D.J. makes such a good impression in a play at school that Jesse suggests that D.J. try out for a TV commercial - an idea Danny is against, because Danny is afraid D.J. will only end up disappointed. Jesse takes D.J. to an audition for a cereal commercial anyway, and Stephanie tags along with them. After D.J. auditions, she and Jesse leave the room, then Stephanie starts pretending to audition while she is alone in the room. The company's president, Mr. Benton, walks in, sees Stephanie, and gives Stephanie the job. This leaves D.J. furious, and willing to do anything to sabotage Stephanie's efforts to practice for the commercial because D.J. is absolutely, positively, fed up with everyone treating Stephanie and Michelle like they're "soooooo cute" while D.J. is always treated like the ugly stepsister just because she's older than Stephanie and Michelle.
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.