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Full House: Season 4

26 episodes Premiered Sep 21, 1990
Previously on Full House

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Full House Season 3.
  • Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (22): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Greek Week

Sep 21, 1990

Jesse's grandparents, Gina and Iorgos "Papouli" Katsopolis arrive for a visit from Greece and they are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their wedding.

S4·E2 Core

Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor

Sep 28, 1990

Main Synopsis: Michelle encourages Stephanie and D.J. to have a pillow fight with her, and a window ends up getting broken during the pillow fight. Danny punishes D.J. and Stephani

S4·E3 Core

The I.Q. Man

Oct 5, 1990

Teaser: Michelle is in bed with Comet. Main Synopsis: Jesse and Joey have prepared a commercial for a cologne company. The client, Ms. Garland, wants Jesse to play the main role

S4·E4 Core

Slumber Party

Oct 12, 1990

Teaser: Michelle builds a block tower with D.J.'s help. Main Synopsis: Stephanie's Honeybee troop is holding a mother/daughter slumber party, and this awakens feelings of loss i

S4·E5 Core

Good News, Bad News

Oct 19, 1990

Teaser: Joey teaches Michelle a joke. Main Synopsis: D.J. is the new editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, and she plays favorites by making Kimmy the editor of the sports pag

S4·E6 Core

A Pinch for a Pinch

Oct 26, 1990

Teaser: Michelle and Joey play hockey in the living room. Main Synopsis: It's Joey's week to be a parent volunteer at Michelle's preschool, but on the Thursday of that week, Joe

S4·E7 Core

Viva Las Joey

Nov 2, 1990

Teaser: Michelle tells Jesse she has an "owie". Main Synopsis: Because of an illness, the Aronson Chimps, who are scheduled to open for Wayne Newton in Las Vegas, can't perform, s

S4·E8 Core

Shape Up

Nov 9, 1990

Teaser: Jesse and Michelle have "Fiber Bears" cereal for breakfast. Main Synopsis: It's getting close to Kimmy's 14th birthday. Of course, D.J. is among the guests invited to Kimm

S4·E9 Core

One Last Kiss

Nov 16, 1990

Teaser: Danny and Michelle help Stephanie prepare Comet's birthday party. Main Synopsis: At the 10 year reunion at Jesse's old high school, Jesse is reunited with Carrie Fowler,

S4·E10 Core

Terror in Tanner Town

Nov 23, 1990

Teaser: Tailcoat and top hat fitting for Jesse, who doesn't want to wear a tailcoat and top hat when he and Becky get married. Main Synopsis: Danny introduces the family to his

S4·E11 Core

Secret Admirer

Dec 7, 1990

Teaser: Jesse and Michelle eat the cream filling out of their cookies. Main Synopsis: D.J. has fallen for Ricky, the paperboy. This gives Rusty the idea for his latest prank. Rus

S4·E12 Core

Danny in Charge

Dec 14, 1990

Teaser: The guys put Michelle to bed on the night of her 4th birthday. Main Synopsis: While Jesse and Joey are in the forest to try to find a fox to film for a commercial and Beck

S4·E13 Core

Happy New Year

Dec 28, 1990

Teaser: Michelle and a caterpillar. Main Synopsis: Joey has not yet found a date for New Year's Eve. Therefore, Danny and Jesse secretly videotape Joey and send the tape to a loc

S4·E14 Core

Working Girl

Jan 4, 1991

Teaser: Michelle plays with drums. Main Synopsis: 14-year-old D.J. desperately wants to buy an expensive pair of shoes, so when she doesn't get the money from Danny, she asks Dann

S4·E15 Core

Ol' Brown Eyes

Jan 11, 1991

Teaser: Jesse teaches Michelle how to do a cool walk. Main Synopsis: D.J. organizes a benefit to raise money for a new computer for the school, and Danny will be the host of the b

S4·E16 Core

Stephanie Gets Framed

Jan 25, 1991

Teaser: Michelle is brushing her teeth. Main Synopsis: Danny is informed that Stephanie is having problems reading at school. Stephanie is taken to an eye doctor who prescribes e

S4·E17 Mytharc

A Fish Called Martin

Feb 1, 1991

Teaser: Michelle sings with Jesse and the Rippers. Main Synopsis: Michelle wins a goldfish at the Fun Fair and names it Martin. When Martin dies after Michelle tries to give him a

S4·E18 Core

The Wedding (1)

Feb 8, 1991

Teaser: Danny tells Michelle that she'll be the flower girl at the wedding. Main Synopsis: It's the day before Jesse and Becky's wedding. Stephanie and D.J. are using Danny's cam

S4·E19 Core

The Wedding (2)

Feb 15, 1991

Teaser: A recap of part 1. Main Synopsis: A tomato filled truck driven by a tomato farmer parks under Jesse, who releases himself from the parachute, and falls safely into the be

S4·E20 Core

Fuller House

Feb 22, 1991

Teaser: Jesse and Becky have arrived home from their honeymoon. Main Synopsis: Jesse and Becky return from their honeymoon, which took place in Bora Bora, an island near Tahiti.

S4·E21 Core

The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang

Mar 1, 1991

Teaser: Michelle helps Joey move into the bedroom that used to be Jesse's bedroom. Main Synopsis: Stephanie wants to be just like D.J., so she starts dressing like D.J., and tries

S4·E22 Core

Stephanie Plays the Field

Mar 8, 1991

Teaser: Danny arrives home from shopping. Main Synopsis: Danny is the head coach of the Giants, a local little league baseball team. Stephanie has fallen for Brett Davis, who play

S4·E23 Core

Joey Goes Hollywood

Mar 29, 1991

Teaser: Jesse and Michelle play with puppets. Main Synopsis: Joey lands a part in a new comedy show, starring alongside Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. The family accompani

S4·E24 Core

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Apr 1, 1991

Teaser: Jesse plays drums and the keyboard well enough, but he needs practice on the saxophone. Main Synopsis: D.J. wants to meet a boy named Ryan at a house where Kimmy will be b

S4·E25 Mytharc

The Graduates

Apr 26, 1991

Teaser: Joey and Michelle sing the blues. Main Synopsis: At age 33, Danny feels like he doesn't have as much youth in him as he used to, so he starts dating a 21-year-old college

S4·E26 Mytharc

Rock the Cradle

May 3, 1991

A pregnancy test indicates that Becky is pregnant. She tells everyone except for Jesse, because she can't get Jesse to listen to her because Jesse is obsessed with the fact the he