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Our Very First Telethon
Season 3, episode 24
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Air date May 4, 1990
Writer(s) Lenny Ripps, Shari Scharfer & Julie Strassman
Director Bill Foster
Previous Fraternity Reunion
Next Greek Week

Our Very First Telethon is episode 24 and the finale of season 3. It originally aired on May 4, 1990.

Opening Teaser[]

Danny is using a bulletin board as a schedule for the upcoming telethon (see below), and Michelle greets him. He asks her what she is doing up in the middle of the night and she says that the sun woke her up...and upon hearing "the sun", he realizes that it is 7:30...a.m. (not p.m. as he thought)! Danny realizes that, with all the telethon scheduling going on, he did not get any (or very little) sleep. He keeps blabbering until Michelle stops him, saying "You talk too much." He tells her that it is very important to be a good listener, to which Michelle says that maybe next time she will be a good listener. In the meantime, she heads back upstairs.

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Full House D.J. Tanner sings to Michelle

Summary[]

It is time for the "We Love Our Children" telethon, hosted by Danny and Becky. Danny wants absolutely nothing to go wrong. The goal is to raise $1,000,000 in 24 hours to buy new equipment for the Children's Health Center.

Joey is the first performer. After doing some of his comedy routine, he tries a magic trick with Becky as his assistant. Unfortunately, he messes up and unintentionally traps her inside of the "cabinet of mystery."

Becky and Danny end up performing their scheduled song while Becky is still in the cabinet, and at the end of the song, Joey finally manages to get her out. Sometime later, by the time the Los Angeles Raiderettes start performing, $501,000 has been raised (a little more than half their goal), and Becky has gone home to get some sleep.

Danny, who wants to stay awake the entire 24 hours, is getting tired, 4 hours away from the end of the telethon (as he had stayed up preparing for it the previous night, see Opening Teaser). He sits down in a chair that came from the set of Wake Up, San Francisco, and falls asleep while Michelle is sitting on his lap.

Michelle then performs a song, and then Stephanie performs a dance to Love Shack by The B-52s, while Jesse and Joey try to figure out what else to do with the telethon while Danny is asleep. The pledges keep coming in, and the pace of the pledges is getting faster.

D.J. and Michelle then perform a song about lollipops and Gummi Bears (see Quotes and Video). Becky returns to the telethon, and Kimmy performs a unicycle routine. That is when Danny wakes up, 4 hours after he fell asleep. By this time, they have raised $960,000 and all they need is a mere $40,000 more.

Mike Love (of The Beach Boys) shows up, and does the song "Be True to Your School" with Jesse and the Rippers as the Raiderettes do another performance. By the end of the show, they have raised $1,004,800—which turns out to be a very successful telethon indeed. And in true fashion, since they hit—or rather, slightly exceeded—their goal, confetti and balloons fall from the ceiling. (The song continues into both the EP credits and the end credits.)

Quotes[]

Man: I'm getting really tired.
Danny: Places everybody! Two minutes to show time. Uh, Jess, aren't you supposed to be going over your music?
Jesse: Danny, relax. I got it. You got us playing "Feelings" once every hour.
Danny: Ah, great news. That 4 a.m. "Feelings"? It's been switched to "Tie A Yellow Ribbon."
Jesse: That is great news.
Danny: Joey, what's in the doughnut boxes?
Joey: Doughnuts.
Danny: Great. Doughnuts go on the doughnut table.
Joey: It's a good thing I ran into you. Relax!
Danny: Becky, what are you supposed to be doing?
Becky: Waiting for the show to start.
Danny: You're doing a great job.
Becky: Danny, relax.
Danny: All right, phone volunteers. Is everybody ready?
All: Relax!


Jesse: Welcome to the We Love Our Children Telethon '90! And now the host for the show, the host of Wake Up, San Francisco, Danny Tanner!


Danny: I close my eyes for two seconds, and it’s a Kimmy Gibbler telethon.
Joey: Danny, you’ve been out for 4 hours.
Danny: [looks at his watch] 4 hours?! Why didn’t somebody wake me? Oh, no! I’m ruined! I ruined the telethon! My career is over...!
Becky: Danny, we’re still on the air.
Danny: [to the camera] That concludes the dramatic portion of our show.


Stephanie: [introducing D.J. and Michelle] And now, here she is, direct from my room, my sister and yours; everybody give it up for D.J. Tanner!


Danny: Well, we're almost at the end of the show. Let’s check the tote. We did it! Oh, boy! We love our children! We love you! Thanks a million!

Trivia[]

  • While Mike Love is credited as himself in the closing credits, the Raiderettes are credited as merely "the cheerleaders", despite being in their game uniforms.
  • This is the last episode where Stephanie has her pigtail hairstyle.
  • At the time of this airing, the Raiderettes Cheerleaders are part of the real-life football team, Los Angeles Raiders (now known as the Oakland Raiders and later, Las Vegas Raiders).
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Season 1
Our Very First ShowOur Very First NightThe First Day of SchoolThe Return of GrandmaSea CruiseDaddy's HomeKnock Yourself OutJesse's GirlThe Miracle of ThanksgivingJoey's PlaceThe Big Three-OOur Very First PromoSisterly LoveHalf a Love StoryA Pox in Our HouseBut Seriously, FolksDanny's Very First DateJust One of the GuysThe Seven-Month Itch (Part 1)The Seven-Month Itch (Part 2)Mad MoneyD.J. Tanner's Day Off
Season 2
Cutting It CloseTanner vs. GibblerIt's Not My JobD.J.'s Very First HorseJingle HellBeach Boy BingoJoey Gets ToughTriple DateOur Very First Christmas ShowMiddle Age CrazyA Little RomanceFogged InWorking MothersLittle Shop of SweatersPal JoeyBaby LoveEl Problema Grande de D.J.Goodbye Mr. BearBlast From the PastI'm There for You, BabeLuck Be a Lady (Part 1)Luck Be a Lady (Part 2)
Season 3
Tanner's IslandBack to School BluesBreaking Up is Hard to Do (in 22 Minutes)Nerd for a DayGranny TannyStar SearchAnd They Call It Puppy LoveDivorce CourtDr. Dare Rides AgainThe Greatest Birthday on EarthAftershocksJoey & Stacey and... Oh, Yeah, JesseNo More Mr. Dumb GuyMisadventures in BabysittingLust in the DustBye, Bye Birdie13 CandlesMr. EggheadThose Better Not Be the DaysHoney, I Broke the HouseJust Say No WayThree Men and Another BabyFraternity ReunionOur First Telethon
Season 4
Greek WeekCrimes and Michelle's DemeanorThe I.Q. ManSlumber PartyGood News, Bad NewsA Pinch for a PinchViva Las JoeyShape UpOne Last KissTerror in Tanner TownSecret AdmirerDanny in ChargeHappy New Year BabyWorking GirlOld Brown EyesStephanie Gets FramedA Fish Called MartinThe Wedding (Part 1)The Wedding (Part 2)Fuller House (episode)The Hole-in-the-Wall GangStephanie Plays the FieldJoey Goes HollywoodGirls Just Wanna Have FunThe GraduatesRock the Cradle
Season 5
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Season 7
It Was a Dark and Stormy NightThe ApartmentWrong-Way TannerTough LoveFast FriendsSmash Club: The Next GenerationHigh AnxietyAnother Opening, Another No ShowThe Day of the RhinoThe Prying GameThe Bicycle ThiefSupport Your Local ParentsThe Perfect CoupleIs It True About Stephanie?The TestJoey's Funny ValentineThe Last DanceKissing CousinsLove on the RocksMichelle a la CarteBe Your Own Best FriendA Date with FateToo Little Richard Too LateA House Divided
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