When Full House Died 

I’m a 2000s kid who watched Full House a lot on ABC Family and Nick At Nite. That means that I’ve never seen the show in order so thank you for the season-by-season synopsis. I remember a lot of these episodes. I remember the Disney World episodes too but Vicky was somehow erased from my memory. Also, RIP Bob Saget

Finding out Bob Saget was this raunchy foul mouthed comedian in real life stunned me back in the day because I only knew him from Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos.

I always felt like the series finale should’ve been about Danny and Vicky getting married. The show started with him being a single dad so it would’ve been nice to end it on the note he’s married again. I also just always hated the series finale being centered around Michelle, the last few seasons especially focused on her so much to the point I feel like it dragged down the other characters. I get the Olsen twins were marketable but it basically became the Michelle show at one point. A series finale about Danny and Vicky being married also would’ve been a nice way to bring the family together before it ended

I cry every time I watch Danny and Vicky’s breakup. As a kid, it tore me apart because it taught me that sometimes love just isn’t enough.

Crazy how the entire show really just revolves around Jesse

I find it hillarious that seasons 7 and 8 saw everyone grew their mullets grow again. DJ is pretty much the only one with a very 90s haircut (though it did age well) while the other girls just have super normal hairstyles.

Actually, the first retcon for Jesse happened in Season 2. In Season 1, Jesse's last name was Cochran. In Season 2 onward, it was Katsopolis.

I always thought of ‘Jesse’ as the guy you have fun with and I thought of ‘Joey’ as the guy you marry. I thought of ‘Danny’ as being the one I could go to for answers about Jesse and Joey. R.I.P., Bob Saget.

Steve showing up in the finale is the most memorable part of it

R.I.P. Bob Saget . Thank you for all the memories. We love you.

At the time it was common for season finales to also be written as potential series finales; often the shows didn't know if they were getting picked up for another season. It wouldn't be surprising if season 6 was written the way it was because it was potentially going to be the actual end.

Loved this video. I always said the same thing with Jesse. It was so weird with the retcon with his high school reunion. In his flash back he says "we graduate tomorrow..." and then he says to Becky he got up in english class to use the bathroom and never came back. A day before graduation he dropped out? I agree season 6 was the last successful season. Great analysis ❤

I think you forget that repeating stories is not done for the audience in this case. Just because DJ and Stephanie learned about death doesn’t mean Michelle did. She was a baby and didn’t struggle with it the same. In a way she’s never known life with Pam so her death didn’t really affect her the way it did the older girls

RIP Bob Saget. He really was Americas Dad. Will always love Full House.

IDK if it's just me? But I hate Season 8's ending. I don't like that Michelle's amnesia plot being the main focus with DJ's prom plot taking the back seat IMO.

There was actually a 4th retcon regarding Jesse: his last name was changed between seasons 1 and 2

Jesse could’ve been a dropout and went to a highschool reunion, there’s nothing in a reunion that says you had to get a diploma

The biggest and most confounding retcon was in Jesse’s wedding episode where he says he’s always wanted to go skydiving, despite stating he met Adrianna by skydiving into her Alfa Romeo in the first season. After all those years, I’m sure nobody remembered that throwaway joke, but I did.

Love this so much, I can’t believe I found another viewer with 100% the same opinions as I have. Couldn’t agree more on everything you stated. I was an 80’s kid, the same age as DJ, so I watched the series in real time from the pilot to the last episode. For me, the downfall was Season 7, and 8 was just a crazy mess (fun, but a “bad” fun). I would call my then bf after an episode and critique it. My most-hated episode was the ostrich in Kimmy’s backyard. The retcons were very noticeable even then. The personality shifts with the kids were bad. DJ was just a boy crazy HS student (always bugged me the finale focused on a prom date, not graduation), Stephanie lost her sharp wit and humor to Michelle, and the Olsens couldn’t pull off the performance Jodie could at 8. And the twin boys were not a replacement for toddler Michelle. Vickie always seemed off, out of breath and flighty, like she was never meant to stick around. The best moment of the show’s end was Steve coming back, kind of bizarre since he was a side character. But his presence brought back the good vibes of Season 5-6. Love the show despite my critiques, it was fun growing up with it!

I never realized Becky was brought on so early on in the series. I thought Jesse got at least 3 seasons before being locked down.

Watching this video really put things in perspective. I only own the first six seasons of this show. Never got around to buying the last two seasons. Now, I think I’ll keep it that way and just have the show end at season 6. Great work on the video!

I've never thought about this that much but I can definitely picture a scenario where the series ends at season 6 and not be missing the last two seasons since they really were pointless in hindsight. I read somewhere that the reason season 8 ends so suddenly is because they didn't find out they got dropped until they were almost done filming the episode before. Although if 6 had been the end it still wouldn't have had true closure unless they did a montage of the wedding and Jesse and Joey getting big and maybe buying 3 houses all next to each other. Maybe I'm over thinking this.

When the 8th season finale was taped, the cast didn't know that ABC was going to cancel show as they had not been told yet

Your proposed ending for Full House really captures why I adore the ending of Return of the Jedi. It's that exact same perfect ending that allows the viewer to see a satisfying conclusion but it also leaves it to the viewer's imagination to envision amazing future adventures after the credits roll. Also, I seriously respect the retcon counter as a Star Wars fan. These retcons matter when creating a believable world with believable characters. If shows and movies use cheap retcons to manufacture scenarios, it damages the choosiness of the stories and world they are trying to tell. Retcons pull viewers out of the immersion and it makes them take the world less seriously. Retcons set a precedent that anything can erased or changed and if anything can be erased or changed in the future, why bother caring about it in the present? It's a recipe for disaster when viewers realize anything they care about can just as easily be wiped away. To paraphrase the question in your video, when the audience no longer trusts anything in the show: that is when the show dies.

Loved this show as a kid. Watched this and Fresh Prince, Boy Meets World and Home Improvement. I watched most as re-runs in the summer cause I was too busy with hockey during the long winter in Alaska. Me and my brother (RIP) always found time late at night eating dinner to watch that 70’s show and Simpsons at night and DBZ after school before football practice.

_The Nanny_ had a similar issue as _Full House._ Once Fran and Maxwell married, there's not really anywhere else the show can go in terms of narrative and plot. Fran's and Maxwell's relationship was the biggest source of tension in the whole series. Once that tension reached its fulfillment, it couldn't go anywhere else.

It is sad about Bob even though it has been a year...may he rest in peace.

Another fantastic video of yours well done Fun Fact. Great to see you upload once again. Hopefully you've been doing well. I can't wait to see what you got us covered for this year. I'm all for it. :)

The House Meets The Mouse had to happen since Disney, who owns ABC then, as well as now, requires all major series' sitcom ro have an episode visiting Disney World. Roseanne (20th century series) also started to fall from grace right about their own Disney World episode.

I literally have no clue how the RU-vid algorithm suggested this channel, but I CANNOT stop watching.

R.I.P Bob Saget. He was THE greatest TV dad. Sorry to say, but „Full House“ never died. It to this day still influences so many people. Thanks for the years of love to all the people involved in the show.

It died in like season 4 when Michelle became a catchphrase mouthpiece. Flanderization sets in hard around season 4 or 5 too with Danny becomes only a clean freak, Jessie becoming Elvis 100% of the time, and Joey just doing cut it out and 3 stooges endlessly.

Great video. Great point on when the show started to decline. The Disneyland episode probably should've been a non-finale episode and shaved off and progressed to a moment of that between Vicky and Danny. The issue of course is adding another character to an already very crowded group of one. Probably why they killed off Vicky in the following season, although many adult viewers could relate to what Danny was feeling which was great by the writers on that. Putting together a sitcom is very difficult I see. I noticed it from Season 4 of Seinfeld when Jerry and George was writing their sitcom.

Remember the lyrics in the song You Oughta Know which was about Dave Coulier: It’s not fair To deny me Of the cross eyed bear That you gave to me Did he give her the Mr. Woodchuck puppet?

Full House died when it moved from the TGIF lineup backed by other extremely popular sitcoms on friday nights to tuesdays at 8 opposite the massively popular Rescue 911 which was bringing huge ratings (8-9 shares weekly) from 1991 until 1995. Once it lost the benefit of having Perfect Strangers as a lead in and Family Matters as a followup it was in trouble, the shows they teamed it up on tuesday nights were almost always bad and didn't last, and on top of that the show was starting to show its age by then which didn't help.

Kudos for such a wonderful video! I would like to point out also that Jesse had a name change from Cochran to Katsopoulis. I always found it super weird lol.

No one's gonna talk about how Joey was screwed. Danny became that universe's Regis, Jesse became a rock star that defied the trends of grunge and alternative and Joey after two big breaks was still an obscure comic who had no girlfriend. Oh he had muses...that lasted one episode. He didn't even get called back to be a VA for that animated show. Just make him comic relief.

The problem with television is that they don't want their characters to really grow and reach new heights. Take note of Sarah Hyland's character from, "Modern Family."

The Loud House (2016) is also good as does Clarissa Explains It All (1991), Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) and Lizzie McGuire (2001)

Great critique of a great show. I remember watching Full House as a kid

I love full house! Unpopular opinion but I love full house much more than fuller house. I’m 13 and full house makes me feel like I’m not alone, growing up is hard and seeing the girls go through similar things that I’m going through makes me feel so safe. When I heard the rumors about Bob saget my heart shattered 😢

I know I'm in the minority, but I initially didn't care for Becky-something about her and Jessie felt forced instead of natural, but I got used to her... never cared for Vickie nor her lack of chemistry with Danny.

Thanks for reminding me of the Papoulli episode. It was like one of the very very few episodes I remember because I saw it for the first time after my own Papaw's death.

That scene setup at 16:10 reminded me of Tim and Wilson on Home improvement. Maybe they used the same set. I remember at the height of HI's popularity Full House had a few "slapstick" scenes - Jesse selling his hairspray shield on TV, Steve accidentally activating a truck that sent a load of wet cement pouring into the Tanner kitchen . . . I think that lasted for only a few episodes, though.

Well done! You brought up some great points and I agree with them all. I did always feel that that there was something off about the last 2 seasons of Full House. Still a great show for me when I living in a full house and we would watch together. LOL!

Fun Fact Vicky’s mom is Belita Moreno who is also Benita Lopez on George Lopez

I used to watchfull house reruns all the time growing up, one of my favorite shows. RIP Bob Saget

Still can't believe they did a clip show for the final episode.

To be fair, Scott Weigner (Steve) left to study at Harvard thus explaining the abrupt breakup of Steve and DJ. I completely forgot how clumsy the show becomes after that lol

Still loves the "forever" song

These are so good! Would you ever consider doing one for Home Improvement?

i watched full house exclusively for YEARS as a kid, and still to this day. I personally still love season 7 & 8, but i can see why people don't. I just think i loved Stephanie a lot so seeing her growing up was nice, cause i never liked DJ much so i preferred Stephanie's perspective, and i was around her age when i was watching it a lot more.

Just because he went to a reunion doesn’t mean he didn’t drop out or leave school. For instance, I was class of 2013. In my 10th grade year I started to do a international academy opposed to public school. I would still attend my school reunions as do people who dropped out. You spent your entire childhood and teen years with these people, those last four years aren’t the substance of you being “class of __”. Even if you dropped out in 11th grade and didn’t get your GED for five years after, you should still attend reunions…

I'm from UK, and I got to know about FH via some online friends I made. They are husband and wife who are in a DIY band called Electric Grandmother (reference to a TV). They sing songs about commercials and sitcoms, and they are wonderful sweet individuals who have a great time ❤

Thanks such a great review of Full House, totally agree the last two season went very downhill should of ended at Season 6.

This show really was good it's ashamed that Mary Kate and Ashley had their childhood ruined after this with all those VHS videos The cast were some real good guys to the kids in the show Rest in Peace Bob Saget I wish we could get at least one show where everyone reunites before we lose them forever... MK&A didn't show up for Fuller House Luke Leia Han and Chewy got no screen time together in the new starters movies Now Peewee dying... The old saying is true You can never go home again

❤ I had a lot of fun watching Full House from beginning to end .it was chemical and educational together .I enjoyed the girls I'm watching them grow up and learn .through the years.

Full House should have ended during season 6, when the family went to DisneyWorld and Danny asked Vicky to marry him. It closes the whole “girls without a mom” storyline.

This video is fantastic! We sure miss you, man! I hope you are enjoying the new year so far! My sitcom suggestion you should post at some point in the future is That 70s Show. However, I understand Full House took a lot of time to get that video ready. Personally, I get annoyed when shows often overstayed the audience and the actors welcome which results a dramatic decline since they start to lose interest as more and more seasons progressed. Had season six of Full House ended, it would’ve been a great conclusion for sure.

Thank you so much I love this mini series 💯🔥

What most people don't know is this show was suppose to run for 10 seasons (BOB SAGET HIMSELF SAID THIS). They had the scripts and everything. They cut it short by 2 seasons after viewership started to die down in season seven and worse in 8.

Season 6 was supposed to be the end of Full House, the network pushed for two more seasons due to popularity. Then at the end of season 8 was abruptly canceled as Candous Cameroon aka DJ wanted to go to college and did not renew her contract.

OK I grew up watching full house even though I’m 15 my dad was never really around. I learned everything I knew and all my advice I give my friends from Danny Tanner I’m new to your channel but you game to subscriber. I eat up full house contact like crazy.

Hoping to see a saved by the bell one soon 🤞🏽

7:32 Haha wow, I forgot about the Full House attic that literally looks like a friggin 5-star hotel. For some reason that blew my mind as a kid and I had dreams about it.

This was my favorite show when i was little Joey was my favorite character i love your RU-vid channel and Rip Bob Saget

My wife and I like rewatching old 80’s and 90’s shows. And we have a list of what we call the mandatory episodes. -Mandatory Music Guest playing himself -Mandatory Music Guest playing a long time friend, family member or former lover. -Mandatory Marriage Fakeout -Mandatory family vacation. To Hawaii. -Mandatory family vacation to Disney World or Disney Land.

😂😂😂😂 i was just a kid but that episode where jesse moved out made me cry my mom had to ask me what was wrong when i came out my room. i loved full house.

The Season 7 finale also really felt like a series finale (I'm guessing they thought it might be when they made it).

I always watched the first season over and over, since I only had that on DVD as a kid. I did have my own DVR as a kid, so I was able to catch even more of the show, but looking back, I only remember the episode from season 7 where Jesse first buys the club, and one that actually stuck with me for a while about Stephanie learning her bully classmate was being abused by his dad, and how real a bunch of the dialogue in that episode felt. I tried to watch the show again on Hulu recently, but I only had fun with season 1. I don't know if it was nostalgia or if season 1's adult humor with the guys was more appealing to me than the family friendly focus, but I couldn't get past season 3. Shame, I really want to see those episodes I mentioned before again.

full house to me is complete nostalgia- amazing video

Interesting perspective! I've always thought the show had a healthy 8 season run and never jumped the shark. Maybe Season 8, but Season 7 had several great episodes: The Apartment, Fast Friends, Smash Club, The Perfect Couple, Is it True About Stephanie?, The Test, A House Divided and of course "The Last Dance" Then again, I have loved this show since I first watched it as a kid, I was only in 2nd & 3rd grades when the last 2 seasons aired and positive childhood experiences such as watching Full House in 1993 will stay with you forever! Thanks for the video :)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but was that Disney special part of a TGIF special where all the shows on that block took place in Disney? I distinctly remember a Family Matters episode there.

Jason Marsden had 3 roles on ABC sitcoms in 2 years.

Fun Facts Films, if the show’s producers hired some new writers to have fresh ideas to help the series to continue, I think those writers should’ve binge-watched seasons 1 to 6 so they knew what they had to work with. In general, I think some shows have a hard time ending. “7th Heaven” renewed after a write-in campaign brought the show back. The executives should have continued forward with their original plan to end it after season 10. Season 11 wasn’t as good as the previous season’s. God bless the writers and actors for continuing “Mork ‘n’ Mindy” after the third season, which wasn’t as good as the first two seasons. Again, this is nothing against the actors.

I never understood why they felt the need to give Jesse a new band in the last season. By that point in the show he had his radio show and was owner of the smash club so it just made sense he moved past wanting to be a rockstar. I honestly think the writers even realized this because in the finale episode Becky calls out Jesse when Joey and him are trying to create a tv pilot for already having several occupations at the same time

"Viper" actor David Lipper did a fun pandemic rom-com with Jodie Sweetin called "Just Swipe" and is still acting and producing indie flicks today! Good guy...have chatted with him a few times.

I do love the show! I believe that they should've ended the series at Season 7. I would've liked to have seen them sell the house to Mr. Bond and all go their separate ways. Instead, they call off the sale because of Michelle! Or just weigh out the pros and cons of moving before making that decision on whether or not to sell the house to Mr. Bond.

I loved this show as a kid, and I would say once the twins were born it went downhill. Everyone was an exaggerated version of themselves. They also made Jessie the butt of a lot of jokes, which really weren't funny. That said, I totally watched the series run like 20 times. It's a corny show, but also a good one.

Something else to consider. Repeated story lines didn’t stop within the show it self, but in its similar shows Family Matters and Step by Step. Several episodes had a very similar plot between each show. While all shows had the same writers, it’s almost like they ran out of ideas so just used the same story in another show.

Well done video!

One theory I developed that is probably confirmed somewhere is that Dave Coulie couldn't do ventriloquism, and that why we always get a close up of Mr Woodchuck when he talks.

Personally...I agree with you...Papouli episode was definitely a powerful episode..but as you mentioned...it was not enough to redeem the not so great decisions made by the creators and writers. The Papouli episode was definitely more relatable than most of the shows episodes. For once everything did not end with sunshine and rainbows 🌈 like most episodes did. You know? Don't get me wrong... Full House was a great show... I totally understand that they were going for that happy family sitcom thing that was popular at the time.

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Hey Rustin we missed you man ❤

About the first two minutes... I had no idea that's what Full House was about, lol.

Excellent video!! Thank you!

finally you made a full house video

"The Greatest Birthday on Earth" is the single best episode. Easily my favorite.

17:36 Was this scene change from Jesse with the basketball to dj and her boyfriend on purpose or a happy accident? They are wearing the exact same thing. I never noticed that.

I only ever watched the show in re-runs on nick at nite (I was born in 2000) but from how they aired it I always thought the Disney proposal *WAS* the finale episode. to my knowledge I’ve never seen a single episode from season 7 or 8.

Don’t forget Jessie most famous Redcon he had to switch last names after the first season from Cochran to Cassopolis

We need to See A Second of video to This because in 2016 Netflix rebooted Full house

Something to keep in mind about certain characters and weird writing it's possible they had to leave the show. I know in the case of the actor who played Steve he went to go do the voice of Aladdin which was a huge opportunity so he couldn't be on the show

Was that foot episode written by Dan Schnieder?

Jeff Franklin has stated that he never would have broken Vicky and Danny up. Probably not DJ and Steve either. Also you didn’t even mention when Lou Bond wanted to buy the house and suddenly there was only one bathroom in the Season 7 finale.

I never knew the 3 men were brothers. Cheers for the enlightening!

Terrific video! I'm not sure if the show ever died for me but I do know that once Michelle started to get older, she got on my nerves a little bit. And that episode with Michelle's feet is perhaps the worst episode for sure, but there are some that I like less, like the one where Joey and Danny's sister just randomly hook up and Danny is trying to tell him she's not good for him or when Joey is playing hockey and Michelle doesn't like it when Joey has to get angry. Another cool one to see if you were interested would be Step by Step.

When a tv show has twins on the show, do they need to find quadruplets?🤔

Lolll I love the later seasons too!! Seasons 7 & 8 are like fever dreams I love ot