History Recap / FamilyMattersS5E15GoodCopBadCop

* MeaningfulName: Steve and Richie's dentist is appropriately named Dr. Smiley.

* ImagineSpot: While watching a Shai music video, Laura imagines the group stepping into the living room to sing to her. It devolves into a total nightmare when all four of them suddenly turn into Steve!

* ArtisticLicensePharmacology: When Steve takes laughing gas during his appointment, he becomes widly hyperactive. Nitrous oxide is supposed to ''relax'' the patient, and while they may feel loopy from the high, they shouldn't be able to exert as much energy as Steve does.

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Not stated directly as such, but Evans definitely implies this when he tells Carl that there would be no other reason for Black teenagers to be in a white neighborhood other than they're "looking for trouble."

* ImagineSpot" While watching a Shai music video, Laura imagines the group stepping into the living room to sing to her.It devolves into a total nightmare when all four of them suddenly turn into Steve!

An episode that is all too relevant to too many today ... someone being arrested simply because of your skin color and the mere assumption that you are going to cause trouble.

* AdultFear: Carl had a strict curfew for Eddie for more than just keeping late-night carousing under control. He knew precisely that a situation such as being pulled over, made to get out of the car, told to lie down on the pavement and handcuffed ... and possibly worse ... could happen to him. His worst fear comes true when this happens, so much that he is in denial at first and thinks that Eddie is lying about the situation. (Which would be a definite no-no.) When Carl realizes the truth and that Eddie's story checks out 100 percent, he is furious and threatens to have the superior officer, Evans, removed from the force.

* NightmareFuel: A DoubleWhammy for Eddie: Being racially profiled by the police officers, then his father refusing to believe him. When Carl realizes that Eddie was telling the truth, he admits that he, too, also lived this nightmare when he was a teenager.

* CryingWolf: What Carl initially believes when a shaken Eddie explains his ordeal involving being pulled over, hassled and arrested for a minor traffic violation just because he's Black. A couple of nights earlier, Carl had scolded Eddie for coming home after curfew and – thanks to Waldo's loose lips – mooned a meter maid ... so this time, it must be an excuse to cover up more juvenile behavior, right? Harriette and Estelle, who are in the room when Eddie comes home, immediately side with Eddie and are upset that Carl is being so stubborn.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Carl, when he talks to Carmichael about the incident, asks him point blank why he became a police officer, acknowledging the dangers and lack of recognition that go along with being on the force. Carmichael is honest: He wanted to make a difference and be a community leader and protect his fellow citizens from the bad guys. Carl tells Carmichael that he does seem to be on the force for the right reasons, but needs to realize that his partner Evans is "one of the bad guys." Carmichael lowers his had in remorse afterwards.

* DirtyCop: The superior officer is a prime example.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Carl, when he talks to Carmichael about the incident, asks him point blank why he became a police officer. Carmichael is honest: He wanted to make a difference and be a community leader and protect his fellow citizens from the bad guys. Sensing that Carmichael went along with the profiling, only because he was under Evans' influence and that he had remorse for the situation and has potential, Carl tells Carmichael that Evans is "one of the bad guys."

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Carl, when he talks to Carmichael about the incident, asks him point blank why he became a police officer. Carmichael is honest: He wanted to make a difference and be a community leader and protect his fellow citizens from the bad guys. Sensing that Carmichael went along only because he was under Evans' influence and that he had remorse for the situation and has potential, Carl tells Carmichael that Evans is "one of the bad guys."

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The rookie partner, Carmichael's reaction during and after the confrontation between Carl and Evans. He doesn't say much, but his facial expressions say it all.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Carmichael's reaction during and after the confrontation between Carl and Evans. He doesn't say much, but his facial expressions say it all.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Carmichael's reaction during after the confrontation between Carl and Evans. He doesn't say much, but his facial expressions say it all.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Carl, when he talks to Carmichael about the incident, asks him point blank why he became a police officer. Carmichael is honest: He wanted to make a difference and be a community leader and protect his fellow citizens from the bad guys. Sensing that Carmichael went along only because he was under Evans' influence and that he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone had remorse for the situation]] and has potential, Carl tells Carmichael that Evans is "one of the bad guys."

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Carl, when he talks to Carmichael about the incident, asks him point blank why he became a police officer. Carmichael is honest: He wanted to make a difference and be a community leader and protect his fellow citizens from the bad guys. Sensing that Carmichael went along only because he was under Evans' influence and that he had remorse for the situation and has potential, Carl tells Carmichael that Evans is "one of the bad guys."

* CryingWolf: What Carl initially believes when Eddie explains his ordeal involving being pulled over, hassled and arrested for a minor traffic violation just because he's Black. A couple of nights earlier, Carl had scolded Eddie for coming home after curfew and – thanks to Waldo's loose lips – mooned a meter maid ... so this time, it must be an excuse to cover more juvenile behavior, right?

* IronicName: Dr. Smiley. Although he is professional as can be.

* AdultFear: Carl had a strict curfew for Eddie for more than just keeping late-night carousing under control. He knew precisely that a situation such as being pulled over, made to get out of the car, told to lie down on the pavement and handcuffed ... and possibly worse ... could happen to him. His worst fear comes true when this happens, so much that he is in denial at first and thinks that Eddie is lying about the situation. (Which would be a definite no-no.) When Carl realizes the truth and that Eddie's story checks out 100 percent, he is furious and threatens to have the superior officer removed from the force.

* TheDentistEpisode: You are reading this correctly. And yes, this was a show with Urkel as a primary character, and what would any episode be without him raising hijinks. It happens in the subplot, where Richie is scared to go to the dentist. Urkel offers to take him to show there's nothing to be scared of. And then, when Urkel realizes he needs to have a cavity filled and has to be sedated, the gas has an adverse effect on him ... causing him to go wild and raise havoc at the office! A bit of comedy relief, as only Jaleel White could offer, in an otherwise very dark, dramatic episode.
* DirtyCop: The superior officer is a prime example.