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Family Matters Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1993 - 1994
Episode 1
Hell Toupee
Fri, Sep 24, 199323 mins
Myra goes to Urkel's school for a visit, and later accuses Laura of trying to steal him away. An annoyed Laura tries to convince Myra otherwise, but things break down into a huge food fight. Meanwhile, Carl feels he has lost his romantic touch and invests in a toupee.
Episode 2
It Didn't Happen One Night
Fri, Oct 1, 199323 mins
Laura oversleeps on the morning of a huge cheerleading competition in Cincinnati and gets Urkel to drive her there. When Laura causes the nerd's BMW Isetta to break down, the two are forced to share a hotel room. Normally in a situation like this, you'd think Urkel would take advantage of the situation, but he's the one that gets irked when Laura plays the blame game.
Episode 3
Saved by the Urkel
Fri, Oct 8, 199323 mins
Carl nearly fatally shocks himself when he refuses to heed Urkel's advice to unplug a lamp while repairing it. Urkel is the only one who knows CPR and uses his knowledge to save Carl's life. Everyone then showers the nerd with gratitude, and Eddie, Laura and Waldo are inspired to learn CPR.
Episode 4
A Matter of Principle
Fri, Oct 15, 199323 mins
Harriette puts her job as head of security at the Chicago Chronicle on the line when she debates whether to cut her security staff as part of budget reductions. Meanwhile, Myra transfers to Urkel's school to be closer to him, and gets some ill advice from Eddie and Laura on how to capture the nerd's heart.
Episode 5
Money Out the Window
Fri, Oct 22, 199323 mins
The gambling bug once again bites Eddie as he and Urkel are lured into a football betting venture by their buddies, Waldo and Weasel. Eddie loses a bundle, and a huge thug named Bones threatens everyone with serious injury if the debt isn't settled immediately. Eddie sells one of Carl's valuable stamps to settle the debt, but he might wish Bones simply beat him up when Carl finds out.
Episode 6
Best Friends
Fri, Oct 29, 199323 mins
Harriette embarrasses Laura when she tries (a little too hard) to act hip and cool in front of her friends. Meanwhile, Waldo gets a job as a cashier at the Mighty Weenie, but Eddie might have to fire him when he does a bad job ... until he remembers Waldo's culinary skills are just perfect for an opening on his shift.
Episode 7
Grandmama
Fri, Nov 5, 199323 mins
Eddie and Urkel become partners in a 2-on-2 basketball tournament ... that is, until Eddie dumps the nerd for a star player named "The Spider." Hell hath no fury like an Urkel spurned, as he turns to Grandmama to get revenge.
Episode 8
Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
Fri, Nov 12, 199322 mins
Urkel devises the ultimate plan to win Laura's heart ... a formula that will turn him into a suave, fashion-styling ladies' man. Meet Stefan Urquelle, whom immediately melts Laura's heart. But Stefan is a little abrasive this first time out, and it isn't long before Laura misses the irksome Urkel.
Episode 9
Car Wars
Fri, Nov 19, 199330 mins
Laura wants to buy a car, but car salesman Honest Bob exploits her lack of car-buying experience and acts very sexist toward her. Urkel suggests that Laura return to the dealership for another go-around, this time donning a fake mustache and wearing men's clothing.
Episode 10
All the Wrong Moves
Fri, Nov 26, 199322 mins
Adventures at the drive-in theater, where Laura, Urkel and Waldo go with their respective steadies. Laura's boyfriend, Derek, refuses to accept "no" for an answer and eventually presses his luck, while Myra agrees (at least this time) to wait to have sex with her "Stevie-kins." Meanwhile, Maxine can only shake her head as Waldo acts like, well, Waldo.
Episode 11
Christmas Is Where the Heart Is
Fri, Dec 10, 199323 mins
Urkel reminds Carl and a bunch of ill-tempered passengers about the meaning of Christmas when they become stranded on a subway during a Christmas Eve power outage.
Episode 12
Scenes from a Mall
Fri, Dec 17, 199323 mins
A "Family Matters" adaptation of the 1991 movie, this time featuring several intertwined stories involving the kids at the local mall.
Episode 13
Rock Enroll
Fri, Jan 7, 199423 mins
Eddie decides to postpone college when R&B singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; the two share a duet later in this episode. Meanwhile, Urkel is feeling down when it seems no one has remembered his birthday.
Episode 14
Like a Virgin
Fri, Jan 14, 199423 mins
When locker room wisecracker Jerry boasts about his latest sexual exploits, Urkel says he plans to wait ... just like best bud Eddie. Eddie is upset at this revelation, until Laura tells him that Jerry is not exactly as well liked among the girls as he claims to be.
Episode 15
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Fri, Jan 21, 199423 mins
Urkel's trip to rouge dentist Dr. Smiley (to reassure a scared Richie) takes a back seat to a terrifying racial profiling incident involving Eddie. He comes home claiming that a traffic stop for a turn signal violation turned out to be much more when the officers accuse him of being "a black person in a white person's neighborhood." Carl is certain Eddie is trying to cover up for more late-night carousing, but when he gets the other side of the story from the officers involved, he learns the whole ugly incident exactly matches Eddie's side. Carl is very angry and, after telling the senior officer he will be reported, tells the younger officer to re-examine his attitudes. Carl then realizes he needs to apologize to Eddie.
Episode 16
Presumed Urkel
Fri, Feb 4, 199430 mins
A huge explosion rocks the school's science lab, and accident prone Urkel is blamed. His academic future rides on defense attorney Laura's shoulders, but she must find a way to match wits with a rival student who is determined - too determined - to have Urkel expelled.
Episode 17
Father of the Bride
Fri, Feb 11, 199423 mins
Steve invites Carl to go bowling with him and refuses to take no for an answer. So Carl bribes Laura to go with him instead. Carl's mom warns him that Laura could fall for Steve. Carl doubts that will happen. But he goes to sleep and dreams that Laura married Steve and has a big family of Urkel like kids.
Episode 18
Psycho Twins
Fri, Feb 18, 199423 mins
Urkel demonstrates his latest invention, snooze juice (a potion meant to allow police officers to easily apprehend criminals) at a professional wrestling event. When two wrestlers accidentally drink the potion and are unable to compete against the WWF's Bushwackers, the bloodthirsty tag team sets their sights on the nerd and Carl.
Episode 19
That's What Friends Are For
Fri, Mar 4, 199423 mins
Eddie's family and Steve are excited that he has landed a college scholarship at the college he wants to go to. However, Waldo feels left out and thinks that he will forget him. He is surprised when Eddie reveals that he got him in the Chicago Culinary School for the talented chefs and wants him to live in his apartment.
Episode 20
Opposites Attract
Fri, Mar 18, 199430 mins
School newspaper editor Laura and reporter Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts - before falling for each other.
Episode 21
A-Camping We Will Go
Fri, Apr 1, 199423 mins
Urkel invites himself along on a camping trip with Carl, Eddie and Waldo. The other men refuse to heed the nerd's advice, but it isn't long before the "I told you so" routines begin.
Episode 22
Nunsense
Fri, Apr 29, 199422 mins
When Myra presents Urkel with a nude drawing of himself, the nerd tells her to get lost. A short time later, Urkel learns that Myra is going to a convent. Concluding she is becoming a nun because he yelled at her, Urkel convinces Eddie and Waldo to dress like nuns and go to the convent to stop Myra.
Episode 23
Aunt Oona
Fri, May 6, 199422 mins
Steve's shy Aunt Oona comes to visit from Altoona. While Eddie and Waldo try to repair his snowmobile the manage to drive it through the dining room wall. They have to come up with $850 to fix the house. Waldo suggests the karaoke contest, $1000 grand prize. At the contest it seems Eddie, with Waldo and Steve as backup singers, are going to win. Until the final act, another male trio that is just as good, or better as the audience decides, as Eddie. At the last minute, just before the other group is declared winners, Steve says his Aunt Oona is a last minute contestant. The shy woman, having gained some self confidence from her time with Harriett the few previous days, gets on stage and wins the contest!
Episode 24
Stefan Returns
Fri, May 20, 199423 mins
Urkel decides to renovate his Stefan Urquelle alter-ego, inventing a transformation chamber to do the trick. Stefan is much more likable this time, but just like the last time, the formula soon wears off and the suave ladies man is soon his old irksome, nerdy self. Urkel declares that he will find a way to make Stefan permanent ... and win Laura's heart once and for all.
