Full House: Season 1

1987 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 1 of Full House

Danny Tanner, a San Francisco sports anchor, is left a widower and must raise his three daughters alone: D.J., Stephanie and Michelle. To keep the household running, he asks for help from his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis, a rock musician and Pam's brother, and his childhood friend Joey Gladstone, a stand-up comic. The three men share the family home, and each one contributes to the daily routine. Clashes come quickly: the girls have to share a room, D.J. ends up moved into the garage, and everyone has to learn to get organized in a house that is no longer the same. Jesse tries to balance his band with household chores, while Danny wonders whether it's too soon to start dating again.

22episodes

Sep 22, 1987premiered

May 6, 1988latest episode

9.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Our Very First Show
Sep 22, 1987 · 24 min · ★ 7.7
Widowed father Danny Tanner asks his friend Joey and his brother-in-law Jesse for their help in raising his three willful daughters.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Jeff Franklin, Ellen Guylas · Starring: Alice Hirson, Christie Claridge
1x02 Our Very First Night
Sep 25, 1987 · 25 min
Jesse is left to baby-sit Michelle and turns the chore into a rock gig replete with midnight sundaes and hair dyeing.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Jeff Franklin · Starring: Judie Aronson, David Wakefield, Gary Griffin, Lanny Cordola
1x03 The First Day of School
Oct 2, 1987 · 25 min
Stephanie's first-day-of-school jitters have Danny, Joey and Jesse playing superdad.
Directed by Richard Correll · Written by Leonard Ripps · Starring Jackie Joseph, Candace Hutson, Michelle Collins, Laura Reed
1x04 The Return of Grandma
Oct 9, 1987 · 25 min
Danny, Jesse and Joey's moms all threaten to move in if the guys don't brush up on their housekeeping.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Russell Marcus · Starring: Alice Hirson, Beverly Sanders, Rhoda Gemignani, Mary Pat Gleason
1x05 Sea Cruise
Oct 16, 1987 · 25 min
Danny's all-male fishing trip turns into a loveboat cruise replete with a female captain and an all-girl band.
Directing: Tom Trbovich · Writing: Russell Marcus, Jeff Franklin · Starring: Michelle Nicastro, Nancy Mulford, Michele Laybourn, Dorothy Parke
1x06 Daddy's Home
Oct 30, 1987 · 25 min
Danny flies off to work minutes before Stephanie's ballet debut as a dying swan, and Joey decides to trade wings with Jesse.
Directed by Howard Storm · Written by Joan Brooker, Nancy Eddo · Starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Fabiana Udenio
1x07 Knock Yourself Out
Nov 6, 1987 · 25 min
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.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eddie Barth, Ernie Hudson
1x08 Jesse's Girl
Nov 13, 1987 · 24 min
Jesse and Joey entertain everyone with stories of romantic dreams--one of which comes true.
Directing: Jeff Franklin, Don Van Atta · Writing: Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Elizabeth Keifer
1x09 The Miracle of Thanksgiving
Nov 20, 1987 · 25 min
Everyone teams up to prepare the Thanksgiving feast--and the results aren't worth gobbling.
Directing: Peter Baldwin · Writing: Russell Marcus, Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Lisa Savage, Barbara Kielian
1x10 Joey's Place
Dec 4, 1987 · 25 min
As Joey starts getting ready for a comedy tour, the family starts acting like he's already gone.
Directing: Don Barnhart · Writing: Jeff Franklin, Leonard Ripps · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Joan Leizman, Barbara Cameron
1x11 The Big Three-O
Dec 11, 1987 · 25 min
Danny crashes his surprise 30th-birthday party only to discover that Jesse dunked his favorite car.
Directed by Howard Storm · Written by Bob Perlow, Gene Braunstein · Starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Michael McManus, Dorothy Parke
1x12 Our Very First Promo Mid-Season Finale
Dec 18, 1987 · 24 min
Danny and his family are chosen to make a promo to boost ratings at the TV station.
Directing: Richard Correll · Writing: Russell Marcus, Arthur Silver, Leonard Ripps · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Belita Moreno, Courtney Anne Jeng
1x13 Sisterly Love
Jan 8, 1988 · 25 min
Sibling rivalry takes to the screen when Stephanie gets the part in the TV commercial for which DJ was auditioning.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Leonard Ripps · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Wendy Schaal, Jandi Swanson
1x14 Half a Love Story
Jan 15, 1988 · 25 min
Jesse uses Michelle to get a date with one of Danny's co-workers.
Directing: Howard Storm · Writing: Russell Marcus, Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Darcy DeMoss, Kristian Alfonso
1x15 A Pox in Our House
Jan 29, 1988 · 25 min
When chicken pox spreads through the household, Danny may have to scratch his chance to play basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Directed by Joel Zwick · Written by Leonard Ripps · Starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen
1x16 But Seriously, Folks
Feb 5, 1988 · 25 min
Joey's comic debut is jinxed when a guest in the audience takes his spot.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Russell Marcus · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Phyllis Diller, Ed Alonzo
1x17 Danny's Very First Date
Feb 12, 1988 · 25 min
Danny's kids are less than pleased to find out he might date the hive mother of Stephanie's honeybee troop.
Directing: Joel Zwick · Writing: Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Deborah Gorman, Karen Kopins
1x18 Just One of the Guys
Mar 4, 1988 · 24 min
DJ wishes she were one of the guys when her cousin comes for a visit and spends most of his time with Danny.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Leonard Ripps · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Kirk Cameron
1x19 The Seven-Month Itch (1)
Mar 11, 1988 · 25 min
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.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Jeff Franklin · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Chelsea Noble
1x20 The Seven-Month Itch (2)
Mar 18, 1988 · 25 min
Jesse's guilt increases when he misinterprets a phone call from Stephanie to mean the baby's ill.
Directed by Russ Petranto · Written by Leonard Ripps, Kim Weiskopf · Starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Chelsea Noble, Gary Griffin
1x21 Mad Money
Apr 29, 1988 · 24 min
Jesse gyrates as an Elvis impersonator, Joey discovers an old savings bond and starts spending money right and left.
Directing: Jeff Franklin · Writing: Rob Edwards · Starring: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Bob Perlow, Arlene Lorre
1x22 D.J. Tanner's Day Off Season Finale
May 6, 1988 · 25 min
When DJ ditches school to get a rock singer's autograph, she doesn't count on Joey showing up where all the action is.
Directed by Joel Zwick · Written by Kim Weiskopf, Michael S. Baser · Starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Stacey Q