Family Matters (1996) Season 8
A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
01 Urkel and the Winslows travel to Paris via the Urk-Pad device.
9/20/1996
02 Thieves go after the blueprints for Urkel's invention; Stefan and Laura make their debut as models in Paris.
9/20/1996
03 Thieves hold Urkel hostage at the Paris Opera House; Carl saves a life at the Eiffel Tower; Laura bids adieu to a friend.
9/27/1996
04 Urkel suffers from "Winslow withdrawal" at BIT; back home, roommates Myra and Laura find they are from "different worlds."
10/4/1996
05 The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
10/11/1996
06 Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta gets a part-time job.
10/18/1996
07 Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes alive on Halloween.
10/25/1996
08 As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.
11/1/1996
09 A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.
11/8/1996
10 Eddie dreams that he is getting married to Myrtle Urkel, of all people, in her Southern plantation.
11/15/1996
11 Steve invents some musically-activated gunpowder, but Myra mistakes it for pepper when she uses it to prepare a big dinner for Carl's commissioner!
11/22/1996
12 Steve and Carl are called in on jury duty, and Steve proves without a shadow of a doubt that the accussed is innocent while everyone else thinks he is guilty.
12/6/1996
It Came upon a Midnight Clear 13 Laura finally gives Curtis the old heave-ho now that Stefan is back to stay. Meanwhile, Carl and Steve get lost in the woods looking for a Christmas tree.
12/13/1996
14 Laura plans to join a sorority and learns Steve is their favorite target.
1/3/1997
15 Best friends Laura and Maxine are attracted to the same guy.
1/17/1997
16 Urkel invents a time machine, and he and Carl travel back to the 70s, where Carl takes advantage and changes the future to become a billionaire.
1/31/1997
17 Myrtle Urkel is back, and this time, she sabotages a beauty pageant so she can win.
2/7/1997
18 Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.
2/14/1997
19 Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
2/28/1997
20 Harriette fills a spot at Carl's poker table while Steve does work for Eddie at a ballpark.
3/14/1997
21 Eddie is most definitely flirting with disaster when he tries to date a woman much older than him. Meanwhile, Steve is causing Carl's homeowner insurance to skyrocket.
3/28/1997
22 Donna Summer reprises her role as Urkel's Aunt Oona from Altoona, who has put on weight but anticipates taking it off in her nephew's new-fangled fat-compression chamber.
4/25/1997
The Brother Who Came to Dinner 23 Carl learns his wayward brother Frank is in trouble with the law.
5/2/1997
24 Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
5/9/1997
