After he departed, the show was co-hosted by John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes for two seasons. Saget was the inaugural host of the show as it started out as an hourlong special, and he kept the emcee duties for eight seasons. as she raised her own children, and most of the original cast members, excluding the Olsens, appeared on the show.įrom 1989 to 1997, Saget hosted “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” showcasing hilarious homemade videos of pranks, pratfalls and cute pets.
Saget reprised his role on the show in 10 episodes of the follow-up, including the series premiere and finale. Netflix launched a sequel series, titled “Fuller House,” which ran for five season and 75 episodes from 2016 to 2020.
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From Season 3 onward, “Full House” was in the Nielsen Top 30 TV shows. The show ran for eight seasons and 192 episodes from 1987 to 1994, reaching more than 17 million viewers during its peak in Season 5. In the show, he raises his daughters as a single dad after the death of his wife, and he is joined by his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) and his best friend Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) to run their adorably dysfunctional sitcom family. (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen).
In 1987, Saget was cast as patriarch Danny Tanner on ABC’s “Full House,” in which he played the father of D.J.
Thank you for respecting my privacy at this time.” Sharing how much he meant to me, all of those around him, and how much all of his fans and friends meant to him as well. When the time is right and when this news is not as raw, I look forward to sharing more of Bob with the world. “I am so deeply touched by the outpouring of love and tribute from our friends, family, his fans and his peers. I am so completely shattered and in disbelief,” said his wife, Kelly Rizzo Saget, in a statement.