Episode

Family Matters: Short Story

Name: Family Matters: Short Story
Released: 1989-10-06
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Reginald VelJohnson, Darius McCrary, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Jaleel White, Jo Marie Payton

Family MattersSeason 11989-10-06

Overview

Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.

Details

Series: Family Matters
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 1989-10-06
Runtime: 24 min

Episode context

Short Story is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Family Matters. It aired on 1989-10-06. The runtime is 24 min.

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Episode 2: Two-Income Family 1989-09-29 | 24 min Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.

Episode 4: Rachel's First Date 1989-10-13 | 24 min The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.

More episodes from this season

Episode 1: The Mama Who Came to Dinner 1989-09-22 | 24 min Mother Winslow moves in and immediately begins to usurp Carl's authority. Eddie wants to go out with his friends, but he has a strict curfew that complicates things with Carl.

Episode 5: Straight A's 1989-10-20 | 24 min Eddie comes home with straight A's on his report card and the whole family is proud of him. Rodney comes over and tells him that he changed the grades on the report cards on the school computer. Eddie doesn't want to tell the truth because he fears that he will hurt Carl's feelings.

Episode 6: Basketball Blues 1989-11-03 | 24 min Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.

Episode 7: Body Damage 1989-11-10 | 24 min Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.

Episode 8: Mr. Badwrench 1989-11-17 | 24 min Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.

Episode 9: Stake-Out 1989-11-24 | 24 min After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.

Episode 10: False Arrest 1989-12-01 | 24 min The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.

Episode 11: The Quilt 1989-12-08 | 24 min Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.

Episode 12: Laura's First Date 1989-12-15 | 24 min Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.

Episode 13: Man's Best Friend 1990-01-05 | 24 min Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.