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Premiered

Friday, September 24, 1993

Ended: Friday, May 20, 1994

When does Family Matters Season 5 come out?

Family Matters Season 5 premiered Friday, September 24, 1993 on CBS and ended Friday, May 20, 1994. The season has 24 episodes.

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1. Hell Toupee

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

2. It Didn't Happen One Night

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

3. Saved by the Urkel

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

4. A Matter of Principle

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

5. Money Out the Window

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

Friday · 33 years ago

6. Best Friends

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

7. Grandmama

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

8. Dr. Urkel and Mr. Cool

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.

Friday · 33 years ago

9. Car Wars

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

10. All the Wrong Moves

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

11. Christmas is Where the Heart Is

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

12. Scenes from a Mall

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

13. Rock Enroll

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

14. Like a Virgin

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

Friday · 32 years ago

15. Good Cop, Bad Cop

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

16. Presumed Urkel

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

Friday · 32 years ago

17. Father of the Bride

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

Friday · 32 years ago

18. Psycho Twins

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

19. That's What Friends Are For

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

Friday · 32 years ago

20. Opposites Attract

Urkel develops hiccups after being robbed. School newspaper reporter Laura and editor Ziggy engage in a series of conflicts ... before falling for each other.

Friday · 32 years ago

21. A-Camping We Will Go

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

22. Nunsense

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

23. Aunt Oona

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.

Friday · 32 years ago

24. Stefan Returns Finale

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"".

Friday · 32 years ago

Family Matters Season 5 guest stars

  • Donovan McCrary

    Kenny 'The Spider' Jackson

  • Rick Hurst

    Rick Hurst

    Santa

  • Judyann Elder

    Judyann Elder

    Sister Bernadette

  • J. August Richards

    J. August Richards

    Guy at Mall #2

  • Elise Neal

    Elise Neal

    Heather

  • Donna Summer

    Donna Summer

    Aunt Oona

  • Bubba Smith

    Bubba Smith

    Bones

  • Robert Hooks

    Robert Hooks

    Dr. Smiley

  • Cherie Johnson

    Cherie Johnson

    Maxine Johnson

  • Ellen Albertini Dow

    Ellen Albertini Dow

    Miss Gilbert

  • Larry Johnson

    Larry Johnson

    Grandmama

  • Valarie Rae Miller

    Valarie Rae Miller

    Helen

  • Meg Wyllie

    Meg Wyllie

    Elderly Woman

  • Freddie Jackson

    Freddie Jackson

    Freddie Jackson

  • Shanice Wilson

    Shanice

  • Kevin Mambo

    Kevin Mambo

    Derek

Family Matters Season 5 FAQ

When does Family Matters Season 5 come out?

Family Matters Season 5 premiered Friday, September 24, 1993 on CBS.

How many episodes are in Family Matters Season 5?

Family Matters Season 5 has 24 episodes.

Are new episodes of Family Matters Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Family Matters Season 5 finale?

The Family Matters Season 5 finale (Episode 24) aired Friday, May 20, 1994.

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