The BEST episodes of Family Matters season 5

Every episode of Family Matters season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Family Matters season 5!

The Winslows, a middle-class Black family living in Chicago, deal with various misadventures — many of which are caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.

Last Updated: 9/4/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Rock Enroll
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8.59
59 votes

#1 - Rock Enroll

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/1994

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Presumed Urkel
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8.36
102 votes

#2 - Presumed Urkel

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/1994

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

Directors: John Tracy
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All the Wrong Moves
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8.14
84 votes

#3 - All the Wrong Moves

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1993

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Saved by the Urkel
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8.13
60 votes

#4 - Saved by the Urkel

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1993

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.

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Nunsense
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8.05
41 votes

#5 - Nunsense

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/1994

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Christmas is Where the Heart Is
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8.01
92 votes

#6 - Christmas is Where the Heart Is

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1993

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.

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Good Cop, Bad Cop
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7.80
49 votes

#7 - Good Cop, Bad Cop

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/1994

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
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A-Camping We Will Go
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7.78
74 votes

#8 - A-Camping We Will Go

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/1/1994

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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Father of the Bride
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7.54
63 votes

#9 - Father of the Bride

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/1994

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

Directors: John Tracy
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Grandmama
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7.49
73 votes

#10 - Grandmama

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1993

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Money Out the Window
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7.41
73 votes

#11 - Money Out the Window

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1993

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

Directors: Gary Menteer
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Scenes from a Mall
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7.31
68 votes

#12 - Scenes from a Mall

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1993

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.

Directors: Gary Menteer
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Stefan Returns
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7.28
64 votes

#13 - Stefan Returns

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/1994

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".

Directors: John Tracy
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That's What Friends are For
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7.24
58 votes

#14 - That's What Friends are For

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/1994

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 Myra is by showing him slides of his cheese-tasting trip.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Hell Toupee
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7.20
83 votes

#15 - Hell Toupee

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1993

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.

Directors: John Tracy
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Psycho Twins
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7.20
60 votes

#16 - Psycho Twins

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1994

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
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It Didn't Happen One Night
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7.19
79 votes

#17 - It Didn't Happen One Night

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1993

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.

Directors: Gary Menteer
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A Matter of Principle
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7.17
75 votes

#18 - A Matter of Principle

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1993

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
Writer: Jim Geoghan
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Best Friends
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7.17
76 votes

#19 - Best Friends

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1993

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.

Directors: Gary Menteer
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Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool
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7.14
100 votes

#20 - Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1993

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.

Directors: John Tracy
Writer: Jim Geoghan
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Like a Virgin
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7.14
65 votes

#21 - Like a Virgin

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/1994

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

Directors: Richard Correll
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Car Wars
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7.01
68 votes

#22 - Car Wars

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1993

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.

Directors: Richard Correll
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Opposites Attract
star
7.00
57 votes

#23 - Opposites Attract

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/1994

Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed.

Directors: Gary Menteer
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Aunt Oona
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6.93
57 votes

#24 - Aunt Oona

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/1994

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.

Directors: Gary Menteer
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