

1989–1998 · CBS · Ended
A spinoff of Perfect Strangers, Family Matters began as the at-home adventures of elevator operator Harriette Winslow and her multigenerational family. But midway through the first season, Jaleel White made a one-shot appearance as neighborhood nerd Urkel. With oversized glasses, undersized body, screechy voice and indomitable self-confidence, Urkel proved irresistibly funny, turning White into an overnight sensation and a new star of the show.
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Last aired
S09E22 · Lost in Space (2)
1998-07-17
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Out With the Old
1997-09-19 · 30 min
They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?
1997-09-26 · 30 min
Dumb Belle of the Ball
1997-10-03 · 30 min
Drinking and Jiving
1997-10-10 · 30 min
Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?
1997-10-17 · 30 min
A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Read
1997-10-24 · 30 min
Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone
1997-10-31 · 30 min
Trading Places
1997-11-07 · 30 min
A Pain in Harassment
1997-11-28 · 30 min
Original Gangsta Dawg
1997-12-05 · 30 min
Deck the Malls
1997-12-19 · 30 min
Grill of My Dreams
1998-01-09 · 30 min
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
1998-01-16 · 30 min
Crazy for You (1)
1998-01-23 · 30 min
Crazier for You (2)
1998-01-30 · 30 min
Whose Man Is It Anyway?
1998-06-05 · 30 min
Polkapalooza
1998-06-12 · 30 min
Throw Urkel from the Train
1998-06-18 · 30 min
Don't Make Me Over
1998-06-26 · 30 min
Pop Goes the Question
1998-07-03 · 30 min
Lost in Space (1)
1998-07-10 · 30 min
Lost in Space (2)
1998-07-17 · 30 min

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