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1989 was a great year for television we got long-running sitcoms like Family Matters Seinfeld
and The Simpsons a little bit of drama from Baywatch some late night talk with the Arsenio
Hall Show and a slice of reality from Cops it was also the year that one of the greatest American
television programming blogs debuted ABC's TGIF coming from the initials of the popular phrase
thank God it's Friday mainly featured situation comedies aimed at a family audience its original
run featured several popular shows including the flagship and the one this video was about Full
House Full House was about widowed father and Sports Anchor Danny Tanner played by Bob Saget
who after the death of his wife Pam recruits his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis played by John
Stamos a rock musician and childhood best friend Joey Gladstone played by Dave Coulier a stand-up
comedian to help raise his three daughters eldest Donna Jo or DJ played by Candace Cameron middle
child Stephanie played by Jody Sweetin and youngest Michelle played by fraternal twins
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen in his San Francisco home the series was created by Jeff Franklin an
executive produced by him along with Thomas L Miller and Robert El Boyette it was produced in
association with Laura Mar telepictures Laura Mar television and then by Warner Brothers
television initially Jeff intended for there to be more stand-up comics in the mix than just Dave
coulier's character his original concept was for a comedy about three comedians living Under One Roof
and he was going to call it House of comics when it became clear that the network was looking for
something more in the line with family ties and The Cosby Show he changed course at the
time of casting Bob Saget and Dave Coulier were actual struggling comedians Dave told BuzzFeed
in 2014 how he ended up Landing the role of Joey Gladstone I went on a cattle call audition they
were auditioning every comedian from New York to Los Angeles and it actually turned out to
be honest with you to be one of the easiest jobs I ever audition in for I went in and auditioned
for the role of Joey which the character hadn't been named Joey Gladstone at the time I can't
even remember what the character's name was that I was auditioning for but I read the part and I
said ah that was great then I was walking out and Tom Miller one of the Full House executive
producers said can you read for the role of the father as well and the light bulb that went off
in my head was well I didn't get this part so I came back in five minutes later and read for
the role of the father so I went home and there was a message back when we had answering machines
and it was from my manager he said Dave you've got this Full House pilot and I just thought wow
that was so easy I was only in there like 10 minutes no callbacks nothing that's it
Bob was the producer's first choice to play Danny Tanner but he wasn't available due to
his commitment as a non-air contributor to CBS as the morning program so instead they
cast John Posey the only episode he appeared in though was an unaired pilot which is now
included on the DVD release of season one the tables turned when Bob got fired from
his gig Jeff took the opportunity to bring him on board and let John go
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on General Hospital in the original pilot script Danny's brother-in-law was named Adam Cochran but
since John didn't like the name it was changed to Jesse Cochran after season one though he exerted
even more influence and had the last name changed to Katsopolis to bring his own Greek Heritage to
the character Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen ended up on the show accidentally sort of according
to Rolling Stone the pair's mother sent a photo of her nine-month-old twins to a casting agency
that was represented by a friend for the hell of it to comply with child labor laws they were
cast to alternate in the role of Michelle during tapings the girls were jointly credited as Mary
Kate Ashley Olsen in Seasons two through seven because the producers didn't want audiences to
know that the Michelle character was played by twins it wasn't until the 8th and final season
that the credit finally evolved to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen the Olsen Twins won the role over
dozens of other babies due to the fact that they were the only ones who didn't cry once
during the audition process in the beginning John wasn't exactly a fan of the twins as it
turned out their prior docile temperament was something of a fluke he told reporters in 2015
that the babies cried a lot in the beginning and confirmed the rumor that they were briefly
replaced by another pair of twins who didn't fare much better allowing for the Olsens to
return one was much more into her job than the other however in 1991 The Washington Post
reported that Mary Kate filmed most of season one because Ashley was too afraid to come on the set
that kinda explains why what happened later on happened as the fraternal twins Grew Older and
it became easier to tell them apart the producers considered letting one go reportedly aiming to
just keep Mary Kate as the sole actor playing Michelle ironically it was Jon who put his foot
down and said that he didn't want one to have to be fired what a difference a few seasons makes
a then five-year-old Jody Sweetin holds the title of the only Full House actor
who didn't have to audition for the show she'd already made an impression with a
guest spot on Valerie later titled the Hogan Family which was another Miller
Boyette production so Jeff just offered her the role sensing it would be a perfect fit
hello hello bye-bye no no please don't hang up please hello
who is this Pamela Pamela Pamela who bye-bye prior to Full House Candace Cameron guest starred in
rolls on shows such as Saint elsewhere who's the boss and the show her brother Kirk Cameron
starred on Growing Pains she was 11 years old when she first began playing 10 year old DJ
although the series was set in San Francisco it was taped at the Warner Brothers Studios
in Los Angeles the theme song Everywhere You Look was performed by Jessie Frederick
who co-wrote it with writing partner Bennett Salve and series Creator Jeff Franklin [Music]
the inaugural season of Full House was not successful and the reviews from critics were
skating they even got a grade of f in People magazine reportedly a major contributor to the
failure was it being placed in an 8 PM eastern time slot since most first year series start out
in protected time slots preceded by successful lead-ins to make up for that flub in its second
season the show was placed immediately following the established hit show Perfect Strangers
even the chemistry between the three male leads was a bit shaky during season one so a road trip
to Las Vegas was planned during their Hiatus to help them all Bond when it came time to go though
Bob who was the only married guy in the group opted to stay home leaving then single John and
Dave to go It Alone the time they spent together did wonders the bond they ended up building was
so strong that the writers began pairing Jesse and Joey off regularly allowing the two to share
scenes as frequently as possible from 1987 to 1991 which spanned the Show's first four seasons the
series aired on Friday nights and later became the lead program of the TGIF programming blog
it was briefly moved to Tuesdays during the 87-88 season and then aired twice a week for
a few months in order to help the series build an audience the show remained on Fridays permanently
though for the next three seasons it was then moved back to Tuesday's full time for season
five and remained there until its end it's no secret that Bob's comic propensities are quite
dirty and because of that he often got in trouble on set even when cameras weren't rolling thanks to
his John and Dave's Antics Dave told Oprah's where are they now in 2015 that the three of
them got into a lot of trouble with the moms of their underage co-stars as they were engaging
in their adult fun they didn't realize that the television monitors were turned on in the school
room and all the dressing rooms and in certain offices on the studio lot so everyone including
the kids could see what they were doing all seven of the original cast members remain with the show
through its entire eight-year run Dave's personal life probably benefited the most out of everyone
from his tenure on the show since it led him to his future wife after a season 3 dream sequence
in which the girls were all grown up he married actress Jane Modine who played the adult Michelle
in 1990. they welcomed the Sun that same year and then split in 1992. throughout the show's
run five additional main characters were also introduced in season two dany's reassigned from
his duties as a Sports Anchor by his television station to become co-host of the morning show
Wake Up San Francisco this move teams him up with Nebraska native Rebecca Becky Donaldson played by
Lori Lachlan Lori was originally set to appear in only six episodes but since producers liked
her chemistry with John so much they decided to expand her role and made Becky a main character
Jesse and Becky eventually fall in love and get married in season four in season 5 she gives
birth to their twin Sons Nicholas also known as Nikki and Alexander also known as Alex as babies
the children were played by Daniel and Kevin Renteria and in season six the roles were taken
over by Blake and Dylan Toomey wilhoy DJ's best friend Kimmy Gibbler played by Andrea Barber was
a recurring character in seasons one through four she finally got bummed to series regular status
in season five the last main character added was DJ's boyfriend Steve Hale played by Scott weiner
his first appearance was in season five before he went on to become a series regular in season 6 and
7. in a similar fashion to the character of Becky Steve was only supposed to appear in one episode
Jeff wasn't just the show's Creator he served as executive producer and a writer as well it should
also be mentioned that he even directed several episodes as involved as he was with full house he
left after the fifth season wrapped to focus on another project hang in with Mr Cooper it would
be a decision he would live to regret even though the series continued for several seasons without
him at the helm he didn't agree with some of the creative decisions The Producers made to
the characters after his departure in 1995 ABC announced that it was canceling the show after
eight seasons due to the increasing cost of producing it by the end the average cost of
one episode was 1.3 million dollars easily double the average cost of most sitcoms an attempt was
made to bring everything over to the newly formed WB Network but the deal fell apart several of the
cast members have since come out and said that they were devastated by the decision since the
show was still doing well in the ratings [ __ ] house was entering the second half of the 90s
though the culture of Television was changing instead of having wholesome family shows that
everyone made it a point to sit down and watch together there was a shift in programming adults
wanted to watch shows like the X-Files or Law and Order kids and teens wanted to watch my
so-called life and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and with cable television giving established network
channels a run for their money ABC NBC and CBS had to do their best to keep up with trends
or become insignificant now let's get into a few more fun facts about Full House long
before starting together on the show that would catapult their careers Bob and Dave had already
become acquainted when six months after meeting in 1979 Dave took up Bob's offer to crash on his
couch while passing through La Lori and John knew each other prior to being on Full House
together too during their late teens while acting on different soap operas they met through shared
Social Circles they even went out on a few days things didn't go any further than that though the
catchphrases that many fans remember naturally came from the actors themselves Dave actually
stole his trademark cut it out from a good friend of his who he's known since childhood and is also
a comedian the friend included it in his act and Dave told him flat out that he was going to steal
it and use it someday and to this day the friends still tells Dave that he owes him money for it DJs
oh Mylanta was a last-minute addition to a script originally the character was supposed to say oh my
God but the Christian actress didn't want to take God's name in vain so she figured out another way
to get the same sentiment across if you pave very close attention throughout the Show's first season
you'll notice that anytime the audience can see the mannequin in Joey's room it's wearing the
exact same shirt that Joey's wearing in the scene just like DJ and Steve did on the show Candace
took Scott to her real life prom too Warner Brothers domestic television distribution who
handles the domestic and international syndication rights to the series began airing reruns of the
early Seasons during the summer of 1991 starring in September of that year the show began off
Network syndication and was syndicated on various local stations Nationwide until 2003 Warner home
video released all eight seasons of the series on DVD in North America between 2005 and 2007 a
complete series box set including all episodes was also released towards the end of 2007. the
success of the series also Spa Dr book franchise centered on characters Stephanie and Michelle and
geared toward children primarily between the ages of 8 and 14. after sitting on the idea for nearly
a decade because networks weren't buying into the Nostalgia at the time Jeff Franklin was finally
able to make his Full House reboot happen in 2016. he'd always intended to make a sitcom that would
follow the kids all grown up but he had trouble convincing the networks that it would be a worthy
investment then Netflix took interest Fuller house premiered on the streaming service in 2016 and ran
for Five Seasons concluding in 2020. Full House is currently streaming on Max Hulu and Amazon Prime
thank you
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