Episode
Family Matters: Basketball Blues
Overview
Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
Details
- Series
- Family Matters
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1989-11-03
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Basketball Blues is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Family Matters. It aired on 1989-11-03. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 5: Straight A's
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 7: Body Damage
Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
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Episode 9: Stake-Out
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Episode 10: False Arrest
The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
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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 11: The Quilt
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Episode 12: Laura's First Date
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