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Take it away…
Full House is the crown jewel to the good old days of TGIF on ABC. I usually shy away from saying absurdities such as, “Things were so much better way back when.” Or, “Man oh man, they just don’t make things like they used to.” Even, “I remember a time…” People who say such phrases are typically old timers playing scrabble at Jack in the Box at 7:15 a.m. or walking around the mall for exercise (please see post not yet written: The mysterious world of Mall Walkers). When speaking about TGIF in the late 80s/early 90s I’m obligated to use the aforementioned phrases.
Michelle Tanner
Have you ever actually watched a full episode of George Lopez? If you have not watched an episode of George Lopez, please never do this. The show is an absolute abomination and a disgrace to the TGIF name. Furthermore, as an actor George Lopez is dreadful. I’ve been forced to watch around 3 episodes of George Lopez due to extreme laziness of not wanting to get up to change the channel. I never laughed once. In fact, if I wasn’t so lazy at the time I would have stood atop my couch and done a leaping belly flop on to a samurai sword. In case you are still wondering, I would rather end my life than watch another episode of George Lopez.
Full House has some of the most recognizable characters in television history - where do I start? Let’s go over some of the main characters:
Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) took the country by storm to the likes of which no analogy can compare. The Olsen twins portrayal of Michelle Tanner will probably earn their character the award of cutest television child of all time.
Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) is the oft underestimated super dad with the hilariously convenient task of raising 3 daughters. Spring cleaning is the biggest day of the year for Danny who routinely inspects the inside of chimneys with white gloves. The over-protective dad is the co-host for the popular morning television show Wake Up, San Francisco.
Uncle Jesse
Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) is Danny Tanner’s late-wife’s brother. Uncle Jesse was a inspiration of my own for moving to California - after all, what kid born in 1983 didn’t want to grow up to be Uncle Jesse? Uncle Jesse is bad-boy cool who rides motorcycles and obsesses over Elvis. Uncle Jesse is his own man who quit the family business to peruse his own dreams; a career in music.
Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) is Danny Tanner’s life-long best friend. Joey moves in with Danny to help him raise his 3 daughters. Employed as a full-time comedian, Joey is equipped with an arsenal of jokes, impressions, ventriloquist and puppeteering acts that keep the house entertained. Joey is the house’s de facto big brother.
D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron) is the oldest of the Tanner siblings, best friend to neighborhood odd ball Kimmy Gibler, and frequently gives advice to her two younger sisters (although frequently at odds with them). D.J. is looked up to by her younger sisters since she is their pioneer when it comes to fashion, dating and dealing with their over-protective father.
Stephanie Tanner
Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin) is always looking for her place. She owns one of the shows most famous catch phrases in “How Rude!” Stephanie frequently gets over looked in the busy Tanner household and is never quite sure whether to latch on to D.J. or Michelle. Stephanie finds peace in Mr. Bear.
Becky Donaldson-Katsopolis (Lori Loughlin) is the wife to Uncle Jesse and mother to Nicky & Alex Katsopolis. Becky holds a special place in my heart as my first TV love. Becky is the other co-host alongside Danny Tanner for the popular morning television show Wake Up, San Francisco.
My favorite aspect of Full House are the episode plots and the innocence of the show. There is something nice about a show when the plot of an episode is a fashion disaster, scratching a car, staying up past your bedtime or getting dragged to the mall by your best friend. Full House would always transition into an emotional moment with nice soft music. Whenever you heard the music you always new the emotional portion of the show was coming. To this day I say, “here it comes.”
Each character plays very well off one another creating hilarious sub plots within each episode. All the characters have their own friends on the show which brings another interesting element. Being born in 1983, and my sister in 1981, we are virtually the same ages as Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron respectively. This allowed me to relate to the show and understand my life better since I was going through some of the same situations as the Tanner family would go through.
Full House scores a perfect 10 on the nostalgia scale and is in the TGIF hall of fame. A great show with an amazing cast of characters. Don’t be too macho to watch or admit you like Full House. If you think you’re too macho to watch Full House, please watch the two part episode entitled The Seven-Month Itch. Thank you and goodnight San Francisco.
