It's Michelle's 3rd birthday, and the guys have decided to throw a "circus" birthday party for Michelle, complete with clowns and other things seen in circuses. Before the party, Danny complains about a problem with his car, and Jesse agrees to fix it. Jesse can't fix it, so he takes Stephanie and Michelle out to a gas station with him to have it fixed. After the car is fixed, Jesse and the girls decide to visit the restroom before they leave, and during this time, Elmer, the mechanic, locks the station up without knowing that Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle are still inside. Michelle's friends arrive at the house, and Danny, Joey, and D.J. try to keep them busy, in hopes that Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle will be home soon. At the gas station, Jesse and Stephanie throw a makeshift "circus" party for Michelle, then Elmer returns three hours later, and he's surprised that he locked Jesse, Stephanie, and Michelle in the station. Elmer unlocks the station to let them out. By this time, Mi
s03e01 - Tanner's Island
s03e02 - Back to School Blues
s03e03 - Breaking up is Hard to Do
s03e04 - Nerd for a Day
s03e05 - Granny Tanny
s03e06 - Star Search
s03e07 - And They Call It Puppy Love
s03e08 - Divorce Court
s03e09 - Dr. Dare Rides Again
s03e10 - The Greatest Birthday on Earth
s03e11 - Aftershocks
s03e12 - Joey & Stacy and ... Oh, Yeah, Jesse
s03e13 - No More Mr. Dumb Guy
s03e14 - Misadventures in Baby-Sitting
s03e15 - Lust in the Dust
s03e16 - Bye, Bye Birdie
s03e17 - 13 Candles
s03e18 - Mr. Egghead
s03e19 - Those Better Not be the Days
s03e20 - Honey, I Broke the House
s03e21 - Just Say No Way
s03e22 - Three Men and Another Baby
s03e23 - Fraternity Reunion
s03e24 - Our Very First Telethon
After his wife ishuged in a car accident, news anchorman Danny Tanner recruits his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (a rock musician) and best friend Joey Gladstone (who works as a stand-up comedian) to help raise his three young daughters: D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle, in his San Francisco home. Over time, the three men as well as the children bond and become closer to one another.
Danny is reassigned from his duties as sports anchor by his television station to become co-host of a local morning television show, Wake Up, San Francisco, and is teamed up with Nebraska native Rebecca Donaldson.