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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Full House Season 8 Episode 15 - My Left and Right Foot
    6.2/10(265 votes)

    #1 - My Left and Right Foot

    S8:E15

    Michelle frets over the size of her feet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Full House Season 5 Episode 9 - Happy Birthday, Babies (1)
    6.3/10(285 votes)

    #2 - Happy Birthday, Babies (1)

    S5:E9

    It's Michelle's 5th birthday. Michelle is afraid she's about to lose her status as "the baby of the family", because Becky is pregnant. Michelle thinks this status is what makes her special. As a result, even though she can't stop it, Michelle doesn't want to be 5 years old. As the family convinces Michelle that she's special to them no matter what, Jesse is having what he thinks are sympathy pains.

    Director:Jeff Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Full House Season 7 Episode 18 - Kissing Cousins
    6.4/10(275 votes)

    #3 - Kissing Cousins

    S7:E18

    Jesse has returned home from Greece, where he attended Papouli's funeral, and he has brought his cousin Stavros home with him. What Jesse doesn't know is that Stavros is a womanizing con artist. Stavros (also played by John Stamos) swindles Joey out of a watch and $20, makes a pass at Becky, gets Danny a $65 parking ticket, and Stavros also makes D.J. pay for an awful-smelling goat pizza that Stavros had the money for all along. When everyone tries to tell Jesse what kind of man Stavros is, Jesse refuses to believe them. The Smash Club is the setting for Stavros's latest scam, in which he says that a severe mudslide has occurred in his hometown in Greece and he is raising money at the Smash Club for his hometown's recovery from the mudslide. Becky and the girls discover that there was no mudslide, and that Stavros plans to take the money -- and Becky -- on an airplane flight to Florida with him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Full House Season 7 Episode 21 - Be Your Own Best Friend
    6.4/10(257 votes)

    #4 - Be Your Own Best Friend

    S7:E21

    In Michelle's class on parent volunteer day, a new student is introduced. It's Michelle's best friend Teddy, who moved to Texas a little more than a year ago. Michelle is thrilled that Teddy and his family have moved back to San Francisco. When Michelle tries to be a best friend to both Teddy and Denise, she ends up with no friend at all, until Danny helps Michelle, Teddy, and Denise realize that it's possible for someone to have two best friends. Meanwhile, on "Rush Hour Renegades", Joey and his girlfriend Roxy Martin make Jesse feel like the odd man out by not letting Jesse get a word in edgewise on the show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Full House Season 7 Episode 4 - Tough Love
    6.6/10(257 votes)

    #5 - Tough Love

    S7:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Full House Season 7 Episode 12 - Support Your Local Parents
    6.6/10(249 votes)

    #6 - Support Your Local Parents

    S7:E12

    In playgroups, 2-year-old Nicky and Alex refuse to play with anyone except for each other. Jesse is too stubborn to admit that this is a problem, until he and Becky attend a support group for parents of twins. After the visit with the support group, Jesse later admits that he didn't want to acknowledge the problem because he was afraid that he may discover that he's somehow the cause of it and he doesn't want to do anything to mess up Nicky and Alex's lives, but Jesse was proven wrong at the support group. Meanwhile, D.J. gets a traffic ticket for "obstruction of vision" when Kimmy decides to air out her socks by sticking her feet out the window of the car. D.J. wants to keep the ticket a secret from Danny because she's afraid Danny will never let her drive the car again. Stephanie and Michelle use this information to their advantage to force D.J. to let them borrow clothes from her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Full House Season 7 Episode 16 - Joey's Funny Valentine
    6.6/10(260 votes)

    #7 - Joey's Funny Valentine

    S7:E16

    After a couple of weeks of dating her, Joey introduces his new girlfriend Roxy Martin to the family. Roxy is a comedian, like Joey. Roxy is nervous about meeting the family, and as a result, she can't think of anything funny to say. After Roxy meets the family, Jesse schedules Roxy to perform on comedy night at the Smash Club, where Roxy adds insulting jokes about the family to her comedy routine. At home, after returning Little Sid to its owner Big Sid, the girls are given a choice of one item from Big Sid's store for free, and this leads to arguments between the girls, who each want a different item. D.J. wants to get a big-screen TV, and Stephanie wants to get a Karaoke machine. The decisive vote is left up to Michelle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Full House Season 8 Episode 7 - On the Road Again
    6.6/10(252 votes)

    #8 - On the Road Again

    S8:E7

    Jesse hits the road with his band, but Danny hits the roof when D.J. wants to be with her new beau--the guitarist, Viper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Full House Season 1 Episode 5 - Sea Cruise
    6.7/10(461 votes)

    #9 - Sea Cruise

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown

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  10. Full House Season 1 Episode 16 - But Seriously, Folks
    6.7/10(400 votes)

    #10 - But Seriously, Folks

    S1:E16

    Joey's comic debut is jinxed when a guest in the audience takes his spot.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Russell Marcus

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  11. Full House Season 4 Episode 23 - Joey Goes Hollywood
    6.7/10(306 votes)

    #11 - Joey Goes Hollywood

    S4:E23

    Teaser: Jesse and Michelle play with puppets. Main Synopsis: Joey lands a part in a new comedy show, starring alongside Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. The family accompanies Joey to Los Angeles for the taping of the series opener, and after this, the new comedy show is turned into a cartoon with Joey, Frankie, and Annette providing the main voices in the show. Meanwhile, Stephanie wants to change her name because she's being harassed by classmates who call her ""Step On Me"".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Full House Season 5 Episode 16 - Crushed
    6.7/10(300 votes)

    #12 - Crushed

    S5:E16

    It's Stephanie's 10th birthday. When Stephanie hears that Tommy Page, her favorite singer, is scheduled to be a guest on "Wake Up, San Francisco", she begs Danny to invite Tommy to her birthday party, but Danny refuses. What Danny doesn't want Stephanie to know is that he has arranged for Tommy to be at the party, but he wants to surprise Stephanie, and that's why he told Stephanie he wouldn't invite Tommy. After Stephanie's party begins, Danny brings Tommy home with him, and Stephanie is shocked. Stephanie just happens to have a monumental crush on Tommy, but Stephanie is devastated when she later sees Tommy and D.J. kissing. Stephanie declares war on D.J. for this, until Tommy helps straighten things out between them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Full House Season 6 Episode 16 - The Heartbreak Kid
    6.7/10(270 votes)

    #13 - The Heartbreak Kid

    S6:E16

    Michelle isn't kidding when she proposes to Steve.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Full House Season 6 Episode 21 - Room for One More?
    6.7/10(251 votes)

    #14 - Room for One More?

    S6:E21

    Jesse wants another baby, but it's a circus when he tries to prove he can juggle all his responsibilities and still handle one more.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Full House Season 7 Episode 24 - A House Divided
    6.7/10(264 votes)

    #15 - A House Divided

    S7:E24

    When the family starts complaining that there is not enough room in the house for 9 people, they consider finding other places to live. Millionaire industrialist Lou Bond shows up wanting to buy the house from Danny, because Mr. Bond used to live in the house before the Tanners moved in years ago, and it's the house that Mr. Bond grew up in. Michelle is the only one who is against the idea of selling the house and moving out of it, so she tries everything to stop the sale from happening. With the help of her friends, Michelle succeeds. Everyone realizes that this house has been a part of the family for years. It's more than just walls and a roof -- it's their lives, where they have had so many good times together. With this to think about, Danny decides to not sell the house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Full House Season 8 Episode 6 - You Pet It, You Bought It
    6.7/10(266 votes)

    #16 - You Pet It, You Bought It

    S8:E6

    Michelle buys a donkey with the money she makes selling lemonade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Full House Season 8 Episode 12 - D.J.'s Choice
    6.7/10(264 votes)

    #17 - D.J.'s Choice

    S8:E12

    D.J. faces a dilemma when Nelson and Viper both vie for her affection.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Full House Season 8 Episode 19 - Taking the Plunge
    6.7/10(239 votes)

    #18 - Taking the Plunge

    S8:E19

    Kimmy decides to marry her plumber boyfriend after her college aspirations go down the drain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Full House Season 8 Episode 23 - Michelle Rides Again (1)
    6.7/10(330 votes)

    #19 - Michelle Rides Again (1)

    S8:E23

    Michelle deals with the pressure of her first jumping competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Full House Season 2 Episode 17 - El Problema Grande de D.J.
    6.8/10(347 votes)

    #20 - El Problema Grande de D.J.

    S2:E17

    D.J. has good grades throughout her report card, except for in Spanish class, where she was given a D. D.J. asks Danny to talk to Spanish teacher Linda Mosley about the grade. When Linda comes over to the house to talk to Danny about it, the conversation ends in a kiss -- right in front of D.J. and some of her friends. This makes D.J. a target for teasing, and she's angry with Danny for making her a target for teasing. D.J. is also angry that Danny didn't get her Spanish grade changed. Danny gets D.J. to admit that the more difficult the Spanish class became, the more she gave up on it. Meanwhile, Mr. Malatesta gives Michelle a spot in a marshmallow commercial that Joey and Jesse have been assigned to work on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Full House Season 3 Episode 6 - Star Search
    6.8/10(342 votes)

    #21 - Star Search

    S3:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kim Weiskopf

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  22. Full House Season 3 Episode 16 - Bye, Bye Birdie
    6.8/10(310 votes)

    #22 - Bye, Bye Birdie

    S3:E16

    It's Michelle's first day of preschool, a day that she has highly anticipated, but at preschool, Michelle accidentally lets the class's pet bird fly out the classroom window, and now none of her new classmates want to be her friend, but that attitude changes when she brings a new bird to class. Meanwhile, Stephanie, who is fascinated by D.J., wants to read D.J.'s diary and learn all of her secrets, but Stephanie unintentionally breaks the lock that holds the diary closed, and when Stephanie tries to glue the lock back onto the diary, she ends up gluing her hand to the diary's cover.

    Director:Jeff Franklin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Full House Season 3 Episode 22 - Three Men and Another Baby
    6.8/10(306 votes)

    #23 - Three Men and Another Baby

    S3:E22

    The family is babysitting the Kagans' new baby, Tony, for a night. Tony bonds with Jesse, who lets Tony sleep in Michelle's old crib, lets Tony play with Michelle's toys, and sings Michelle's special bedtime song to Tony, and this leaves Michelle thinking Jesse no longer cares about her. Jesse proves Michelle wrong when he realizes how hurt he's making her feel. Meanwhile, Danny enrolls Comet in obedience school, and it's not making Comet as obedient as Danny would like for him to be.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Full House Season 5 Episode 5 - The King and I
    6.8/10(286 votes)

    #24 - The King and I

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Full House Season 5 Episode 13 - Easy Rider
    6.8/10(280 votes)

    #25 - Easy Rider

    S5:E13

    Michelle wants to learn how to ride her bicycle without the training wheels on it, and Joey volunteers to teach her. During the bicycle lesson from Joey, Michelle crashes into a bush and gets a scrape on her hand, and she tells Joey that she doesn't trust him anymore, but Joey encourages Michelle to continue to learn how to ride her bike, and convinces her to trust him. Meanwhile, Becky and Jesse take Nicky and Alex to visit Becky's aunt Ida, and they end up taking almost everything in Nicky and Alex's bedroom with them. Also, Danny and Vicky become closer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"My Left and Right Foot" is the worst rated episode of "Full House". It scored 6.2/10 based on 265 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/31/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Happy Birthday, Babies (1)".