For so many years, the bulk of the actors at the heart of the beloved sitcoms Full House and Fuller House appeared to be just as close and familial as the Tanners. (And the Gibblers, if we must.) But the cast members’ dynamics appeared to change somewhat in the months that followed Bob Saget’s death in January 2022, with reported feuding between co-stars Candace Cameron-Bure and Jodie Sweetin. John Stamos, who’s previously voiced his dismay over the in-fighting amongst the former co-stars, has reflected on life after Bob, as it were, and thinks that the fictional patriarch would have already brought a halt to background drama.
Speaking with People in connection with his new memoir If You Would Have Told Me, Stamos talked about the Full House cast’s extended bond that has stayed mostly strong and intact for the past 35 years or so. And while he said some of them are “just as close” as ever, he seemed to be implying that there are more under-the-radar issues than fans are aware of. Here’s how he framed it, with Saget as the central pillar:
To be very honest with you, he was the glue. And now, it's rare ... you know, we're not all together. I think there's some dynamics going on with the cast that maybe, I think, Bob probably would've been the guy to come in and [fix things]. I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to get in whatever's going on. It's not what you think it is. I mean, I think there's other things. But Bob was always the one. He was the glue. He would be there now.
The most curious part of that response is Stamos saying “It’s not what you think it is,” which indicates the more public reports shared about Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin don’t amount to the entirety of whatever strife is present. The Scream Queens vet isn’t hesitant or too proud to admit that he isn’t the right person to step in and play peacekeeper in Bob Saget’s stead. He isn’t invested with digging into his co-stars’ private lives in such a way, but thinks that the late comedian would have brought the calming sageness to the situation.
By and large, the kerfuffle between Bure and Sweetin has been the only publicly acknowledged feuding amongst Full House alums, which was seemingly based in large part on the former Hallmark star switch to Great American Family, with an eye toward producing holiday movies that adhere entirely to traditional marriage couplings. Those comments set off the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, with JoJo Siwa resurfacing her past issues with Bure in order to criticize the cable network’s limited programming scope, followed by Sweetin showing her own support for Siwa.
None of that back and forth was ever resolved, really, though the D.J. and Stephanie portrayers did sweep any friction under the rug so that they could reunite on stage for multiple appearances at ‘90s Con in 2023. So if they’re still technically cool enough to make that happen, was John Stamos referring to another underlying issue that fans aren’t privy to just yet?
Is everybody finally mad at Dave Coulier for farting in people’s faces while filming Full House all those years ago? Probably not. Perhaps Stamos was referring to the mostly silent-and-invisible Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, whom the General Hospital vet had previously discussed being angry with over their refusal to appear in Fuller House. But he still seems to be cool with them, having congratulated Ashley Olsen on having her first child nearly a year ago.
Whatever the case may be, it’s definitely a bummer that Bob Saget isn’t around to bring his NSFW wisdom to his former co-stars during their time of need. In the meantime, all episodes of Full House and Fuller House are available to stream in full with a Max subscription.
