Full House holds a special place in the hearts of many kids who grew up in the ‘90s, with that retro TV theme song and its wholesome family antics. The Netflix spinoff Fuller House even introduced a whole new generation to the Tanner family. As beloved as the shows remain, there are plenty of inconsistencies that continue to baffle fans, and Andrea Barber — who played Kimmy Gibbler on both series — recently revealed that she pushed back about one specific detail of her character’s lore on Fuller House because she knew fans would have a problem with it. Turns out, she was right, because she’s “still hearing about it.”
Andrea Barber Knew Fans Would Take Issue With Kimmy’s New Brother
Kimmy Gibbler’s family is one of the biggest anomalies in the Full House universe, made only more confusing by the fact that we never saw Kimmy Gibbler’s parents or any other family members — at least until Fuller House. The only one of Kimmy’s siblings who was even given a name in the original series was her brother Garth, and that’s why Andrea Barber knew that introducing a different brother on the spinoff was going to be a major headache for her. She explained on her How Rude, Tanneritos! podcast:
When we went in to shoot Fuller House and they were going to introduce the character of Jimmy Gibbler, they said, ‘Oh, we’re so excited, we’re going to have Jimmy Gibbler.’ And I’m like, guys, no, the fans are going to lord this over me. I’m gonna get questions. I’m gonna get DMs. I’m gonna get emails — for the rest of my life — if you name him anything other than Garth. And they’re like, ‘No, we like Jimmy and Kimmy. We like the rhyming part of it.’ And I’m like, OK, here we go!
Jimmy, played by Adam Hagenbuch, ended up being a pretty important character on Fuller House after his introduction in the Season 2 premiere.
