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Full House: Season 5

26 episodes Premiered Sep 17, 1991
Previously on Full House

Season 5 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 4.
  • 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 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S5·E1 Mytharc

Double Trouble

Sep 17, 1991

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

S5·E2 Core

Matchmaker Michelle

Sep 24, 1991

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, and Michelle

S5·E3 Core

Take My Sister, Please

Oct 1, 1991

D.J. is absolutely fed up with Stephanie. Therefore, D.J. petitions the guys to let her have her own bedroom -- something she hasn't had in 4 years. The guys talk it over, and they

S5·E4 Core

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone?

Oct 8, 1991

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 Todd's way of getting even with D.J. for

S5·E5 Core

The King and I

Oct 15, 1991

A record company tells Jesse that if he can write a song that can be a hit, Jesse and the Rippers will be signed. When the family prepares to go to Lake Pollock for a big family re

S5·E6 Core

The Legend of Ranger Joe

Oct 22, 1991

Joey feels like his life is going nowhere. He doesn't want to read a bad review of his last performance, and he doesn't have to, because the newspaper's employees are on strike, th

S5·E7 Core

The Volunteer

Oct 29, 1991

After school is dismissed for the day, D.J. goes to the Golden Gate Nursing Home to visit 75 year old Eddie Johnson, her "adopted grandparent" in the Adopt-A-Grandparent program. A

S5·E8 Core

Gotta Dance

Nov 5, 1991

Stephanie's dance teacher has told Stephanie that Stephanie has the potential to become a professional dancer. It would be a dream come true for Stephanie, but it means taking spec

S5·E9 Core

Happy Birthday, Babies (1)

Nov 12, 1991

It's Michelle's 5th birthday. Michelle is afraid she's about to lose her status as "the baby of the family", because Becky is pregnant. Michelle thinks this status is what makes he

S5·E10 Core

Happy Birthday, Babies (2)

Nov 12, 1991

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

S5·E11 Core

Nicky and/or Alexander

Nov 19, 1991

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 hospi

S5·E12 Core

Bachelor of the Month

Nov 26, 1991

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 askin

S5·E13 Core

Easy Rider

Dec 3, 1991

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 from Joey, Michelle crashes into a bu

S5·E14 Core

Sisters in Crime

Dec 17, 1991

Danny, Jesse, and Joey are participating in a charity ice hockey game for KTMB TV, the TV station that Danny, Becky, Vicky, and Joey work for. Becky and Vicky will be at the game t

S5·E15 Core

Play It Again, Jesse

Jan 7, 1992

It's time for Becky to return to "Wake Up, San Francisco", and Vicky has received an offer from a TV station in Chicago. Jesse, after yet another record company has rejected him, i

S5·E16 Core

Crushed

Jan 14, 1992

It's Stephanie's 10th birthday. When Stephanie hears that Tommy Page, her favorite singer, is scheduled to be a guest on "Wake Up, San Francisco", she begs Danny to invite Tommy to

S5·E17 Core

Spellbound

Jan 28, 1992

Stephanie has won a class spelling bee at school, and she is now in the finals for best speller in the 4th grade. Stephanie's success in spelling makes Michelle want to learn how t

S5·E18 Core

Too Much Monkey Business

Feb 11, 1992

Danny's sister Wendy has returned to the USA from the African country of Uganda. Wendy is a primate researcher and she has a pet chimpanzee named Ginger, who quickly becomes attach

S5·E19 Core

The Devil Made Me Do It

Feb 18, 1992

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 while Jesse's not in the studio, and Jes

S5·E20 Core

Driving Miss D.J.

Feb 25, 1992

D.J. now has her learner's permit and she's eager to learn how to drive. When Danny tries to teach D.J. how to drive, he makes her more nervous than she already is with the way he

S5·E21 Core

Yours, Mine and Ours

Mar 3, 1992

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" ep

S5·E22 Core

The Trouble with Danny

Mar 17, 1992

It's time for Spring cleaning, one of Danny's favorite times of the year, but this year, Danny is overdoing it worse than ever. Everyone except for Danny gathers in D.J.'s bedroom

S5·E23 Core

Five's a Crowd

Mar 31, 1992

D.J.'s date with a heavy-metal band member rocks Danny, who leads a recon mission to the drive-in.

S5·E24 Core

Girls Will Be Boys

Apr 28, 1992

Michelle decides it's better to be a boy after her friend is hassled for being friends with a girl.

S5·E25 Mytharc

Captain Video (1)

May 5, 1992

Jesse fears his music career will never take off, while D.J. wants to take off for Barcelona for the summer.

S5·E26 Mytharc

Captain Video (2)

May 12, 1992

Efforts to turn Jesse's ballad into a rap tune strike a sour note and turn him against the deal.