Author's Notes:
Michelle Tanner and Joey Gladstone have a lot in common. Not only do they have a lot in common with each other, but they also have a lot in common with other pairs of sitcom characters who have a lot in common: Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and June Cleaver from Leave It to Beaver, Lisa Douglas and Eb Dawson from Green Acres, Maxwell Smart and Agent Larabee from Get Smart.
The number of allusions to Beaver and Max are very common and are typically references to specific episodes. Allusions to Lisa and Eb are much rarer. As for allusions to June and Larabee, sometimes they are specific and concrete, but they are usually general and abstract (for example, Joey and Michelle's heart-to-heart talks like June and Beaver's heart-to-heart talks, and Jesse being annoyed by Joey and calling him an idiot can be compared to the Chief being annoyed by Larabee and calling him an idiot), sometimes more of an allusion to the actor (Barbara Billingsley and Dave Coulier both did voices for the TV series Jim Henson's Muppet Babies; keywords for Robert Karvelas include "cousins," "twins," "Greek," and "Nikos the Village Idiot").
I'm not exactly sure how many of them are allusions, but so many of the scenarios seem too random and specific to be a coincidence.
1 Joey in "Tanner's Island" 1
Everywhere he looks
Joey sees a hula girl
Hints of Maxwell Smart
2 Joey in "Nerd for a Day" 1
"We are right on time."
That is a barometer
(The Beaver and June)
3 Michelle and Joey in "Star Search" 1
Poor Joey's depressed
His ten-year deadline is up
Michelle cheers him up
4 Michelle and Joey in "And They Call It Puppy Love" 1
A dog named Minnie
Comes and eats Joey's sandwich
Joey blames Michelle
5 Joey in "Divorce Court" 1
If Joey would win,
Jesse's Snuffle-upagus
And Danny's Big Bird
6 Michelle in "Dr. Dare Rides Again" 1
Michelle looks away
"The doggie ate my ouse cream"
Blame the middle child
7 Joey in "The Greatest Birthday on Earth" 1
Joey's excited
About Michelle's birthday cake
They're gonna pig out
8 Michelle and Joey in "Aftershocks" 1
Michelle didn't put
Gumby in the disposal
Joey thanks Jesse
9 Michelle and Joey in "Lust in the Dust" 1
Joey asks Michelle
Where his tape recorder is
Say "hiding" slowly
10 Michelle in "Bye, Bye Birdie" 1
She says, "Yes I did"
With the utmost confidence
Hints of Maxwell Smart
11 Michelle in "Bye, Bye Birdie" 2
Since she lost the bird,
Michelle decides to stay home
Hints of The Beaver
12 Michelle in "Those Better Not Be the Days" 1
She tries to open
A bag of potato chips
They're for the theme park
13 Michelle in "Those Better Not Be the Days" 2
Michelle found Joey
Jesse gave away his spot
Hints of Larabee
14 Joey in "Those Better Not Be the Days" 1
Joey says he'll tell
Jesse tells him it's a game
Hints of Larabee
15 Joey in "Those Better Not Be the Days" 2
Joey is eating
Potato chips standing up
Danny is cautious
16 Michelle in "Those Better Not Be the Days" 1
Joey eats Michelle's
Breakfast and all the ice cream
(Max and Larabee)
17 Michelle and Joey in "Honey, I Broke the House" 1
Joey is so sad
His car needs much more than paint
Michelle says, "Don't cry"
18 Michelle and Joey in "Just Say No Way" 1
Joey gave Michelle
A tape with a certain song
That she plays all day
19 Michelle in "Three Men and Another Baby" 1
Michelle changed his name
From Mr. Bear to Willie
Hints of The Beaver
20 Joey in "Three Men and Another Baby" 1
Algebra with nuts
Joey cannot handle it
(The Beaver and Max)
21 Michelle and Joey in "Three Men and Another Baby" 1
Joey told Michelle
There's no such thing as monsters
(The Beaver and June)
22 Joey in "Fraternity Reunion" 1
"It's all Joey's fault!"
Said Danny in pearl earrings
Hints of Larabee
Author's Notes:
I don't recall any specific allusions to Lisa or Eb incorporated through Michelle or Joey for season 3. On the bright side, I am pleased to figure out that "Those Better Not Be the Days" is a double-tribute to Robert Karvelas. "TBNBTD" has elements from the 1976 movie Freaky Friday and the Get Smart episode "And Only Two Ninety-Nine." Back-to-back Arthur stories "The Chips Are Down" and "Revenge of the Chip" has elements from both "AOTNN" and "TBNBTD."
Haiku Notes: One, Max in "The Day Smart Turned Chicken" and "Snoopy Smart vs. the Red Baron;" Two, Beaver and June in "Beaver Takes a Walk;" Ten, General Max, but may be closely associated with "The Decoy;" Eleven, General Beaver playing hooky, but also may be associated with "Pet Fair;" Thirteen, Larabee in "Smartacus;" Fourteen, General Larabee; Sixteen, Max and Larabee in "And Only Two Ninety-Nine;" Nineteen, Beaver in "Beaver's Old Friend;" Twenty, General Beaver having math trouble and Max in "The Decoy;" Twenty-One, General Beaver and June, but may be closely associated with "Cleaning Up Beaver;" Twenty-Two, Larabee in "The Day They Raided Knights."
