The “lower back tattoo” is definitely one of the top things a young girl can do to be cool. Check out this hilarious Saturday Night Live skit…
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Full House… Where are they now?
June 20, 2007For everyone that grew up during the 80′s, Full House was an after school tradition, along with such other great sitcoms like Saved by the Bell, Fresh Prince and Family Matters. Full House was always one of my favorites, and many of the stars of that show are still in the public eye.
Full House lasted eight seasons, airing from 1987-1995.
Let’s take a look at what all the stars have done since the show ended, and what they are up to now…
Bob Saget (Danny Tanner)
Danny Tanner was the main character, and the guy that held the family together on Full House. He was also the co-host of the morning talk show Wake Up, San Francisco along with Rebecca Donaldson, who later becomes his sister-in-law.
He is also the widowed father of three young children. Danny Taylor was the epitome of family man, and was obsessed with keeping a clean and tidy home. His character is one of the most family friends characters in the history of television.
Bob Saget is anything but.
During a portion of his Full House run, Saget kept his squeaky clean image going by hosting the family-friendly video-submission show, American’s Funniest Videos. He remained the host for seven years, from 1990-1997.
Even though it may not seem like it, but Bob Saget has kept incredibly busy since both Full House and AFV have ended.
He has appeared as himself on Saturday Night Live, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, Ellen, Howard Stern (multiple times), The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Joey, The documentary film Artistocrats, in a legendary episode of Entourage, and a whole slew of others. He also hosted 1 vs. 100, a trivia question game show from 2006-07.
It was after Full House that Bob Saget dramatically changed his image. He is actually nothing like the character he’s portrayed and made millions of dollars with. He’s actually a dirty, dirty man. Yes, this may also be an image, but he is known as one of the dirtiest stand-up comics.
He had a very brief role in Half Baked, where he, very graphically, explains what he is used to do in exchange for cocaine. That was my first experience with the dirty Bob Saget, and it shocked me beyond words.
Saget had a small role in the horrid film, Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd. He also voiced a character in Madagascar and did voice work in the straight to DVD, Farce of the Penguins.
Saget has also done some behind the scenes work as well. He directed the film Dirty Work, the TV movie Becoming Dick and the spoof film, Farce of the Penguins, which he also wrote.
He is currently working as the narrator on the television show, How I Met Your Mother, and is still touring around America doing his stand-up act.
John Stamos (Jesse Katsopolis)
“Uncle Jesse” was Danny’s brother-in-law, and moved into the home after his sister passed away. He is an Elvis-obsessed wanna be musician. He later marries Danny’s on-air co-host Rebecca, and she later gives birth to twin boys.
His band, Jesse and the Rippers, eventually received a record deal, and at one point they toured around the country.
John Stamos is probably most famous for marrying the incredibly beautiful Rebecca Romjin when she was at the height of her modeling career. They have since divorced.
His movie career after Full House is filled with mostly unforgettable roles. He even starred in a film called I Am Stamos, that’s plot reads, “a dark comedy about a character actor whose wish to be a leading man comes true when he magically begins to photograph as John Stamos, provoking the unholy wrath of Stamos”. Wow.
He did manage to land a starring role in Jake in Progress, but it was canceled after two episodes. He also appeared in one episode of Friends.
He’s had the most success in his role as “Dr. Tony Gates” on the successful television show, ER.
Dave Coulier (Joey Gladstone)
Joey was Danny’s best friend, and moved into the home to help raise Danny’s three daughters. Joey made his living as a comedian, but I’m not really sure how, as his jokes were terrible. There was always something pathetic and depressing about Joey. It seemed he was always trying to hide his depression by making terrible un-funny jokes.
I also found it weird that he never had a girlfriend, and for a middle-aged man, never seemed even remotely interested in doing anything in life, besides add the occasional schoolyard joke.
Dave Coulier annoys me a lot. Apparently, someone seems to think he has “host” qualities, as he’s had quite a few jobs doing just that. He hosted the AFV rip-off, World’s Funniest Videos, as well as America’s Most Talented Kid, I Can’t Believe I Wore That, Opportunity Knocks, Animal Kidding and My RV Life.
After Full House, he appeared in an episode of Lois & Clark as well as lending his voice to several shows, including Pinky & The Brain, Extreme Ghostbusters, Teen Titans, Robot Chicken and more.
Dave Coulier… you’re an annoying failure. Please go away.
Candice Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner)
D.J. was overall, a pretty good daughter. She usually listened to her father, but on occasion was embarressed by him. There isn’t a lot of memorable events with her character, but she did add to the show regardless. In the later years, she had a steady boyfriend named, Steve.
Since Full House ended, she has focuses more on family than on her acting career. She appeared in several made-for-TV films, none worth mentioning. She also had one episode roles in Cybill and Boy Meets World.
She hadn’t been seen on screen for nearly six years, until she appeared in an episode of That’s So Raven in early 2007.
Like I mentioned early, her main focus is her family. In 1996 she married NHL player, Valeri Bure (who she was introduced to by Dave Coulier). They now have three children together. She remains good friends with former co-star Jodie Sweetin, and was the matron of honor at her wedding. Her daughter Natasha was the flower girl.
With her recent role in That’s So Raven, is there a chance that she may be looking at returning to television?
Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner)
Stephanie was the middle Tanner daughter. She was the feistiest of the Tanner children, and was always getting into some sort of trouble, but never for anything serious. She was also great at annoying D.J., as well as the other family members.
Prior to Full House, Sweetin was on the famous Mickey Mouse Club, along with Candice Cameron.
Her career after Full House has been almost non-existent. In 1999 she appeared in two episodes of Party of Five. She also appeared in an episode of Yes, Dear, and lent her voice to Bob Saget’s Farce of the Penguins. This year, she appeared as the host of Pants-Off Dance-Off.
She got married in 2002, and her wedding was attended by several Full House cast members. She recently got divorced, so there’s no happy ending there. On February 1, 2006, she appeared on Good Morning America, and talked her about her two year addiction to meth. That’s pretty crazy, and surprised me quite a bit. She’s apparently been sober since March of 2005.
Ok, so her career has never taken off, and she had a serious drug addiction. But well, at least she’s hot.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson (Michelle Tanner)
Michelle was played by both Mary-Kate and Ashley. Michelle was the youngest of the Tanner kids, and was often the highlight of each episode. She was cute, funny and a very important part of the show’s success, despite her young age.
It’s goes without saying that these two are easily the most successful of the former cast members. In 2003, announced that the twins estimated worth was somewhere around $150 million… each.
Their post-Full House careers have been filled with several made-for-DVD films, which are extremely popular among the preteen group. They also have a successful clothing line that sells at Wal-Mart.
They are two of the most successful child actors of all time, and even two of the most successful entertainers of all time.
Over the past couple years, their public image has changed dramatically. They are constantly being portrayed as skinny, anorexic freaks that dress like bag ladies, and have various substance abuse problems. I guess when you have the kind of money they have, you don’t really worry about tarnishing your image and just do what you want. Unfortunately, they made themselves look about as bad as possible.
Since 2004, neither of them has done much at all as far as acting work goes. In fact, the only acting work either of them has had in the past three years, has been Mary-Kate’s uncredited role in Factory Girl.
Recently, they have been improving their image, and are looking to get back into acting.
It would be very easy for me to say a lot of bad things about them, but how can I? They were producers by age 6, have nearly a half billion dollars in combined worth, and haven’t worked for three years. They have become successful beyond anyone’s expectations, so you have to give credit where credit’s due. If they want to walk around looking like starving Ethiopians wearing clothing meant for the homeless, then let’s let them.
Lori Loughlin (Rebecca Katsopolis)
Even though she was reluctant to admit it, she eventually falls for Jesse, and they soon after get married. She was an integral part of the show for most of it’s run. She moved into the attic along with Jesse, and eventually they had twins. Full House was really living up to it’s name.
When Full House ended, Loughlin had a starring role along with Tony Danza on Hudson Street. It was cancelled after one season, however. She then went on to appear in several forgettable TV movies over the next few years.
During the 90′s, she landed one-episode roles on Seinfeld and Suddenly Susan. From 2000 on, she made appearances in Spin City, Birds of Prey, The Drew Carey Show, 1-800-Missing and Ghost Whisperer. She also appeared alongside former TV-husband John Stamos, in his show Jake in Progress.
She was reunited, in a sense, with many former Full House cast members by lending her voice to Farce of the Penguins.
In 2004 she landed the starring role in Summerland, which lasted 26 episodes. She currently has a role in the David Arquette show, In Case of Emergency. She also appears alongside Don Johnson in the film, Moondance Alexander, which is to be released this year.
She’s done a lot better for herself than I would have thought.
Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler)
Kimmy was D.J.’s best friend, and although she originally was meant to have a small role, she eventually became a full time cast member. Kimmy is somewhat of an airhead, and can be an annoyance to several of the other characters. She was very similar to the character of “Urkel” on Family Matters.
Andrea Barber had a few roles here and there, but her role on Full House was her last as an actress. I think it’d be safe to presume she has moved on from acting at this point. Her only television appearance of any kind since Full House ended, was in 2000 on the TV documentary entitled Behind the Walls of Full House.
She got married in 2002, and after the wedding moved to England with her husband so they could attend the University of York. In 2004 she had her first child.
Other Characters…
Scott Weinger (Steve Hale)
At first, Danny became weary of one her daughters dating, as most protective fathers do. Steve was a generally good guy, and eventually became accepted by the Tanner family.
Weinger appeared on 29 episodes of Full House throughout it’s run, from 1991-1995.
Prior to Full House, Weinger provided the voice of “Aladdin” in the extremely popular Disney movie of the same name, as well as in the following sequel and TV shows. He has continued to voice the character in nearly all of it’s appearances.
His acting career outside of voicing Aladdin hasn’t been that successful. He appeared in a 1999 episode of Walker, Texas Ranger in four episodes of What I Like About You, and most recently in a 2006 episode of Scrubs.
Blake & Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (Nicky & Alex Katsopolis)
Nicky & Alex were the twin songs of Jesse and Becky. They appeared in 45 episodes from 1992-1995. They were introduced with the hope that they would become as popular as the Olson twins, but of course that never happened.
Neither of the two boys have done any acting work either prior or after Full House. This was intentional, as they both decided to quit acting when the show ended so that they could lead normal lives. They would be 16 years old as of this writing. You can read more about them if you’d like, by checking out their fan website.
Other characters that had roles throughout the films run were…
Vicky Larson (Gail Edwards), who played Danny’s girlfriend over several episodes. She hasn’t appeared in anything noteworthy since the series ended.
Teddy, who appeared in 12 episodes. He was was played by Tahj Mowry, who eventually went on to star as “T.J. Henderson” in The Smart Guy.
We now know what the cast members of Full House are up to these days. Many of the cast managed to pull out something of a career once the show ended, with the Olson twins being far and above the most successful of the bunch. Surprisingly, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and Lori Loughlin managed to have decent post-Full House careers as well.
Great Movie Quotes: Transformers
June 20, 2007
The live-action Transformers movie will be released in exactly two weeks. The “great movie quote” for today will take us back to 1986, and the original animated Transformers movie…
[before their battle]
Megatron: [surprised] Prime.
Optimus Prime: One shall stand, one shall fall.
Megatron: Why throw away your life so recklessly?
Optimus Prime: That’s a question you should ask YOURSELF, Megatron.
That quote comes from what is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. It preludes the final battle between the leader of the autobots (good guys) and the leader of the decepticons (bad guys). This battle was years in the making, and ended with my #1 childhood hero being killed. Probably the first time in my life where I really understood how much it hurts when someone you care about dies (I was barely even 5 years old when I saw this movie, so to me, this was a pretty upsetting event).
I cannot wait for July 4th.
> Click Here to read my review of the new Transformers movie!
Joke of the day
June 19, 2007
A store named “Husband mart” has just opened where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store has six floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch: As you open the door to any floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.
A woman in need of a husband, heads to the shopping center.
On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 – These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to herself, “Well, that’s better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what’s further up?” So up she goes.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 – These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, “That’s great, but I wonder what’s further up?” And up she goes again.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 – These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking. “Hmmm, better” she says.”But I wonder what’s upstairs?”
The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 – These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework. “Wow!” exclaims the woman, “very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!” And again she heads up another flight.
The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 – These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak. “Oh, mercy me! But just think… what must be awaiting me further on?” So up to the sixth floor she goes.
The sixth floor sign reads: Floor 6 – You are visitor number 123,974,389,012,345 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at Husband Mart and have a nice day.
2007 NHL Entry Draft: Predicting The Top 10
June 19, 2007
The NHL Entry draft is one of my favorite “hockey days” of the year. It’s happening this Friday, and over at GunnHockey.com, I’ve written my predictions for the top 10 picks of this year’s draft.
> Check them out, by clicking here.
This week’s DVD releases
June 19, 2007
Over at the MovieReviewReport.com, I take a look at this week’s new DVD releases and which ones, if any, I’m going to check out.
> Read the post by clicking here.
Wendy’s up for sale?
June 19, 2007 
It looks like fast food giant Wendy’s may be up for sale, thanks to declining business.
WSJ.com – “Wendy’s International Inc. said it will consider a sale of the hamburger chain as the company slashed its earnings forecast for the year, underscoring the competitive environment in the fast-food industry.
Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, are running below plan, in part because of higher menu prices as well as higher beef and dairy costs, Wendy’s said. But the company is also losing customers because of aggressive marketing by larger rivals McDonald’s Corp., Burger King Holdings Inc. and Yum Brands Inc.”
I first want to say that Wendy’s is my favorite fast food chain. I don’t eat fast food that often, but when I do, Wendy’s is always my first choice. I find their burgers taste more “real”, and don’t leave you feeling like you have a heaping pile of sickness sitting in your stomach afterwards. I also enjoy how they give you several side options, rather than the usual and fattening “fries” option only.
It kinda surprises me that McDonalds is doing better, as I was under the impression they were in decline. Plus eating McDicks, is like eating a bowl of poison. Anyone who can eat McDonalds and not feel sick isn’t human. It may taste great at 3am after a night filled with lots of alcohol, but within minutes you regret the decision.
I’m not into Burger King, either. For some reason, it’s never been my fast food joint of choice. I’ve eaten at Burger Kings maybe ten times in my life (and that was all during Hoff and I’s Whopper Wednesday tradition about four years ago).
I’ve said how I feel… what’s your favorite fast food “restaurant”?
An oldy, but goody
June 18, 2007This commercial is a few years old, but it’s always been one of my favorites…
Scantily-clad models are dangerous
June 18, 2007This article made me laugh, which is bad, because it’s actually about car accidents…
SkyNews – Eye-catching billboards showing scantily-clad models are said to be so distracting for motorists that a campaign is under way in Greece to have them banned.
A lawyer has launched a compensation claim for £8m after losing a son in a road accident he believes was caused by provocative advertising.
Athanasios Tsokos says too many drivers are taking their eyes off the road to ogle models advertising cigarettes, perfume and mobile phone services.
Some are a series of “rolling ads” with motorists encouraged to see what will be on show next.
According to The Guardian, an Athens traffic official estimates that roadside adverts are responsible for 10% of all accidents in the capital.
Download these now!
June 16, 2007
In what may become a regular feature on my blog, here’s ten songs in no particular order that I recommend on downloading (legally, of course). I’ll try to list songs from all types of genres, so hopefully there’s a song listed here for everyone.
I’ve linked each song to a YouTube video of the song, but for higher quality files, I recommend downloading an actual copy of the original track. If you use iTunes, their store has a great selection.
Don’t call me baby
June 15, 2007
Deciding on a baby name is one of those things you and your significant other are almost guaranteed to have a few arguments about. It’s a girl, and she likes “Polly”, but whenever you hear that name, all you can think about is the girl who wore the pink helmet in elementary school and drooled all over herself. Your little girl will not wear a helmet, nor will she drool. At least she won’t when she’s 11. Your baby girl will not be named Polly.
It’s a boy, and you like “Jonathan”. But Jonathan is the name of the bully that used to call your wife fat, and stuff doughnuts down her pants in the 7th grade. No go on Jonathan.
The cycle continues over and over. You may consult some baby books if you have to, but eventually you will settle on a name. It will rank somewhere around 47th on your list of favorite names, but you’re just happy it’s not “Polly”.
Millions of people around the world have this same problem, but in the end, every couple eventually compromises.
The Social Security Administration recently released a list of the most popular baby names from 2000-2006. Click here for the list.
Jacob, Michael and Josh came in as the top three boys names (my step brother’s names are Michael and Josh, heh) and Emily, Madison and Emma came in as the top three girls names (I don’t know anyone by those names).
All babies eventually get a name, regardless of the time it takes to decide on one.
Wait a second.
Check out #989 on the list under “girls”.
Apparantly not all couples come to agreement. Well, either that or they figured “Baby” was a great name for their new little bundle of joy.
I’ve always thought people should have to pass a test before they’re allowed to become parents. Even if the test was “name your baby”, and the only incorrect answer was “baby”. At least it would stop all 949 people who named their little girl “baby” from being allowed to procreate.
GunnHockey.com!
June 15, 2007As anyone who knows me is aware of, I am hockey obsessed. I originally planned on having this website be mostly hockey related, but realized most of the people that read this site have no interest in hockey. My entertainment posts are always the most popular. For the past few weeks I’ve been working on a separate blog, which will be entirely focused on hockey.
So those of you that have an interest in my hockey related posts, please check out my new blog at GunnHockey.com, as I won’t be posting about hockey on this blog anymore.
My hockey blog is still in the baby stages, and I’m still working on improving the look and content, but I plan on keeping it updated on a regular basis.
Don’t worry, I won’t be ignoring MattGunn.ca at all. It will still be my primary focus, but my other blogs just give me something else to occupy my time with. I’ve always wanted to have a site that is 100% hockey based, so now I have that and won’t be filling this site with hockey-related material that a large percentage of you have no interest in reading.
Feedback is welcome, both for MattGunn.ca or GunnHockey.com. I always appreciate it, and if there’s any specific topics or posts you’d like to see in the future, feel free to send an email or message my way.
Review: The O.C. Season 4
June 15, 2007
I don’t watch many television shows, at least not on the day they actually air. I do, however, own several shows on DVD, as that is my preferred method of viewing. I find when watching shows on cable TV, I don’t enjoy them as much thanks to the many commercial breaks, extended time in between episodes, and not being able to see every single episode withing missing one.TV on DVD was a wonderful invention. I now watch all my shows on DVD. Of course, the one downfall is I have to wait a little longer, and try incredibly hard to avoid hearing spoilers, but in the end, the positives outweigh the negatives for me.
So, this leads me to my review of The O.C.- Season 4. I just finished the final season last night. I enjoyed the first three seasons quite a bit, but not nearly as much as most of my friends who were practically obsessed with the show. Saying that, while finishing the 4th season, I felt this sense of emptiness. Maybe I did enjoy this silly teen drama series a lot more than I thought I did. I didn’t want it to end. Now that it’s over, I want it back. You really become close with the characters over the course of a show’s run.
I found that Season 4 was one of the best season in the series. Season One was excellent, Season Two wasn’t that bad, and Season Three had its moments, although was easily my least favorite. Season 4 is right up there with the opening season. A lot of the story lines seemed fresh, whereas in previous years they got very repetitive. I liked Taylor’s increased role a lot, I liked the addition of Kaitlynn and was happy to be done with the Ryan/Marissa drama that plagued the early seasons.
The show did a good job at happily sending off each character, while also leaving some of the characters future open for you to decide on for yourself. Having it end with Ryan coming across a young boy that resembled himself when the show began, takes the series full circle, and was a perfect way to cap it off.
Season 4 was only 16 episodes, whereas the previous seasons were between 24-27. That didn’t really hurt the show, as the show was less repetitive than it usually becomes.
For those of you that gave up on this show before finishing it, I suggest going back and picking up the DVDs for the seasons you missed. I think you’ll be happy that you did.
‘The Swear Jar’
June 14, 2007This is one of the better commercials I’ve seen lately. Like most of the best ads, this one’s created by a beer company.
Check out the latest ‘Bud Light’ commercial. I doubt we’ll ever be seeing this one on TV…
Dane Cook: ‘exaggerations’
June 14, 2007Michaela told me about this funny Dane Cook joke from one of his stand ups. Below is a YouTube video of the joke… the fan-made animation is nothing special, but the joke itself is great.
Great Movie Quotes: Sideways
June 13, 2007
Miles Raymond: [while tasting wine] It tastes like the back of a f*cking L.A. school bus. Now they probably didn’t de-stem, hoping for some semblance of concentration, crushed it up with leaves and mice, and then wound up with this rancid tar and turpentine bullshit. F*ckin’ Raid.
Jack: Tastes pretty good to me.
Will Smith’s next film is on the way
June 13, 2007
Will Smith’s newest film since last year’s “Pursuit of Happyness” is on it’s way. Unfortunately it’s still about 6 months from hitting theaters. “I Am Legend”, will be released December 14, 2007.
Click here to head on over to my movie blog to read the post.
Or, you can click here to check out the trailer on YouTube.
Pictures: Guy’s Fishing Weekend ’07
June 13, 2007
Every year, all the guys in our family get together for a weekend of fishing. This year, we went to a little place called “Dee Lake”. I used to go there as a kid, but haven’t been in probably 15 years. I actually did a radio commercial for the resort when I was a small little guy.
Anyways, this was our first trip as a group to this lake (we usually try a different one each year), and I think it was my favorite one yet. Dee Lake connects to six other lakes, so it gives you a lot of unique fishing options.
Even though the weather was pretty crappy, we had a good time. At one point, Tyson, Dave and I were as far from our cabin as possible, fishing in the last lake in the chain. It started to rain pretty hard, so we decided to dock and get out of the rain. We built ourselves a fire out of wet kleenex and wet twigs to keep warm. We brought our cooler, had some beers and hung out. That ended up being the highlight of the trip, probably.
I took quite a few pictures during the trip, so if you’d like to check them out, click here.
Joke of the day
June 13, 2007A man walks out of a bar and sees a bum panhandling on the corner. The bum says, “Mister, can you spare a dollar?”
The man thinks a minute. Then he asks the bum, “If I give you a dollar, are you going to use it to buy liquor?”
“No,” says the bum.
The man then asks, “If I give you a dollar, are you going to use it for gambling?”
Again the bum says, “No.”
So the man says to the bum, “Do you mind coming home with me so I can show my wife what happens to someone who doesn’t drink or gamble?”
Five Movies I Must See This Summer
June 12, 2007
I was recently hired to blog for a movie website, and have just posted my first article there. I take a look at the five new films I’m looking forward to seeing this summer. Now that Shrek 3, Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 have come and gone, what’s the next best in line?
