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A Pirate's Life for Me

Season 8, Episode 24, Aired May 09, 1997

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Another trip in the time machine lands Carl and Urkel on a pirate ship.

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Kelly Perine

Petey
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Matt Landers

Flint
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Peter Dennis

Capt. Hightower

Darius McCrary

Eddie Winslow
Reginald VelJohnson

Carl Winslow
Jo Marie Payton

Harriette Winslow
Kellie Shanygne Williams

Laura Winslow
Jaleel White

Steve Urkel
Michelle Thomas

Myra Monkhouse

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Really silly.

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By cactusjack39, Apr 13, 2009

This was a decent episode. The problem I have with this and other science fiction episodes is the unrealistic elements and storylines. I didn't care much for the time traveling back to a pirate ship plot. I found it very predictable and silly. It reminded me how completely different this kind of Family Matters is compared to the first 4 seasons. I did like the comedy, as it made up for some of the ridiculous bits. I also liked seeing everybody fight pirates, although I could have done without the last minute predictability. Overall, not bad, but not great either. Thank you.moreless
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- (after Carl and the gang are all on the plank) Captain Hightower: Any last words before you meet your maker? Steve: Yeah. (presses the home button on Myra's time device) So long, suckers! Captain Hightower: That's a very strange choice of words. (they all disappear back to the present and the captain falls off the plank and into the sea; the shipmates cheer)
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- Steve: At the end of his hunger strike, I gave Gandhi a cookie. Eddie: What'd he say? Steve: Well, he said, "Oh, thank you very much! I am very hungry!"
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- Eddie: Steve combined his teleportation pad with his time machine so now he can travel anywhere in history. Harriette: Isn't that dangerous? I mean, for people in history.
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- The German episode title is "Captain Carl, der Dicke", meaning "Captain Carl, the Fat One".
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- This episode, the last episode to air on ABC, featured a special 3D scene, for which the network distributed glasses through a special promotional arrangement with Wendy's Restaurants.
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- Music: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" performed by Reginald VelJohnson, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Michelle Thomas, Jaleel White, and Cherie Johnson.
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- ABC canceled Family Matters (and TGIF companion Step by Step) at the end of the season. The series was picked for a final year by CBS. Rumors also circulated that Family Matters would be picked by The WB Television Network.
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