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Season eight of Full House was supposed to have been the occasion that one of the two Olsen twins (Ashley and Mary-Kate) was to take over the role of Michelle Tanner, youngest daughter of San Francisco TV host Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), on a full-time basis. Previously, both girls had shared the role, but now the time had come for one girl to remain and another to leave the series. But thanks to the intervention of co-star John Stamos (who played Danny's brother-in-law, Jesse Katsopolis), both Olsen girls continued alternating in the role of Michelle -- and both were given special billing at the beginning of each episode. This was the major event of Full House's eighth and final network season, though there were plenty of other highlights. In the season opener, rock-star wannabe Jesse is unceremoniously fired by his own back-up band -- and later replaced by Brady Bunch regular Barry Williams. Also, Jesse's twin children, Nicky and Alex (Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit), are poised to begin pre-school, provided their over protective parents allowed this rite of passage. Danny continues fretting over his oldest daughter D.J. (Candace Cameron) and her choice of dates, notably the well-named Viper (David Lipper); meanwhile, middle daughter Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) is just as boy-crazy, at one point auditioning for the lead role in a school play in hopes of getting her handsome co-star to kiss her on-stage. On a more serious note, D.J. and her friend Kimmy (Andrea Barber) are crestfallen when they aren't accepted by the college of their choice; the audience learns for the first time what caused the death of Danny's wife, Pam; and in the two-episode series finale, Michelle suffers a serious injury which causes her to lose her memory. This final predicament, is, however, resolved long before the episode's warmhearted and sentimental fadeout, in which the cast bids an affectionate goodbye to Full House's legions of fans. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Season six of Full House is jam-packed with incident for the Tanner household: widowed San Francisco TV host Danny Tanner (Bob Saget); his three daughters Stephanie (Candace Cameron), D.J. (Lori Loughlin), and Michelle (played by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen); his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), Jesse's wife, Becky (Lori Loughlin) and their twin babies, Alex and Nicky (now played by real-life twins Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit); and Danny's comedian pal Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier). The season opens as D.J. returns from a summer study program in Barcelona -- with a new boyfriend, the slightly older Steve Hale (Scott Weinger), in tow. Meanwhile, Jesse continues touring America and the world with his singing group "The Rippers," capitalizing on his surprise song hit, "Forever." And Danny and his girlfriend Vicky Larson (Gail Edwards) are still weighing the option of making their relationship permanent. In other sixth-season highlights, Mark Linn Baker guest stars as Becky's snooty millionaire cousin Dick Donaldson; little Michelle goes to great lengths to prevent her best friend, Teddy (Tahj Mowry), from moving to Amarillo; Stephanie's homemade ear-piercing job ends in disaster; Jesse graduates from night school, but a comedy of errors results in a sparse turnout for the ceremony; and Danny's daughters inadvertently wreck an expensive museum exhibit. The season ends with its traditional two-part finale, set in Disney World -- where Michelle wanders off and gets lost, and where Danny finally pops the question to Vicky. Though Full House lost a bit of its audience during the 1992-1993 season, the series remained comfortably in tenth place in the overall ratings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the conclusion of a two-part story, everybody has gathered together for Jesse's wedding--everybody, that is, except Jesse (John Stamos). Having decided to take one last fling before tying the knot with Becky (Lisa Loughlin), Jesse had gone skydiving, and as a result is now stuck in a rural jail. Upon learning of her future husband's fate, Becky rushes off to bail him out--and now we face the prospect of a wedding ceremony minus both bride and groom. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Placed in charge of a school fundraiser, DJ (Candace Cameron) invites Jesse (John Stmos) and Joey (David Coulier) to sing--but not her dad Danny (Bob Saget). Worried that his daughter doesn't consider him "cool" enough to perform, Danny struggles to prove otherwise, precipitating a near-disaster. Meanwhile, Michelle (the Olsen twins) capriciously plays hide-and-seek with the diamond ring that Jesse has purchased for Becky. Series star Bob Saget sings "My Girl". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) is about to finish preschool and DJ (Candace Cameron) is all set to graduate from senior high--and Steph (Jodie Sweetin), still stuck in elementary school, feels left out of the festivities. Meanwhile, Danny (Bob Saget) tries to squelch the "over-30 blues" by dating a 21-year-old college coed named Kirsten (Jennifer Nash). It turns out that Kirsten does prefer older men...but not necessarily Danny. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Against Danny's orders, DJ (Candace Cameron) plans to sneak out of the house to meet her current boyfriend. Aware that Becky (Lisa Loughlin) wants to make friends with her, DJ hoodwinks her new "big sister" into helping her elude Danny (Bob Saget)--with disturbing results. Elsewhere, it's Danny vs. Jesse (John Stamos) at the pool table, and Steph (Jodie Sweetin vs. Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) in a "prank war." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Upon returning from their honeymoon, Jesse (John Stamos) and Becky (Lisa Loughlin) begin moving Jesse's things out of the Tanner house and into Becky's apartment. This confuses and frightens Michelle (played by the Olsen twins), who thinks that everyone is going to be moving out soon. Ultimately Jesse has second thoughts about leaving, and comes up with an alternate plan--one that will please just about everyone except, curiously, DJ (Candace Cameron). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In order to afford her own telephone, DJ (Candace Cameron) accepts a babysitting job. Unfortunately, her youthful charge Brian (Malachi Pearson) is an incorrigible brat--and even worse, the kid manages to get his head stuck in a staircase. Will DJ be able to extricate Brian before his highly judgemental parents return home? And back at "Chez Tanner", Danny (Bob Saget) hosts a poker game in his kitchen, resulting in yet another row between Jesse (John Stamos) and Becky (Lisa Loughlin). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

When Danny hosts the "We Love Our Children" TV telethon, the rest of the Tanner household joins the show with various and sundry novelty acts. Unfortunately, the folks at home are sorely tempted to take back their donations when Danny falls asleep right in the middle of the show. Without revealing the outcome of the story, it can be noted that Mike Love of the Beach Boys shows up to perform "Be True to Your School". This is the last episode of Full House's third season. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Willingly if unenthusiastically, Jesse (John Stamos) agrees to provide the music for the Spring Dance at DJ's school. The problems of dealing with backup musicians consisting of members of the school's marching band pale in comparison to the crisis facing Jesse when he catches 13-year-old DJ (Candace Cameron) with an open can of beer in her hand. And back at home, Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) drives everyone crazy by playing the same song over and over and over and over and OVER on her tape recorder. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

With too much time on her hands, 7-year-old Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) climbs behind the wheel of Joey's 1963 rambler, shifts the gears into reverse--and drives the car right through the kitchen wall. Too frightened to confess her "crime" to the family, Stephanie seriously considers running off to Mexico...but only makes as far as Becky's home. At the same time, Becky (Lisa Loughlin) is planning a date with a football player, while Jesse (John Stamos) fumes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

After Jesse (John Stamos) and Joey (David Coulier) prepare a cologne commercial, their client insists upon featuring Jesse in the leading role--wearing practically no clothes, and surrounded by similarly undraped female models. Concerned over the effect that this will have on his fiancee Becky (Lisa Loughlin), Jesse refuses to do what the client wants. This sudden attack of integrity leads to a life-altering (and rather traumatic) experience. Meanwhile, the cure may turn out to be infinitely worse than the disease when Michelle (role shared by the Olsen twins) plays nurse for Steph (Jodie Sweetin), who is confined to bed with a bad cold. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In what would now be labeled a "very special episode", DJ (Candace Cameron) is too self-conscious to don a bathing suit for a pill party. Worried that she is out of shape, DJ goes on a crash diet--mainly by not eating anything--and nearly kills herself in the process. Though sworn to secrecy concerning the diet, Steph (Jodie Sweetin) breaks her silence to rescue DJ before she does any more damage to herself. Meanwhile, Michelle (played by the Olsen twins) faces an entirely different weight issue when she overindulges on wedding cake. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi