It's Danny's 30th birthday, so Jesse takes Danny's car "Bullet" to be fitted for the seat covers that Jesse and Joey plan to buy as a gift for Danny. On the way home with Bullet, Jesse accidentally sends Bullet into the bay. Of course, Danny is shocked by this. Later, Jesse and Joey go to a car dealership that happens to have a duplicate of Bullet. As Jesse and Joey name the amount of money that they are willing to pay for the car, someone calls the dealership and bids higher than Jesse and Joey. The Bidding goes back and forth until Jesse and Joey bid too high for the person who is on the phone, and Jesse and Joey buy the car for Danny. As it turns out, Danny was the guy who was on the phone, bidding against Jesse and Joey.
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.