Full House

10 Best Episodes of Full House - Season 5

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 - S5E19

#15 - The Devil Made Me Do It (Season 5 - Episode 19)

After Jesse tells Michelle that she's not allowed to touch his musical instruments while he's not in the studio, she plays with them anyway, Danny grounds Michelle for the day, so she runs away to Teddy’s house.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 85 votes.

Full House - S5E5

#14 - The King and I (Season 5 - Episode 5)

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A record company tells Jesse that if he can write a song that can be a hit, Jesse and the Rippers will be signed.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 91 votes.

Full House - S5E21

#13 - Yours, Mine and Ours (Season 5 - Episode 21)

Danny arrives home from work, and notices that the girls are in a bad mood because they haven't had a good day. Neither has Joey, who would rather forget that day's "Ranger Joe" episode. Danny suggests that they take a little time off from this stress and go out as a family for "Tanner Family Fun Night". Jesse and Becky stay at home with Nicky and Alex.

The episode was rated 7.87 from 79 votes.

Full House - S5E14

#12 - Sisters in Crime (Season 5 - Episode 14)

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Danny, Jesse, and Joey are participating in a charity ice hockey game for KTMB TV. D.J. stays home to baby-sit Stephanie and Michelle. After they leave, Steve Peters, a boy from D.J.'s school, shows up to take D.J. to the movies. Problem is, Michelle has the sniffles and can’t leave the house while she has the cold and Stephanie needs to finish her book report. D.J., who desperately doesn’t want to miss out on a date with Steve so she decides to remedy this problem by taking Michelle and Stephanie to the movies with her and Steve.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 84 votes.

Full House - S5E23

#11 - Five's a Crowd (Season 5 - Episode 23)

Jesse's recording studio is used by "The Funky Tongues", the hottest band in D.J.'s school. Jesse, Becky, Danny, and Joey then start preparing to go to a local awards ceremony where "Wake Up, San Francisco" and "Ranger Joe" have been nominated.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 81 votes.

Full House - S5E13

#10 - Easy Rider (Season 5 - Episode 13)

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Michelle wants to learn how to ride her bicycle without the training wheels on it and Joey volunteers to teach her. During the bicycle lesson she crashes into a bush gets a scrape on her hand and blames Joey.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 88 votes.

Full House - S5E4

#9 - Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone? (Season 5 - Episode 4)

Todd Mitchell, one of high school freshman D.J.'s schoolmates, is spreading a false rumor around school that D.J. is the worst kisser. It's his way of getting even with D.J. for refusing to let him kiss her on the way home from the library.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 117 votes.

Full House - S5E10

#8 - Happy Birthday, Babies (2) (Season 5 - Episode 10)

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Michelle's birthday party has just started when Becky announces that she's going into labor. The twins are coming, and she needs to get to the hospital, fast. When Jesse leaves to take Becky to the hospital, the others stay behind to speed up Michelle's birthday party so they can get to the hospital to be there when the twins are born.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 104 votes.

Full House - S5E26

#7 - Captain Video (2) (Season 5 - Episode 26)

Jesse is turned against the deal by the efforts to turn "Forever" into a dance song and turn Jesse into a dancer, until Fat Fish Records agrees to release "Forever" as the ballad Jesse wrote it to be, and a video for the song airs on MTV. Meanwhile, Kimmy needs to pass a Spanish exam before she can go to Barcelona with D.J., and Michelle tries to earn enough money to get an ant farm.

The episode was rated 7.99 from 77 votes.

Full House - S5E2

#6 - Matchmaker Michelle (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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After a talk with Teddy, Michelle realizes that she doesn't know how it feels to have a mother, so in order to have a mother, Michelle tries to find a woman for Danny. Jesse and Joey work together to try to come up with a tougher image for the band and D.J. is writing an essay for school, and it's titled "What it's like to be someone else". For this essay, D.J. temporarily switches places with Kimmy.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 107 votes.

Full House - S5E3

#5 - Take My Sister, Please (Season 5 - Episode 3)

D.J. is absolutely fed up with Stephanie. Therefore, D.J. petitions the guys to let her have her own bedroom, she feels that after four years of sharing a bedroom with Stephanie she needs her own space.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 122 votes.

Full House - S5E11

#4 - Nicky and/or Alexander (Season 5 - Episode 11)

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Becky and the twins come home from the hospital, and Becky's doctor has mentioned that it's common for new mothers to have mood swings. Nicky and Alex are still wearing their hospital bracelets. Michelle feels left out when D.J. and Stephanie are allowed to hold the twins and she’s not allowed to. Becky wants Nicky and Alex to be wearing the booties her mother made for them but Jesse doesn't think the booties are manly.

The episode was rated 8.08 from 109 votes.

Full House - S5E1

#3 - Double Trouble (Season 5 - Episode 1)

Jesse is back home from the tour that he and the Rippers went on over the summer, and an ultrasound shows that Becky is carrying twins. While this thrills Becky, the same can't be said for Jesse, who feels afraid of what is now a double responsibility that awaits him.

The episode was rated 8.09 from 125 votes.

Full House - S5E12

#2 - Bachelor of the Month (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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Danny introduces Vicky to the family, and Bay City magazine has chosen Danny as their bachelor of the month. When the issue that Danny is in is released, a lot of women start asking Danny out on dates and because of this he’s out virtually every night and Michelle misses her dad not being home to tuck her in at bedtime every night.

The episode was rated 8.12 from 89 votes.

Full House - S5E8

#1 - Gotta Dance (Season 5 - Episode 8)

Stephanie's dance teacher has told her that she has the potential to become a professional dancer. It would be a dream come true for Stephanie, but it means taking special classes before and after school and on weekends, an earlier bedtime, and less TV. As a result, Stephanie no longer has enough free time to spend with friends and family, and she has a dance recital coming up, and Danny is more excited about it than Stephanie is.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 92 votes.

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