The Best Episodes of Family Matters Season 5

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(144 votes)

   #1 - Hell Toupee

   S5:E19/24/1993

   Carl shops for a toupee, hoping to turn Harriette's head. Meanwhile love struck Myra accuses Laura of trying to take Urkel away from her and the two get into a food fight.

   Director:John Tracy

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2. 

   7.5/10(138 votes)

   #2 - It Didn't Happen One Night

   S5:E210/1/1993

   Laura oversleeps and misses her bus to Cincinnati for a cheerleading competition and Steve offers to take her in his Isetta. Laura is not pleasant company and Steve confronts her about it.

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3. 

   7.5/10(140 votes)

   #3 - Saved by the Urkel

   S5:E310/8/1993

   The Winslows find themselves - unbelievably - indebted to Urkel after he saves Carl's life with CPR. The family showers him with gratitude and feels obligated to put up with the nerdy, annoying dweeb.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:David W. Duclon

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   Writer:David W. Duclon
4. 

   7.4/10(140 votes)

   #4 - A Matter of Principle

   S5:E410/15/1993

   Laura and Eddie's romantic tips have obsessive Myra entangled in a web of errors with Urkel when she invades Steve's school; Carl's sage advice leads Harriette to a confrontation with her boss - and a possible layoff.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rich Correll

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   7.1/10(135 votes)

   #5 - Money Out the Window

   S5:E510/22/1993

   A thug named Bones pays Eddie a visit after Waldo and Weasel enlist Eddie in their football-betting venture.

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6. 

   7.4/10(147 votes)

   #6 - Best Friends

   S5:E610/29/1993

   Harriette tries to fit in with Laura's friends but gets the cold shoulder from Laura. And Waldo's not so hot as Eddie's new hire at Mighty Weenie.

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7. 

   7.7/10(186 votes)

   #7 - Grandmama

   S5:E711/5/1993

   The NBA's Larry Johnson plays Grandmama (his TV-ad alter ego), who becomes Urkel's new partner in a city basketball competition after Eddie dumps Urkel for star player Kenny.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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8. 

   8.0/10(184 votes)

   #8 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

   S5:E811/12/1993

   A space-age potion turns Urkel into Stefan Urquelle suave, smooth-talking life of the party, but Laura finds she soon misses the old Urkel.

   Director:John Tracy

   Writer:Unknown

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9. 

   7.3/10(157 votes)

   #9 - Car Wars

   S5:E911/19/1993

   Laura believes that by donning a moustache and men's clothing she'll be better prepared to haggle with a sexist used-car dealer ; Steve is close to ruining Eddie's love life.

   Director:Rich Correll

   Writer:Unknown

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10. 

    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #10 - All the Wrong Moves

    S5:E1011/26/1993

    At the drive-in movie, Laura's new boyfriend (Kevin Mambo) has trouble getting the message that no really means no; and at home, Carl just doesn't get it when his insults drive Harriette to retaliate.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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11. 

    7.0/10(162 votes)

    #11 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is

    S5:E1112/10/1993

    Urkel and Carl are stranded on a stalled subway with a car full of grouchy shoppers. Urkle teaches everyone, including Carl that Christmas is a state of the heart, and can be celebrated anywhere and with anyone.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Stephen Langford

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    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Stephen Langford
12. 

    7.2/10(139 votes)

    #12 - Scenes from a Mall

    S5:E1212/17/1993

    Urkel tells Myra that he needs some space and ends up breaking her heart, while Maxine is ready to break Waldo's neck for acting like a jealous fool.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:David W. Duclon

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13. 

    7.1/10(134 votes)

    #13 - Rock Enroll

    S5:E131/7/1994

    Eddie changes his mind about college at a concert fund-raiser after singer Shanice performs a song he wrote; and Urkel has no luck rallying friends to celebrate his birthday, but soon finds that Laura is his biggest cheerleader.

    Director:John Tracy

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14. 

    7.1/10(137 votes)

    #14 - Like a Virgin

    S5:E141/14/1994

    Eddie becomes the laughingstock of the boys' locker room after Urkel spills the beans that Eddie is still a virgin.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:David W. Duclon

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    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:David W. Duclon
15. 

    7.7/10(169 votes)

    #15 - Good Cop, Bad Cop

    S5:E151/21/1994

    Carl refuses to accept Eddie's story that he got pulled over for speeding ""because he was a black in a white person's neighborhood"" ... until the portly cop finds out the ugly truth. Meanwhile, Urkel tells Richie that he has nothing to fear when going to the dentist, but the nerd soon regrets his move when he has cavities of his own that need filling.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    7.6/10(162 votes)

    #16 - Presumed Urkel

    S5:E162/4/1994

    When accident-prone Steve is blamed for a chemistry lab explosion, Laura represents him at a school trial.

    Director:John Tracy

    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson

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    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson
17. 

    7.6/10(139 votes)

    #17 - Father of the Bride

    S5:E172/11/1994

    Carl bribes Laura to go bowling with Urkel and dreams that they are married with four kids who look like Urkel.

    Director:John Tracy

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18. 

    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #18 - Psycho Twins

    S5:E182/18/1994

    Carl and Urkel end up in the ring with the World Wrestling Federation's Bushwhackers after Urkel creates a ""snooze juice"" that knocks out the wrestling team's original opponents.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    7.1/10(131 votes)

    #19 - That's What Friends Are For

    S5:E193/4/1994

    Everyone applauds Eddie on his college scholarship except Waldo, who fears he's losing a friend. Meanwhile, Carl's fear of failure could keep him from a job promotion; and Urkel tortures Carl into telling him where Laura is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

    Director:Rich Correll

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    6.7/10(141 votes)

    #20 - Opposites Attract

    S5:E203/18/1994

    Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson

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    Writer:Felicia D. Henderson
21. 

    7.5/10(140 votes)

    #21 - A-Camping We Will Go

    S5:E214/1/1994

    Urkel tags along on Carl's camping trip in Minnesota and an irritated Carl stubbornly refuses to listen to know- it-all Urkel's words of warning about bears and geysers; Harriette seeks a job.

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22. 

    7.0/10(138 votes)

    #22 - Nunsense

    S5:E224/29/1994

    Urkel fears that his rejection has sent Myra to join a nunnery, so he enlists Eddie and Waldo to dress in habits and join him in a search for her at the convent.

    Director:John Tracy

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.1/10(151 votes)

    #23 - Aunt Oona

    S5:E235/6/1994

    Urkel's accident-prone Aunt Oona visits shy, dowdy woman who get a confidence-building makeover from Harriette and then takes her new-found confidence to a karaoke bar, where chaos erupts when she holds a singing contest.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:David W. Duclon

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24. 

    7.4/10(145 votes)

    #24 - Stefan Returns

    S5:E245/20/1994

    Laura pleads with Urkel to step back into his transformation chamber and bring back her perfect guy the handsome, cool, caring Stefan Urquelle. Freddy Jackson sings You Are My Lady"".

    Director:John Tracy

    Writer:Unknown

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