Full House

[ClassyCo]

I used to watch this show all the time in the morning getting ready for school. It was a fixture of my childhood.

Any fans?
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[Monzo]

In Germany Rags to Riches was called Full House and it was successful. When real Full House premiered on the same channel two years later, it was called Full House, too. It was a bit confusing. Never had much love for real Full House, but I enjoyed Rags to Riches.

 

[DallasFanForever]

Full House was a decent show. I don’t deny it’s success but I never really saw the appeal to be honest. I found it very hammy compared to most of the other sitcoms of the time.

 

[ClassyCo]

I'm most partial to mid-series FULL HOUSE: that era where D.J. is dating Steve, Stephanie isn't quite a teenager, and Michelle is cute, albeit a tad annoying. I like it when Jesse and Rebecca pair up, even though I prefer them childless. I thought they were a physically attractive couple together. Honestly I could take Danny with or without his love interest Vicky, and Joey was best when fumbling around making corny dad-type jokes. I did like it when he had his own TV kids show for a while.

The first season tries the most to be like THREE MEN AND A BABY (the movie that inspired the series). This is evident with the more 'adult' themes used in those earlier episodes. There's more innuendo and cussing that you don't hear once the network decided to fuel the family-friendly angle.

I'm not especially fond of the later seasons because, quite frankly, the show just got long in the tooth and honestly wore out its welcome. Shows like FULL HOUSE rarely make the transition to continuing stories and seasons as the 'cute' kids get older. For one, I never thought Michelle (played the Olsen twins) was all the cute, and I liked her even less the older she got. D.J. was pretty and I liked her, and I was even on board for her eighth and final season love triangle with Nelson and Viper. My personal favorite of the three Tanner daughters was Stephanie. I found her the most realistic and relatable. I felt like FULL HOUSE did the best with maturing her and giving her better stories as she became a teenager.

In hindsight, I've never been a terribly big fan of FULL HOUSE anyway. Like I said, I watched it most often pretty early in the morning when I'd get up earlier than I needed to for school. I remember liking it quite well, but the show just hasn't aged that well. It's cute and funny, in that sappy sentimental type-of-way, but that's about the biggest thing the show's got going for it. The cast is likable, but the kids are too bratty (as is typical of several family-centric sitcoms).​

 

[kenneth]

The characters treatment of the magnificent Kimmy Gibbler is abysmal.

 

[Jock Ewing Fan]

Full House was a decent show. I don’t deny it’s success but I never really saw the appeal to be honest. I found it very hammy compared to most of the other sitcoms of the time.

I didn't care for it, but I think it was aimed at a friday night stay at home/young audience, and just not meant to be dramatic

 

[Seaviewer]

The characters treatment of the magnificent Kimmy Gibbler is abysmal.

I not ashamed to say I was a big fan of Kimmy. I still quote some of her lines: "I watch what I eat. I watch it and then I eat it."

 

[kenneth]

I made a tribute to her some months back.

 

[ClassyCo]

just not meant to be dramatic

Ummm. I found FULL HOUSE to frequently be very dramatic and over-the-top. The children were brats and their "very special episodes" were pretty bad.