In September 1987, the cult hit “Full House” graced America’s TV for the first time. Then in May of 1995, the famous “Full House” took its last bow, and aired its final episode. Finally, last month, the gang came back in Netflix’s latest TV revival, “Fuller House”.
In short, “Full House” is about what happens when Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier), and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) to help him raise his three daughters after his wife dies.
From there the gang engages in hijacks galore: the youngest daughter Michelle buys a donkey; Danny and Joey try to steal a stuffed seal from a sorority, and get arrested; the middle daughter Stephanie accidentally drives a car into the house; Jesse goes skydiving before his wedding, ends up in the back of a tomato truck, and gets arrested; the oldest daughter D.J. accidentally gets married; and the entire family gets stranded on a desert island.
As for Fuller House, its main plot mirrors the original: D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure) is recently widowed, and recruits her best friend Kimmy (Andrea Barber) and her sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) to help her care for her three sons.
“It’s sort of a role reversal,” said John Stamos on “The Jimmy Kimmel Show”. “We turn the house over to her.”
Most of the original cast members will be reprising their roles in the revival through either main or special guest appearances.
However, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, who alternated the role of Michelle Tanner, will not be reprising their role in the revival. Despite the rumors that behind-the-scenes drama contributed to girls holding out, the truth is much simpler.
“Ashley said, ‘I have not been in front of a camera since I was 17 and I don’t feel comfortable acting,’” said executive producer Bob Boyett. “[And] Mary-Kate said, ‘It would have to be me because Ash doesn’t want to do it.’”
However, to make up for the Olsens absence, joining the cast are Soni Nicole Bringas, Michael Campion, Elias Harger, Dashiell and Fox Messitt, and Eva LaRue.
The 13-episode revival was confirmed in April of 2015 by John Stamos on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, and by Netflix the following day.
The show began filming in July of 2015, and in December of that same year, the February release date was announced. Throughout it all, pictures circulated around the internet until the first full-length trailer became available last month.
Then it happened: on February 26, “Fuller House” arrived on Netflix to mixed reviews.
Megan Marin, a senior and a “Full House” fan, said “I liked [“Fuller House”] but I had pretty big expectations because I really liked “Full House”. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid, so [“Fuller House”] didn’t really live up to those expectations, but I still liked it.”
Marin is not alone in her mixed feelings towards “Fuller House”.
Senior Jill Bishop said “it’s alright [but] I like “Full House” better.”
Marin and other “Fuller House” fans will be excited to hear that in early March “Fuller House” was renewed for a second season, despite the mixed reception the first season received.
No matter what reviews “Fuller House” receives, at the end of the day “Full House” is a legend of a show and it will never be forgotten, regardless of what reviewers think of its sequel.
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