Full House: S6E3: Road To Tokyo (Jesse's Musical Career Journey Series)

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Happy Full House Friday Everyone, Angela Bowen here, the host of Oh Mylanta Holy Chalupas: An Unofficial Full House Fuller House Podcast. Today, I covered the next episode in the Jesse's Musical Career Journey Series with, Full House S6E3: Road To Tokyo, which aired on October 6, 1992. In this episode Jesse performs in Tokyo, where his single tops charts. I enjoyed this episode. Jesse's finally seeing his dreams come true (as true for him as they can get at this point). He takes it a little too far in the Rockstar department and Becky has to pull him back into reality after Jesse starts demanding his snacks be a certain flavor, it goes like this, Koji, Jesse's assistant who is assigned to Jesse's every need while he's on tour in Tokyo, Jesse is impressed with his dressing room, complete with, banners, flower arrangements and fruit baskets, but most importantly, the cashews. However, he discovers they are salted, can't have that. So, Koji goes out of the dressing room, fighting off the crowd of crazed fans gathering outside, he finally returns with un-salted cashews, but, OH NO! Jesse now wants honey roasted cashews because he had them on the plane ride over. Becky chastises him for being so picky, but he's got no time for that he's on a schedule thanks to Nancy who's the head of Fat Fish music in Tokyo. He's got a signing, a photo session, press tour, he's even christening a bullet train. Becky fumes at this, when she finds out there is no time on Jesse's schedule for family time with her and the boys. Uh Becky, Fat Fish didn't fly you out to Tokyo for a family vacation, they're paying him to promote his new hit single, which Japan has fallen in love with. They love it so much that Nancy tells Becky, Fat Fish wants Jesse to Tour Asia for the next year. Jesse's flying high on stardom and agrees to it right away, and Becky looses it, kicks out the press and tells Jesse's he's lost sight of his priorities and even himself. She walks out and Jesse realizes that fame isn't all it's worth without the support of his family. The Rippers who are there too, never learn of this tour of Asia, since Jesse tells Koji he's done and heading back home to San Francisco. Funny scene to me, when Jesse attempts to sing "Help Me Ronda" in Japanese (via Koji and some que cards, which ends up getting knocked out of his hands) Jesse has to wing it and just starts saying references to Japan like Karate Kid Part 2, Godzilla, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda. Join me next week when I cover the final episode in Jesse's Musical Career Journey Series, Full House S8E7: On The Road Again, which aired on November 8, 1994. In this episode when Danny finds out that D.J. is secretly dating the guitarist in Jesse's new band, Danny forbids her to continue. Have a great weekend and enjoy the podcast!