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Season 8, Episode 4, "I've Got a Secret"
Posted on August 30, 2013	by billysuperstar111
Pre-Credits Gag: Jesse tells the twins to do exactly as he does while he shows them how to fix their tricycle, then, naturally, he fucks it up and hurts himself and they mimic his cries of pain.
Michelle and her little friends play "Mighty Mutant Super Kids" in her room. At first I thought that this was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles thing but then I realized that it's probably more of a Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers thing. Michelle is playing with Aaron Bailey and Derek and some new kid named Lisa, which seems like sort of an odd assortment of kids. Where are Teddy and Denise? And where did this Lisa kid come from all of a sudden? Anyway, they decide to form a Mighty Mutant Super Kids club and for some reason it's really imperative that its existence is kept secret. They decide that they'd better pick a leader and reach the conclusion that whoever can procure a Mighty Mutant Super Fortress will earn that rank because 90's kids entertainment was always just about selling you expensive toys.
Kimmie Gibbler walks into DJ's room and… whoa, check out DJ's incredibly dated computer. What's she even supposed to be doing on that thing? Its processing power is literally 1/100th as strong as my phone, and my phone is old and shitty.
Oh, yeah, so, anyway, Kimmie Gibbler comes over to tell DJ that she's invited DJ's old boyfriend Nelson to a Giants game because she's romantically interested in him. Kimmie Gibbler is actually trying to be a good friend and make sure that DJ doesn't have a problem with this but then she gets all bent out of shape when DJ has trouble adjusting to the idea, assuming that DJ doesn't think that she's good enough for Nelson. They have an argument and then Kimmie Gibbler storms out of the room.
I usually don't talk much about the shitty fashion on this show because that could be its whole own blog (there's a really good one for The Cosby Show), but, seriously, what the fuck is Kimmie Gibbler wearing? It's a skirt that doesn't do anything that a skirt is supposed to do. In the midriff-bearing 90's, she somehow managed to find a skirt that covers only her stomach. I don't know, you guys. I just don't know.
As Joey cleans the silverware, he spits all over a knife. Seriously, what the fuck is up with him spitting all over everything all the time? It's really an antisocial behavior, and yet it's been played for laughs for years now. YEARS! I can only imagine the terrible behavior that children who watched this show were inspired to emulate, but this spitting shit has got to be the worst of it. At least this time he's spitting on an inanimate object instead of directly into someone's face like he usually does, but it's still disgusting. The only consolation is that Danny immediately throws the knife in the garbage afterwards.
Jesse comes home with Becky and the twins and asks Stephanie why she's using his KISS t-shirt to dry silverware. She says that it was in the rag pile and he replies that it shouldn't be because he was saving it for sentimental reasons. Joey says that he used to love KISS and then he shouts "Rock 'n' roll!" and sticks his tongue out, which makes the audience guffaw.
The twins see this and do the same thing, which the audience thinks is adorable.
It's just this type of uncreative pandering that really exemplifies why this is the worst show of all time. Some idiot does something annoying and then some ugly little kids repeat it and the audience eats it up. That's Full House in a nut shell.
Becky deduces that the KISS t-shirt was a gift from some cooze that Jesse used to stick it to and she gets jealous. She retaliates by recounting all the hot dick she used to get back in the day and then the argument escalates until they both decide that they're going to make lists of everyone they ever fucked so they can compare them, which is maybe the worst idea I've ever heard in my life. At least now Becky will finally know the names of the women whose STD's she's contracted.
Michelle asks Danny for $39 dollars and he's like, "fuck no," then she asks Joey and he's like, "sure," and then he asks Danny to loan it to him. If that doesn't completely summarize their relationship, I don't know what does. Why doesn't Joey have $39, anyway? He's got a good job and he doesn't pay rent. Anyway, Danny wants to know what the money is for so Michelle tells him about her secret club. She makes a really big deal about how important it is to keep it a secret, which Danny seems to understand. Danny says the he still wont buy her the toy because all his money is tied up in supporting all the people that live in his house who don't pay for anything and then Joey tells her that all of the Super Fortresses are all sold out everywhere anyway, which is supposed to be funny because, you know, Joey plays with toys. Pretty funny.
Nelson shows up at the full house to meet Kimmie Gibbler for their date, which seems like a pretty forced bit of staging although maybe it makes sense because Kimmie Gibbler's trying to rub the whole thing in DJ's face? I can't even tell anymore. When everything's so forced and absurd all the time it's hard to tell when something justifiable occurs. Kimmie Gibbler shows up looking hella fine and escorts Nelson and his enormous nostrils out the door for a long night of hot fucking.
Michelle and her stupid little friends hold another meeting of their secret club and then Danny comes in with a bowl of popcorn and totally spills the beans about knowing about their club. The kids all get super pissed at Michelle for telling her dad about the club and expel her, which is probably the best decision they've ever made.
There's so much to unpack here. First of all, what the fuck is wrong with Danny that he just came in there and blabbed about their secret club after Michelle made such a big deal about not doing exactly that? Maybe it's excusable that he'd forget, though, because who even gives a shit about some stupid little kids secret club? Why's the club even a secret anyway? It's not like they were cooking meth at their meetings or anything. They were just like jumping on the beds and doing ninja kicks and shit. The other thing that's kind of amazing here is that after the kids leave, Michelle immediately blames Danny for ruining her club, taking no responsibility whatsoever for telling him about it in the first place. Granted, he still should have known better than to tell everyone that he knew about the club, but Michelle's the one who told him about it in the first place. Her complete lack of accountability is a really disturbing recurring element on this show. And does Danny call her out on this? Of course not. He just sits there looking apologetic as sad music plays. This is just like the time Michelle blamed Jesse for the dog running away after she walked him when she wasn't supposed to. Maybe if they'd taught her a lesson about accountability then, she wouldn't be pulling the same bullshit now. When's that very special lesson going to come up? When's some gentle music going to play as some adult sits her down and explains to her that she's responsible for her own actions and can't just go around blaming everyone else every time she fucks up. Seriously, when the fuck's that talk going to happen?
Some time later, Danny sits in the kitchen with Joey, still overwhelmed with remorse. Michelle comes in and tells him again to go fuck himself for ruining her secret club and then leaves. Danny asks Joey how he can regain Michelle's good graces and Joey tells him about an inside scoop he got about a toy store that's getting a new shipment of Super Fortresses so he can buy one and win her love back.
DJ sits down for a very special talk with Aunt Becky, who's padding her list of guys that she fucked because she remembered what a total man whore Jesse was in the first Season. DJ tells Becky about how she doesn't like that Kimmie Gibbler is dating Nelson and Becky says that it's normal to feel weird about shit like that but you can't just be an asshole and claim some guy that you don't even want.
Jesse comes in with his list of sexual conquests and it's like a goddamn phone book. He shows it to her and it turns out that it just says "Rebecca" over and over again, which is really creepy, not to mention a total waste of paper (you know that shit isn't gonna get recycled). Why didn't he just write it once? Was he managing the Overlook Hotel when he wrote his list? Anyway, Becky is touched by this display of love that only a murderer would think of so they make up.
Danny, Joey, and for some reason Jesse all wait for the toy store to open so they can buy a Super Fortress. They are immediately trampled by the onslaught of eager consumers, many of whom are also probably trying to win their children's love without going through all the trouble of learning any parenting skills.
There's an extended period of physical comedy that involves lots of clamoring and conflict with other parents and in the end the dads are unable to secure a Super Fortress.
As Joey and Danny escort Jesse's battered frame out of the toy store, a seedy individual beckons them over to him and asks if they're looking for Super Fortresses.
Kimmie Gibbler comes over to show off the hickey she got on her date as an added fuck you to DJ. DJ responds gracefully by admitting that she was jealous and saying that she wishes them the best, so they hug, which makes the audience go, "aww." Immediately afterwards, Stephanie sees an article in the sports section of the newspaper that shows Kimmie Gibbler getting hit in the neck with a foul ball at the game. Well isn't that convenient!??! I wish that I could stumble upon newspaper articles that debunked lies people told me at exactly the same moment that the lie was taking place. No one would ever pull a fast one on me then.
All the kids from the Mighty Mutant Super Kids Club wait in Michelle's room with her to find out why Danny called all of them over. They ask Michelle what it's all about and she says that she doesn't know. I like the idea that Danny called all of these kids up himself and invited them over. Their parents must really not give a shit about them. Danny comes into the room and tells the kids that they can have the Super Fortress that he bought if they let Michelle back into their stupid club. The kids all exuberantly descend upon the playset but their enthusiasm is quickly extinguished when they come to the realization that Danny got ripped off and all the parts of the playset were replaced by figurines of U.S. presidents.
Danny is dismayed by this revelation because he got ripped off for $75, which all the kids laugh at him for. Michelle tells them to all shut their fucking mouths and stop laughing at her idiot dad because at least he tried to buy their friendship on her behalf. Danny hugs Michelle and the audience goes, "aww" and then he tells the kids that it was shitty of Michelle to tell him about the club, and also shitty that he told them that he knew about it, and maybe even shittier that he tried to buy their friendship back with an expensive toy, but it's been pretty well established by this point that the Tanner family are all terrible people so what's the point of reacting accordingly to it now, after so many years of inexplicable tolerance? The kids all agree that it's their lot in life to put up with Michelle's stupid bullshit so they let her back into the club. Hey, that's two episodes in a row where the music never came on. I'd say that this show was making progress but, aside from omitting that one terrible element, it's clearly getting worse.
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189 Responses to Season 8, Episode 4, "I've Got a Secret"
seriously, what the fuck is Kimmie Gibbler wearing?
That is a REALLY good question. Wow. Especially even more confusing when you consider how many people saw that outfit at some point before she went on camera wearing it. Did anybody at least try and say anything about it at some point?
At least now Becky will finally know the names of the women whose STD's she's contracted.
This line made me laugh very much :D.
Michelle asks Danny for $39 dollars and he's like, "fuck no," then she asks Joey and he's like, "sure," and then he asks Danny to loan it to him. If that doesn't completely summarize their relationship, I don't know what does.
So true *Nods*. Also, I never need to see Joey stick his tongue out again, kthx.
As for Becky and Jesse's storyline-I get why Becky would find it a little odd that Jesse would keep a T-shirt that reminds him of an old girlfriend, but at the same time, it's all in the past, so it seems weird to get so bugged about it to me. And anyone who's watched one of these kinds of sitcoms would know they'd make up and he'd tell her she was the most special woman in his life in the end anyway, so why bother at all, really?
As for Michelle…*Throws hands up in despair*. I completely agree with your rant about that much-needed talk, of course, but we've clearly lost the battle on that one. I just love that Danny got so bothered over that. Just explain to her and her friends it was a mistake and let them decide from there whether or not they want to get over it.
lovetolaugh says:
"Also, I never need to see Joey stick his tongue out again, kthx. "
Amen but at this point, Angela, we've seen so much (Joey in the tub, Danny in the tub with the twins, Jesse spraying whipped cream on Joey's burning tuchus), that at least we probably have a higher tolerance than most people 🙂
Completely agreed about Becky and Jersey. It seems that a healthily married couple wouldn't need to resort to such childish games just to determine who used to get more ass.
That's true. Good point *Shudders at the whipped cream memories*.
EXACTLY! And unless you or your husband were total shut-in types (and I mean no offense to the shut-ins of the world), chances are good you dated a few people at some point in your life before you got married. This should not be shocking news to your spouse. The number might be interesting, but yeah. There were others. That's how you learn who is and isn't "the one" for you.
Angela, Kimmy dresses in nightmarish ways from time to time! As for Jesse's sexual prowess, well the theory is that anyone you sleep with you sleep with their past conquests. The thing about the STDs reminds me of the Angel the Pool Boy skit on SNL with Ashton Kutcher who was Angel and he slept with his employer who was over 100 years old. She gave him a ton of STDs and some were so old they had rascist names like crabs Rangoon. Danny should tell Michelle's friends that people do blab things they aren't suppose to from time to time!
That she does!
I've heard that saying, yeah. I personally don't agree with it, though. All I'd be interested in in regards to a boyfriend or husband's sexual past is that he was being safe and everything was consensual and all that good stuff. Once that's established we're good to go, I think.
That "SNL" skit sounds funny. And gross. *Makes face*
It was a very funny skit!
I think seasons 9 and 10 if it came to that would showcase Jesse as a dude with a high sperm count! All these ladies he was with show up with his sons and daughters who all look like Nicky and Alex. The rage Becky will show will make the rage of the infamous queen, Bloody Mary seem like a slight tantrum!
Ahahahaha, you know, I would actually want to watch that :D!
I think "The Simpsons" sort of had that idea! Homer needed money over the years and he would go to the Shelbyville sperm bank for deposits and at the end, he did it too many times with all those dull-witted progeny of his running around!
CherryOnTop says:
The skirt is weird and bad, yes, but the focal point of the outfit is the hemmed, long john style, button up, white camel toe shorts. Actually it's like the whole outfit frames the camel toe. Takes work to have an outfit that potently awful.
I find it really weird that Jesse even has a KISS T-shirt in the first place. He's such a wiener, always listening to oldies and Elvis. This just doesn't seem fitting of his character, but then again, when have the writers ever cared about that?
Sarah Portland says:
I bought that Jermsey could be into KISS, but not Joey. that seemed weird to me.
It's not weird to me, I wouldn't exactly check KISS fans off on my list of "cool people," not even back in 1993.
Itsbarbiebitch says:
"Was he managing the overlook hotel when he wrote this list?"
I. Love. You.
Baby Lovebutton says:
I agree. I laughed so hard when I read this. You're in fine form this week.
Yeah, that was a great line.
My goodness! There are so many winners in this one that I can't even recount them all. My personal favorites are:
Why didn't he just write it once? Was he managing the Overlook Hotel when he wrote his list?
Brilliant work.
1. What a healthy relationship Becky and Jesse have. They have been married for four years and have two healthy children, and yet they still need to argue over who was sluttier back in the day. Or is this just typical behavior for such a goodlooking couple?
2. Thank you, DJ, for continuing to be the only Full House resident who experiences normal human emotions that make sense and for rectifying poor behaviors like a sympathetic human being.
3. On to the A plot. It was pretty lame of Danny to spill the beans about Michelle's club, but it was just a mistake. Parents forget that little insignificant things like secrecy of a club are actually important to kids. He needs to teach Michelle to graciously accept genuine apologies and not make the offender(s) grovel and put their lives in danger to appease her.
OKAY now that that's out of the way, allow me to share a precious anecdote about a secret club that I formed with one of my childhood girlfriends at age 8: The Sexy Club. For real. My friend Julie came over my house one day, and we decided that we were just so damn sexy that we needed to form a club. We ransacked my closet, tried on all of my (and my twin sister's) new clothes, tied up the shirts so that our midriffs were exposed, put on my mom's makeup, danced rather provocatively on my parents' bed, and sung songs about how sexy we were. We even gave ourself "sexy names": mine was Rosa Sexy.
Now THAT was a club that we understandably wanted to be kept a secret from our parents. And it puts Michelle's silly ninja one to shame.
Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Excellent review.
Ha, that's too funny. Me and my friends used to make up stupid "clubs" when I was a kid but they never lasted long. In one of them, I was "Major Pepperoni" because of my love for pizza.
OMG that is so funny! I, too, had a similar club when I was little! My neighbor and I had our own girl band inspired by our favorite childhood tv show, Jem and the Holograms. We were called "The Unmature Ladies" (because immature just didn't sound right) and we were always competing against our rival girl band, "Raggy Shaggy Naked" (that was the meanest name we could think of). We dressed up in our most stylin' outfits and performed songs on my front porch. Our most popular hit to date was "I'm ten, she's eight."
Ohhhh, "Jem"!
Also, LOL at "Unmature" and "Raggy Shaggy Naked".
OMG, thank you for sharing your precious childhood anecdote! I was literally laughing out loud.
Related – when I was in high school my friend and I loved the phrase "too damn sexy" and the word sexy in general. We even had a little song and we'd just sing the words "sexy, too damn sexy" over and over. I have no idea what brought all that one, but once it was in our heads, there wasn't any way of getting it out.
Seriously, I love how you just decided you were so "damn sexy". Adorable.
♪ I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt, so sexy it hurts… ♪
Hehe, that came to my mind, too.
Totally off the topic of clubs, but the whole "sexy" discussion reminds me of a time back when I was a kid where my sister and I, along with a friend of ours, were sitting outside playing with Barbies…
…and for some reason we suddenly decided to take off all the dolls' clothes and throw the dolls in the air while quoting from that one "Rugrats" episode where Tommy decides he wants to walk around naked. We just kept yelling, "Nakey is…NAKEY!" over and over.
I'm sure the neighbors must've enjoyed that…
"I'm sexy and I know it!"that is another song!
Aw, I am so glad you find the story from my childhood as amusing as I do in hindsight 🙂 I love reading about the various clubs you all formed as kids!
Non-Jerk Michelle says:
BAHAHAHAHA! Omg, the Sexy Club! LTL that's amazing. Thanks for sharing 🙂
HA! That's great :D! Yeah, your club is way better, no question.
I don't think I ever really had any made-up clubs with my friends when I was a kid. I think I tried a couple with my sister, but I can't remember what they were.
Agh, I'm late!
LTL- I think I can beat you..when me and my best friend were like, 10, we had a club called..wait for it.. "Th Sperm Club" Swear to god…we were randomly wondering if men were born with sperm, or get them when they go through puberty (ridiculous, I know), and we asked a bunch of neighborhood boys around our age and then we were all hanging out in her backyard and dubbed ourselves "The Sperm Club"… It's amusing and disturbing all at once…
Jamie, I heard women are born with all the eggs that will last them from infancy until menopause or something! I do think you get the sperm when you hit puberty, but I am not sure! I remember a movie where a boy thought a man produced Spam because he misheard sperm as Spam!
Ew, I would stop dating guys if they produced Spam 😛
trlkly says:
If you happen to come on this, we've since discovered that women do make more eggs, and are not born with all of them. It's just that women use them up faster than they can make them.
Hahahaha! Jamie, that's great! I don't think I even knew what sperm WAS when I was 10.
LTL, you and your sister are twins? Which one is the evil one? Did you two ever dress up in identical blue dresses like those little girls did in "The Shining"? Maybe the writer of this episode was watching "The Shining" one too many times! I always thought DJ was the only normal one in this island of insanity! I think your club sounds like fun, but if a kid mentions the word sexy at school with zero tolerance in place, the teachers think the kid's a pervert! I heard a comedienne on TV named Mary Jo Peele who wanted to change her name to Sexa! She was widowed all of a sudden when she found her husband Dwayne face down in his cereal one morning. She said his name was really Wayne and she just added the Duh! She also said that when his funeral came up, their families and a friend showed up! Usually it's friends who show up!
hebrewersfan says:
Excellent reference. I think this also plays nicely into the theory that the full house has the same powers as the Overlook and turns everybody insane.
I saw the girls who played the two little girls in blue dresses in "The Shining" and they are identical twins who played a ten year old and her eight year old sister. I saw them on Cracked.com. I also saw Barrett Oliver who was Bastian from "The Neverending Story" and he looked like he was auditioning for "The Duck Dynasty"! Kind of a shame because he was an attractive boy! I also liked Noah Hathaway from the same movie and he still looks good!
Vamking12 says:
In my club they kick me out for being lazy.
Jake Bitterman says:
This episode was pretty lame and boring, but this review was fantastic. As good as some of the jokes are, I get a kick out of little lines like "Michelle and her stupid little friends…" and the like.
Also, what came first, this episode, or the movie "Jingle All The Way" because they are blatant ripoffs of each other.
This was before Jingle all the Way! BUT Jingle All the Way was a hell of a lot funnier.
Teebore says:
I'm pretty sure the "main character gets trampled by a mob clamoring for a hot new toy" was a fairly widespread trope in TV and movies in the early 90s, one of those things where a well-publicized one-off news story (the fervor over Tickle-Me-Elmos) led to a crap ton of fictional stories inspired by it, of which Jingle all the Way was probably the apex, simply because it managed to suck in Arnold Schwarzenegger, arguably one of the biggest and most reliable box office draws at the time.
I remember hearing people getting sent to the friggin' hospital over Cabbage Patch Dolls when they first came out. People can get vicious over a piece of plastic that'll just end up at Goodwill.
NJ Michelle, I heard about that too and I was Michelle's age or so when those dolls were popular! Now it's Monster High that is popular!
My dad worked at Toys 'R Us during the Cabbage Patch craze. Because he is tall, he was assigned to stand by the dolls with a baseball bat when new shipments came in to the store. His job was part crowd control, part breaking up fights, and parting hitting down the Cabbage Patch Kids that were tossed from parent to parent.
Is your dad muscular? My dad is tall, thin, and once he put on my shorts by accident and they fit him! I didn't know whether to laugh or kill myself! Maybe a long sword or blade would be better for your dad during Cabbage Patch doll duty. He could have said, "If you steal a doll, I will go Saudi Arabia on your ass and cut off your hand!". I got that line from "Kick Ass 2."
SavaFiend says:
That's true! I was born in '76, so Cabbage Patch dolls were all the rage when I was like 8 years old. My mom said there was always stampedes at toy stores when new shipments came in. It's funny, cuz she snagged 2 extra dolls back in 1985 in case she ever needed them, she ended up not needing them, so now we have 2 vintage 1985 dolls in original boxes and they're not worth anything these days, LOL
My Cabbage Patch doll was Kris Marilyn. They used real names of babies from actual birth records I heard. At the Wal-Mart I work at, there are Cabbage Patch dolls.
Bet they're worth something on eBay. My mother was in a store once around that time and there was only one CPK doll left, in a damaged box. She decided not to buy it because of the box, but in hindsight (like 30 years later), she's now kind of wishing that she had just bought it.
I was born in '76 as well and I still think to this day that my mom should kiss my ass because I HATED Cabbage Patch dolls. I thought they were so ugly and I was just never a baby doll kid anyway. (Which is not surprising as I'm adamantly childfree and just have always had about zero interest in babies.) So my mom lucked out in that she didn't need to brave the crowds that particular Christmas.
Though to be honest, even if I really wanted one, I doubt my mom would have gone through that much hassle.
Oh Mylanta says:
My mother always tells me that the only time she's ever been shopping on Black Friday was for Tickle Me Elmo. "AND YOU GOT TICKLE ME ELMO."
Sara Wilson says:
Lol, why is Jesse even at the store worrying about this toy set? Just another example of no one having to ever work at their jobs unless it serves the plot.
Guys I just found out online last night that Comet is the same dog from Air Bud. I don't know why I didn't already assume that, but my mind was honestly blown. lol!
Haha that's awesome about Comet! It's good to see that there were better things in store for him after apparently escaping the Full House.
If I remember correctly, the dog first shows hints of his prodigious talent in an upcoming episode that revolves around Jesse sucking at basketball.
yes, was just thinking about that! i just saw that episode a few days ago. 🙂
I cannot wait for that review. Oh, god, that's gonna be a good one.
I'd forgotten about Comet being in 'Air Bud'! I haven't seen that movie since I was a little kid. I mainly remember it made me cry at one point.
LTL, Comet was so much better at everything than Jesse and Joey were! Plus, he looked cuter in hats. If Comet wore a beret in the destroy the kitchen with cement episode instead of Joey, we would say he was so cute!
songbird says:
He was Air Bud?! Damn, that was a good movie!
I think they stuck Lisa in there because she can sing and they needed someone to sing with Derek in later episode and they had to introduce her somehow.
RachWho? says:
Also, they were probably worried that the show was trending towards "too ethnic" what with all the Teddy and Denise episodes. Or maybe they were just courting the ginger loving audience.
Lisa's hair is REALLY red! It's awesome.
LTL, I hope it's a natural, she was born with it red and not Lucille Ball from the bottle color!
So do I, Bridget, she seems awfully young to have her hair dyed!
My sister is a natural redhead (mine is naturally strawberry blonde), but it's more of an auburn, very dark shade. I would say it's more natural-looking than Lisa's.
Redheads fascinate me! 🙂
My friend is a natural redhead like her brother. I read that we all have shades of red in our hair, though.
I always thought her hair was very obviously dyed. Lucy's looked more natural than that kid's!
Ashley Elizabeth says:
Hey, hey- don't knock the bottle colors. SOME of us weren't blessed with fabulous ginger locks.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go sob.
Automne says:
I think it's bottled. IIRC, the actress was the lead in an Annie sequel Off-Broadway.
Yes, but you rock that color, Ashley.
Either she dyed it or it got less bright over time. Though she is definitely a hottie:
http://howtheylooknow.livejournal.com/398300.html
I was wondering about that, because in the last screenshot of her, it seems like she is showing less-bright-red roots. That would be really sad if they dyed her hair to make it a brighter red for the show 😦
Deets says:
I could have sworn she was a brunette in that episode, is my brain making this up?
My late great aunt Florence (paternal grandmother's sister) dyed her hair red and I didn't know for years! She let her naturally dark hair come out when she was dying, though!
Wow. I've never been up so early to read FHR when it first "airs" on Fridays. So I apologize to everyone for bringing about this sign of the apocalypse! (I never am up at 9 am but for some reason I am today.)
Anyhoo – this review was excellent. I so wish the characters would actually talk like Billy implies. If they actually used that sort of language I think the show could have been bearable. But then again, I am a major fan of foul language, so I could be biased on that.
Before I even read it – I had the EXACT same thought about the Gibbler's outfit. Seriously, what the fuck is up with that outfit? Those look like thermal underwear SHORTS. That's all sorts of wrong and fucked up.
I LOVE the 90s. That was just my decade and I get super nostalgic for it. But those clothes are not something I miss. A couple years ago when I was in a nostalgic mood I started re-watching Beverly Hills 90210 from the beginning and was laughing myself silly over some of the fashions.
I've been rewatching 90210 recently (because I just inexplicably got SoapNet) and as someone who lived her pre-teen through teenage years in the 90's, it has really been eye opening. I was OBSESSED with Kelly Taylor. I thought she was the coolest girl ever and would have done just about anything for her hair and clothes. Watching back now, though, well…she had some funky bangs, a lot of scrunchies, and she dressed like a bank teller.
But not even the most heinous Donna Martin get-up could come close to matching Kimmie Gibbler's outfit. It looks like a mental patient wearing a diaper put on a doll's skirt and ran for it. She must have royally pissed someone off in wardrobe to be given that outfit.
It looks like a little kid dressing a Barbie doll using a random assortment of doll clothes!
TayciBear says:
Thats exactly what I thought. Thermal shorts.
Where are Teddy and Denise? And where did this Lisa kid come from all of a sudden?
Lisa pops up again, doesn't she? Or do I really just remember her from this one episode (which would be sad)?
Also: [Teddy & Denise] >,<, or = [Derek & Aaron Bailey]? I'm not sure.
Its processing power is literally 1/100th as strong as my phone, and my phone is old and shitty.
It's been said countless times, but I'm never not amused by being reminded that I carry more computing power in my pocket every day than the Apollo 11 mission had.
The only consolation is that Danny immediately throws the knife in the garbage afterwards.
Hey, Danny's cleanliness OCD issues finally resulted in genuine laughs! That's gotta be a first.
Once again, Studio Audience, you are wrong. Very wrong.
The kids all get super pissed at Michelle for telling her dad about the club and expel her, which is probably the best decision they've ever made.
Whomever first suggested expelling her should be immediately named their leader for life.
Jesse comes in with his list of sexual conquests and it's like a goddamn phone book.
That's fucking awesome, Jermsey! I love it.
He shows it to her and it turns out that it just says "Rebecca" over and over again
Oh, never mind. Way to lame up a good bit, Jermsey.
Don't fall for it, you guys! He's just going to show you his penis!
their enthusiasm is quickly extinguished when they come to the realization that Danny got ripped off and all the parts of the playset were replaced by figurines of U.S. presidents.
As if eventually letting Michelle back in their club wasn't dumb enough, this takes the cake. US President action figures just made the whole thing EVEN MORE AWESOME!
Yea, Lisa is in the episode where Stephanie forms a band.
Packerchu says:
Is it wrong I want a full set of U. S. Presidents action figures?
They should all come with specialized "ninja" weapons, and Kung-Fu grips!
How about "Lincoln: The Vampire Slayer" action figures?
With wooden-stake-stabbing action!
Well, actually Lincoln used a silver bladed axe!
Nelson's Biscuit-Sized Nostrils says:
I bet Aaron Bailey was the one who expelled her. I hope so.
CathySantone says:
Damn, Joey's tongue… Move over, Miley – Joey did it first.
That picture of Danny looking miserable while Joey cooks, for some reason cracked me up to no end. It looks like Danny's realizing his life choices right then.
And I clicked on all the ads!
Memon says:
I can't decide what's worse Joey sticking out his tongue or Miley stuffing her ass into everyone's face
Combine: Miley twerking on Joey.
Sillstaw says:
Hey, at least Miley doesn't do terrible impressions of cartoons all the time.
Miley's VMA performance was IRC hentai 😛
*IRL
PinkDork says:
Kimmie Gibler is dressed like an escaped mental patient (why hasn't anyone mentioned her button-front tighty-whities over red tights combo? I guess because of our collective midriff skirt and boob sling distraction… In the same outfit…?) and DJ looks like a sister-wife.
Lisa's red hair sure is shiny!
did anybody else notice that awesome picture of Joey and Jesse on DJ's bulletin board? why does that picture exist? Why does DJ have it on display? When I was a teenager my pics were all of my friends and I, not 2 losers that I lived with! I'm surprised she doesn't also have a picture of Michelle up there. And I wonder what her 3rd place ribbon is for?
Wilkins says:
Yup. What you said. It was the first thing I noticed in that screenshot. The picture itself is hilarious, as is the fact that DJ just randomly has it on her bulletin board.
lol I have a picture of my mom and her sister when they were kids, on my bulletin board in my room–including a couple random candid pictures of my aunt. Yes I still have one and it's been in there since as long as I can remember. I just have some special papers and pictures and a small chalkboard tacked on to it.
I was wondering all those same things. I remember bulletin boards were quite the thing back in the day but no self respecting kid I knew would ever have photos of anyone they were RELATED to. GAH. I know, I know DJ's not related to Joey. Lucky girl.
Michelle's acting coach says:
It's from Danny's "Tanner family affection contest." He gave ribbons to recognize whom he loved from most to least.
1. Michelle
3. DJ
4. Jesse
5. Comet
6. Becky's Ass
7. That turtle
8. Stephanie
Poor Stephanie. She's the poster child for Middle Child Syndrome.
Was she even in this episode?
OM and Deets, Stephanie pointed out the hickey was fake after she saw the article about Kimmy and Tommy LaSorda!
*Gigglesnort* This is perfect.
DrVenkman says:
Jermsey and Joey shaking hands like they just completed some failed business venture was the first thing I noticed too (and I'm quick to focus on antiquated technology). Though it could be from any number of failed ventures, I'll assume it was a photograph taken to honour their pact to bleed the well to do Tanner family (by which I mean Danny and let's assume Pam had a huge life insurance windfall for them) of all their money while they deposit all of the money from their DJ work they sometimes show up for, the rare success at the Smash Club, Japanese album sales, Ranger Gord money, etc in an off-shore Cayman Islands bank account.
Assuming that Joey and Jesse have been planning since the 80s to sail away in the Gay Love Boat Papouli, it makes their disregard for anyone in the Full House (Joey in general, Jesse for his wife and kids) make much more sense. Unfortunately Michelle's demon powers cause them to show some legitimate care for her complete nonsense which sidetracks their plans.
You know, it's stuff like this that makes me want to start an FHR fanfic site.
I would love that so much. Especially if everyone here were the ones writing the stories :D.
Also, I love the phrase, "Gay Love Boat Papouli".
I would just like to point out that Jesse clearly bought his twin sons girls' tricycles.
Oh dear, the feminist in me is screaming about classifying "girls" and "boys" toys by their color scheme, in this case pale lavender. But the oh-my-god-this-shitty-show in me is screaming, "I KNOW, RIGHT??!!11!!??"
Thanks for confusing me, show and MAC!
Eh. Purple's pretty gender neutral.
Well, the twins already have the longish hair. Now for sure when those kids are out riding, some moron is gonna comment on how cute those "girls" are. 😮
Kind of like the 2 Jennifers did on the child abuse episode? I say get the boys red and blue bikes or green bikes. I see all those colors as gender neutral. Don't you find it odd that Jesse was bent out of shape over peach and mint green knitted booties but he had no problem with lavender bikes for his sons? I do think boys gravitate towards colors like red and blue and girls are partial to lavender.
The fact that he was all bent out of shape over his NEWBORNS wearing booties just shows how shitty a father he is. Worrying about his sons' (read: his own) manliness the moment they're home from the hospital.
OM, I think he was upset about the colors his MIL picked out for his sons. If the colors were teal and blue, he wouldn't have been that upset! I think when N & A were babies his attitude towards their health was blasé! I mean, a bald baby or even one with hair should wear a cap outside but Jesse was worried about stunted hair growth! I didn't like how he told Becky when the kids were sick as babies for them to suck it up like real men!
And how exactly are the kids supposed to acquire this fortress thing WITHOUT telling an adult? They're like, seven years old. It's not like they can drive themselves to the toy store and spend their own money. Dumbshits.
In regards to Jermsey listing "REBECCA REBECCA REBECCA" over and over… We all know that's a big fat fuckin' lie, because he was bringing home a different bimbo every night for the first couple seasons.
AubreySilver says:
Maybe Jesse just has a Rebecca fetish and only bangs bimbos with that name. Are last names listed on that list?
I'd like to petition that the name of this episode be changed to "The Full House Revels In It's Own Meta Shittiness."
Also, just for clarification: That's not a skirt. It's the bottom half of that white tank top. I get that she was wearing it over a t-shirt, and I get the tights/leggings, but the boxer briefs? No. For correct 90's fashion, replace boxer briefs with actual boxers.
Why do I remember this shit?
mgroves says:
An FYI on the ads: I subscribe to the RSS feed, so I usually go right to the permalink. On your permalinked pages (e.g. http://www.fullhousereviewed.com/2013/08/30/season-8-episode-4-ive-got-a-secret/), there are no ads to click on.
You have to click on "home".
Well, yeah, but the point is I didn't even realize there *were* ads until he mentioned it, because I never go to the home page. If there were ads on every page, then I would probably click them more often (and not just me, but every other jerk who reads this site but doesn't participate in the comments).
I couldn't breathe when you mentioned Kimmy's outfit. I watched this episode the other day and immediately asked myself where the hell she bought it. To me, it kind of looks like she's wearing a onesie, what are all those buttons for? Seems like it'd make going to the bathroom a huge hassle.
"Seems like it'd make going to the bathroom a huge hassle."
I know, right?! That's literally the first thing I think when I look at her outfit.
"Jesse tells the twins to do exactly as he does while he shows them how to fix their tricycle, then, naturally, he fucks it up and hurts himself…"
Oh pre-credits gag, way to encapsulate Jesse's entire FH story arc in 32 seconds. Well done.
This made me laugh out loud :D.
So true!! 🙂 If only he had a piece of fried chicken in his hand while demonstrating, it would have been even more perfect.
Why is Kimmie wearing Mormon temple garments outside her clothes?
kenzington says:
Being forced to wear an extra layer all the time might explain her odor problem…
Firsts: Lisa, Kimmie expresses her Mormon faith
Comet says:
I'm glad Lisa is finally here. It means we're closer to the "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" duet with Derek. Which means that we're closer to "Girl Talk" and their purposely shitty Ace of Base cover!!
I remember that duet. I wanted to jam chopsticks in my ears when they opened their mouths.
"This is just like the time Michelle blamed Jesse for the dog running away after she walked him when she wasn't supposed to."
Right?? That shit pissed me off. Michelle just blames everyone else and they feel all bad and stuff… even though Michelle fucked up. She knew not to walk the dog, and she knew not to tell anyone about the club. Idiot.
It's funny how this episode has three plots – there's so much going on in this episode. And then there are the episodes where nothing happens at all. You'd think they could've split things up a little bit. Except the Jesse/Becky plot had a really stupid ending. I wanted to know how many broads Jesse banged!
Amy R. says:
Lisa, man. Lisa.
I just binge-caught up on a bunch of these. Over the winter, every time I got rejected from grad school, I would get sadness takeout and read Full House Reviewed (yup, I know that sounds). Today, I finished my first week of school. It was scary and hard and I have never felt more stupid, my friends are 2000 miles away, and I have no idea where the eff to get sadness takeout here, but Billy Superstar, your work has soothed me.
Amy, I am sorry to hear you had a rough first week at school.
But, hey, you made it through, right?
Sending you my best wishes. It gets easier, although it is absolutely an adjustment. We're here for you to provide you with the laughs you need!
Ditto. This blog helped me get through thesis. Good luck finding your takeout place, and here's to hoping that you won't need it very often! 🙂
Thanks so much, y'all! It can only go up from here.
Also sorry to hear about your rough start-it's never easy the first week as it is, but sometimes it can be particularly stressful. But it's over, and once you get more comfortable with your classes and the teachers and fellow students, I think you'll be just fine :). I hope school does start getting a lot better for you as soon as possible. And I hope you can see your friends again soon, too.
In the meantime, yeah, pull up a chair and hang out here. This place seems to do wonders for people's emotional state :D.
Amy, I am in school also and in Basic Anatomy, I am studying basic chemistry and I haven't studied that since I was 12 (28 some years ago)! I use a mnemonic system of remembering sodium as Na by asking, "Do I want salt? Nah, I can't have salt.". That helps when I study. I think when you get used to the teacher's methods and do your best, you'll succeed! As for your friends, maybe write or e-mail them. They probably think of you as well! Good luck to you !
Thanks for the pep talk and kind words, Bridget and Angela!
You're 40? I had a crush on a 40 year old?
I thought this episode was going to be about the men coming out of the closet.
Oh lord, Kimmie. What on earth are you wearing, dear? How do shows get away with giving their casts such terrible outfits? Full House did it then, Disney does it now… No one wears three different tops with a pair of jeans and a skirt over the top on a casual school day.
I'm specifically thinking of that dancing show, Shake It Up. For reference:
Granted, they definitely aren't as out there as Kimmie's outfits, but nothing matches in the slightest. And why so many layers????? I'm definitely in approval of letting people wear whatever the fuck they want in the world, but sometimes you just have to question some choices. Even Kimmie Gibbler's.
As for the review, brilliant once again. This episode sounds incredibly boring to watch though. Who gives a shit about a kid's secret club with her shitty friends when there are other more interesting characters?
*slowly raises hand in air* *tiny voice* Me. I do. Three layers, unless it's summer. A long tank top as the first layer, because I have a freakishly long torso, then a t-shirt over that (which is always too short because of the aforementioned torso), and because I have bad circulation, a hoodie over the t-shirt.
Haha I guess I'm being too harsh. My apologies!
The only time I wear three layers is when I wear a t shirt, a hoodie, and a jacket, because my usual jacket doesn't have it's own hood. But saying that, I do always seem to dress in too little for the weather. Of course, it's hard to judge what Scottish weather will be. We get every season in a day…
'sall good. We get some funny weather here in Portland as well 😀
Jaybird says:
Am I the only person who thinks that Lisa's hair looks like a box dye job? Check out the 2nd to last photo… it totally looks like her roots are showing.
Yep, that was the screen cap that convinced me that Lisa is not a real red.
Yep, the actress was playing Annie in some sort of Annie sequel off-Broadway. I don't remember which one; there was Annie 2 and Annie Warbucks
I love that you know that.
"Was he managing the Overlook Hotel when he wrote his list?" I died when I read that line! Lots of great lines in these posts each week, but this is by far the best! Thanks for making me laugh every Friday!
I almost forgot about Lisa. I like her name.
This episode reminds me of Jingle All the Way, which was inspired by the real life crazies who got into fights for dumb toys their children are going to outgrow in a couple of years anyway. I can't believe there are parents that do that.
I just remembered Family Matters had the same type of episode. Carl was trying to find a teddy bear for little Richie and got into a brawl. I feel like there are probably other shows that did the same thing but I can't remember them off the top of my head.
That's a pretty common TV trope. Just about every family sitcom has done it. The weird thing about this episode though, was that it wasn't even Christmastime!
So wait, Michelle tells Danny about the club, gets kicked out of it, but blames Danny when it was her own fault for blabbing about the club in the first place? Now I remember why I always skip over this episode. And if that's not bad enough, the adults buy her some dumb toy to make up for it? This is what turns kids into self entitled little monsters, but Michelle is way past that now….
Total word on Kimmy's outfit too. That get up looks like she got dressed in the dark for sure. Ditto to Michelle's outfit in the final scene. That's ugly even for the 90s.
Was there any other proof that Kimmie's date was *not* at the ballpark? I can't remember this ep, and I think both things could occur.
I assumed she was really on a date. The thing that was disproven was that Nelson gave her a hickey. Likely, they went to the game and came home, without any makeout session, let alone one that would give you a hickey.
And am I the only guy who would not see any fun in sucking on a girl's neck so hard that it left a mark? What's attractive about a neck?
JCC says:
Have you never been consumed by lust and wanted to devour someone whole? Shit happens.
It took me a couple of tries to write this comment, mostly because I was so distracted by that screencap of that Godawful outfit Kimmie Gibler is wearing. I had to keep scrolling up to look at it and recoil in horror. You have unanswered questions about the skirt- but I'm really confused by the short/red tights combination. Jesus Christ.
Leave it to Danny to try and buy Michelle's love and friends back. Once again, Michelle gets exactly what she wants without accepting responsibility for her careless and usually horrible actions. It's like this show doesn't even care about trying to teach it's viewers a lesson anymore- although it never really hit the mark when it DID try, right?
"Why's the club even a secret anyway? It's not like they were cooking meth at their meetings or anything."
I feel like this show would have been entirely more tolerable had they gone down a "Breaking Bad" route. Danny turning into a Walter White-esque villain would have been watchable.
"Was he managing the Overlook Hotel when he wrote his list?"
Well, Walter White-esque villain or Jack Torrance-esque axe murderer. At this point I would have taken either one.
That tongue picture made me finally realize why Alanis Morissette even bothered to give this guy the time of day. Mystery solved! That's still no excuse, Alanis.
I think I managed to both laugh AND gag at the same time in response to this comment. Oh, god, the images this site gives me sometimes, I tell ya…
"…managed to both laugh AND gag at the same time…"
Just how Joey Gladstone likes it!
jbeeee says:
When I read the episode title, I thought it might be a "very special episode"….
and is that a picture of Joey and Jesse on DJ's bulletin board. Weird. Gross.
Evil Roda says:
Actually, DJ owns a Mac. If it's something like a Mac Classic II, released in 1991, it would only be, like, three years old. For some reason, they covered up the Apple logos. They actually did this again in a later episode with a video game console. In the one where the family gets obsessed with a video game Michelle is playing, the console is clearly a Super Nintendo, but you only see it from the back, and the controller looks more like an NES Advantage than any SNES controller, though the controller was probably just a prop (or some generic PC controller, or something).
Evil Roda, the Apple company is quite nice about it when movie producers want to borrow computer equipment. They allowed the producers and director of "Sinister" to borrow the computers. Even a company that makes bourbon allowed them to use their product.
Regarding that screencap of Jessie and Becky, in order to show how sincere he was in his love and devotion to Becky, Jessie donned one of her favorite blouses.
I also want to point out how adorably wee Miko Hughes was and still is. Notably in the screencap where Aaron, Lisa, and Derek are sitting on the bed and Aaron's feet are several inches off the ground while everybody else has their feet resting on the floor.
Yes, he is! He was the shortest kid in "Kindergarten Cop" and the smallest member of the Creed family in "Pet Sematary" who killed Fred Gwynne! I guess the murderer in every movie or story is the one you least suspect!
"Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina."
OM, I will keep that in mind when I study human reproduction!
This season is so bad that Seth did drugs cause of it. Oh way she did.
Not to be rude, but who is Seth? I think you mean Steph as a nickname for Stephanie.
V12, I am surprised "Full House" didn't do an episode of Danny imagining what life would have been like with 3 sons instead of 3 daughters. "Malcolm in the Middle" did an episode with Lois the mom thinking of having 3 daughters instead of 3 sons. Malcolm became Mallory, Reese was Renee, and Dewey was Daisy. Hal was fat and at the end, the daughters were all large screw-ups and oldest son, Francis was still Frances and the male actor who was him wore drag. I think if they reversed the genders on FH, DJ would be Daniel, Jr and DJ would fit. I always thought DJ on "Roseanne" meant Daniel, Jr until Roseanne called him David Jacob once. Stephanie would be Seth and Michelle would be Michael. Nicky and Alex would be twin girls and they would still be Nicky and Alex, but their real names are Nicole and Alexandra.
The difference is, "Malcolm" was a good show with creative writers.0000000000000000000000000000 And I guess kitten Kirk would like to point out that Full House had zero good qualities?
That's a pretty realistic-looking hickey on Kimmie's neck though. I've been hit by an errant baseball before and I can tell you from experience that the bruise does NOT look like that! And if she was at a professional baseball game? Yeah, there would have been a massive bruise. So she was probably telling the truth about the hickey after all!
Yeah, I was thinking that, too. It totally looks like a hickey and not a bruise from a baseball 😛
Yeah, it would have been black and blue and the bruise probably would have spread!
Maybe it only barely hit her, and she had Nelson kiss it to make it better.
RaikoLives says:
So, as many others have commented throughout the history/archives of this blog… I am late to this party AND I have finally caught up, and will have to wait for each friday to come along with everyone else. There's not long to go now, as the seasons draw to a close, but I'm glad to have been shown the light that is this incredible blog and my heart goes out to our host, Billy, who will no doubt have some kind of long term issues because of these years of self abuse. Thank you, Billy. Your sacrifice has saved many from having to endure what you have endured.
Reading this blog makes me – along with a bunch of other people, obviously – want to do something similar, but I don't think I could do it with such humour and integrity as has been displayed here. Plus I'd have to pick a show I actually LIKED because I don't think I have Billy's tenacity, and really, who wants to read a blog about me gushing about how awesome a show is. No one. That's who.
Home stretch, guys. The light at the end of the tunnel is fast approaching, and since I haven't heard any talk of a Full House movie (reboot OR reunion) or some kind of "Full House: The Next Generation" continuation, we can safely say the light is indeed the end of this train wreck.
Ah, I did that (start a blog like this one, but based on a show that I kind of like). I've found that there are things that I admire about said show (which I do talk about), but there are still plenty on things to make fun of. I have to watch each episode 3 or 4 times to get the right notes and take screen captures, so it does get old quickly. (I hope Billy watches each episode fewer times than I do, because, well, can you imagine?)
Don't say "Full House: The Next Generation" too loudly. This shit storm made money before, and Hollywood is all about revamping these days to milk old stuff for new cash.
In the meantime, welcome to FHR, RaikoLives! 🙂
Plus I'd have to pick a show I actually LIKED because I don't think I have Billy's tenacity, and really, who wants to read a blog about me gushing about how awesome a show is. No one. That's who.
I dunno, I would :). For one thing, even great shows have their "eh" episodes and moments, so it'd be interesting to see what you'd have to say about a show you love when it screws up with a storyline or a character or something. For another, there's so much TV criticism out there nowadays, and I love reading some of it, I do, especially if it's done as well as this site handles "Full House". At the same time, though, it's so rare to find people talking online nowadays about things they genuinely love, it seems, so it'd be nice to see some TV praise. And if it's a show I or other readers haven't seen, it'd make for a nice introduction and way to gain new fans! If I ever started a blog, I'd spend tons of time talking about shows, or bands, or movies that I love.
Anywho, that said, however, I fully agree with your post at large, and also welcome you to the FHR comments section! Glad you're having as much fun with this blog as the rest of us, and look forward to your comments from here on out :D.
Mattside says:
I know I'm like 12 seasons too late, but shouldn't the portmanteau for Jesse be Jermes, instead of Jermsey?
JERsey + herMES
Also, can someone please explain the meaning of "Asshole Parthenon" to me? I'm baffled!
In an earlier season, DJ and Stephanie were yelling insults at each other, one of them being "nerdburger". The other insults were similarly lame and included combinations like that. Billy suggested that he could create a new insult by pairing a random noun and another insult. Hence, "asshole Parthenon".
As far as Jermsey goes, I don't recall how the "M" made its way in there, but that was also an earlier episode, where Rebecca and Jesse announced their engagement, and the newspaper misspelled his name as "Jersey". We just started calling him that because it pissed him off so much.
I guess I completely missed/forgot his explanation about that pairing. Thanks Sarah!
Full house Expert says:
This blog…… is everything I've ever searched for in life and more. I am touched, riveted, and immeasurably overjoyed.
Plenty more comments from me… I must digest and process the magnitude of this awesomeness.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank.You.
Michelle=hate says:
Wasn't there an episode in the 2nd season or something where Jesse tried to buy Michelle love after fucking up at some shit as usual and Danny freaked out. Jesse blamed it on his dad bc his dad didnt care about him blah blah and bought him shit just to keep him the fuck away from him?
RedCarpetRachel says:
I have just discovered this amazing, amazing site but to add to the Lisa hair discussion – the actress Kathryn Zaremba had just starred as Annie Warbucks, hence the cartoon red hair and belty singing voice.
This episode has kind of a funny line in it not mentioned in the review and often cut in syndication. Becky makes up Larry Couchman as the name of one of her ex-paramours. When Jesse finds the list, he asks who the heck Bico Endtable is. Soooooooooo lame.
Watching as an adult really sheds a light on how bad the Michelle parenting was.
Pin a rose on your nose says:
I can't help but picture Joey lathering up Alanis's vagin with that impressive tongue
Appleteeny says:
Dude. Why the hell does DJ have a picture of Uncle Jesse and Joey on her wall? I never noticed that shit before. I am greatly disturbed.
Oh, Aaron Bailey, what has become of you? You used to be such a cool ass dude and now you've been forced to pander to the whims of Derek and Michelle and the full house! Get out now! Get out before it's too late!
John Q says:
Oh man I wished I found this blog when he was originally posting this stuff, this is frigging hilarious.
I was forced to watch this entire series numerous times because my older sister would bring her daughters over to my house every Friday and they were "obsessed" with this show.
These episodes are on Nick at Nite so I'm purposefully going back and re-watching them just so I can read these reviews.
I want to know where the hell did the twins go for this entire episode? They were mimicking Joey and then they left and disappeared.
I though Joey's tongue thing was really odd considering this was a kid's show and Gene Simmons tongue act in the 70's was all about mimicking cunnilingus.
Seriously WTF, with Gibbler's outfit? I think she's wearing a wrestling singlet over long red underwear and a skirt that was 4 sizes to small so she had to wear it in the mid-drift area.
D.J's Macintosh was really expensive in the early 90's. I think it cost about $1000-1200 and those printers were $300-400.
I never understood why Gibbler was meeting Nelson at the Tanner house?? Made no sense even for this dumb ass show.
It is amazing how accommodating they are to Michelle in this show. If one of the other girls did what she did, Danny would probably freak out and ground them for 2-4 weeks.
Yeah, why doesn't Joey have any money??
Kimmy says:
I like to watch these episodes while I read your blog for extra fun…and what is driving me crazy is right now is in the first scene with the kids for some reason Michelle has one sock on and one sock off. WHY?!?!?
GorillaDust says:
"Hi is this Derek's father? It's Danny, Michelle's dad. I'm wondering if Derek can come over to our house to play. No, Michelle won't be here."
NotADragon says:
And he did that three times, too.
"Hi, is this Lisa's dad? Can she come over? Oh, no, she and Michelle aren't speaking. I want to…talk…with her. She'll be back around dinnertime."
Milca Ceballos says:
About the other kids parents not caring for them, remember this was the 90's when most parents would have their kids with anyone other than themselves at the jump of a dime. I remember going to an Evangelical Church for Sunday School as a little kid in the 90's and seeing a lot of kids being picked up in their house by the Church's van all alone. All of those parents were latino by the way like myself and gladly gave their kids safely away for a few hours each Sunday for peace of quiet.
parkerman6 says:
Those parents were dumb as shit then, there was child molesters around then too. Especially in churches.


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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the six months ended June 30, 2011 amends and restates the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet of Telkonet, Inc. (the "Company") as of June 30, 2011, the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the year ended December 31, 2010, the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. The comparative condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 has also been restated.
Errors related to improper recording of depreciation expense and related understatement of, accumulated depreciation.
Errors related to improper recording of various accrued liabilities and expenses, as well as other current liabilities, resulting in a net understatement of such liabilities and related expenses.
The restated consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2010 will be included in our 2011 Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The restatements of the other quarterly and year-to-date periods for 2010 and 2011 have been or will be included in our Form 10-Q/A's for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011.
Series A, 215 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. However, the restated results from operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form 2011 10-K to be filed hereafter with the SEC.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern. The Company has reported net income of $1,103,093 for the six month period ended June 30, 2011, accumulated deficit of $115,338,864 and total current liabilities in excess of current assets of $1,026,103 as of June 30, 2011. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
The Company computes earnings per share under ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share. Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of outstanding shares of common stock. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period. There is no effect on diluted income per share since the common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive. Dilutive common stock equivalents consist of shares issuable the exercise of the Company's outstanding stock options and warrants.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10 "Income Taxes." Under this method, deferred income taxes (when required) are provided based on the difference between the financial reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating losses at the statutory rates enacted for future periods. The Company has a policy of establishing a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets in the future.
For revenue from product sales, we recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 605-10, and ASC Topic 13 guidelines that require that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on management's judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. We defer any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that we and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required. The guidelines also address the accounting for arrangements that may involve the delivery or performance of multiple products, services and/or rights to use assets. For revenue attributable to recurring services, the Company recognizes revenue at the start of the service month for monthly support revenues and defers revenue for annual support services over the term of the service period.
Stock-based compensation expense in connection with options granted to employees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $7,994 and $15,988 and $46,780 and $88,181, respectively.
The Company accounts for the correction of errors in previously issued financial statements in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. In accordance with the disclosure provisions of ASC 250, when financial statements are restated to correct an error, an entity is required to disclose that its previously issued financial statements have been restated along with a description of the nature of the error, the effect of the correction on each financial statement line item and any per share amount affected for each prior period presented, and the cumulative effect on the accumulated deficit in the respective balance sheets as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
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A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni
Christian Penny, Beau Grothendick, Lin Zhang, Connie M. Borror, Duane Barbano, Angela J. Cornelius, Brent J. Gilpin, Clifton K. Fagerquist, William J. Zaragoza, Michele T. Jay-Russell, Albert J. Lastovica, Catherine Ragimbeau, Henry Michel Cauchie, Todd Sandrin
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, New College of (NCIAS)
NCIAS: Mathematical and Natural Sciences, School of (SMNS)
GIOS: Sustainability Initiative
MALDI-TOF MS has been utilized as a reliable and rapid tool for microbial fingerprinting at the genus and species levels. Recently, there has been keen interest in using MALDI-TOF MS beyond the genus and species levels to rapidly identify antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria. The purpose of this study was to enhance strain level resolution for Campylobacter jejuni through the optimization of spectrum processing parameters using a series of designed experiments. A collection of 172 strains of C. jejuni were collected from Luxembourg, New Zealand, North America, and South Africa, consisting of four groups of antibiotic resistant isolates. The groups included: (1) 65 strains resistant to cefoperazone (2) 26 resistant to cefoperazone and beta-lactams (3) 5 strains resistant to cefoperazone, beta-lactams, and tetracycline, and (4) 76 strains resistant to cefoperazone, teicoplanin, amphotericin, B and cephalothin. Initially, a model set of 16 strains (three biological replicates and three technical replicates per isolate, yielding a total of 144 spectra) of C. jejuni was subjected to each designed experiment to enhance detection of antibiotic resistance. The most optimal parameters were applied to the larger collection of 172 isolates (two biological replicates and three technical replicates per isolate, yielding a total of 1,031 spectra). We observed an increase in antibiotic resistance detection whenever either a curve based similarity coefficient (Pearson or ranked Pearson) was applied rather than a peak based (Dice) and/or the optimized preprocessing parameters were applied. Increases in antimicrobial resistance detection were scored using the jackknife maximum similarity technique following cluster analysis. From the first four groups of antibiotic resistant isolates, the optimized preprocessing parameters increased detection respective to the aforementioned groups by: (1) 5% (2) 9% (3) 10%, and (4) 2%. An additional second categorization was created from the collection consisting of 31 strains resistant to beta-lactams and 141 strains sensitive to beta-lactams. Applying optimal preprocessing parameters, beta-lactam resistance detection was increased by 34%. These results suggest that spectrum processing parameters, which are rarely optimized or adjusted, affect the performance of MALDI-TOF MS-based detection of antibiotic resistance and can be fine-tuned to enhance screening performance.
Frontiers in Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00818
Campylobacter jejuni
Designed experiments
Spectrum processing
10.3389/fmicb.2016.00818
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Cefoperazone Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Campylobacter jejuni Medicine & Life Sciences 93%
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry Medicine & Life Sciences 87%
Microbial Drug Resistance Medicine & Life Sciences 73%
beta-Lactams Medicine & Life Sciences 61%
beta-Lactam Resistance Medicine & Life Sciences 48%
Anti-Bacterial Agents Medicine & Life Sciences 35%
Luxembourg Medicine & Life Sciences 29%
Penny, C., Grothendick, B., Zhang, L., Borror, C. M., Barbano, D., Cornelius, A. J., Gilpin, B. J., Fagerquist, C. K., Zaragoza, W. J., Jay-Russell, M. T., Lastovica, A. J., Ragimbeau, C., Cauchie, H. M., & Sandrin, T. (2016). A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(MAY), [818]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00818
A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. / Penny, Christian; Grothendick, Beau; Zhang, Lin; Borror, Connie M.; Barbano, Duane; Cornelius, Angela J.; Gilpin, Brent J.; Fagerquist, Clifton K.; Zaragoza, William J.; Jay-Russell, Michele T.; Lastovica, Albert J.; Ragimbeau, Catherine; Cauchie, Henry Michel; Sandrin, Todd.
In: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 7, No. MAY, 818, 2016.
Penny, C, Grothendick, B, Zhang, L, Borror, CM, Barbano, D, Cornelius, AJ, Gilpin, BJ, Fagerquist, CK, Zaragoza, WJ, Jay-Russell, MT, Lastovica, AJ, Ragimbeau, C, Cauchie, HM & Sandrin, T 2016, 'A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 7, no. MAY, 818. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00818
Penny C, Grothendick B, Zhang L, Borror CM, Barbano D, Cornelius AJ et al. A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2016;7(MAY). 818. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00818
Penny, Christian ; Grothendick, Beau ; Zhang, Lin ; Borror, Connie M. ; Barbano, Duane ; Cornelius, Angela J. ; Gilpin, Brent J. ; Fagerquist, Clifton K. ; Zaragoza, William J. ; Jay-Russell, Michele T. ; Lastovica, Albert J. ; Ragimbeau, Catherine ; Cauchie, Henry Michel ; Sandrin, Todd. / A designed experiments approach to optimizing MALDI-TOF MS spectrum processing parameters enhances detection of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni. In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 2016 ; Vol. 7, No. MAY.
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LGU Ozamiz	2017-10-13T09:00:51+00:00	October 13th, 2017|Newsroom|
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified that arrested Ozamiz Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog cannot serve as acting mayor while behind bars.
Ozamiz second councilor Girlet Luansing was appointed acting mayor while third councilor Michael Tagal became the city's acting vice mayor.
Under normal circumstances, the highest ranked councilor should have assumed the post of acting mayor when the two highest officials of the locality are indisposed due to various reasons.
However, in this case, first councilor Ricardo "Ardot" Parajinog went missing after being one of the subjects of the search warrants served by the police on Sunday.
DILG officer-in-charge (OIC) Catalino Cuy said the local government code was followed in the succession of officials in Ozamiz City.
He explained that under the local government code, the highest ranking councilor should be appointed as acting mayor if both the mayor and vice mayor are unable to serve.
The DILG chief added that the vice mayor could not serve as acting mayor since she had been arrested and is under police detention.
Source: Tempo / 2 August 2017


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Pearl Corporation and Adams Marching Brass is excited to announce its expanded partnership with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps. Starting in 2021, the World Class Drum Corps will add a full set of Adams Marching Brass instruments to its existing Pearl/Adams Marching Percussion Drum & Percussion products.
Kristy Jackson, Troopers Corps Director: "Today, we are thrilled to announce the expansion of this partnership. Starting in 2021, the Troopers will be marching forward with a complete new set of brass instruments brought to us by the Pearl/Adams Corporation. Since the relaunch of the Troopers back in 2007, the Pearl/Adams Corporation has been a loyal partner to the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps. We couldn't be where we are today without the steadfast support of the people that work behind the scenes to support our membership. We look forward to continuing our journey with Pearl/Adams for years to come," Jackson remarked.
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