Guess what? they might not have found a way to do extras, but they did answer that concern. For Jesse’s comment that “she’s out of control” is gone. Outta here. History.

It’s a shame they didn’t add anything. But, by cutting that sentence out of the DVD version, they chose to adopt a much more realistic position as show canon. Michelle was not “out of control,” D.J. had been disciplining her since she was little, that’s why she was so well-behaved in seasons 2 and 3, except for a little attitude that she gets from Jesse.

Indeed, without Jesse’s comment, it’s easier to see the other things that show this – michelle had to sneak around after bedtime, when if she’d never been punished she’d have turned the TV up loud. And, she asks from Danny’s tone if she’s in “big tgrouble, Mister” when if she’d never been in trouble, she could *never* guess from his tone that she was about to put put in the corner as punishment. (And, later, punished for not going to bed, completing that loose end.)

What this means is that now, her small bit of disobedience makes sense. She wasn’t out of control. She saw D.J. as her ultimate authority, and D.J. finally decided she didn’t have the time, and so she sort of let go a little, hoping Danny would catch on.

This happens in family’s w/single parents, especially dads, at times; an older sibling, usually a sister, becomes the disciplinarian. We see by the end of season 4 that Danny has adjusted well.

So, for those who like a thinking man’s TV, where they really make it realistic, this is it. Oh, and how does Danny still get away with calling it her very first punishment? Well, let’s say D.J. used the “one minute per age” rule for timeout, of 3 minutes. Danny pushes it up to 5 minutes, or 6. That’s a 67-100% increase, enough to go from just timeout to actual punishment for a child Michelle’s age.
Rating: 5 / 5