Full House

Full House was an American television sitcom that ran from 1987 to 1995.

Synopsis

The premise of the show, as established in the first episode, involves recently widowed San Francisco sportscaster Danny Tanner, who is left to raise his three young daughters D.J., Stephanie, and baby Michelle following the death of his wife, Pam, in a car accident involving a drunk driver. He recruits his best friend from college, Joey Gladstone, and his late wife's younger brother, Jesse, to help him take care of his girls. Many of the show's exploits surround the idea of three "swinging" bachelors trying to rein in the precocious antics of three little girls, who frequently got the best of them. Joey makes a living primarily as a stand-up comedian, Jesse as a struggling musician who also works for his father's exterminating company. Eventually, Danny becomes the co-host of the morning talk show "Wake Up, San Francisco" alongside Rebecca Donaldson, who begins dating Jesse. Jesse and Rebecca marry and have twin sons, Nicholas and Alexander (better known as Nicky and Alex). The girls grow up as the series goes on, and boyfriends are introduced. The extended family all live together in the same "full" house. The show's original pilot starred John Posey as the original Danny Tanner, because Saget was unavailable. Show creator Jeff Franklin thought that he would be great for the role, and even before Saget came into his mind he thought Paul Reisier could work in the role.

Characters

Reunion rumors

Rumors have circulated the internet since the early 2000's of Warner Bros. Television asking the entire cast of the show to have reunion special. While there has been much speculation by fans on the subject, there has been no real "hard evidence" to support the claim. Both Dave Coulier and John Stamos have commented that such a reunion is highly unlikely.

However, the entire cast (except for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, due to illness) joined Bob Saget on his final episode of America's Funniest Home Videos in 1997. Candace Cameron said in an interview in 2005 on VH1's "100 Greatest Child Stars" that she would like to participate in a reunion, but states that some members of the former cast would not.

Criticism

The show was panned universally by critics when it first came on the air. Most of the stories during the first season dealt with the three men in the house and adapting to having to take care of three girls. Many think this came about because of the film Three Men and a Baby, which was released shortly before the premiere (In fact, one of Full House's episodes is titled "Three Men and Another Baby"). The second season changed the focus to more stories on the girls in the household with the men playing more background roles, and that helped the show grab much stronger ratings and become a favorite for families and children.

The show was criticized as being overly sweet and sugary, as well as being very routine. Critics said how the show always had a lighthearted approach to problems and never dealt with serious issues. Later criticism dealt with the show focusing in on the Michelle character and how the show promoted the spoiling of children by how Michelle almost always got her way or what she wanted. However, the show avoided the Fonzie Syndrome by having episodes that dealt with all the members of the family.

However, a chronology of events has recently been written which may disprove some of that criticism, as the characters are observed from a standpoint of being real people, and how they might develop if they were. It shows Michelle realistically being punished consistently by D.J. It also gives each character more equal coverage, showing what may have happened at other times in the family's lives. It also makes each character more three-dimensional ― Danny, for instance, is said to suffer from depression ― and clears up supposed mistakes, such as showing how Jesse dropped out and faked his graduation. Danny also suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder and constantly cleans up the house, possibly to make up for the loss of his wife doing the duties, and the fact that he has to keep things in order, because there are many people living in the house.

Trivia

The theme song, "Everywhere You Look," was performed by Jesse Frederick and co-written by him and Bennett Salvay.
In Episode #4 of the 1st season, Jesse's mother tells him to tuck in his shirt. If you look closely in the moments before the line, Jesse's shirt is already tucked in but was apparently pulled out moments later.
The first word of the series was "let's," and the last word was "will."
Child actor Nolan Preston, who was famous for his "Trix are for kids" ads, made a guest appearance as a classmate of Michelle Tanner in the 4th season. He was credited with one line of dialogue, "Something's in my pants."
The family lives at 1882 Gerard Street, and their phone number is 555-2424.
None of the cast appears in San Francisco for the opening credits. The only time the cast appears is while filming in Los Angeles, otherwise look-alikes were shot in San Francisco from a helicopter.
Michelle was credited as being played by "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" for much of the series' run.
Mary-Kate Olsen is left-handed and Ashley Olsen is right-handed. Therefore, the character Michelle is ambidextrous.
Uncle Jesse was originally going to be called Uncle Adam.
The original title of the show was House of Comics. It was going to be about three different comedians living together. However, executive producer and creator Jeff Franklin learned that ABC wanted a sitcom about a family, so it was changed to Full House when it was decided that the show was going to promote family themes and values.
Lori Loughlin was only signed on for six episodes, but would later receive a main character role in the middle of the second season.
Uncle Jesse's last name at the beginning of the show was Cochran, reportedly since one of the producers was a fan of singer Joe Cochran. However, this was changed after Season One, when he came to be called Jesse Katsopolis. The name change was due to John Stamos wanting the Jesse character to better reflect his Greek heritage.
A fictional junior high school, Van Atta Junior High, which was mentioned in several episodes, was a reference to one of the program's producers, Don Van Atta.
The show is known for not airing all parts of the first episode of Full House, on ABC Family, on Nick At Nite. The full theme can be heard on ABC Family. Unlike Family Matters, or other shows on ABC Family, the full theme can Be heard Four or Five times in select episodes. So for season 1 the regular theme is only played once for season 1, and for the rest of season 1 the alternate theme is used that was heard on ABC.
On Kimmy's 16th birthday, she said her parents wanted to fly her to Pittsburgh for Wrestlemania, even though no Wrestlemania has ever been held in Pittsburgh.
Uncle Jesse's original name was Hermes, but convinced his mother to change it because he got made fun of a lot during kindergarten.
In the episode in which the Beach Boys pick the Tanners up in a limo to bring them to a concert, the concert is clearly held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and not in San Francisco.
Full House was part of the TGIF lineup from the fall of 1988 to the fall of 1991, the show's second, third, and fourth seasons. It was moved to Tuesdays for Season 5, and remained there until its cancellation.
In several conversations DJ has, the name "Cathy Santoni" is mentioned. This name has recurred throughout many episodes of the show. Interestingly, she did make a single appearance: when D.J. and Kimmy first went to Juniour High, they met Cathie. She also seems to be the "guinea pig" for D.J., meaning that she always seems to experience things before her.

Syndication History and Current Airings

In syndication, Full House was first shown on various local stations across the nation. In the late 90s, TBS Superstation (now just simply TBS) and WGN picked up the show and aired it every day until 2003, when the show was dropped from the daily schedule on both networks. Later that year, Nick at Nite picked the show up and began airing it every night at 9:00 PM and 9:30 PM ET. Additionally, in early 2004, ABC Family picked up the show. The show originally aired in the 6:00 PM and 6:30 PM ET timeslot. Currently, Full House still airs on Nick at Nite and ABC Family. Nick at Nite's current timeslot for it is 9:00 PM (the 9:30 PM timeslot was dropped in late 2005) and 5:30 AM. The show also airs at 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM ET on the ABC Family Channel, along with additional airings at 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM ET.

Episodes List

Main article: List of Full House episodes

DVD Releases

Season Releases

DVD Name	Release Date	# Ep
The Complete First Season	February 8, 2005	22
The Complete Second Season	December 6 2005	22
The Complete Third Season	April 4 2006	24
The Complete Fourth Season	August 15 2006	26

Full House books

There were many short books based on the show written. They were divided into different sub-series, like : "Full House Sisters", "Full House Michelle", "Full House Michelle and Friends", "Full House Stephanie", "Full House Club: Stephanie."

See : Full House books

External links

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