The BEST episodes written by Joseph Cvar

South of the Border
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8.28
57 votes

#1 - South of the Border

Family Matters - Season 7 - Episode 13

Waldo visits the tiny island nation of Porto Santo and accidentally gets arrested for theft. When Carl, Steve and Eddie find out, they fly there and try to get him released. The police chief, Jaime Gutierrez Garcia , who is also the mayor and the governor, offers to release Waldo if Carl pays a huge fine. Carl doesn't have enough money, so he, Eddie and Steve secretly help Waldo escape that night. But Garcia catches them and threatens to jail all four. Luckily, he also explains that Porto Santo dollars are worth a lot less than American dollars and the fine is actually pretty small. Waldo, Carl, Eddie and Steve return home. Meanwhile, Laura is reluctant to go on a date with a boy she has never met whom Harriette recommends. She would rather date the polite pizza delivery boy, David Phillips, who comes to the house on the night of the date. Then Laura finds out that David is the one her mother likes. Harriette wanted Laura to decide for herself whether she likes David, which Laura appre

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Dance to the Music
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7.36
90 votes

#2 - Dance to the Music

Family Matters - Season 4 - Episode 2

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..

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It Didn't Happen One Night
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7.19
74 votes

#3 - It Didn't Happen One Night

Family Matters - Season 5 - Episode 2

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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The Gun
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7.07
37 votes

#4 - The Gun

Family Matters - Season 6 - Episode 15

Gritty episode in the style of NYPD Blue, where Laura is robbed by female gang members and considers purchasing a gun to ward off future trouble.

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Karate Kids
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6.47
90 votes

#5 - Karate Kids

Family Matters - Season 8 - Episode 8

As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.

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