Robo-Nerd II is episode twenty-four of the third season in this television sitcom on Family Matters. This series was originally aired from ABC on April 24, 1992. It was directed by Richard Correll and written by Gary Menteer.
Plot[]
Urkel revamps his Urkelbot into a crime-fighting bot, encouraging Carl to use the technology to solve a rash of convenience store burglaries. Meanwhile, the Winslow women get a nasty surprise when the new shampoo that they ordered causes them to go bald.
Synopsis[]
After experiencing Urkelbot developing a personality of his own and having to shut him down with foam from the fire extinguisher, Steve repairs him and they have a heart-to-heart talk. Feeling remorseful for his actions, Urkelbot apologizes to Urkel and asks for his help in keeping him distracted from another incident. Steve immediately realizes that he needs a job to keep him busy. He revamps Urkelbot as a crimefighting robot. Urkel reintroduces him as Urkelcop to Carl and Lt. Murtaugh while they talk about a serial robber with countless convenience store robberies. Carl is less-than-thrilled but eventually caves in when Steve convinces him to use the technology to help stop it.
Also Laura gets another job selling a new brand of shampoo from a company called Larniece Cosmetics, from a Funky Rap magazine ad. When she, Harriette, Estelle and Rachel try it thinking their hair will come out great, they find themselves bald. Carl, Eddie and Richie struggle not to make jokes about them bald, while Judy is the only one who is sympathetic towards them. When Laura calls the company to complain, she finds out the number has been disconnected. Carl tells her that she's been scammed. Thinking fast, the women makes a quick trip to a wig store to buy wigs to cover up their baldness.
At a stake out in a convenience store called Pete's Shop and Save, Carl pretends to be a clerk working there while Steve sets up Urkelbot. During that time, he thinks it's a waste of time and says the chances of it being robbed are one in a million. Urkelbot corrects Carl by telling the odds are actually one in three, forcing him to question how the robot knew that. Steve reveals that while looking though the map, Urkelbot mapped out the location of the previous robberies. Using triangulation, Urkelbot mentions that he was able to detect a pattern and deduces that the robber will likely hit Pete's Shop and Save next. No sooner than Carl and Steve get into character, the robber shows up. Pulling out his gun, he holds both Steve and Carl hostage by forcing them to do tasks for him but by that time Urkelbot easily gained the upper hand against the robber and had him arrested.
Later after buying wigs, Harriette, Laura, Rachel and Estelle ask Steve if he can use Urkelbot to track down the con-artists who sold them the shampoo that got them bald and have them arrested too. Unfortunately after having a talk with him, Steve tells them that Urkelbot has no interest in being a police officer because it's a dangerous job and wants to be a dancing robot. He created a dancing robot partner named Laurabot to dance alongside him.
Cast and Characters[]
Main[]
- Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow
- Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow
- Rosetta LeNoire as Estelle Winslow
- Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow
- Kellie Shanygne Williams as Laura Winslow and Laurabot(voice)
- Jaimee Foxworth as Judy Winslow
- Bryton McClure as Richie Crawford
- Jaleel White as Steve Urkel and Urkelbot(voice)
- Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
Guest[]
Recurring[]
Cameo[]
- Michael Chambers as Urkelbot
- Matt Landers as Robber
- Anne Gagen as Costumer
- Ron Smith as Laurabot
Trivia[]
- This episode marks Urkelbot's final appearance.
- Writers tried to write Urkelbot into more episodes but producers went against this as the costume and animatronic work was far too time consuming, requiring a full day of shooting and voiceover work.
- Steve Urkel's birth year is stated to be 1977.
- In "Son", Eddie is said to be born in January 1974. Urkel and Laura are two years younger than Eddie. However, Urkel states in this episode that he was born in 1977, which would make him three years younger than Eddie.
Quotes[]
- Urkel: Now, in honor of the occasion, I've prepared a short speech. "In the year of our Lord, 1977... the Urkel child was born. And on that day, that child was..."
- Carl: Would you just please show us the robot?
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