Full House
1987-1995. ABC. American sitcom created by Jeff Franklin. 192 episodes (8 seasons), each of them with 30 minutes length.
Story
The series presents the life of Danny Tanner, a father of three daughters, who had lost his wife in a car accident. His friend Joey and his brother in law Jesse move in to help him to raise the children. In the beginning of the show DJ is ten year old, Stephanie is five years old and Baby Michelle is not even one year old. During the show we see the family growing up and become closer to each other. Danny overcomes the death of his wife and finds a new love in Vicky. Jesse gets married to Rebecca, Danny’s co-worker and they get twins. They move also in the house and have a little flat in the attic. Also the kids grow up. In the end for example [who] is going to start college.
Characters and cast
Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) is the host of the morning talk show Wake Up San Francisco. He likes to clean the house all the time. He even cleans the cleaning things. Also he is really a family person. He loves his girls and does not want them to grow up. He often hugs everyone in the house
Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) is a musician he plays the guitar and sings in several bands. One of them is Jesse and the Rippers. He writes and performs his own music. Later he is also the owner of a club, the Smash Club. He is really interested in Elvis and his hair. He even has a name for his comb which is Mr. Good part. In the beginning of the show he has long hair but after Stephanie accidentally cut his hair while playing hairdresser he wears his hair shorter.
Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) is a stand-up comedian who later has his own tv-show, called Ranger Joey. He is interested in cartoons and comics and likes to imitate cartoon figures. Sometimes he behaves more like a child.
DJ (Donna Jo) (Candace Cameron Bure) is the oldest girl of the Tanner family. She is interested in horses. When uncle Jesse moved in she had to share her room with Stephanie and they had the typical fights between sisters. When she got older she got her own room. She always wants to be best in everything.
Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) is interested in dancing and she has a teddy bear named Mr Bear who is very important for her because it was the last present of her mother. Stephanie does not really like DJ’s best friend Kimmy and often calls her names. Sometimes she is having a hard time being the middle-age daughter. Also she can get very excited about things and can talk for hours
Michelle (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) is the youngest of the three girls. She likes dancing and eating sweeties. She later shares a room with Stephanie and tries to follow in her sisters' footsteps in many ways. She also has a special bond with Jesse.
Rebecca Donaldson (Lori Loughlin) is Danny's co-host of Wake Up San Francisco. She later marries Jesse and they have twin sons, Nicky and Alex. She is sometime like a stand-in mother for Danny's daughters when they need one.
Other main characters are Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber), DJ's best friend and the Tanner family's, not very loved, neighbour and later Steve Hale (Scott Weiniger), who is DJ's boyfriend in seasons six and seven.
Catch phrases
Some of the characters have phrases which they say again and again in the show.
Jesse: Have mercy!
Joey: Cut it out!
Stephanie: How Rude!
Michelle: You got it, dude! & You're in big trouble, mister!
Spinoff Fuller House
In 2016 there will be a comeback of Full House. Netflix has ordered a 13-episode season of Fuller House. Many of the old stars will play their characters again. The focus will be on DJ Tanner, who also became a widow and needs help with her three children.
References
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092359/
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/comeback-von-full-house-sitcom-wird-bei-netflix-laufen-a-1029726.html