Episode 1: The Mama Who Came to Dinner
1989-09-2224 min
Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he has a strict curfew that complicates things with Carl.
Season guide
Family Matters Season 1 — Episodes and Where to Watch
22 episodes · first aired 1989-09-22
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Episode guide
Episode 2: Two-Income Family
1989-09-2924 min
Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
Episode 3: Short Story
1989-10-0624 min
Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.
Episode 4: Rachel's First Date
1989-10-1324 min
The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.
Episode 5: Straight A's
1989-10-2024 min
Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells him that he changed the grades on the report cards on the school computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.
Episode 6: Basketball Blues
1989-11-0324 min
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
Episode 7: Body Damage
1989-11-1024 min
Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
Episode 8: Mr. Badwrench
1989-11-1724 min
Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
Episode 9: Stake-Out
1989-11-2424 min
After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.
Episode 10: False Arrest
1989-12-0124 min
The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
Episode 11: The Quilt
1989-12-0824 min
Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Episode 12: Laura's First Date
1989-12-1524 min
Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.
Episode 13: Man's Best Friend
1990-01-0524 min
Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.
Episode 14: Baker's Dozens
1990-01-1224 min
Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, which were a big hit at a local restaurant.
Episode 15: The Big Reunion
1990-01-1924 min
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
Episode 16: The Party
1990-02-0224 min
A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are away for the weekend.
Episode 17: The Big Fix
1990-02-0924 min
Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.
Episode 18: Sitting Pretty
1990-02-1624 min
Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.
Episode 19: In a Jam
1990-03-1624 min
Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which could get Eddie creamed as well.
Episode 20: The Candidate
1990-03-2324 min
Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.
Episode 21: Bowl Me Over
1990-04-1324 min
The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Harriette aces him out.
Episode 22: Rock Video
1990-04-2724 min
When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Winslows offer some ideas.
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