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{{Short description|American television sitcom (1987–1995)}}
{{About|the American television series||Full house (disambiguation){{!}}Full house}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Full House 1987 TV series logo.png
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]
| creator              = [[Jeff Franklin]]
| showrunner           = {{Plainlist|
* Jeff Franklin (1987–92)
* [[Marc Warren (TV producer)|Marc Warren]] (1993–95)
* [[Dennis Rinsler]] (1993–95)
}}
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Stamos]]
* [[Bob Saget]]
* [[Dave Coulier]]
* [[Candace Cameron]]
* [[Jodie Sweetin]]
* [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]]
* [[Lori Loughlin]]
* [[Andrea Barber]]
* [[Scott Weinger]]
* Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit
* Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit
}}
| director             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Joel Zwick]]
** Various (seasons 1-2 and 4-8)
}}
| theme_music_composer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Jesse Frederick]]|Bennett Salvay|Jeff Franklin}}
| open_theme           = "Everywhere You Look" by Jesse Frederick<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5yQQ-sAz4 |title=Full House and Fuller House intros |date=2025-10-01 |last=This Bright Shining Golden Light is Right |access-date=2025-11-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
| end_theme            = "Everywhere You Look" (instrumental)
| composer             = Jesse Frederick <br />Bennett Salvay
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 8
| num_episodes         = 192
| list_episodes        = List of Full House episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Unbulleted list|Jeff Franklin|Thomas L. Miller|Robert L. Boyett|Dennis Rinsler {{small|(1992–95)}}|Marc Warren {{small|(1992–95)}}}}
| location             = [[Sony Pictures Studios|Lorimar Studios]], Stage 28 in [[Culver City, California]] (1987–93)<br />[[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank|Warner Bros. Studios]], Stage 24 in [[Burbank, California]] (1993–95)
| producer             = {{Unbulleted list|Don Van Atta|James O'Keefe|Bonnie Bogard Maier|Greg Fields}}
| camera               = [[Videotape]], [[Multiple-camera setup|multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 21–25 minutes
| company              = {{Plain list|
* [[Jeff Franklin|Jeff Franklin Productions]]
* [[Miller-Boyett Productions]]
* [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] (season 1)
* [[Lorimar Television]] (seasons 2–6)
* [[Warner Bros. Television]] (seasons 7–8)
}}
| network              = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1987|9|22}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|1995|5|23}}
| related              = ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]''
}}
'''''Full House''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] created by [[Jeff Franklin]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The show is about the recently widowed father [[Danny Tanner]] who enlists his brother-in-law [[Jesse Katsopolis]] and childhood best friend [[Joey Gladstone]] to help raise his three daughters, [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#D.J. Tanner|D.J.]], [[Stephanie Tanner|Stephanie]], and [[Michelle Tanner|Michelle]], in his [[San Francisco]] home. It originally aired from September 22, 1987, to May 23, 1995, with a total of eight seasons consisting of [[List of Full House episodes|192 episodes]].

While never a critical success, the series was consistently in the [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen Top 30]] (from season two onward) and continues to have an audience in [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated reruns]], and is also aired internationally.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hale|first=Buddy |title=Everywhere You Look: The Unofficial Guide to Full House|date=June 12, 2015 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781329209657|language=en}}</ref>{{self-published inline|date=February 2020}} One of the producers, [[Dennis Rinsler]], called the show "''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' of the 1990s".<ref name="latimes ca-4995">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-23-ca-4995-story.html|title='Full House' Not Enough for ABC Pot : Television: The long-running, Top 25 show has fallen out of step, giving way to programmers and advertisers pushing for hip, young viewers.|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 23, 1995|author=Daniel Howard Cerone|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209201910/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-23-ca-4995-story.html|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> For actor [[Dave Coulier]], the show represented a "G-rated dysfunctional family".<ref name="people vol-53-no-25">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/full-house-1987-1995-vol-53-no-25/|title=Full House: 1987–-1995|website=People |date=June 26, 2000|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209202013/https://people.com/archive/full-house-1987-1995-vol-53-no-25/|archive-date=December 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

A sequel series, ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'', premiered on [[Netflix]] in February 2016 and ran for five seasons, concluding in June 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/fuller-house-season-5b-final-episodes-arrive-june-2020/|title='Fuller House' Season Five B: Final Episodes Arrive June 2020|publisher=www.whats-on-netflix.com|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=February 7, 2022}}</ref>

==Plot==
After the death of his wife Pam, sports anchor Danny Tanner recruits his rock musician brother-in-law (Pam's younger brother), Jesse Katsopolis, and stand-up comedian Joey Gladstone, his best friend since childhood, to help raise his three young daughters in [[San Francisco]]—D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle. Over time, the three men, as well as the girls, bond and become closer to one another.

In season two, Danny is reassigned from his duties as a sports anchor by his television station to become co-host of the morning show, ''Wake Up, San Francisco'', and is teamed up with Nebraska native Rebecca Donaldson. Jesse and Rebecca ("Becky") eventually fall in love and get married in season four. In season five, Becky gives birth to twin sons, Nicholas ("Nicky") and Alexander ("Alex").

==Main cast==
{{main|List of Full House and Fuller House characters}}
* [[John Stamos]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Jesse Katsopolis|Jesse Katsopolis]]{{efn|The character's surname was changed from "Cochran" to "Katsopolis" after the first season ended.|group=note}}
* [[Bob Saget]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Danny Tanner|Danny Tanner]]
* [[Dave Coulier]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Joey Gladstone|Joey Gladstone]]
* [[Candace Cameron Bure|Candace Cameron]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#D.J. Tanner|D.J. Tanner]]
* [[Jodie Sweetin]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Stephanie Tanner|Stephanie Tanner]]
* [[Mary-Kate Olsen|Mary-Kate]] and [[Ashley Olsen]] as [[Michelle Tanner]] (seasons 2–8; recurring season 1)
* [[Lori Loughlin]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis|Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis]] (seasons 3–8; recurring season 2)
* [[Andrea Barber]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Kimmy Gibbler|Kimmy Gibbler]] (seasons 5–8; recurring seasons 1–4)
* [[Scott Weinger]] as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Steve Hale|Steve Hale]] (seasons 6–7; guest seasons 5 and 8)
* Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit{{efn|Daniel and Kevin Renteria portrayed the characters in Season 5.|group=note}} as [[List of Full House and Fuller House characters#Nicky and Alex Katsopolis|Nicky and Alex Katsopolis]] (seasons 6–8; recurring season 5)

{{Notelist|group=note}}

==Production==

===Casting===
[[File:Full House (Original pilot).jpg|thumb|[[John Posey (actor)|John Posey]] as Danny Tanner in the unaired pilot (shown with Sweetin and Cameron as Stephanie and D.J.)]]
The producers' first choice to play the character of Danny Tanner was [[Bob Saget]]. Saget was not available to appear in the [[television pilot|pilot]] due to his commitment as an on-air contributor to [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Morning Program]]''. The producers instead cast actor [[John Posey (actor)|John Posey]] to play Danny. Posey only appeared in the show's unaired pilot; which is included on the DVD release of Season 1.

[[John Stamos]]'s character was originally named Jesse Cochran; Stamos reportedly wanted his character to better reflect his Greek heritage, so producers decided to change the character's surname to Katsopolis (beginning with season two).

To comply with [[Child labor laws in the United States|child labor laws]], twins [[Mary-Kate Olsen]] and [[Ashley Olsen]] were cast to alternate in the role of Michelle during tapings. The girls were jointly credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in seasons two through seven because the producers did not want audiences to know that the Michelle character was played by twins. The sisters occasionally appeared together in [[dream sequence|fantasy sequences]]. ''Full House'' was one of the few shows on TV where a baby character grew up in front of the cameras, with viewers witnessing all the development stages of the twin actresses.<ref name="latimes ca-4995"/> Saget recalled he would often get complaints from the child actors' moms because he wouldn't watch his language while on stage.<ref name="people vol-53-no-25"/> [[Jodie Sweetin]] was spotted in a guest spot on the show ''[[Valerie (TV series)|Valerie]]''.<ref name="people vol-53-no-25"/> [[Lori Loughlin]] was hired in 1988 for a six-episode romance plot with Uncle Jesse but ended up staying until the end of the show.<ref name="people vol-53-no-25"/>

All seven of the original cast members remained with the show through its entire eight-year run, with five characters added to the main cast along the way. D.J. ([[Candace Cameron Bure|Candace Cameron]])'s best friend Kimmy Gibbler ([[Andrea Barber]]) was a recurring character in seasons one through four, who was upgraded to a regular in season five. Loughlin's character Rebecca Donaldson originally appeared for six episodes in season two; producers decided to expand her role and made her a regular the following season. After marrying Jesse, they have twins Nicky and Alex, who make their debut in season five. As babies, the children were played by Daniel and Kevin Renteria, and in season six, the roles of the twins were succeeded by Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit. The last main character added was Steve Hale, who was D.J.'s boyfriend in seasons six and seven. He was played by [[Scott Weinger]].

===Taping===
The series was created by [[Jeff Franklin]] and executive produced by Franklin, along with Thomas L. Miller and Robert L. Boyett. The series was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions and [[Miller-Boyett Productions]], in association with [[Lorimar-Telepictures]] (1987–1988), [[Lorimar Television]] (1988–1993), and then by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] (1993–1995) after Lorimar was folded into Warner Bros.' existing television production division.

Although the series was set in San Francisco, the sitcom itself was taped at the Lorimar Studios in Culver City, California, and [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Studios]] in Burbank, California. Outside of certain excerpts in the opening title sequences, including [[Alamo Square Park]]'s [[Painted Ladies]], the only episode to have actually been taped in San Francisco was the first episode of season eight, "Comet's Excellent Adventure". There were also a few episodes which were filmed on-location elsewhere, most notably [[Hawaii]] in the season three premiere "Tanner's Island", and at [[Walt Disney World resorts|Walt Disney World]] for the two-part sixth-season finale "The House Meets the Mouse".

The series experienced heavy turnover with its writing staff throughout its run. The first season in particular had at least three writing staff changes, with Lenny Ripps (who remained with the show until the early part of the fourth season, by then serving as a creative consultant) and Russell Marcus being the only writers surviving the changes through the entire season. Show creator and executive producer Jeff Franklin was the only writer to remain with the series throughout its entire eight-season run (Franklin also wrote and directed several episodes during the first five seasons). [[Marc Warren (TV producer)|Marc Warren]] and [[Dennis Rinsler]] joined the series' writing staff in the second season as producers and remained with the show until its 1995 cancellation; Warren and Rinsler took over as head writers by season five and assumed [[showrunner|showrunning]] duties as executive producers for the sixth season to allow Franklin to focus on ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' (''Full House'' served as ''Cooper''{{'}}s lead-in when the former aired on Tuesday nights during the [[1992–93 United States network television schedule|1992–93 season]]).

===Theme song===
The show's [[Theme music|theme song]], "Everywhere You Look", was performed by [[Jesse Frederick]], who co-wrote the song with writing partner Bennett Salvay and series creator Jeff Franklin. Various instrumental versions of the theme song were used in the closing credits; the version used during seasons three through eight was also used in the opening credits in some early syndication runs, although the song was almost always truncated to the chorus for broadcast. Seasons one through five used a longer version of the theme song. In [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] airings, the line "you miss your old familiar friends, but waiting just around the bend" replaced the lines starting with "how did I get to livin' here, somebody tell me please..." (after [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] acquired the series in 2003, it became the first television outlet to air the long versions of the theme since the series' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] run, which were included only in select episodes from the first five seasons, whereas the full version was used in most episodes during those seasons). [[Hallmark Channel]] reruns have used four different cuts of the theme song, including the full version.

===Cross-marketing===
ABC used the show to launch other family sitcom hits throughout the early 1990s on Fridays and other evenings such as ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'', ''[[Family Matters]]'' and ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''.<ref name="latimes ca-4995"/>

[[Dave Coulier]] sold the Mr. Woodchuck puppet he made on the show to the toy store [[Toys "R" Us]].<ref name="latimes ca-4995"/>

==Episodes and ratings==
{{Main|List of Full House episodes}}
''Full House'' originally aired on Fridays from September 1987 to August 1991, which spanned the show's first four seasons, and later became the flagship program of ABC's newly launched [[TGIF (TV programming block)|TGIF]] block in September 1989. The show was briefly moved to Tuesdays during the 1987–88 season and then aired twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays for a few months in order to help the series build an audience. It remained on Fridays permanently for the next three seasons, as the show's ratings increased. ''Full House'' was moved to Tuesdays full-time for season five and remained there until the series ended in 1995. While the show's first season was not very successful, finishing 71st that year, mostly because it was a new series placed in an 8 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]] timeslot (most freshman series start out in protected time slots preceded by successful lead-ins), the show quickly became popular during its second season as it was placed immediately following the established hit show ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (which was also produced by Tom Miller and Bob Boyett). From season three onwards, it was ranked among [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen]]'s Top 30 shows (a ratings increase which allowed the series to move back to Fridays at 8 p.m.).{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} By the fourth season, the series jumped to the Top 20 and remained there until the seventh season (the series peaked at the top ten during seasons five and six).{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

In 1995, despite the fact the show was still rated in the top 25, ABC announced that it was canceling the show after eight seasons due to the increasing costs of producing the series. By the end of the show, the average cost of one episode was $1.3 million. Plans to move ''Full House'' to [[The WB]] network fell through.<ref name="latimes ca-4995"/> The one-hour series finale was watched by [[List of most watched television broadcasts|24.3 million viewers]], ranking No. 7 for the week and attracting a 14.6 household rating and a 25 percent audience share.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

{{:List of Full House episodes}}

== "Very Special Episodes" ==
Full house included many episodes featuring particularly heavy topics in their plots. In the 70s/80s, when a series featured serious episodes they were known as [[Very special episode|"Very Special Episodes"]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruncati |first=Danielle |date=2021-05-12 |title='Full House': 10 Times The Show Dealt With Real Issues |url=https://www.thethings.com/full-house-times-the-show-dealt-with-real-life-deep-issues/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref>

* "Aftershocks" (Season 3, Episode 11)
** Stephanie goes to therapy after experiencing trauma-induced anxiety from an earthquake.
* "Shape Up" (Season 4, Episode 8)
** [[DJ Tanner|DJ]] develops an eating disorder anticipating [[Kimmy Gibbler|Kimmy]]'s upcoming pool party.
* "Silence is Not Golden" (Season 6, Episode 17)
** [[Stephanie Tanner|Stephanie]]'s friend, Charles, is getting abused by his father. He confides in Stephanie, and she initially keeps his secret, but she eventually tells adults to get him help.
* "Fast Friends" (Season 7, Episode 5)
** Stephanie's friends peer pressure her to smoke cigarettes.
* "Under the Influence" (Season 8, Episode 10)
** Kimmy attempts to drunk drive after attending a fraternity party and DJ stops her, causing tension in their friendship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bump |first=Emily |date=2020-03-04 |title=10 Times Full House Dealt With Tough Issues |url=https://screenrant.com/full-house-times-dealth-tough-issues/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

==U.S. syndication==
Warner Bros. Television Distribution handles the domestic and international syndication rights to the series. During the summer of 1991, reruns of the early seasons began airing in a daily daytime strip on [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html|title=nbc_day|work=curtalliaume.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020409024925/http://www.curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html|archive-date=April 9, 2002}}</ref> Starting in September 1991, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution began distributing ''Full House'' for broadcast in off-network syndication and was syndicated on various local stations nationwide until 2003.

The series previously aired on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], [[WGN America]], [[Nick at Nite]], ABC Family (now FreeForm), [[TV Land]], [[TeenNick|The N/TeenNick]], [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]], and [[Hallmark Channel]].

In 2014, episodes have averaged 1.5 million viewers on Nick at Nite, which is up 7 percent from 2013 and a 0.4 rating in the key 18–49 demographic, up 8 percent from 2013.<ref name=msn>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/08/27/full-house-cast-and-producers-mulling-revival/|title='Full House' cast and producers mulling a revival|website=FoxNews|access-date=October 10, 2014|date=August 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101044606/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/08/27/full-house-cast-and-producers-mulling-revival/|archive-date=November 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 29, 2017, [[Hulu]] acquired the streaming rights to ''Full House'' along with fellow Warner Bros. Television productions ''[[Family Matters]]'', ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'', ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' and ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'' in addition to [[Disney Television Studios|Disney]]-ABC Domestic Television productions ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'' and ''Home Improvement''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/hulu-boy-meets-world-tgif/|title=This Is Not a Drill:&nbsp;''Boy Meets World''&nbsp;Is Now On Hulu|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|last=Hatchett|first=Keisha|date=September 29, 2017|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004072256/http://www.tvguide.com/news/hulu-boy-meets-world-tgif/|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 1, 2021, ''Full House'' began streaming on [[HBO Max]] after its streaming rights expired from [[Hulu]], but has since returned to the Hulu platform. The series was removed on HBO Max on September 30, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/dune-many-saints-newark-third-season-succession-and-final-season-insecure-arrive-hbo|title="Dune," "The Many Saints Of Newark," The Third Season Of "Succession," And The Final Season Of "Insecure" Arrive On HBO Max This October|publisher=WarnerMedia Pressroom|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>

On January 12, 2022, the show began airing on the classic TV network [[MeTV]], moving to sister network [[Catchy Comedy]] the following year.<ref>[https://www.metv.com/stories/metv-welcomes-full-house-to-the-neighborhood-with-a-bob-saget-tribute ME TV welcomes Full House... – Me TV.com]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.catchycomedy.com/shows/full-house | title=Watch Full House on Catchy Comedy }}</ref>

Since 2022, the show has aired (intermittently) on [[GAC Family]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feelingthevibe.com/news/gac-announces-full-house-to-be-added-to-their-scheduling-lineup/|title=GAC Announces "Full House" to be Added to Their Scheduling Lineup|work=Feeling the Vibe Magazine|author=Madison|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Despite the show's popularity and being an '80s-'90s classic among audiences and families,{{Dubious|reason=not in source provided|date=May 2025}} critics' reviews for ''Full House'' were mostly negative,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/02/29/i-want-to-hate-fuller-house-but-i-just-cant/ |title=I Want To Hate 'Fuller House,' But I Just Can't |last=Tassi |first=Paul |magazine=Forbes |date=February 29, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118070152/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/02/29/i-want-to-hate-fuller-house-but-i-just-cant/ |archive-date=January 18, 2017 |url-status=live }} "By most critical accounts, the original Full House was a pretty bad show, even by '90s sitcom standards."</ref> especially early on.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2745511/full-house-creator-jeff-franklin-secrets/ |title=Have Mercy: Full House Creator Spills 9 Shocking Secrets |last=February 25, 2016 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113120826/http://www.mtv.com/news/2745511/full-house-creator-jeff-franklin-secrets/ |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <!-- On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the show's first season has an approval rating of 40% based on 5 critical reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full House |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/full_house |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=30 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Full House Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/full_house/s01 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the first season holds an [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 31 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/full-house |title=Full House – Season 1 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=January 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503234512/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/full-house |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> -->

Writing in 1987, the year of its debut, [[Howard Rosenberg]] of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' mocked it as "not playing with a full deck. It oozes and blubbers for a half hour, yielding no laughs or life. You need a [[Geiger counter]] to detect its pulse." He added: "It strives to beat out [[CBS]] for second place in the ratings. But this contrived muck isn't one of them. In fact, its entire premise of shared witless fatherhood (a la ''[[My Two Dads]]'' on [[NBC]]) is a great argument for [[birth control]]."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Howard |title=From the Archives: The Times' original review of 'Full House' called it 'contrived muck' and 'a great argument for birth control' and |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-original-review-of-full-house-contrived-muck-20160218-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=22 September 1987}}</ref> John J. O'Connor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "And so it goes, one predictable situation following another, with the actors frantically trying to keep the patient [the infant] from becoming a full-fledged corpse."<ref>{{cite news |last1=O' Connor |first1=John |title=TV REVIEWS; 'Full House,' on ABC |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/22/arts/tv-reviews-full-house-on-abc.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=22 September 1987}}</ref> 
[[Tom Shales]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' defended it: "Critics are supposed to rend teeth and gnash clothing when a show like ''Full House'' catches on, but why? The new ABC sitcom seems to follow at least one basic, if often ignored, rule of television: [[First, do no harm]]."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shales |first1=Tom |title=ABC'S 'FULL HOUSE' PLAYING THE CARDS RIGHT |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/09/22/abcs-full-house-playing-the-cards-right/a2ee26c2-7b24-4870-bcfd-09ba147a26a2/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=22 September 1987}}</ref> 

Critics revisiting the series after the 2016 debut of ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'' have been similarly harsh. Willa Paskin wrote for ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' that the series was "a hackneyed and [[saccharin]]e family sitcom".<ref>{{cite web |last=Paskin |first=Willa |date=February 24, 2016 |title=Fuller House on Netflix, reviewed. |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2016/02/fuller_house_on_netflix_reviewed.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112071608/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2016/02/fuller_house_on_netflix_reviewed.html |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |magazine=Slate}}</ref> Isaac Feldberg opined that it was "archetypally average, hiding behind a ubiquitous [[laugh track]] and obnoxiously on-the-nose life lessons."<ref>{{cite news |last=Feldberg |first=Isaac |date=February 25, 2016 |title='Fuller House', Like 'Full House', Isn't Very Good |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2016/02/24/netflix-fuller-house-heavy-nostalgia-and-dated-formula/TIkeuaux2oj7iVRxxPnlTK/story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113132359/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/television/2016/02/24/netflix-fuller-house-heavy-nostalgia-and-dated-formula/TIkeuaux2oj7iVRxxPnlTK/story.html |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |newspaper=The Boston Globe}}</ref> Josh Kurp of ''[[Uproxx]]'' described the show as "comfortingly bland. . . . a bowl of [[white rice]], spaghetti with no butter or sauce, eggs served on [[Saltine]]s. You could live off it,... but you wouldn't want to."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kurp |first1=Josh |title='Full House' Is Bad, 'Fuller House' Is Worse, So Why Can't I Stop Watching? |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/fuller-house-review/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=26 February 2016}}</ref>
Josh Jackson wrote in a positive review: "''Full House'': The absolute definition of the 'family sitcom' in the late '80s/early '90s. Unlike the [[Blossom (American TV series)|''Blossoms'']] of the era, ''Full House'' wasn't about the '[[very special episode]]'; it was just wholesome, family friendly entertainment all the time, which has become all the more humorous in the years that followed as former viewers learned just how foul-mouthed Bob Saget could be in literally any other context. This, though, was the television equivalent of [[cotton candy]]: airy, saccharine, and totally insubstantial. Even if you watched a ton of ''Full House'' episodes, I'll bet you barely remember the full plot of any of them."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Josh |title=The 80 Best TV Shows of the 1980s |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/the-80-best-tv-shows-of-the-1980s.html?a=1 |website=Paste |access-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113003934/https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/the-80-best-tv-shows-of-the-1980s.html?a=1 |archive-date=13 Nov 2014 |date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

==Reunions==
During Bob Saget's final season as host of ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'', six other ''Full House'' cast alumni (John Stamos, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, and Lori Loughlin) reunited on the May 9, 1997, episode (the episode which preceded Saget's final episode as host of that series).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sweetin.com/images/afhv/|title=Full House invades America's Funniest Home Videos – 5/9/97|work=sweetin.com|access-date=February 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124125225/http://www.sweetin.com/images/afhv/|archive-date=January 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a December 2008 news story,<ref>{{cite news |title=John Stamos Planning A 'Full House' Remake? |agency=[[World Entertainment News Network|WENN]] |publisher=starpulse.com |date=December 4, 2008 |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/04/john_stamos_planning_a_full_house_remake |access-date=January 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172746/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/04/john_stamos_planning_a_full_house_remake |archive-date=June 6, 2011 }}</ref> it was reported that John Stamos was planning a reunion movie.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |title=A 'Full House' Remake, Original Recipe? |format=[[XHTML]] |work=New York Post |date=July 13, 2009 |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_8lnCqGE8QIrovlMU6TUGBJ;jsessionid=78F5714E0CAB8565FAB4F59730387953 |access-date=January 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013151643/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_8lnCqGE8QIrovlMU6TUGBJ |archive-date=October 13, 2011 }}</ref> This idea was quickly withdrawn, because reportedly most of the cast was not interested.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kristin Dos Santos |title=Full House Remake "Completely Dead" |work=Watch with Kristin |publisher=[[E! Online]] |date=December 11, 2008 |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b72921_full_house_remake_completely_dead.html |access-date=January 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201094924/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b72921_full_house_remake_completely_dead.html |archive-date=February 1, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, Stamos announced that a feature film based on the show was still planned. Stamos told ''[[Daily News (New York)|The New York Daily News]]'', "I'm working on a movie idea, but it wouldn't be us playing us. I'm not 100% sure, but it would probably take place in the first few years." Stamos posited [[Steve Carell]] and [[Tracy Morgan]] for the roles of Danny and Joey respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=ROLL CALL: John Stamos Working On 'Full House' Movie |agency=[[Access Hollywood]] |work=NBC Bay Area News |publisher=KNTV San Francisco |date=June 5, 2009 |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/celebrity/ROLL_CALL___John_Stamos_Working_On__Full_House__Movie.html |access-date=March 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219233453/http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/celebrity/ROLL_CALL___John_Stamos_Working_On__Full_House__Movie.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, eight of the ''Full House'' cast members reunited in Los Angeles for their 25th anniversary. Publicists for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen said that they "weren't able to attend, given their work schedules."<ref>{{cite web|last=Krumboltz|first=Mike|title=A 'Full House' reunion|date=September 24, 2012 |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/a--full-house--reunion----with-two-vacancies.html|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004004233/http://tv.yahoo.com/news/a--full-house--reunion----with-two-vacancies.html|archive-date=October 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 19, 2013, the original Jesse and the Rippers (the band which Jesse Katsopolis served as frontman until he was voted out in season 8) reunited on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''. The group performed a medley of covers including [[the Beach Boys]]' "[[Forever (The Beach Boys song)|Forever]]", [[Elvis Presley]]'s "[[Little Sister (Elvis Presley song)|Little Sister]]", "[[Hippy Hippy Shake]]", and ending with the ''Full House'' theme "Everywhere You Look". Bob Saget and Lori Loughlin made cameo appearances.<ref>{{YouTube|Dor96YnM_qo|Jesse & The Rippers Reunite (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)}}</ref>

In January 2014, Coulier, Saget, and Stamos appeared on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' as their characters. Catchphrases and "The Teddy Bear" were included in the skit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/the-men-of-full-house-reunited-jimmy-fallon-o|title=The Men Of "Full House" Reunited To Help Jimmy Fallon With His Nightmares|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|publisher=Buzzfeed|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131021422/http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/the-men-of-full-house-reunited-jimmy-fallon-o|archive-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Stamos, Saget and Coulier also appeared together in a 2014 commercial for [[Groupe Danone|Dannon Oikos]] [[Strained yogurt|Greek Yogurt]] (for which Stamos serves as spokesperson) that debuted during [[Super Bowl XLVIII]], days after their appearance on ''Late Night''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/01/23/super-bowl-2014-ads-full-house-reunion-for-dannon-oikos-yogurt/ Super Bowl 2014 ads: "Full House" reunion for Dannon Oikos yogurt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511063802/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/01/23/super-bowl-2014-ads-full-house-reunion-for-dannon-oikos-yogurt/ |date=May 11, 2015 }}, ''[[The Washington Post]]'', January 23, 2014.</ref>

===Sequel series===
{{main|Fuller House (TV series)}}

In August 2014, reports circulated that Warner Bros. Television was considering a series [[sequel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/people-takes-you-inside-fuller-house/|title=PEOPLE Takes You on the Set of Fuller House: John Stamos Says, 'We Never Stopped Loving Each Other'|website=PEOPLE.com|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824174850/https://people.com/celebrity/people-takes-you-inside-fuller-house/|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> John Stamos, who has an ownership stake in the show, headed up the attempt to get the series back into production.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Full House Reunion Series Fuller House Nears 13-Episode Netflix Order|url=http://tvline.com/2015/04/02/full-house-reunion-show-fuller-house-netflix-revival/|website=TVLine|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402211843/http://tvline.com/2015/04/02/full-house-reunion-show-fuller-house-netflix-revival/|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Netflix]] closed a deal to produce a 13-episode sequel series tentatively titled ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]'', with many of the original series cast members reprising their roles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|title='Full House' to Return for New Season on Netflix: Report|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-to-reboot-full-house-1201465475/|website=Variety|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403173153/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-to-reboot-full-house-1201465475/|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Notably, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen both declined to reprise the role of Michelle in the first season,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Olsen Twins Aren't Returning for the Full House Revival|url=https://time.com/3895026/full-house-revival-fuller-olsen-twins/|magazine=Time|access-date=May 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524133432/http://time.com/3895026/full-house-revival-fuller-olsen-twins/|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> although the creators and producers said they could still possibly appear in future seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/fuller-house-netflix-olsen-twins-cast-season-2-1201681894/|title='Full House' Creator Hopeful for Olsen Twins' Return in Future 'Fuller House' Seasons|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418193036/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/fuller-house-netflix-olsen-twins-cast-season-2-1201681894/|archive-date=April 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/olsen-twins-2nd-season-fuller-house-why-john-stamos-has-t77526|title=Olsen twins on 2nd season of 'Fuller House'? Why John Stamos has 'a good feeling'|author=Randee Dawn|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414154226/http://www.today.com/popculture/olsen-twins-2nd-season-fuller-house-why-john-stamos-has-t77526|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Stamos would guest star as well and serve as producer.<ref>{{cite web |author=Whitney Friedlander |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bob-saget-fuller-house-danny-tanner-full-house-1201508019/ |title=Bob Saget in 'Fuller House': Danny Tanner in 'Full House' Reboot |work=Variety |date=May 29, 2015 |access-date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000327/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/bob-saget-fuller-house-danny-tanner-full-house-1201508019/ |archive-date=June 1, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Whitney |last=Friedlander |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dave-coulier-full-house-netflix-1201489786/ |title='Full House' Reboot: Dave Coulier Joins 'Fuller House' on Netflix |work=Variety |date=May 7, 2015 |access-date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530060204/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dave-coulier-full-house-netflix-1201489786/ |archive-date=May 30, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Filming began on July 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Kinsey |last=Lowe |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/fuller-house-first-taping-john-stamos-candace-cameron-bure-andrea-barber-1201485197/ |title='Fuller House' Call: Reunion Cast Gathers For First Taping |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 25, 2015 |access-date=July 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727053949/http://deadline.com/2015/07/fuller-house-first-taping-john-stamos-candace-cameron-bure-andrea-barber-1201485197/ |archive-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Like the original series, the show is set in San Francisco.<ref name="setting">{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/07/d-j-tanner-takes-us-into-fuller-house-candace-cameron-bure-on-netflix-s-full-house-spinoff.html | title=D.J. Tanner Takes Us Into 'Fuller House': Candace Cameron Bure on Netflix's 'Full House' Spinoff | website=[[The Daily Beast]] | date=May 7, 2015 | access-date=July 17, 2015 | author=Stern, Marlow | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721101956/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/07/d-j-tanner-takes-us-into-fuller-house-candace-cameron-bure-on-netflix-s-full-house-spinoff.html | archive-date=July 21, 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> The original series idea was focused on D.J., a veterinarian struggling to raise three boys Jackson ([[Michael Campion (actor)|Michael Campion]]), Max (Elias Harger) and Tommy Jr. (Dashiell and Fox Messitt) after her firefighter husband Tommy Fuller is killed in the line of duty; Stephanie, an aspiring musician; and Kimmy, who is a party planner and a single mother to a teenage daughter, Ramona (Soni Nicole Bringas). The show's premise follows one similar to the original series when Stephanie makes plans to put her career on hold for a while and move in with D.J. to help take care of her children. Almost immediately afterward, Kimmy makes the same offer for her and Ramona to move in and help out. Netflix premiered the series on February 26, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|last=Gennis|first=Sadie|title=Fuller House Gets First Teaser, Premiere Date|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/fuller-house-premiere-date-teaser/|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=December 17, 2015|date=December 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218112008/http://www.tvguide.com/news/fuller-house-premiere-date-teaser/|archive-date=December 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> with the premiere episode featuring a Tanner family reunion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/the-full-house-spinoff-with-dj-and-kimmy-is-officially-happe#.sj0QAbXlek|title=The "Full House" Spinoff Is Officially Coming To Netflix In 2016|work=BuzzFeed|date=April 21, 2015 |access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905110221/https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyorley/the-full-house-spinoff-with-dj-and-kimmy-is-officially-happe#.sj0QAbXlek|archive-date=September 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Fuller House Officially Snags 13-Episode Order at Netflix — Get Details on the Cast and (Widow?!) Storyline|url=http://tvline.com/2015/04/20/fuller-house-netflix-season-1-cast/|website=TVLine.com|access-date=April 21, 2015|date=April 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421215412/http://tvline.com/2015/04/20/fuller-house-netflix-season-1-cast/|archive-date=April 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> After five seasons, the series concluded on June 2, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/fuller-house-premiere-date-season-5-final-episodes-1202918313/|title='Fuller House' Sets Premiere Date For Final Episodes|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=April 28, 2020}}</ref>

==Other media==

===Home media===

[[Warner Home Video]] released all eight seasons of the series on [[DVD]] in [[Region 1 DVD|Region 1]] between 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full House (1987) |work=Releases for Full House |publisher=[[TVShowsOnDVD.com]] |year=2011 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/House/1809 |access-date=January 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425102522/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/shows/House/1809 |archive-date=April 25, 2010 }}</ref> A complete series box-set containing all 192 episodes was released on November 6, 2007. As of 2016, the complete series is available for purchase via online retailers such as [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Warner Home Video Releases Full House: The Complete Eighth Season and Full House: The Complete Series Collection on DVD November 6 |publisher=[[Warner Home Video]] |date=July 19, 2007 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/House/7726 |access-date=January 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113145543/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/House/7726 |archive-date=January 13, 2012 }}</ref> Additionally, all seasons + the complete series were also released in [[Region 4 DVD|Region 4]] but only the first five seasons were released on DVD in [[Region 2 DVD|Region 2]] with the fifth season being sold solely on Amazon and printed on DVD±R-Discs only.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full House: The Complete Series (32 Disc) DVD NEW |work=confirmation |publisher=eBay |location=Australia |year=2020 |url=https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Full-House-The-Complete-Series-32-Disc-DVD-NEW/143214876185?epid=1128487500&hash=item2158459619:g:i18AAOSwK2Jcsxpo |access-date=November 23, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Region 1 !! Region 2 !! Region 4
|-
| The Complete First Season || February 8, 2005 || 2007 (Re-Released in 2013)|| November 16, 2005
|-
| The Complete Second Season || December 6, 2005 || 2007 (Re-Released in 2013) || April 5, 2006
|-
| The Complete Third Season || April 4, 2006 || 2007 (Re-Released in 2013) || August 9, 2006
|-
| The Complete Fourth Season || August 15, 2006 || 2007 (Re-Released in 2013)  || September 5, 2007
|-
| The Complete Fifth Season || December 12, 2006 || July 3, 2013 (Available on Amazon only, Out of Print) || rowspan="5" | June 3, 2014
|-
| The Complete Sixth Season || March 27, 2007 || {{N/a}} 
|-
| The Complete Seventh Season || August 7, 2007 || {{N/a}} 
|-
| The Complete Eighth Season || rowspan="2" | November 6, 2007 || {{N/a}} 
|-
| The Complete Series || {{N/a}} 
|}

All Seasons of ''Full House'' are available on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in various countries and with different languages.

===Book series===
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[[List of television series made into books|Books based on]] ''Full House'' are geared toward children primarily between the ages of 8 and 14. Warner Bros., which holds the rights to ''Full House'' and its associated characters, would not permit others to use their characters and selected who could write books based on the television series. The books are based on the ''Silhouette'' romance novels by [[Mills & Boon]]. ''Full House Michelle #7: Summer Rhapsody'' is a Silhouette Special Edition #75 by [[Nancy John]] and Laura O'Neil in February 1983.

The series includes the following:
* ''Full House Stephanie'': These 33 books were written from the [[Narrative mode|point of view]] of the Tanners' middle daughter, Stephanie Tanner. They take place with Stephanie in a different middle school, likely because of a slightly different [[redistricting]] plan compared to the one mentioned in season seven's "Fast Friends". She has different best friends as well, Allie Taylor and Darcy Powell. Though these are book creations, she has known Allie since [[kindergarten]], and there are several places in the first five seasons of ''Full House'' where fans think an unnamed [[Extra (actor)|extra]] could be Allie. This series begins with Stephanie being pressured to join a clique called the Flamingos, by completing a series of dares. She almost does the last one, though she is not sure if she wants to before D.J. catches her trying to steal Danny's phone card. Stephanie explains tearfully what was happening, and D.J. helps her to understand what the Flamingos were really up to: they wanted to use the phone card to call their boyfriends. Stephanie and the Flamingos become fierce rivals. ''Hip Hop Till You Drop'', ''Two for One Christmas Fun'', and ''Ten Ways to Wreck a Date'' are the most popular.
* ''Full House Michelle'': These 40 stories are told from Michelle's point of view. The first 27 feature more of her, and the other Tanners', home life than others, though some focus on events at school, whereas the last 14, the "Michelle and Friends" series, focuses mostly on Michelle and her classmates. Unlike Stephanie, Michelle goes to the same elementary school but is in a different class. Two stories were translated and published in Japan in February 2007. Super special ''My Best Friend is a Movie Star'' came out in September 1996, and along with ''The Substitute Teacher'' and ''How to be Cool'' are the most popular.
* ''Full House Sisters'': These 14 books focus on Michelle and Stephanie's friendship and comical situations that occur between them. The sisters often alternate points of view in the story.
* ''Full House: Dear Michelle'': These four books were published several years after the others stopped being produced. They take place with Michelle in the third grade, where she writes an [[advice column]] for her class paper.
* ''Club Stephanie'': 1997–2001 revival series with Stephanie and her friends.

===Russian adaptation===
In 2006, ''Full House'' was one of a group of Warner Brothers properties licensed to Moscow-based network [[STS (TV channel)|STS]] for adaptation to Russian. The show, ''Topsy-Turvy House'' (Дом кувырком) followed the plots of the American version with changes to accommodate cultural differences. It ran for two seasons, beginning in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brennan|first=Steve|title=Warner Bros. opens up scripted formats in Russia|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-opens-up-scripted-139072|access-date=September 4, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|agency=Associated Press|date=March 10, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924205520/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-opens-up-scripted-139072|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beckerman|first=Marty|title=The Untold Story Of The Bonkers 'Full House' Russian Remake|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2156179/full-house-russian-version/|access-date=September 4, 2015|work=MTV News|date=May 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818122701/http://www.mtv.com/news/2156179/full-house-russian-version/|archive-date=August 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== ''The Unauthorized Full House Story'' ===
On August 22, 2015, a television movie called ''[[The Unauthorized Full House Story]]'' was first released by [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]. It tells the behind-the-scenes story of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/lifetimes-unauthorized-full-house-story-cast-photo-causes-twitter-backlash-1953313?rel=rel1|title=Lifetime's 'Unauthorized Full House Story' Cast Photo Causes Twitter Backlash|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=February 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122234247/http://www.ibtimes.com/lifetimes-unauthorized-full-house-story-cast-photo-causes-twitter-backlash-1953313?rel=rel1|archive-date=January 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2016}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! colspan=4| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Awards]]
!
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[9th Youth in Film Awards|1989]]
| [[9th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer Under 10 Years of Age|Best Young Actress Under Ten Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures]] 
| [[Jodie Sweetin]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Young Artist Awards (1989) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000716/1989/1/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
|-
| [[9th Youth in Film Awards#The Most Promising New Fall Television Series|The Most Promising New Fall Television Series]]
|
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| [[10th Youth in Film Awards|1990]]
| [[10th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actor/Actress Under 5 Years of Age|Best Young Actor/Actress Under Five Years of Age]] 
| [[Mary-Kate Olsen]] and [[Ashley Olsen]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[10th Youth in Film Awards#Best Family Television Series|Best Family Television Series]]
|
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[10th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Comedy Series]] 
| [[Candace Cameron Bure|Candace Cameron]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series 
| Jodie Sweetin
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[11th Youth in Film Awards|1991]]
| [[11th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series]] 
| Jodie Sweetin
| {{won}}
|
|-
|[[11th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series]] 
| Candace Cameron
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[11th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Television Series]] 
| [[Andrea Barber]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
|[[11th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer Under 9 Years of Age|Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age]] 
| Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| [[12th Youth in Film Awards|1992]]
| [[12th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Supporting or Recurring Role For a TV Series|Best Young Actress Supporting or Recurring Role for a TV Series]] 
| Andrea Barber
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[12th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series]] 
| Candace Cameron
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[12th Youth in Film Awards#Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series|Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series]] 
| Jodie Sweetin
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[13th Youth in Film Awards|1993]]
| [[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer Under 10 Years of Age|Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten]] 
| Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series]] 
| Andrea Barber
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer Under 10 Years of Age|Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Under Ten]] 
| [[Tahj Mowry]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[13th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Ensemble Performance|Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series]]
|
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|[[14th Youth in Film Awards|1994]]
| [[14th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Series]] 
| Candace Cameron
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[14th Youth in Film Awards#Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series|Outstanding Young Comedienne in a Television Series]] 
| Jodie Sweetin
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[14th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series|Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Television Series]] 
| Andrea Barber
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[14th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Series|Best Young Actor Guest-starring in a Television Series]] 
| [[R. J. Williams]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[15th Youth in Film Awards|1995]]
| [[15th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Actor Guest-Starring in a Television Series|Best Youth Actor Guest-starring in a Television Show]] 
| J. D. Daniels
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[16th Youth in Film Awards|1996]]
| [[16th Youth in Film Awards#Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show|Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show]] 
| Andrea Barber
| {{nom}}
|
|}

==References==
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