Family Matters is a TV series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1989 to May 9, 1997 and CBS from September 19, 1997 to July 17, 1998 for a total of nine seasons.
Guest Characters
Characters | From | Date | Episode | Crossover Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Lambert, Carol Foster-Lambert, J.T. Lambert, Dana Foster, Al Lambert, Karen Foster, Brendan Lambert, Mark Foster | September 27, 1991 | S03E02: “Brain Over Brawn” | A* |
(Note: In it’s initial airing, a scene where Steve Urkel lands via jetpack in the backyard of the Lamberts from Step by Step played during the Family Matters episode “Brain Over Brawn” before the credits. In subsequent airings, syndication, and home video releases, this scene is at the beginning of the Step by Step episode “The Dance”.)
Cast & Character Origins
Characters | From | Date | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
Hariette Winslow | September 23, 1987 | S03E01: “All the News That Fits” | |
Carl Winslow | January 20, 1989 | S04E12: “Crimebusters” |
Outgoing Crossovers
Characters | Guest On | Date | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Urkel | January 25, 1991 | S04E16: “Stephanie Gets Framed” | A | |
Steve Urkel | September 27, 1991 | S01E02: “The Dance” | A | |
Steve Urkel | September 26, 1997 | S07E02: “A Star Is Born” | A* | |
Steve Urkel | October 3, 1997 | S01E03: “The Truth About Cars and Dogs” | A* |
(Note: In the episode “Beauty and the Beast” Steve Urkel says that he is pen pals with Cory Matthews from Boy Meets World.
In both the Step by Step episode “A Star Is Born” and the Meego episode “The Truth About Cars and Dogs”, Urkel has no lines and simply appears briefly as a sight gag.)
Cartoon Crossovers & Follow Ups
Steve Urkel guest starred in the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode “When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!”. Urkel also stars in a 2023 holiday special called Urkel Saves Santa.