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Family Matters

Family Matters

Description: Policeman Carl Winslow has enough to deal with on the job. But when he gets home, he still has to handle kids, his wife, Harriette (whose character was first introduced on the sitcom "Perfect Strangers"), his mom, a sister-in-law and Urkel, the nerd next door who doesn't understand that he doesn't actually live with the Winslows.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Year Released: 1989
Number of seasons: 9
Number of episodes: 215
First episode air date: September 22, 1989
Theme Songs: As Days Go By, Family Matters Ending Theme Song, What a Wonderful World
Predecessor: Perfect Strangers

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