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1The characters from ''Series/FullHouse''.
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5!Main Characters
6[[folder:Jesse Katsopolis]]
7[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images32_9859.jpg]]
8-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JohnStamos
9
10Jesse is Danny's brother-in-law and one of his best friends as well as the CoolUncle of the Tanner kids. He's a passionate musician, he idolizes Elvis, is kind of a casanova and he's a man with rough exterior, but has soft heart deep down in him. Jesse later dates and marries Becky, Danny's co-host.
11----
12* EightiesHair: All three primary male actors are shown wearing mullets at different points in the show's run.
13* AMFMCharacterization: His love of Music/ElvisPresley is a huge part of his character.
14* AthleticallyChallenged: The episode "Air Jesse" has him taking part in a charity basketball game. But he gets in over his head as he has neither the ability or knowledge on how to play basketball. It's only when Creator/KareemAbdulJabbar, who's serving as a celebrity referee in the game, that shows Jesse to pick a sweet spot (i.e. a spot on the court where he can constantly make baskets) that he finally finds success.
15* BackToSchool: To the high school he dropped out of initially.
16* BerserkButton:
17** Don't let him catch you with alcohol, especially if you're underage.
18** Mocking his hair is a good way to anger him, too. [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp Joey's rival Hershel "Stonewall" Binkley, who joined the charity hockey game only to beat and humiliate Joey like when they were kids]], provokes him by saying he has split ends, resulting in Jesse nearly lunging at him.
19* CatchPhrase:
20** "Have mer-cy!"
21** "I'm there for ya babe" becomes one later on.
22* CharacterDevelopment: Initially, he is portrayed as a rebellious, music crazed biker who didn't seem to enjoy helping his family. As seasons progress, he is shown to be more family oriented (to the point of saying they are more important to him than music) and focused less on producing music and more on providing it like owning the Smash Club and running a radio station
23* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early seasons, Jesse was shown being a sports fan such as watching games, and playing football. In later seasons, he hates sports and is shown [[AthleticallyChallenged being uncoordinated.]]
24* ChildrenRaiseYou: The longer he takes care of his nieces, the more he mellows and matures. Although he retains the CoolUncle persona, he also becomes a better disciplinarian.
25* CoolUncle: Always a caring uncle to all the girls, especially Michelle.
26* TheDandy: He can be pretty conscious about his looks. [[NobodyTouchesTheHair Especially his hair.]]
27* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments, like most of the cast members.
28* DeathGlare: Usually towards Joey.
29* EmbarrassingFirstName: His actual given first name is [[spoiler:Hermes]]. He naturally doesn't enjoy people finding out.
30* FakeHairDrama: A recurring fear of Jesse's. Some of the [[DreamSequence dream sequences]] depict Jesse with varying degrees of hair loss (one depicted an elderly Jesse wearing a toupee similar to the haircut he had at that time; a later one shows him with hair plugs).
31* FirstGrayHair: Gets his first at 29. Naturally, he freaks out.
32* {{Flanderization}}: His obsession with his hair and Elvis.
33* FormerTeenRebel: A high school dropout, and even in early seasons he was still a rebellious bad boy biker. In later seasons he acts more like a mature adult.
34* FriendToAllChildren: He's always reluctant, but ends up bonding with them anyway.
35* FriendToAllLivingThings: Kids, babies and even animals ''love this guy''.
36* GorgeousGreek: There's no hiding those Mediterranean good looks. He is the handsomest of the three male leads, swooned over by women both in the show and the audience. Played by RealLife example John Stamos.
37* HappilyMarried: To Becky, in later seasons.
38* HellBentForLeather: His leather jacket.
39* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Danny and Joey.
40* HippieParents: He and Becky don't set many limits for their sons and let them get away with everything, causing them to act out.
41* ImportantHaircut: Losing his mullet coincided with the start of his CharacterDevelopment.
42* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Mainly in the early seasons. His rebellious nature may get the better of him sometimes and can be selfish, but he's still a loving family man at heart.
43* LadyKillerInLove: He was a womanizer, until he meets and falls in love with Becky in season 2.
44* LongHairedPrettyBoy: In season 1 he has long hair. After he cuts it, he's just a PrettyBoy.
45* NobodyTouchesTheHair: To the point where it borders on being a catch phrase.
46* ParentalSubstitute: To the girls, particularly Michelle.
47* ThePeteBest: InUniverse. He is this for the Rippers, which becomes much more popular after firing him and finding a different guy as the lead singer.
48* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man (rebellious "tough guy") to Danny's Sensitive Guy (the organized NeatFreak).
49* SuddenNameChange: His last name was "Cochrane" in season one but John Stamos wanted his own Greek heritage to be implemented into the character by changing his last name to Katsopolis.
50* TallDarkAndHandsome: Being played by John Stamos.
51* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Joey are good enough friends that they venture into several career paths together (advertising, a radio show,) yet the difference of personalities between a cool, laid-back musician and a goofy, ManChild comedian means they bicker at each other '''a lot'''.
52[[/folder]]
53
54[[folder:Danny Tanner]]
55[[quoteright:192:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images345_8831.jpg]]
56-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BobSaget, Creator/JohnPosey (unaired pilot)
57
58The patriarch of the Tanner household. Danny is widower who has to take care of three daughters, and thus he has invited his brother-in-law Jesse and his best friend Joey to live with them and help him out. Danny is a kindhearted father and emotional man, but he can also be very strict and has clear sets of rules. He's a NeatFreak and worked as a TV sports reporter before becoming the host of the TV show ''Wake Up, San Francisco''.
59----
60* EightiesHair: All three primary male actors are shown wearing mullets at different points in the show's run.
61* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a very loving father and he doesn't raise his voice that much, but when he does, look out! Stephanie found that out when she refused to clean her room once.
62* BumblingDad: At times, particularly to D.J., but a very effective one through and through.
63* CatchPhrase: Averted; he's pretty much the only person in the family without one.
64* CharacterizationMarchesOn: An early episode had Danny reluctantly cleaning the house when the boys' mothers descend upon them. The same Danny Tanner who in later episodes is shown cleaning his cleaning supplies. Though he was known to be a neat freak when he was a child as well. His messiness at the beginning of the series could be attributed to depression over the recent death of his wife. He also mentioned that he had help cleaning from his mom, then his wife, and now he had to learn for himself.
65* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Danny had moments like this.
66* CompetitionFreak: From time to time, including during the GrandFinale, after he takes offense at a woman who has him MistakenForServant.
67* ControlFreak: He's very controlling. For example, during the family trip to Hawaii, he takes charge and marks all the families' activities together on what he calls a "Clipboard of Fun".
68* DisproportionateRetribution: Danny kicks Kimmy out for 3 weeks (later 1 week & 6 days) for breaking one of his TV's in the season 3 episode "Fraternity Reunion". Of course it was just another of the dumb things Kimmy did, and this one was the last straw; plus, he heard DJ screamed and thought someone was hurt.
69* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jesse and Joey.
70* HiddenDepths: He is a skilled pool player (Joey: "He went to school on a billiards scholarship"), dart player (Danny: "I minored in darts"), wrestler ("They called me the "Steel Stringbean") and guitarist. He's also quite skilled at figure skating, though he claims he's rusty at it ("I barely got any height on that double axel"). Also, he's not a bad singer.
71* IronicNickname: Kimmy calls Danny "Creator/MrT".
72* MarriedTooYoung: Danny and Pamela were high school seniors when they eloped in the fall of 1975, before either turned 18; the series' bible indicates that a formal wedding ceremony, where they recite their vows, takes place in the spring of 1976. Despite this and the fact that their oldest daughter, D.J., is born during their freshman years of college (before either of them turn 20), things turn out well for them and both become successful in the working world.
73* MommasBoy: Implied a few times like when Danny said he kissed his parents and the floor when he returned from camp (which Joey promptly said was a day camp) and telling DJ his mom chose his drink till he was 21. May or may not have completely shaken this after Season 3's "The Return of Grandma," after explaining to his mother that most everything he did as a kid was an attempt to make her happy.
74-->'''Joey:''' ''(to Jesse)'' He may need his mother.
75* NeatFreak: So much so the trope could be named after him. He thinks of big spring cleaning as an equivalent of Christmas.
76* OnlySaneMan: The most sensible and realistic of the adult male trio.
77* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy (organized NeatFreak) to Jesse's Manly Man (rebellious "tough guy").
78* ObsessivelyOrganized: He upgrades from NeatFreak to ObsessivelyOrganized during Spring Cleaning.
79* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's over six foot and he's quite good looking.
80[[/folder]]
81
82[[folder:Joey Gladstone]]
83[[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/download_5_1581.jpg]]
84-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DaveCoulier
85
86Joey is a comedian and is Danny's best friend. He's the HonoraryUncle towards the Tanner sisters and he and Jesse are VitriolicBestBuds with clashing personalities. Joey loves doing impressions of cartoon characters and he's a big child at heart, and thus is very adored by the three girls.
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88* EightiesHair: All three primary male actors are shown wearing mullets at different points in the show's run.
89* TheArtifact: Unlike Jesse (the actual uncle), he was just a good friend that agreed to move in to help Danny raise the girls. Over time, the girls had gotten old enough to take care of themselves and Rebecca also moved in after marrying Jesse.
90* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a goofy guy, but he can bring the hammer down ''hard'' when he's taken advantage of.
91* BigEater: Not to the extent that Steve is, but he's known for his appetite.
92* CatchPhrase: "Cut it out!", accompanied by hand gestures.
93* ChildrenRaiseYou: Present, but not as much as with Jesse. As noted below, he remains a ManChild, and while he does a lot of "fun" parent stuff like teaching Michelle to ride a bike, he's rarely seen in serious parental roles.
94* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's a grown man who watches cartoons. That by itself wouldn't mean much. The fact that he constantly talks to people using cartoon voices for no apparent reason does.
95* CoolUncle: Although not an actual uncle. Danny's daughters only call him "Uncle Joey" a few times in early episodes. Despite not being related to the family he acts as an uncle to the kids of the house.
96* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: He loves cartoons, especially Creator/HannaBarbera ones like ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'', and can do quite good impressions of characters.
97* GeniusDitz: Is pretty clueless most of the time, but he is a real whiz when it comes to making jokes and doing impressions of celebrities and cartoons.
98* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jesse and Danny.
99* HiddenDepths: He has a pilot's license, a teacher's license and could give a surprising detailed response to a question about cartoon violence.
100* HonoraryUncle: He is the childhood best friend of Danny who usually handles the day-to-day raising of the kids by doing chores like making meals, driving the kids to school appointments, and after school activities, taking care of Michelle as a baby, and helping the kids with their homework. He also becomes their Uncle Jesse's best friend and Jesse insists his children call Joey, "Uncle Joey" as a sign of respect.
101* LethalChef: Two words: Flounder Tarts.
102* ManChild: Loves cartoons and junk food.
103* ParentalSubstitute: To the girls. This becomes occasionally an issue, as he has to act as substitute of their late mother at school.
104* PickedLast: In the first-season episode "Just One of the Guys", he's humiliated to find himself picked last while choosing sides for a game of football.
105* TrademarkFavoriteFood:
106** Overlaps with RealMenEatMeat, if [[LethalChef his homemade dishes like meat muffins]] and his large stockpile of canned spam meat are anything to go by.
107** He also loves Vanilla Weasels, to the point where he is distraught over Vanilla Weasels being discontinued in one episode.
108* VitriolicBestBuds: With Jesse.
109[[/folder]]
110
111[[folder:Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner]]
112[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/671_9479.jpg]]
113-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CandaceCameronBure
114
115D.J. is the oldest daughter of the Tanner daughters. She's intelligent, hard-working, responsible and earnest. Being the eldest also means that a lot of issues with adolescence and puberty will stem mainly from her. Among the three sisters, D.J. has the most amount of relationships throughout the series, with Steve being her one true love.
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117* AcademicAthlete: She's a straight-A student, member of the soccer team, and purple belt in karate. In one episode Danny mentions she's a natural athlete.
118* AllGirlsLikePonies: The episode "D.J.'s Very First Horse" was about her and Kimmy trying to buy a horse with hilarious results.
119* BookSmart: She's an honor student who often participates in extracurricular activities.
120* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Sometimes.
121* CatchPhrase:
122** "Oh my Lanta"
123** "Whoa, baby!" Usually at the same time with Kimmy.
124* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: To Kimmy. Whenever her friend goes too far, DJ tries to prevent her from doing (or saying) foolish or embarrassing things.
125* CoolBigSis: She's often jealous of her younger sisters, but she loves them.
126* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Quite feminine, composed, and well-behaved, and she has the normal interests of a teenage girl, like dating boys, especially in later seasons. She also like some sports like soccer and karate. Also, her InSeriesNickname [[OnlyKnownByInitials "D.J"]] [[TomboyishName isn't so feminine]].
127* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Kimmy.
128* HormoneAddledTeenager: Played straight with both D.J. and her friend Kimmy.
129* InSeriesNickname: Aside from D.J., she's also called "Deej".
130* MissingMom: Several months before the series' began, Danny's wife and the girls' mother, Pam, was killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver.
131* OnlyKnownByInitials: Her real name is Donna Jo Tanner.
132* OnlySaneWoman: Compared to her sisters and her best friend Kimmy, she's usually the most mature and the voice of reason, though she can be NotSoAboveItAll on occasion.
133* ReallyGetsAround: By the end of the series, there's hardly an episode where she isn't seen making out with one guy or another.
134* ShesAllGrownUp: Nearly everybody who has ever watched the show has commented on how she....developed nicely in the show's later seasons.
135* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Stephanie's Tomboy.
136* TraumaButton: DJ gets very upset at the thought of others getting drunk, given what happened to Pamela.
137
138[[/folder]]
139
140[[folder:Stephanie Tanner]]
141[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images56_7262.jpg]]
142-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JodieSweetin
143
144Stephanie is the middle child of the Tanner sisters. She's quite snarky and has a lot of witty comments for almost any situation.
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146* AdorablyPrecociousChild: In the first seasons unless Michelle became old enough to take that role.
147* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She loves reading D.J.'s diary and eavesdropping on her telephone calls. She annoyed her a lot in early episodes and it's used as a plot point in more than one episode.
148%%* BrutalHonesty
149* CatchPhrase: "How rude!" "Well pin a rose on your nose" and "Hot dog." She dropped these as she got older.
150* DeadpanSnarker: Especially towards Kimmy.
151* GenkiGirl: She's perky, talkative and the most excitable of the girls. This gets toned down as she gets older.
152* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Mr. Bear, see below.
153* LittleMissSnarker: The snarkiest one in the family. She and Kimmy are frequently making off-handed jabs toward one another throughout most of the series.
154* MiddleChildSyndrome: She even has an episode dedicated to her fear that she'd never be as good or loved as her sisters. She has a ImagineSpot where both DJ and Michelle upstage her at everything. (She became an astronaut, went to Mars, and learned to fly. She gets upstaged when DJ went to get the mail and Michelle blinked.) Later, they remind her that there are great sides to being the middle, such it being the best part of the cookie and mistakes they made with DJ they won't make with her, depressing DJ but making Stephanie happy.
155* MissingMom: Several months before the series' began, Danny's wife and the girls' mother, Pam, was killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver.
156* MouthyKid: She pretty much epitomizes this trope in the early seasons. She gets better later on.
157* OutOfFocus: Starting around Season 6, Stephanie gets less episodes that focus on her (unless they deal with tough issues like smoking or joyriding) and is mostly added in for a cold opening, subplot, or as an extra character in the main plot.
158* PositiveFriendInfluence: She helps Gia regain stability in her life to the point even Gia's mom appreciates the affects she's had.
159* SecurityBlanket: Mr. Bear. In an aversion of the usual storyline for this trope, she actually ends up keeping it all through the series.
160* ShesAllGrownUp: Like DJ she became more crushworthy as she hit puberty.
161* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to D.J.'s Girly Girl.
162* TomboyishPonytail: She often wears this in her hair in Seasons 4 and 5.
163* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: In Seasons 4 and 5.
164* TookALevelInCynic: Starting in Season 6, Stephanie becomes more sarcastic and negative.
165* VitriolicBestBuds: With Gia in the later seasons.
166* WiseBeyondTheirYears: At only 8, she knows DJ is telling the truth when she swears "I didn't do anything!", even though she doesn't even know what's going on--"You looked me right in the eyes. When you lie, you look at the top of my head."
167[[/folder]]
168
169[[folder:Michelle Tanner]]
170[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images354_2540.jpg]]
171-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen
172
173Michelle is the youngest of the Tanner sisters, being still a baby at the beginning of the series, but she would later grow up into an elementary school kid. Unlike her sisters, Michelle has no memories of their mother because she's too young to remember her.
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175* AdorablyPrecociousChild: The precocious yet lovable youngest child with many Catch Phrases.
176* AndStarring: In the last season, the twins are credited as "and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as Michelle".
177* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: In later seasons.
178* BrattyHalfPint: Could be justified because she's the youngest, but many people found her "cute" antics and smart-mouthing bratty. Her brattiness is taken up to eleven in the Disney World episode.
179* BreakoutCharacter: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were not given their own billing in the opening credits during the original first-run ABC series; they were not permanently added until Season 2. Michelle becomes the most well-known character and towards the end of its run ''Full House'' was pretty much "The Michelle Show". The Olsen twins (arguably the best known actresses from the show) even get the AndStarring treatment in the last season.
180* CatchPhrase: Several. "You got it dude!" "Aw nuts" "You're in big trouble, mister!" etc. She eventually dropped them when she got older, though.
181* CheerfulChild: Being a young child, Michelle is quite playful and adventurous.
182* CoolBigSis: To her cousins Nicky and Alex in the last couple of seasons.
183* TheCutie: The studio audience goes "aww" a lot whenever Michelle does something "cute".
184* DaddysGirl: Being the baby of the family, Michelle always receives the most attention.
185* DeliberatelyCuteChild: During her toddler yearsā€”it's even lampshaded by her uncles a few times. She knows she is cute and can get away with a lot of things because of it.
186* GirlishPigtails: In some episodes.
187* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Her stuffed pig named Pinky.
188* InSeriesNickname: "Squirt" by Kimmy (which Michelle hates) and "Munchkin" from Uncle Jesse (which is fine with her).
189* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be bratty and mischievous, but she eventually realizes the errors of her ways by the episode's conclusion and she deeply adores her family.
190* KarmaHoudini: Big time. Even though the plot of Season 4's "Crimes and Michelle's Demeanor" involved Danny realizing he was letting her get away with too much, then deciding to punish her. Lampshaded occasionally in the rest of the series. Although usually when Michelle does something wrong she DOES get a talking-to and occasionally she'll get punished, ex: The episode "Sisters in Crime".
191* KidAppealCharacter: Young children often referred to ''Full House'' as "The Baby Michelle Show".
192* LittleMissSnarker: When she is older.
193* MissingMom: Several months before the series' began, Danny's wife and the girls' mother, Pam, was killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver.
194* MouthyKid: Less so than Stephanie, but is still snarky enough to qualify.
195* NeverMyFault: In later seasons.
196* PrecociousCrush: Michelle gets a crush on Steve after she gets a Valentine's Day present from him and wants to marry him. Steve goes along with it believing she's pretending. After he realizes the truth, Michelle is heartbroken at first but she gets over it.
197* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 2.
198* SpoiledBrat: Especially in later seasons, partially because Danny rarely disciplined her for several years and is by far the most spoiled of the three sisters.
199* SpotlightStealingSquad: As Michelle gets older, she gets more episodes revolving around her, especially starting in Season 6. The writers brought it to the point where Michelle was essentially the main character by the end of the series.
200* SweetTooth: Is a fiend for cookies, ice cream, chocolate and anything sweet.
201[[/folder]]
202
203[[folder:Becky Donaldson Katsopolis]]
204[[quoteright:153:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images12_8173.jpg]]
205-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LoriLoughlin
206
207Becky is Danny's co-host in "Wake up, San Francisco", who eventually dates and marries the latter's brother-in-law Jesse, thus becoming the aunt of the Tanner kids. She and Jesse eventually become parents themselves as she gives births to the twins Nicky and Alex.
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209* AndStarring: In season 3 she is credited as "and Lori Loughlin".
210* CuteButCacophonic: Becky can't sing. Oddly, though, "Our Very First Telethon" showed her singing a duet on live TV with Danny, and her voice was decent.
211* DeadpanSnarker: She can be sarcastic.
212* HappilyMarried: To Jesse, in later seasons.
213* HippieParents: She and Jesse are not very good at disciplining their boys or teaching them right for wrong, causing them to act out such as destroying Michelle's science project or keeping them up all night.
214* IconicSequelCharacter: She's one of the main characters, but is only introduced in season 2.
215* LethalChef: Rebecca suffers from this reputation, much to her annoyance. An episode involves her and Michelle learning how to cook together, however, with rather appetizing results to subvert the trope.
216* NiceGirl: Very caring and helpful, and gets along with everyone.
217* OnlySaneWoman: She is practical and often seen giving advice to her three nieces.
218* ParentalSubstitute: To the Tanner girls (like Jesse and Joey).
219* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 3.
220* TeamMom: She becomes a sort of mom substitute to D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.
221[[/folder]]
222
223[[folder:Kimmy Gibbler]]
224[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images45_4844.jpg]]
225-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AndreaBarber
226
227D.J.'s best friend and a neighbor of the Tanners. Kimmy keeps barking into their house and is rarely welcomed by anyone who isn't D.J. due to her obnoxious personality. She also has her signature stinky feet that nobody can stand.
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229* AbhorrentAdmirer: Towards several of the men on the show, especially Jesse (she even slapped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the butt).
230* BookDumb: She's a straight-D student and gets rejected by literally every college in California.
231* ButtMonkey: No one except D.J. seems to tolerate her, and she's often insulted and made fun of by everyone, even the adults.
232* CatchPhrase: "Whoa, baby!"
233* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: According to D.J. "Kimmy's not an airhead. She just hates thinking."
234* ComicallySmallBribe: She attempts to get into to Stanford by submitting the application along with a $20 bill, only for Standford to reject her by sending her $40 and a note asking her to pretend it never happened.
235* DeadpanSnarker: In early seasons she's very snarky towards the family.
236* DidntThinkThisThrough: Kimmy's indifference to her education causes her to be rejected by every university in California. Stanford even sends her rejection letter with $40 (after she bribed them with a $20) and a note saying "[[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let's pretend this never happened]]". She actually does regret this, both for being a failure and because it means she will be separated from DJ who despite also being rejected from Stanford at least got into Berkley.
237* TheDitz: She's a terrible student and not very smart.
238-->'''Stephanie:''' Kimmy, you're so dumb you don't even know how dumb you are.
239-->'''Kimmy:''' You're the one who's dumb: capital D-U-M!
240-->'''DJ:''' Kimmy, there's a B.
241-->'''Kimmy:''' [turns around] Where? I hate bees!
242* TheDreaded: The {{Bratty Half Pint}}s she babysits are terrified of her. She's very good at keeping them in line so they behave.
243* DropInCharacter: Like [[Series/FamilyMatters Steve Urkel]], she serves as the weird annoying neighbor to the main family.
244* FatalFlaw: Her indifference towards higher education results in her getting rejected by every California-based university. The best she could do was go to a community college.
245* FearlessFool: By her own admission, she's too dumb to be scared. Which is why she can climb a mountain without a care in the world.
246* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Aside from her friend D.J., most of the other household members can't stand her. Stephanie and Jesse are the most vocal in their dislike of her.
247-->'''Kimmy:''' Hey, guys!
248-->'''Stephanie:''' Gibbler, don't you ever knock?
249-->'''Kimmy:''' I used to, but no one ever let me in.
250* GenkiGirl: She is usually perky and upbeat.
251* HeterosexualLifePartners: With D.J.
252* HiddenDepths:
253** Despite generally being not particularly bright, Kimmy at one point did better in Spanish class than DJ did. She helped persuade Danny into considering getting DJ her own phone line by explaining the costs of installing a second phone line. She also somehow got a perfect score on her driver's exam. No, she didn't cheat (though she did on her first time). She's just a surprisingly really good driver (a fact that surprises Danny). Kimmy's also an expert drummer, keyboard player and bagpiper. She can also ride a unicycle. She's also an expert at keeping the bratty children she babysits in line.
254** In "Another Opening, Another No Show", she was hurt when Jesse insulted the way she decorated her uniform.
255** She's also a very good businesswoman, to the point where she started and owns her own successful party planning company in ''Fuller House''.
256* HormoneAddledTeenager: Played straight with both D.J. and her friend Kimmy.
257* LastNameBasis: Not always, but several members of the Tanner household often call her Gibbler, showing how much they don't like her.
258* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Averted. Despite her lack of education, Kimmy started and owns a very successful party planning company by the time of ''Fuller House''.
259* TheNicknamer: "Squirt" for Michelle, "Hairboy" for Jesse, "Mr. T" for Danny.
260* NoIndoorVoice: Occasionally when she enters the house she'll scream DJ's name in a loud, grating voice.
261* RummageSaleReject: She has absolutely ridiculous taste in clothes.
262* ParentalNeglect: Implied.
263* PromotionToOpeningTitles: From season 5 onward, despite having been around since season 1.
264* ShoePhone: Her personal phone is one of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZfbN02_9Jw/ Sports Illustrated Sneaker Phone]], an actual working corded phone built into a sneaker, which was given away as a promotional item with subscriptions to their magazine for a time in the early 90s.
265* SitcomArchNemesis: To Jesse and Stephanie.
266* SmellyFeetGag: One of the central running gags is that Kimmy Gibbler has smelly feet. Every time she takes off her shoes, the other characters have to move away from her (though they usually can't stand her as it already is). The smell seems to come right out after she takes off her shoe or shoes. Apparently, this runs in her family, as she mentions in one episode that DJ probably won't want to spend the night at her house since her father has just run out of foot deodorant.
267* StrawLoser: She's pretty much there to make D.J. and the Tanner girls look good.
268* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Kimmy loves trout.
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Nicky and Alex Katsopolis]]
272[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nicky_alex1_8724.jpg]]
273-> '''Portrayed by:''' Daniel and Kevin Renteria (season 5), Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (seasons 6-8)
274
275The twin boys of Jesse and Becky. They are youngest children within the Tanner household.
276----
277* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Played by Real Life twins.
278* BrattyHalfPint: Neither of the boys are given much in the way of boundaries, causing them to act out.
279* CatchPhrase: Sometimes when one says something the other will say double that ie "I want dessert." "Double dessert." "Shame on them." "Double shame."
280* CoordinatedClothes: Occasionally.
281* CousinOliver: The twin sons of Jesse and Becky added to the cast in later seasons, when Michelle is already older.
282* DeliberatelyCuteChild: When Michelle grows older, the role gets filled by twins Nicky and Alex.
283* KarmaHoudini: This gets called out by Danny of all people that Becky and Jesse need to be able to discipline the boys. The worst they get for the below mentioned moment is a no longer amnesiac Michelle demanding her toy back.
284* TookALevelInJerkass: In the finale, they take full advantage of Michelle's amnesia to get her to give them one of her toys. Probably justified because they're kids and don't understand the seriousness of the situation--but "justified" is not the same as "excused". There was also an earlier episode where they destroyed Michelle's science project and didn't know they weren't supposed to, which has Danny mention that parents are usually the one to teach children discipline.
285* TricksterTwins: They are both mischievous and cause much stress to their parents' lives.
286[[/folder]]
287
288[[folder:Steve Hale]]
289[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled3_4040.png]]
290-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ScottWeinger
291
292D.J.'s boyfriend whom she has hooked up with prior to the beginning of season 6. He's the captain of the wrestling team and is quite obsessed with eating food.
293----
294* AscendedExtra: He first appeared in "Sisters in Crime". In the next season, he becomes her steady boyfriend and a recurring character for the whole season.
295* BackForTheFinale: DJ frets over not being able to get a prom date, but Kimmy finds one for her - Steve.
296* BigEater: Gained some [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] in the Season 6 intro.
297-->'''Danny:''' We gotta build a drive-thru window.
298* LoveInterest: To D.J. He serves as her main love interest, which continues in ''Fuller House''.
299* LovableJock: He is the captain of his wrestling team, but he's a really NiceGuy.
300* NiceGuy
301* PromotionToOpeningTitles: In season 6.
302* PutOnABus: After season 7, when he and D.J break up. They get together again in the final episode.
303[[/folder]]
304
305!Other Characters
306[[folder:Vicky Larson]]
307[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled4_602.png]]
308-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GailEdwards
309----
310* BigDamnKiss: With Danny once the characters vacation in Disney World.
311* CareerVersusMan: The reason she and Danny eventually break-up.
312* LongDistanceRelationship: Tries to keep one with Danny for a while, although they eventually couldn't deal with the distance and found their relationship to be unfulfilling.
313* MarriedToTheJob: Which leads to her [[spoiler: breaking up with Danny. She chose a network gig in NYC, and he breaks up with her.]]
314* SickeninglySweethearts: With Danny in seasons 6-7.
315* {{Tsundere}}: Type B initially, to Danny.
316* {{Workaholic}}: She loves her job as a reporter and often finds little time to create a fulfilling love life because of this. [[spoiler: In fact, she accepted a job as a network anchor in New York City. Danny tells her that he cannot take a long-distance relationship, and the two break off their engagement and break up, although they still have feelings for each other.]]
317[[/folder]]
318
319[[folder:Gia Mahan]]
320[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bb4d0ed3e77f9103bdf34a231744ca42_5897.jpg]]
321-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MarlaSokoloff
322----
323* BookDumb: She used to ditch school numerous times, and got her "friends" to ditch too, because she thinks SchoolIsForLosers.
324* TheBully: Her initial characterization.
325* FearlessFool: She leads Stephanie into dangerous situations quite a few times.
326* FreudianExcuse: According to her mom, Gia's attitude came from taking her parent's divorce really hard.
327* GenerationXerox: A sibling version; her relationships with Stephanie and Michelle are a nigh perfect parallel to Kimmy's relationships with DJ and Stephanie.
328* HeldBackInSchool: It is often implied that she was held back at least once in school.
329* HormoneAddledTeenager
330* RebelliousSpirit: A cigarette-smoking, rebellious pre-teen with horrible grades.
331* SmokingIsCool: Implies this in an episode in season 7.
332* SugarAndIcePersonality
333* TookALevelInKindness: After becoming best friends with Stephanie, Gia stops smoking, becomes more respectful, improves her grades, and (especially being on the other side of a PrankGoneTooFar) stops pranking people.
334* ToxicFriendInfluence: Sort of, to Stephanie.
335* VitriolicBestBuds: With Stephanie.
336[[/folder]]
337
338[[folder:Derek S. Boyd]]
339[[quoteright:318:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6co6zhu_135.jpg]]
340-> '''Portrayed by:''' Blake [=McIver=] Ewing
341----
342* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Derek is very educated and well-spoken for a boy of his age.
343* CrazyPrepared
344* HiddenDepths: He is an extremely talented singer, which becomes more obvious once he gets past his stage-fright.
345* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide
346* NeatFreak: He often takes this to ObsessivelyOrganized levels.
347* NiceGuy: Bordering on ExtremeDoormat sometimes. He's extremely polite to people, including adults.
348* PerformanceAnxiety: Initially, although Michelle helps him overcome this.
349* PuppyLove: With Lisa, another one of Michelle's friends. They even sing a love song together for a talent show.
350* WiseBeyondHisYears: He is quite well-spoken and articulate for someone his age.
351[[/folder]]
352
353[[folder:Teddy]]
354[[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/imagescacigu9a_8279.jpg]]
355-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TahjMowry
356----
357* TheBusCameBack: He returns near the end of season 7.
358* CheerfulChild
359* OnlyOneName: His last name is never revealed.
360* PuppyLove: Arguably, with Michelle in season 8, although it doesn't last long.
361* PutOnABus: To Amarillo in the second episode of season 6.
362[[/folder]]
363
364[[folder:Denise Frazer]]
365[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/denise_43.jpg]]
366-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JurneeSmollett
367----
368* CheerfulChild
369* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She is one of Michelle's best friends in the 5th, 6th and 7th seasons but disappears without a trace after the season seven finale.
370* DeliberatelyCuteChild
371* DistaffCounterpart: To Teddy.
372* QuirkyCurls
373* MouthyKid
374[[/folder]]
375
376[[folder:Aaron Bailey]]
377-> '''Portrayed by:''' Miko Hughes
378----
379* BrattyHalfPint: Good lord. He was played by Miko Hughes, best known as the demon child from ''Pet Sematary,'' and the poor kid was typecast as evil, bratty, and obnoxious children for '''years.'''
380* TheBully: He is the typical class bully, who tends to be annoying and rude at times.
381* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Eventually, Aaron becomes good friends with Michelle and is accepted into the group of friends, despite being a little bit of a pest.
382* ItsAllAboutMe: Teddy at one point claims that Aaron is "too bossy" whenever they're together.
383* {{Jerkass}}: With some occasional JerkWithAHeartOfGold moments.
384* KnowNothingKnowItAll
385* MouthyKid
386-->'''Aaron:''' Do I have the biggest part?\
387'''Jesse:''' No, but you have the biggest mouth.
388* SpoiledBrat: Especially towards Jesse.
389* VitriolicBestBuds: with everyone, especially Michelle. Best summed up by the following quote:
390-->'''Michelle:''' "Okay, we'll play Hide-and-Seek. You hide and we'll try to find you. ({{Beat}}) Maybe."
391[[/folder]]
392
393[[folder:Pam Tanner (neƩ Katsopolis)]]
394-> '''Portrayed by:''' Christine Houser
395
396The late matriarch of the Tanner family. She was Danny's wife, the mother of D.J., Stephanie and Michelle, as well as Jesse's big sister. She died in a car accident because of a drunk driver.
397----
398* CoolBigSis: To Jesse.
399* DeadpanSnarker: Has shades of this, as seen in one of Danny's home movies.
400* DrunkDriver: The very cause of her death, and it's implied the drunk died, too, as the family does not make any mentions of court or settlements (which would be expected if the drunkard survived). [[spoiler: She also reportedly did not wear a seat belt, claiming she didn't want to wrinkle her dress.]]
401* MarriedTooYoung: The series' bible establishes that Pamela and Danny eloped in the fall of 1975, while they were both still in high school, and that a wedding ceremony (where they formally recite their vows) took place in the spring of 1976, around the time of her 18th birthday. Things turned out well for the young couple, as they both are able to graduate from college (even with D.J. being born during what would have been both Danny and Pamela's freshman years of college), welcome two more daughters, live in a nice house and have a loving family.
402* MissingMom: To the three girls. Makes an appearance in "Goodbye Mr. Bear" during a home movie.
403* PosthumousCharacter: The premise of the series is that she was killed in a car accident, so Jesse and Joey moved in to help Danny with his daughters.
404* SharedFamilyQuirks: In the one time she is shown, it seems she also likes to add "Huh?!" at the end of sarcastic or exasperated comments, much like her little brother Jesse.
405* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Discussed in one episode. Danny claims she was the most perfect woman he ever knew, but Jesse quickly reminds him of her flaws. ("And when we were little she used to hold me down and stick carrots up my nose!")

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