Family Matters - Season 1

E1: The Mama Who Came to Dinner

Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with

E2: Two-Income Family

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

E3: Short Story

Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with t

E4: Rachel's First Date

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

E5: Straight A's

Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney c

E6: Basketball Blues

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

E7: Body Damage

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

E8: Mr. Badwrench

Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's o

E9: Stake-Out

After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key t

E10: False Arrest

The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police off

E11: The Quilt

Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

E12: Laura's First Date

Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a d

E13: Man's Best Friend

Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who

E14: Baker's Dozens

Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe

E15: The Big Reunion

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

E16: The Party

A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are a

E17: The Big Fix

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

E18: Sitting Pretty

Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invit

E19: In a Jam

Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to bea

E20: The Candidate

Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousan

E21: Bowl Me Over

The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefull

E22: Rock Video

When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest,