Our favorite family is back in San Francisco after more than two decades. The Tanner family has gotten a twenty first century makeover with a new Netflix series, Fuller House. The sit-com is pretty cheesy and not as iconic as the original but nonetheless satisfies our craving for nostalgia.
The series is essentially role reversal as D.J. Tanner takes the place of her father Danny Tanner. D.J.’s firefighter husband passed away leaving her widowed with three children while working as a veterinarian. D.J. moves back into her childhood home once Danny takes the house off the market with her sister Stephanie and Kimmy Gibbler. So let’s review.
The opening credits are absolutely fantastic. Carly Rae Jepsen makes her own twenty first century twist on the classic theme song and it features the actors flashback pictures to the original show’s opening credits. Uncle Jesse arguably had the best transformation of all time, he just got better with age.
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Right at the beginning of the first episode we see the entire Tanner family back together in the family kitchen. Except for one, Michelle. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen chose not to return to the show and the cast through some shade with a long stare at the camera. The 14 second shady pause was a bit too long for it to be funny. Throughout the season they throw out a few references to Michelle and her life in New York City.
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Fuller House is definitely more adult friendly than the original 90s show was. Throughout the show there are a lot of references to alcohol, casual sex, and more developed relationships. DJ, Stephanie, and Kimmy go out to drink pretty early in the season and don’t hide that they are wasted after Becky’s bachelorette party. DJ’s high school sweetheart, Steve, is back too and again trying to win DJ’s heart.
The kids in the show are not as iconic as they were in the original show either. The 90s sitcom focused more on the kids and their lives and the Netflix series centers around the adults. The writers tried to create 21st century problems for DJ’s sons and Kimmy’s daughter such as trying to entertain themselves without cell phones. A new child cast didn’t stop the producers from trying to implement new catch phrases into the script like Max’s “Holy Chalupas.”