Full House: El Problema Grande de D.J.

D.J. has good grades (six As) throughout her report card, except for in Spanish class, where she was given a ‘D’ (while Kimmy had gotten a ‘C’). Danny decides to talk to her Spanish teacher, Senorita Linda Mosley, about the grade, and D.J. thanks him for that.

When Linda comes over to the house to have a private discussion with Danny about it, it starts as a simple parent-teacher conference (with Linda showing Danny some colored flash cards with Spanish words on them, such as “el sofa” for sofa (and Danny remarks, “The sofa is ‘el sofa’? How could she get a D in this language?” and Linda replies, “Well, they’re not all that easy.”) and “perro” for dog, respectively, in the living room with the blue-and-white checkered couch. It soon ends with an unexpected burst of passion as the smitten Senorita Mosley tries to show him how to roll the double R in Spanish (after telling him the importance of the letter ‘R’ in the Spanish language), only to plant a kiss on him. When she apologizes, Danny tells her it felt nice, and Linda feels better. So they kiss a second time; however, the second kiss is ill-timed because that is when D.J. and some of her friends walk through the kitchen door and into the living room, and they take notice of it. Much to D.J.’s utter mortification, the kiss is an event that the whole school is soon buzzing about.

D.J. soon becomes a target for highly unwelcome teasing, and she is absolutely furious at her dad for making her a target for teasing (and for not getting her Spanish grade changed).

Danny apologizes to D.J. for making her a target for teasing, and then eventually gets her to admit that the more difficult the Spanish class became, the more she just gave up on it, because she thinks she is no good at it. However, Danny manages to encourage his oldest daughter that he will be proud of her for trying as hard as she can, especially in something she finds to be hard to do, and D.J. thanks him.

Meanwhile, Mr. Malatesta gives Michelle a spot in a marshmallow commercial that Joey and Jesse have been assigned to work on. Joey and Jesse groom Michelle to star in the commercial. She is to sit on a cloud, eat a marshmallow, and exclaim, “yummy in the tummy.” However, she overpractices by eating too many marshmallows before the actual filming, and as a result, Michelle is full when the camera starts rolling.

Also, Stephanie has gotten a good report card, but her teacher writes, “Stephanie is a wonderful student, but she needs to control her talking in class.” When Danny makes the mistake of telling her she has to “stop being such a little chatterbox,” she says, “So, my own family thinks I’m a chatterbox? How rude.” When Danny says, “Steph...” she interrupts him, saying, “No, no, it’s fine. From now on, this chatterbox is all locked up” before making a motion of zipping her mouth and throwing away the key. With that, Stephanie stops speaking for about three days — which makes Danny feel a little regretful.

Full House: Little Shop of Sweaters

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Danny has bought D.J. the royal blue sweater that she wanted. D.J. puts on the sweater and goes to school. At recess, she removes her sweater so she won’t get it all sweaty, but after she puts the sweater on the ground, the school’s gardener runs over it with a lawn mower, and the sweater is shredded. D.J. doesn’t want Danny to know about this, so she and Stephanie go to the mall to buy a replacement royal blue sweater. However, the sweater is priced at $80 (and, as per the sales clerk, Julie, won’t be going on sale anytime soon, much to D.J.’s disappointment).

Stephanie sees a sign on the checkout counter that says, “Buy now, pay later.” Not realizing that a credit card is required to do what the sign says (or even how a credit card works), she grabs the sweater in an effort to help D.J., but this gets Stephanie accused of shoplifting. Stephanie tells D.J. the whole story, and D.J. decides to wear the sweater (provided that they hide all the evidence) while she and Stephanie go out for dinner with Danny.

The next morning, the girls return to the mall to send the sweater back, but the store clerk catches them upon the sound of the alarm and calls Danny, Jesse, and Joey. The store does not press charges on any of the girls.

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Stephanie: Hey, where’s your new sweater?
D.J.: (pulls parts of her now ruined sweater out of her backpack as she speaks) Right here... and here... and here.
Stephanie: What happened? Did it blow up?
D.J.: I was so stupid! I was playing soccer at recess, and I took my sweater off so it wouldn’t get all sweaty. Next thing I know, the gardener drives his stupid lawn mower right over my sweater.
Stephanie: Daddy is going to freak out.

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Danny: Girls, I really like that you tried to help each other. (turns to D.J.) But why didn’t you just come to me when you were in trouble?
D.J.: Because I thought I could handle things on my own.
Danny: D.J., you always think that. But to be honest, you’re much better at getting into trouble than you are getting out of it.
D.J.: Well, is there any way to practice getting out without getting in?
Danny: Well, no. But once you get in, you have to come to me, or Uncle Jesse, or Joey and let us help you. Because no matter what happens, we’re always on your side.
D.J.: Thanks, Dad. (hugs Danny)

Full House: Beach Boy Bingo

D.J. ends up winning two free tickets to a Beach Boys concert in a radio contest, but then has to make a decision about who she brings with her. She wishes she could take her family with her, but, according to the rules of the contest, she is allowed to bring only one guest. 

Naturally, her dad Danny assumes that he will be D.J.’s choice, since he also likes the Beach Boys. But, much to Danny’s dismay, she selects Jesse instead, although she changes her mind later and tells Danny to go with Jesse (although Jesse changes his mind after a talk with Danny and tells her to go with her father). 

Danny says that D.J. is going to the concert. However, D.J. corrects him, saying that she isn’t going, since she feels it isn’t worth hurting someone else’s feelings.

“This concert was supposed to be fun. Now everybody’s either hurt or disappointed. It’s just not worth it. I’m not going.”

In the end, however, everybody is satisfied, thanks to some surprise visitors at the Tanner household.

Full House: D.J.’s Very First Horse

Wake Up, San Francisco is broadcasting an episode from a horse stable, where D.J. meets a horse named Rocket. She desperately wants a pet, and thinks that he will fit the bill. However, the only way that she will get him is if she has enough money to make the payments needed ($100) every two weeks, so she and her best friend Kimmy pool their money together in order to start making Rocket’s stable payments, without Danny knowing it. D.J. thinks he will not let her have Rocket unless she proves to him that she can handle the responsibility that comes with owning a pet. Her plan consists of secretly keeping up the payments for a couple of weeks, and then telling Danny about Rocket, as she figures that two weeks is enough to prove to Danny that she can handle the responsibility so he will not refuse.

When Kimmy blows her half of the money on shopping at the mall, D.J. cannot make the next stable payment. So, in a desperate effort to make sure she does not lose Rocket, she takes him to the house with her. Danny is shocked when he comes home and sees Rocket in the house. He tells D.J. to take him back to the stable. While there, D.J. bids him farewell, thinking that she will lose him. However, what she is delighted to discover is that Becky has decided to become Rocket’s new owner and make the stable payments, because she misses the times when she and her family had horses in Nebraska. Danny agrees to let D.J. help Becky take care of Rocket.

Kimmy: Well, I asked my mom about the horse.

D.J.: What did she say?

Kimmy: She said, ‘Kimberly Louise Gibbler, have you lost your mind?’ I didn’t really have an answer for that.

Full House: Tanner vs. Gibbler

To celebrate Kimmy’s 12th birthday, D.J. plans a special party at the house with some of their closest friends.

When Stephanie slips up and mentions the surprise birthday party to Kimmy, Kimmy decides to bring her new karate class friends, Melissa and Nina, two older girls in junior high, to the party with her.

Upon arriving, however, all that Nina and Melissa want to do is invite a bunch of friends (presumably fellow party animals, such as ‘Duke’) over to trash the house, so when D.J. kicks them out for even thinking about trashing the house, Kimmy decides to abandon the party and go to the mall with them. This begins a feud between the two girls. With help from Jesse and Joey, D.J. and Kimmy end their feud, as Kimmy realizes that D.J. refuses to let her forget who her real friends are.

Meanwhile, Danny panics when he finds out that he’s been removed from his job as a sportscaster at the TV station. Luckily for him, it turns out to be a blessing in disguise, because the station has created a new local morning talk show titled Wake Up, San Francisco, and they need two people to host the new show. Danny is named as one of the hosts, while his co-host for the new show is Rebecca Donaldson, who had moved to San Francisco from her hometown of Valentine, Nebraska, many years ago, after coming off her two-year success in A.M. Omaha.

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D.J.: I’m D.J. I’m glad you could make it.
Nina: We wouldn’t miss a party for our new pal Kammy.
D.J.: Her name’s Kimmy.
Kimmy: D.J., they wear lipstick. They can call me whatever they want.

Full House: Our Very First Christmas Show

The family is on a flight to Colorado to spend Christmas with some relatives, and this is a trip that Danny has spent months planning. But on the way to Colorado, a blizzard forces an emergency landing at an unfamiliar airport. The family is forced to spend Christmas in the baggage claim room, where everyone thinks Christmas is ruined this time around. Jesse’s father Nick tries to get Jesse to kiss Rebecca (who had been expecting to go to her home town of Nebraska to spend the holidays) under a mistletoe, and D.J. is upset when she discovers that the gifts the family brought along on the flight with them have somewhat gone missing. 

Jesse, becoming ever so frustrated by everyone’s sour attitudes, speaks to the people in the baggage claim room about the true meaning of Christmas (which is, in my mind, a really awesome thing, especially for a Christian like me).

“What’s the matter with you people? The first Christmas was in a manger. They did okay. I mean, so what if we’re stuck in this crummy dump? Christmas isn’t about presents, or Santa Claus, or cows. It’s about a feeling. It’s about - It’s about people. It’s about us forgetting about our problems and reaching out to help other people. Christmas doesn’t have to happen in one certain place. It happens in our hearts. So if you think about it, we could have Christmas anywhere.”

The next morning, the real Santa Claus shows up and shows the family where the missing gifts are.