Fuller House Trivia | 40 facts about the 80s “Full House” sequel

Fuller House is the reboot of the 80s hit sitcom “Full House”. It is also one of the streaming giant’s highest-rated shows on Netflix.

Let’s find out more about it!

1. Fuller House is an American sitcom.
2. It was created by Jeff Franklin.
3. It airs as a Netflix original series.
4. It is a sequel to the 1987–1995 television series Full House.
5. It centers around D.J. Tanner-Fuller, a veterinarian and widowed mother of three sons, whose sister Stephanie and best friend Kimmy—along with her teenage daughter—live together at the Tanners’ childhood home in San Francisco, California.
6. Most of the original series ensemble cast have reprised their roles on Fuller House, either as regular cast members or in guest appearances.
7. The only exception is Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who alternated the role of Michelle Tanner in Full House.
8. Netflix ordered an initial thirteen episodes, which were released on February 26, 2016, worldwide.
9. The second season was released on December 9, 2016.
10. The third season is split into two parts, with the first half of nine episodes being released on September 22, 2017.
11. The second half on December 22, 2017.
12. On January 29, 2018, Netflix renewed Fuller House for a fourth season.
13. It was released on December 14, 2018.
14. The first season reception was generally negative.
15. Reviews for the following seasons were generally mixed.
16. On January 31, 2019, the show was renewed for its fifth and final season of eighteen episodes.
17. The first half premiered on December 6, 2019, while the second half premiered on June 2, 2020.
18. Despite speculation, Elizabeth Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley’s little sister, was never officially offered the chance to take over the role in a winking guest appearance.
19. Weinger was only a guest in season one.
20. He was later promoted to a series regular in season two, with Steve and DJ ultimately getting back together in season three, something the writers had been wanting to fix since the original series broke them up.
21. Fun fact for the DJ and Steve shippers: Cameron Bure and Weinger actually went on a date IRL back when they were teens when he asked her to go to the Aladdin premiere with him (He voiced Aladdin BTW!)…she doesn’t didn’t realize it was a date.
22. In season three, Sweetin’s real-life injury had to be incorporated into the show after she broke her ankle and tibia in multiple places climbing over a fence to retrieve her son’s toys.
23. The first episode is a Fuller House (1987) reunion special.
24. Creator Jeff Franklin called it “in essence, the last episode for the fans, that we never got to do.”
25. The Mr. Woodchuck puppet used by Dave Coulier was a gift given to him by talk show host Jimmy Fallon. The original puppet had been destroyed by Dave’s yellow labrador, Ranger, shortly after Full House ended in 1995.
26. The Netflix series had to completely recreate the Tanner house on the Warner Bros. lot, which should’ve been easy…except all of the original drawings of the set had been discarded.  “I can’t tell you how many episodes,” production designer Jerry Dunn told EW of having to watch hundreds of hours of the original show. “I mean, just a ton.”
27. The one essential prop that luckily hadn’t been lost was the living room couch, with the checkered love seat still serving as the room’s central piece all these years later.
28. Warner Home Video released the first season of the series on DVD in Region 1 on February 28, 2017.
29. The second season was released on DVD in Region 1 on December 12, 2017.
30. The third season was released on DVD in Region 1 on January 22, 2019.
31. The fourth season was released on DVD in Region 1 on December 17, 2019.
32. The fifth and final season was released on DVD in Region 1 on June 8, 2021.
33. In 2016, Franklin bought the San Francisco house used for the Tanner house exterior shots (after the previous homeowners refused to let it be filmed for the Netflix series) for just over $4 million.
34. He planned to renovate and use it for filming, in addition to possibly renting it out or starting a museum for fans to visit.
35. Mr. Woodchuck, Joey’s chipmunk puppet, made a return in the revival, but it wasn’t actually the original prop.
36. After original actor Jason Marsden decline to make an appearance in season two, Queer as Folk star Hal Sparks took over the role of Nelson, DJ’s ex-boyfriend.
37. While Marsden didn’t reveal why he decided not to return, he wrote on twitter that the producers tried “their darnedest” to get him to do so. He did have one request: #KeepNelsonShort.
38. As the ongoing college bribery scandal continues to play out and Loughlin awaits trial, Aunt Becky will not appear in Fuller House‘s final season. Still, the Fuller House family was sticking by their co-star.
39. In 2018, Franklin was abruptly let go from the series after the studio received complaints about his behavior in the writer’s room and on set, Variety reported at the time. Per the outlet’s sources, he’d been accused of being verbally abusive to staffers and making inappropriate statements in the writers’ room, including sexually charged comments about his personal relationships and sex life.
40. Despite reportedly being one of the streaming giant’s highest rated shows, Netflix made the decision to end the series after five seasons. At the time, a source told E! News the cast and crew were excited to receive that final season order because they were close to being canceled altogether.