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Family Matters

Season 8 1996 - 1997
TV-G

  • 1996-09-21T00:30:00Z on ABC
  • 23m
  • 12h (24 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Family
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.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1996-09-21T00:30:00Z

8x01 Paris Vacation (1)

Season Premiere

8x01 Paris Vacation (1)

  • 1996-09-21T00:30:00Z30m

Steve does it yet again. He creates the UrkPad which allows him, the Winslows, and Stefan to travel to Paris. All goes well when Stefan learns he likes being a model and can actually speak French. Eddie unfortunately has to work during vacation for causing an accident at a restuarant. And Steve makes a new friend in Nicole. Or does he?

1996-09-21T00:30:00Z

8x02 Paris Vacation (2)

8x02 Paris Vacation (2)

  • 1996-09-21T00:30:00Z30m

Turns out Nicole is a spy that is trying to get her hands on how the UrkPad works for her sinister cousin. Urkel is kidnapped and must either make them an UrkPad or die.

1996-09-28T00:30:00Z

8x03 Paris Vacation (3)

8x03 Paris Vacation (3)

  • 1996-09-28T00:30:00Z30m

In the final part of the Paris trilogy, Carl comes to the rescue and saves Steve and the Winslows head back home... all except for Stefan.

1996-10-05T00:30:00Z

8x04 Movin' On

8x04 Movin' On

  • 1996-10-05T00:30:00Z30m

Urkel fits in with his new college friends but pines for Laura.

1996-10-12T00:30:00Z

8x05 3J in the House

8x05 3J in the House

  • 1996-10-12T00:30:00Z30m

The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.

1996-10-19T00:30:00Z

8x06 Getting Buff

8x06 Getting Buff

  • 1996-10-19T00:30:00Z30m

Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta gets a part-time job.

1996-10-26T00:30:00Z

8x07 Stevil

8x07 Stevil

  • 1996-10-26T00:30:00Z30m

Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes alive on Halloween.

1996-11-02T01:30:00Z

8x08 Karate Kids

8x08 Karate Kids

  • 1996-11-02T01:30:00Z30m

As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.

1996-11-09T01:30:00Z

8x09 Home Again

8x09 Home Again

  • 1996-11-09T01:30:00Z30m

A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.

1996-11-16T01:30:00Z

8x10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks

8x10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks

  • 1996-11-16T01:30:00Z30m

Eddie dreams that he is getting married to Myrtle Urkel, of all people, in her Southern plantation.

1996-11-23T01:30:00Z

8x11 Chick-a-Boom

8x11 Chick-a-Boom

  • 1996-11-23T01:30:00Z30m

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!

1996-12-07T01:30:00Z

8x12 The Jury

8x12 The Jury

  • 1996-12-07T01:30:00Z30m

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.

Mid Season Finale

1996-12-14T01:30:00Z

8x13 It Came upon a Midnight Clear

Mid Season Finale

8x13 It Came upon a Midnight Clear

  • 1996-12-14T01:30:00Z30m

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.

1997-01-04T01:30:00Z

8x14 Revenge of the Nerd

8x14 Revenge of the Nerd

  • 1997-01-04T01:30:00Z30m

Laura plans to join a sorority and learns Steve is their favorite target.

1997-01-18T01:30:00Z

8x15 Love Triangles

8x15 Love Triangles

  • 1997-01-18T01:30:00Z30m

Best friends Laura and Maxine are attracted to the same guy.

1997-02-01T01:30:00Z

8x16 Father Time

8x16 Father Time

  • 1997-02-01T01:30:00Z30m

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.

1997-02-08T01:30:00Z

8x17 Beauty and the Beast

8x17 Beauty and the Beast

  • 1997-02-08T01:30:00Z30m

Myrtle Urkel is back, and this time, she sabotages a beauty pageant so she can win.

1997-02-15T01:30:00Z

8x18 Le Jour d'amour

8x18 Le Jour d'amour

  • 1997-02-15T01:30:00Z30m

Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.

1997-03-01T01:30:00Z

8x19 What Do You Know?

8x19 What Do You Know?

  • 1997-03-01T01:30:00Z30m

Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.

1997-03-15T01:30:00Z

8x20 Odd Man In

8x20 Odd Man In

  • 1997-03-15T01:30:00Z30m

Harriette fills a spot at Carl's poker table while Steve does work for Eddie at a ballpark.

1997-03-29T01:30:00Z

8x21 Flirting with Disaster

8x21 Flirting with Disaster

  • 1997-03-29T01:30:00Z30m

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.

1997-04-26T00:30:00Z

8x22 Pound Foolish

8x22 Pound Foolish

  • 1997-04-26T00:30:00Z30m

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.

Carl learns his wayward brother Frank is in trouble with the law.

Season Finale

1997-05-10T00:30:00Z

8x24 A Pirate's Life for Me

Season Finale

8x24 A Pirate's Life for Me

  • 1997-05-10T00:30:00Z30m

Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.

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