History Recap / FullHouseS8E03MakingOutIsHardToDo

* YouAreGrounded: Danny says this to Stephanie near the end of the show, as punishment for attending an unsupervised house party on purpose and deceiving him about it, though he also compliments her for calling for a ride immediately after finding out what kind of party it turned out to be and being above the peer pressure of kissing some other boy just because everyone else was doing it at the party.

Stephanie gets Danny to consent to letting her attend a house party hosted by Gia, not knowing that it's actually a make-out party. In the meanwhile, [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] makes an appearance on Jesse and Joey's radio program to promote a song from the band he leads, which turns out to be the Rippers, Jesse's old band that fired him not long ago. The Rippers' new single quickly becomes a hit, causing Jesse to decide to quit music altogether.

** As each of the Tanner family gets interviewed during the sequence, a title is illustrated on TV: Rebecca is "ex-wife", Danny as "ashamed brother-in-law", and D.J., Stephane, and Michelle is introduced as "niece" each. The title of choice for Joey, however, is [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal "Boing Boing Brain"]].

* TheCameo: [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] makes an appearance, under the premise of promoting a new song.
* ComplimentBackfire: Overlaps with DiggingYourselfDeeper when Michelle tries to console Jesse when he feels down after finding out that the Rippers became more popular under the new leadership from [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] than they ever were when Jesse himself was the leader:

* HumiliationConga: Jesse suffers from this after he swears off music for good, as he eventually ends up leaving the Tanners, all of whom speak of him in unflattering terms (yes, this includes Michelle), Rebecca divorces him and dates Joey, Jesse himself has become washed-up, overweight and ''balding'', and, to top it all off, he's engaged... to ''Kimmy'' (who [[ShoutOut looks like]] [[Series/MarriedWithChildren Peggy Bundy]] and [[TakeThat acts obnoxiously towards him, too]]) of all people. It's a good thing the whole incident was AllJustADream, though that doesn't prevent him from having a FreakOut upon seeing Kimmy again.
* MockingMusic: The popular song performed by the Rippers (now with [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] as its leader) serves as this to Jesse, as it's a painful reminder that the Rippers are more popular now than they ever were when Jesse was leading the band. Unfortunately for him, all of the local radio stations — including the Spanish-speaking one — play it frequently due to the sheer popularity of the song, much to his immense exasperation.

* OhNoNotAgain: Jesse [[LampshadeHanging says this]] late in the episode upon hearing the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry]] and the Rippers once too many.[[note]] It turns out to be the start of a HumiliationConga that comes at his expense, though it ends up being AllJustADream.[[/note]]
* ThePeteBest: InUniverse. The plot-line of this episode makes it clear that the Rippers is more popular with [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] as the lead singer than the band has ever been with Jesse leading it.
* RightInFrontOfMe: Early on when [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]] is trying to promote a new single by The Rippers, he makes a joke about the previous leader while sitting next to Jesse. Luckily for Barry, Jesse isn't too offended to let Barry promote the new song.

** Jesse tells [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]], who's trying to promote the Rippers at the time, that one shouldn't expect to make it big in music quickly. Cue the new Rippers song becoming a smash hit and pushing the band to stardom quickly, causing Jesse to give up music altogether, a decision that would haunt him later (in a HumiliationConga that turns out to be AllJustADream).

** Then immediately after Kimmy's entry, Jesse takes Nicky and Alex away from the kitchen with the stated goal of going someplace where one wouldn't have to hear the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch "Barry]] and the Rippers", only for Nicky and Alex to start singing lines from the song in question, which does nothing to soothe Jesse's mood.

'''Michelle''': Before they had a hit song, and everybody loved them, and they opened for [[Music/RollingStones the Stones]]--\\

'''[[DropInCharacter Kimmy]]''': (entering the house while wearing a t-shirt with "JESSE & THE RIPPERS" but with "BARRY" printed over "JESSE") Barry is GOD! Can you believe they're opening for [[Music/RollingStones the Stones]]?

-->'''Joey''': Isn't that a winky-dink of a coincidence? Jesse's old band was the Rippers.
-->'''Barry''': It couldn't be. I heard that they got rid of the old leader because he spent more time moussing his hair than playing his guitar.\\
''[Joey and Barry start laughing, & then Joey stops once he sees Jesse standing up and casting him a DeathGlare]''\\
'''Jesse''': You try keeping this cowlick up with just gel. It doesn't work, man!
-->'''Barry''': *[[OhCrap realizing what he'd done]]* I'm sorry. I didn't realize that it ''was'' you.

** More immediately following Jesse's declaration that he would quit music, he takes Nicky and Alex away from the kitchen with the stated goal of going someplace where one wouldn't have to hear the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch "Barry]] and the Rippers", only for Nicky and Alex to start singing lines from the song in question, which does nothing to soothe Jesse's mood.

** More immediately following Jesse's declaration that he would quit music, he takes Nicky and Alex away from the kitchen with the stated goal of going someplace where one wouldn't have to hear the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch "Barry]] and the Rippers", only for Nicky and Alex to start singing lines from the song in question, which does nothing to soothe Jesse's mood.

* TakeThat: During Jesse's ImagineSpot of his whole family turning their backs on him and he ending up washed-up, overweight and ''balding'', Kimmy is his obnoxious fiancée, who sports a big red bouffant hairdo and wears a leopard-print top, tight black leggings and heels. [[Series/MarriedWithChildren Sounds familiar?]]

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As the result of straining his voice due to overexertion, Danny spends most of the episode acting mute and uses hand gestures as his means of communication, since his voice sounds hoarse when he talks under this condition. At one point, [[TheGadfly Rebecca and D.J. exploits this for kicks.]]

* HomeEarlySurprise: Gia hosts a make-out party that Stephanie attends, though Stephanie doesn't know beforehand what kind of party it would be. Part of the reason the party gets busted is because Claire, Gia's mother, arrives home early from her work shift and witnesses it firsthand[[note]] (the other reason is that Danny inadvertently finds out about the party being a make-out party with NO adult supervision)[[/note]].

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As the result of straining his voice due to overexertion, Danny spends most the episode acting mute and uses hand gestures as his means of communication, since his voice sounds hoarse when he talks under this condition. At one point, [[TheGadfly Rebecca and D.J. exploits this for kicks.]]

** More immediately following Jesse's declaration that he would quit music, he takes Nicky and Alex away from the kitchen with that stated goal of going someplace where one wouldn't have to hear the song by [[Series/TheBradyBunch "Barry]] and the Rippers", only for Nicky and Alex to start singing lines from the song in question, which does nothing to soothe Jesse's mood.

* TemptingFate: Jesse tells [[Series/TheBradyBunch Barry Williams]], who's trying to promote the Rippers at the time, that one shouldn't expect to make it big in music quickly. Cue the new Rippers song becoming a smash hit and pushing the band to stardom quickly, causing Jesse to give up music altogether, a decision that would haunt him later (in a HumiliationConga that turns out to be AllJustADream).

* NotWhatItLooksLike: PlayedForLaughs in "Making Out is Hard to Do", after Jesse wakes up from his nightmare (where he ends up [[HumiliationConga washed-up, overweight, and BALDING, while Rebecca ends up divorcing him and is romantically involved with Joey]]), he sees Rebecca and Joey face-to-face in close proximity, prompting the following conversation:

--->'''Michelle''': I liked the Rippers better when Uncle Jesse was in the band.\\

'''Michelle''': *awkwardly* Gotcha.