Skip to main content

Uncle Joey is coming back to Full House in Netflix’s new sequel

Want to see what Uncle Joey from Full House has been up to? As Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson’s Michelle Tanner might have said back in the day: “You got it, dude!”

Yes, Dave Coulier has been confirmed to reprise his role as Uncle Joey Gladstone on the Full House sequel, Fuller House, which will be coming to Netflix in 2016. Or at least he’ll appear for the first reunion episode.

Recommended Videos

Coulier, a comedian best known for this role as Uncle Joey, as well purportedly being the inspiration for Alanis Morrisette’s You Oughta Know back in the days when she was just known as “Alanis,” was, until now, one of the holdouts that we were unsure would return, let the world know he’s coming back today via Twitter.

The new show is centered around DJ Tanner (Candice Cameron Bure), the eldest Tanner daughter. In an almost surreal plot, DJ finds herself a widow when her husband sadly passes on, just as her Father was widowed in the original series. Pregnant with two young boys in tow, her sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and best friend/old neighbor Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) come to live with her and help out. The situation is a near carbon-copy remake of the original, when Danny Tanner’s (Bob Saget) best friend Joey (Coulier) and brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) move in to help out with his kids following the death of his wife, and never end up leaving. That’s how you get a Full House — get it?

However, today’s news doesn’t quite mean that Uncle Joey will be back in other episodes to tell this new set of kids to Cut. It. Out. or do his infamous woodchuck impression. If you read closely, his Tweet simply confirms his appearance for the reunion, but no other subsequent episodes.

Stamos has been involved in producing the project from the get-go, originally revealing the show on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The show will be directed by Mark Cendrowski of The Big Bang Theory. The original show was created by Jeff Franklin, and ran from 1987 to 1995 on ABC.

It still remains unknown whether Lori Loughlin, who played Aunt Becky, will return, as well as the Olsen twins, who shared the role of the youngest child Michelle. Reportedly, Saget is “in talks” to return, at least for a reunion. Have mercy!

Christine Persaud
Christine has decades of experience in trade and consumer journalism. While she started her career writing exclusively about…
Netflix shares new photo of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday season 2 wraps production
Jenna Ortega stands in front of steps with her hands crossed.

The adventures of Wednesday Addams will return to Netflix next year.

The streamer announced that production has wrapped on Wednesday season 2. Netflix also released a new photo of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday that shows herstanding in front of a graveyard.

Read more
Missing You trailer: Kick off 2025 with Harlan Coben’s new Netflix series
A man looks at a woman who is also smiling.

Netflix is starting 2025 with a new mystery series from Harlan Coben called Missing You, which now has an official trailer.

Detective Kat Donovan (Rosalind Eleazar) has found the man of his dreams in Josh Buchanan (Ashley Walters). The couple get engaged, and things look like they're heading toward a perfect ending until tragedy strikes. Josh disappears, leaving no clues as to where he went. Eleven years later, Kat is trying to move on and does so by signing up for a dating app. In a cruel twist of fate, Kat finds Josh's profile, which triggers her grief. Per Netflix, "Josh’s reappearance forces her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past."

Read more
5 best Netflix TV shows to stream this Halloween
Four boys in Ghostbusters costumes sand next to each other.

Halloween is finally here. Besides eating candy and picking out costumes, one of the best ways to celebrate Halloween is to watch TV shows catered to the holidays. From horrors and comedies to dramas and family-friendly programs, many Halloween series are ready to be watched at the click of a button.

One of the streaming services promoting Halloween is Netflix. Under the special "Netflix & Chills" section, you'll find several TV shows that are perfect to stream on Halloween. Not all of them are scary, so don't worry if horror is not your thing. Our Halloween TV recommendations include a haunted house horror series, a 1980s-inspired saga, and a spinoff of a popular cable drama.

Read more