Family Matters - Season 4

First aired: 9/18/1992 24 episodes

Episodes

1. Surely You Joust

Aired: 9/18/1992

Feuding neighbors "Hurricane" Urkel and "Bonecrusher" Carl take a not-so-neighborly, macho grudge match to TV's American Gladiators.

2. Dance to the Music

Aired: 10/2/1992

Home-coming Queen Laura gets the royal treatment from Urkel, who gets popular jock Ted to ask her to the dance; Carl meets Harriette's new piano teacher..

3. Driving Carl Crazy

Aired: 10/9/1992

Carl hopes to practice stress management by keeping his cool, but he nearly blows a gasket teaching Urkel to drive.

4. Rumor Has It

Aired: 10/16/1992

As rumors begin to fly that Ted has "scored" with Laura, Urkel must warn her that the guy she's dating means to boost his rep by ruining hers.

5. Number One with a Bullet

Aired: 10/23/1992

Carl and Urkel are hospital roommates and Urkel, as usual, is a pain -until he gets the opportunity to save Carl's hide.

6. Whose Kid Is it Anyway?

Aired: 10/30/1992

Richie is upset when Eddie's hot Halloween date conflicts with his promise to take his little cousin trick or treating.

7. An Officer and a Waldo

Aired: 11/6/1992

Eddie's insult sends Waldo off to join the Army; Harriette and Carl set up a sting to catch a shady repairman.

8. Just One Date!

Aired: 11/13/1992

Urkel resorts to despearate measures to win a date with Laura by camping out on the Winslows' roof, even though a big blizzard is fast approaching Chicago. Meanwhile, Richie meets new next door neighbor Gwendolyn.

9. The Oddest Couple

Aired: 11/20/1992

Eddie's sloppy habits and Steve's scientific experiments don't make for domestic bliss when the two become roommates.

10. It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Urkel

Aired: 12/11/1992

Laura's guardian angel shows Urkel what it's like to be Laura.

11. Muskrat Love

Aired: 1/8/1993

Eddie breaks a date with a smart and witty girl his friends disapprove of, while Laura regrets encouraging Maxine to date Ted; Carl gives Harriette fitness gear.

12. Hot Wheels

Aired: 1/15/1993

Carl buys a hot rod for Eddie, hoping it will be the road to a father-son bonding session; and Urkel strengthens his bond with Laura using a new wonder glue he invented.

13. The Way the Ball Bounces

Aired: 1/22/1993

A college woos athlete Eddie, who has only fame and fortune in mind after accepting a scholarship; meanwhile, Laura forgoes sleep to study for her PSATs.

14. A Thought in the Dark

Aired: 1/29/1993

Laura and Ted momentarily derail Urkel's efforts to win Laura by fixing him up with Ted's brainy cousin Myra for a double date to a concert.

15. Tender Kisses

Aired: 2/5/1993

Eddie gets more than he bargained for when he and his pals sneak into R&B singer Tracie Spencer's hotel room in search of tickets to her concert; and Carl is in for a big surprise when he discovers Harriette's diary.

16. Heart Strings

Aired: 2/12/1993

Lonely and depressed after breaking up with Ted, Laura grants Urkel a few bittersweet hours of bliss as her valentine; Gwendolyn charms Richie with "yucky goo-goo stuff"; and Harriette and Carl search for admirable qualities in each other.

17. It's a Mad, Mad, Madhouse

Aired: 2/19/1993

Eddie tries to cover for his poor record in school by claiming he has family problems at home - so his teacher arrives to evaluate his dysfunctional family environment.

18. Higher Anxiety

Aired: 2/26/1993

At a party, Urkel, Eddie and Waldo get trapped on a fire escape. A heartbroken Eddie mourns his split with two-timing Oneisha, while Carl gives the cold shoulder to his mother's beau Fletcher, who has big plans for her future.

19. Mama's Wedding

Aired: 3/5/1993

Thanks to Eddie, Mother Winslow's "simple family wedding" brings more than the family bargained for 150 extra guests.

20. Pulling Teeth

Aired: 3/19/1993

Waldo dates Laura's friend; Richie tries to get rid of a baby tooth.

21. Walk on the Wild Side

Aired: 3/26/1993

When peer pressure comes a-knocking, Laura goes a-walking on the wild side, at Club Buff--a male strip joint.

22. Hot Stuff

Aired: 4/30/1993

Myra enlists Laura's help in snaring "hot stuff" Urkel; Eddie asks Carl a lot of questions after buying a hot car stereo.

23. Stormy Weather

Aired: 5/7/1993

Urkel's nerdiness gets under the skin of Laura's arrogant prom date (Ross Leon), who's itching to order Laura to write off Urkel as a friend.

24. Buds 'n' Buns

Aired: 5/14/1993

As a part-timer at the Mighty Weenie fast food joint, Carl doesn't relish answering to the top dog - Eddie; Urkel takes Laura's advice and commits to Myra.