Full House chronicles a widowed father's struggles of raising his three young daughters and the lives that they touch. After his wife was killed in an automobile accident, the patriarch of the family, Danny (Bob Saget), invites his brother-in-law, Jesse (John Stamos), and his best friend, Joey (Dave Coulier), to help raise his children (Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin, and Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen).
Season three of the family sitcom Full House originally aired on ABC between September 22, 1989 and May 4, 1990.
Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widower father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife Pam, enlisted his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and his best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three daughters, D. J., Stephanie, and Michelle. In this season, Danny and Rebecca's talk show takes a spike in popularity, meanwhile Jesse and Rebecca continue dating while Jesse prepares to leave his rebellious ways in the past.
Initially, it was planned that Becky would appear only in six episodes of season two, however, the producers found that the Tanner girls needed a mother figure. In the meantime, Joey searches for ways to launch his comedy career. The season also marks the first appearance of Comet, a dog the family adopts in "And They Call It Puppy Love".
D. J. starts seventh grade and her first year of junior high, Stephanie enters the second grade, and Michelle gets her first bed and starts preschool. By this season, the series' viewership increased, turning Full House into the most popular series of ABC's block TGIF; also, for the first time the series figured among the 30 highest-rated programs of the year.
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Cast and Guest Stars
The season's main cast is John Stamos as Jesse, Bob Saget as Danny, Dave Coulier as Joey, Candace Cameron as D. J., Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle.
The season's guest stars include Bobbie Eakes in "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (in 22 Minutes)"; Doris Roberts as Claire, Danny's mother (replacing Alice Hirson, who played the role in the first season); Ed McMahon as himself, in the episode "Star Search"; Scott Baio in "Dr.
Season 3 Episode Highlights
Here are some memorable moments and plotlines from Season 3:
- The entire Tanner family, including Becky, is rewarded with a week-long trip to Hawaii to celebrate the two-year anniversary of when Jesse and Joey moved into the Tanner home.
- DJ goes to Jr. High and figures out that it's much different than Elementary School and the older girls tease her.
- Steph loses a tooth in an apple and decides to spoil the tooth fairy with milk and cookies.
- Michelle celebrates a new sandbox in the garden with a selfish attitude to toys.
- Stephanie and the rest of her class get detention for calling classmate Walter "Duck Face." Uncle Jesse says being nice to people is important and makes her call Walter to apologize.
- Danny's mother comes for a visit and they learn that she feels she has no purpose because she's retired. So Danny tries to lift her spirits by pretending they need her help around the house.
- A dog named Minnie wanders into the Tanner's yard, the dog catches Michelle, Joey, and Stephanie's attention. Joey learns that Minnie is from Ohio and she already has an owner. DJ notices the dog in her uncle's room, she helps her sisters and Joey take care of Minnie without Danny or Jesse noticing. However, Jesse and Danny have already noticed the dog in their home, but it soon discovered that Minnie is about to have puppies and she is going into labor. Minnie finally gives birth to her puppies in Jesse's room, the Tanners look on in delight. Frank Flood arrives to take Minnie home, he thanks the Tanners for looking after Minnie and her puppies. Frank allows the Tanners to keep one of Minnie's puppies and Michelle picks out the puppy that Jesse is holding.
- Episode 11 season 3 (Aftershocks) was written after the 1989 Earthquake.
- While holding a poker game at the house, Jesse calls Becky and "tells" her what she is going to do in a very bossy tone of voice.
- Michelle is excited to start her first day of pre-school, she becomes intrigued with Dave the class' pet bird. During story time, Michelle let's the bird out and he flies out a window. Michelle becomes guilty for letting Dave fly away and the rest of her classmates start to blame her for the incident. Danny and Jesse immediately fix the problem by giving Michelle a parrot named Sammy, so she can replace the class bird as an apology.
- DJ turns 13 and is very excited about her first birthday party as a teenager. She has an eye on a boy her age named Kevin, who seems very nervous around her. Kimmy thinks that the best way to get them together is to arrange a scheme spin-the-bottle game in which DJ is sure to kiss Kevin.
- Danny and Joey disguise themselves as women so they can get their fraternity seal back from a sorority house, where their reunion is being held. Unfortunately, their plan goes south when Danny and Joey get arrested, the two end up in jail. DJ must bail her father and Joey out of jail, because she can't find Rebecca or her grandmother.
Full Episode List
Here is a complete list of episodes from Season 3:
| Episode # | Title |
|---|---|
| S3 E1 | Tanner's Island |
| S3 E2 | Back to School Blues |
| S3 E3 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (in 22 Minutes) |
| S3 E4 | Nerd for a Day |
| S3 E5 | Granny Tanny |
| S3 E6 | Star Search |
| S3 E7 | And They Call It Puppy Love |
| S3 E8 | Divorce Court |
| S3 E9 | Dr. Dare Rides Again |
| S3 E10 | The Greatest Birthday on Earth |
| S3 E11 | Aftershocks |
| S3 E12 | Joey & Stacy and... Oh, Yeah, Jesse |
| S3 E13 | No More Mr. Dumb Guy |
| S3 E14 | Misadventures in Babysitting |
| S3 E15 | Lust in the Dust |
| S3 E16 | Bye, Bye Birdie |
| S3 E17 | Episode 17 |
| S3 E18 | Mr. Egghead |
| S3 E19 | Those Better Not Be the Days |
| S3 E20 | Honey, I Broke the House |
Starting with this season, the show leads off ABC's new TGIF block, created by Jim Janicek. On occasion, the cast would preview their show, as well as the other shows in the block (in this case, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and Just the Ten of Us; for the block's premiere night only, the fourth show was postponed by a special preview of the short-lived comedy Free Spirit), and even sign off for the night. This season only, the theme song alternates between the extended version and an abbreviated version that goes into the chorus after the first two lines.
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