121 * Come Fly With Me

Jesse and the Rippers have just finished a successfull summer of touring. Stephanie and Michelle have had a crummy summer, and are excited when a postcard from D.J mentions that she is bringing home a big surprise from Barcelona. At the airport, the surprise turns out to be D.J's new boyfriend Steve Hale, who was also in the summer study program. The girls are disappointed. While Steve is off to the baggage claim, Danny have a chat with his eldest daughter, though she's embarrassed that he still treats her like a child instead of the young woman that she is now. While at the airport, Stephanie and Michelle meet some members of the International Young People's Choir, who are about to get on a flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Stephanie develops a crush on Terry, who invite the girls to come aboard the airplane and see the choir off. They accept, believing D.J wants nothing to do with them. But before they can get off the plane, it takes off, much to Stephanie and Michelle's horror. Airport security alerts Danny that Stephanie and Michelle are on their way to New Zealand. However, his attempts to stop the plane fail, as the pilot won't turn the plane around, but the girls will be on the first flight back to San Francisco. Stephanie worries what Danny will say, while Michelle entertains the other children by singing. Danny is relieved when the girls arrive back safely, but grounds them for a month. At home that night, the two depressed roommates think about the fun they had, and subsequent punishment. They explain to D.J why they got on the plane, and she apologizes for ignoring them and promise that she will always love them no matter how busy she gets.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: September 22, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler

Guest Cast: 
Flight Attendant: Cyd Strittmatter
Roberta: Lisa Capps
Brandy: Marta Kober
Terry: Wade J. Robson
Marie: Paige Tamada
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 122 * The Long Goodbye

Teddy has to give Michelle the heart-breaking bad news that he will be moving to Amarillo, Texas, because his father just got a new job there. Michelle, who is afraid that she might possibly lose her best friend forever, tries anything and everything to stop Teddy from moving - even kidnapping him and tying him to a chair in the bedroom. Joey helps Michelle realize that as hard as it is and even may be, she have to say goodbye to Teddy. He even tells Michelle about his own experiences about being away from loved ones and all his old friends, from all his constant moves across the country with his dad, Colonel Gladstone, being away in the military. He adds that they both can still be friends and make new ones, and can occasionally write letters to each other now that they are learning to write is school and even call each other sometimes. The two best friends hug and shares a heartbreaking goodbye as Michelle offers Teddy her precious plush pig. At the end of the episode Michelle make friends with a new girl in her class, Denise. Meanwhile, Danny and Vicky is forced to re-examine their relationship, with her having her new job in Chicago, and the two have to make important decisions on how they are to manage their a long-distance relationship. They eventually come up with a plan to make it work. Also, Michelle has given Nicky and Alex her old baby love button doll to play with, much to the dismay of Jesse. He strongly feels that his sons should not play with dolls, and rather give the twins trucks and action figures to play with. Though Becky highly disagrees, and is fine with her sons exploring all kinds of toys.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: September 29, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Ellen Guylas

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Teddy: Tahj Mowry
Denise: Jurnee Smollett
Mrs. Knotts: Karen Maruyama
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 123 * Road To Tokyo

Jesse's record company, Fat Fish Records calls Jesse to let him know that his song 'Forver' has reached #1 in Japan, and they want him to go to Japan for two weeks. He acceps the offer and takes his family with him. Meanwhile, Kimmy Gibbler has been nominated for class president by the 'Party Hearty Party', and for her school newspaper audition, D.J writes an editorial about the election, and she is afraid it will damage her best friend's chances of being elected. But in the end, Kimmy emerges victorious. Also, Danny and Joey begin arguing over the stupidest and most inconsequential of details. On tour, the pleasures of Jesse's stardom affect Becky in a negative way. Once he and his family get to Japan, he starts letting the whole thing go to his head, and thus, starts ignoring his family, his real top priority. Jesse is busy every second of the trip with no time for sighseeing or family. And thing even get worse when Jesse is offered a year-long tour across the Pacific. When Becky tries to bring him back to his senses, he accuses her of trying to mess up his dream, thus causing her to walk out. When she returns, she assures him that she does want his dream to come true, but not at the cost of forgetting his family, and he realizes that she is right. She gives her goofy old husband a kiss. He gives Koji, the manager, some time off, as well as himself so he can ponder his next move. Back at home, Michelle is convinced that she can reconnect with Jesse by digging a hole to Japan, and she is elated when Jesse finally gets home. He gives his little Munchkin a kiss, and decides that he would be better raising the twins at home in the good old U.S. of A.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 6, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Ken Hecht

Guest Cast: 
Nancy Shimada: Denice Kumagai
Koji: Darrell Kunitomi
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit
Concert Emcee: Christina Lawson

 124 * Radio Days

It becomes kown to Jesse that KFLH 95.6, the local radio station, is looking for a new afternoon DJ. This is a job that Jesse would love to have. Back at the TV station, Mr. Strowbridge sticks Joey with a co-host on The Ranger Joe Show, Jungle Jenny, who happens to be Mr. Strowbridge's wife. At the radio station, Jesse arrives to talk to program director Julie Hartman about the job, and just before Julie calls him into the broadcasting room, Joey shows up to support Jesse. Julie invites Joey into the broadcasting room along with Jesse, and Joey starts reeling off insulting jokes at Jesse, causing them to argue with each other on air. After Joey leaves, Julie hires Jesse to fill the vacant afternoon slot at the station - as long as Joey is his partner. Jesse does not like that idea because he is angry at Joey for insulting him. Meanwhile, Joey is annoyed to no end by Jungle Jenny, so he decides that he does not want to be Ranger Joe anymore, and quits his job, leaving Jenny to take over the show. Joey and Jesse work things out in the end and take the job offered at KFLH. Also, Stephanie's teacher assigns her to write a short story. Though unable to come up with any interesting ideas, she chooses an argument between Steve and D.J as the inspiration for her story. When D.J and Steve later calms down and work things out, Stephanie secretly interferes to heats things up again for the sake of her story. When Danny, D.J, and Steve catch on to what she is plotting, Danny explains to her that she can't disrupt people's lives in order to make her story more interesting. She apologizes to both D.J and Steve, and they forgive her.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 13, 1992 
Directed by: Richard Correll 
Written by: Tom Burkhard

Guest Cast: 
Jungle Jenny: Edie McClurg
Julie: Hilary Shepard
Mr. Strowbridge: Richard Paul
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 125 * Lovers And Other Tanners

D.J. forgets all her priorities when her relationship with Steve begins to grow. Danny has to pick Vicky up at the airport, so he asks D.J to get Michelle after her Honeybee troop meeting. Later, D.J helps Steve with his homework. While studying, the two realize that they have fallen in love, which leads to a kiss. Danny and Vicky walks in and interrupts them. Stephanie arrives shortly after with Michelle because D.J forgot to get her. Danny is furious, exclaiming she is too wrapped up with Steve, causing him to forbid them from seeing each other. D.J explains that they are in love, and rebelliously tells him that she will see Steve whenever she wants and runs out. Later, Danny heads to Steve’s wrestling practice to talk to him. D.J arrives and is horrified to find him there. The two get into an argument, causing Steve saying not to see her anymore. Meanwhile, at KFLH, Jesse and Joey debut their new afternoon radio show, entitled 'The Rush Hour Renegades'. However, Jesse has a hard time due to a bad head cold and ends up sleeping through most of the broadcast, as he took four cold pills that made him drowsy. Home, D.J isolates herself in her room. Sitting outside on the porch that night with Vicky, a still distraught Danny doesn't know what to do. Vicky comfort him and as they talk, the two realize they are in love as well. He comments that he feels like a teenager again. This makes him realize that their relationship is just as valuable as D.J and Steve's, and he was wrong to take something so special away. Danny goes upstairs to let D.J know that he understand how she feels. D.J is allowed to see Steve again, but she also shouldn't lose track of who she really is.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 20, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jay Abramowitz

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Julie: Hilary Shepard
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 126 * Educating Jesse

D.J and Kimmy are working together on a 'Stay in school' campaign. They ask Jesse and Joey to talk about it on their radio show, but Jesse refuses. Jesse is forced to admit that the reason why he can't help is that he did not stay in school. He dropped out late into his senior year, shortly before graduation, because his English teacher, Mr. Pearson, deliberately humiliated him in front of the entire class. Meanwhile, Michelle tries to learn how to tie her shoes. Danny decides to teach a her a song that might help, though Stephanie debate the method in the lyrics. Later, in the kitchen, Becky teaches her a bunny-themed song that just might help Michelle with her shoe tying. Later, Becky convinces Jesse to enroll in night school so he can get his diploma, to which he agrees. The whole family is encouraging him on his first day. However, Jesse's teacher at night school turns out to be Mr. Pearson, who humiliates him again, and Jesse once again leaves school. Back home, D.J., Kimmy, and Steve are still deciding on a slogan for their campaign, and Kimmy even bribes Stephanie to help. This backfires when Stephanie decides to go with her sister, while Steve is Kimmy's only supporter. When Jesse comes back, he tells Becky to give his books to Nicky and Alex for coloring, as he quit, much to everyone's shock. Upstairs, when she learns that Jesse quit school again, Michelle quits trying to learn shoe-tying and tosses them outside the room and into the hallway. That leads them both to have a talk about not quitting. After, Jesse decides to go back to night school to get his G.E.D., and Michelle decides to keep learning how to tie her shoes.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: October 27, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Tom Burkhard

Guest Cast: 
Mr. Pearson: Bill Morey
Enrique: Jacob Vargas
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 127 * Trouble In Twin Town

Becky's wealthy and snobby cousin Dick Donaldson has arrived in town from Nebraska with his wife Donna and twin daughters Debbie and Darla. They have come to San Fransisco to attend a convention for twins, where a 'favorite twins' contest will take place. As soon as Dick arrives, he and Jesse start trading insults as Jesse can't stand Dick because of his snobby attitude. Jesse insults Dick that if he were his mechanic, he would be having brake problems, and Dick tells Jesse that it was a smart move not to enter Nicky and Alex in the contest, as they shouldn't be put through that kind of rejection. That remark pushes Jesse too far, and he decides to enter Nicky and Alex in the contest after all. Becky doesn't like the fact that the reason why Jesse entered the boys is to take Dick down a few notches. Nicky and Alex end up beating Debbie and Darla, and Dick and Donna are absolutely stunned that their daughters finished in second place. Dick demands a recount as he is escorted out of the building. Later, Becky finally admits to Jesse that Dick is a snob who didn't deserve to win. Meanwhile, Stephanie receives some tips from D.J on how to attract a guy, and when she meets Andrew and Thomas, a pair of twin boys her age at the contest, she will do anything to win them over - even if it means pretending that she is also a twin. Stephanie borrows D.J's hat and sweater to try and prove it. When it eventually fails, she confesses to the boys that the reason she told them she had a twin was because she likes them. They say that they like her too, then proceed to good-naturedly fight over her. Though Stephanie notes that there is enough of her to go around.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 10, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Ellen Guylas

Guest Cast: 
Dick Donaldson: Mark Linn-Baker
Donna Donaldson: Mary Kane
Debbie & Darla Donaldson: Michelle & Erin Braun
Andrew & Thomas: Bryan & Brendan Schwarz 
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 128 * The Play's The Thing

Michelle's first-grade class is going to perform a play titled America the Beautiful. D.J and Stephanie both played the role of Yankee Doodle when they were in the first grade, and Michelle wants to continue that tradition. Thinking she has the role locked in when Jesse and Joey volunteer as directors, and Stephanie signs on as the choreographer - and even exclaiming they have found their star - Michelle is devestated when Derek Boyd is chosen for the part, as his audition was better. When they come home and Michelle explains to Danny the outcome, he agree that Jesse and Joey had to be fair. The guys feel terrible about it, and convince Michelle to play the Statue of Liberty instead. But when she is unhappy with that at rehersals, they have her watch from the front row until she learns how to be a team player. Meanwhile, Steve gets annoyed with D.J, who has gotten into the habit of speaking on his behalf, thinking that she is making all the decisions in their relationship. Luckily, with Kimmy's help, they work things out. Also, Michelle refuses Danny's latest offer to take her riding Quacky the mechanical duck, saying she is too old. As a result, Danny, missing having a baby around, starts spending a lot of time with Nicky and Alex - even intruding on Becky's time with them. Becky explains to him that her time with her kids is precious. He apologizes and they agree to set aside time for him to spend with the boys. Later, in Michelle's room, after giving Jesse and Joey the silent treatment, they preach to her just how important it is to do her share in a team. That night, Derek gets stage fright. Michelle gives him the lesson she received and the play goes on.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 17, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Tom Amundsen

Guest Cast: 
Yankee Doodle/Derek: Blake McIver Ewing
George Washington/Arron: Miko Hughes
Martha Washington/Denise: Jurnee Smollett
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit
Abe Lincoln: Sara Moonvers
Paul Revere: Brenden Jefferson
Pocahontas: Erika Ishii

 129 * Nice Guys Finish First

Danny and D.J come home from another driving lesson, reviewing what she's done well and what needs work. Stephanie and Michelle argue about some silly tabloid rumors. Meanwhile, Joey is set to play in the Bay City Charity Foundation ice hockey game the following Saturday. On Rush Hour Renegades, Jesse and Joey have Hershel Binkley as a guest. Nicknamed Stonewall, he is the goalie for the opposing team. When Joey was in college, he played in a championship hockey game, and his team was down by one goal with one minute left. He attempted a shot that would have tied the game, but Stonewall stopped it. This humi- liated Joey in front of his family and friends. At dinner that night, D.J and Danny argue if she's ready for the freeway. Becky advises them to avoid rush hour. Despite everyone else advicing him otherwise, Joey decides to not play in the game, as he can't face Stonewall again. Everyone is shocked, but Becky notes that Joey is not the confrontational type. The next day, the family go ice skating. Jesse, not having skated since he was a kid, flies into the wall and is knocked out cold. Stonewall shows up and harasses Joey. This pushes him into playing in the game after all. On Saturday, D.J is excited to be driving to the game on the freeway. However, she ends up getting a ticket for driving too slow. At the game, Becky joins Jesse for the play-by-play. Over the first two periods, Joey is not playing well, but the game is tied. In the third period, after a pep talk, he starts playing like he is on fire. At the end, he gets tripped, and is given a penalty shot. With everyone cheering him on, Joey makes the game-winning shot, and get his long-awaited victory.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: November 24, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jamie Tatham & Chuck Tatham

Guest Cast: 
Stonewall Binkley: Daniel Moriarty
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 130 * I'm Not D.J

Stephanie badly wants to get her ears pierced, but Danny will not let her until she is 13, the age D.J was. While she and Michelle are playing 'tea party' in their room, two cool girls from Stephanie's school come to the house to visit her. Stephanie want the cool girls to like her and they both decide that she should get her ears pierced when she show them her clip-ons. After getting D.J's advice on how to get her ears pierced, D.J confirms that Stephanie do need Danny's permission to get her ears pierced at the mall, which he obviously denies. Tired of having to follow in D.J's footsteps, Stephanie unwisely lets Kimmy pierce her ears, and her earlobes become infected. Michelle, who was allowed to be in the room when it happened is sworn not to tell anyone. Stephanie is later forced to show Danny her earlobes after hiding them in a 'Princess Leia' hairdo, which shocks him. She explains that she did it because she wanted to fit in at school, and also because she wanted to be treated like an individual instead for her to be exactly like D.J. Danny decides that Stephanie has a point there. But also ask why she wants to be treated like an individual if she wants to be exactly like her friends. As she gets older, she will have to make tougher decisions. She has to know what works for her, but she can come to him or anyone else if she has any doubts. They then leave for the doctors, before she's grounded. Meanwhile, it is time for Nicky and Alex to get their first haircuts, though Jesse and Becky are reluctant to let that change happen because it makes them realize they are growing up. Their haircuts are done by Joey's uncle, Jasper Gladstone, who owns a children's hair salon.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 1, 1992 
Directed by: Richard Correll 
Written by: Sarit Katz & Gloria Ketterer

Guest Cast: 
Jennifer P.: Danielle Fishel
Jennifer S.: Tiffany Watson
Uncle Jasper: Dave Coulier
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 131 * Designing Mothers

Vicky introduces Danny to her mother, Liz Larson, an interior decorator who is in town to accept an award. When Vicky gets a call from her office, Liz bluntly ask him what his feelings are on the subject of marriage. Meanwhile, Jesse and Joey get a new boss, which scares them. Rumor has it that Alison 'The Axe' Axelrod, the new manager of KFLH, plans to fire everyone and change to classical music. They try to be prepared if it happens, but it turns out to be false. Also, Kimmy wants Steve to hook her up with one of his fellow wrestling friends, though she is seemingly no one's type. Liz re-decorates Stephanie and Michelle's room, but Danny is not ready to change his ways or his environment. After Liz earlier used the word 'marriage' when referring to him and Vicky, he becomes afraid of any changes of that kind. Danny and Vicky have an argument, and she walks out. Later, the younger girls want to sleep in D.J's room instead of their own room due to the previous events. Referring to their newly-redesigned room as the 'breakup room', they think Danny still feels miserable. The girls do not want them to break up, so the next day, Stephanie and Michelle fake an emergency, saying that Michelle got her head stuck in the backyard fence, as a way to trick Vicky into coming over to the house so that she and Danny can work things out. Vicky shows up with the fire department. Danny and Vicky have a talk, where he is honest about everything changing too fast for him. Vicky assures him that change is not necessarily a bad thing, but that it is nessesary to make their relationship grow. He realizes that she's right, and they decide to not break up.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 8, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Sarit Katz & Gloria Ketterer

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Liz Larson: Jennifer Rhodes
Alison Axelrod: Martha Quinn
Firefighter: Ken Kerman
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 132 * A Very Tanner Christmas

It's time for the Tanners celebrate Christmas. Becky misses the snow during the holidays in Nebraska as a kid. So Jesse tries to cheers her up, without success. Steve tells D.J that he's been accepted to Daytona Beach University in Florida. She's not as excited as it's about 3,000 miles away. While he says they can call and write each other, it provides no comfort to her. Michelle and Stephanie get wrapped up in the materialism of Christ- mas, so much that Jesse feels they may have forgotten what the season is really about. On Christmas Day, Danny is sad about not seeing Vicky as she's covering the elections in Sweden. Steve comes over to exchange gifts with D.J. She gives him an expensive jacket he's been eying, and he gives her a D.B.U sweatshirt. She feels his gift is an insult and runs to her room. There she lets him know how she feels about him going to college so far away, and he accuses her of bribing him to stay and angrily walks out. After the younger girls receive their presents, Jesse tries to cure their gift preoccupation by taking them to a homeless shelter. They help out and discover the joy in giving at Christmas and apologize for acting presents crazy. Jesse then tells them about visiting the Salvation Army as a kid. Later, all D.J can talk about during the Christmas party is Steve. Then three Santa's show up; one is Steve, second is Vicky, who made it after all, and third is Joey. Steve apologizes to D.J for not thinking about her feelings, and D.J apologizes to Steve for being selfish and not thinking about his opportunities. However, he decides to stay in San Francisco for junior college. Jesse has a surprise in the backyard - a blanket of snow, complete with a snowman.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: December 15, 1992 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Jay Abramowitz

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 133 * The Dating Game

Fifth-grader Stephanie's friend Josh asks her if she wants to go with him and the rest of the baseball team to a pizza parlor and just hang out. With D.J's help, Stephanie makes the mistake of thinking that it will be more than just hanging out - that it is an actual date - and her very first date. Meanwhile, Joey has a huge crush on his boss at the radio station, Alison Axelrod, so Jesse sets up a date for them, inviting her over to the house for dinner along with himself and Becky and Danny and Vicky. For dinner, Danny has made his famous Turkey-in-a-boot. However, Joey, who would very much like to have a real date with her, keep messing up everything during dinner because he becomes a nervous klutz whenever he is around Alison. While Stephanie gets ready for an unforgettable evening, even hoping to kiss him, Josh is completely oblivious to the attraction. It turns out to be just a get-together having pizza with the baseball team, and Stephanie is embarrassed as she's dressed up quite a bit. As a result, the situation becomes awkward for the both of them, especially when she kisses him at the end of the night. Later that night in her room, talking quietly with D.J, so that they do not disturb Michelle, Stephanie explains how humiliated she feel by how things went. D.J apologizes for making her think it was going to be a date. The two have a chat about if, when, how, and how long to kiss. D.J explains to her that she is not a teen yet, but when she is ready she will know. D.J also adds that she and Steve kiss because they want to, not because they're supposed to. A now-awake Michelle tries to help, and the three sisters hug.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 5, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Jerry Winnick

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Josh: David Loren
Alison Axelrod: Martha Quinn
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 134 * Birthday Blues

It is Kimmy Gibbler's sweet 16th birthday. However, D.J is too preoccupied with the fact that she and Steve have been dating for six months, and she and Steve have a whole date-night planned to celebrate this. As a result, D.J has completely forgotten about Kimmy's birthday because of this, though Kimmy is positive that her best friend has a huge party planned for her. A now frantic D.J recruits the entire family to help her throw together a last-minute surprise party for Kimmy in a hurry, even making a hash brown cake with ketchup frosting, with the help of Stephanie and Vicky, and having every seasonal decoration put up. Kimmy later arrives and is happy - but a bit baffled - by the gifts she gets; a half-bottle of perfume from Jesse, belonging to Becky; a rented hockey videotape from Joey; a glued popsicle stick sculpture from Michelle, and a bouquet from D.J, actually from Steve to D.J. However, she is beyond devastated when Steve slips up and it is revealed that it is a 'mercy party'. Everyone else is speechless. So, Kimmy, humiliated and angry, runs out of the house. Danny explains to D.J how obvious it is that ever since she has started dating Steve, she has been making Kimmy feeling left out of her life. D.J goes to talk to Kimmy, where she finds her sitting outside in a lawn chair, apologizing for hurting her. Kimmy acknowledges that while she is happy for D.J and Steve, she misses D.J, and feels like she has chosen a new best friend. D.J assures her that this is not the case, and that they will always be best friends no matter what. They hug. D.J. promises Kimmy to take her out next Friday night for her birthday.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 19, 1993 
Directed by: John Tracy 
Written by: Mark Fink

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 135 * Be True To Your Pre-School

When Jesse's friend, Matt, comes over to help work on Jesse's motorcycle, he brings his wife and their son Cooper. After talking to them, and seing how advanced Cooper is in his development, Jesse wants to get Nicky and Alex on the 'fast track' in their education by having them attend Bouton Hall, the prestigious upper crust preschool that Cooper goes to. Reflecting on his own questionable years as a student, Jesse will do absolutely anything to make that happen, even falsifying most of the information on the application form in order to get the school to accept Nicky and Alex. When the boys do get called in for a pre-interview, things soon get interesting. Meanwhile, Kimmy Gibbler gets her driver's license, and Danny is astonished to learn that Kimmy is in fact an excellent driver. He allows D.J, Stephanie, and Michelle to go out for a ride with her in her older brother Garth's car named 'The wild thing'. While they are out, Kimmy spots the school's chess club and suggests gloating to them that they have wheels. The girls step out and run around the car. However, the boys have the last laugh when the girls accidentally end up locked out of the car and are forced to walk the very long couple of miles home. Following the school interview, Jesse and Becky spend lot of time working with Nicky and Alex on their needed skilles as suggested by Bouton Hall, but the family of four only becomes frustrated as a result. When they get the acceptance letter, Jesse and Becky come to the conclusion that even though they want their sons to be in the best preschool they can find, Nicky and Alex will be under too much pressure to succeed if they attend Bouton Hall. 

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: January 26, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Tom Amundsen

Guest Cast: 
Mrs Jacobs: Denise Dowse
Sarah Charles: Mary Ellen Dunbar
Matt Charles: Todd Jeffries
Cooper Charles: Brennan LaShever
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 136 * The Heartbreak Kid

It's Valentine's Day, and D.J Steve, and Kimmy are making Valentine cards and baking cookies for their school bake sale. At the same time, Steve gives Michelle a Valentine's Day cookie, which leads her to believe that he wants to marry her. Elsewhere, Jesse get a new laptop computer to write his English reports on. However, in addition to being completely green when it comes to computers, he is also reluctant to accept help from anyone on how to use it at first. That is until Nicky and Alex delete his report from the computer without knowing what it is. He is forced to ask for Stephanie’s help, where she is able to recover her uncle’s report as his computer has a backup system. Meanwhile, Danny and Joey are cleaning Joey’s closet when Danny discovers a picture of Barbara Ann Varanelli, a girl Danny dated while in high school, and until now, he never knew that she had dated Joey after him. Danny wants to know if Joey stole Barbara Ann from him back then, so he tracks down her phone number and calls Barbara Ann, who explains that the only reason why she ever dated Danny and Joey was to make Jesse jealous. Later, everyone thinks that Michelle is just playing, so they throw a pretend wedding ceremony for her and Steve. But she is devestated when she discovers that it is not real, and storm off in anger. Upstairs in her room, as they sit on her bed, Danny talks to his depressed and distraught daughter and admits that sometimes adults forget that kids do have valid feelings. D.J and Steve enters, and Steve apologizes for making Michelle feel hurt. Michelle cheers up as she accepts the apology, and she and Steve are friends again.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: February 9, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick 
Written by: Cathy Jung

Guest Cast: 
Denise: Jurnee Smollett
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit

 137 * Silence Is Not Golden

Stephanie is paired up with her nemesis Charles for a school assignment. He comes to her house to work on the project and accidently reveal to Stephanie that his father physically abuses him. But afraid she will tell anyone, she is sworn to secrecy. Meanwhile, Michelle has been dialing 'Funny Buddy', on the phone without her father's permission after she and Denise have been watching the ad on tv, knowing it costs $2.00 each minute to call. The next day, Charles is not at school. Being told by her teacher that he fell down the stairs, Stephanie realizes that his father has hurt him again, but still keep silent. Danny is upset with Michelle after he discovers her phone calls from his bills and punishes Michelle by having her go to bed an hour earlier for a week. Michelle then goes upstairs and says mean things about Danny, causing an argument with Stephanie. Jesse hears the commotion from his room and comes to help out, questioning where Stephanie's behavior is coming from. She finally gives in and tells Jesse about what Charles told her. Jesse then calls the police. When Stephanie comes home from school the following week, she is worried that Charles is still not back to school. Jesse tells her that Charles has been put into a foster home. Stephanie feels guilty at first about Charles being separated from his father, but realizes that telling an adult was the right thing to do, and starts to appreciate her own father. At the same time, since Jesse and Steve both has to read 'The Catcher In The Rye' for class, they decide to each read one-half of the book and fill each other in. After trying to do this and being clueless, they decide to read the whole book.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: February 16, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Ken Hecht

Guest Cast: 
Charles: J.D Daniels
Denise: Jurnee Smollett
Mrs. Patterson: Susan Krebs
Jennifer S.: Tiffany Watson
Jennifer P.: Danielle Fishel
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 138 * Please Don't Touch The Dinosaur

Danny is reading a dinosaur bedtime story to Michelle, who is too excited about tomorrow that she can't even sleep. She and her class are going on a field trip to the local Museum of Natural History and Danny is one of the chaperones. When the other chaperone cancels because of illness, he finds himself in over his head with being the only adult in charge of sixteen kids. Desperate to find a replacement before the trip, he persuades Jesse to come along. Danny feels hurt when Michelle chooses to be with Jesse's group instead of his, as she thinks that Jesse will let the kids have some fun, while Danny will act like a sergeant who makes too many rules. At the museum, Danny keeps his group on a tight leash. Jesse, on the other hand, lets his kids run wild throughout the exhibits. Danny also treats Jesse coldly, lecturing him on how to handle things, creating tension between the two. While in the dinosaur exhibit, Michelle and Denise Frazer start playing a game of tag and accidentally knock over most of a $4,000,000 dinosaur skeleton, effectively ending the field trip when they are all kicked out. Meanwhile, back at the house, Stephanie accidentally gives Joey's Nolan Ryan baseball card, worth $2,000, to Steve Hale. When Danny, Jesse and Michelle return home, Danny explodes at Jesse, while Jesse snaps back at him to get off his back. As the fight escalates, Michelle finally yells at them to stop. She states that it was her fault for knocking over the dinosaur, before running upstairs to her room in tears. Danny and Jesse assure her that the real reason the field trip was a disaster was that neither one of them did a good job at being in charge. They both then promises to change their ways.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: February 23, 1993 
Directed by: John Tracy
Written by: Jamie Tatham & Chuck Tatham

Guest Cast: 
Aaron: Miko Hughes
Denise: Jurnee Smollett
Derek: Blake McIver Ewing 
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Terri: Sara Moonves

 139 * Subterranian Graduation

Everyone helps with Michelle's recycling project, as Steve comes by and demonstrates a can crusher he made in shop class. Elsewhere, Jesse's dream of finishing high school formulates into reality when he completes his final English course and is chosen to make the keynote speech at the graduation ceremony. Everyone wants to drive there, but Michelle suggests that everyone rides a Subway train to the graduation ceremony, because it is a light rail/streetcar hybrid system that does not cause as much air pollution as cars do. While they are away, Kimmy has her work cut out for her as she babysits Alex and Nicky at the house. They are more than she can handle, as they rub green paint all over everything, causing her to scream at the top of her lungs. On the way to commencement, everyone regrets following Michelle's suggestion when electrical problems on the train cause it to stall and come to a stop. Because of that, Jesse believes that they are going to be late, and is worried, upset and depressed about missing his graduation, while he thinks that the school's administration would not be surprised to see him miss his chance to graduate. Convinced that he will always be perceived as the irresponsible 'screw-up' he used to be, Jesse still manages to capture the essence of his success by offering unexpected guidance to a troubled young man who is considering dropping out of school. At the urging of all on the train, the dropout reconsiders. The family, then throws a graduation "ceremony" for Jesse on the subway train, which starts moving again after the mock ceremony is over, and the saxophonist plays the graduation song.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: March 2, 1993 
Directed by: John Tracy
Written by: Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler

Guest Cast: 
Tough Guy: Greg Collins
Saxaphone Player: Augie Blunt
Spacey Lady: Noreen Reardon
School Dropout: Tony Hablian 
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 140 * Grand Gift Auto

Joey loves D.J like his own daughter and has bought her a red 1977 Pontiac Firebird for her 16th birthday, but the car is not in good condition. It looks perfect, but definitely needs work. So Jesse and Joey work on fixing it while Danny keeps D.J, Kimmy and Steve from knowing that the car is not yet ready to drive, pre-occupying them in the livingroom with his guitar and songs, which bores the teens to death. Just as D.J is about to drive her car for the first time, a motorcycle police officer, Officer Warren, shows up. She recognized the car from the street as being one that was reported stolen. It turns out that Joey had bought the car with cash, not knowing that it was stolen property. They all try their best to convince her that Joey was not at fault, but when words are not enough, they take her to his bedroom to show how innocent-minded he is. The officer is convinced not to take Joey in but the car does need to be impounded. However, their methods of clearing his name do not sit well with him. Joey feels terrible that D.J lost the birthday gift and wonders if he is just a big joke to the family, causing him to grab his jacket to take a walk and make plans to move out, but the family demands to have a talk with him. The girls each give examples of how he helped them in the past. Danny tells him that he is good for more than just a few laughs, and that there is a new generation of kids who want to see him for who he really is. Jesse concurs, wanting him to be there for the twins, too. Joey tells them that he loves being part of a big family, as he and his parents moved a lot because his father was in the military, causing him to lose a lot of friends during his childhood. 

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: March 16, 1993 
Directed by: John Tracy
Written by: Ellen Guylas

Guest Cast: 
Officer Warren: Sharon Barr
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 141 * Room For One More?

While upstairs i the attic toilet-training the twins, it makes Jesse and Becky reflect on how quickly their boys are growing up. As a result, Jesse misses having babies around the house. Becky is unsure about the subjetc as she feels their lives are way too busy already. This prompts Jesse to try and prove to Becky that they can handle having another baby - despite their busy lives, and the responsibilities of taking care of Nicky and Alex. But there are complications in his mission as Nicky has a cold and chaos is on the air on KFLH when Jesse and Joey do an episode of their radio show in their home recording studio. However, Joey gets severe rollerblade injuries when in an accident right before the show, and Jesse has to look after the boys upstairs, causing Danny having to temperarily fill in on the radio, with absolutely no experience. This proves to be utterly disasterous when he amongst other allows D.J, Kimmy, and Steve help the wrestling team promote a rap they came up with, and when Jesse hears the rap over the radio while taking care of the boys, he decides to go down to his studio and confront everyone. Meanwhile, neatfreak Danny reluctantly agrees to allow Stephanie and Michelle to babysit Scruffy, the neighbor's pet pot-bellied pig, which quickly becomes a problem when he run around and wreaks havoc around the house. But Danny gains an appreciation for him in the end when he alerts everyone to a fire in the oven, and it is put out before it could spread. Also, Becky is given an audition for a chance to be a field reporter as a weekend job. Though realizing how much time away from the family she must sacrifice fr the job, she turns down in the end.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: April 6, 1993 
Directed by: Tom Rickard
Written by: Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler

Guest Cast: 
Wrestler: Sonny Kelly
Wrestler: Marc Revivo
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'Bobo' The Mime: Tyen

 142 * Prom Night

It is time for Steve's senior prom, and of course D.J is his date. Jesse and the Rippers will be the band perfor- ming, and Becky will be one of the chaperones. While D.J is shopping for a dress, she gets upset when all Steve can say is 'okay', to all the dresses she has tried on. D.J tells him that he could at least say 'stunning' or 'alluring'. Then, Steve runs into his ex-girlfriend Rachel Taylor, who's wearing the same dress as D.J and uses the words she had told him to describe her dress. Meanwhile, Vicky admits to Danny that she is seven months older than him, instead of a year younger, as she had led him to believe. Danny feels uncom- fortable about it until she tells him that the fact that she is older shouldn't make him feel inferior. At the prom, things start off smoothly. Though it complicates when Steve and Rachel are announced the proms king and queen. As they dance the king and queen dance, D.J is afraid she will lose Steve to Rachel, who wants him back, especially when she sees Rachel kiss Steve. She storms off before Steve tell Rachel her kiss meant nothing, as he is in love with D.J. Steve goes to find her, only to see D.J getting back at him by kissing Paul, Rachel's date. Steve tries to explain to D.J but to no avail. Both decide to go to an afterparty with eachother dates. When Becky sees what's about to happen, she has Jesse stop the music so they can chat with their niece. Becky and Jesse stop and empty out the elevator to confront their niece. She shouldn't do anything she might regret later just because she's feeling hurt. Taking that advice, she decides to bail the party. Steve assures a hurt and surprised D.J that he only loves her. They kiss and head back to the prom.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: May 4, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Adrienne Armstrong & Martie Cook

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Rachel: Cristi Harris
Gorilla: Freddy Koehler
Paul: Andy Kavovit
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Tom: Brian Winkler

 143 * The House Meets The Mouse (1)

Jesse and the Rippers are scheduled to do a show at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. However, it's also Jesse and Becky's second anniversary at the same time. That is why Jesse has surprised her and reserved the exclusive honeymoon suite for them to celebrate together in Orlando. The upcoming school vacation is also the same week, so the whole Tanner clan decide to go too, includng Kimmy and Vicky. Steve is not coming along which bums D.J out. Danny has realized how much he loves Vicky and wants to propose to her while at Disney World. When there, everyone is doing their own thing at Disney World; Joey goes to Disney-MGM Studios and draws an animation of himself, which comes to life. Jesse have to work instead of spending time with Becky. Danny keeps trying to propose to Vicky while constantly being interruptred and D.J misses Steve and starts seeing him everywhere. Meanwhile, as they start their journey in the Magic Kingdom, D.J, Kimmy, Stephanie and Michelle find an Aladdin setup where they stand in line waiting to rub the magic lamp. The lucky one who makes the Genie appear is crowned Prince or Princess for the Day and is granted three wishes. Michelle is standing in line next to Stephanie, who have a brief argument over who gets to go first. Michelle cuts in line and get the Genie to rise from the lamp and is named Princess for the Day along with her three wishes. Stephanie is jealous. She uses her first on to ride anything with no lines. They then ride one carousel over six times and Michelle will not let them ride anything else. When Michelle overhears the other girls' conversation about how bossy she's getting, she runs away.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: May 11, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit
Animator: Mark Henn
Lamp Seller: Michael Marzella
Waitress: Peddy O'Neal
 

 144 * The House Meets The Mouse (2)

Michelle is having a tea party with Snow White and all her favorite Disney characters, being her second wish, while missing her family. And right on cue, Danny, Vicky, D.J, Stephanie, and Kimmy shows up. D.J speaks for everyone saying how worried they were about her, and Danny explains how she shouldn't have wandered off and been so bossy, with Vicky adding that a good princess is fair and kind. With that in mind, Michelle makes it up by inviting them to her tea party. Meanwhile, Jesse and Joey do their radio show in a diving bell, and it turns out that Joey is terrified of sharks and highly reluctant to swim out of the tank afterwards. Later, Becky is waiting for Jesse at the dock for their anniversary picnic, when he shows up 45 minutes late. Fed up with waiting for Jesse, Becky heads back to the hotel. Jesse then plays a song on the piano for her and apologizes. She accepts, and they go on the laguna cruise. While everyone else is enjoying Disney World, including a stage re-enactment of Raiders of the Lost Ark, where D.J again mistakes Indiana Jones for Steve, Stephanie ask to go back to the hotel, still mad at her sister. Joey have a talk with her and she realize she also cheated herself out of a lot of fun. Michelle then surprises Stephanie with her third wish - that she can be the princess for the rest of the day. And in addition, the whole family can ride in the upcoming parade. Steve eventually shows up to be with D.J, who is thrilled. That evening, Jesse and the Ripper's gig is a success while broad- casted live to KFLH. They perform 'A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes', as fireworks burst behind the castle. Danny finally asks Vicky to marry him, and she accepts.

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 Episode Information: 

First shown: May 18, 1993 
Directed by: Joel Zwick
Written by: Marc Warren & Dennis Rinsler

Guest Cast: 
Vicky Larson: Gail Edwards
Nicky & Alex: Blake & Dylan Toumy-Wilhoit
Lamp Seller: Michael Marzella
Steel Band Leader: Jimmy Coleman
Indiana Jones Stuntman: Kevin Brassard
Audience Warm Up: Candace Thiboult