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  1. September 22, 1987. (1987-09-22) 21.7/34 [1] Three months after a car accident kills his wife, Danny Tanner recruits his brother-in-law (Jesse) and his friend (Joey) to move in and help raise his three daughters, 10-year-old D.J., 5-year-old Stephanie, and 1-year-old Michelle. Jesse and Joey's first day as "dads" includes changing a diaper and ...

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    This is not the actual pilot for the series. The unaired pilot (with basically the same plotline as this episode) was shot with John Posey as Danny – because Bob Saget, the producers' first choice for the role, was unavailable, due to a prior commitment. The pilot is included in the Complete Series and The Complete First Season DVD sets.

    For recap, see: Our Very First Show/Transcript Danny Tanner's wife, Pam, was killed in a car crash three months earlier, leaving him with the task of raising his three daughters on his own. His mother, Claire, had been staying with the family to help out, but when she must go back to Seattle, he asks his brother-in-law Jesse and his childhood best ...

    [After Claire leaves, the girls are very sad, so Danny tries to lift their spirits.] Danny: Okay! Are we gonna have fun, or what? Hey, hey, hey! Let's see some smiles. Everything is gonna work out super great. Your uncle Jesse's moving in. My best friend Joey is moving in. And you know what? That means you two are gonna get to be roommates. Isn't t...

    The closing scene of this episode features Joey, Jesse, Danny, D.J., and Stephanie singing The Flintstones theme song to a fussy baby Michelle; 29 years later, it is recreated in the last scene of...
    Jesse saying, "I live in Webster's room" is a reference to the title character on Webster (TV series)(which ran on ABC in 1983–1987)
    Jesse asking Danny if he has been "reading Cosby's book" refers to the 1986 bestseller written by Bill Cosby called Fatherhood
    Despite being the official debut episode, it first aired as a "special preview" on Tuesday the 22nd, then the following episode ("Our Very First Night") was aired on the 25th and was called the "se...
  2. Welcome Episode: The main premise of the show – how Danny, not yet 30 years old, is now a widower struggling along with his daughters to cope with his wife's death – and that he has family and friends to count on to help with raising the family ... all of that is established in 22 minutes.

  3. The first season of the family sitcom Full House originally aired on ABC from September 22, 1987 to May 6, 1988. In the first season, shortly after Danny's wife (Pam) dies, her brother Jesse moves in to help Danny with the girls, along with Joey, Danny's best friend since childhood.

  4. Our Very First Show: Directed by Joel Zwick. With John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure. When Danny Tanner's wife Pamela is killed in an auto accident, he finds himself left all alone to raise his three daughters: D.J., Stephanie, and baby Michelle.

  5. Steph catches the chickenpox, gives it to Jesse and Joey, DJ is on her way to her first slumber party and Danny has the chance to watch a Warriors game from the coaching bench. So there's arising a problem: to find a baby-sitter for Michelle in forty minutes. Read Script. Buy this episode on Amazon.com.

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  7. Aired September 22, 1987 12:00 AM on ABC. Runtime 24m. Director Joel Zwick. Writer Jeff Franklin. Country United States. Languages English. Genres Comedy, Family. Widowed father Danny Tanner asks his friend Joey and his brother-in-law Jesse for their help in raising his three willful daughters. Private Notes.

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