7.5/10650 votes#1 - Our Very First Show
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1987
Widowed father Danny Tanner asks his friend Joey and his brother-in-law Jesse for their help in raising his three willful daughters.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Jeff Franklin
7.4/10502 votes#2 - Our Very First Night
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1987
Jesse is left to baby-sit Michelle and turns the chore into a rock gig replete with midnight sundaes and hair dyeing.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Jeff Franklin
7.1/10452 votes#3 - The First Day of School
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1987
Stephanie's first-day-of-school jitters have Danny, Joey and Jesse playing superdad.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Leonard Ripps
7.0/10434 votes#4 - The Return of Grandma
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1987
Danny, Jesse and Joey's moms all threaten to move in if the guys don't brush up on their housekeeping.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Russell Marcus
6.7/10427 votes#5 - Sea Cruise
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1987
Danny's all-male fishing trip turns into a loveboat cruise replete with a female captain and an all-girl band.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: N/A
7.0/10400 votes#6 - Daddy's Home
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1987
Danny flies off to work minutes before Stephanie's ballet debut as a dying swan, and Joey decides to trade wings with Jesse.
Director: Howard Storm
Writer: Joan Brooker, Nancy Eddo
7.1/10406 votes#7 - Knock Yourself Out
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1987
Danny's tryout as a cable boxing announcer isn't a knockout; the guys try to save the baby from being knocked out by a cold.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Jeff Franklin
6.8/10403 votes#8 - Jesse's Girl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1987
Jesse and Joey entertain everyone with stories of romantic dreams--one of which comes true.
Director: Jeff Franklin, Don Van Atta
Writer: Jeff Franklin
7.2/10404 votes#9 - The Miracle of Thanksgiving
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1987
Everyone teams up to prepare the Thanksgiving feast--and the results aren't worth gobbling.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Russell Marcus, Jeff Franklin
7.3/10393 votes#10 - Joey's Place
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1987
As Joey starts getting ready for a comedy tour, the family starts acting like he's already gone.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.3/10396 votes#11 - The Big Three-O
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1987
Danny crashes his surprise 30th-birthday party only to discover that Jesse dunked his favorite car.
Director: Howard Storm
Writer: Bob Perlow, Gene Braunstein
7.0/10383 votes#12 - Our Very First Promo
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1987
Danny and his family are chosen to make a promo to boost ratings at the TV station.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Russell Marcus
7.2/10384 votes#13 - Sisterly Love
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1988
Sibling rivalry takes to the screen when Stephanie gets the part in the TV commercial for which DJ was auditioning.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Leonard Ripps
7.1/10377 votes#14 - Half a Love Story
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1988
Jesse uses Michelle to get a date with one of Danny's co-workers.
Director: Howard Storm
Writer: Russell Marcus, Jeff Franklin
7.1/10380 votes#15 - A Pox in Our House
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1988
When chicken pox spreads through the household, Danny may have to scratch his chance to play basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Leonard Ripps
6.6/10373 votes#16 - But Seriously, Folks
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1988
Joey's comic debut is jinxed when a guest in the audience takes his spot.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Russell Marcus
7.0/10369 votes#17 - Danny's Very First Date
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1988
Danny's kids are less than pleased to find out he might date the hive mother of Stephanie's honeybee troop.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Jeff Franklin
7.0/10390 votes#18 - Just One of the Guys
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/4/1988
DJ wishes she were one of the guys when her cousin comes for a visit and spends most of his time with Danny.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Leonard Ripps
7.0/10363 votes#19 - The Seven-Month Itch (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/11/1988
Jesse's lack of privacy drives him out of the house for a break from the family, and he winds up missing the baby's birthday.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jeff Franklin
7.2/10365 votes#20 - The Seven-Month Itch (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/1988
Jesse's guilt increases when he misinterprets a phone call from Stephanie to mean the baby's ill.
Director: Russ Petranto
Writer: N/A
6.9/10355 votes#21 - Mad Money
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1988
Jesse gyrates as an Elvis impersonator, Joey discovers an old savings bond and starts spending money right and left.
Director: Jeff Franklin
Writer: Rob Edwards
7.3/10365 votes#22 - D.J. Tanner's Day Off
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1988
When DJ ditches school to get a rock singer's autograph, she doesn't count on Joey showing up where all the action is.
Director: Joel Zwick
Writer: Kim Weiskopf, Michael S. Baser
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After the death of his wife, Danny enlists his best friend and his brother-in-law to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Our Very First Show" is the best rated episode of "Full House" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 650 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Jeff Franklin, it aired on 9/22/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Our Very First Night".