Family Matters: Season 8

1996 · 24 episodes · ★ 9.9

What Season 8 of Family Matters

Season 8 of Family Matters Has 24 episodes and premiered on September 20, 1996. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

24episodes

Sep 20, 1996premiered

May 9, 1997latest episode

8.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Paris Vacation (1)
Sep 20, 1996 · 22 min
Urkel and the Winslows travel to Paris via the Urk-Pad device.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Christopher Birt, Michelle Thomas, Mathieu Delarive, Gilles Détroit
8x02 Paris Vacation (2)
Sep 20, 1996 · 22 min
Thieves go after the blueprints for Urkel's invention; Stefan and Laura make their debut as models in Paris.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Christopher Birt, Michelle Thomas, Sylvie Nyamuka, Mathieu Delarive
8x03 Paris Vacation (3)
Sep 27, 1996 · 22 min
Thieves hold Urkel hostage at the Paris Opera House; Carl saves a life at the Eiffel Tower; Laura bids adieu to a friend.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Christopher Birt, Michelle Thomas, Sylvie Nyamuka, Gilles Détroit
8x04 Movin' On
Oct 4, 1996 · 22 min
Urkel suffers from "Winslow withdrawal" at BIT; back home, roommates Myra and Laura find they are from "different worlds."
Directing: Richard Correll · Writing: Greg Garcia · Starring: Jeffrey Asch, Michael Hagiwara, Michelle Thomas, Shelley Chester
8x05 3J in the House
Oct 11, 1996 · 22 min
The Winslows realize their feelings for 3J when he runs away from the group home.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Bryton James, Cherie Johnson, Bruce Jarchow, Orlando Brown
8x06 Getting Buff
Oct 18, 1996 · 22 min
Eddie learns a revealing lesson when Greta gets a part-time job.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Bryton James, Alex Nevil, Orlando Brown, Ron Orbach
8x07 Stevil
Oct 25, 1996 · 22 min
Ventriloquist Steve's look-alike dummy comes alive on Halloween.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Written by: Greg Garcia · Starring: Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Orlando Brown, Richard Correll
8x08 Karate Kids
Nov 1, 1996 · 22 min
As a playground supervisor, Steve has a tough time controlling the bullies.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Christel Khalil, Jason David Frank
8x09 Home Again
Nov 8, 1996 · 22 min
A New Edition concert helps Stefan and Laura's long-distance relationship.
Starring: Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown
8x10 Nightmare at Urkel Oaks
Nov 15, 1996 · 22 min
Eddie dreams that he is getting married to Myrtle Urkel, of all people, in her Southern plantation.
Starring: Tammy Townsend, Michelle Thomas, Drew Antzis, William Hubbard Knight
8x11 Chick-a-Boom
Nov 22, 1996 · 22 min
Steve invents some musically-activated gunpowder, but Myra mistakes it for pepper when she uses it to prepare a big dinner for Carl's commissioner!
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Greg Garcia · Starring: Bryton James, Dick O'Neill, Orlando Brown, Michelle Thomas
8x12 The Jury
Dec 6, 1996 · 22 min
Steve and Carl are called in on jury duty, and Steve proves without a shadow of a doubt that the accussed is innocent while everyone else thinks he is guilty.
Starring: Bryton James, Randee Heller, Orlando Brown, Brad Blaisdell
8x13 It Came upon a Midnight Clear
Dec 13, 1996 · 22 min
Laura finally gives Curtis the old heave-ho now that Stefan is back to stay. Meanwhile, Carl and Steve get lost in the woods looking for a Christmas tree.
Starring: Juan Pope
8x14 Revenge of the Nerd
Jan 3, 1997 · 22 min
Laura plans to join a sorority and learns Steve is their favorite target.
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Ron Orbach, Monique Lanier, Michelle Thomas
8x15 Love Triangles
Jan 17, 1997 · 22 min
Best friends Laura and Maxine are attracted to the same guy.
Written by: David W. Duclon · Starring: Rosetta LeNoire, Bryton James, Cherie Johnson, Orlando Brown
8x16 Father Time
Jan 31, 1997 · 22 min
Urkel invents a time machine, and he and Carl travel back to the 70s, where Carl takes advantage and changes the future to become a billionaire.
Directing: Richard Correll · Writing: David W. Duclon · Starring: Rosetta LeNoire, Tangie Ambrose, Jeff Coopwood, Tony Edwards
8x17 Beauty and the Beast
Feb 7, 1997 · 22 min
Myrtle Urkel is back, and this time, she sabotages a beauty pageant so she can win.
Directing: Richard Correll · Starring: Emmanuel Lewis, Cherie Johnson, Tammy Townsend, Michelle Thomas
8x18 Le Jour d'amour
Feb 14, 1997 · 22 min
Urkel narrates romantic vignettes featuring the Winslows and friends.
Directing: Richard Correll · Starring: Bryton James, Kyla Pratt, Cherie Johnson, Orlando Brown
8x19 What Do You Know?
Feb 28, 1997 · 22 min
Eddie's plan misfires when he transforms into Urkel to compete on a game show.
Directed by: Richard Correll · Starring: David Ruprecht, Cherie Johnson, Leo D. Frank III, Monty Hoffman
8x20 Odd Man In
Mar 14, 1997 · 22 min
Harriette fills a spot at Carl's poker table while Steve does work for Eddie at a ballpark.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Starring: Todd Susman, Iqbal Theba, Marlon Young, Doug Cox
8x21 Flirting with Disaster
Mar 28, 1997 · 22 min
Eddie is most definitely flirting with disaster when he tries to date a woman much older than him. Meanwhile, Steve is causing Carl's homeowner insurance to skyrocket.
Starring: George Wyner, Carmen Carter, Lynette Lane, Gigi Worth
8x22 Pound Foolish
Apr 25, 1997 · 22 min
Donna Summer reprises her role as Urkel's Aunt Oona from Altoona, who has put on weight but anticipates taking it off in her nephew's new-fangled fat-compression chamber.
Directed by: Jason Bateman · Starring: Donna Summer, Rif Hutton, Orlando Brown
8x23 The Brother Who Came to Dinner
May 2, 1997 · 22 min
Carl learns his wayward brother Frank is in trouble with the law.
Directing: Richard Correll · Writing: Reginald VelJohnson · Starring: Dick O'Neill, Tony Longo, Ted Lange, John Mariano
8x24 A Pirate's Life for Me Season Finale
May 9, 1997 · 22 min
Steve's time machine sends him and Carl back to a pirate ship.
Directed by: Joel Zwick · Starring: Peter Dennis, Cherie Johnson, Kelly Perine, Michelle Thomas