Fuller House Information

Fuller House is an American sitcom and sequel series to the 1987-95 sitcom Full House, airing as a Netflix original series. The series was created by Jeff Franklin, and is produced by Jeff Franklin Productions and Miller-Boyett Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television.

Most of the original series main cast members reprise their roles on Fuller House; some in regular roles, with others in special appearances. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who alternated in the role of Michelle Tanner on Full House, are the only main cast members not reprising their role in the series. Netflix ordered an initial 13 episodes, which were released on February 26, 2016.

Premise

Like the original series, the show is set in San Francisco. The focus is on the recently widowed D.J. Tanner-Fuller, who is a veterinarian and mother of three sons. After her husband, Tommy, dies during his firefighting duties, D.J. enlists the help of her sister, Stephanie, and her best friend, Kimmy (a mother to a teenage girl named Ramona) to move in and help her raise her boys.

Cast

Main

• Candace Cameron Bure as Dr. D.J. Fuller, a single mother, who lost her husband and has a full time job as a veterinarian
• Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie Tanner, D.J.'s younger sister, who leaves her life in London and as a traveling DJ to help D.J. raise her kids.
• Andrea Barber as Kimmy Gibbler, D.J.'s best friend and a mother of a teenage daughter and owner of a party planning business. She moves in with D.J. and Stephanie to help them raise D.J. kids and her daughter.
• Michael Campion as Jackson Fuller, D.J.'s 13-year-old son
• Elias Harger as Max Fuller, D.J.'s 7-year-old son
• Soni Nicole Bringas as Ramona Gibbler, Kimmy's 13-year-old daughter
• Dashiell & Fox Messitt as Tommy Fuller, Jr., D.J.'s infant son,

Recurring

• John Brotherton as Dr. Matt Harmon, a veterinarian who works with D.J. and is also her love interest
• Dave Coulier as Joey Gladstone, a Vegas comedian
• Juan Pablo Di Pace as Fernando Hernandez-Guerrero-Fernandez-Guerrero, Kimmy's husband and Ramona's father
• Ashley Liao as Lola, Ramona's best friend and Jackson's love interest
• Lori Loughlin as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis, Jesse's wife, who leaves San Francisco to co-star with Danny on Wake Up USA in Los Angeles
• Bob Saget as Danny Tanner, D.J.'s and Stephanie's father, who leaves San Francisco for Los Angeles to star in the new talk show Wake Up USA
• John Stamos as Jesse Katsopolis, a music composer for General Hospital
• Robin Thomas as Dr. Fred Harmon, Matt's father and the owner of Harmon Pet Care, D.J.'s employer
• Scott Weinger as Steve Hale, D.J.'s ex who tries to get back with her after an unsuccessful marriage; also the owner of Comet Jr. Jr. He is also a successful podiatrist.

Guest stars

• Maksim Chmerkovskiy as himself
• Valentin Chmerkovskiy as himself
• Macy Gray as herself
• Eva LaRue as Teri Tanner, Danny's wife
• Hunter Pence as himself
• Michael Sun Lee as Harry Takayama, Stephanie's childhood friend who is a CPA
• Steve Talley as Darren
• Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit as Nicky Katsopolis, Jesse and Rebecca's son and twin brother of Alex, who spent six years in college with plans to open a fish taco truck with Alex
• Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit as Alex Katsopolis, Jesse and Rebecca's son and twin brother of Nicky, who has spent six years in college with plans to open a fish taco truck with Nicky

Production

Development

In August 2014, reports circulated that Warner Bros. Television was considering a series reboot. John Stamos, who has an ownership stake in the show, headed up the attempt to get the series back into production. Original executive producer Robert L. Boyett and creator Jeff Franklin are said to be actively involved.

In April 2015, it was reported that Netflix was close to closing a deal to produce a 13-episode sequel series tentatively titled Fuller House with Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, and Jodie Sweetin reprising their roles. A representative for Netflix said that the report was "just a rumor". The report stated that Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier were "being eyed" to make cameo appearances in the series. Jeff Franklin was said to be the showrunner and executive producer, along with original executive producers Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. In response to the report, Bure tweeted, "While you all ponder over whether the Fuller House show is true or is an April Fools joke, check out [link to her upcoming TV movie]", and Stamos tweeted, "Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see."

On April 20, John Stamos appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, confirming the spin-off series had been green-lit. The 13-episode season is scheduled to premiere in 2016 on Netflix. In a parallel to the original series, Fuller House focuses on D.J., who is a recently widowed mother of two boys (and pregnant with a third), with her sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy moving in to help raise the boys. The series starts off with a special episode featuring a Tanner family reunion. On April 21, Netflix confirmed the series was in development. Filming of the series began in July 2015 and lasted until November 2015. In December 2015, the series' release date was revealed as February 26, 2016. Later in the month, Carly Rae Jepsen revealed she and Butch Walker recreated the Full House theme song, "Everywhere You Look" (which was originally performed by Jesse Frederick, who co-wrote the song with Bennett Salvay), for the series as its opening theme.

Casting

Although not in the main cast, John Stamos (Jesse Katsopolis) confirmed that he will guest star from time to time and will have a role as a producer. The announcement of the series left questions about whether Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Michelle Tanner) would be involved. A day after the announcement, Mary-Kate mentioned that she and her sister had "just found out about it" and that they intended to contact the show's creators to "see what's happening". Ashley said that she planned to call Bob Saget, to "get his perspective". The sisters chose not to return for the series in May 2015. In July 2015, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said that it was still possible for the Olsen twins to return as Michelle if they wished, though they ultimately did not. In January 2016, it was revealed that Ashley Olsen chose not to return due to the fact that she had not acted in over ten years. Mary-Kate said that she was willing to reprise the role, but was unable to due to scheduling conflicts. Following this, the writers revealed that Michelle would be absent from the series due to the character being very busy launching a fashion career in New York City. In January 2016, it was revealed that the Olsen twins' younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, was contacted to see if she would be interested in portraying Michelle, but she ultimately declined the offer.

In May 2015, Lori Loughlin confirmed that she would be reprising her role as Becky Katsopolis and tweeted a photo from the set two months later confirming that Jesse and Becky were still married. Bob Saget and Dave Coulier have been confirmed to be returning. In June 2015, Netflix was in the process of casting Danny's new wife Teri and Kimmy's ex-husband, Fernando, with Eva LaRue cast as Teri a month later. Also in July 2015, Scott Weinger confirmed that he would be reprising the role of Steve Hale, D.J.'s ex-boyfriend, in the series, and Dylan and Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit confirmed that they would appear as Nicky and Alex Katsopolis. In August 2015, Bure announced that Michael Campion, Elias Harger, and Soni Bringas were cast as Jackson Fuller, Max Fuller and Ramona Gibbler, respectively. In October 2015, it was revealed that Michael Sun Lee would portray the grown-up version of Nathan Nishiguchi's character Harry Takayama (Stephanie's childhood best friend), while Juan Pablo Di Pace was cast in the recurring role of Fernando.

Episodes

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|ShortSummary = The Tanner and Katsopolis families reunite for the final time before the family home is sold. However, when they realize that newly-widowed D.J. is struggling to cope with the demands of raising three boys and holding down a full-time job as a veterinarian, her sister Stephanie and childhood best friend Kimmy offer to move in with her. To provide support for her daughter and her three boys, D.J.'s father, Danny, takes the house off the market and invites them to live in the family home.
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|ShortSummary = Ramona and Kimmy move into the Tanner-Fuller house. D.J. rearranges the bedrooms so Ramona does not have to live in a closet that was converted into a bedroom. Jackson is dissatisfied that he is losing his room and cannot accept the fact that he has to move in with his younger brother, Max. After Stephanie tells Jackson about a similar encounter that happened between her and his mother when they were little girls, revealing that D.J. secretly ran away by moving her bedroom into the garage, Jackson decides to flee as well by hiding in great Uncle Jesse's car as he drives down to Los Angeles.
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|ProdCode = 2M7053
|ShortSummary = Kimmy's ex-husband Fernando arrives at the Tanner-Fuller-Gibbler house before Stephanie and Kimmy decide to take D.J. on a girls' night out and has Joey babysit the kids. Meanwhile, Joey takes away the kids' electronics, and instead has the kids involved in some mischievous, messy fun.
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|ProdCode = 2M7054
|ShortSummary = Ramona is upset about moving schools and convinces Jackson to help her escape. However, when Jackson is caught purposefully causing the fire alarm to go off and Ramona is caught escaping, both are suspended. D.J. punishes Jackson and disagrees with Kimmy's lack of authoritative parenting style so D.J. convinces Kimmy to punish Ramona as well. Meanwhile, Stephanie is left to monitor the vet clinic and she and Max have an unfortunate encounter with a skunk.
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|ProdCode = 2M7055
|ShortSummary = When an old friend whisks her away for a concert and after-hours fun, Stephanie realizes just how much her nephews mean to her. Kimmy finds D.J. a date.
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|ShortSummary = D.J. punishes Jackson, causing him to miss his favorite Mexican wrestling league, Lucha Kaboom. But that only leads to more action for the fans.
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|ProdCode = 2M7057
|ShortSummary = Steve tries setting up D.J.'s handsome coworker with Kimmy, and  Ramona's much-anticipated 13th birthday party doesn't turn out as planned for anyone.
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|ProdCode = 2M7058
|ShortSummary = When Max learns to lie, he also learns that lies can backfire. Meanwhile, the ladies of the house fall in love with secrets.
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|ShortSummary = When a thousand roses are delivered to the house, D.J., Kimmy, and Stephanie try to figure out which one of their admirers sent it. Meanwhile, the new family dog begins to hoard items from the house, including the note that was delivered with the flowers
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|ShortSummary = Things get out of hand when Stephanie's new boyfriend, Hunter Pence of the San Francisco Giants, invites everyone to one of his baseball games. Stephanie is revealed to the "mystery blond" who appears to be the source of Hunter's worsening batting streak. Max tries to catch a foul ball for show-and-tell at school. D.J. reluctantly kisses Matt for the kiss cam only hours after kissing Steve at the house. Jackson uses Dr. Harmon's credit card to buy for an autographed baseball shirt for Lola.
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|ShortSummary = Dr. Harmon is retiring from the pet clinic, leaving D.J. convinced that she will be taking over the business soon. Kimmy, who is planning the doctor's retirement party, hires Stephanie as a partner to help her with the workload. Ramona and Jackson loan $50 from Max after downloading a virus-infected pirated movie and are at Max's mercy until the loan is paid off.
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|ProdCode = 2M7062
|ShortSummary = D.J. has a date with her past that catches her off guard, and Kimmy's date with Fernando is nothing but surprises.
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|ProdCode = 2M7063
|ShortSummary = When Jesse and Becky return to renew their vows, a bachelorette party leads to trouble for D.J., who has to decide between Matt and Steve.
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Reception

Fuller House received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the series has a rating of 31%, based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 3.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "After the initial dose of nostalgia, Fuller House has little to offer to anyone except the original series' most diehard fans." On Metacritic the series has an average score of 34 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter panned the show, calling it "a mawkish, grating, broadly played chip off the Full House block." He also added that "It's doubtful that there will be a more painful 2016 TV episode than the Fuller House pilot, which takes an inexcusable 35 minutes to establish a plot that is just an inversion of the original Full House premise." David Weigand of the San Francisco Chronicle reacted similarly, writing: "The episodes are predictable because they"?re unoriginal and the writing is painful. The canned laughter is perhaps the greatest reminder of the 'good old days'. If only all those recorded voices had something legitimate to laugh at." Maureen Ryan of Variety wrote that the show "continually goes to the well of having cute kids mug for the camera as they practically yell their lines, and just a little of its self-congratulatory, blaring obviousness goes a long way."

Verne Gay of Newsday acted more positively, writing that the show is like "Full House 2.0" and that even though it has the "same premise, same vibe, mostly same cast", it is "a winner, strictly for fans."