Family Matters: Season 8

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: September 20, 1996

Starring: Michelle Thomas, Darius McCrary, Jo Marie Payton

Summary: A perfect spin-off from Perfect Strangers: Family Matters focused on Harriet Winslow (the elevator operator from the Chronicle) and her family of sorts. Carl Winslow, her husband, was a dutiful cop, and a gruff and lovable father to three kids: Eddie Winslow, the rebel son; Laura Winslow, the smart-aleck daughter; and cute little JudyA perfect spin-off from Perfect Strangers: Family Matters focused on Harriet Winslow (the elevator operator from the Chronicle) and her family of sorts. Carl Winslow, her husband, was a dutiful cop, and a gruff and lovable father to three kids: Eddie Winslow, the rebel son; Laura Winslow, the smart-aleck daughter; and cute little Judy Winslow. They had opened their home to Harriet's sister, Rachel Crawford and her little baby son Richie, and in the very first episode, Carl had to open his home to his cool and streetwise mother, Estelle Winslow, whether he wanted to or not. Everything was going along just fine until one day, Steve Urkel, the inventive nerd, barged into their home and eventually, into their hearts. Steve had a killer crush on Laura, but she would never give him the time of day. Steve Urkel was intended to be a one-shot appearance, but his popularity with the fans won him the number-one spot as America's favorite nerd.As the show went on, the characters and the stories evolved. Richie grew from a little baby into a rambunctious and impressionable little boy. The stories started revolving around Steve and his incredible inventions, which became the greatest sight gags on the show. In almost every episode, Steve ends up breaking furniture, windows, and Carl's patience. Eddie and Laura each had best buddies to hang out with: Eddie had dim-witted yet lovable Waldo Geraldo Faldo,and Laura had faithful and true-blue gal pal Maxine. The greatest mystery of Family Matters is Judy and Rachel's sudden disappearances from the show, but Rachel made guest appearances whenever possible.To stop Steve from chasing her, Laura matched him up with perky-yet-pushy Myra Monkhouse. Steve loved Myra physically, but his emotions will always go to Laura. Eddie had his share of steady girlfriends, and even he had an Urkel chasing him- Myrtle May Urkel, Steve's cousin from Biloxi (Jaleel White also). Every so often, Steve uses one of his inventions to turn himself into debonair, irresistable lover Stefan Urquelle or karate hero Bruce Lee to draw Laura closer to him, much to Myra's chagrin.At the end of season 6, the Winslows welcomed Steve into their home when Steve's family went to Russia. Pretty soon, Richie hung out with 3J, a tough, streetwise kid always running from the children's home. The Winslows then adopted 3J as one of their kids, as they did with Steve.In the final season, Family Matters - along with Step by Step - moved to CBS, and Steve slowly matured from the annoying nerd that he used to be. This was when Laura started falling in love with Steve, and Myra got kicked to the curb, but she vowed to get her "Stevie-kins" back. Also, the original Harriette, JoMarie Peyton, had left the show in mid-season and Judyann Elder took her role. Steve and Laura got engaged, but they never had a wedding because CBS dropped the ax on the show. But, nevertheless, Family Matters had a great successful run and is one of the longest running African-American comedies ever.
In Germany the show is known as Alle unter einem Dach ("Under One Roof").In Spain it is known as Cosas de casa.In France it is known as La Vie de famille ("Life of the Family").In Italy it is known as Otto sotto un tetto ("Eight Under One Roof").In Sweden it is known as Räkna med bråk.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 8 Episodes

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S8:E24. A Pirate's Life for Me
Air Date: May 9, 1997
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S8:E23. The Brother Who Came to Dinner
Air Date: May 2, 1997
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S8:E22. Pound Foolish
Air Date: April 25, 1997

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Series Overview
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1989
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1997
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1996
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  S8:E24. A Pirate's Life for Me
  Air Date: May 9, 1997
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  S8:E23. The Brother Who Came to Dinner
  Air Date: May 2, 1997
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  S8:E22. Pound Foolish
  Air Date: April 25, 1997
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  S8:E21. Flirting with Disaster
  Air Date: March 28, 1997
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  S8:E20. Odd Man In
  Air Date: March 14, 1997
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  S8:E19. What Do You Know?
  Air Date: February 28, 1997
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  S8:E18. Le Jour d'amour
  Air Date: February 14, 1997
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  S8:E17. Beauty and the Beast
  Air Date: February 7, 1997
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  S8:E16. Father Time
  Air Date: January 31, 1997
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  S8:E15. Love Triangle
  Air Date: January 17, 1997
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  S8:E14. Revenge of the Nerd
  Air Date: January 3, 1997
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  S8:E13. It Came upon a Midnight Clear
  Air Date: December 13, 1996
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  S8:E12. The Jury
  Air Date: December 6, 1996
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  S8:E11. Chick-a-Boom
  Air Date: November 22, 1996
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  S8:E10. Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
  Air Date: November 15, 1996
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  S8:E9. Home Again
  Air Date: November 8, 1996
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  S8:E8. Karate Kids
  Air Date: November 1, 1996
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  S8:E7. Stevil
  Air Date: October 25, 1996
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  S8:E6. Getting Buff
  Air Date: October 18, 1996
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  S8:E5. 3J in the House
  Air Date: October 11, 1996
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  S8:E4. Movin' On
  Air Date: October 4, 1996
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  S8:E3. Paris Vacation (3)
  Air Date: September 27, 1996
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  S8:E2. Paris Vacation (2)
  Air Date: September 20, 1996
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  S8:E1. Paris Vacation (1)
  Air Date: September 20, 1996
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1995
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1994
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 1993
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1992
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 1991
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1990
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1989