FAMILY MATTERS: SEND IN THE CLONE {SEVENTH SEASON FINALE} (TV)

Summary

The seventh season finale in this comedy series about the Winslows, an African-American family living in Chicago next door to their annoying neighbor, Steve Urkel. In this episode, Carl is highly skeptical when Steve announces that he has built a cloning machine, but it soon proves to be effective. Steve, naturally, attempts to clone himself, and though he at first thinks it has malfunctioned, the entire family is soon shocked to find that they now must contend with two identically annoying houseguests. Steve is thrilled and makes the most of having a double, though Carl, hoping that the family will at least benefit from his amazing invention, is distressed to learn that Steve has destroyed the machine, worried that it could be used for evil.

When Myra stops by, she is thrilled to have two boyfriends for the "price" of one, but both Urkels claim to be the original and begin fighting over her. Laura intervenes and declares that the experiment has gone too far, and they finally decide to turn one of the clones into the romantic, urbane Stefan Urquelle, so that both Laura and Myra can be happy with their paramours. Later, Carl takes advantage of 3J and Richie's dance party to enjoy some peace and quiet. Includes commercials and promos.

Details

• NETWORK: ABC
• DATE: May 17, 1996 8:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:28:59
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:43337
• GENRE: Comedy
• SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - Comedy; Comedy
• SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1989-1997; CBS - 1997-1998
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - "It Takes Two" home video
  • TV - Commercials - Advil pain reliever
  • TV - Commercials - Aquafresh Whitening toothpaste
  • TV - Commercials - Best Foods salad dressings
  • TV - Commercials - Burger King restaurants
  • TV - Commercials - Chef Boyardee products
  • TV - Commercials - JCPenney stores
  • TV - Commercials - Johnson's Ultra Sensitive baby products
  • TV - Commercials - Klondike ice cream bars
  • TV - Commercials - La-Z-Boy furniture
  • TV - Commercials - Ocean Spray juices
  • TV - Commercials - Six Flags theme parks
  • TV - Commercials - Sprite soft drinks
  • TV - Promos - "America's Funniest Home Videos"
  • TV - Promos - "Boy Meets World"
  • TV - Promos - "Coach"
  • TV - Promos - "Home Improvement"
  • TV - Promos - "Roseanne"
  • TV - Promos - "Television's Greatest Performances II"

CREDITS

• Thomas L. Miller … Executive Producer, Developed by
• Robert L. Boyett … Executive Producer, Developed by
• William Bickley … Executive Producer, Created by
• Michael Warren … Executive Producer, Created by
• David W. Duclon … Executive Producer, Writer
• Jim Geoghan … Co-Executive Producer
• Fred Fox Jr. … Co-Executive Producer
• Gary Menteer … Co-Executive Producer, Writer
• Miles Kristman … Coordinating Producer
• Stephen Langford … Supervising Producer
• Fred Rubin … Supervising Producer
• Kelly Sandefur … Producer
• Rebecca Misra … Co-Producer
• Jeff Luini … Associate Producer
• Richard Correll … Director
• Jesse Frederick … Music by, Theme Music by
• Bennett Salvay … Music by, Theme Music by
• Reginald VelJohnson … Cast, Carl Winslow
• JoMarie Payton Noble … Cast, Harriette Winslow
• Darius McCrary … Cast, Eddie Winslow
• Kellie Shanygne Williams … Cast, Laura Winslow
• Bryton McClure … Cast, Richie Winslow
• Shawn Harrison … Cast, Waldo Geraldo Faldo
• Michelle Thomas … Cast, Myra Monkhouse
• Jaleel White … Cast, Steve Urkel / Stefan Urquelle
• Orlando Brown … Cast, 3J