| Stephanie's Wild Ride | |
| Season 8, episode 9 | |
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| Air date | November 29, 1994 |
| Writer(s) | Adam I. Lapidus |
| Director | John Tracy |
| Previous | Claire and Present Danger |
| Next | Under the Influence |
Stephanie's Wild Ride is episode nine of season eight on Full House. It originally aired on November 29, 1994.
Full House scenes- Danny tells Stephanie that Gia was in a car accident
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Joey and Mr. Woodchuck attempt to tell the story of the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" to Nicky and Alex, but Mr. Woodchuck keeps interrupting with his wood-related puns (see Quotes).
Synopsis[]
Michelle gets stuck on a video game and asks Jesse for help. But, instead of just helping her get to the next level, he does not want to stop playing.
Stephanie and Gia are at the mall having ice cream when Gia notices a couple of cute guys. Gia whistles to get the two to come over to their table. They introduce themselves as Jason and Barry, and wanting to not appear too young, Gia lies and tells them that they are in the same grade as them but at a private school.
D.J. and Kimmy happen to be at the food court as well. Jason and Barry recognize them from their school and ask Stephanie why she goes to a private high school instead of their school. Stephanie, nervously, answers that their dad had a coupon. Stephanie pulls them away and pleads for them not to blow it for her. D.J. and Kimmy agree they will not tell, as long as Stephanie does not insult Kimmy for a week. When she comes back, Gia says that Jason and Barry went to get their car to give them a ride home.
Michelle again tells Jesse that she can take the video game from here, but he still denies. Nicky and Alex cheer him on from the sidelines. Joey comes in and assists Jesse with his playing. Becky and Danny enter the room, and soon all the adults are begging to play the game before they chow down.
Stephanie, Gia, Jason, and Barry are in a car, taking a shortcut. They start speeding up after saying that—to make the ride shorter—they should go faster. They also drive in the left lane instead of the right while a truck comes up. Jason pretends the steering wheel is locked, causing the girls to scream. All four of them are having fun except Stephanie, as Gia convinces her friend to lighten up. Once Stephanie gets home, she tells D.J. of her "wild ride", but D.J. isn't happy. They eventually drop the subject, and Stephanie asks if anyone noticed she's late. She goes into the living room and says hi, but everyone is still interested in the game.
After landing on the Pond of Peace, D.J. interrupts their fun and tells them to eat dinner. They all quickly do so (as does Comet) before returning to the game. Stephanie and D.J. stay in the kitchen to do the dishes until Gia comes through the back door and tells Stephanie that Jason's outside with his car. Stephanie asks Danny if she can go out, to which he reminds her to be back by 9:00 pm. She's indeed about to go out again, but her sister's determined to stop her... and that she does.
The others are still playing the game. Jesse, Danny, and Joey start fighting over the controller until Becky takes it out of their hands. They all begin to grab for it, but then Michelle pulls the game out, ending their progress. They stop what they are doing at once and confront her, but she tells them she needed to stop the madness, and Nicky and Alex agree with her. Jesse also realizes that Nicky and Alex are right, and Danny thanks Michelle for snapping them out of the obsession they had gotten into. They all go back to their regular lives while Michelle starts to play the game.
Later that night, in a complete 360 from "The Prying Game", Stephanie accuses D.J. of invading her privacy. But D.J. says that security's the top issue here. Danny then interrupts them and tells Stephanie that Gia was in a car accident with Jason and Barry (see Quotes and video).
When Danny leaves, Stephanie apologizes and learns her lesson: Cars (1) aren't (2) toys (3). At least not real ones. D.J. tells her that all young people do stupid things and launches into a story of herself in a similar situation. After they hug, Stephanie then decides to tell Danny what was really going on. Knowing that he will be mad, she also tells D.J. she will soften him up with her hitchhiking story, which leads to D.J. chasing her sister and former roommate out of her own room.
Guest star[]
- Scott Whyte played Jason. Whyte is probably best known for starring in the 1990s sitcom City Guys.
Quotes[]
[In the opening teaser:]
Joey: Okay, boys, now tonight, Mr. Woodchuck's gonna help me tell you a story.
Mr. Woodchuck: Is it about... wood?
Joey: No, it's called the "Three Billy Goats Gruff".
Alex: That's our favorite story.
Joey: Okay. Once upon a time, there were three...
Mr. Woodchuck: ...woodchucks!
Nicky: No, billy goats.
[Michelle is playing a video game and Nicky & Alex come running in.]
Alex: Can we play?
Michelle: Guys, Montezuma's Quest is a very complicated game. It takes timing, skill, and plenty of brainpower.
Video game: You have failed! Ha ha ha!
Nicky & Alex: You have failed! Ha ha ha!
[Jesse enters the room.]
Michelle: Uncle Jesse, can you help me with this video game?
Jesse: Oh, Michelle, I'm sorry. Video games have never really been my thing. Now, pinball! There's a game.
Michelle: What's pinball?
Jesse: 'What's pinb...'? You don't know what pinball is? Haven't you ever heard of Tommy?
Michelle: Who?
Jesse: Right.
Michelle: Who's right?
Jesse: No. Who's on first?
Michelle: Let me guess: Tommy?
Jesse: No. I'm just kidding ya. It's an old Abbott and Costello routine.
Michelle: Who?
Kimmy: Hey, you're the losers who drilled the peephole in the girls' locker room.
Jason: You're the reason we plugged it up. [The guys shake hands.]
Kimmy: That hole works both ways, zit butt.
Stephanie: Kimmy! Deej, come here. [They do.] We told these guys that we're 16, and they believed us! Don't blow it, please?
D.J.: Hey go ahead have fun.
Kimmy: Woah wait a minute. Why should we help you lie?
Stephanie: Okay...I promise no cracks about you for a week!
Kimmy: Deal.
Stephanie: Deal. [They shake hands.] And uh..by the way, Big Bird called, he wants his legs back.
Kimmy: Hey!
Stephanie: Sorry, just getting one last one out of my system. See ya guys later.
[We find Stephanie and Gia in Jason's car with Barry.]
Gia: This is so cool.
Stephanie: Yeah, this is great, but you don't have to go through the park to get to my house.
Jason: Oh, don't worry. It's a shortcut!
Barry: Hey, you know what would make it even shorter?
Jason: If we went faster?
Stephanie: Faster!?
Jason: Yes!
Gia: Yes!
[Jason starts speeding as a car honks at him, and at the same time, we hear Stephanie and Gia screaming.]
Stephanie: Okay, okay! The gas pedal works fine! Now let's try the brakes. You do have brakes?
Jason: Uh..I don't know, I've never used them!
Stephanie: Jason, slow down!
[They drive past a "Sharp Curve Ahead" sign, but the sharp curve itself doesn't deter Jason.]
Jason: How come everybody always drives on the right side of the road? Let's give the left a shot! [They start driving in the left lane. A truck is coming their way, its horn alerting Stephanie to its presence.]
Stephanie: Jason, there's a truck coming!
Jason: Oh my God! The wheel is locked!
[They reach a tunnel, then skid to a stop. Stephanie realizes she's having fun after all and they head through the tunnel.]
[Jesse and Joey are still playing.]
Video game: Danger! Danger!
Jesse: Advice! Advice!
Joey: Uhh... Eat the power biscuit. [Crunching and burp sounds are heard.] That was tasty.
[Becky and Danny enter.]
Becky: Okay boys, time to wash your little hands for dinner.
Joey: Oh... We're still playing.
Jesse: Yeah, five more minutes, please?
Becky: Not you. Nicky and Alex. C'mon guys!
[Nicky and Alex walk in front of the TV. Jesse and Joey shoo them away.]
Danny: Michelle, you've been playing this game for hours, honey.
Michelle: I'm not exactly doing much playing.
Jesse: What's that? What is that?
Video game: Mayday! Mayday! Losing power!
Jesse: 'Losing power'. Joey, give me power. I need power! Give me power!
Joey: [voice of Scotty from Star Trek:] Alright, captain! I'm givin' her all I got! She can't take much more! We've got to find that second key! [Michelle rolls her eyes.]
Danny: Why don't you empty that nuclear waste can? It's starting to bubble.
[Joey does so, and fanfare trumpets blast from the TV, causing surprised looks from both him and Jesse.]
Joey: Wow Danny! That's it! We got the second key!
[D.J. is in the kitchen setting the table for dinner, as Stephanie enters through the back door.]
Stephanie: Deej, I just had the greatest time of my whole life!
D.J.: Hey, it's Sweet Sixteen. You kids grow up so fast.
Stephanie: For your information, those guys gave us a ride home in the coolest car.
D.J.: You got in a car with Beavis and Butthead?
Stephanie: They happen to be great guys! And they are so funny! First, Jason drove on the wrong side of the road, and then, he pretended like the steering wheel was locked! We came this close to a truck.
D.J.: Wow, does he have an older brother? Maybe we could all double-date and drive off a cliff together.
Stephanie: Jason's a very good driver. He's had his license for almost three months.
D.J.: [shocked] And it never dawned on you that you could get hurt?
Stephanie: What's with you? Haven't you ever been 16?
D.J.: I have. You haven't. Remember?
Stephanie: It's no big deal. I went out and had some fun.
D.J.: Fine. You're home. Let's just drop it.
Stephanie: Did anyone notice I'm late?
D.J.: See for yourself.
Stephanie: [opens the door into the living room] Hey, guys! [Their eyes are all glued to the TV, playing the game, so they simply wave and say "hey" back.]
[D.J. comes in, and calls everyone for dinner.]
D.J.: I hate to interrupt this moment of tranquility, but I really don't feel like eating alone at a table set for nine.
Danny: Yeah, D.J.'s right. It might be a good time to take a break from our little quest, noble as it is.
Jesse: Yeah, let's just put the game on pause. [to Becky] Honey! Put the game on pause! We'll come back after we have a nice leisurely dinner.
[Danny, Joey, Jesse, and Becky are eating dinner very quickly, so they can get back to the video game.]
Joey: Done?
Jesse: Game time! [They get up and leave.]
D.J.: Thank you. I'll do the dishes. Don't worry about a thing. Buh-bye. Buh-bye, now.
[Gia invites Stephanie out for another joyride, so she asks her dad if she can go.]
D.J.: [in the kitchen, as she blocks her sister's exit, and asks...] Steph, are you sure you wanna do this?
Stephanie: Let me think about it. Thinking... Thinking... I'm outta here [grabs her backpack and jacket, and starts to leave].
D.J.: [snatching both items from her] Steph, you're not going.
Stephanie: What are you talking about?
D.J.: I'm sorry. I can't let you go.
[Car honks.]
Stephanie: Gia, tell the guys to hang. I'll be right out.
Gia: I thought you said your sister was cool.
Stephanie: She used to be. [Gia exits out the door, while Stephanie confronts her sister.] Deej, forget it! There's no way you can make me stay!
D.J.: I'll tell Dad.
Stephanie: Okay, there's one way. I can't believe you'd squeal on me!
D.J.: I can't believe you'd put me in this position!
Stephanie: What about all those times you snuck in after curfew and I never said a word?!
D.J.: That's different. This is dangerous! [...] [When Stephanie still decides to leave and grabs her things back from her sister's hand...] Steph, I'm serious. [opens the kitchen door] Dad! [...forcing her sister to finally reconsider] [to Danny] Never mind.
[Danny, Joey, Jesse, and Becky all fight for the video game controller. After walking over to the game console, Michelle takes out the cartridge – without even hitting the eject button or turning the console off!]
Danny & Becky: Hey!
Michelle: Game over.
Danny: Michelle, why did you do that?
Michelle: I had to stop the madness. Look at you! You were fighting over a silly game. You oughta be ashamed.
Alex: Shame on you!
Nicky: Double shame!
Jesse: The boys are right. I mean, we were completely obsessed over this thing.
Danny: Yeah. Michelle, thank you for snapping us out of it. I don't know, I just kind of got in and I zoned out and I didn't know what was happening. It's like when I empty Joey's hamper.
Joey: You know what? I think we just need to get back to our normal lives around here. I'm gonna go play with Mr. Woodchuck.
Becky: Tell him I said 'hi' [Joey leaves].
Jesse: Thanks, Michelle.
Becky: Thanks, Michelle.
Danny: Yeah, thanks [kisses Michelle].
[Upstairs, Stephanie is studying when D.J. walks in.]
D.J.: Steph, we need to talk about this (joyriding).
Stephanie: There's nothing to talk about. You just hate to see me have fun.
D.J.: Oh yeah, Steph, that's real bright. [sarcastically] Yeah, the first thing on my mind when I wake up is, 'How can I make Steph miserable today?'
Stephanie: So you admit it.
D.J.: Oh, you're losing it.
[They start talking at the same time:]
Stephanie: No Deej, you don't understand. I was having fun and I was--
D.J.: No, you don't understand. You can't just get in a car with somebody you don't know--
Danny: [enters and intervenes] Guys. Guys. Guys. Guys. Take it easy. Whatever this is about, it can wait, Okay? [He and Stephanie sit down on her bed.] Um, Steph, I just got off the phone with Gia's mom. She was in a car accident tonight.
Stephanie: [shocked] No. [sighs] She OK?
Danny: Well, she got some bumps and some bruises, and she's gonna be in the hospital overnight. She was with two other guys, and one of them broke his leg and got cut up pretty badly. They were really lucky they were wearing their seat belts; the car was totaled. Didn't you say something about going out tonight?
Stephanie: Yeah, but...
D.J.: [answering for her] ...but when Gia showed up with those guys, Steph decided not to go.
[After Danny leaves...]
Stephanie: I could've been in that car.
D.J.: But you weren't.
Stephanie: Thanks to you. [...]
[When D.J. tells about something she did when she was younger...] You hitchhiked?! What are you, nuts? That's so dangerous.
D.J.: Well... I know that now, but back then, I was young and stupid like you.
Stephanie: So, how do you get to be old and smart?
D.J.: Well, after a while you just get this little voice inside that tells you when something's dangerous... and if you're lucky you learn to listen to it.
Stephanie: I think I heard that voice before I got in the car with those guys. ... It sounded a lot like Dad. [...] I'm glad you were there for me tonight, Deej. Listen, I'm sorry about what I said (before attempting to go out for the second joyride). You're still pretty cool. [They hug (see infobox photo).] I felt so bad when Dad said he was proud of me. I mean, maybe I should just tell him (the hitchhiking story).
Trivia[]
- The episode title is a play on the Disneyland attraction Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
- Marla Sokoloff (Gia) played a character in an episode of the drama series 7th Heaven (1998), who was also injured in a car accident.
- The game that the family becomes addicted to, Montezano's Quest, is likely a take on Montezuma's Revenge.
- The console used for the game is a Super NES.
- The episode aired on Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit's fourth birthday.
- The tunnel that Stephanie and Gia drive through is the same one used in Back to the Future Part II when Marty McFly tries to recover the sports almanac from Biff's car.
- In reality, if the boys were reckless driving, then they should have gotten a ticket or had their licenses temporarily suspended. While this is true, if they don't get caught, then they won't. Many drunk drivers never get a ticket. Additionally, since the boys eventually injured themselves and Gia for their reckless driving, their cars would be temporarily confiscated by their parents after they get repaired.
- In the next episode, D.J. tells Kimmy that her mom died in a car accident involving a drunk driver. This may be why she told Stephanie not to go with them, as she fears that she could lose her life if they crashed in the car.
Goofs[]
- Stephanie was at school when she was picked up by the high schoolers and came home with them; however, when they come over later that day Stephanie says it is Saturday (she was also wearing the same clothes).
- When Michelle takes the game cartridge out, she yanks it straight out of the console, but in reality, the only way to get it out is to turn off the console and push the eject button to release it.
- When Stephanie and Gia are riding with the two guys, they pass the same Mercury Cougar three times, once going in the same direction as them (at the part with the oncoming truck), and twice going in the opposite direction as them.
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