Full House star Dave Coulier says that one of the things that made the show so magical was its young cast members.
While appearing at a panel during 90s Con Florida in Daytona Beach on Saturday, Sept. 14, Coulier said the cast initially “didn’t know which direction the show was going to go,” or “if we were going to be a hit,” but they found out pretty quickly.
“To have that much excitement and to be working with incredible funny actors … I’m always about how do we make people laugh, and when I saw Jodie and Candace and how funny they were, I thought, we’re good, these kids are really funny,” he said.
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Coulier said he knew before filming that actor John Stamos and then stand-up comic Bob Saget “could be funny,” but he was more surprised by the funny nature of Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin, who played Coulier’s nieces on the show.
“When I saw these two and how good they were, I thought, we’re good. We’re going to be on cruise control if we could just keep doing this. It was really exciting and wonderful,” he shared.
It wasn’t until he and the rest of the cast saw how well the show was received by its audience, though, that the full impact of Full House revealed itself.
“We talk about this often, about how incredible our Full House fans are … and a lot of times we’ll hear ‘Look, I had a really tough childhood and you guys helped me get through some really tough times. You were my family every Friday night,’ ” Coulier added.
He continued: “When you hear that enough times you start to realize you had a positive impact on a lot of kids. I think collectively, all of us are really proud of that. For me personally I think that would be the one thing that resonates with me is ‘Wow, we really did something great for the kids.’ “
Coulier exclusively told PEOPLE that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in October after an upper respiratory infection caused major swelling in his lymph nodes.
“I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming,” he said in an earlier interview. “This has been a really fast roller coaster ride of a journey.”
He added that he was initially “stunned” to get the news before reality settled in.
“I don’t know how to explain it, but there was an inner calm about all of it,” he said, “and I think that that’s part of what I’ve seen with the women in my family go through. They really instilled that in me and inspired me in a way because they were magnificent going through what they went through, and I just thought, ‘I’m okay with this too.’ I’ve had an incredible life on a journey with incredible people around me and I’m okay.”
In a recent interview, Dave Coulier, who played Uncle Joey on the hit 90s sitcom “Full House,” reflected on the early days of the show and how co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Candace Cameron Bure helped make the pilot episode “magical.”
Coulier shared that Sweetin, who played Stephanie Tanner, and Bure, who played DJ Tanner, were both incredibly talented and professional even at a young age. He credited their chemistry and natural comedic timing for helping to bring the pilot episode to life.
“Jodie and Candace were just so natural on set. They had this incredible bond that really shone through on screen,” Coulier said. “Their performances in the pilot episode were truly magical and set the tone for the rest of the series.”
The pilot episode of “Full House” aired in 1987 and introduced viewers to the lovable Tanner family and their quirky Uncle Joey. The show went on to become a beloved classic, running for eight seasons and capturing the hearts of audiences around the world.
Coulier also praised Sweetin and Bure for their growth as actors throughout the show’s run, saying, “It was amazing to see how they both evolved and matured as performers over the years. They were a joy to work with and truly made ‘Full House’ the success that it was.”
Fans of the show continue to rewatch episodes and celebrate the lasting impact of “Full House” on pop culture. And thanks to the talents of Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure, and the rest of the cast, the pilot episode will always hold a special place in the hearts of fans everywhere.
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