Full House (season 4) | |||
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Season 4 DVD cover |
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Country of origin | United States | ||
No. of episodes | 26 | ||
Broadcast | |||
Original channel | ABC | ||
Original run | September 21, 1990 – May 3, 1991 | ||
Home video release | |||
DVD release date | August 15, 2006[1] | ||
Season chronology | |||
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The fourth season of the family sitcom Full House aired on ABC.
The fourth season consisted of 26 episodes that aired between September 21, 1990 and May 3, 1991.
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69 | 1 | "Greek Week" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | September 21, 1990 |
Jesse's Greek grandparents come to San Francisco to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, but things go rather crazy when both Jesse and D.J. "get married" to other visitors. During the anniversary, Jesse and DJ dump their spouses and Jesse proposes to Becky, who says yes. Note: Both Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen star as Michelle and Melina in this episode. |
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70 | 2 | "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor" | Joel Zwick | Scott Spencer Gordon | September 28, 1990 |
Michelle starts taking advantage of Danny's leniency, which ends with Michelle receiving her first punishment for misbehaving. Meanwhile, Jesse's attempts to buy an expensive engagement ring for Becky leads him to sell a worthwhile item. | |||||
71 | 3 | "The I.Q. Man" | Joel Zwick | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | October 5, 1990 |
Jesse is chosen to be the star in a cologne commercial, but he feels like he is not being treated fairly, when his wardrobe is stripped. After a series of calamities, Joey and Jesse quit working for Malatesta and form their own business, with a loan from Danny. Meanwhile, Danny and Becky find themselves as replacements for Connie Chung on Career Day, when DJ and Kimmy find out they were scammed by a fake. | |||||
72 | 4 | "Slumber Party" | Joel Zwick | Martie Cook | October 12, 1990 |
Joey volunteers to take Stephanie to her first mother-daughter sleepover party after Becky is unable to take her at the last minute. Danny goes through some old memories as Jesse and Joey move their productions into the attic. | |||||
73 | 5 | "Good News, Bad News" | Joel Zwick | Ellen Guylas | October 19, 1990 |
DJ is promoted to newspaper editor and has Kimmy do sports, but after Kimmy screws up her first assignment, the two go into bitter newspaper and oral arguments. Two subplots have Danny and Becky arguing during a promo for Wake Up, San Francisco and Stephanie trying to avoid Michelle during a game of "Shadow". | |||||
74 | 6 | "A Pinch for a Pinch" | Joel Zwick | Charles A. Pratt, Jr. | October 26, 1990 |
Jesse accompanies Michelle to preschool, only to pull her out after an argument with the teacher and another student. Meanwhile, Stephanie fears the worst after reading her horoscope from the middle school newspaper and Joey gets a filling. | |||||
75 | 7 | "Viva Las Joey" | Joel Zwick | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | November 2, 1990 |
Joey performs in Las Vegas, but - surprisingly - comes face-to-face with his strict, estranged father, Colonel Gladstone. Goof: Colonel Gladstone claims that he took care of Joey when he had the chicken-pox as a child, yet in Season 1's "A Pox in Our House," Joey claims that he was immune to chicken-pox throughout his childhood, only to later get them in the same episode. Although, when Joey has the chicken-pox in the episode, he says, "Once this is over, I'm immune again." Or something of the sort, so it implies that he could have had chicken-pox when he was younger, but just didn't want to admit it. If Joey had chicken pox when he was younger, he couldn't have gotten them again in season 1. |
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76 | 8 | "Shape Up" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Frankiln | November 9, 1990 |
D.J. tries to lose weight for Kimmy's pool party, but her choice of an exercise routine includes no food for several weeks, which puts her at a dangerous risk and Stephanie in a bad position. | |||||
77 | 9 | "One Last Kiss" | Joel Zwick | Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon | November 16, 1990 |
Jesse attends his ten-year high school reunion, but reunites with his old girlfriend - even though he is engaged to Becky. In the sub-plot, Stephanie hosts a birthday party for Comet. Goof: In "Educating Jesse" Jesse announces that he didn't graduate high school but in a flashback during this episode, Jesse says "I'm graduating tomorrow, what are they gonna do, expel me?" |
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78 | 10 | "Terror in Tanner Town" | Joel Zwick | Boyd Hale | November 23, 1990 |
Danny's girlfriend's, Cindy, mischievous son, Rusty, pulls a number of pranks on the Tanners, such as Danny getting his hair green from the shampoo, Jesse spilling salt, Joey spilling milk, Danny having the tablecloth tucked into his pants and pulling the dinner off the table, giving D.J. and Stephanie gum that blackens their teeth, Rusty feeding Comet the rump roast, taping over Joey's tape, making Danny fall into a mud puddle and getting Michelle's eye painted black from looking into a kaleidoscope. Danny learns that he's been doing all that because his parents are divorced and he wants his parents to get back together. Also, Becky and Jesse attempt to agree on a place for their wedding, finally deciding to get married in San Francisco, thanks to a suggestion from Joey. | |||||
79 | 11 | "Secret Admirer" | Joel Zwick | Ellen Guylas | December 7, 1990 |
During the Tanners' family picnic, Rusty – intrigued by DJ's liking for Ricky, the paperboy – types a love note for D.J. as a prank, and tells Michelle to give it to her sister and say it's from the paperboy. However, Michelle mistakenly gives it to Stephanie and says it's from Rusty. Through a chain reaction, Danny's girlfriend, Cindy, believes that Joey loves her, Becky believes that Danny loves her, Kimmy believes that Jesse loves her, Jesse believes that either Danny or Joey is in love with Becky, Danny and Joey both believe that Becky loves them, and, ironically fooled by his own prank, Rusty believes that D.J. loves him. Finally, Michelle tells them that Rusty typed the note, and they all chase him. This episode was implied to be a spoof of Secret Admirer, a 1985 film in which Lori Loughlin, who plays Becky, co-starred. | |||||
80 | 12 | "Danny in Charge" | Joel Zwick | Story by: Stacey Hur Teleplay by: Scott Spencer Gordon & Boyd Hale |
December 14, 1990 |
While Jesse and Joey are out of town, Danny tries to become "Superdad" and spend time with his daughters "all by himself", but problems ensure when he finds that he has 2 events at the same time. Stephanie wants him to come to her science fair and DJ wants him to come to her drama festival. Meanwhile Jesse and Joey attempt to film a fox in the wilderness for an advertisement. Absent: Lori Loughlin as Becky Donaldson Note: This is the last episode of the series to not feature Becky, although there is a scene where Danny is speaking to her on the phone. |
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81 | 13 | "Happy New Year" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | December 28, 1990 |
Danny and Jesse set up Joey with a date for New Year's Eve, but he becomes so smitten with her that he wants to elope. Meanwhile, Rusty convinces Stephanie that he is going to kiss her at midnight, but when midnight comes and Rusty reveals he was just kidding, Stephanie ends up kissing him. | |||||
82 | 14 | "Working Girl" | Joel Zwick | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | January 4, 1991 |
D.J. gets her first job, but finds out that handling work and school at the same time is easier said than done, especially after her first "F". | |||||
83 | 15 | "Ol' Brown Eyes" | Joel Zwick | Ellen Guylas & Boyd Hale | January 11, 1991 |
Danny wants to sing with Jesse's band at D.J.'s school fundraiser to prove to D.J. that he can be "hip and cool", but D.J. is totally humiliated by the idea. Meanwhile, Michelle hides Jesse's ring and her game with Joey goes awry when the ring is gone. Note: After the opening scene of this episode, Danny's hair appears to be styled somewhat differently than before. |
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84 | 16 | "Stephanie Gets Framed" | Joel Zwick | Doug McIntyre | January 25, 1991 |
Stephanie must get her first pair of eyeglasses, making her feel "like a geek". Also, when Steve is in San Francisco for the big science fair, Julie and DJ get irritated of him, and he meets Danny and Jesse who are also irritated by him, later he meets Michelle who he finds a lot in common with him about money and helps her learn about money. When Stephanie meets Steve, she doesn't feel like but the world's #1 geek, Steve Urkel helps her out with glasses. Taking his advice, she borrows all of Joey's funny glasses, but the teacher confiscates them. Meanwhile, Michelle learns how to use a piggy bank. Special Guest Star: Jaleel White as Steve Urkel Note: Jaleel White guest stars in a crossover appearance as his Family Matters character, Steve Urkel and this is a crossover with Family Matters. Goof: In "Educating Jesse" Jesse announces that he didn't graduate high school but in this episode Jesse says he "didn't wear that cardboard hat at his graduation because it would ruin my quaff." |
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85 | 17 | "A Fish Called Martin" | Joel Zwick | Leslie Ray | February 1, 1991 |
Michelle wins a goldfish at a carnival, but then gives it its first - and last - bubble bath, and it dies. In the subplot, Becky teaches the family (and a reluctant Jesse) square dancing for their upcoming wedding. | |||||
86 | 18 | "The Wedding (Part 1)" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | February 8, 1991 |
Jesse and Becky's wedding day arrives but Becky's family makes Jesse become scared about losing his life. So in an attempt to have "one last adventure" as a single man, Jesse goes parachuting, which ends up with him getting stuck in a tree. Goof: In this episode, Jesse says he took all the lessons, but never went skydiving. But in "Daddy's Home", he says he met a girl when he was skydiving. "He missed the target, and landed right in my alfa romeo," she said. This is supposedly the first time Jesse is meeting Becky's parents, but in a previous episode it is said that he spent Thanksgiving in Nebraska with her family. Note: Actress Lori Loughlin uses the same wedding dress she wore for her first wedding on this two-parter episode. |
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87 | 19 | "The Wedding (Part 2)" | Joel Zwick | Jeff Franklin | February 15, 1991 |
Becky bails Jesse out of jail in "Tomato Country", and the wedding - finally - commences. Note: Actress Lori Loughlin uses the same wedding dress she wore for her first wedding on this two-parter episode. Additionally, the local sheriff is played by Kin Shriner, John Stamos's former General Hospital co-star. |
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88 | 20 | "Fuller House" | Joel Zwick | Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon | February 22, 1991 |
Now a married man, Jesse moves out of the Tanners' house, only to realize that he misses his family very much, especially Michelle; Becky comes up with a solution. In the sub-plot, Stephanie struggles to learn fractions. Goof: Michelle takes about seven pancakes and pours maple syrup all over them but in the next shot, Michelle has four pancakes with no syrup on them. |
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89 | 21 | "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" | Joel Zwick | Craig Heller & Guy Schulman | March 1, 1991 |
D.J. and Stephanie accidentally put a hole in Danny's bedroom wall during a fight. Meanwhile, Jesse attempts to make a make-shift apartment in the attic for him and Becky. | |||||
90 | 22 | "Stephanie Plays the Field" | Joel Zwick | Mark Fink | March 8, 1991 |
Stephanie becomes the new star pitcher for Danny's Little League Baseball team, but her "boyfriend", who's on their rival team, tries to bribe her into throwing him "easy pitches". Along the way, Michelle is locked out of Uncle Jesse's room when he is with Becky. | |||||
91 | 23 | "Joey Goes Hollywood" | Joel Zwick | Leslie Ray & David Steven Simon | March 29, 1991 |
Joey auditions for a TV sitcom, Surf's Up, which stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Also, Stephanie wants to change her first name after continuous taunting, and Michelle is running up the phone bill by calling Tokyo, Japan. | |||||
92 | 24 | "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" | Joel Zwick | Dennis Rinsler & Marc Warren | April 5, 1991 |
D.J. has Becky cover for her while she sneaks out to see a boy she likes. In two subplots, Stephanie teaches Michelle a lesson about lying and when Jesse and Joey acquire a pool table, Danny shows off his billiards skills. | |||||
93 | 25 | "The Graduates" | Joel Zwick | Ellen Guylas | April 26, 1991 |
Feeling that his youth is fleeting, Danny tries to be young again by "hanging out" with a college student. DJ makes a speech for her junior high graduation, and Jesse helps with Michelle's graduation song. | |||||
94 | 26 | "Rock the Cradle" | Joel Zwick | Boyd Hale | May 3, 1991 |
Jesse and the Rippers are scheduled to go on tour over the summer, but Jesse finds out that Becky is pregnant. |