Full House
Basics
Premiered: September 22, 1987
Written By: Tom Amundsen and Tom Burkhard
Directed By: Peter Baldwin (I) and John Bowab
Genre: Comedy
Ran for: 30 minutes (per episode, for 192 episodes)
Filmed In: San Francisco, California
Company Credits
Produced By: Jeff Franklin Productions, Lorimar Television, Miller/Boyett Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Distributed By: Warner Bros. Television
Filmed At: Columbia Studios, Lorimar Studios, Sony Pictures Studios
Cast
John Stamos . . . Hermes "Jesse" Katsopolis
Bob Saget . . . Daniel "Danny" Ernest Tanner
Dave Coulier . . . Joseph "Joey" Alvin Gladstone
Candace Cameron . . . Donna Jo "D.J." Margaret Tanner
Jodie Sweetin . . . Stephanie "Steph" Judith Tanner
Mary-Kate Olsen . . . Michelle Elizabeth Tanner
Ashley Olsen . . . Michelle Elizabeth Tanner
Andrea Barber . . . Kimberly "Kimmy" Lousie Gibbler
Lori Loughlin . . . Rebecca "Becky" Donaldson Katsopolis
Scott Weigner . . . Steven "Steve" Hale
Gail Edwards . . . Vicky Larson
Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit . . . Nicholas "Nicky" Katsopolis
Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit . . . Alexander "Alex" Katsopolis
Awards
01. ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards: Jesse Frederick won Top TV Series in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995
02. Young Artist Awards: "Full House" was nominated for The Most Promising New Fall Television Series in 1988
03. Young Artist Awards: Jodie Sweetin was nominated for Best Young Actress Under 10 Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures in 1988
04. Young Artist Awards: Candace Cameron and Jodie Sweetin were both nominated for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy Series in 1989
05. Young Artist Awards: "Full House" was nominated for Best Family Television Series in 1989
06. Young Artist Awards: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen won Best Young Actor/Actress Under Five Years of Age in 1989
07. Young Artist Awards: Candace Cameron was nominated for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series in 1990
08. Young Artist Awards: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen won Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under 9 Years of Age in 1990
09. Young Artist Awards: Andrea Barber won Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series in 1990
10. Young Artist Awards: Jodie Sweetin won Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series in 1990
11. Young Artist Awards: Jodie Sweetin was nominated for Best Young Comedienne in a Television Series in 1991
12. Young Artist Awards: Candace Cameron was nominated for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series in 1991
13. Young Artist Awards: Andrea Barber won Best Young Actress Supporting or Re-Occuring Role for a TV Series in 1991
14. Young Artist Awards: "Full House" was nominated for Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series in 1992
15. Young Artist Awards: Tahj Mowry was nominated for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under 10 in 1992
16. Young Artist Awards: Andrea Barber was nominated for Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series in 1992
17. Young Artist Awards: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen won Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under 10 in 1992
18. Young Artist Awards: Jodie Sweetin was nominated for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series in 1993
19. Young Artist Awards: Candace Cameron was nominated for Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series in 1993
20. Young Artist Awards: Andrea Barber was nominated for Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series in 1993
21. Young Artist Awards: R.J. Williams was nominated for Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Series in 1993
22. Young Artist Awards: J.D. Daniels was nominated for Best Youth Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Show in 1994
23. Young Artist Awards: Andrea Barber was nominated for Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show in 1995
Summary
When Danny Tanner's wife Pam died shortly after the birth of their third daughter, he was very unsure of how to bring up three girls, D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle, on his own. Enter Jesse Katsopolis, Danny's brother-in-law, and Joey Gladstone, Danny's best friend, and you've got a hit TV show. There's not much funnier than three young men who know practically nothing about kids trying to raise three girls, one of whom is not even a year old. They've got to deal with diapers and bedtimes, bottles and first days of school. The show focused mainly on the guys' troubles trying to take care of the girls, but as the show progressed, episodes became centered around the girls as well. But that's not to say that the guys' lives came to a standstill. Danny became the host of "Wake Up, San Francisco!", Jesse finally settled down and married Nebraska-born Rebecca Donaldson, and Joey kept us entertained with his comedy routines. As the girls grew up, Danny, Jesse, and Joey had big problems to deal with. They had to deal with dating issues and driver's licenses, and they learned to live with the fact that the girls didn't need them all the time. There was so much going on in those 192 episodes that it's hard to sum the show up in a paragraph!
Michelle Elizabeth Tanner (Played by Mary-Kate and Ashley)
Because of child labor laws, Mary-Kate and Ashley had to share the role of Michelle. Michelle started out as a baby on the show and was probably the source of the most problems for Danny, Jesse and Joey in the first episodes. They had to change her diapers, feed her, and comfort her when she cried. She became even more a part of the show when she could talk. For a little girl, Michelle had to deal with some big problems, such as choosing between her two best friends for a project in her class, not getting the lead role in her school play, and losing her great-grandfather, Papouli. She grew very close with her Uncle Jesse during the course of the show, and she was one of the biggest characters on the show toward the end of the series. She was, in fact, the center of the last 2-part episode, in which she fell off her horse and got amnesia.