Season 3 (1991/92)
- Bryton McClure and Jaimee Foxworth are both absent for 7 episodes.
- Rosetta LeNoire is absent for 3 episodes.
- Jo Marie Payton is absent for 1 episode.
- Darius McCrary is absent for 1 episode.
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
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| 48 | 1 | "Boom!" | Richard Correll | David W. Duclon | September 20, 1991 | 446902 |
| Urkel makes friends with an orangutan, who is doomed to a life of scientific experiments. Meanwhile, Carl and Lt. Murtaugh try to defuse a bomb hidden in a treadmill, booby-trapped by a revenge-seeker named Nitro Newton (a.k.a. "The Boston Bomber"). | ||||||
| 49 | 2 | "Brain Over Brawn" | Richard Correll | Fred Fox, Jr. | September 27, 1991 | 446903 |
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It's a battle of brains vs. brawn, as Urkel and a braggart classmate vie for the affections of Laura in a rope-climbing contest. Meanwhile, Carl and Eddie try to fix a leak in their roof. Note: In the original ABC broadcast, the ending gag is crossed over with Step by Step; Urkel's jet-propelled flight pack causes him to fly through the Winslows' roof and crash-land in Port Washington, Wisconsin, where the Foster/Lambert family is enjoying a barbecue. An alternate ending is included in syndicated, ABC Family and Nick at Nite reruns, featuring Steve's out-of-control jet pack flinging him above the Chicago skyline. |
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| 50 | 3 | "The Show Must Go On" | John Tracy | Gary M. Goodrich | October 4, 1991 | 446905 |
| With the original Romeo in the hospital with appendicitis, Urkel fills in to perform with Laura (who plays Juliet) in the school play. As one might guess, it ends up a disaster. Meanwhile, Carl gets a beeper from Lt. Murtaugh, but as it turns out, he ends up doing meager tasks for him. | ||||||
| 51 | 4 | "Words Hurt" | John Tracy | David W. Duclon & Fred Fox, Jr. | October 11, 1991 | 446904 |
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Harriette and Rachel hire a hypnotist to determine why a sleepwalking Urkel has been acting out his hostilities on Carl. They learn that, during one of his visits, Urkel caused an accident that ruined a model ship Carl had worked three months on. Carl angrily told Urkel to get lost, then (not knowing Urkel could overhear him) told Laura he wished he'd go away permanently. Carl tries defending his actions, but Harriette and Rachel — in an effort to tell him that words hurt — decide to give him the silent treatment until he apologizes. Guest Star: Larry Cedar as the hypnotist |
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| 52 | 5 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Richard Correll | Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears | October 18, 1991 | 446901 |
| When Carl's new rookie partner, Mike Forbes, pays a visit to their home, Laura immediately develops a massive crush. When Mike gets invited to a diner, she does a "slightly" better job dressing herself, and comes before Mike dressed very sexy and with behavior she thought of as womanly; while it unbeknownst to her, made her look silly. When Carl accidentally hurts her feeling by laughing at her fancy appearance, her feeling are deeply hurt and she feels ashamed in front of the young officer. Carl and Laura finally make up when he explains he never meant anything bad, but as she is his beloved daughter, he can't think of her as anything else but "his little girl". Meanwhile, Steve lands close to high tide in his family trip to Hawaii, and has a "pleasant" time escaping from a certain Hawaiian woman. | ||||||
| 53 | 6 | "Citizens' Court" | John Tracy | Regina Stewart | October 25, 1991 | 446906 |
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Carl accidentally kills Urkel's prized Peruvian beetle, worth over $500, and Urkel grieved over the loss of his buggy friend. Carl reasons that "it was just a stupid bug", and refuses to apologize or at least compensate for what he had done; Urkel is resolved to see if a small claims court judge agrees, taking his case to Citizen's Court (a parody of The People's Court). There, the two bring out several "proofs" and "testimonies", some of which even fake, but before the judge can decide, Urkel's speech finally makes Carl realize that it doesn't matter if it was "just a stupid bug", because it was of much greater importance to Steve. The two walk out from the court, not interested and never finding out the judge's decision. Guest Star: Mason Adams as the judge |
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| 54 | 7 | "Robo-Nerd" | Richard Correll | Gary Menteer | November 1, 1991 | 446910 |
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Urkel creates Urkelbot, which soon develops a mind of its own and sets a trap to snare Laura for itself, but Urkel manages to shut it down just in time. Carl tries to slow down Estelle and Fletcher's relationship. Guest Star: Michael Chambers as Urkelbot |
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| 55 | 8 | "Making the Team" | Richard Correll | David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer | November 8, 1991 | 446909 |
| Urkel is doing his best to get onto the basketball team as he claims he improved, but neither Eddie or the basketball coach believe it, and the coach in the end makes him the water boy. Meanwhile, Laura, who just got into the cheerleading team, wants to show some new cheers to a very bossy know-it-all, but she snobbishly refuses, saying that Laura as the only freshman in the team, has no right to do anything but to follow the others lead. For the first time, Laura feels ashamed and feels like an outcast, and decides to ask for advice from Steve, who has to live through that every day. Steve explains that while he does sulk about it, he is constantly reminding himself that giving up is not an option, and the one should always stand up for themselves. During the game, many of the players get hurt, and the coach, with his job being on the line, and left with no other options, decides to put Steve into the game, which brings amazing results – as they start making a comeback. Laura decides to take matters into her own hands when the cheerleading captain is not even trying to lead her team because she thinks basketball is too boring, and does the cheer that she made up herself – eventually both the crowd, and the team – except for their captain – are into the new cheer. In the end, Steve's team wins, and everything ends well for both of them. | ||||||
| 56 | 9 | "Born to Be Mild" | John Tracy | Jim Geoghan | November 15, 1991 | 446911 |
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A street gang, known as "The Dragons", come into the Rachel's place, and try to stir up trouble, but luckily, Carl comes by just in time to stop it. When back at home later in the evening, the Winslows receive a police call that the dragon trashed Rachel's place and brutally beat up Eddie while he was getting back from a date. Carl is furious and wants revenge, but Steve stops him, saying he shouldn't do anything stupid, or he might lose his badge. Therefore, Steve voluntarily offers to go into the lair of "The Dragons" under a disguise, wired. He keeps them busy long enough to make them confess their crimes, and Carl and his partner barge in at the last moment to arrest them and save Steve. Note: J. Lamont Pope plays Chain, the leader of the Dragons. In Season 7–8, he plays Laura's boyfriend Curtis. He will also play one of the orderlies in the episode "Number One With a Bullet" in Season 4. |
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| 57 | 10 | "The Love God" | John Tracy | Stephen Langford | November 22, 1991 | 446912 |
| Eddie wants to date an "easy" girl, named Vonda (Danielle Nicolet) but Urkel, feeling sorry for her, decides to counsel her on her ways before their first date. He teaches her the she doesn't have to be "easy" to be popular, because her nice and friendly personality will make her popular by default, much to Eddie's chargin. Rachel meets a lovely man, who is a complete stranger to her. Meanwhile, Lt. Murtaugh is enjoying a few laughs when Carl must go out in drag as part of an undercover operation; it turns out well, though as Carl manages to catch a wanted man. Murtaugh is ordered to go out in drag for another undercover operation and Carl enjoys a few laughs as well. | ||||||
| 58 | 11 | "Old and Alone" | Richard Correll | Stephen Langford | November 29, 1991 | 446908 |
| Laura tells Urkel he's banished from her life after he warns her about her new boyfriend's ulterior motives. In turn, Harriette tells Laura that her attitude may result in her growing "old and alone". Sure enough, she has a dream where she becomes an elderly spinster, who has grown "old and alone". | ||||||
| 59 | 12 | "A Pair of Ladies" | John Tracy | Fred Fox, Jr. | December 6, 1991 | 446913 |
| Rachel, in need of some help at an understaffed Rachel's Place, enlists Harriette's help. However, the two soon get into a huge argument after well-meaning Harriette is all too eager to offer suggestions. Meanwhile, Urkel joins in Carl's poker night and gets cleaned out by the hustling Lt. Murtaugh. Soon, Steve gets his revenge on him when he beats Murtaugh with a four of a kind. | ||||||
| 60 | 13 | "Choir Trouble" | James O'Keefe | Mary M. Schwarze | December 20, 1991 | 446907 |
| Choir director Rachel kicks recently converted Urkel out of the choir when the nerd can't sing a lick. Soon everyone else leaves the choir after being fed up with her micromanagement. Estelle sets Rachel straight by advising her that God isn't interested in the quality of the voice, but that the words come from the heart. | ||||||
| 61 | 14 | "A Test of Friendship" | Richard Correll | Regina Stewart | January 10, 1992 | 446915 |
| Urkel faces expulsion from school when he colludes with Eddie (who didn't study) to cheat on a chemistry test. Laura orders her brother to confess and save their friend from expulsion or else she'll tell everyone about him cheating. Meanwhile, Carl becomes the laughingstock of the precinct (thanks largely to Lt. Murtaugh) when revenge-seeking burglars use sleeping gas to put Carl to sleep, then rob the Winslows blind. However, their second attempt is foiled when Estelle, Harriette and Rachel comes home to nab the burglars by clonking them in the head with a snow shovel and chases them inside the house. End result: the Winslows get their furniture back, Eddie is grounded, he and Steve must retake the test before their suspension is lifted and burglars are back in jail. | ||||||
| 62 | 15 | "Jailhouse Blues" | Gary Menteer | Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears | January 24, 1992 | 446914 |
| Harriette's troublesome Detroit cousin, Clarence (Shaun Baker), is sent to the Winslows to live. He quickly proves to be a bad influence on Eddie, and gets him and an unwilling Urkel (along with a car-ful of pretty girls) in serious trouble for grand theft auto. Harriette sends an unremorseful Clarence back to Detroit to live with his grandmother after she got fed up with his attitude. However, Eddie is remorseful for his actions and while the owner agrees to drop the charge against him, Carl still punishes him to do community service by volunteering at elderly shelters. | ||||||
| 63 | 16 | "Brown Bombshell" | John Tracy | Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears | January 31, 1992 | 446918 |
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Estelle is determined to share the stories of her late fighter-pilot husband and World War II's Tuskegee Airmen to an uninterested Winslow clan. Eventually, she is invited to share her stories to Eddie's American history class. Meanwhile, Urkel's prison pen pal is released, yet she believes Carl is Steve. Guest Stars: LaWanda Page and Essence Atkins |
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| 64 | 17 | "Food, Lies and Videotape" | John Tracy | Stephen Langford | February 7, 1992 | 446919 |
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Urkel enrolls in a home economics course (just because Laura is in the same class), but he soon learns that he's simply not cut out to be a cook. However, Waldo discovers he might just have a hidden culinary talent. Meanwhile, Richie accidentally breaks Carl's video camera. Note: In perhaps one of the longest-running subplots on the series (second only to the romantic triangle between Steve, his alter egos, Laura, and Myra), Waldo starts down the path to becoming a chef. His culinary aspirations would become a recurring subplot, transforming his character from a wannabe thug to a more likeable character with career ambition. |
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| 65 | 18 | "My Brokenhearted Valentine" | Richard Correll | Gary Menteer | February 14, 1992 | 446916 |
| Laura becomes further annoyed and angry with Urkel, accusing him of once again butting into her romance with Daniel Wallace (Bumper Robinson). Later, she becomes upset with Maxine when she relates her negative experience with Daniel, thinking it to be little more than jealousy. It turns out that the advice from Urkel and Maxine is best heeded, especially when Daniel tries to attack Laura in her room in order to have sex with her on Valentine's Day. When she tells Harreitte about it, she is told to apologize to her friends at once. | ||||||
| 66 | 19 | "Woman of the People" | Richard Correll | David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer | February 21, 1992 | 446920 |
| Laura is engaged in a heated campaign for class president with snobbish Cassie Lynn. However, things grow ugly when Cassie takes some incriminating photos of Laura seeming to embrace Urkel in order to Win. Steve decides to fight fire with fire by having Eddie take photos of himself and Cassie kissing in order to make her realize that blackmailing Laura is wrong. Carl refuses to participate in a neighborhood watch squad. | ||||||
| 67 | 20 | "Love and Kisses" | John Tracy | Jim Geoghan | February 28, 1992 | 446917 |
| When Laura and Maxine are unable to get tickets to his concert, Urkel invites R&B singer Johnny Gill to serenade Laura, in hopes that she will decide to go out with him. Meanwhile, Carl and Harriette take a second honeymoon to a resort, but are quickly left out in the cold. | ||||||
| 68 | 21 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | John Tracy | David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer | March 13, 1992 | 446922 |
| This time, it's Waldo who has the crush on Laura, particularly when she tries to encourage him after a string of bad luck with dates. Carl and Murtaugh argue of Mother Winslow's driving when Estelle destroys Lt. Murtaugh's new car. Their fighiting esclates with a pie fight, with Urkel taking the hit. Soon the nerd is fed up and decides to throw a pie at both Carl and Murtaugh. However, an unsuspecting Laura ends up being the recipient of the pie, causing her to chase Urkel around. | ||||||
| 69 | 22 | "The Urkel Who Came to Dinner" | John Tracy | Regina Stewart | April 3, 1992 | 446921 |
| When his parents go out of town unannounced, Urkel is invited to stay with the Winslows. But he unwittingly manages to create havoc: he accidentally vacuums and swallows a fish Carl was looking after for Lt. Murtaugh; he encourages Richie to fight a preschool bully; and he drives away Laura's study date (Mark) when he suspects he's got less than admirable motives. When the family confronts him about it, Estelle and Richie ends up mediating the fight. Richie reveals that Steve didn't intend for him to fight the bully, but rather stand up to him. Rachel soon realizes she was wrong and forgives Urkel. Estelle mentions that Laura should've been grateful to Steve in chasing Mark away, especially when she tells her what he did at lover's lane with a certain redhead classmate. | ||||||
| 70 | 23 | "Dudes" | Richard Correll | Fred Fox, Jr. & Jim Geoghan | April 24, 1992 | 446924 |
| Despite Laura's admonition that the show is sexist, Urkel, Eddie and Waldo are contestants on the local teen dating show "Dudes." Meanwhile, Carl tries to find out what his family is planning for his birthday. | ||||||
| 71 | 24 | "Robo-Nerd II" | Richard Correll | Gary Menteer | May 1, 1992 | 446923 |
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Urkel revamps his Urkelbot into a crime-fighting bot, encouraging Carl to use the technology to solve a rash of convenience store burglaries. Meanwhile, the Winslow women get a nasty surprise when the new shampoo that they ordered causes them to go bald. Guest Star: Michael Chambers as Urkelbot |
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| 72 | 25 | "Farewell, My Laura" | Richard Correll | David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer | May 8, 1992 | 446925 |
| A 1940s-style detective spoof, with Urkel playing gumshoe crime fighter Johnny Danger. Danger is paid to protect supper club owner Rachel, who is targeted by an assassin. When Rachel is killed, the "Wigglesworths", Murtaugh, and Waldo are all suspects. Who murdered Rachel, and can he find out fast? |
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