Family Matters — Season 1
Family Matters·Season 1·1989·22 episodes

Season 1

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Season 1

22 episodes

  • The Mama Who Came to Dinner
    S1·E1

    The Mama Who Came to Dinner

    September 22, 1989 · 24 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.

  • Two-Income Family
    S1·E2

    Two-Income Family

    September 29, 1989 · 24 min

    Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.

  • Short Story
    S1·E3

    Short Story

    October 6, 1989 · 24 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.

  • Rachel's First Date
    S1·E4

    Rachel's First Date

    October 13, 1989 · 24 min

    The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.

  • Straight A's
    S1·E5

    Straight A's

    October 20, 1989 · 24 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.

  • Basketball Blues
    S1·E6

    Basketball Blues

    November 3, 1989 · 24 min

    Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.

  • Body Damage
    S1·E7

    Body Damage

    November 10, 1989 · 24 min

    Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.

  • Mr. Badwrench
    S1·E8

    Mr. Badwrench

    November 17, 1989 · 24 min

    Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.

  • Stake-Out
    S1·E9

    Stake-Out

    November 24, 1989 · 24 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.

  • False Arrest
    S1·E10

    False Arrest

    December 1, 1989 · 24 min

    The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.

  • The Quilt
    S1·E11

    The Quilt

    December 8, 1989 · 24 min

    Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

  • Laura's First Date
    S1·E12

    Laura's First Date

    December 15, 1989 · 24 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.

  • Man's Best Friend
    S1·E13

    Man's Best Friend

    January 5, 1990 · 24 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.

  • Baker's Dozens
    S1·E14

    Baker's Dozens

    January 12, 1990 · 24 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.

  • The Big Reunion
    S1·E15

    The Big Reunion

    January 19, 1990 · 24 min

    Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.

  • The Party
    S1·E16

    The Party

    February 2, 1990 · 24 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.

  • The Big Fix
    S1·E17

    The Big Fix

    February 9, 1990 · 24 min

    Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.

  • Sitting Pretty
    S1·E18

    Sitting Pretty

    February 16, 1990 · 24 min

    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
    S1·E19

    In a Jam

    March 16, 1990 · 24 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.

  • The Candidate
    S1·E20

    The Candidate

    March 23, 1990 · 24 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.

  • Bowl Me Over
    S1·E21

    Bowl Me Over

    April 13, 1990 · 24 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.

  • Rock Video
    S1·E22

    Rock Video

    April 27, 1990 · 24 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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