The majority of the Tanner extended family returned in Fuller House, but several of them were much better in Full House. In the late ’80s, ABC debuted its own take on family sitcoms, with the introduction of the non-traditional Tanner household. Despite a tragedy launching its events, Full House was fun and lighthearted, but it didn’t mean that it shied away from tackling serious issues. While it was never a critical darling, the show was a ratings hit thanks to its realistic portrayal of the joys and difficulties of parenting. It also helped that the stories were told from both the perspectives of its parental figures and the children.
Hollywood’s recent penchant for reboots and revivals paved the way for the return of the Tanners via Fuller House. The Netflix spin-off shifted the focus of its storytelling to the younger members of the Tanner extended family as they dealt with their grown-up problems. Despite that, the show’s primary message remained the same — the importance of family, whatever it may look like. Fuller House featured the majority of the same main cast from Full House. However, the two-decade gap between the sitcoms seemingly changed some of the characters for the worse.
Actors almost always need a stunt double, and Candace Cameron Bure proved this while recalling a nearly fatal incident while working on the set of Fuller House. The 48-year-old actress sat down with her former co-stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber for their podcast “How Rude, Tanneritos!” and explained how a zip lining stunt went horribly awry.
While pointing out that her character, D.J. Tanner, wanted to complete an American Ninja Warrior course in the living room, Candace described how she “almost died.”
“I went through the course, and at the end, I zip lined diagonally the length of the living room, and then I landed on a platform,” Candace said during the April 18 podcast episode. “But during rehearsal, the rig was not set up correctly, and there was no safety stop on the end of it.”
The original Full House cast member added, “When I landed off the zip line and stopped, the whole mechanism — which is all metal and very, very heavy — slid right off the track and came right next to my head within an inch. … If I just even shifted my weight the tiniest bit, it would have probably broken my neck and landed right on top of my head.”
As a result, Candace pointed out, “The stunt guy was fired. And [director] Mark [Cendrowski]’s like, ‘We’re not doing this stunt. Like, redo the whole set, because we’re not doing that stunt anymore.’”
Candace’s co-star Scott Weinger — who portrayed D.J.’s longtime love interest, Steve — witnessed the terrifying moment and “couldn’t even get a word out because it happened within one second,” she explained.
Despite how “traumatic” the stunt incident was for her, Candace emphasized how much she loved working on the spinoff series.
Fuller House came to an end in 2020 following five seasons. Since the show was successful, fans have expressed interest in another spinoff. However, original series cast member Bob Saget died in 2022, leaving the fate of the show unknown.
Last year, Jodie, 42, exclusively revealed to Hollywood Life that another Full House series isn’t off the table, but without Bob, another project likely wouldn’t be the “same.”
