Episode guide
Family Matters: Season 5
24 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 1993
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- Episode 1: Hell Toupee Sep 24, 1993 · 22m Carl shops for a toupee, hoping to turn Harriette's head. Meanwhile love struck Myra accuses Laura of trying to take Urkel away from her and the two get into a food fight.
- Episode 2: It Didn't Happen One Night Oct 1, 1993 · 22m Laura oversleeps and misses her bus to Cincinnati for a cheerleading competition and Steve offers to take her in his Isetta. Laura is not pleasant company and Steve confronts her about it.
- Episode 3: Saved by the Urkel Oct 8, 1993 · 22m The Winslows find themselves - unbelievably - indebted to Urkel after he saves Carl's life with CPR. The family showers him with gratitude and feels obligated to put up with the nerdy…
- Episode 4: A Matter of Principle Oct 15, 1993 · 22m Laura and Eddie's romantic tips have obsessive Myra entangled in a web of errors with Urkel when she invades Steve's school; Carl's sage advice leads Harriette to a confrontation with her…
- Episode 5: Money Out the Window Oct 22, 1993 · 22m A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.
- Episode 6: Best Friends Oct 29, 1993 · 22m Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.
- Episode 7: Grandmama Nov 5, 1993 · 22m The NBA's Larry Johnson plays Grandmama (his TV-ad alter ego), who becomes Urkel's new partner in a city basketball competition after Eddie dumps Urkel for star player Kenny.
- Episode 8: Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool Nov 12, 1993 · 22m A space-age potion turns Urkel into Stefan Urquelle suave, smooth-talking life of the party, but Laura finds she soon misses the old Urkel.
- Episode 9: Car Wars Nov 19, 1993 · 22m Laura believes that by donning a moustache and men's clothing she'll be better prepared to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer ; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.
- Episode 10: All the Wrong Moves Nov 26, 1993 · 22m At the drive-in movie, Laura's new boyfriend (Kevin Mambo) has trouble getting the message that no really means no; and at home, Carl just doesn't get it when his insults drive Harriette…
- Episode 11: Christmas is Where the Heart Is Dec 10, 1993 · 22m Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated…
- Episode 12: Scenes from a Mall Dec 17, 1993 · 22m Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.
- Episode 13: Rock Enroll Jan 7, 1994 · 22m Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon…
- Episode 14: Like a Virgin Jan 14, 1994 · 22m Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.
- Episode 15: Good Cop, Bad Cop Jan 21, 1994 · 22m Carl refuses to accept Eddie's story that he got pulled over for speeding ""because he was a black in a white person's neighborhood"" ... until the portly cop finds out the ugly truth…
- Episode 16: Presumed Urkel Feb 4, 1994 · 22m When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.
- Episode 17: Father of the Bride Feb 11, 1994 · 22m Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.
- Episode 18: Psycho Twins Feb 18, 1994 · 22m Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.
- Episode 19: That's What Friends Are For Mar 4, 1994 · 22m Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl's fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures…
- Episode 20: Opposites Attract Mar 18, 1994 · 22m Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.
- Episode 21: A-Camping We Will Go Apr 1, 1994 · 22m Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a…
- Episode 22: Nunsense Apr 29, 1994 · 22m Urkel fears that his rejection has sent Myra to join a nunnery, so he enlists Eddie and Waldo to dress in habits and join him in a search for her at the convent.
- Episode 23: Aunt Oona May 6, 1994 · 22m Urkel's accident-prone Aunt Oona visits shy, dowdy woman who get a confidence-building makeover from Harriette and then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar, where chaos erupts…
- Episode 24: Stefan Returns May 20, 1994 · 22m Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".