Is high time Dave Coulier shared the backstory of his Full house the character’s last name, and its reveal will have fans saying, “Enough is enough!”
Coulier, who played Uncle Joey Gladstone in all eight seasons of the family comedy and reprized his role in the Netflix cleave Most complete house“I have to choose [his] own last name,” thanks to the show’s creator, Jeff Franklin.
“Jeff said, ‘I’m trying to get a last name for your character,’ and I said, ‘How about Gladstone?'” he recalled on the Friday (May 31) episode of his Full rewind podcast, by Entertainment Weekly. “And he laughed and said, ‘Okay, that sounds good.’ And that was it.'”
Debra Stipe, who guest-starred on Friday’s installment and played Cindy in three episodes of Full house Season 4 questioned whether there was “meaning” to Coulier’s choice of surname.
Coulier said he “always thought it was a funny name.”
“It was almost like, ‘I’m glad I’m high,'” he added. “You know, I’m a comedian, so that’s what I thought. And then Jeff laughed and that was it.”
Fans missing Coulier on their television screens are in luck. In May it was revealed that Coulier is developing a new medical drama titled doctor dave. Variety reports that Coulier stars in the lead role as Dave, “a beloved pediatrician who uses humor and compassion to care for his patients and the perse, eccentric set of co-workers at a struggling Detroit hospital.”
Full house is streaming on Hulu and Max.
