Full House

10 Best Episodes of Full House - Season 3

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 30, 2023.

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Full House - S3E15

#15 - Lust in the Dust (Season 3 - Episode 15)

Teaser: Stephanie and D.J. teach Michelle how to skip. Main Synopsis: For what seems like the millionth time, Danny has broken a date, and this time it's because her earlobes were not the right size. D.J. and Stephanie set Danny up with Stephanie's dance teacher Karen Penner, and when Danny and Karen go to her apartment, Danny sees what a mess it is, and breaks yet another date. It seems that Danny has been deliberately nitpicking and finding mostly trivial things wrong with his dates, so he can have a reason to cancel them, because almost three years after Pam's death, Danny is still extremely nervous about dating again. Jesse and Joey convince Danny to give Karen another chance.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 96 votes.

Full House - S3E8

#14 - Divorce Court (Season 3 - Episode 8)

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Teaser: Jesse tries to teach Michelle a song. Main Synopsis: Sharing a bedroom with Stephanie is driving D.J. crazy, and they end up arguing about when who is allowed in the room and when who's not. In an effort to solve the problem, Danny, Jesse, and Joey set up a courtroom kind of setting in the living room, with Danny being the "judge" and Jesse and Joey being the two "attorneys", but the guys themselves have a problem. They have bet each other as to who among them is the most athletic, and to settle the bet, they have challenged each other to a foot race on a nearby track. It becomes even more serious when Becky shows up with the "Wake Up, San Francisco" crew to tape the race, which Danny wins -- literally by a nose.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 108 votes.

Full House - S3E3

#13 - Breaking up is Hard to Do (Season 3 - Episode 3)

Teaser: Danny and Michelle play basketball. Main Synopsis: Sometimes, Jesse thinks it's not fun to do what Becky wants to do, and Becky sometimes thinks it's not fun to do what Jesse wants to do. This leads to an argument between Jesse and Becky, and then leads to a break-up between the two. Jesse starts dating a woman named Diane, and Jesse constantly talks about Becky on his date with Diane, because he regrets the break-up. Jesse brings Diane home with him, and Diane looks at Becky and says, "If you're not Becky, you're going to hear a lot about her". Touched by this, Becky realizes that she also regrets the break-up, so she and Jesse work things out and decide to stay together. Meanwhile, Stephanie loses a tooth, and "Tooth Fairy" Danny mistakenly leaves Stephanie a 20-dollar bill under her pillow when in the darkness of night time, he thought he had pulled a 1-dollar bill out of his wallett. Danny and the guys also try to teach Michelle that she shouldn't be selfish during playti

The episode was rated 7.71 from 108 votes.

Full House - S3E17

#12 - 13 Candles (Season 3 - Episode 17)

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Teaser: D.J. jumps for joy the second she turns 13! Main Synopsis: It's D.J.'s 13th birthday. A lot of friends are coming to D.J.'s birthday party, including Kevin, a boy D.J. has a crush on. While the party's music is playing, Kimmy tries to get D.J. and Kevin to dance with each other, but they're too nervous, so Kimmy and the rest of D.J.'s friends try to get D.J. and Kevin to kiss by setting them up during a game of "spin the bottle". After a spin, just as D.J. and Kevin are about to kiss, Danny, Jesse, and Joey -- who overheard the whole situation -- get overprotective and barge in and stop it from happening. D.J. becomes furious and feels embarassed by what the guys did, and she feels that they have ruined her 13th birthday. Becky talks to D.J. and the guys, and the guys remember that they themselves played "spin the bottle" when they were D.J.'s age, so after D.J. talks to Becky about the situation, the guys apologize to D.J. for overreacting, and D.J. apologizes for being angr

The episode was rated 7.74 from 100 votes.

Full House - S3E18

#11 - Mr. Egghead (Season 3 - Episode 18)

Teaser: Michelle and Danny record the welcome message on the new answering machine. Main Synopsis: Joey gets a chance to be "Mr. Egghead" on a TV science show called "Mr. Egghead". Stephanie and her class are the guests on Joey's tryout episode. Joey feels like Mr. Scrambled Egghead when he accidentally breaks Stephanie's nose during the taping of the show, and Stephanie and her class are scheduled to have their class picture taken on the next day. Stephanie was humiliated in her class picture last year, because the photographer snapped the picture while Stephanie was in the middle of a sneeze, but this year, Stephanie absolutely refuses to let a bandage on her nose result in yet another humiliating class picture, because she's afraid her classmates will call her "Robo-nose".

The episode was rated 7.82 from 91 votes.

Full House - S3E24

#10 - Our Very First Telethon (Season 3 - Episode 24)

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Tag: Mike Love still singing while the Tanner's dance.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 90 votes.

Full House - S3E16

#9 - Bye, Bye Birdie (Season 3 - Episode 16)

Teaser: Danny and Joey check Michelle's height. Main Synopsis: 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.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 92 votes.

Full House - S3E7

#8 - And They Call It Puppy Love (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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Teaser: Michelle pays more attention to her snack than the laundry Danny is sorting. Main Synopsis: Joey and Michelle are outside having a little rest in the backyard when a golden retriever shows up and steals Joey's snack. The girls want to keep the dog, but Danny's not sure that he should allow that. Jesse is not thrilled at all when the dog picks his bed, of all places, to give birth to a litter of puppies. The dog's owner, Frank Flood, who is from Ohio, arrives to pick up the dog after the guys call him and tell him where the dog is, and Frank decides to give the family one of the puppies. Danny allows the girls to accept the puppy from Frank.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 116 votes.

Full House - S3E10

#7 - The Greatest Birthday on Earth (Season 3 - Episode 10)

It's Michelle's 3rd birthday, and the guys have decided to throw a "circus" birthday party for Michelle, complete with clowns and other things seen in circuses. Before the party, Danny complains about a problem with his car, and Jesse agrees to fix it. Jesse can't fix it, so he takes Stephanie and Michelle out to a gas station with him to have it fixed. After the car is fixed, Jesse and the girls decide to visit the restroom before they leave, and during this time, Elmer, the mechanic, locks the station up without knowing that Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle are still inside. Michelle's friends arrive at the house, and Danny, Joey, and D.J. try to keep them busy, in hopes that Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle will be home soon. At the gas station, Jesse and Stephanie throw a makeshift "circus" party for Michelle, then Elmer returns three hours later, and he's surprised that he locked Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle in the station. Elmer unlocks the station to let them out. By this time, Mi

The episode was rated 7.90 from 110 votes.

Full House - S3E22

#6 - Three Men and Another Baby (Season 3 - Episode 22)

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Teaser: Danny, Joey, and D.J. "chase away a monster" in Michelle's closet. Main Synopsis: 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.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 86 votes.

Full House - S3E21

#5 - Just Say No Way (Season 3 - Episode 21)

Teaser: Michelle tries to make Joey a sandwich. Main Synopsis: D.J. and Kimmy organize the "Spring Backwards Dance" at school. For this dance, the girls must ask the boys to the dance. D.J. is too nervous to ask Kevin, so Stephanie does it for her. At the dance, D.J. finds Kevin and two other boys, Sam and Paul, drinking beer. D.J. takes the beer away from them in an effort to stop them. Unfortunately, this is when Jesse enters the hallway and sees D.J. holding the beer can. As a result, Jesse goes crazy and wrongfully accuses D.J. of drinking, and Jesse, Danny, and Joey refuse to believe D.J. when she tells them the truth that she was not drinking and that she was trying to stop Kevin, Sam, and Paul from drinking. Later, Jesse and the guys feel like complete fools for doubting D.J. when Kevin tells Jesse and Danny the truth, exactly what D.J. told them. Meanwhile, Joey has bought Michelle a tape of children's songs by a singer named Raffi, and Stephanie wishes Joey hadn't bought th

The episode was rated 7.92 from 93 votes.

Full House - S3E11

#4 - Aftershocks (Season 3 - Episode 11)

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Teaser: Joey and Jesse are singing the "teapot blues" while Michelle is the teapot. Main Synopsis: An earthquake has left its emotional marks on Stephanie, and now the only thing she wants to do is cling to Danny. Jesse and Joey suggest taking Stephanie to a child psychiatrist. Danny reluctantly follows the suggestion and takes Stephanie to Doctor Mary-Ann Steiner, who uses a picture Stephanie drew to get her to explain her behavior -- on the day of the earthquake, Danny was three hours late getting home from work, and Stephanie thought she'd never see Danny again, and she's been clinging to Danny ever since, so she'll always know where he is. Doctor Steiner helps Stephanie come up with a solution to her problem. Meanwhile, D.J. wants to hide from the world when she gets her first zit -- right on her nose.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 114 votes.

Full House - S3E23

#3 - Fraternity Reunion (Season 3 - Episode 23)

Teaser: Jesse and Michelle play the "laughing game". Main Synopsis: It's the night of a reunion for Joey and Danny -- the reunion of Chi Sigma Sigma (CSS), the college fraternity they were in 10 years ago. Joey and Danny remember that the fraternity burned Danny's Chi Sigma Sigma jacket 10 years ago when Danny messed up and unintentionally allowed a sorority, Lambda Tau Delta (LTD), to steal the stuffed seal that was Chi Sigma Sigma's mascot. The Lambda Tau Delta girls tickled Danny to the ground and took the seal. Since the LTD girls are also having a reunion, Joey and Danny see an opportunity to get the seal back from the LTD girls. D.J. and Kimmy then accidentally break the TV while trying to take it upstairs, and Danny tells D.J. and Kimmy that they are not allowed to see each other for three weeks. Later, Danny and Joey head off to the reunion while D.J. stays home to watch Stephanie and Michelle. In their attempt to get the seal back, Danny and Joey disguise themselves as women

The episode was rated 7.95 from 84 votes.

Full House - S3E19

#2 - Those Better Not be the Days (Season 3 - Episode 19)

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Teaser: Jesse explains to Michelle which way is left and which way is right. Main Synopsis: Danny, Jesse, and Joey feel that the girls are taking them for granted. No matter what the guys do, they never receive a "thank you" from the girls, so the guys decide to teach the girls a needed lesson by switching roles and letting the girls see how it feels to be the adults for a day, but when it seems that the girls are not catching on as planned, the guys look into what could happen in the future if the girls continue to take them for granted. Jesse thinks the worst part about the future they imagined is that he wore a hair piece. Later, the girls do catch on to the lesson the guys are trying to teach them, and they admit their mistake of taking the guys for granted.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 98 votes.

Full House - S3E20

#1 - Honey, I Broke the House (Season 3 - Episode 20)

Teaser: Joey plays baseball with Michelle. Main Synopsis: Jesse wants to have a romantic night with Becky, who tells Jesse that she can't because she is scheduled for a business dinner with Beau McIntyre, a former football player who is scheduled to be a guest on "Wake Up, San Francisco", and this makes Jesse jealous. There are 20 minutes left until Stephanie has to be at dance class, so what is there to do until then? She can't get anyone to listen to her about how her day has gone so far, even Joey, who is preoccupied with his new car "Rosie". When Joey sees a nick in Rosie's paint, he leaves with Comet to go to Sid & Jean's Auto Supplies to buy a bottle of touch up paint. While Joey is gone, Stephanie gets inside of "Rosie" so she'll have something to do. As she is sitting in the driver's seat, she decides to turn the radio on, and after messing with the radio, and it doesn't come on, Stephanie turns the key, hoping that she's turning it toward the auxiliary option that allows you

The episode was rated 8.14 from 91 votes.

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