List of Family Matters episodes
Season 9 (1997–98)

List of Family Matters episodes

Section Title: Season 9 (1997–98)
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code

194	1	"Out With the Old"	Joel Zwick	David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer	September 19, 1997	466451

Urkel decides that he needs to give himself a whole new look, somewhat similar to alter ego Stefan Urquelle, in order to win Laura's heart.

195	2	"They Shoot Ducks, Don't They?"	Joel Zwick	Jim Geoghan	September 26, 1997	466452

Carl promises to go hunting with Urkel but would rather go hunting with Commissioner Geiss. Unbeknownst, Urkel meets with them at a small pond.

196	3	"Dumb Belle of the Ball"	Joel Zwick	Fred Fox, Jr.	October 3, 1997	466453

Ending up in the hospital after saving Eddie from getting hit by an oncoming car, Myrtle is thrilled when Eddie promises to take her to the Biloxi Debutante Ball, and teaching the others, including Big Daddy why Myrtle deserves to be there.

197	4	"Drinking and Jiving"	Joel Zwick	Gary M. Goodrich	October 10, 1997	466454

Laura and Maxine go to a fraternity party and Laura ditches her goody-two-shoes reputation by having her first beer, along with her second and third.

198	5	"Who's Afraid of the Big Black Book?"	Joel Zwick	Stephen Langford & Laura M. Stein	October 17, 1997	466455

Eddie and Laura play a series of "get even" tricks on each other. Eddie invites Laura's ex, Rick, over on a night she wants to spend with Stefan, but the suave Urkel easily gets rid of his tormentor.

199	6	"A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read"	Joel Zwick	Timothy Stack	October 24, 1997	466457

While testing an invention to improve memory in a school-funded laboratory, Urkel gains the ability to read minds, but soon gives up his newfound powers when the Winslows feel their privacy has been invaded (But not before hearing that as of late, Laura has been attracted to him.

200	7	"Stevil II: This Time He's Not Alone"	Richard Correll	Jim Geoghan	October 31, 1997	466456

The follow-up to last season's Halloween episode "Stevil", an evil ventriloquist dummy that looks just like Steve. In this episode, Carl dreams of Stevil only this time, he is accompanied by Carlsbad, an equally evil dummy that looks like Carl.

201	8	"Trading Places"	John Tracy	Fred Fox, Jr.	November 7, 1997	466458

Stefan, wondering if Laura had developed some loving feelings for Urkel, swaps identities with Steve to find out. Though they are successful, Laura confronts both Steve and Stefan for their behavior and says she doesn't know which one of them is a better choice for their behavior.

202	9	"A Pain in Harassment"	Joel Zwick	Beverly D. Hunter & Meg DeLoatch	November 14, 1997	466459

Harriette and her co-workers get a new boss Mr. Benner (Mark Linn-Baker) who uses verbal abuse to try to make his employees perform better.

203	10	"Original Gangsta Dawg"	John Tracy	Meg DeLoatch	December 5, 1997	466460

Cornelius Eugene Urkel aka Original Gangsta Dawg (O.G.D.) (Urkel's hip-hop cousin from Detroit, Michigan) has an unwelcome visit to the Winslow household while Steve is away visiting his uncle.

204	11	"Deck the Malls"	Gary Menteer	Stephen Langford	December 19, 1997	466461

During the Christmas season, the Winslows and Urkel get jobs at the mall. Steve becomes a gift-wrapper with Myra (which frustrates him after being pressured by his customers), Carl becomes a department store Santa Claus and Laura becomes an elf (which too frustrates them because of their dorky styles).

205	12	"Grill of My Dreams"	Gary Menteer	Michael Dawson & Ron Geiger	January 9, 1998	466462

In an effort to decrease his clumsiness, shenanigans and to keep him away from bothering Carl, Eddie and his crush Laura Winslows too many times.

206	13	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Richard Correll	Gary M. Goodrich	January 16, 1998	466463

Urkel decides to end his relationship with Myra when he becomes aware that Laura is beginning to gain romantic interest on Steve and the fact that Myra hates his makeover and wanted him to go back to the sexy nerd she loves.

207	14	"Crazy For You"	Richard Correll	Jim Geoghan	January 23, 1998	466464

Myra begins her attack on the Steve Urkel-Laura Winslow relationship with the help of her "Stevie-Glasses-Cam" (placed on Steve's glasses unbeknownst to him) and enlists the help of Stefan Urquelle to try to spoil an upcoming Saturday night date.

208	15	"Crazier For You"	Richard Correll	Fred Fox, Jr.	January 30, 1998	466465

Urkel finds out that Myra has been using his glasses to spy on him and knows that she's really "snapped her cap" when she dresses like Laura and interrupts their romantic evening.

209	16	"Whose Man Is It Anyway?"	Richard Correll	Meg DeLoatch	June 5, 1998	466466

Myrtle is willing to fight for her man, Eddie, so she decides to challenge Greta to a boxing match at Silver's Gym.

210	17	"Polkapalooza"	Joel Zwick	Stephen Langford & Saundra Stein-Langford	June 12, 1998	466467

Laura has never been a fan of polka music; she finally decides she has nothing to lose and decides to accompany Urkel to a polka jamboree.

211	18	"Throw Urkel from the Train"	Joel Zwick	Michael Dawson & Ron Geiger	June 19, 1998	466468

Carl fumes about not accepting a promotion five years ago that would have transferred him to Washington, D.C. While boarding a train to travel to the nation's capital for a seminar, luggage boy Urkel accidentally stows away.

212	19	"Don't Make Me Over"	Joel Zwick	Beverly D. Hunter & Meg DeLoatch	June 26, 1998	466469

Myrtle, making her last push for Eddie, enlists Laura and Maxine to make her over head to toe. But Eddie, firmly in love with Greta, still is not impressed, so Myrtle decides to pursue someone else, which makes Eddie realize he'll somewhat miss her annoying attempts to win him, and asks her what is he supposed to do now that she's leaving for good.

213	20	"Pop Goes the Question"	Joel Zwick	David W. Duclon & Gary Menteer	July 3, 1998	466470

Carl tells a fellow police officer about Laura's engagement. Both Steve and Stefan propose to Laura.

214	21	"Lost in Space, Part 1"	Joel Zwick	Gary M. Goodrich & Timothy Stack	July 10, 1998	466471

After NASA buys the patent to one of Urkel's inventions, he's sent into space with a pair of astronauts to test it out.

215	22	"Lost in Space, Part 2"	Joel Zwick	Gary M. Goodrich & Timothy Stack	July 17, 1998	466472

NASA struggles to recover its astronauts and save Urkel's life. However, all ends well, and Steve returns to Earth a national hero.

Sentence(s)

A total of 215 episodes were produced, which spanned nine seasons.

final_sentence: A total of 215 episodes were produced, which spanned nine seasons.