List of Family Matters Episodes - Season 6 (1994/95)

Season 6 (1994/95)

  • Telma Hopkins returns playing Rachel in a recurring role. Rachel's absence in the last season is not explained.
  • Michelle Thomas becomes a series regular, starting with Part 1 of "To Be or Not to Be".
  • Bryton McClure is absent for 15 episodes.
  • Michelle Thomas and Rosetta LeNoire are both absent for 11 episodes.
  • Shawn Harrison is absent for 7 episodes.
  • Darius McCrary is absent for 1 episode.
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121 1 "To Be or Not to Be (Part 1)" John Tracy Jim Geoghan September 23, 1994 456201

Harriette asks Carl to go see an eye doctor after he complains about having problems seeing. However, he balks at the idea and takes Eddie's advice by asking Urkel for some help. Urkel, meanwhile, has been perfecting his machine to enable him to be Stefan all the time. Carl asks Stefan to let him step into the transformation chamber to fix his eyesight problems. However, a jealous Myra – wanting to snare herself a certain nerd – tampers with the machine by switching the dial thinking Stefan will use it to change back into Steve. Unbeknownst to her, Carl is really inside and once she learns the truth, she tells Stefan to stop the chamber. Sure enough, the chamber is broken and Myra realizes what she has done when Carl Urkel (instead of Carl Winslow) steps out!

Notes: This is the first two-part episode of the series. This is also the first episode where Myra (Michelle Thomas) is credited in the opening credits.
122 2 "To Be or Not to Be (Part 2)" John Tracy Fred Fox, Jr. September 30, 1994 456202
Carl spends the next few days walking a mile in Urkel's shoes, while Myra explains herself to Stefan. Eventually, Stefan (who has kept Urkel's scientific genius) repairs the machine, and has him changed back before he can wreak any more havoc on the Winslow household. Carl eventually realizes he could have spared everyone so much grief by following his wife's advice and getting glasses. Soon after, on Stefan and Laura's date, Stefan says he did not recharge and soon reverts back to Urkel.
123 3 "Till Death Do Us Apartment" Richard Correll Sheila M. Anthony October 7, 1994 456203
College freshmen Eddie and Waldo move into their own apartment, but on their first night, Waldo and Maxine's relationship hits a huge misunderstanding when Eddie brings two girls home with him, causing them to break up. The girls show sympathy to Waldo and leave Eddie when they learn how narcisstic and egotistical he is. Meanwhile, with Eddie now in college, Steve tries to be a son to Carl. Carl is displeased until he realises that Steve knows how much he misses Eddie.
124 4 "The Looney Bin" Richard Correll Felicia D. Henderson October 14, 1994 456205
Carl, Urkel and Mr. Looney (Tom Poston) become trapped in the school's old fallout shelter. Now Carl has another source of frustration ... Mr. Looney's penchant for singing show tunes. Meanwhile, Harriette continues her search for a new job, and finds a job at the local clothing store.
125 5 "Beta Chi Guy" Richard Correll Jim Geoghan October 21, 1994 456204

Eddie is invited to join a prestigious fraternity, despite the fact that he has to ditch Steve in order to become a member. Laura immediately sets him straight and makes him realize his friendship with Urkel is more important to him. Meanwhile, Carl orders a peanut helmet from a shopping network, where you're allowed to try a product for 30 days without paying a single cent. However, Richie and his friend, Lil' G go overboard when they order toys from the exact channel.

Note: Telma Hopkins returns in a recurring guest role as Rachel.
126 6 "Dark and Stormy Night" John Tracy Fred Fox, Jr. & Jim Geoghan October 28, 1994 456206
On a stormy Halloween night, Richie is disappointed because he can't go trick-or-treating. To make it up, Steve, Waldo, and the Winslow clan cheer him up by weaving a 19th-century tale about the Duke of Urkel's battle against a vampire family, the Von Winslows.
127 7 "Par For the Course" Richard Correll Gary M. Goodrich November 4, 1994 456208
Carl's sharp-tongued boss, Capt. Savage (Sherman Hemsley), invites him along on a golf outing. Of course, Urkel also gets invited by Savage to tag along (due to both of them being cheese fans), and the result is exactly what one would expect. Meanwhile, Harriette and Laura have it out when she starts coming in past curfew. The last straw came when Harriette showed up at a party, clad in a robe and curlers, to bring her daughter home. Maxine instantly sets Laura straight when she reveals how much her mother is like Steve's parents, uncaring of her well being.
128 8 "Sink or Swim" Richard Correll Fred Fox, Jr. November 11, 1994 456210
Urkel's straight-A record, as well as his high school graduation, are at risk since he can't pass physical education. And to pass physical education, he must pass a simple swimming test. And to pass the simple swimming test, he must get over his fear of water. And to get over his fear of water, he enlists Carl for help. However, Laura ends up being the real source of helping Steve get over his waterphobia, when she plays a drowning victim. Meanwhile, Richie manages to join a roller skating hockey team, and in order to get equipment, Rachel must return an elegant dress. However, when she goes to return it, there seems to be a torn hole on it. Richie eventually confesses to the crime to stop Harriette and Rachel from fighting.
129 9 "Paradise Bluff" John Tracy Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears November 18, 1994 456209
On a date to Paradise Bluff, Myra gives Urkel an ultimatum – commit to me now, or else it's over. Steve is about to let her go by reaffirming his love for Laura, but then a near accident with his BMW Isetta puts both of their lives in danger. After quickly coming up with a way to save their lives, Urkel agrees to commit to Myra for now. Meanwhile, Harriette tries to show Carl a barbecue article from a women's magazine that she borrowed from her hairstylist. However, he accidentally looks at the "Rate Your Mate" article and thinks that she surveyed him poorly. Harriette soon reveals that her hairdresser did that and rated her husband poorly. All she asked for Carl to do is look at barbecue recipes.
130 10 "Flying Blind" Kelly Sandefur Stephen Langford November 25, 1994 456207
Carl and Urkel are passengers on a charter flight. The pilot is an ex-convict named Tony The Farret, a crook that Carl put away several years ago and is back for revenge. He skydives out of the plane, leaving Carl and Urkel to get a crash course in how to fly a plane. Also, Carl puts Eddie on a budget so he can pay off a $75 electric bill.
131 11 "Cheers Looking at You, Kid" John Tracy Bob Illes & James R. Stein December 2, 1994 456213
Urkel spies on Laura during her latest trip to a cheerleading convention in Omaha, Nebraska. Meanwhile, Waldo tries getting there by his own inventive way of surprising Maxine at the convention shipping himself to her room in a giant box, but needs proof reading skills when a delivery man shows up at the Winslow House to return the box.
132 12 "Miracle on Elm Street" Richard Correll Fred Fox, Jr. & Jim Geoghan December 16, 1994 456211
Richie brings home a homeless man (Art Evans) for Christmas, much to the Winslow's chagrin, but he winds up teaching them a holiday lesson about the meaning of the season. Meanwhile, Eddie accidentally throws out Laura's rag doll from her childhood. Laura becomes heartsick over the doll's apparent fate, prompting Urkel to visit a landfill in an all-out attempt to rescue the doll.
133 13 "Midterm Crisis" Joel Zwick Stephen Langford January 6, 1995 456212
Waldo baked a gourmet cake for his mid-term, which is sure to get a passing grade. However, he never turns his assignment in, thanks to a hungry Eddie and Urkel, who quickly attempts to cover up the situation by baking the same cake for his mid-term. Meanwhile, Carl and Harriette invite Capt. Savage over to their house, but Savage's date (Lois) makes Carl suspicious about where he's seen her before.
134 14 "An Unlikely Match" John Tracy Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears January 20, 1995 456215

Urkel learns that a bully (Lamont Bentley) has become stricken with leukemia, due to smoking cigarettes. Urkel does the right thing and puts aside the past and, with Laura's help, stages a bone marrow drive to save the bully's life. Meanwhile, Harriette wants to get new furniture for the living room, despite the fact that it'll cost $3,000 to do so. Carl, in his usual skinflint form, learns from his boss Capt. Savage that he could get furniture for cheap at a police auction. Harriette is displeased with it and eventually Carl agrees to get their old furniture back.

Note: This episode ends with a public service announcement about leukemia from Jaleel White and Kellie Shanygne Williams. However, this announcement is cut out in syndication.
135 15 "The Substitute Son" Richard Correll Story by: Reginald VelJohnson
Teleplay by: Fred Fox, Jr. & Jim Geoghan
February 3, 1995 456216
Eddie has no time to spend with Carl, so Waldo decides to spend time with him instead. Once Eddie begins to miss out on some of the activities, he starts gets the hint(after Harriette and Mother Winslow called him out for it). Meanwhile, Urkel is beat up by a bunch of ruffians and gets his revenge as Bruce Lee Urkel!
136 16 "The Gun" John Tracy Joseph Cvar & Gary Menteer February 10, 1995 456214

In one of the series' most serious episodes, gang member Toni Procopio (Tracey Cherelle Jones) and her friends brutally beat Laura up over her jacket. After being arrested and let out on bail, Toni and her gang tell Laura that she can expect to get shot if she testifies against them again. Laura, scared for her life, decides she needs to buy a gun for self-defense, even though Urkel begs her to reconsider. But then, just moments before Laura can go through with the gun purchase, Toni shoots her other best friend Josie (Trina McGee-Davis) because she refused to give Toni her shoes. Fortunately, the Winslows and Steve start "Save a Life, Turn In Your Gun" and Steve does a rap about saving your life by turning in a gun or other weapons.

Guest Star: Freddie Prinze Jr.

Note: This episode ended with a public service announcement about gun violence by Jaleel White, Kellie Shanygne Williams, and the episode's cast.
137 17 "Wedding Bell Blues" Richard Correll Sheila M. Anthony February 17, 1995 456220
Mr. Looney is engaged to be married, but on his wedding day, his bride leaves him at the altar. Humiliated, Mr. Looney contemplates suicide, leaving Urkel and Carl to talk him out of it. Meanwhile, Laura gets upset when her parents won't let her go with her friends to see Seal in Toledo for one night, despite letting Eddie go to Canada for 4 days with people Carl and Harriette don't know. Soon they see the error of their ways and allow her to go to the concert providing that she keeps a cell phone with her.
138 18 "Ain't Nothing but an Urkel" Kelly Sandefur Stephen Langford February 24, 1995 456218
To impress an MIT college recruiter, Urkel demonstrates his transformation chamber. Instead of turning into an Albert Einstein variant, Urkel makes himself into Elvis Urkel by mistake. The hunka-hunka-burning Urkel and his blue suede shoes scare the daylights out of the recruiter, which threatens his acceptance into his childhood college. Meanwhile, Carl and Harriette try to help out a young couple who are fixing to get married.
139 19 "My Uncle, the Hero" John Tracy Gary M. Goodrich March 3, 1995 456217
Richie's class takes a field trip to the police station, with tour guide Carl trying desperately to keep the dull tour afloat. Soon the class are impressed when he shows a criminal the dangers of his actions if he kills an innocent police officer. Meanwhile, Urkel and Laura plan a surprise birthday party for Myra. Of course, she thinks the two are fooling around behind her back. However, Myra soon ruins it when she learns that they were planning her birthday party in secret and owes both Steve and Laura an apology.
140 20 "My Bodyguard" John Tracy Felicia D. Henderson March 17, 1995 456221

After foiling a robbery attempt by accidentally knocking out the crook with a broom, Urkel receives a series of threats, prompting Carl to become his bodyguard. Meanwhile, Eddie gets a new girlfriend, who happens to be the daughter of his hard-nosed owner of Mighty Weenie.

Guest Star: Ron Canada as Dave McClure

Note: This episode marks the first appearance of Tammy Townsend as Greta McClure.
141 21 "What's Up Doc?" Richard Correll Fred Fox, Jr. & Jim Geoghan March 31, 1995 456219

The Winslows visit a family psychiatrist to air their grievances about Urkel in this clip show. Well, Carl, Eddie and Laura do, anyway. Harriette, however, tells the psychiatrist that even though Steve may seem bothersome at times, he's had plenty of virtues too.

Goof: Judy Winslow is featured in a flashback clip, even though she was written out of the series.
142 22 "We're Going to Disney World (Part 1)" Richard Correll Jim Geoghan April 28, 1995 456224

Thanks to his transformation chamber, Urkel wins a trip to Disney World and invites the Winslows along. During a science convention, the nerd demonstrates the chamber, emerges as Stefan. Meanwhile, Eddie has to work but eventually gets Waldo to drive him to Orlando, Florida but can Waldo read a map? Also Carl started to have the time of his life while visiting Florida. After Stefan came out of the chamber, Laura ruined the wires on it to let Stefan stay and have a romantic time together. Then at night Stefan proposes to Laura and then Myra wakes up back at her home in Chicago sensing that something is wrong with Urkel.

Notes: The majority of this two-part episode was shot on location at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Telma Hopkins as Rachel recurring. This episode along with part 2 is cut from the episodes during its run on Nick at Nite.
143 23 "We're Going to Disney World (Part 2)" Richard Correll Fred Fox Jr. May 5, 1995 456225

Can Waldo read a map? Guess not, since he and Eddie wind up in Canada. Eventually, their car is stolen, leaving them hitching a ride. Meanwhile, Carl weighs a job offer in Florida while Myra arrives and finds out that Stefan and Laura are getting married and Steve will never come back. The sadness made Laura feel guilty and she wanted Stefan to fix the chamber.

Note: This is the final appearance of Telma Hopkins as Rachel until season 9 (she is mentioned, however, in season 7).
144 24 "They Shoot Urkels, Don't They?" John Tracy Story by: Stephen Langford
Teleplay by: Sara V. Finney &
Vida Spears
May 12, 1995 456223

Urkel and Carl enter a dance marathon hosted by Fletcher and Estelle, but because the two are so competitive with each other, they both stay up all night dancing until one of them finally gives up. However, Harriette and Myra are sick of their competition and leave them on the dance floor. Soon Steve and Carl realise the consequences of their competitive nature and apologize.

Guest Stars: All-4-One

Note: Fletcher Thomas is played by Whitman Mayo in this episode, replacing Arnold Johnson.
145 25 "Home Sweet Home" John Tracy Sara V. Finney & Vida Spears May 19, 1995 456222

Urkel's father invents a microscopic camera that lets doctors insert it into patient's brains to search for brain damage. He is asked to showcase the camera in hospitals across Russia, prompting them to move. Urkel, not wanting to move away from his friends, tries to think of an idea. Carl, not wanting the nerd to move in with him, convinces Eddie to let Steve move in with him and Waldo. But when his mutant termites are a little too hungry, they break loose and eat the entire apartment, and once their apartment is destroyed, Eddie and Waldo are forced to move back home. Carl weighs the options, and decides to allow Steve to move in. As a reward for straight A's, Harriette and Maxine shop for a dress for Laura, but Laura dislikes it.

Note: This is the last episode to show the theme song on a regular basis. The theme song is played during two episodes in Season 7, but after that the theme song is never played again.

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