1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a mousse war.
Danny's on the air at the news station doing his sportscasting thing. They go to commercial and we meet Danny's friend Robin. She's at the station for an interview for a field reporter position. She's pretty enough, but has major fluffy triangle head and a weirdly coordinated outfit. As Danny gets dragged away to work, he insists that Robin come over for dinner and stay at his place that night. Uncle Jesse arrives with Michelle and scopes out Robin. He uses Michelle to lure her in. Robin takes the bait and actually blows raspberries on the tummy of the strange baby she just met three seconds ago. Jesse asks Robin out on a date that night, but Robin suggests the next day instead since she has plans. Jesse leaves Michelle with Danny as he's going back on the air. He's left holding her and introducing her to the audience. I don't know how those working dads (with live-in help) do it!
Later that night, Robin is hanging out in the living room with Danny and the girls. Joey is trying to pass off Chinese take-out cartons as his own cooking. Stephanie catches him but promises to keep quiet. The only thing of interest in this scene is that there's a really badly dubbed line. Then some chick with a scrunchie shows up saying she and Jesse have a standing date with each other when they don't have dates. Back in the living room, Jesse comes home and sees Robin. They "have chemistry." At this point in the viewing, I accidentally set the DVD on fast play and freaked myself out as everyone started talking fast and jerking around. Danny tells Jesse that Robin is staying for the weekend and Jesse's hair gets a little fluffier. Joey calls Robin, Danny, and the girls into the kitchen. Just then, Jill comes downstairs to the living room and, though Jesse tries to usher her out before Robin sees her, decides to stay for dinner.
At dinner, everybody enjoys the awkwardness as Jesse takes a seat between Jill and Robin. Robin has a smug look on her face and rubs it in that Jesse has a date that night. I don't see what the big deal is - he only just met Robin that afternoon. Jesse cringes as Jill puts her arm around him and starts telling the story of how she met Jesse. Turns out it's exactly how Jesse hit on Robin with Michelle.
In Jesse's room, Robin is practicing her audition newscast with Danny. Jesse wants a chance to explain Jill to Robin. Robin says he has nothing to apologize for, but wants to break their date. She says she knows Jesse's type and doesn't want to get into trouble again. Jesse puts the moves on her, and they flirt with each other with Danny sitting right between them. Finally, Danny gets kicked out of the room and Robin tells Jesse she's afraid of getting hurt. Then Robin kicks Jesse out, where the whole family is eavesdropping in the hallway. IT'S THAT BUNNY DRAWING AGAIN IN THE BACKGROUND! Funny how it shows up when I'm bored.
The next morning at breakfast, Jesse says he's over Robin and is moving on. Danny tells Jesse to slow down for once and just become friends with Robin. Upstairs, the girls are watching Robin get ready for her audition and saying they want her to date Jesse. Robin says she hopes one day she has nieces just like them. What a strange thing to say. Stephanie slams her finger in her drawer and Jesse comes to the rescue to make her feel better while Robin watches.
Later at the station, Jesse walks in on Robin practicing her audition piece. Robin asks him for feedback and he tells her she's boring. He says she's not showing any energy and shouldn't be afraid to go nuts. Jesse puts on his own audition as an example and the less said about it, the better. We're supposed to believe this helped loosen her up.
Later at the house, everyone's toasting Robin because she got the job. Robin asks to speak to Jesse alone in the backyard. Robin thanks Jesse for his help at the audition. She says she was wrong about Jesse - that he has strong maternal instincts and she likes that about him. She says she understands why the girls love him. Jesse says he wants to become friends with Robin, but that it'll be up to her to make the first move if she wants to go any further. They hug each other and Jesse asks if that was the move. Robin asked if his toes curled, then says that when she makes a move, everything curls. That just sounds painful.
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Award for legitimately funny line goes to: Stephanie, after DJ admits she doesn't remember meeting Robin. Danny: "It's ok, Deej, you were only five." Stephanie: "I'm only five. Does that mean I'm going to forget all this?!"
Line that generated the biggest eyeroll: Jesse: "We're like fire and ice, you and me." Robin: "Do you know what you get with fire and ice?" Jesse: "Yeah. Steam."
First and last appearance of: Robin Winslow. I get the feeling that this Robin person was supposed to eventually become the Rebecca Donaldson character (i.e., Jesse's wife). Her arrival onto the show feels a bit forced, and with the weird nieces comment and the job offer, it just feels like she's being set up to be a regular character. I guess viewers didn't warm up to her gigantic hair and non-existent chemistry with Jesse.
I am baffled by: The writers asking us to believe that Jesse would have to leave Michelle at the station with Danny while he works. Isn't Joey the full-time babysitter? What the hell was he up to all day?
Episode rating: Aside from some skillful line deliveries from the girls, this episode was the pits. 1 out of 5 trashcans full of Chinese take-out cartons.
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