There will be times you just can't do a whole story. Or maybe you prefer scripts because you can fit them more into actual episodes. Two thoughts. First, fanfiction.net does *not* allow scripts. Some people miss that for some reason. Second, try to keep it consistent with the characters as you can, though you are allowed some leeway. The girls at least know about prayer in Full House, Danny prayed "Lord..." at the first Thanksgiving episode, sand Jesse had his cross necklace, so there'd be the hint f them being typical Christmas and Easter Christians. However, don't go overboard - here, I had a friend invite Michelle to this camp int he beginning, as we don't know much about her friend Lisa. (Another hint - minor characters can be used to great advantage if it doesn't violate canon.) This is how I'd have started a 9th season JOEY’S NEW FLAME Joey meets a new flame while entertaining at a birthday party for Michelle’s friend. Danny needs to meet the family of a boy Steph met a couple months before - and Stephanie worries he’ll embarrass himself. (Teaser - Michelle, Stephanie, Danny, and Caleb, Danny is picking Stephanie and Michelle up from camp) Michelle: Dad, I'm so excited. I just met Someone wonderful! Danny: Michelle, eight is too young for a boyfriend. Caleb (extending a hand): Mr. Tanner, I presume? I'm Caleb Wilson. I had the awesome privilege of leading Michelle to Christ. That's what she's excited about. Stephanie (bouncing): Oh, yeah, Dad, this is Caleb! Aside from one thing, he's the most wonderful boy you could ever meet! Caleb: Mr. Tanner, I hope you would allow me the privilege of courting Stephanie. Stephanie: Like I say, there's the problem of his being oldfashioned. Danny: Oldfashioned? This is a boy after my own heart. I can get to know him for fifteen years before I know if he's safe for you to see. -------------------------------- (Michelle and D.J. are out shopping) Michelle (picking up a large, remote controlled car): I bet Justin will love this. D.J.: Well, I’m sure he will, but...(looks at the price tag) You know, if he saves just a couple more dollars, he can drive one just like it when he’s sixteen. Michelle (putting it down, picks up game): How’s this? D.J.: Well, he has a two-year-old sister. How is she on not swallowing tiny pieces? Michelle: She’s really good...as long as you keep them out of her mouth. D.J.: How about a book? Michelle: Okay. He likes baseball. Maybe a Matt Christopher book. Teddy likes him. D.J.: Okay, sounds good. Let’s meet Joey and go to the bookstore. Michelle: We don’t have to meet him, we already know him. (D.J. shakes her head, they leave) (Michelle and D.J. meet Joey in the center of the mall) D.J.: We’re going to the book store for Justin’s party. Joey: Great. I just bought this. (Holds up a bag) Michelle: Why did you buy a bag? Joey: It’s what’s in the bag. A brand new mate for Mr. Woodchurck. I’m unveiling her at Stephanie’s pajama party tonight. Michelle: Great. She’ll need the laughs tonight. (She turns to D.J.): You know that boy Steph met at the camp when we went, Caleb? Dad’s been insisting on going to meet his parents. And taking Stephanie with him. (Early afternoon, Stephanie is in the living room with Danny) Stephanie: Now, Dad; whatever you do, don’t go in there and start cleaning. Danny: I told you, I’m not cleaning their living room. (He pauses) Medicine cabinet okay? (Stephanie gives him a look). Danny: Women do it...or so I’m told. Stephanie: Kimmy might do it. Danny: Good point. No medicine cabinet. (He frets a little, then speaks): Look, honey, I know you think I’m overprotective, but... (Jesse enters the door with a big bag) Jesse: Becky and the boys back from the park? D+S: Not yet. Jesse: Great. I got a big surprise for ‘em. Becky’s been bugging me about getting something more homey, more Nebraska in our living room. So I had just the thing made. (He runs upstairs) Stephanie: What could that be? Danny: With your uncle Jesse, I have no clue. Let’s go. (They leave, Stephanie has sour look on her face) (Joey and Michelle are in the living room, Joey has on Batman pajamas) Joey: Okay, let me start my routine, just a minute...(He ruffles around in bag) Michelle (getting up from couch): Joey, why are you wearing Batman pajamas? Even I didn’t do anything that crazy recovering from my concussion. Of course, the way Steph watched over me, I coudln’t have if I’d wanted to. Joey: Well, she was really scared. So, she acted more protective. Besides, better her than your dad sticking to you like glue, especially at camp, right? (Michelle nods.) You were most comfortable with her, anyway, thanks to that first day of Kindergarten in among all those strangers, even before you got your memory back. As for Batman, it’s a pajama party, and I want to look the part. Michelle: Joey, these girls don’t like Batman. You’ll be lucky if they like any cartoons. Joey: Well, I figured Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajamas were out. But, Stephanie dressed as Batman for Hallowwen. Michelle: When she was seven. Joey:.(Phone rings, he picks it up): Hello, Tanner residence. What? Oh, hello, Miss Phillips. Yes, Michelle’s here, but we thought the party wasn’t till...oh, I see. Yes, we’ll be right over. (He hung up the phone.) Come on, we need to get to Justin’s party. They’re starting early. Michelle: You’re taking me in that? Joey: No, we’re taking the car. Their entertainment cancelled. So, they wondered if I could come. (Joey and Michelle are leaving, Becky and the twins come in) Alex: Mommy, can Joey go out in pajamas? Becky: Yes, and only he could get away with it. Jesse (coming down steps): Beck, listen. I thought about what you said, and I got us the perfect thing for our living room upstairs. Nicky: What did you get, Daddy? Jesse: Come up and see. (Jesse, Becky, and the twins are in the attic apartment, Jesse pulls a tarp from a four foot tall thing) Jesse: Ta-da! (He unveils a statue of Elvis decked out all in University of Nebraska red. He has a white jacket, but even it had red sequins galore. His shirt and pants are red, as are his shoes.) Jesse: I give you Nebraska Elvis. (Becky stifles giggles, it gets harder and harder to do this as Jesse talks.) Jesse: I realized you’re right, Becky. Nothing’s as good as Nebraska. And in fact, if Elvis had gone to college, he surely would have been a Cornhusker. And listen to this. Statue plays after he presses a button: Don’t you step on my red suede shoes. You can do anything, but stay off of my red suede shoes... (Jesse presses the stop button on the remote) Jesse: What do you think? Nicky: Isn’t that blue suede shoes? Jesse (bending down to the twins’ level): Yeah, but you see, red’s Nebraska’s team color. And your Mommy thinks Nebraska’s so cool, if he’d gone there, he would have changed it to red. (He rises, holds Becky): Aint’t that right? Becky: Oh, Jess...you’re so comically sweet. Jesse: Hey, I may be sweet, but I am not comically sweet. That’s Joey’s job. Becky: (Looks strangely at the statue): Uh...well... Jesse: So, doesn’t it look great? Becky: I don’t know...I was thinking a cow planter or something might be better. (Danny and Stephanie and with Caleb Wilson and his parents in their home, they are going to sit in the living room) Danny: I’ve heard many nice things about you. Mr. Wilson: You, too. We watch your show quite often, before I go into work. Danny: Wonderful. Tell me, did you think the speckled carpet looked better, or do you like the new design? Stephanie: Dad. Danny: Sorry. (Back to the Wilsons) So, where do you work? Mr. Wilson: I work high up in a church. Danny: Oh, are you a minister? Mr. Wilson: No, I clean the steeple. Caleb: Stephanie says Mr. Tanner used to be a sportscaster. Danny: That’s right. I still remember that interview with the man who came up with that catchy ad campaign for the Giants. Candlestick Park used to be so cold, they sold it to the fans as a great Northern adventure, had people dressed in parkas and everything. (Stephanie looks annoyed) I remember taking Pam to one of those games, you really did have to keep each other warm (He looks at Stephanie, who is more annoyed) And I better not say more because I don’t want to give them any ideas. Stephanie: Dad! I’m only thirteen, and he’s almost fifteen. Danny: Just making sure. Mr. Wilson: When did you and your late wife marry? You look quite young. Danny: Right after the senior prom. We’d been going together since we started high school. (He notices Stephanie’s look) What? Stephanie: Nothing. It’s just that right now, almost anything you say would be embarrassing. Danny: Like my saying I hope you don’t marry till you’re 30? Stephanie: That’s right up near the top, yeah. Danny: How about praising you on your “True Love Waits” pledge, then rambling about how we didn’t need to sign a card to know we’d wait. Stephanie: The first part’s not bad, the second part is. Danny: Honey, how can I carry on a meaningful conversation, then? Stephanie: Maybe by letting Caleb talk? He’s just sitting there. Danny: Good idea. (He turns to Caleb): So, I hear you guys said you really like each other. (Stephanie says “Dad!” while Caleb blushes at the same time) (Joey and Michelle show up at the Phillips’ house) Angie Phillips (Opening door): Michelle, come on in. Justin and Wendy are in back, and they’re pretty sad. Their parents aren’t going to make it here today. (Michelle runs back to see the kids. Another boy, Ryan, comes to the door, sees Joey. Angie looks strangely at Joey, who is wearing his Batman pajamas) Joey: I'm Joey Gladstone. I came as fast as I could. I was practicing a routine for a pajama party. Angie: Uh... Ryan: Yep, that's Joey all right. Do your Popeye voice. Joey (laughs like Popeye, then talks like him): I know I looks kinda silly here, Olive, but I yams what I yams. Now let me see your little Swee' Peas. Angie (inviting him in): Actually, Swee' Pea is Popeye's adopted son in all the comics and in some cartoons. Only in the Famous Studios cartoons is he Olive's cousin.. Joey (in awe): Ma'am, I am so impressed! You are one of the only people I have ever met who knew that. Angie: Well, thank you. I guess it's common to assume a child is the woman's. Anyway, we couldn't get pinatas because the French waiter who was supposed to deliver them from the Italian restaurant in Chinatown has the German measles. Joey (as Popeye): Well blow me down. Sounds like an international outbreak. Angie (laughing): Come on. I promised Justin and his friends entertainment, and I can tell you'll be great. (Danny, Stephanie, and Caleb are seated at the dining room table, Mr. Wilson is taking a phone call and goes into the other room) Mrs. Wilson (rising): Would you care for something to drink, Mr. Tanner? Danny: Do you have any milk? (She leaves) Steph, you seem upset. Stephanie: Who wouldn’t be, after you asked his parents if they’d had that talk about the birds and the bees with Caleb? Danny: Sorry, Steph, but you know how protective I get sometimes. Especially with Michelle’s accident being just a little over four months ago. You were the same way at camp with her; she could hardly take a shower without you there. And that big fuss you made about not letting her anywhere near the top bunk? (She nods slowly. He pauses) Surely I’ve done something to impress you. Stephanie: Well...I loved that part about how you and Mom were best friends almost from the moment you met. And, you stayed best friends till the day she died. Danny (smiles wistfully): I know. I know. (He lovingly puts a hand on her knee.) And, you know, Steph, it could be worse. I could be like Joey and doing cartoon voices. (Joey is entertaining kids, including Justin, Wendy, and Michelle, at the birthday party. He juggles some things while doing different cartoons voices. Then, he does his one-person Wizard of Oz routine from an earlier episode. The children laugh. Angie does, too) Angie: That was great! Wasn’t Mr. Joey wonderful, kids? Kids: Yeah! Wendy: Cake now! Justin: No, presents. Wendy: Cake! Justin: Presents! Wendy: Pwesents! Justin: Cake (looks up, groans): She did it to me again! Angie: Why don’t you guys play a little while I cut the cake. (Angie pulls the cake out and puts nine candles on while lighting them. Joey is in the kitchen with her) Joey: Shame the parents can’t make it. (Angie nods sadly) Joey: I mean, their own kid’s birthday? My dad was in the military, but at least my mom was always there. Angie: Well...they have...some problems. Joey (concerned): Hey, you look upset. (Offers her a kleenex from her own box) Care to talk about it? Angie: Oh, it’s nothing, it’s just...My big sister and her husband, they both travel a lot on business. And...well, there’s more. Thanks. (She blows her nose) Anyway...you know, your Popeye voice is funny, but I always preferred Loony Tunes. Joey (as Bugs Bunny): Oh, yeah, they’re great, Doc. Angie (chuckles a little): I guess Popeye’s just too violent for me. I mean, there’s no plot to the cartoons. I don’t think they’re that witty, either, not like Bugs Bunny is. And, with those, they’re sometimes educational, too. Joey: Oh, yeah, like when he misses that left turn at Alberquerque, and winds up with Napoleon, or in King Arthur’s court... Angie: Exactly. Joey: So, how’d you know all about Swee-Pea? Angie: Old trivia book. (Both grin, Angie follows Joey in, chuckling) Joey: You know, I’ve gotta be somewhere at eight, but maybe we could get an early dinner and talk some more? Angie: I need to be home to get Wendy to bed, but I think I could manage that. How about 5:30? Joey: Sounds great. (Angie lights the candles as scene changes) (Jesse and Becky are in their apartment on the couch, with Nebraska Elvis behind them) Jesse: Tell me the truth, Beck. You don’t like that Elvis, do you? Becky: Well...I think it’s kind of tacky, don’t you? Jesse: Tackier than a cow in an attic apartment? Becky (laughs slightly): Well, okay. I guess that would be a little tacky. Jesse: Aw, come on, if he doesn’t go there, where do we put him? Becky: Maybe as part of a jungle gym for the kids. Jesse: I never thought of that. Becky: Jess, I was kidding. Jesse: I wasn’t. Becky: Jess, it’s not that I don’t like Elvis. I just don’t want him in our living room. I feel like he’s always staring at me, and ready to call me Big Mama or something. Jesse: Well, why didn’t you say something before we rearranged the furninture? Becky (sighs): Well, the truth is...I didn’t want to hurt your feelings. (Turns to him): Honey, I know Elvis means a lot to you. And for you to go and order a...whatever you call it is really something sweet. I know Elvis never wore Nebraska red. And I still can’t imagine him singing “Red Suede Shoes.” Jesse: But, I did it for you, hon. Becky: I know. And I love that my husband is willing to dress Elvis up to please me. But, let’s not have him in our living room, okay? Elvis: Well, where do we put him? Becky: Jess, do you really want a statue of Elvis in your house? Jesse (thinks a moment): Nah. I guess it was just something I thought of to show how much I care. I’d do anything to help you. Well, except the hair. I wouldn’t shave my hair. Becky: Not even if I had cancer and went bald? Jesse: Well... Becky: Jess, that part doesn’t matter. You don’t need to be giving me a Nebraska Elvis to show your love for me. Let’s go together and pick out something fun. Just the two of us. D.J. said she can babysit tonight. It’s been four months since the prom, and Steve might come over, but I don’t think there’s anything serious - yet. Michelle’s fully recovered, and now she’s even able to help D.J. with the boys. Jesse: Yep. Everything’s worked out so wonderfully. And, with or without a Nebraska Elvis, we’ve got the best family in the world. (as they kiss): Have mercy! (D.J. and Steve are with Nicky and Alex, Jesse and Becky are leaving) D.J.: I loved your Nebraska Elvis. Steve: Me, too. I thought it was...cute. Jesse: Sure you don’t want him for your college? One of your friends might like it in their dorm room. Steve: Okay, not that cute. Becky: Actually, there’s this student lounge at the University of Nebraska. We called, and they said they’d take it. Jesse: We’re getting our names on the wall for donating it, too. Pretty cool, huh? D.J.: Yeah. I just hope your kids go there now. Nicky: We wanna go where D.J. goes. Becky: But, D.J. won’t be there when you boys get there. Alex: Who will be at Nebraska, Mommy? Becky (giving a look): Well, Elvis, for one thing. (Joey and Angie are seated at a restaraunt) Angie: You’ve got a nice family, too. Joey: Thanks. You know, you seemed a bit distracted there, when I told you about Pam’s accident. Angie: Yes, well...the truth is, it’s not just business travel. I say that around the kids. But, there’s something more. My older sister and her husband...they both drink. Sometimes a little too much. Joey: Oh no. They’ve never hurt the kids, have they? Angie: Thankfully, no. They just neglect their responsibility. They leave them with me. So, I’m caring for them a fair amount of time. Joey: Oh, I’m so sorry. Angie: It’s so hard sometimes. Wendy just turned two not long ago, and they showed up for that. I think Justin was a little down about that, too, till you came. Joey (doing Bugs Bunny): Hey, Doc, you gotta keep smiling, or the world can’t smile with you. Angie: Joey, you are so funny. It’s so nice to be with you. I think I need cheered up, too, sometimes. Joey: Thanks. So, how does Friday sound? Angie: Great. (D.J., Danny, and Michelle are eating a snack as Joey comes in the door) D.J: Hey, Joey. How was your routine? Joey: Great. Stephanie told me things went well at the Wilsons. D.J.: Yeah, after Dad taped his mouth shut. Danny: Deej, I did not have to tape my mouth shut. I just let them talk for a while. Michelle: How’d your date go? Joey: It went great. We’re seeing each other again Friday. Danny: That’s super. Joey: And Michelle will vouch for the family. Won’t you, Michelle? Michelle: Yeah. She’s got a niece and nephew who are over there a lot. But, that makes it fun. And, Joey’s great with kids. (She turns to Danny) Will you be testing my boyfriends when I’m ready? Danny: Yes. And, D.J. and Steph might even more than me. But, you know what? I know you’ll make smart choices yourself. Sometimes I talk with the parents, and it’s just to help me realize how lucky I am. You’re all intelligent, warm, gentle, compassionate. And I want to know that the boy who lands you, just like with D.J. and Stephanie, knows just how lucky he is.