133
  • E23Aunt Oona★ 7.1143
  • E24Stefan Returns★ 7.2139
S625 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1To Be or Not to Be: Part 1★ 7.3141
  • E2To Be or Not to Be: Part 2★ 7.3143
  • E3Till Death Do Us Apartment★ 7.3127
  • E4The Looney Bin★ 7.4128
  • E5Beta Chi Guy★ 6.9122
  • E6Dark and Stormy Night★ 6.9138
  • E7Par for the Course★ 7.1122
  • E8Sink or Swim★ 7.1125
  • E9Paradise Bluff★ 7.5127
  • E10Flying Blind★ 6.9122
  • E11Miracle on Elm Street★ 7.5139
  • E12Midterm Crisis★ 7.3118
  • E13An Unlikely Match★ 7.5123
  • E14The Substitute Son★ 7.4128
  • E15The Gun★ 7.1187
  • E16Wedding Bell Blues★ 7.3115
  • E17Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel★ 6.8127
  • E18My Uncle the Hero★ 7.2118
  • E19My Bodyguard★ 7.6117
  • E20Cheers Looking at You, Kid★ 6.5117
  • E21What's Up Doc?★ 6.8125
  • E22We're Going to Disney World: Part 1★ 7.7136
  • E23We're Going to Disney World: Part 2★ 7.3137
  • E24They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?★ 7.3128
  • E25Home Sweet Home★ 7.5120
S724 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Little Big Guy★ 6.8128
  • E2The Naked and the Nerdy★ 7.2129
  • E3Bugged★ 7.1122
  • E4Teacher's Pet★ 7.1117
  • E5Walking My Baby Back Home★ 7.1118
  • E6She's Back★ 6.8122
  • E7Hot Rods to Heck★ 6.9125
  • E8Talk's Cheap★ 7.1129
  • E9Struck by Lightning★ 7.4118
  • E10Best Years of Our Lives★ 6.9121
  • E11Fa La La La Laagghh!★ 7.2130
  • E12Friendship Cycles★ 7.0121
  • E13South of the Border★ 7.3119
  • E14Life in the Fast Lane★ 7.5127
  • E15Random Acts of Science★ 7.4127
  • E16Tips for a Better Life★ 6.6123
  • E17Swine Lake★ 7.1127
  • E18My Big Brother★ 7.2114
  • E19Eau de Love★ 7.5130
  • E20Twinkle Toes Faldo★ 7.4119
  • E21Scammed★ 7.2120
  • E22Dream Date★ 7.8134
  • E23A Ham Is Born★ 7.3120
  • E24Send in the Clone★ 7.6129
S824 eps · ★ 7.0
  • E1Paris Vacation: Part 1★ 7.0132
  • E2Paris Vacation: Part 2★ 6.9119
  • E3Paris Vacation: Part 3★ 7.1119
  • E4Movin' On★ 7.1113
  • E53J in the House★ 6.9125
  • E6Getting Buff★ 7.1119
  • E7Stevil★ 7.2170
  • E8Karate Kids★ 6.2141
  • E9Home Again★ 6.9114
  • E10Nightmare at Urkel Oaks★ 6.8127
  • E11Chick-a-Boom★ 6.8113
  • E12The Jury★ 7.1112
  • E13It Came Upon a Midnight Clear★ 7.2117
  • E14Revenge of the Nerd★ 7.3119
  • E15Love Triangle★ 7.0121
  • E16Father Time★ 7.1122
  • E17Beauty and the Beast★ 7.3119
  • E18Le Jour d'Amour★ 6.9118
  • E19What Do You Know?★ 6.9113
  • E20Odd Man In★ 6.9111
  • E21Flirting with Disaster★ 6.8111
  • E22Pound Foolish★ 6.9114
  • E23The Brother Who Came to Dinner★ 7.4110
  • E24A Pirate's Life for Me★ 7.0116
S922 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Out with the Old★ 7.6129
  • E2They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?★ 7.0112
  • E3Dumb Belle of the Ball★ 7.0118
  • E4Drinking and Jiving★ 7.4120
  • E5Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?★ 7.2117
  • E6A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read★ 7.3120
  • E7Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone★ 6.7154
  • E8Trading Places★ 7.4121
  • E9A Pain in Harassment★ 7.2121
  • E10Original Gangsta Dawg★ 6.5131
  • E11Deck the Malls★ 7.2139
  • E12Grill of My Dreams★ 7.1124
  • E13Breaking Up Is Hard to Do★ 7.4129
  • E14Crazy for You★ 7.4130
  • E15Crazier for You★ 6.9120
  • E16Whose Man Is It Anyway?★ 6.4121
  • E17Polkapalooza★ 7.1122
  • E18Throw Urkel from the Train★ 7.2120
  • E19Don't Make Me Over★ 6.9118
  • E20Pop Goes the Question★ 7.7139
  • E21Lost in Space: Part 1★ 6.9144
  • E22Lost in Space: Part 2★ 6.8153

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

9

best episode: S3E9 — Born to Be Mild ★ 8.0 (197)

S122 eps · ★ 7.0
  • E1The Mama Who Came to Dinner★ 6.7305
  • E2Two Income Family★ 6.8249
  • E3Short Story★ 6.6226
  • E4Rachel's First Date★ 6.9226
  • E5Straight A's★ 7.0216
  • E6Basketball Blues★ 6.7206
  • E7Body Damage★ 7.1206
  • E8Mr. Badwrench★ 6.9204
  • E9Stake-Out★ 7.4209
  • E10False Arrest★ 7.2212
  • E11The Quilt★ 7.2210
  • E12Laura's First Date★ 7.5225
  • E13Man's Best Friend★ 7.0194
  • E14Baker's Dozen★ 7.1195
  • E15The Big Reunion★ 7.2196
  • E16The Party★ 7.0194
  • E17The Big Fix★ 7.4198
  • E18Sitting Pretty★ 6.9192
  • E19In a Jam★ 7.3187
  • E20The Candidate★ 6.9182
  • E21Bowl Me Over★ 7.2183
  • E22Rock Video★ 6.8181
S225 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Rachel's Place★ 7.1185
  • E2Torn Between Two Lovers★ 7.5176
  • E3Marriage 101★ 7.6188
  • E4Flashpants★ 7.1171
  • E5The Crash Course★ 7.4173
  • E6Boxcar Blues★ 7.5167
  • E7Dog Day Halloween★ 7.4187
  • E8Cousin Urkel★ 7.4173
  • E9Dedicated to the One I Love★ 7.2164
  • E10The Science Project★ 6.9169
  • E11Requiem for an Urkel★ 7.0165
  • E12Fast Eddie Winslow★ 7.1162
  • E13Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas★ 7.3191
  • E14Ice Station Winslow★ 7.0168
  • E15Son★ 6.9157
  • E16Do the Right Thing★ 6.8155
  • E17High Hopes★ 6.9157
  • E18Life of the Party★ 7.4183
  • E19Busted★ 6.8159
  • E20Fight the Good Fight★ 7.4203
  • E21Taking Credit★ 6.9157
  • E22Finding the Words★ 7.6185
  • E23Skip to My Lieu★ 7.0155
  • E24The Good, the Bad, and the Urkel★ 6.8159
  • E25I Should Have Done Something★ 7.8184
S325 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Boom!★ 7.2169
  • E2Brain Over Brawn★ 7.1158
  • E3The Show Must Go On★ 7.0154
  • E4Words Hurt★ 7.1163
  • E5Daddy's Little Girl★ 6.8152
  • E6Citizen's Court★ 7.0154
  • E7Robo-Nerd★ 7.0156
  • E8Making the Team★ 7.2151
  • E9Born to Be Mild★ 8.0197
  • E10The Love God★ 7.2161
  • E11Old and Alone★ 7.2147
  • E12A Pair of Ladies★ 6.9149
  • E13Choir Trouble★ 6.5156
  • E14A Test of Friendship★ 6.7149
  • E15Jailhouse Blues★ 6.9160
  • E16Brown Bombshell★ 7.2148
  • E17Food, Lies and Videotape★ 7.1156
  • E18My Broken-Hearted Valentine★ 7.2158
  • E19Woman of the People★ 7.2150
  • E20Love and Kisses★ 6.8147
  • E21Stop in the Name of Love★ 7.2141
  • E22The Urkel Who Came to Dinner★ 7.2143
  • E23Robo-Nerd II★ 7.3146
  • E24Dudes★ 7.4147
  • E25Farewell, My Laura★ 7.6157
S424 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Surely You Joust★ 7.3151
  • E2Dance to the Music★ 7.1146
  • E3Driving Carl Crazy★ 7.6149
  • E4Rumor Has It★ 6.8152
  • E5Number One with a Bullet★ 7.2153
  • E6Whose Kid Is It Anyway?★ 6.9158
  • E7An Officer and a Waldo★ 6.8156
  • E8Just One Date★ 7.0148
  • E9The Oddest Couple★ 6.9141
  • E10It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Urkel★ 8.0190
  • E11Muskrat Love★ 7.1147
  • E12Hot Wheels★ 7.5135
  • E13The Way the Ball Bounces★ 7.2132
  • E14A Thought in the Dark★ 7.3141
  • E15Tender Kisses★ 7.5145
  • E16Heart Strings★ 7.2135
  • E17It's a Mad, Mad, Mad House★ 7.1152
  • E18Higher Anxiety★ 7.1139
  • E19Mama's Wedding★ 7.1143
  • E20Pulling Teeth★ 7.1143
  • E21Walk on the Wild Side★ 7.3172
  • E22Hot Stuff★ 7.3144
  • E23Stormy Weather★ 7.3140
  • E24Buds 'n' Buns★ 7.0139
S524 eps · ★ 7.3
  • E1Hell Toupee★ 7.0143
  • E2It Didn't Happen One Night★ 7.5134
  • E3Saved by the Urkel★ 7.5135
  • E4A Matter of Principle★ 7.5135
  • E5Money Out the Window★ 7.2130
  • E6Best Friends★ 7.1143
  • E7Grandmama★ 7.8171
  • E8Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool★ 8.0182
  • E9Car Wars★ 7.4148
  • E10All the Wrong Moves★ 7.6140
  • E11Christmas Is Where the Heart Is★ 7.1157
  • E12Scenes from a Mall★ 6.8136
  • E13Rock Enroll★ 7.2132
  • E14Like a Virgin★ 7.2134
  • E15Good Cop, Bad Cop★ 7.8163
  • E16Presumed Urkel★ 7.6151
  • E17Father of the Bride★ 7.6135
  • E18Psycho Twins★ 7.4136
  • E19That's What Friends Are For★ 7.2126
  • E20Opposites Attract★ 6.3136
  • E21A-Camping We Will Go★ 7.3135
  • E22Nunsense★ 7.0133
  • E23Aunt Oona★ 7.1143
  • E24Stefan Returns★ 7.2139
S625 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1To Be or Not to Be: Part 1★ 7.3141
  • E2To Be or Not to Be: Part 2★ 7.3143
  • E3Till Death Do Us Apartment★ 7.3127
  • E4The Looney Bin★ 7.4128
  • E5Beta Chi Guy★ 6.9122
  • E6Dark and Stormy Night★ 6.9138
  • E7Par for the Course★ 7.1122
  • E8Sink or Swim★ 7.1125
  • E9Paradise Bluff★ 7.5127
  • E10Flying Blind★ 6.9122
  • E11Miracle on Elm Street★ 7.5139
  • E12Midterm Crisis★ 7.3118
  • E13An Unlikely Match★ 7.5123
  • E14The Substitute Son★ 7.4128
  • E15The Gun★ 7.1187
  • E16Wedding Bell Blues★ 7.3115
  • E17Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel★ 6.8127
  • E18My Uncle the Hero★ 7.2118
  • E19My Bodyguard★ 7.6117
  • E20Cheers Looking at You, Kid★ 6.5117
  • E21What's Up Doc?★ 6.8125
  • E22We're Going to Disney World: Part 1★ 7.7136
  • E23We're Going to Disney World: Part 2★ 7.3137
  • E24They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?★ 7.3128
  • E25Home Sweet Home★ 7.5120
S724 eps · ★ 7.2
  • E1Little Big Guy★ 6.8128
  • E2The Naked and the Nerdy★ 7.2129
  • E3Bugged★ 7.1122
  • E4Teacher's Pet★ 7.1117
  • E5Walking My Baby Back Home★ 7.1118
  • E6She's Back★ 6.8122
  • E7Hot Rods to Heck★ 6.9125
  • E8Talk's Cheap★ 7.1129
  • E9Struck by Lightning★ 7.4118
  • E10Best Years of Our Lives★ 6.9121
  • E11Fa La La La Laagghh!★ 7.2130
  • E12Friendship Cycles★ 7.0121
  • E13South of the Border★ 7.3119
  • E14Life in the Fast Lane★ 7.5127
  • E15Random Acts of Science★ 7.4127
  • E16Tips for a Better Life★ 6.6123
  • E17Swine Lake★ 7.1127
  • E18My Big Brother★ 7.2114
  • E19Eau de Love★ 7.5130
  • E20Twinkle Toes Faldo★ 7.4119
  • E21Scammed★ 7.2120
  • E22Dream Date★ 7.8134
  • E23A Ham Is Born★ 7.3120
  • E24Send in the Clone★ 7.6129
S824 eps · ★ 7.0
  • E1Paris Vacation: Part 1★ 7.0132
  • E2Paris Vacation: Part 2★ 6.9119
  • E3Paris Vacation: Part 3★ 7.1119
  • E4Movin' On★ 7.1113
  • E53J in the House★ 6.9125
  • E6Getting Buff★ 7.1119
  • E7Stevil★ 7.2170
  • E8Karate Kids★ 6.2141
  • E9Home Again★ 6.9114
  • E10Nightmare at Urkel Oaks★ 6.8127
  • E11Chick-a-Boom★ 6.8113
  • E12The Jury★ 7.1112
  • E13It Came Upon a Midnight Clear★ 7.2117
  • E14Revenge of the Nerd★ 7.3119
  • E15Love Triangle★ 7.0121
  • E16Father Time★ 7.1122
  • E17Beauty and the Beast★ 7.3119
  • E18Le Jour d'Amour★ 6.9118
  • E19What Do You Know?★ 6.9113
  • E20Odd Man In★ 6.9111
  • E21Flirting with Disaster★ 6.8111
  • E22Pound Foolish★ 6.9114
  • E23The Brother Who Came to Dinner★ 7.4110
  • E24A Pirate's Life for Me★ 7.0116
S922 eps · ★ 7.1
  • E1Out with the Old★ 7.6129
  • E2They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?★ 7.0112
  • E3Dumb Belle of the Ball★ 7.0118
  • E4Drinking and Jiving★ 7.4120
  • E5Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?★ 7.2117
  • E6A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read★ 7.3120
  • E7Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone★ 6.7154
  • E8Trading Places★ 7.4121
  • E9A Pain in Harassment★ 7.2121
  • E10Original Gangsta Dawg★ 6.5131
  • E11Deck the Malls★ 7.2139
  • E12Grill of My Dreams★ 7.1124
  • E13Breaking Up Is Hard to Do★ 7.4129
  • E14Crazy for You★ 7.4130
  • E15Crazier for You★ 6.9120
  • E16Whose Man Is It Anyway?★ 6.4121
  • E17Polkapalooza★ 7.1122
  • E18Throw Urkel from the Train★ 7.2120
  • E19Don't Make Me Over★ 6.9118
  • E20Pop Goes the Question★ 7.7139
  • E21Lost in Space: Part 1★ 6.9144
  • E22Lost in Space: Part 2★ 6.8153

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