View Full Version : Full House’s SECRET PILOT, Bob Saget’s Genius & Stephanie Tanner’s Classic Moments


TMC
06-25-2026, 07:23 PM
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Jodie Sweetin joins Taboo’s Comics & Kicks for Part 1 of a two-part conversation, looking back at Full House (https://www.reddit.com/r/fullhouse/), Stephanie Tanner, Bob Saget, and the show that became a forever piece of TV nostalgia.

Jodie talks about how she became Stephanie Tanner without a traditional audition, the original Full House pilot before Bob Saget became Danny Tanner, filming the classic kitchen car crash, growing up on set, the real Full House house in San Francisco, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, TGIF memories, and why the Tanner family still connects with fans today.

Part 2 continues with Fuller House.


0:00 — Intro
1:10 — Jodie Sweetin Joins Comics & Kicks
12:03 — Full House or Fuller House?
20:39 — Jodie Never Auditioned for Full House
23:24 — Full House’s Secret Pilot & Bob Saget
31:31 — Stephanie Tanner’s Kitchen Crash
47:34 — Bob Saget Took Jodie to the Laugh Factory
51:12 — The “How Rude” Catchphrase Story

TMC
07-07-2026, 01:36 AM
Things you didn't notice in the Full House pilot episode (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/things-you-didn-t-notice-in-the-full-house-pilot-episode/ss-AA27lZs8?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6a4c8f7bfe6a4485a1d21d13b3baab40&ei=29#image=1)

Story by Mike Bedard

"Full House" filled every '80s and '90s kid out there with humor and good vibrations. It depicted your typical dysfunctional family that got into all kinds of G-rated shenanigans, but over the course of 24 minutes, they managed to find whatever solution was needed for the predicament plaguing them for the day.

The basic premise is set up in the pilot episode. Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) is devastated following the death of his wife. To stay sane while raising his three daughters, Danny enlists the help of his brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) and his best friend Joey (Dave Coulier). Naturally, there are some growing pains to work through, but as the show goes on, the unconventional family becomes closer than ever, as they all learn how to be there for one another.

The show had a stellar eight-season run, and it makes sense that some fans may only remember the later episodes. But let's take a step back all the way to that first episode. It turns out there are details hidden in there that may have slipped by you if the last time you watched it was in 1987.