The Sixth Season

Full House is a feel-good family sitcom that tackles the daily lives of the Tanner family household: Danny, D.J., Stephanie, Michelle, Joey, Jesse, Becky, and twin boys Nicky and Alex. In the earlier seasons, the show focused on three single guys raising three young girls. As the show progressed, more characters were added and the scope changed ever so slightly. In season six, the series' tone gets a little more dramatic with several story arcs about romantic relationships, new careers, school, and so on. For the most part, the change in tone works and feels much like previous seasons, but the comedy is not quite as strong. For more information about the series, please refer to DVD Talk's reviews of season one, season two, season three, season four, and season five.

Season six begins with the introduction of a new character. D.J. returns from summer vacation in Spain. She returns with a big surprise, her new boyfriend Steve Hale (Scott Weinger). Steve goes to school with D.J. and plays her love interest. His running jokes include how dumb he is and how he likes to eat anything and everything. Throughout season six and into season seven, he is present. He is D.J. first serious boyfriend and a slight headache to the family as they get accustomed to their oldest daughter in love.

Jesse and Joey also have another joint business venture. Jesse's music career in the USA goes downhill. His hit song quickly falls off the charts and his music career goes down with it. But everything changes when Jesse's manager calls to inform him that he is a hit in Japan! Jesse takes Becky and the twins to Tokyo and spends two weeks living his dream as a famous rock star. And when Jesse is offered to continue touring Asia for the next year, Becky is very, very unhappy. He realizes the errors of his ways and decides being with his family is more important than his dream.

Joey also has a bump in his career; the producer of his TV show Ranger Joe gives him a partner, Jungle Jenny (the producer's wife). Joey and Jenny clash and when Joey demands she goes he is fired. With both Jesse and Joey out of jobs, they find salvation hosting a radio show as the Rush Hour Renegades. Once again, the dynamic duo is back in action, but playing rock music and cracking jokes.

The season also has a couple serious storylines, which is not new to Full House, but still deviates from the common feel-good nature of the show. One of these dramatic storylines deals with violence in the home. Stephanie has a troubled schoolmate, who does not get along well with others. When she is forced to work on a project with him, she learns that he is a victim of violence. His father beats him. It is a troubling issue for Stephanie to come to terms with, especially when she spills the beans to her teacher and the boy is taken from by social services.

Other storylines include Danny's long distance relationship with Vicky, which gets pretty serious, Jesse reveals that he is a high school dropout and goes back to school, Joey faces his college nemesis, Stephanie has her first date, and many stories about Jesse and Becky's twin boys like Jesse's obsession with Nicky and Alex's hair; he doesn't want them to get haircuts.

Overall, season six of Full House continues with a similar tone set in past seasons. The show has a strong feel-good nature and it is worth a few laughs. Despite the fun nature, this season is not as strong as the past seasons. The cast is older and the goofy, innocent fun situations they used to get into just aren't as funny. In addition, the new character Steve Hale does not work. His dumb as bricks, run-of-the-mill character hurts the show more than helps it. In the end, Full House's sixth season is decent that will offers some good laughs, but not quite as hearty as the earlier seasons.

Episode Guide

1. Come Fly with Me: Bye-bye, babies. D.J. flies home from Spain, and Stephanie and Michelle accidentally zoom off to New Zealand.
2. The Long Goodbye: Absence makes the heart grow a whole lot fonder. Danny and Michelle feel the pangs of long-distance love.
3. Road to Tokyo: Tunnel of love. Jesse's in Japan, so lonesome Michelle decides to dig her way to the Land of the Rising Sun.
4. Radio Days: Another D.J. in the house: Jesse is offered a job as San Francisco's newest disc jockey. But there's a catch.
5. Lovers and Other Tanners: So happy she's acting dopey. D.J. neglects her school and home responsibilities to spend time with Steve.
6. Educating Jesse: Bring home a diploma. High school dropout Jesse realizes it's never too late to graduate.
7. Trouble in Twin Town: Trouble comes in twos. It's the daughters of Rebecca's rich cousin vs. the Katsopolis duo in the Favorite Twins contest.
8. The Play's the Thing: Michelle is thrilled when Joey and Jesse agree to direct her school play - until they pick another child for the lead.
9. Nice Guys Finish First: The puck stops here? Joey promises Michelle he'll be a nice guy, even during a grudge hockey match.
10. I'm Not D.J.: Stephanie learns what not to do to look cool: let Kimmy punch holes in her earlobes.
11. Designing Mothers: Vicky's piranha of a mama wants Danny to propose to her little girl. Now, mister!
12. A Very Tanner Christmas: Everyone dresses up as the jolly fat man. Can you figure out which Santa is which in the St. Nick of time?
13. The Dating Game: Pepperoni, mushrooms and a side of romance. Stephanie wonders if going out for pizza with Josh will lead to something more.
14. Birthday Blues: Who could possibly forget that Kimmy is turning sweet 16? Only her best friend D.J.!

15. Be True to Your Pre-School: List the geometric shape most familiar to your offspring: Jesse tries to enroll the twins in a very selective pre-school.
16. The Heartbreak Kid: Michelle starts making wedding plans after Steve gives her a special Valentine cookie.
17. Silence Is Not Golden: Some promises are made to be broken. A schoolmate tells Stephanie that his father beats him and swears her to silence.
18. Please Don't Touch the Dinosaur: Danny and Jesse chaperone Michelle's class at the museum, but it's the Tsintaosaurus Spinorhinus that needs the protection.
19. Subterranean Graduation Blues: Stuck in the subway, Jesse misses his graduation ceremony - but has an even more valuable experience.
20. Grand Gift Auto: A red '77 Firebird? Wow! Joey gives D.J. a hot car for her birthday. A really hot car. It's stolen.
21. Room for One More?: A fuller house? Jesse thinks it may be time to present the twins with a little brother or sister.
22. Prom Night: D.J. thinks prom night is fun, until Steve is elected Prom King - and his ex-girlfriend joins him as Prom Queen.
23. The House Meets the Mouse Part 1: It's a world of laughter (and just a few tears) when the whole Tanner household visits Disney World.
24. The House Meets the Mouse Part 2: It must be a Magic Kingdom, because a whole lot of dreams come true before the Tanners leave Disney World.

The DVD

Video:
The video is given in its original television aspect ratio of 1.33:1 full frame color. The picture quality is good considering its age. The image is a bit soft at times. For the most part, it looks good with a slight grain and no noticeable issues attributed with video compression.

Audio:
The audio in this release is in English 2.0 Dolby digital stereo. The quality is quite good. The audio is fairly flat, which is due the show being dialogue driven. This release supports closed captioning.

Extras:
There are no extras included with this release.

Final Thoughts:
In Full House's sixth season, the show continues the daily lives of the Tanner family and company. This season has a slightly different tone than previous seasons; the show is more dramatic and does not have the same fun, innocent nature to it. The show has a lot more drama. In addition a new character is introduced as D.J.'s serious boyfriend. He is a poor attempt to get cheap laughs. In the end, the show's dynamic is not quite the same, but it will still offer viewers a few good laughs.