Season 2

E1. Cutting It Close

Oct 14, 1988 · 24m

Jesse has a terrible day, which begins with Stephanie unintentionally chopping off a chunk of Jesse's hair while playing a pretend game of "hairdresser”. Stephanie blames herself for this.

E2. Tanner vs. Gibbler

Oct 21, 1988 · 24m

It's Kimmy's 12th birthday, and D.J. has planned a surprise birthday party for her.

E3. It's Not My Job

Oct 28, 1988 · 24m

Jesse has made his first sale of an advertising jingle. As a result, Jesse tells his father, Nick, that he wants to leave the family exterminating business. Consequently, Nick loses his temper with Jesse and disowns him.

E4. D.J.'s Very First Horse

Nov 4, 1988 · 24m

"Wake Up, San Francisco" is broadcasting an episode from a horse stable, where D.J. falls in love with a horse named Rocket. D.J. desperately wants Rocket, and the only way she'll get him is if she has enough money to make the payments needed to keep Rocket in the stable. So, D.J. and Kimmy pool their money together and start making Rocket's stable payments, unbeknownst to Danny.

E5. Jingle Hell

Nov 11, 1988 · 24m

When Joey gives Jesse the inspiration Jesse needs to write an advertising jingle that Jesse has been having problems with, the result is that the jingle is bought. This bit of success leads to Jesse making an offer to Joey to be his writing partner.

E6. Beach Boy Bingo

Nov 18, 1988 · 24m

In a radio contest, D.J. wins a "dream night for 2" with the Beach Boys. The problem is, according to the rules of the contest, D.J. is allowed to take only one of the guys with her, and she can't decide who to go with.

E7. Joey Gets Tough

Nov 25, 1988 · 24m

While Danny and Jesse are out, Joey is left in charge of the girls. D.J. and Stephanie want to stay up late so they can watch a Tiffany concert on TV, so they take advantage of him. When Danny comes home and sees that they are up late watching the concert, he gets upset.

E8. Triple Date

Dec 9, 1988 · 24m

Danny invites his new girlfriend, Denise, and her two friends, Zoey and Cheryl, over to the house for a triple date with Jesse and Joey. Meanwhile, while D.J. has convinced Danny she’s mature enough to babysit Stephanie and Michelle, upstairs.

E9. Our Very First Christmas Show

Dec 16, 1988 · 24m

While the family is on a flight to Colorado, to spend Christmas with some relatives, a blizzard forces an emergency landing at an unfamiliar airport.

E10. Middle Age Crazy

Jan 6, 1989 · 24m

Stephanie thinks that D.J. and Michelle are getting all of the attention—it's not easy being the middle child.

E11. A Little Romance

Jan 13, 1989 · 24m

D.J. has her first boyfriend, Michael Montfort, but she’s crushed when Michael leaves her for Kathy Santoni, because Michael believes Kathy is prettier than D.J. is. Meanwhile, Becky and Danny are hosting a charity event where eligible bachelors are auctioned off to women who want a date with them.

E12. Fogged In

Jan 20, 1989 · 24m

Jesse and Joey have just stayed up all night working on their latest jingle for Casa De Pancakes. Unfortunately, D.J. and Kimmy unwittingly erase the jingle from the tape it was recorded on by recording their version of "The Locomotion" on what they thought was a blank tape.

E13. Working Mothers

Feb 3, 1989 · 24m

Jesse and Joey's latest jingle is such a success that they are offered a fixed job composing jingles for Mr. Malatesta. D.J. and Stephanie fear that if Jesse and Joey take this job, knowing that Danny works at the TV station every day, then no one will be home to take care of them.

E14. Little Shop of Sweaters

Feb 10, 1989 · 24m

It's Valentine's Day, and Danny has bought D.J. the royal blue sweater that she wanted. When she wears it to school, at recess, she takes the sweater off so she won't sweat all over it, and the school's gardener runs over it with a lawn mower. D.J. doesn't want Danny to know about this, so she, Kimmy, and Stephanie go to the mall to buy a replacement sweater.

E15. Pal Joey

Feb 17, 1989 · 24m

It’s been little over a year and a half since Jesse and Joey moved into the house, and they’ve become good friends—which is making Danny feel left out. When Danny talks to Joey about this, it leads to them reminiscing about the day they became friends back in the 5th grade.

E16. Baby Love

Feb 24, 1989 · 24m

Becky's sister, Connie Anderson, has arrived for a visit, and she’s brought her son Howie, who is Michelle's age, with her. Michelle and Howie become fast friends, but when it comes time for Connie and Howie to go back home to Valentine, Nebraska, it gives Michelle what seems like an incurable case of heartbreak.

E17. El Problema Grande de D.J.

Mar 10, 1989 · 24m

D.J. has good grades throughout her report card, except for in Spanish class, where she was given a D. D.J. asks Danny to talk to her Spanish teacher about the grade. When her teacher, Linda, comes over to the house to talk to Danny about it, the conversation ends in a kiss -- right in front of D.J. and some of her friends. This makes D.J. a target for teasing.

E18. Goodbye, Mr. Bear

Mar 24, 1989 · 24m

During Spring cleaning, Jesse learns what "little cause, big effect" means when he accidentally breaks a drawer handle in the kitchen, and ends up having to renovate the kitchen's entire network of cabinets and drawers. Meanwhile, Stephanie is frantic. It seems that Mr. Bear, the stuffed toy that the girls' mother gave her, on the day she brought newborn Michelle home from the hospital, is missing.

E19. Blast from the Past

Apr 7, 1989 · 24m

In college, Joey had a girlfriend named Patty Fogerty, who ended up leaving him for a guy named Michael Winchester. This left Joey devastated, because he wanted to marry her. Now, years later, Patty tracks down Joey's phone number and calls him. Joey invites Patty over to the house. Danny doesn't like this, because he doesn't want to see Joey, once again, get hurt by Patty.

E20. I'm There for You, Babe

Apr 14, 1989 · 24m

It's Jesse's 26th birthday, and it seems that everyone's trying to pull him in every direction at the same time.

E21. Luck Be a Lady (1)

Apr 28, 1989 · 24m

The family travels to Lake Tahoe, where the girls get lucky gambling and Jesse forces Rebecca's hand in their game of hearts.

E22. Luck Be a Lady (2)

May 5, 1989 · 24m

Jesse and Rebecca decide to get married—unless Danny can get them to eschew the whole idea.