Movie connections for
"Family Matters" (1989) More at IMDbPro »

Spin off from

"Perfect Strangers" (1986)

Referenced in

"Growing Pains: Meet the Seavers (#6.21)" (1991)
 -  Urkel is mentioned twice.
"Step by Step: The Dance (#1.2)" (1991)
 -  Steve Urkel appears in this episode
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) (V)
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Bobcat Goldthwait (#1.2)" (1992)
 -  Bobcat Goldthwait mentions Urkel.
It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (1992) (TV)
 -  "Urkel the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
"Animaniacs: Taming of the Screwy (#1.5)" (1993)
 -  Urkle from this show appears at the WB party.
"Married with Children: Banking on Marcy (#8.5)" (1993)
 -  Bud is taking a girl "who thinks Urkel's sexy" to one of Marcy's speeches.
"Animaniacs: Meatballs or Consequences/A Moving Experience (#1.19)" (1993)
 -  Yakko says "Guess who?" and The Grim Reaper says "That Urkel kid?" in reference to Urkel from this show.
"The Simpsons: Bart Gets Famous (#5.12)" (1994)
 -  Homer mentions the "Urkel" character.
Above the Rim (1994)
 -  Marlon Wayans' character is called a "14 Karat Urkel"
Blankman (1994)
"Married with Children: 25 Years and What Do You Get? (#9.18)" (1995)
 -  Bud sees Al in a rented tuxedo whose legs are too short and asks: "Did it come with the matching Urkel glasses?"
"The Critic: Sherman of Arabia (#2.7)" (1995)
 -  an Iraqi gives Jay a paper to read that begins "Dear Urkel"
"The Nanny: Fran Gets Mugged (#2.26)" (1995)
 -  Fran mentions the character, Urkel.
"Married with Children: Dud Bowl II (#10.10)" (1995)
 -  "Tonight on 'Family Matters' Urkel finds his long-lost father... Terry Bradshaw."
"The Simpsons: Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming (#7.9)" (1995)
 -  An adult Urkel is one of the television representatives.
"Married with Children: Turning Japanese (#10.21)" (1996)
 -  Al and the kids watch this show and Al says Bud can learn anything about life from "Urkel and his fat cop neighbour."
"Married with Children: The Joke's on Al (#10.27)" (1996)
 -  Gary is also misidentified as Urkel.
Chasing Amy (1997)
"NewsRadio: Our Fiftieth Episode (#3.20)" (1997)
 -  Bill talks about an episode involving Urkel
"Step by Step: A Star Is Born (#7.2)" (1997)
 -  Steve Urkel appears in this episode
Trojan War (1997)
Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
"South Park: Chickenpox (#2.10)" (1998)
 -  cartman sleeps on a steve urkel sleeping bag
The Breaks (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Soultaker (#11.1)" (1999)
 -  Urkel
The Wood (1999)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Horrors of Spider Island (#11.11)" (1999)
 -  Servo: She sounds like Urkel.
"Action: Strong Sexual Content (#1.7)" (1999)
 -  Jenny mentions Urkel
"ER: Family Matters (#6.10)" (2000)
 -  title reference
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Undercover Brother (2002)
"Gilmore Girls: Application Anxiety (#3.3)" (2002)
 -  Lane mentions the main character of the show.
Be My Valentine, Franny Canada (2003)
 -  A character eats "Urkel-O's" cereal
"The Simpsons: The Regina Monologues (#15.4)" (2003)
 -  The marquee advertises "Urkel in Othello."
Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
 -  One of the characters said "Urkel Gone Gangsta".
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (2004) (VG)
 -  Larry mentions the time Carl reactivated the Urkelbot.
"Veronica Mars: Lord of the Bling (#1.13)" (2005)
 -  nerdy son called "Urkel"
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Red Cell (#2.20)" (2005)
 -  Tony calls one student Urkel, because he's a nerd like the character on Family Matters
"American Dad!: Stan of Arabia: Part 1 (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Hayley's boy wears a "Urkel" t-shirt. He also talks about it.
"Family Guy: Sibling Rivalry (#4.22)" (2006)
 -  Peter names Family Matters characters
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  "I didn't know Denzel played Urkel"
"Psych: Shawn vs. the Red Phantom (#1.8)" (2006)
 -  Shawn refers to Gus as Urkel.
"30 Rock: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  Toofer is compared to Urkel
Fast Track (2006)
 -  Tom tells Wesley that he will get famous like Urkel.
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
 -  image of Urkel seen
"The Angry Video Game Nerd: Die Hard (#2.11)" (2007)
 -  The Nerd mentions Steve Urkel
Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008) (V)
 -  "You should get the guy who played Urkel"
"The Office: The Surplus (#5.9)" (2008)
 -  Michael sits in Pam's chair and say, "It is Urkel-nomically correct."
"Psych: Earth, Wind and... Wait for It (#3.12)" (2009)
 -  Shawn mentions the show and its characters.
"Community: Introduction to Statistics (#1.7)" (2009)
 -  Both Jeff and Señor Chang comment that Shirley's Harry Potter costume makes her look like Urkel.

Featured in

"Friends: The One with Two Parts: Part 1 (#1.16)" (1995)
 -  the gang watches this in Spanish
Something to Talk About (1995)
Love & Basketball (2000)
Undercover Brother (2002)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV)
 -  A clip from this show appears.
CBS at 75 (2003) (TV)
 -  Showing Sitcom
"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America: Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (#1.1)" (2009)
 -  Clips are shown.

Spoofed in

Just Write (1997)
"The Simpsons: 'Tis the Fifteenth Season (#15.7)" (2003)
 -  The Simpsons watch a Christmas episode of this series
Childstar (2004)
 -  the sitcom the kid works on is a thinly wieled reference to this show and Diff'rent Strokes

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