The Quilt is the eleventh episode of the first season in this television sitcom on Family Matters, which was aired from ABC on December 8, 1989. It was directed by Peter Baldwin and written by David Scott Richardson.
Plot[]
During a garage sale in which Laura hopes to raise enough money to buy a VCR, Laura sells a quilt -- not knowing that the quilt is 200 years old and that it's the only Winslow family record that exists. When Laura is told what the quilt means to Mother Winslow, Laura feels guilty about selling it, so Laura and Carl set out to get the quilt back from Brooke Nash, the art dealer who bought it and is now reluctant to give it back, even if it is a precious heirloom. Laura makes an impassioned, tearful, all-out plea to get it back. Carl and Laura convince her to give the quilt back. Also, Rachel finds her old saxophone and tries to learn to play it despite the family's complaints.
Synopsis[]
Estelle shows off an heirloom quilt that's been in the Winslow family for more than 200 years. Despite being told not to sell the quilt at the family's garage sale, Laura accidentally does so when a museum curator offers $300 for it. Laura then goes all out to get the quilt back, using a tearful speech to soften up the stubborn curator. Estelle is impressed and lets Laura keep the quilt until it's her turn to pass it down a generation.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Reginald VelJohnson as Carl Winslow
- Jo Marie Payton as Harriette Winslow (credited as Jo Marie Payton-France)
- Rosetta LeNoire as Estelle Winslow
- Darius McCrary as Eddie Winslow
- Kellie Shanygne Williams as Laura Winslow
- Jaimee Foxworth as Judy Winslow
- Joseph and Julius Wright as Richie Crawford
- Telma Hopkins as Rachel Crawford
Guest[]
- Ann Ryerson as Brooke Nash
Trivia[]
- Reginald VelJohnson stated in the Family Matters Reunion Special he considers this episode to be his favorite.
- The Winslow family's ancestor is named Amy Rose. This is the exact name of a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
- When Laura is given the quilt in the end, Laura said that someday she will lend it to her daughter, Presumably the father of her daughter will be Steve Urkel, in which he makes his first appearance in the next episode
Goofs[]
- A contract with a minor cannot be enforced. Sgt Winslow should have told the buyer that information - thus no need for the long dialogue to get the quilt back.
Quotes[]
- Judy: That's it! I quit!
- Laura: But Judy, how are people gonna find the house if you're not out there waving your flashlight?
- Judy: I'm wet, I'm cold, and I'm cranky!
- Laura: But-
- Judy: DON'T MESS WITH ME!
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