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Our Very First Show Sep 22, 1987 Danny's mother who had been living with the Tanner's for a few weeks leaves. She was there because Danny's wife Pam died in a car accident. Danny has arranged so his brother and law, Jesse Cochran would come and live with the Tanner's. He also made arrangements so that his friend Joey Gladstone would help out and live with the Tanner's. This causes Stephanie and DJ to have to share a room which angers DJ and causes her to move into the garage.

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Our Very First Night Sep 25, 1987 Danny is scheduled to do the 10pm sports at the TV station, Joey is scheduled to perform his comedy routine at the Laugh Machine at 10pm, and Jesse is scheduled to hold rehearsals with his band, Jesse and the Rippers, at 10pm, but one of the guys must sacrifice what he is scheduled to do and stay home with the girls. Danny and Joey choose Jesse to make that sacrifice, but Jesse finds a way to be with the Rippers anyway -- he invites the band over to the house for rehearsals in the living room, and of course D.J. and Stephanie don't want to miss it. That's why Danny is not delighted by what he sees when he gets home. Not only are Stephanie and Michelle still up, but their hair has also been colored purple.

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The First Day of School Oct 2, 1987 It's time for the new school year to begin. Stephanie is going into kindergarten, and D.J. and her best friend Kimmy Gibbler are going into 5th grade. Stephanie has a severe case of the kindergarten jitters because she's afraid her new classmates will reject her, so it's up to D.J. and the guys to help Stephanie. Later, D.J. also wants to avoid school when she and Kimmy are placed in separate classrooms.

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The Return of Grandma Oct 9, 1987 In the kitchen, Jesse shows Danny and Joey a turtle named Bubba, which Jesse brought home because Bubba saved Jesse's life while Jesse was on his way home from a gig. Jesse then leaves the kitchen to get his guitar and bring it inside the house. By the time Jesse returns to the kitchen, the girls have noticed Bubba, and they talk Danny into letting Bubba stay -- then Stephanie says that Danny's mother Claire is coming to visit from Seattle. It turns out that Joey forgot to mention this to Danny after Claire called and said she would be over. Joey tells Danny that Claire will be arriving at the airport 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 take the girls out shopping for cleaning supplies with them. When they get home, it's still about 5 hours away from Claire's arrival time. Minutes later, as the guys are about to start cleaning, Claire shows up a

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Sea Cruise Oct 16, 1987 While the girls are staying home with their visiting grandmother, the guys decide to go out for a day of all male bonding, fishing on a yacht. It turns out that the captain of the yacht is a woman named Caroline, and there is also an all woman band on board the yacht, led by Jesse's former girlfriend Roxanne. Jesse is still angry because Roxanne's band, which Jesse put together for her, has made it big while Jesse and the Rippers are still playing dives, and Danny feels uncomfortable around Caroline because he's scared that he is becoming attracted to her at a time that he thinks is too soon after Pam's death to become attracted to another woman.

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Daddy's Home Oct 23, 1987 When baby Michelle calls Jesse and Joey ""da da"" instead of saying it to Danny, Danny realizes that his job at the TV station is causing him to spend too much time away from home, so Danny introduces a father/daughter day in order to spend more time with the girls. Meanwhile, Joey has noticed how easy it is for Jesse to attract women, and Joey wants to attract women just as easily, so he starts trying to be like Jesse.

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Knock Yourself Out Oct 30, 1987 Danny is having a tryout as a cable TV boxing announcer. Just before a big match begins, Danny tells boxer Reggie ""The Sandman"" Martin that Reggie's wife has left Reggie, and as a result, Reggie is promptly knocked out in the second round. Meanwhile, at home, Michelle has caught a cold, and it's up to Jesse and Joey to give her some baby cold medicine...easier said than done, because Michelle refuses to take the medicine.

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Cutting It Close Oct 14, 1988 Teaser: Danny, Joey, Jesse, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle play Ring around the Rosie, but Michelle doesn't understand it.Main Synopsis: While Stephanie is playing a pretend game of ""hairdresser"" with Jesse, she unintentionally chops off a chunk of Jesse's hair, so Jesse has to go to Alejandro, his real hairdresser, so Alejandro can cut Jesse's hair and make it even. On his way back home from Alejandro's, Jesse fails to see a road sign that says ""severe tire damage"". As a result, Jesse accidentally wrecks the motorcycle, and is treated for two broken arms. Stephanie blames herself for this, and the way Jesse is acting in the wake of the accident is not helping Stephanie feel any better.

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Tanner vs. Gibbler Oct 21, 1988 Teaser: Jesse and Joey can't get Michelle to stay in her crib.Main Synopsis: It's Kimmy's 12th birthday, and D.J. has planned a surprise birthday party for Kimmy. When Stephanie slips up and mentions the party to Kimmy, Kimmy decides to bring her new friends Nina and Melissa, two older girls, to the party with her. Upon arriving, all Nina and Melissa want to do is invite a bunch of friends over to trash the house, so when D.J. kicks Nina and Melissa out of the house for even thinking about trashing the house, Kimmy abandons the party and goes to the mall with Nina and Melissa, and this starts a feud between D.J. and Kimmy. With help from Jesse and Joey, D.J. and Kimmy end their feud, as Kimmy realizes that D.J. doesn't want her to forget who her real friends are. Meanwhile, Danny is removed from his job as a sportscaster at the TV station, because the station has created a new morning show titled ""Wake Up, San Francisco"", and they need two people to host the new show. Danny is named a

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It's Not My Job Oct 28, 1988 Teaser: Preparing for a Halloween party, the guys are dressed as the Three Stooges -- Jesse as Moe, Joey as Curly, and Danny as Larry.Main Synopsis: Jesse has made his first sale of an advertising jingle. As a result, Jesse tells his father, Nick Katsopolis, that he wants to leave the pest exterminator business that is run by Nick, and Nick is severely disappointed by this -- so disappointed, that Nick loses his temper with Jesse and says ""If you're out of the family business, then you're out of the family"". Jesse and his mother Irene manage to talk some sense into Nick, who realizes that Jesse has a dream about making it in the music business, and Nick and Jesse work things out. Meanwhile, Stephanie is afraid to go to the dentist to get a tooth filled, and she's even more nervous when she's actually sitting on the chair that's in the examination room. Joey, who took her to the dentist, helps her beat her fear.

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D.J.'s Very First Horse Nov 4, 1988 Teaser: Michelle wakes Joey up just to tell him he's asleep. Main Synopsis: ""Wake Up, San Francisco"" is broadcasting an episode from a horse stable, where D.J. sees a horse named Rocket. D.J. desperately wants Rocket, and the only way she'll get him is if she has enough money to make the payments needed to keep Rocket in the stable, so D.J. and Kimmy pool their money together and start making Rocket's stable payments, without Danny knowing it. D.J. thinks Danny won't let her have the horse unless she proves to him that she can handle the responsibility, so her plan is to secretly keep up the payments for a couple of weeks then tell Danny about Rocket, because D.J. figures that 2 weeks is enough to prove to Danny that she can handle the responsibility so Danny won't say no. When Kimmy messes up and blows her half of the money, D.J. can't make the next stable payment, so in a desperate effort to make sure she doesn't lose Rocket, D.J. takes Rocket to the house with her. Danny is shocked

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Jingle Hell Nov 11, 1988 Teaser: D.J. shows Michelle how to blow bubbles with gum. Main Synopsis: When Joey gives Jesse the inspiration Jesse needs to write an advertising jingle that Jesse has been having problems with, the result is that the jingle is bought. This bit of success leads to Jesse making an offer to Joey -- he now wants Joey to be his writing partner. Joey accepts the offer. When Joey gives the next jingle ""the Joey treatment"", and it's not bought, a feud erupts between Jesse and Joey, but they work things out and decide to remain partners. Meanwhile, D.J. and Stephanie are feuding because Stephanie is always messing up things that belong to D.J., and D.J. is out to teach Stephanie a lesson about it, starting by tying all of Stephanie's shoes together by the laces while Stephanie's not wearing them.

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Beach Boy Bingo Nov 18, 1988 Teaser: Stephanie reads a fairy tale to Michelle. Main Synopsis: In a radio contest, D.J. wins a ""dream night for 2"" with the Beach Boys. Problem is, according to the rules of the contest, D.J. is allowed to take only one of the guys with her, and she can't decide who to go with. When the Beach Boys show up to pick D.J. up, they make things easier by allowing D.J. to bring Stephanie, Michelle, and all three of the guys with her. Tag: More from the family's dream night with the Beach Boys.

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Joey Gets Tough Nov 25, 1988 Teaser: Jesse is weight training with Michelle ""Superbaby"" Tanner. Main Synopsis: While Danny and Jesse are out, Joey is left in charge of the girls. D.J. and Stephanie want to stay up late so they can watch a Tiffany concert on TV. When Danny comes home and sees that they are up late watching the concert, Danny tells Joey that whenever Joey is at home alone with the girls, he needs to make them follow the rules of the house, so on the next day, D.J. arrives home from school an hour late without telling Joey that she was with friends, practicing for an hour for an upcoming karate tournament, and Joey grounds D.J. -- for the weekend when the tournament is scheduled to take place. D.J. becomes furious, angrily reminds Joey that he's not her father, and then storms off to the bedroom that she and Stephanie occupy. Later, Joey goes upstairs to the bedroom, where he explains that after school, during the hour when he didn't know where D.J. was, he was scared to death. D.J. agrees that she

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Tanner's Island Sep 22, 1989 Danny takes the tanners to hawaii in honor of their two year aniversary since becoming a family. When there danny becomes his usual controling self and takes the family around together including a deserted island where he forgets to tie the boat and it sails away. The family thinks their doomed until they find out they are in fact on pua island where they meant they go for a show. Also Joey keep seeing a hula girl he likes and Jesses and Becky have an arguement about Elvis.

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Back to School Blues Sep 22, 1989 Teaser: Michelle and Jesse play hide and seek. Main Synopsis: The new school year is starting, and Stephanie, who is entering 2nd grade, is the only Tanner left in her school, and she expects a bad day at school, but instead, it turns out to be a good day for Stephanie. The same can't be said for 12-year-old D.J., who is entering 7th grade, a step closer to becoming a teenager. On her first day in junior high, D.J. is humiliated by Colleen and Susan, a couple of bullies. On the next morning, D.J. decides to put on make-up, because she believes the only way to fit in among the 7th graders is to do what Kimmy and virtually all of the other 7th grade girls are doing -- look twice as old as she really is by putting on makeup. Danny thinks D.J. is overdoing it, so he lets Becky help D.J. with the makeup. Meanwhile, Joey tries to teach Jesse how to play golf so they can impress a client who likes to play golf.

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Breaking up is Hard to Do (in 22 Minutes) Oct 6, 1989 Teaser: Danny and Michelle play basketball. Main Synopsis: Sometimes, Jesse thinks it's not fun to do what Becky wants to do, and Becky sometimes thinks it's not fun to do what Jesse wants to do. This leads to an argument between Jesse and Becky, and then leads to a break-up between the two. Jesse starts dating a woman named Diane, and Jesse constantly talks about Becky on his date with Diane, because he regrets the break-up. Jesse brings Diane home with him, and Diane looks at Becky and says, ""If you're not Becky, you're going to hear a lot about her"". Touched by this, Becky realizes that she also regrets the break-up, so she and Jesse work things out and decide to stay together. Meanwhile, Stephanie loses a tooth, and ""Tooth Fairy"" Danny mistakenly leaves Stephanie a 20-dollar bill under her pillow when in the darkness of night time, he thought he had pulled a 1-dollar bill out of his wallett. Danny and the guys also try to teach Michelle that she shouldn't be selfish during playti

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Nerd for a Day Oct 20, 1989 Teaser: Joey helps Michelle fix her toy car. Main Synopsis: Jesse tells Stephanie that she must apologize for going along with her classmates in teasing Walter, a kid who wears eyeglasses, but the apology makes Walter think Stephanie loves him, and when Stephanie's friends come over to the house and see Stephanie talking to Walter, they make Stephanie a target for teasing, until Stephanie turns the tables on them, and shows them how it feels to be teased. Meanwhile, at school, D.J. has been assigned to follow and observe a person for a day, then write an essay about that person. D.J. chooses Michelle to be the subject for the essay, and on ""Wake Up, San Francisco"", Joey fills in for Becky as Danny's co-host while Becky is out of town.

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Granny Tanny Nov 3, 1989 Teaser: Stephanie ties Michelle's shoes for her. Main Synopsis: Danny's mother Claire has arrived for a visit. Claire has retired from her job, and Danny wants to make Claire feel that she is still a needed person, but Danny's plan ends up working too well -- now Claire wants to move into the Tanner house. Danny has a talk with Claire, and since there is nothing keeping her in the state of Washington anymore, Danny decides to help Claire search for an apartment near the Tanner house. During Claire's visit, Michelle's crib is replaced with a new bed for Michelle...but all Michelle wants to do is jump up and down on the new bed.

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Star Search Nov 3, 1989 Teaser: Kimmy watches as D.J. and Stephanie hand Michelle the tutu and diadem that Stephanie and D.J. once wore. Main Synopsis: The family watches a videotape from when Danny and Joey were in college, and on the tape, Joey gave himself a deadline of 10 years to be a successful comedian. The end of the 10-year deadline is now two weeks away. Danny surprises Joey with a chance to appear on Star Search, hosted by Ed McMahon. Joey is accepted as a contestant on the show, and he competes against defending champion Steve Oedekerk, who wins yet again, leaving Joey feeling depressed about not being able to honor the 10 year deadline he set for himself, but Michelle lifts his spirits.

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And They Call It Puppy Love Nov 10, 1989 Teaser: Michelle pays more attention to her snack than the laundry Danny is sorting. Main Synopsis: Joey and Michelle are outside having a little rest in the backyard when a golden retriever shows up and steals Joey's snack. The girls want to keep the dog, but Danny's not sure that he should allow that. Jesse is not thrilled at all when the dog picks his bed, of all places, to give birth to a litter of puppies. The dog's owner, Frank Flood, who is from Ohio, arrives to pick up the dog after the guys call him and tell him where the dog is, and Frank decides to give the family one of the puppies. Danny allows the girls to accept the puppy from Frank.

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Greek Week Sep 21, 1990 Teaser: Jesse, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle prepare to welcome Jesse's grandparents. Main Synopsis: Jesse's grandparents, Gina and Iorgos ""Papouli"" Katsopolis arrive for a visit from Greece, and they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their wedding. Gina and Iorgos have brought three extra guests with them -- Melina, a young cousin who looks like Michelle, Silvio, a guy D.J.'s age who sweeps D.J. off her feet, and Elena, one of Jesse's former girlfriends. Elena makes Becky jealous, especially when Elena tells Jesse that Elena and Jesse are still married after getting married in a Pompadorian style ceremony -- which is to walk three laps around a table -- years ago, which is exactly what D.J. and Silvio have just done by walking three laps around the kitchen table, and seeing D.J. married in any way at her age is not pleasant for Danny, who wants the procedure reversed as soon as possible, and Becky feels the same way about Jesse and Elena. After the procedures are reversed, Jes

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Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor Sep 28, 1990 Teaser: Jesse shows his redecorated bedroom to Stephanie and Michelle. Main Synopsis: Michelle encourages Stephanie and D.J. to have a pillow fight with her, and a window ends up getting broken during the pillow fight. Danny punishes D.J. and Stephanie, but he fails to punish Michelle, who started the whole thing. This is because Danny is having a hard time realizing that Michelle, who is almost four-years-old, is old enough to be punished. When D.J. and Stephanie open Danny's eyes to the situation, they give Danny the courage to give Michelle her first punishment. Meanwhile, Jesse buys an expensive engagement ring for Becky, who tries to stop Jesse from selling his Elvis Presley signed guitar in order to pay for the ring.

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The I.Q. Man Oct 5, 1990 Teaser: Michelle is in bed with Comet. Main Synopsis: Jesse and Joey have prepared a commercial for a cologne company. The client, Ms. Garland, wants Jesse to play the main role in the commercial. When Ms. Garland demands that Jesse wear less than he is willing to wear in the commercial, Jesse and Joey decide to stop working for Mr. Malatesta. On career day at D.J.'s school, the family encourages Jesse and Joey to continue to work together in the advertising business, but without Mr. Malatesta, so with the help of a loan from Danny, who wants to be a silent partner, Jesse and Joey open up their own business.

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Slumber Party Oct 12, 1990 Teaser: Michelle builds a block tower with D.J.'s help. Main Synopsis: Stephanie's Honeybee troop is holding a mother/daughter slumber party, and this awakens feelings of loss in Stephanie, because Stephanie knows that she's the only girl in the troop who doesn't have a mother. Becky, who was a member of a Honeybee troop when she was a kid, agrees to accompany Stephanie to the slumber party, but when Becky's car breaks down in Placerville, Joey must take Becky's place at the party. The activities don't exactly fit Joey, so a devastated Stephanie goes back home, unleashes an angry tirade, and says that she hates the fact that she doesn't have a mother, because her mother Pam died a few years ago. D.J. talks to Stephanie, and Stephanie agrees to go back to the party, and this time, D.J. goes with her, and things turn out better with D.J., who used to be in a Honeybee troop. Meanwhile, Danny offers the attic as office space for Joey and Jesse's business, Double J Creative Services, so

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Good News, Bad News Oct 19, 1990 Teaser: Joey teaches Michelle a joke. Main Synopsis: D.J. is the new editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, and she plays favorites by making Kimmy the editor of the sports page. When Kimmy turns in a report that looks like it belongs in the gossip column, D.J. tells Kimmy to rewrite the story, but when Kimmy refuses, D.J. fires her, and this leads to a feud between D.J. and Kimmy, but they work things out. Meanwhile, Double J Creative Services is hired by the TV station, which wants a commercial made for ""Wake Up, San Francisco"", but working with Danny on this commercial is anything but fun. Meanwhile, Michelle plays ""echo"" with Stephanie, and hearing Michelle repeat every word Stephanie says is driving Stephanie crazy.

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A Pinch for a Pinch Oct 26, 1990 Teaser: Michelle and Joey play hockey in the living room. Main Synopsis: It's Joey's week to be a parent volunteer at Michelle's preschool, but on the Thursday of that week, Joey has an appointment with a dentist, so he gets Jesse to cover for him at the preschool. When class bully Aaron starts bullying Michelle, Jesse loses his temper with Aaron and tells Michelle to retaliate by giving Aaron a taste of his own medicine. When the teacher, Mrs. Manning, sees this, she punishes both Aaron and Michelle. Jesse, who believes Aaron should be the only one to be punished, takes Michelle out of the preschool. Danny understands that Jesse was trying to protect Michelle from Aaron, but Danny feels that Jesse shouldn't have had to take Michelle out of the preschool, so Danny straightens things out with Mrs. Manning so Michelle can go back to preschool. Meanwhile, Kimmy, who is now in charge of the horoscope in the school newspaper, writes a horoscope under Stephanie's sign, and Stephanie freak

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Viva Las Joey Nov 2, 1990 Teaser: Michelle tells Jesse she has an ""owie"". Main Synopsis: Because of an illness, the Aronson Chimps, who are scheduled to open for Wayne Newton in Las Vegas, can't perform, so Joey's agent gets him booked to take the place of the Aronson Chimps. As Joey is packing, and everyone is preparing to go to Las Vegas, Jesse suggests that Joey call his mother Mindy to tell her to come to Las Vegas to see him, but Joey mentions that Mindy has a job working as Goofy at Disney World, so Jesse asks Joey if he would like to invite his father to see the show. Joey tells Jesse that he doesn't think his father, Colonel Gladstone, would be able to make it to the show. This gives D.J. and Stephanie an idea -- why don't they surprise Joey by secretly inviting the Colonel to the show? The family heads to Las Vegas after D.J. and Stephanie leave a message on the Colonel's answering machine. In Joey's dressing room, Stephanie slips up and mentions that she and D.J. secretly invited the Colonel. Danny

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Double Trouble Sep 17, 1991 Teaser: Michelle can't fall asleep because she's worried about kindergarten. Main Synopsis: Jesse is back home from the tour that he and the Rippers went on over the summer, and an ultrasound shows that Becky is carrying twins. While this thrills Becky, the same can't be said for Jesse, who feels afraid of what is now a double responsibility that awaits him, because he doesn't want to mess up in any way as a father. The family helps Jesse come to grips with this fear, and Jesse is happy about Becky carrying twins, and they have told Dr. Sinclair that they want to wait until birth to know what gender the babies are. Meanwhile, as the new school year starts, Stephanie is nervous about entering 4th grade, until she meets her new teacher, Mr. Lowry, whom she now has a crush on. Michelle is worried about what kindergarten will be like, until she befriends Teddy, one of her new classmates.

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Matchmaker Michelle Sep 24, 1991 Teaser: Joey, D.J., and Michelle watch roadrunner cartoons. Main Synopsis: After a talk with Teddy, Michelle realizes that she doesn't know how it feels to have a mother, so in order to have a mother, Michelle tries to find a woman for Danny, and Michelle believes that her teacher, Miss Wiltrout, is exactly the one she's looking for. Meanwhile, when a record company tells Jesse that Jesse and the Rippers' image is too soft, Jesse and Joey work together to try to come up with a tougher image for the band, and D.J. is writing an essay for school, and it's titled ""What it's like to be someone else"". For this essay, D.J. temporarily switches places with Kimmy.

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Take My Sister, Please Oct 1, 1991 Teaser: Jesse and Michelle deal with the hiccups. Main Synopsis: D.J. is absolutely fed up with Stephanie. Therefore, D.J. petitions the guys to let her have her own bedroom -- something she hasn't had in 4 years. The guys talk it over, and they decide to let D.J. have her own bedroom. D.J. feels relieved, after four years of sharing a bedroom with Stephanie. The new arrangement is that D.J. and Michelle will switch rooms, and as a result, Michelle will be Stephanie's new roommate, while D.J. takes over Michelle's old bedroom. Problem is, Michelle doesn't want to be Stephanie's roommate either, making Stephanie believe that no one wants to live with her. For D.J., this puts the prospect of having her own room in jeopardy, until she helps Stephanie accept the change, and they help Michelle accept the fact that she'll be Stephanie's new roommate. Meanwhile, When Becky's Lamaze instructor, Lisa Green, holds a Lamaze class in the living room with Jesse and Becky and some of their friends

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Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone? Oct 8, 1991 Teaser: Jesse shows the new studio to Michelle. Main Synopsis: Todd Mitchell, one of high school freshman D.J.'s schoolmates, is spreading a false rumor around school that D.J. is the worst kisser. It's Todd's way of getting even with D.J. for refusing to let Todd kiss her on the way home from the library. D.J. shows Kimmy a sympathy card that D.J. got from Kathy Santoni, who, on the card, refers to the situation as a ""mega crisis"". Later, under the guise of collecting dirty clothes to take downstairs to the laundry room, Danny goes upstairs to D.J.'s bedroom while she's not there and finds the card. The term ""mega crisis"" arouses Danny's curiosity, and he wants to know what D.J.'s mega crisis is. Later, at a bowling alley, Danny is spending some time with D.J. when Kimmy shows up and takes D.J. to the mall, where Todd Mitchell is continuing to spread the rumor. At home, Danny slips up and mentions ""mega crisis"", indicating to D.J. that Danny has seen the card. D.J. believes Danny's

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The King and I Oct 15, 1991 Teaser: There is no teaser in this episode. Main Synopsis: A record company tells Jesse that if he can write a song that can be a hit, Jesse and the Rippers will be signed. When the family prepares to go to Lake Pollock for a big family reunion, Jesse, who is frustrated by his lack of song ideas, says in an angry way that he can't go to Lake Pollock with the family. Later, in a diner, an Elvis Presley impersonator helps Jesse realize that he was wrong to lose his temper and snap at the family, and that his obsession with writing a hit song for the record company has made him forget how important his family is to him.

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The Legend of Ranger Joe Oct 22, 1991 Teaser: Stephanie gives the tap shoes to Michelle. Main Synopsis: Joey feels like his life is going nowhere. He doesn't want to read a bad review of his last performance, and he doesn't have to, because the newspaper's employees are on strike, then the KFLX radio station calls and asks Jesse a cartoon trivia question that Jesse can't answer, but Joey answers it correctly, winning tickets to the Donny and Marie reunion, then Linda, an attractive technician from Hilltop Cable Company, comes over and puts a booster on the cable out back, then comes inside and works on the TV. Now channels such as the Truck and Tractor Pull network are available. Before leaving, Linda agrees to go to the Donny and Marie reunion with Joey. Jesse and Joey then sit down to watch ""Wake Up, San Francisco"". The first guest is local children's TV show legend Ranger Roy, who is Joey's childhood idol. Roy announces that after 30 years of hosting his show, he is retiring, but before he does, a new ""ranger"" will be

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The Volunteer Oct 29, 1991 Teaser: There is no teaser in this episode. Main Synopsis: After school is dismissed for the day, D.J. goes to the Golden Gate Nursing Home to visit 75 year old Eddie Johnson, her ""adopted grandparent"" in the Adopt-a-grandparent program. At home, Stephanie and Kimmy have a disagreement -- Kimmy seems to think her dog Coco is smarter than Comet, so they agree to invite all the dogs that live in their neighborhood into the Tanner family backyard for a little dog show in order to settle this. D.J. has promised to be the judge, so at the end of her visit with Eddie, D.J. tells Eddie about the dog show. Eddie wants to see the show, so he sneaks out of the nursing home and goes with D.J. to the house. At home, D.J. notices Eddie acting strange, like he doesn't know who D.J. is. The winner of the dog show is Teddy's dog Sparky. Nurse Thomas arrives from the nursing home, and she's looking for Eddie, who didn't tell D.J. that a signature from a relative is needed to get Eddie out of the nurs

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Come Fly with Me Sep 22, 1992 Teaser: Hair...the complete story. Main Synopsis: Jesse and the Rippers have just finished another summer of touring. Stephanie and Michelle have had a crummy summer, and they are excited when a postcard from D.J. mentions that D.J. will be bringing home a big surprise when she arrives home from Barcelona. In an hour, the airplane with D.J. and Kimmy on it will be landing at San Francisco International Airport. At the airport, the surprise turns out to be D.J.'s new boyfriend Steve Hale, who was also in the summer study program. Stephanie and Michelle were hoping that the surprise would be better than this and that D.J. would at least act like she missed them, because D.J. was gone for 8 weeks. Still at the airport, Stephanie and Michelle meet members of the International Young People's Choir, and the choir is going to New Zealand. Stephanie falls for Terry, one of the members of the choir. Terry invites Michelle and Stephanie to come aboard the airplane and see the choir off, so the

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The Long Goodbye Sep 29, 1992 Teaser: Joey, Michelle, and the twins play with soap bubbles. Main Synopsis: Teddy tells Michelle that he'll be moving to Amarillo, Texas because his father got a new job. Michelle, who is afraid that she may lose her best friend forever, tries absolutely everything to stop Teddy from moving, but Joey helps Michelle realize that she must say goodbye to Teddy, but they can still write letters to each other and call each other sometimes. Meanwhile, Danny and Vicky re-examine their long distance relationship, and Michelle gives Nicky and Alex a doll, but Jesse doesn't think it would be manly for Nicky and Alex to play with dolls.

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Road to Tokyo Oct 6, 1992 Teaser: Stephanie, Michelle, and the twins figure out what to do with broken toys. Main Synopsis: Fat Fish Records calls Jesse and tells him that ""Forever"" has reached #1 in Japan. Fat Fish records wants Jesse to go to Japan for two weeks, and Jesse takes Becky, Nicky, and Alex with him. Once Jesse sets foot in Japan, he starts letting the whole experience go to his head, and when Becky tries to bring Jesse to his senses, Jesse accuses Becky of trying to ruin his dream of succeeding in the music business. Becky tells Jesse that she does want his dream to come true, and that he can't forget about his family, and Jesse realizes that Becky is right. Meanwhile, Kimmy has been nominated for class president by the ""Party Hearty"" party. For the school newspaper, D.J. writes an editorial about the election, and she's afraid it'll damage Kimmy's chances of being elected, but it doesn't, and Kimmy is elected class president.

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Radio Days Oct 13, 1992 Teaser: Where's your tongue? Where's your nose? Main Synopsis: Danny tells Jesse that radio station KFLH 95.6 is looking for a new afternoon disc jockey. Jesse would love to have this job. At the TV station, Mr. Strowbridge sticks Joey with a co-host on ""The Ranger Joe Show"", and his new co-host is Jungle Jenny, who is Mr. Strowbridge's wife. At the radio station, Jesse shows up to talk to program director Julie Hartman, and just before Julie calls Jesse into the broadcasting room, Joey shows up to be with Jesse just in case Jesse doesn't get the job. Julie invites Joey into the broadcasting room along with Jesse, and Joey starts reeling off insulting jokes at Jesse. After Joey leaves, Julie hires Jesse to fill the vacant afternoon slot at the station, as long as Joey works as his partner. Jesse doesn't like this idea, because he is angry with Joey for insulting him on the air. Joey is annoyed to no end by Jungle Jenny, so Joey decides that he doesn't want to be ""Ranger Joe"" anymore,

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Lovers and Other Tanners Oct 20, 1992 Teaser: Planting. (Teaser includes Stephanie and Michelle.) Main Synopsis: Danny has plans to pick Vicky up from the airport, so he asks D.J. to pick Michelle up from a Honeybee troop meeting at 4:00pm. It's not 4:00pm yet, so D.J. goes out with Steve. When they return home, they are studying when they realize that they are in love with each other. Minutes later, Danny walks in while D.J. and Steve are sharing a kiss, then Stephanie arrives home with Michelle, because D.J. forgot to pick Michelle up and walk her home. Steve leaves to go to wrestling practice at the high school. Danny tells D.J. that recently, D.J. has been entirely too wrapped up with Steve. D.J. says that she and Steve are in love, and Danny refuses to believe it just because D.J. is 15 years old, then Danny says D.J.'s mind has been in the clouds because of Steve, so in order to bring D.J.'s mind back down to Earth, Danny forbids D.J. from ever seeing Steve again -- a big mistake on Danny's part. It drives D.J. rig

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Educating Jesse Oct 27, 1992 Teaser: Joey and Michelle play with Nicky and Alex. Main Synopsis: D.J. and Kimmy are working together on a project that has the goal of preventing students from dropping out of school. Jesse refuses to help, because Jesse himself is a high school dropout. Jesse dropped out of high school in his senior year, shortly before graduation, because Jesse's bullying English teacher, Mr. Pearson, absolutely humiliated Jesse in front of the whole class, and Jesse could no longer face his classmates. Becky convinces Jesse to enroll in night school so he can get a diploma in a few months, but his teacher at night school turns out to be Mr. Pearson, who humiliates Jesse all over again, and Jesse once again leaves school. Michelle's problem with learning how to tie her shoes leads Jesse to realize that he and Michelle shouldn't be quitters in what they're doing, so Jesse decides to go back to the school because he wants to earn a diploma.

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Trouble in Twin Town Nov 10, 1992 Teaser: Danny has a gift to show Michelle and Stephanie. Main Synopsis: Becky's snobby millionaire cousin Dick Donaldson has arrived in town from Nebraska with his wife Donna and twin daughters Debbie and Darla. They have come to town to attend a convention for twins, where a ""favorite twins"" contest will take place. As soon as Dick arrives, he and Jesse start insulting each other. Jesse can't stand Dick because of Dick's snobby attitude. Jesse tells Dick that if he were Dick's mechanic, Dick would be having brake problems. Dick tells Jesse that it was a smart move when he decided not to enter Nicky and Alex in the favorite twins contest and tells Jesse that Nicky and Alex 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 Nicky and Alex in the contest is because Jesse is on a mission to take Dick down a few pegs. Nicky and Ale

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It was a Dark and Stormy Night Sep 14, 1993 Teaser: Becky and Jesse have bought a pair of new little beds for Nicky and Alex. Main Synopsis: D.J., Stephanie, Michelle, and Kimmy have returned home from a summer at Camp Lakota. Michelle tells Jesse that she no longer wants Jesse to call her ""Munchkin"", which Jesse has affectionately called her for years, because everyone at camp gave her the nickname ""Trailmix"", and she likes it. Danny feels hurt when D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle act like they didn't miss the family one bit while they were at Camp Lakota. Upstairs, Stephanie and D.J. are surprised that Michelle has brought home a rabbit named Gilbert. Danny enters the room and sees Gilbert. Stephanie explains that Gilbert had a broken leg when they found him at camp. They nursed him back to health, and Michelle was supposed to have released Gilbert back into the forest that Camp Lakota is in. Steve takes the girls back to Camp Lakota to release Gilbert, but there is a heavy thunderstorm in the area, and they're forced into the

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The Apartment Sep 21, 1993 Teaser: ""Doctor"" Nicky and ""Doctor"" Alex examine Jesse.Main Synopsis: Danny is shocked when D.J. tells him that her classmate Kathy Santoni is pregnant, and Danny feels uncomfortable when D.J. says she's going to go to Steve's new apartment to watch TV with him. Danny tells D.J. to be home by 11:00pm, which is her curfew. Danny gives D.J. permission to go to Steve's apartment because he is told that Kimmy will be with D.J. at the apartment. What Danny doesn't know is that circumstances have prevented Kimmy from being able to be with D.J. the whole time at Steve's apartment. Later, it's past midnight, and D.J. is still not home yet. Danny calls Kimmy, who gives him the address of Steve's new apartment. A few minutes later, Danny knocks on Steve's door, but there is no answer because Steve and D.J. are asleep beside each other on the couch. They fell asleep while watching the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ""The Terminator"". Danny stands on a chair, and looks through the window above Steve'

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Wrong-Way Tanner Sep 28, 1993 Teaser: Jesse and Joey sing ""Louie, Louie"" with the Nicky and Alex. Main Synopsis: Like Stephanie and D.J. once did, Michelle becomes a member of a local soccer team that Joey is now the head coach of. Danny and Jesse are overly excited about it, and in her first game, Michelle kicks the ball the wrong way and scores the winning goal for the opposing team. This has Michelle wanting to leave the team because she feels like she can no longer face her teammates, who chewed her out about costing them a game. Joey explains to Jesse and Danny that if they would have let Joey do his job as head coach and not put so much pressure on Michelle and made her so nervous, Michelle would have felt more comfortable in the game and maybe a little less prone to mistakes. As this is going on, Stephanie is videotaping a day in the life of the Tanners as a project for school. Among the events she videotapes is Joey talking to the soccer team, D.J. wearing a necklace that has become stuck to Steve's sweat

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Tough Love Oct 5, 1993 Teaser: Joey shows Stephanie and Michelle some ventriloquist tricks. Main Synopsis: Nicky and Alex are having behavior problems that are adversely affecting the lives of those who love them. Nicky and Alex even destroy Michelle's science project, which was a model of the nine planets. An angry Michelle lets on that Jesse and Becky should start making Nicky and Alex behave, so Jesse takes the twins to their bedroom for their first punishment, which is a timeout, meaning that they're grounded to their room for a portion of the day. After doing this, Jesse feels guilty when the twins call him ""mean daddy"" for this, and a ""mean daddy"" is the last thing Jesse wants to be. Becky reassures Jesse that the twins obviously didn't know that what they said to Jesse was hurtful. Meanwhile, Danny, who fears that the girls are too finicky to like Vicky's cooking, bribes Stephanie and Michelle into giving Vicky compliments at the dinner table so they won't make Vicky feel hurt.

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Fast Friends Oct 12, 1993 Teaser: Michelle gets Nicky and Alex to show Comet how to roll over, then gives the twins some cookies for it, and foreseeing a reward, Comet rolls over too. Main Synopsis: For two weeks, Stephanie has been in 6th grade at DiMaggio Junior High School. Her old friends all attend different schools now, and Stephanie is desperate to make new friends, and she meets a group of 7th graders led by Gia Mahan, and they want Stephanie to smoke with them. That's why Stephanie is not sure that these girls are her type of friends. Meanwhile, Jesse and Joey are having a special on their radio show, ""Rush Hour Renegades"", where they have brought in D.J., Steve, and Kimmy to talk to teenagers who call in to seek advice.

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Smash Club: the Next Generation Oct 19, 1993 Teaser: Stephanie and Michelle watch the clouds. Main Synopsis: Jesse is shocked to discover that he has inherited the Smash Club from Buzz Markel. Jesse and the Rippers played gigs at the Smash Club more than virtually any other band, but the place has been closed down for the past couple of years. Jesse will become the owner only if he can reopen the club. If he can't do it, the club will be turned into a parking lot. After receiving some ideas from D.J., Kimmy, Stephanie, and Steve, Jesse decides to reopen the Smash Club as a place where anyone can come to hear cool new music from new bands -- no age limit like the Smash Club had before, when people had to be 21 or older to get in. Jesse's plans also state that no alcoholic beverages will be served in ""The New Smash Club"". Jesse and Joey head to the Smash Club, which is, of course, a mess. Jesse wants to clean up the place so he can get the loan he needs to reopen it. Eleanor Cook, a loan officer from the Embarcadero Bank, shows u

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High Anxiety Oct 26, 1993 Teaser: Michelle loses a tooth. Main Synopsis: Michelle, who is in 2nd grade, is growing up faster than Danny is accepting. Danny still treats Michelle like a baby, and Michelle has had enough of that, so even though she doesn't want to have to get mad at Danny, she angrily tells Danny to stop treating her like a baby. Danny realizes that he needs to let go and start letting his kids grow up as they get older, so Danny talks to Michelle and promises to stop treating Michelle like a baby. Meanwhile, Jesse is overwhelmed by the fact that he has so many decisions to make about needs for the Smash Club, which he hasn't opened yet.

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Comet's Excellent Adventure Sep 27, 1994 Teaser: Where's the remote control? Main Synopsis: The Rippers -- Lanny, Gary, and Roger -- are tired of Jesse's personal life decreasing how much time he spends with the Rippers, and the Rippers think Jesse has lost his passion for the music, so the Rippers fire Jesse. Jesse, who feels hurt by this, embarks on a mission to prove that he doesn't need the Rippers. When Michelle asks Jesse if she can walk Comet, even though Michelle is not allowed to walk Comet by herself, Jesse absent-mindedly gives Michelle permission to do it. While Michelle is out walking Comet, Comet escapes from her, sending the family on a frantic search for Comet, who later returns home. Also, D.J. breaks up with Nelson Burkhard, the teenage millionaire that she has been dating.

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Breaking Away Oct 4, 1994 Teaser: Jesse and Becky prepare the twins for preschool. Main Synopsis: It's time for Nicky and Alex to start preschool, but Jesse and Becky just can't seem to let go. Jesse and Becky are reluctant to let the twins start preschool, until they finally admit that they have to learn to let go sometimes, and the twins like preschool. Meanwhile, Stephanie, who is in 7th grade, asserts herself by not cleaning up her side of the bedroom that she shares with Michelle.

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Making out is Hard to Do Oct 11, 1994 Teaser: Joey does an invisibility act for Nicky and Alex. Main Synopsis: Danny is stricken with laryngitis. He feels even more speechless than he already is when he discovers that Stephanie lied to him and went to a makeout party at Gia's apartment while Gia's mother Claire is working a late shift. Meanwhile, Jesse is bothered by the fact that the new lead singer of the Rippers is Barry Williams, who played as Greg Brady on the Brady Bunch, because the Rippers seem to be having more success with Barry than they ever did with Jesse.

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I've Got a Secret Oct 18, 1994 Teaser: Trying to repair Nicky and Alex's tricycles is literally a painful job for Jesse. Main Synopsis: Michelle lets Danny know that she and her friends have formed a secret club, which Michelle is promptly kicked out of when Danny slips up and lets Michelle's friends know that he knows that the club exists. The only way Michelle can get back into the club is if Danny helps her buy the ""Super Fortress"", a popular toy. Danny sets out to find the toy, which seems to be sold out at every store that's supposed to carry it, but Danny ends up getting Michelle back into the club anyway. Meanwhile, Kimmy is dating Nelson on the rebound, and it's making D.J. jealous.

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To Joey, With Love Oct 25, 1994 Teaser: A stretching show for Stephanie, Becky, and the twins. Main Synopsis: Mrs. Carruthers drops by and tells Joey that a substitute teacher is needed for Michelle's class at school, so Joey volunteers to do it, since it gives him an opportunity to use the teaching license that he has been regularly renewing. Michelle thinks it's going to be fun to have Joey as the substitute, but she's not laughing when Joey sends her to the principal's office for acting up during class. Michelle then gets the class to agree to give Joey the silent treatment. Joey tricks the class into talking to him again, and Michelle admits that Joey is so funny that she had forgotten that sometimes he has to be serious. Meanwhile, Jesse is forming a new band and he has hired a guitarist named Viper. D.J. becomes attracted to Viper.

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You Pet It, You Bought It Nov 1, 1994 Teaser: Unknown. Main Synopsis: Jesse and Joey are trying to come up with a contest to have on their radio show, ""Rush Hour Renegades"", and the subject of TV theme songs is brought up by Joey, with the idea of asking listeners if they know the lyrics to a certain theme song. Nicky and Alex like it when Jesse starts singing the theme song for the show ""Three's Company"", in response to Joey's idea. Michelle has been selling lemonade on an extremely hot day, and surprisingly, she has earned $221. Danny has a painting of his great-great grandfather, General Cornwall Tanner, enlarged and completely restored. Michelle, without telling anyone how much she earned, does tell the guys she's going to the candy store when she has Kimmy take her out to spend the money. While Michelle and Kimmy are out, Stephanie tells the guys that Michelle earned more than $200, and of course, Danny is shocked, but not as shocked as he is when Michelle and Kimmy bring home a miniature donkey named Shorty. Michel

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On the Road Again Nov 8, 1994 Teaser: Jesse tells everyone the name of his new band -- ""Hot Daddy And The Monkey Puppets"". Main Synopsis: Jesse is taking his new band, ""Hot Daddy And The Monkey Puppets"", out on the road for a weekend, and Danny hits the roof when D.J. goes with them to be with Viper, and D.J. later lays a bit of truth on Danny -- the bit of truth being that Danny has to respect the fact that who D.J. dates is for D.J. to decide, and Danny admits that he trusts D.J.'s judgment. Meanwhile, Jesse becomes preoccupied with feeling old when he, Becky, and the twins rent a hotel room he used years ago while on tour with the Rippers, and the place is not the same as it used to be.