The house returns, fuller than ever
February 24, 2016
It’s been twenty years since we’ve last seen the Tanners in all their glory, with young Michelle Tanner finally regaining her memory after falling off her horse in the final episode of the beloved sitcom, “Full House.” I still remember watching a rerun of the final episode as a young girl, teary eyed as the cast came on for their final curtain call. With the Netflix spinoff, “Fuller House,” being released Friday, “Full House” fans finally get their long overdue family reunion.
Fans have been ecstatic since Netflix released two short teasers showing the iconic Tanner residence looking just as it did when we left it. One of the teasers shows the interior of the house, as the disembodied voices of the characters make comments about moving back in. D.J. is heard saying, “Gosh it feels good to be back,” something all fans can relate to.
“Fuller House” follows D.J. Tanner-Fuller (Candace Bure) who is now a recently widowed mother of three, as she moves back into her childhood home to raise her sons. By her side, as they always have been, is her sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and her best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber).
The family would hardly be themselves without Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) their cleaning obsessed dad, his two best friends Joey (David Coulier) and Jesse, played by John Stamos, one of the four producers of the show.
The only character from the main cast of “Full House” that is not returning is Michelle, played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The Olsen twins explained that they both have not been in front of the camera in a long time, and don’t consider themselves actresses anymore. After a failed attempt at recruiting sister Elizabeth Olsen to play Michelle, it was decided that the character’s absence would be explained by placing her in New York, where she is pursuing her dreams of building a fashion empire.
Just as the Olsen twins shared the role of Michelle, twins Dashiell and Fox Messitt will take turns in portraying Tommy Fuller Jr., D.J.’s infant son. Max Fuller, the seven year old middle child, will be played by Elias Harger.
Kimmy, who we all knew to be eccentric and somewhat dimwitted, is now married and has a daughter named Ramona (Soni Nicole Bringas,) who is seen in the trailers as good friends with D.J.’s oldest son Jackson (Michael Campion). D.J.’s high school sweetheart Steve (Scott Weigner) is also returning, though it is unclear as to what role he will be playing.
