Narra la vida diaria de los Winslow, una típica familia afroamericana de clase media que vive en los suburbios de Chicago, formada por el sargento de policía Carl Winslow, su mujer Harriette, y sus 2 hijos Eddie y Laura. También viven con ellos la madre de Carl y la hermana de Harriette con su pequeño Richie, además de su excéntrico vecino, el joven calamitoso Steve Urkel, enamorado de Laura y que se pasa la vida en su casa. Spin-off de la serie "Primos lejanos" donde nació el personaje de Harriette.
The Mama Who Came to Dinner (Episodio 1) 7.5
Guionista: Michael Warren
Fecha de emisión: 1989-09-22
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Two-Income Family (Episodio 2) 8.5
Guionista: Robert Blair
Fecha de emisión: 1989-09-29
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Hariette loses her job to automation, forcing the family into austerity measures while Carl stews over the family debts.
Short Story (Episodio 3) 8.5
Guionista: Michael Warren
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-06
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Rachel writes a short story with characters that seem all too familiar; Carl becomes obsessed with the family's out of proportion water bill.
Rachel's First Date (Episodio 4) 8.0
Guionista: Pamela Eells
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-13
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: The Winslows finally get to be alone together when Rachel accepts a date with a man from the church choir.
Straight A's (Episodio 5) 7.0
Guionista: Geoff Gordon
Fecha de emisión: 1989-10-20
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Basketball Blues (Episodio 6)
Guionista: Barry Gold
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-03
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Carl's efforts to get Eddie psyched for a pro basketball career is enhanced by a visit from basketball star Bolton.
Body Damage (Episodio 7) 8.0
Guionista: Ken Kuta
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-10
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Rachel takes an unauthorized spin in the classic automobile that Carl plans to drive in the Columbus Day Parade.
Mr. Badwrench (Episodio 8) 7.0
Guionista: Larry Mintz
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-17
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Self-proclaimed handyman Carl decides to install a shower in Mother Winslow's quarters while she's out of town.
Stake-Out (Episodio 9) 8.0
Guionista: Pamela Eells
Fecha de emisión: 1989-11-24
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: After Carl is on an all-night stakeout with his attractive new partner, Harriette finds a room key to Louie's Love Grotto in his pocket.
False Arrest (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1989-12-01
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: The Winslows are aghast to discover that their TV idol has been arrested for assaulting a police officer - Officer Carl Winslow.
The Quilt (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1989-12-08
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Laura sells a quilt Grandmother Winslow considered an heirloom.
Laura's First Date (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1989-12-15
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Laura wants to go to an upcoming dance with a good-looking boy. Carl and Eddie try to find Laura a date. Carl asks Steve Urkel to take Laura to the dance, while Eddie asks one of his friends to take her out. When Laura finds out what happened, she is humiliated.
Man's Best Friend (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-01-05
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Carl has a rule he intends to enforce not pets in the house until he meets a big, playful puppy who follows the kids home from school.
Baker's Dozens (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-01-12
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Thanks to Rachel's brainstorm, Carl could become the "king of tarts" if he shares his secret recipe for lemon tarts, which were a big hit at a local restaurant.
The Big Reunion (Episodio 15) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 1990-01-19
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Carl decides to lose weight before going to his high-school reunion.
The Party (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-02
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: A "No Guests" rule spells no fun for Eddie, who's left in charge of the house while the adults are away for the weekend.
The Big Fix (Episodio 17)
Guionista: Pamela Eells
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-09
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Eddie persuades Laura to date a guy he's indebted to.
Sitting Pretty (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-02-16
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Laura's babysitting service floods the house with children at a bad time on the night Carl has invited his captain over.
In a Jam (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-03-16
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Eddie wants to do the right thing when faced with protecting Steve from a bully who threatens to beat him up, which could get Eddie creamed as well.
The Candidate (Episodio 20) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 1990-03-23
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: Eddie places image over integrity in his class president bid when image-maker Laura offers a thousand points of light to illuminate his campaign.
Bowl Me Over (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-04-13
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: The men vie with the women in a bowling match and Carl's philosophy about accepting defeat gracefully ends up in the gutter when Harriette aces him out.
Rock Video (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1990-04-27
Duración: 24 min
Sinopsis: When Eddie's big ego threatens to disband his group during the making of a rock video for a contest, the rest of the Winslows offer some ideas.
