Full House Character Analysis

Full House: The New Normal Full House started off as just another 80s family sitcom but then grew into a show that changed the view on American culture and it’s families. This show changed American TV in the US itself by altering the stereotypical parenting household. By having three men take care of three young girls the show broke the mold of the typical “mom and pop” parenting household. Also, with the different lifestyle this family lived, it could have also had an affect on the families watching the show by connecting with their own different lives. With this connection between the families and viewers there was bound to be parasocial relationship formed. Most television shows in the early 80s and 90s had the typical family households with the mom and dad asked caretakers such as the Cosby show and Roseanne. In Full House the authority figures were Danny Tanner, Joey Gladstone, and Jesse Katsopolis. Although Danny Tanner was the girls biological father Joey and Jesse were his best friend and brother-in-law. The reason for their not being a mother figure is because Danny’s wife was killed in a car crash so Danny asked his best friend, Joey, and his late …show more content…
Instead of always having something bigger extravagant in their lives, the family normally would have to do with the little things like jobs, school, or relationships. For example in (season one episode three) when Stephanie is getting ready for her first day of kindergarten she is afraid that she won’t fit in or even be able to handle learning the Pledge of Allegiance. This episode Danny, Joey, and Jesse had to figure out how to help her become more confident going to her first day kindergarten. Another example would be when Stephanie, Joey, and Jesse all have the chicken pox (season 1 episode 15) and Danny has to work so there is no one to take care of the