History Series / FullHouse

Even when it first aired, the show was considered a fairly generic family sitcom with little bite. To the surprise of just about everyone, it became a cultural icon. This was due to a combination of reasons, including it being a show for kids when that was increasingly rare on network TV, providing the most truly family-friendly fare you could get on TV (when parents were most likely looking for that sort of thing), and [[StarMakingRole introducing the world]] to the Olsen twins, whose performances as Michelle popped off famous [[CharacterCatchPhrase catchphrases]] left and right (the most popular of them being "You got it, dude!") and utilized the "little baby/toddler says cute things" power in a way that ''exploded'' like a super-charged version of ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus''. Some have also suggested that despite its wholesome sugar, the show was a novel display of the idea of "alternative" families, considering Danny's daughters are essentially raised by their uncle and their dad's best friends.

Danny Tanner (Creator/BobSaget) is a UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco TV sports anchor left to raise his three young daughters alone after his wife is killed by a drunk driver. He asks his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (Creator/JohnStamos), a musician with a love of Music/{{Elvis|Presley}} and later Music/TheBeachBoys, and his best friend Joey Gladstone (Creator/DaveCoulier), a stand-up comic with no shortage of impersonations, to move in with him and share the duties of raising his daughters, fifth grader Donna Jo aka D.J. (Creator/CandaceCameronBure), kindergartener Stephanie (Creator/JodieSweetin), and baby Michelle (Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen). In Season 4, Jesse marries his girlfriend Rebecca (Creator/LoriLoughlin), who moves into the house, whereupon they have twin boys and both families end up living under the same roof.

Even when it first aired, the show was considered a fairly generic family sitcom with little bite. To the surprise of just about everyone, it became a cultural icon. It was a mixture of being a show for kids when that was increasingly less common on network TV, provided the most truly family-friendly fare you could get on TV (when parents were most likely looking for that sort of thing) and the superstardom of the Olsen twins.

The twins became famous for playing the cute baby character Michelle, and started popping off catchphrases left and right -- the "little baby/toddler says cute things" power ''exploded'' like a super-charged version of ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'', and pandering to the audience with cuteness nearly always works, especially with moms and little kids. Some have also suggested that despite the wholesome sugar, the show represented the idea of "alternative" families. The three girls were essentially raised by their uncle and their dad's best friends.

In April 2015, nearly twenty years after the final episode, Creator/{{Netflix}} announced plans to create a {{revival}} [[{{Aftershow}} series]], titled ''Series/FullerHouse''. The story focuses on the now-grown-up D.J. and Stephanie, along with D.J.'s best friend Kimmy Gibbler, as they live in San Francisco with families of their own. That show ran for five seasons from 2016 to 2020.

The twins became famous for playing the cute baby character Michelle, and started popping of catchphrases left and right -- the "little baby/toddler says cute things" power ''exploded'' like a super-charged version of ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'', and pandering to the audience with cuteness nearly always works, especially with moms and little kids. Some have also suggested that despite the wholesome sugar, the show represented the idea of "alternative" families. The three girls were essentially raised by their uncle and their dad's best friends.