Family Matters - Season 1
Run Time: 23 mins
Air Date: Fri, 22 Sept 1989
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.738 (320 votes)
ABC CBS22 Episodes
The Mama Who Came to Dinner
Season 1 - Episode 1
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...
Two-Income Family
Season 1 - Episode 2
Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
Short Story
Season 1 - Episode 3
Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill...
Rachel's First Date
Season 1 - Episode 4
The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.
Straight A's
Season 1 - Episode 5
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 ...
Basketball Blues
Season 1 - Episode 6
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
Body Damage
Season 1 - Episode 7
Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
Mr. Badwrench
Season 1 - Episode 8
Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
Stake-Out
Season 1 - Episode 9
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.
False Arrest
Season 1 - Episode 10
The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
The Quilt
Season 1 - Episode 11
Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Laura's First Date
Season 1 - Episode 12
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...
Man's Best Friend
Season 1 - Episode 13
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.
Baker's Dozens
Season 1 - Episode 14
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...
The Big Reunion
Season 1 - Episode 15
Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
The Party
Season 1 - Episode 16
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.
The Big Fix
Season 1 - Episode 17
Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.
Sitting Pretty
Season 1 - Episode 18
Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.
In a Jam
Season 1 - Episode 19
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 ...
The Candidate
Season 1 - Episode 20
Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his camp...
Bowl Me Over
Season 1 - Episode 21
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 a...
Rock Video
Season 1 - Episode 22
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 ide...