Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widower father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife Pam, enlisted his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and his best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three daughters, D. J., Stephanie, and Michelle.

The season's main cast is John Stamos as Jesse, Bob Saget as Danny, Dave Coulier as Joey, Candace Cameron as D. J., Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle.

[2] David Hofstede in the guide 5000 Episodes and No Commercials and Donald Liebenson of Barnes & Noble cited the fact that Michelle says her catchphrase "You got it, dude" for the first time as highlight of the season.

[8][9][10] Jeffrey Robinson from DVD Talk said that season three did not included different things for the series, with exception of actors' "over-the-top performances, which alone would be bad, but together make for some fun jokes."

Joey is determined to connect with a beautiful hula dancer that he meets on the first day, and Becky is not too pleased when her Elvis-obsessed boyfriend behaves like a complete wannabe throughout the vacation.

Separated from her best friend and forced to eat lunch alone in a telephone booth after she discovers she is dressed like a teacher that everybody hates, she and Kimmy concoct a plan to fit in with the popular girls, but their methods don't exactly fly well with Danny, Joey, and Jesse.

With his self-implemented deadline just two weeks away, Joey goes full-force with his practicing and, with the loving support of his family, lands a spot on an upcoming episode of Star Search.

It's been obvious for a while that the Tanner family could use a good dog, but when an Ohio-native golden retriever shows up in the backyard, Joey and the kids do their best to hide "Minnie" from Danny and Jesse.

Meanwhile, Jesse has trouble staying focused on studying for a license renewal, and after Minnie gives birth, her owner arrives to bring them all home-but not before making a special offer to the Tanners to adopt one of them.

Initially, it is all in good fun when Pete teases Jesse about "going from Dr. Dare to Dr. Seuss", but Jesse—who misses being young and wants to prove that he's still in touch with his old wild spirit—nearly risks everything when he plans to attempt a dangerous motorcycling stunt.

Jesse and his band perform, Joey exercises his comedy skills, and the adorable Tanner girls capture the heart of the telethon with their singing and dancing.