CORPORATE LINE: This is a story about a sports broadcaster later turned morning talk show host Danny Tanner and his three little girls, D.J. (Donna Jo), Stephanie and Michelle Tanner. Before the show begins, Danny Tanner’s wife is killed by a drunk driver. So he needs help raising his three little girls. He asks his rock musician brother-in-law, Jesse Katsopolis and his comedian best friend, Joey Gladstone to move in with them. As the show goes on, Jesse gets married to Rebecca Donaldson, Danny’s co host of the talk show. The two have kids of their own, who are twins, Alexander and Nicholas Katsopolis. However, the show is about what happens as the story is going on.
THE REVIEW: Full House isn’t as much fun as an adult as it was watching during my teen years. It’s essentially a kid’s show and that is in no way a bad thing. The stories are good clean family fun without touching too many serious topics. It’s cutesy with plenty of “awwwww” moments and sentimentality.
Each episode finds the family caught in a storyline that needs to be solved in about twenty-two minutes. Each story tries to have a narrative for kids and one for adults—even though the adult storylines are actually as immature as those written for the kids.
In the fourth season Jesse gets married in the one hour season finale, Joey scores a big gig with Wayne Newton and becomes a radio host, and there are attempts at more mature episodes involving DJ—particularly her trying to lose weight. An interesting episode finds Urkel showing up for promotion to create Family Matters buzz.
THE EPISODES:
* Greek Week
* Crimes and Michelle’s Demeanor
* The I.Q. Man
* Slumber Party
* Good New, Bad News
* A Pinch for a Pinch
* Viva Las Joey
* Shape Up
* One Last Kiss
* Terror in Tanner Town
* Secret Admirer
* Danny in Charge
* Happy New Year
*. Working Girl
* Ol’ Brown Eyes
* Stephanie Gets Framed
* A Fish Called Martin
* The Wedding Part 1
* The Wedding Part 2
* Fuller House
* The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang
* Stephanie Plays the Field
* Joey Goes Hollywood
* Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
* The Graduates
* Rock the Cradle
THE EXTRAS:
There are no extras.
FRANKLY: Full House was something I watched with my kids—otherwise it might be harder to get through. This is the type of show parents want to see on television now—and since we can’t get them on television in 2006 its good to see that Full House touched on sweet topics that still have relevance today.
+ Charlie Craine
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