001 * Our Very First Show

In this very first episode, we are introduced to the Tanner family who lives in San Francisco. Danny Tanner is a sports caster who has recently become widowed after his wife Pam’s tragic death in a car accident involving a drunk driver. At the beginning of the episode Danny is about to say goodbye to his mother, who has spent the past three months living at the house, while helping Danny take care of his three daughters under the age of ten; ten year-old D.J, five year-old Stephanie and baby Michelle. On the very same day Joey Gladstone, a stand-up comedian and Danny’s best friend since childhood, along with Danny's brother-in-law, rock-and-roll musician Jesse Katsopolis, moves into the house - as what first is meant to be temporarily. Joey moves into the alcove in the living room and Jesse moves into Stephanie's pink bunny wall-papered room, which means that precocious Stephanie now has to share a room with big sister D.J, who is not happy about this new situation. At first their biggest challenge prove to be exactly with oldest daughter D.J, who is not coping very well with all these new family changes and react in protest by moving into the garage in order to have her own room. Jesse and Joey have their hands full helping with the kids and adjusting to a new lifestyle – and it's not easy for these two makeshift "junior dads", whom reportedly doesn't even know the differece between a diaper and a dinner napkin, to adapt to the new situation. But already in this first episode they recieve their first real test in both diaper-changing of baby Michelle and in helping Danny resolve their very first conflict in this recently upgraded 'full house'.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: September 22, 1987 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 21.7 million

Guest Cast: 
Claire: Alice Hirson 
Vanessa: Christie Claridge

 002 * Our Very First Night

This episode chronicles the very first night at the Tanner house. Jesse and Joey have rapidly improved their diaper changing skills, and the girls get their first taste of hillarious newfound bedtime stories. After having spent the whole day at the house all three adults have made plans for the night, and is about to leave the house at the same time. The only trouble is - who is going to watch the girls? Jesse, who is still very much struggling to balance this new lifestyle and responsibilities, is the one who is chosen to be left at home and watch the girls, which seems to be an easy gig. But to Jesse's dismay, the girls wants to do everything but to go to bed, and they soon lie and scheme to trick Jesse into letting them stay up late, eating ice cream and jumping rope. And if that wasn't enough, Jesse, who had scheduled an important band rehearsal finds the time to invite his band over to the house for the planned rehearsal none-the-less. They proceed to set up to play in the living room, but naturally they are not able to play quiet enough. Of course, D.J and Stephanie who are wide awake on a sugar rush, doesn't want to miss an opportunity like that to hear the band and order pizza and have a party, much to Jesse's disapproval at first. But when the clock is pushing midnight, the girls has gotten their first taste of rock and roll and are dancing on the speakers wearing purple hair. When Danny arrives home from work at midnight, he is not delighted about what he sees. Meanwhile during the episode, baby Michelle is in pain due to teething, which causes some hillarious moments when the two rather unexperienced 'junior dads' step up.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: September 25, 1987 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 9.3 million

Guest Cast: 
Pizza Man: David Wakefield 
Raven: Jody Aronson
Gary: Gary Griffin

 003 * The First Day Of School

School is starting up again for D.J and Stephanie. D.J and her best friend Kimmy Gibbler are making plans for the new year in 5th grade, from who is cool at school to where the best place is to pass notes to each other in class. Naturally, the night before the big day is filled with exitement; Stephanie easily manages to irritate her older sister
as she gets preoccupied with finding the right outfit for her very first day in Kindergarden, and Jesse and Joey experience their very first attempt at giving baby Michelle a bath; while singing Elvis songs in the bathtub. As the big day approaches, Stephanie gets even more apprehensive about starting kindergarden, and when the big day finally arrives she freezes up and refuses to go. She has a severe case of kindergarten jitters because she is afraid that her new classmates will reject her as a friend on the first day. Danny, Jesse and Joey all try their best to help the 5-year-old ease into the new experience and encourage her the best they know how, when Danny catches D.J during her attempt to flee the school grounds. Why is Danny's typically responsible oldest daughter having problems starting fifth grade? It turns out that D.J has been put in the advanced class with, what she calls, all omelet-heads. This means she won't be in the same class as Kimmy, which saddens her as she won't have her best friend in the same class this year. When Stephanie tries to leave the school, it is D.J who convinces her to stay. The two sisters have a heart-to-heart and promise each other that they won't try to make a break for it again. After their discussion, they hug each other, and return to their respective classes.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 2, 1987 
Directed by: Richard Correll 
Written by: Lenny Ripps
U.S viewers: 9.5 million

Guest Cast:
Mrs. Payton: Jackie Joseph 
Abby: Michelle Collins 
Becky: Candy Hutson

 004 * The Return Of Grandma

Joey shares a Saturday morning with the girls watching Yogi Bear. Meanwhile, just having arrived home after a gig, Jesse brings home a turtle named Bubba, who he claim saved his life. In the kitchen, the girls notice Bubba, and convince Danny into letting Bubba stay. Stephanie then suddenly shares that Danny's mother Claire is coming to visit from Seattle. It turns out that Joey forgot to mention to Danny that Claire called. Joey tells Danny that her flight arrive at 5:12pm. A now frantic Danny wants the messy house cleaned up as soon as possible, so he can prove to Claire that he can handle things on his own, now that Pam is gone. The guys then take the girls out shopping for cleaning supplies, thinking they still have about five hours until Claire's arrival. Minutes later, as the guys are about to start cleaning, Claire shows up and sees the mess. It turns out that Joey had mixed up her arrival time, it was actually 12:05pm. A shocked Claire then call for Joey's and Jesse's mothers to come over to help. The guys tell them to go out for a couple of hours, and that the house will be clean by the time they're back. After they leave, D.J and Stephanie tell the guys that Bubba has gone missing. They all search, but to no avail. When the mothers return, the house is still a mess, but they see how the guys handle D.J and Stephanie so well. They threaten to move in for good if things don't improve, but Danny have them take the girls to the zoo for a few hours, so they can actually get to work. This time, the house is spotless when the mothers return. Claire admits that Danny is able to handle things on his own, and Stephanie finds Bubba.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 9, 1987 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Russel Marcus
U.S viewers: 11.4 million

Guest Cast:
Mindy: Beverly Sanders 
Irene: Rhoda Gemignani 
Claire: Alice Hirson 
Mrs. Sinski: Mary Pat Geason

 005 * Sea Cruise

The episode opens with D.J officially 'retiring' not only as Queen Bee, but from the Honeybees all together. And in true fashion, she passes the crown - or in this case - the antenna, onto newbee Stephanie. Danny, Jesse, and Joey are videotaping the moment, and they have the girls do the secret Honeybee hello. This episode also feature Danny videotaping Michelle's very first steps while toddling around the livingroom. With no child responsibilities for the entire day while the girls are in the care of their visiting Grandmother, the guys take full advantage of this and decide to go out for a day of all male bonding - planning fishing on a yacht named Netunes Bride. Although it quickly becomes a male-female bonding adventure with three men and four women. It turns out that the captain of the yacht is a woman named Caroline (the granddaughter of their original Captain Jack), and there is also an all woman vocal band on board the yacht, led by Jesse's former girlfriend Roxanna. Jesse is still angry because Roxanna's band, which Jesse put together for her, has made it emmensly big, while Jesse and the Rippers are still playing dives. Though his anger quickly translates into jealousy. Meanwhile, Danny feels uncomfortable around Caroline because he is scared that he is becoming attracted to her too fast and worried it might be too soon after Pam's death to become interested in another woman. On the boat, Jesse and Joey laugh it up and drink with the ladies until Danny reminds the guys that they're there to fish and starts handing out equipment. The guys have a go at it, but have very different luck while trying to catch someting from the sea.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 16, 1987 
Directed by: Tom Trbovich 
Written by: Lenny Ripps
U.S viewers: 10.0 million

Guest Cast:
Roxanne: Michelle Nicastro
Caroline: Dorothy Parke 
Yvonne: Nancy Mulford 
Vega: Michele Layburn

 006 * Daddy's Home

Stephanie is rehearsing her ballet moves in the livingroom for her very first ballet recital that same day. Later everyone is dressed up and ready to go. However, Danny unfortunelately has to miss Stephanie's recital when he's called in to work the last minute. Then Jesse's skimpy dressed Italian girlfriend Adrianna suddenly shows up at the door, leading Joey to desperately ask Jesse to teach him how to be cool just like him to add more excitement in his life. When Danny later gets home, he realizes he also missed a successful day taking D.J and the rest of the girls on a shopping trip, when the girls model their new clothes for him. Danny had also desperately been waiting for Michelle to call him 'da-da', and when she finally does, it is to Jesse and Joey! Fearing that his long work-hours are negatively impacting his relationship with his children, Danny decide to take the girls on a string of father-daughter fun outings for the day. Jesse, meanwhile, reluctantly agrees to give Joey some basic lessons on how to act cool, but the process turns out to be more strenuous than they expected. Joey responds by taking it too far when he jets off on Jesse's bike and disappeares over night, leaving Jesse mad. The next day, feeling that he's missing out on time with his kids, Danny takes the day off work to have another successfull father-daughter outing. Back home after the excitement is over, D.J has a sad moment because she doesn't want their time together to end, as she knows things will go back to how they used to be. Danny and D.J have a heart-to-heart, and they both promise to make time for eachother in the future. 

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 30, 1987 
Directed by: Howard Storm 
Written by: Joan Brooker & Nancy Eddo
U.S viewers: 10.6 million

Guest Cast:
Adrianna: Abiana Udenio

 007 * Knock Yourself Out

Danny gets his big chance at nationwide exposure when he is tapped to cover a major boxing match on cable TV. But to his luck, just before a big match begins, he tells boxer Reggie 'The Sandman' Martin that his wife, Marcie, has left him, not knowing he had no idea, and as a result, the Sandman is promptly knocked out in the second round. However, later in the locker room, when Danny apologizes to the Sandman for what happened, he accepts the apology, while also thanking Danny for having the courage to be honest with him about his wife. Reggie also realizes that his manager, Lou, talked him out of retirement because he needed the money, and it was because of Lou that Marcie left him. Therefore, the Sandman decides to officially quit his boxing career and find his wife and work things out with her, and he fires Lou for good. Lou, now broke, punches Danny, only to get himself hurt in the process, thanks to Danny's new tie tack, which had been made by Stephanie and then given to him by her and D.J. The girls also can't decide weather to watch the fight upstairs or downstairs, much to Jesse's dismay, as they have him running back and forth bringing them snacks. Meanwhile, back at home, Joey and Jesse explore their 'inner parent' when Michelle catches a cold. It is up to Jesse and Joey to figure out how to get Michelle to take her cold medicine - which is easier said than done, as Michelle refuses to take it at first. Danny comes home feeling sad about how his interview went down but is quickly preoccupied with the news of his sick baby. Jesse and Joey are happy to report that they’ve taken care of everything.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 6, 1987 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 10.9 million

Guest Cast:
Reggie 'The Sandman' Martin: Ernie Hudson 
Lou: Eddie Barth 
Reporter: Brian Hale

 008 * Jesse's Girl

On a stormy night, Danny finds Jesse and Joey in the living room, and Jesse is holding a baseball bat. They both scream and then the rest of the family come downstairs to find out what all the fuss is about. Jesse explains that he was going to use the bat on who he thought may have been a burglar. D.J., Stephanie, and Danny are curious to know why Jesse looks like he is ready to attack Joey with the bat. They all join him for a little bedtime story he made himself. In a flashback, they find out why Jesse seems poised to do great bodily harm to Joey. It all began when the exterminator business was going slow, and he decided to give giutar lessons on the side. One of his students turns out to be a beautiful grade-school teacher named Corinna Spencer, and Jesse is immediately smitten with her, and convinces himself that they are in love. However, he gets a harsh lesson of his own when she demonstrates a preference for Joey - especially when he delivers an extemporaneous one-man re-enactment of The Wizard of Oz when the cable goes out. Joey does his best to obey the bro code, but Corrina has other plans. Naturally, Jesse walks in the minute the two start kissing in the kitchen. Jesse is livid, thinking Joey stole his girl. This catches us up to the present, and Danny decides to resolve this conflict once and for all. It comes to Jesse and Joey's attention that they don’t even really know Corrina. Jesse admits that he’s waiting for that special someone and Joey shares that he was just amazed to meet a woman who was attracted to him. And just when it looks like Jesse and Joey will never be able to mend their differences, an unexpected mediator saves the day.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 13, 1987 
Directed by: Jeff Franklin & Don Van Atta 
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 10.1 million

Guest Cast:
Corrina: Liz Keifer

 009 * The Miracle Of Thanksgiving

When the very first Thanksgiving after losing Pam is upon the family, Danny is determined to make the day extra special for his daughters, knowing they are also taking this day it really, really hard. Though, Joey, being the force of positivity that he is, insists that this Thanksgiving will be a miracle, hence the episode's title. He even jokingly mentions that if the pilgrims had landed in Florida, they would be eating flamingos instead of turkey. When Grandma Claire Tanner, who was suppose to come and spend the holidays with the gang, is unable to make it as expected, because a snowstorm up north in Tacoma, Washington has unfortunelately stranded her at her home, the men are at first inspired to make restaurant reservations. However, D.J and Stephanie encourage them to have the traditional festivities at their own home as planned. The guys spend some time trying to make the dinner themselves but quickly realize that it’s too hard. D.J insists that she can handle the meal because her Grandma was going to put her in charge of the turkey anyways, so she is positive that she can handle the whole thing with some help. Plus, last year her mom taught her how to make a 'picture perfect pumpkin pie'. So in honor of the late Pam Tanner, the family decides to stay home and let the ten year-old cook. The family pull through together and create a great meal. However, not without a few bumps along the way - such as resulting in a frozen-turned-burned turkey, a spilled pumpkin pie, and lots of tears. And the biggest challenge of all - how Jesse is struggling with not yet having come to terms with his big sister Pam's untimely death.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 20, 1987 
Directed by: Peter Baldwin 
Written by: Jeff Franklin & Russell Marcus
U.S viewers: 10.3 million

Guest Cast:
Paula: Unknown 
Alexandra: Unknown

 010 * Joey's Place

Joey gives the family the good news about being one of many comedians chosen to take part on a 2-week, 16-campus college tour. Everyone is excited about this, except Joey himself. He is afraid that if he takes the gig, he will not be able to care for the girls, but Jesse volunteers to take his place. The family agrees, and Joey decides to go ahead and press his luck. Joey has always been a good sport about living in the tiny alcove, however when it is time to work on his comedy routine, the toughest part is finding a quiet spot to practice. He starts in the living room, but Stephanie has to rehearse for her upcoming Honeybee meeting. Second, he tries the hallway, but Jesse is playing his music and D.J has homework. Third, he tries Michelle's room, but in her crib is an annoying toy parrot that records every human's voice. When he finally does find a spot, it is the garage. As quiet as it can be, it is also cold. And while he may use the car as his closet, and the wipers to dry off the windshield after his 'water fountain' routine, no one's there to see it, except D.J. Despite these issues, Joey's high spirits are not broken, but when the family seems to barely notice his absence when he goes away, he begins to wonder if anyone wants him around anymore. Meanwhile, Stephanie learns the meaning of a 'lookout', and Jesse has his hands full taking on Joey's role. When Joey arrives home, he puts down his bags in the alcove, but is surprised to see that it's completely empty. He also wonders where everyone is. The family is playing Monopoly in the kitchen, as it is revealed they've built him a room and moved all of Joey's stuff into what was the garage and is now the basement.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 4, 1987 
Directed by: Don Barnhart 
Written by: Russell Marcus
U.S viewers: 9.8 million

Guest Cast:
Jody: Unknown 
Barbara: Unknown 
Janice: Unknown 
Benji: Unknown

 011 * The Big Three-O

Danny is turning 30 years old, and he says he does not want any surprises. But they end up throwing a surprise party for him anyway. At breakfast, Joey warns Stephanie that she had better not spill the beans, as she did the previous year, as pointed out by D.J. Stephanie then remarks that she was only 4 years old at the time. She then asks how much 'the big three-O' is, to which Joey demonstrates using the cereal box. Jesse brings in Michelle, the 'Goodyear Birthday Blimp', as she has multiple baloons tied on her. Danny comes down and he gets a surprise gift from all three girls - the 'D.J., Stephanie and Michelle's Coupon Book' - where the older girls will volunteer to change Michelle's diapers and give his car, Bullet, a free car wash! He remarks that he bought Bullet a decade ago for his 20th birthday. Suddenly, the doorbell rings, and it is another gift - A limo ride - and the girls even get to ride in it to school! Jesse and Joey decide to come up with a surprise of their own: Jesse volunteers to go get seat covers for Bullet. And later, despite Danny's objections, throw a surprise party for him. However it is revealed that the car has rolled into the San Francisco Bay, much to the shock of the audience. It was all Jesse's fault because of where he was when he was shopping for Danny's present. They all try their best to hide it from Danny, as they don't want to ruin his birthday party. Though when Danny eventually sees it for himself, he just goes into shock, but pretend it's nothing. Jesse and Joey then come together to get him a new car as a surprise and apologize. Danny decides that it is time for the first ride with his family in his brand new car.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 11, 1987 
Directed by: Howard Storm 
Written by: Gene Braunstein & Bob Perlow
U.S viewers: 9.5 million

Guest Cast:
Caroline: Dorothy Parke

 012 * Our Very First Promo

In an attempt to better it's ratings and outperform its competition, the TV station where Danny works is filming promos showing the members of their news team at home, which means a camera crew will be coming to the house. Everything seems to be in place when a woman named Ronnie shows up at the house for the filming, but Danny is perplexed when her methods of producing spicy television include a dog named Da Vinci, dressing Jesse up as an English butler, having D.J. and Stephanie dressed as perfect French girls, replacing sweet baby Michelle with an unknown child and completely removing Joey from the picture. So Danny needs to tell Ronnie off and show the viewers the real Tanner family. He decides she should be behind-the-scenes, holding the cue cards, and that he will direct the ad himself. Later, the family watches the promo for themselves, and even Kimmy has come by to watch. The result elicits applause from the family. D.J. asks about the usual allowance raise, and Danny decides they should wait until they get letters about it. Stephanie bets that they will get 18 tomorrow, and D.J. calls her sister out for it. All the while, Danny treats everyone to ice cream for a job well done. While all this is going on, Jesse and Joey try hard to locate the source of some strange animal noises in the house, which turns out to be a ferret, mistaken for monsters by Stephanie. However, D.J. assures her there are no monsters, not even in the closet or under either of their beds. Jesse and Joey locate the ferret, and talk about what to do with it. They sing 'Born Free' as they walk into the kitchen with the ferret to join the family for the ice cream.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 18, 1987 
Directed by: Richard Correll 
Written by: Russell Marcus & Ron Morgrove
U.S viewers: 9.8 million

Guest Cast:
Ronnie: Belita Moreno
Amanda: Courtney Anne Yeng

 013 * Sisterly Love

Having recently gotten the lead role in a school play, D.J becomes convinced that she is on the pathway to stardom. Jesse suggests to Danny that he should let her audition for a commercial. Danny later tells D.J that he called a casting director and it turns out that there is a casting audition the following week for Oat Boats Cereal. He reminds her to think it over carefully before committing, as the chances of her getting it are small. She thinks about it for a few seconds, and says she wants to do it. However, an unexpected turn of events causes trouble when Stephanie, who accompanies D.J and Jesse to the audition, catches the director's eye and lands the part. Needless to say, D.J is not happy about that at all. Back home, Joey, who's been told by his doctor to eat healthier, shows Danny his health food tonic that he made in the blender. Not quite what he expected, he struggles with his new diet. When Stephanie later rehearses in the kitchen, D.J is consumed by jealousy. However, D.J insists that's not the case. But it quickly escalates to a chase around the kitchen, both sisters accusing eachother for being jealous and a thief. This causes Jesse and Joey to step in to resolve the problem. They send Stephanie out to the living room to rehearse, while they have a chat with D.J in the basement. In the living room, Stephanie makes a phone call to the Oat Boats Cereal company, wanting to decline the part. However, she's interrupted by D.J, who needs to talk to her pronto. The girls have a heart to heart and resolve their differences. They even admit that they are each other's best friend, and D.J decides to help Stephanie rehearse at the end.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 8, 1988 
Directed by: Lee Shallat
Written by: Lenny Ripps
U.S viewers: 12.7 million

Guest Cast:
Vivian: Wendy Schaal
Mr. Benton: Greg Callahan
Karen: Jandi Swanson

 014 * Half A Love Story

Jesse and Michelle are visiting Danny down at the TV station. There, Jesse meets Robin Winslow, who is auditioning as a reporter and also happens to be an old friend of Danny's. Jesse quickly falls for her and uses Michelle's cuteness to try to get a date with Robin. When Jesse comes home later that day, Robin is also there, who has been invited to stay at the house with Danny and the rest of the family. Then Jill, another woman acquaintance that Jesse also used Michelle's cuteness to get a date with, shows up at the same time. Joey is assigned as the designated cook for the night, but taken in count his poor cooking skills he secretly swear by take out food. However, this is not the only akward circumstance at the table, as Jesse is forced to to sit between Robin and Jill. Later on, Robin also bonds with the girls. Unfortunately, after finding out that Jesse dates very frequently, Robin tells him that she is not fond of his 'type' - and even worse for him is that she seems to prefer the company of Danny. This is when things become complicated, because Robin is now highly reluctant to date Jesse. She takes a guess that Jesse has never had a relationship with a woman last any longer than three months four months. Robin explains that she has dated guys like Jesse before and ended up being hurt by the quick break-up every time, and she does not want that to happen again. Jesse and Robin decide to remain friends for the time being. Later on, Jesse is at the station again and decides to give Robin some tips for her newscasting audition. Back at the full house the family celebrates Robins new job and Robin later realizes that she might be wrong about Jesse.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 15, 1988 
Directed by: Howard Storm
Written by: Jeff Franklin & Russell Marcus
U.S viewers: 13.0 million

Guest Cast:
Robin: Kristian Alfonso
Jill: Darcy DeMoss
Stage Manager: Joshua Cadman
Anchorman: Mark Costello

 015 * A Pox In Our House

The episode opens with a fun musical entry in the livingroom from Jesse and his band singing an acapella number. Stephanie is feeling under the weather and has a fever. It turns out she has caught the chicken pox from someone at school and is forced to miss a real ballerina coming to her dance recital. Now it's important to keep the youngest member of the family healthy. Who can watch Michelle? Joey believe that he is actually immune to chicken pox, while Jesse and Danny both assure the family they've had them. D.J has also had them. With an important sportscasting gig where he gets to interview the Golden State Warriors and a baby who should not get chicken pox, Danny really needs a sitter. Jesse agrees to watch Michelle due to have had chicken pox as a child. Unfortunelately, Jesse is wrong and he comes down with them. Speaking to his mom, she corrects him, saying that he had an allergic reaction to wool. Later, Joey quckliy catches the chicken pox aswell. So now Danny has to either give up the job he has been looking forward to, or find a replacement. Stephanie is desperate not to miss her recital, determined to not stay home and tries to sneak out of the house. Though getting caught by Jesse. Meanwhile, D.J gets invited to her first Honeybee mother/daughter sleepover since Pam's death. This is something she has been lookig forward to for a long time. After countless attempts, Danny is still unable to find a babysitter. And just when he is going to give up, D.J decide to forgoe the festivities and returns home from the slumber party to watch Michelle and take care of the rest of the family. Which leaves Danny free to go.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 29, 1988 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Lenny Ripps
U.S viewers: 10.9 million

Guest Cast:
Rippers

 016 * But Seriously, Folks

As D.J works vigorously at her guitar lessons with Jesse, Joey eagerly preps for an upcoming gig at a local night club. The entire family comes out to support him, but with a room full of audiece and  talent scouts present, Joey faces public humiliation after Phyllis Diller takes over his slot, and hogs the show. As a result, the crestfallen Joey decides to put an end in his comedic career. In the wake of this revelation, he makes an overnight decision to put on a fancy suit, change his name to Joe, and become a serious businessman. Even replacing one of his comedy photos to Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca. Sadly, now that he is walking around with a briefcase and calling himself a comic failure, D.J decides to follow Joey's lead by giving up her music lessons when she feels that she is not making any progress. Now that his behavior is impacting the kids he loves, will Joey be motivated to re-examine his recent choices? Because the changes not only affect Joey, but the entire family. If he stays in the business world, the other two guys will have to find Michelle a daycare center. They give her a complimentary sweatband from one they visited and try to get her in shape, just like them. When Danny and Jesse later takes Joey back to the club, Jesse brings his guitar on stage, but suddenly announces he has a change of heart and decides to try his hand at comedy. Needless to say, that doesn't work out, as Joey accuses him of stealing his material. This causes Joey to finally go back to his roots, while still wearing a fancy suit! Later that night, he thanks Jesse and Danny for getting him right back where he belongs. He also realizes that he needs to have a chat with D.J about not giving up.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: February 5, 1988 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Russell Marcus
U.S viewers: 12.5 million

Guest Cast:
Phyllis Diller: Herself
Emcee: Bruce Baum
Kimmy: Andrea Barber
Ed Alonzo: Himself

 017 * Danny's Very First Date

The Honeybee troop, in which Stephanie is a member, have a meeting at the Tanner house. Linda, the hive mother, announces that it is the start of their annual honey-selling drive to raise money for underprivileged kids, with the grand prize being a new bicycle. A former Honeybee legend who remembers this all too well, is none other than D.J., who currently holds the record at 725 jars. Reminiscing about her Honeybee days, she explains how hard it is selling enough. Jesse walks in and the girls are ready to sell. Wrapping up, Danny shows up and Linda's daughter Julie asks him to buy some jars. He does so, purchasing from Stephanie too. Danny develops an instant fondness for Linda. But he is nervous about asking her out as he feels it may be too soon after Pam's death. When she approach him, the only thing standing in his way are his two older daughters, who are not too happy about Danny's decision to date again, because they think he would be looking for someone to replace Pam. As they talk about it in their room, D.J mentions to Stephanie that if Pam were still alive, she wouldn't be happy. The girls confront Danny directly with the truth about how they feel. Willing to respect his children's feelings over romance, a disappointed Danny calls the date off. However, after having a chat with Jesse and Joey, he is convinced to still go on with the date. Danny tell his girls that he and Pam made an agreement that if something happened to either of them, they should find someone to make them happy. Meanwhile, Jesse and Joey are trying to put together an indoor playground set in the living room for baby Michelle, which she ends up not liking.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: February 12, 1988 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 11.7 million

Guest Cast:
Linda: Karen Kopins
Julie: Deborah Anne Gorman

 018 * Just One Of The Guys

Steve, the 17-year-old nephew of Danny and cousin of D.J, Stephanie and Michelle is coming to stay with the family for the next few days. Very much anticipating his visit, having grown up idolizing Steve, in spite of his former nerdy nature, D.J gets quite a shock when she sees that Steve has changed quite a lot since the last time she saw him, with no more zits, glasses or braces. Instead, he now has clear skin, the braces are off and the glasses have been replaced with contacts. In fact, he has actually become quite the ladies man. Also, due to his parents recent divorce and in need of some male bonding time, Steve also now prefers to hang out with the guys in the household rather than the girls. He is not interested in doing stuff together like they did last time, such as go ice-skating, which results in a very distraught and disappointed D.J. This causes her to act out and resort to drastic measures so that she will not be left out, trying to do whatever she can to be one of the guys in order to hang with Steve. After a terrible unsuccessful game of touch football in the park with the whole gang, where D.J blatantly attacks Steve, Danny has to sit down and explain to her that Steve is now becoming a young man, and with his dad is moving out he needs his uncle more than ever at this time. D.J still doesn't understand why they can't be friends, and walk away crying. Later that night, Steve eventually comforts D.J with a talk in her room, where he explains why thing are so different this time round, and she finally understands what is going on. After the chat, she decides to have him repeat the greeting from earlier and then promises to take her ice-skating as they hug.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: March 4, 1988
Directed by: Lee Shallat
Written by: Lenny Ripps
U.S viewers: 14.2 million

Guest Cast:
Steve: Kirk Cameron
Kimmy: Andrea Barber

 019 * The 7-month Itch (1)

Danny, Joey, and the girls prepare for a trip to Disneyland, and Stephanie is beyond excited about going. However, a heavy fog forces them to cancel it, resulting in Stephanie becoming really down. Unfortunately, Jesse had hoped to take advantage of everyone's absence to spend some quality time with his girlfriend Samantha. Instead, the family decide to have a family fun night, much to Jesse's dislike, and perhaps even more to Stephanie's dislike, so she goes upstairs to mope in her room. D.J comes in and explain that you can't always get your way. That provides little comfort to Stephanie, so D.J has to play the Tickle Monster to cheer her up. Then Danny enters, saying he understand that's she's sad, but if she keeps moping about missing one good thing, she will miss out on many more good things. Stephanie finally realizes she have to learn to let it go. That night, Jesse talk to Joey about his loss of privacy and independence since moving in, and whether he should stay or not. He asks Joey if he likes living in the house, to which Joey says that he does. Even if it means making school lunches for the girls, helping them with their homework, picking up their toys, chasing them around town, or changing diapers. He also adds that growing up, he did not have any brothers or sisters and like being part of a big family such as this one. He ends it by telling Jesse to sleep on his decision. Jesse goes to sleep and has a very vivid dream, in which everyone comes to his room wanting something from him. In the morning, Danny and Joey go to Jesse's room and find a note on his bed saying that he left, not knowing when or even if he will come back. 

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: March 11, 1988 
Directed by: Lee Shallat
Written by: Jeff Franklin
U.S viewers: 12.4 million

Guest Cast:
Samantha: Chelsea Noble

 020 * The 7-month Itch (2)

Picking up from where we left off, waking up to find Jesse gone is a shock for everyone. Danny and Joey try their best to hide the truth from the kids, but to no avail. The girls are extremely upset after the guys are forced to admit that Jesse is considering moving out. That morning, Joey makes pancakes for breakfast, while they all criticize Joey's attempt as they are not the same way that Jesse makes them. Then, the phone rings. On the other end is Jesse, who's staying at a log cabin in Tahoe. They all take turns talking to him before he has to get back to entertaining his friends. At home in her room, D.J is having a tough time adjusting to guitar lessons with Danny subbing for Jesse as her teacher. On the other hand, Stephanie moves her stuff into Jesse's room while he's gone, and even enlists the help of both her sisters. The girls then join forces to come up with a scheme to get their uncle back home where he belongs. They call the cabin where Jesse is staying, and tell him that Michelle is coughing and he is the only one able to give her cough medicine. Although Jesse is a pretty tough guy, his little nieces are very familiar with his notorious weak spot. At home, Danny and Joey are playing basketball in the living room when Jesse makes his return. As he rushes to go see Michelle, they tell him she is fine, and figure the girls made him come home. As he is about to leave again, Danny and Joey stop him, make him realize that he has gained a lot more by moving in than what he has lost. They assure him they can make it work, and let him take a few days off once in a while. Jesse decides to not move out. He goes upstairs and reunite with his nieces.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: March 18, 1988
Directed by: Russ Petranto
Written by: Rob Edwards & Russell Marcus
U.S viewers: 12.0 million

Guest Cast:
Samantha: Chelsea Noble
Gary: Gary Griffin

 021 * Mad Money

In the living room, Stephanie profiles Michelle as part of her show-and-tell. Jesse enters the house holding a blue gym bag. Obviously keeping some secrets from the family, he won't reveal the content. Joey's mom has found an old $5,000 savings bond in her safe deposit box with Joey's name on it. Receiving the money, he spends it quickly, getting Stephanie a new bike, D.J Bruce Springsteen tickets and Michelle a toy lawnmower. At the same time, Danny tries to collect an 11-year-old debt from Joey. He lent him his last $800 to fix his car and expect Joey to offer him the amount back now that he has come into enough money, with the intent to give it back as a friendly gesture, leading to a feud between the two on who get to offer the money. D.J is still curious about what's in Jesse's bag, so she tricks Michelle by dropping a cookie into the bag and having her find it, to which both girls are caught. It is revealed that Jesse is working as an Elvis Presley impersonator in order to make some extra money for himself and Jesse and the Rippers to record a demo. When the family finds out they are supportive, attending his show that night. Jesse not only gives an awesome performance, but also gives them the good news that he will keep the Elvis gig for as long as he wants. Next day, the feud continues between Danny and Joey. Joey is making a sandwich, but Danny doesn't think he does so maturely. They still can't agree on who will give back the money, and decide to settle this dispute with an arm-wrestle, loser keeps the cash. Danny and Joey reminisce on their friendship and realize it is their differences that keep them together. The situation is resolved.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: April 29, 1988 
Directed by: Jeff Franklin
Written by: Rob Edwards
U.S viewers: 11.7 million

Guest Cast:
Marilyn: Arlene Lorre
Announcer: Robert Perlow

 022 * D.J Tanner's Day Off

D.J hears that her favourite singer Stacey Q will be at a local mini-mall to give out autographs. Knowing it would mean meeting Stacey Q in person, she badly wants to go and will do absolutely anything to make it happen. The problem is, the signing is scheduled to take place during school hours. So D.J. decides to skip school by pretending to be sick. She gets Jesse to mention how he once successfully skipped school, and D.J. pulls that same trick on Jesse and Joey. D.J. and Kimmy head to the mini-mall and get in line to get their autographs. As they are about to leave, they see Joey and Michelle come through the door, so they hide. Turns out that Joey had planned to get the autograph for D.J. and surprise her with it after school. Michelle, who is on a leash, spots D.J., which leads to Joey finding her. He realize that she has faked sick, snatches the autograph out of her hand, and takes her home. Back home, Joey explains to Jesse what's happened, and they talk about what their dads did to them when they got in trouble. They both consider punishing her, but immediately change their minds and decide to keep it a secret so Danny think they can take care of the girls on their own. But when Danny comes home from his trip to L.A. and hears what happened, he's furious. After sending D.J. upstairs, he lectures the guys about their parenting skills, or lack thereof. He then scolds D.J. for skipping school and involving her little sister in the mess, saying what she did was selfish. He remarks that she is a lot better than that, and reminds her to think things through more carefully next time. D.J., agrees to do that, and apologizes to her father and sister for lying.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: May 6, 1988 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Kim Weiskopf & Michael S. Baser
U.S viewers: 10.3 million

Guest Cast:
Stacey Q: Herself
Kimmy: Andrea Barber