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Overview
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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Season 1
22 episodes • 1989Avg: 7.8
Season 1
22 episodes • 1989Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mama Who Came to Dinner | Sep 22, 1989 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Two-Income Family | Sep 29, 1989 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Short Story | Oct 6, 1989 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Rachel's First Date | Oct 13, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Straight A's | Oct 20, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Basketball Blues | Nov 3, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Body Damage | Nov 10, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Mr. Badwrench | Nov 17, 1989 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Stake-Out | Nov 24, 1989 | 8.0 |
| 10 | False Arrest | Dec 1, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Quilt | Dec 8, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Laura's First Date | Dec 15, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Man's Best Friend | Jan 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Baker's Dozens | Jan 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Big Reunion | Jan 19, 1990 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The Party | Feb 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Big Fix | Feb 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sitting Pretty | Feb 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 19 | In a Jam | Mar 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Candidate | Mar 23, 1990 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Bowl Me Over | Apr 13, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rock Video | Apr 27, 1990 | 0.0 |
Season 2
25 episodes • 1990Avg: 0.7
Season 2
25 episodes • 1990Avg: 0.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel's Place | Sep 21, 1990 | 0.8 |
| 2 | Torn Between Two Lovers | Sep 28, 1990 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Marriage 101 | Oct 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Flashpants | Oct 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Crash Course | Oct 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Boxcar Blues | Oct 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dog Day Halloween | Nov 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cousin Urkel | Nov 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dedicated to the One I Love | Nov 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Science Project | Nov 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Requiem for an Urkel | Dec 7, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fast Eddie Winslow | Dec 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Have Yourself a Very Winslow Christmas | Dec 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ice Station Winslow | Jan 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Son | Jan 11, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Do the Right Thing | Jan 18, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 17 | High Hopes | Feb 1, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Life of the Party | Feb 8, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Busted | Feb 15, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fight the Good Fight | Feb 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Taking Credit | Mar 15, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Finding the Words | Mar 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Skip to My Lieu | Apr 5, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Good the Bad and the Urkel | Apr 19, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 25 | I Should Have Done Something | Apr 26, 1991 | 0.0 |
Season 3
25 episodes • 1991Avg: 8.8
Season 3
25 episodes • 1991Avg: 8.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boom! | Sep 20, 1991 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Brain over Brawn | Sep 27, 1991 | 5.2 |
| 3 | The Show Must Go On | Oct 4, 1991 | 6.5 |
| 4 | Words Hurt | Oct 11, 1991 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Daddy's Little Girl | Oct 18, 1991 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Citizen's Court | Oct 25, 1991 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Robo-Nerd | Nov 1, 1991 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Making the Team | Nov 8, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Born to be Mild | Nov 15, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Love God | Nov 22, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Old and Alone | Nov 29, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Pair of Ladies | Dec 6, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Choir Trouble | Dec 20, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Test of Friendship | Jan 10, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jailhouse Blues | Jan 17, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Brown Bombshell | Jan 31, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Food, Lies and Videotape | Feb 7, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 18 | My Broken-Hearted Valentine | Feb 14, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Woman of the People | Feb 21, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Love and Kisses | Feb 28, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Stop, in the Name of Love | Mar 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Urkel Who Came to Dinner | Apr 3, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Robo-Nerd II | Apr 24, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dudes | May 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Farewell, My Laura | May 8, 1992 | 0.0 |
Season 4
24 episodes • 1992
Season 4
24 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surely You Joust | Sep 18, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dance to the Music | Oct 2, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Driving Carl Crazy | Oct 9, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rumor Has It | Oct 16, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Number One with a Bullet | Oct 23, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Whose Kid Is it Anyway? | Oct 30, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | An Officer and a Waldo | Nov 6, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Just One Date! | Nov 13, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Oddest Couple | Nov 20, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 10 | It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel | Dec 11, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Muskrat Love | Jan 8, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hot Wheels | Jan 15, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Way the Ball Bounces | Jan 22, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Thought in the Dark | Jan 29, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tender Kisses | Feb 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Heart Strings | Feb 12, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 17 | It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse | Feb 19, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Higher Anxiety | Feb 26, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mama's Wedding | Mar 5, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pulling Teeth | Mar 19, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Walk on the Wild Side | Mar 26, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hot Stuff | Apr 30, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Stormy Weather | May 7, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Buds 'n' Buns | May 14, 1993 | 0.0 |
Season 5
24 episodes • 1993Avg: 9.9
Season 5
24 episodes • 1993Avg: 9.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hell Toupee | Sep 24, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | It Didn't Happen One Night | Oct 1, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Saved by the Urkel | Oct 8, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Matter of Principle | Oct 15, 1993 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Money Out the Window | Oct 22, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Best Friends | Oct 29, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Grandmama | Nov 5, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool | Nov 12, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Car Wars | Nov 19, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 10 | All the Wrong Moves | Nov 26, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Christmas is Where the Heart Is | Dec 10, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Scenes from a Mall | Dec 17, 1993 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Rock Enroll | Jan 7, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Like a Virgin | Jan 14, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Good Cop, Bad Cop | Jan 21, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Presumed Urkel | Feb 4, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Father of the Bride | Feb 11, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Psycho Twins | Feb 18, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 19 | That's What Friends Are For | Mar 4, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Opposites Attract | Mar 18, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 21 | A-Camping We Will Go | Apr 1, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Nunsense | Apr 29, 1994 | 8.0 |
| 23 | Aunt Oona | May 6, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Stefan Returns | May 20, 1994 | 10.0 |
Season 6
25 episodes • 1994Avg: 9.4
Season 6
25 episodes • 1994Avg: 9.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Be or Not to Be (1) | Sep 23, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 2 | To Be or Not to Be (2) | Sep 30, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Till Death Do Us Apartment | Oct 7, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 4 | The Looney Bin | Oct 14, 1994 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Beta Chi Guy | Oct 21, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Dark and Stormy Night | Oct 28, 1994 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Par For the Course | Nov 4, 1994 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Sink or Swim | Nov 11, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Paradise Bluff | Nov 18, 1994 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Flying Blind | Nov 25, 1994 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Miracle on Elm Street | Dec 16, 1994 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Midterm Crisis | Jan 6, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 13 | An Unlikely Match | Jan 20, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 14 | The Substitute Son | Feb 3, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 15 | The Gun | Feb 10, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Wedding Bell Blues | Feb 17, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Ain't Nothin' But an Urkel | Feb 24, 1995 | 7.0 |
| 18 | My Uncle the Hero | Mar 3, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 19 | My Bodyguard | Mar 17, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Cheers Looking at You, Kid | Mar 24, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 21 | What's Up Doc? | Mar 31, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 22 | We're Going to Disney World (1) | Apr 28, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 23 | We're Going to Disney World (2) | May 5, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 24 | They Shoot Urkels, Don't They? | May 12, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Home Sweet Home | May 19, 1995 | 10.0 |
Season 7
24 episodes • 1995Avg: 10.0Golden Era
Season 7
24 episodes • 1995Avg: 10.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Big Guy | Sep 22, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 2 | The Naked and the Nerdy | Sep 29, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Bugged | Oct 13, 1995 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Teacher's Pet | Oct 20, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Oct 27, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 6 | She's Back | Nov 3, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Hot Rods to Heck | Nov 10, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Talk's Cheap | Nov 17, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Struck By Lightning | Nov 24, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Best Years of Our Lives | Dec 8, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Fa La La La Laagghh! | Dec 15, 1995 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Friendship Cycles | Jan 5, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 13 | South of the Border | Jan 12, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Life in the Fast Lane | Jan 26, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Random Acts of Science | Feb 2, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Tips For a Better Life | Feb 9, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Swine Lake | Feb 16, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 18 | My Big Brother | Feb 23, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Eau de love | Mar 8, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Twinkle Toes Faldo | Mar 15, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Scammed | Mar 29, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Dream Date | Apr 26, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 23 | A Ham is Born | May 10, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Send in the Clone | May 17, 1996 | 10.0 |
Season 8
24 episodes • 1996Avg: 9.9Golden Era
Season 8
24 episodes • 1996Avg: 9.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Vacation (1) | Sep 20, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Paris Vacation (2) | Sep 20, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Paris Vacation (3) | Sep 27, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Movin' On | Oct 4, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 5 | 3J in the House | Oct 11, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Getting Buff | Oct 18, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Stevil | Oct 25, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Karate Kids | Nov 1, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Home Again | Nov 8, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Nightmare at Urkel Oaks | Nov 15, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Chick-a-Boom | Nov 22, 1996 | 9.0 |
| 12 | The Jury | Dec 6, 1996 | 10.0 |
| 13 | It Came upon a Midnight Clear | Dec 13, 1996 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Revenge of the Nerd | Jan 3, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 15 | Love Triangles | Jan 17, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Father Time | Jan 31, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Beauty and the Beast | Feb 7, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Le Jour d'amour | Feb 14, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 19 | What Do You Know? | Feb 28, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Odd Man In | Mar 14, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Flirting with Disaster | Mar 28, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Pound Foolish | Apr 25, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 23 | The Brother Who Came to Dinner | May 2, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 24 | A Pirate's Life for Me | May 9, 1997 | 10.0 |
Season 9
22 episodes • 1997Avg: 9.7
Season 9
22 episodes • 1997Avg: 9.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out With the Old | Sep 19, 1997 | 9.5 |
| 2 | They Shoot Ducks, Don't They? | Sep 26, 1997 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Dumb Belle of the Ball | Oct 3, 1997 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Drinking and Jiving | Oct 10, 1997 | 9.0 |
| 5 | Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book? | Oct 17, 1997 | 9.0 |
| 6 | A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read | Oct 24, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone | Oct 31, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Trading Places | Nov 7, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 9 | A Pain in Harassment | Nov 28, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Original Gangsta Dawg | Dec 5, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Deck the Malls | Dec 19, 1997 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Grill of My Dreams | Jan 9, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Jan 16, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Crazy for You | Jan 23, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Crazier for You | Jan 30, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Whose Man Is It Anyway? | Jun 5, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Polkapalooza | Jun 12, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Throw Urkel From the Train | Jun 19, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Don't Make Me Over | Jun 26, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Pop Goes the Question | Jul 3, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Lost in Space (1) | Jul 10, 1998 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Lost in Space (2) | Jul 17, 1998 | 10.0 |
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