# Was there ever a single funny joke on Full House? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776 "2013-07-29T01:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/21 "2013-07-29T15:44:44Z")
My daughter has become hooked on the show so I’ve been seeing a little bit of it lately and it seems like there’s quite a few jokes. They’re not hilarious or anything, but there’s some valid jokes mixed in with life lessons and stuff. I don’t find most popular sitcoms that are on today to be any funnier. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/22 "2013-07-29T17:12:51Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Horror. > > Trust me, I wish it was whore, but it isn’t. Well, yeah, I’m sure that’s what was written in the script to get it past the censors, but you can’t tell me the “whore-o-scope” interpretation wasn’t 100% intentional, especially on a show involving Bob Saget. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/23 "2013-07-29T17:27:36Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > I wasn’t a regular, or even occasional, viewer of _Full House_ but I randomly caught part of one episode in which the middle daughter tried to move a car, ended up crashing it through the living room wall. > > [Slowly realizing what she’s done]: “I’m in the house… but I’m still in the car.” > Very mildly amusing. I’m not sure why I still remember it - certainly more valuable information could be occupying those brain cells instead. Well… thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/24 "2013-07-29T17:47:39Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > How rude!! This made me laugh out loud. Not when Stephanie would say it on the show, but in your quick delivery. Well done. I have no funny moments to share, but a Full House question to ask: is this show now kind of what The Brady Bunch was a few decades ago? When I was growing up in the '80s and '90s The Brady Bunch was still on TV and widely known, though it had ended years before. Full House has been off the air for nearly twenty years (how’s that for making you feel old!) but it seems like many kids still know it very well. I have a young cousin who watched it religiously. Why did Full House catch on? It doesn’t seem like Family Matters or Step By Step or any other shows in the TGIF lineup had as much staying power. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/25 "2013-07-29T17:51:50Z")
> [@Roland\_Orzabal](#): > > Well, yeah, I’m sure that’s what was written in the script to get it past the censors, but you can’t tell me the “whore-o-scope” interpretation wasn’t 100% intentional, especially on a show involving Bob Saget. Maybe the writer was a [Samuel Beckett](http://lazenby.tumblr.com/post/3374062767/samuel-becketts-first-book-whoroscope-1930) fan. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/26 "2013-07-29T17:55:55Z")
> [@Roland\_Orzabal](#): > > Well, yeah, I’m sure that’s what was written in the script to get it past the censors, but you can’t tell me the “whore-o-scope” interpretation wasn’t 100% intentional, especially on a show involving Bob Saget. And maybe it’s just me, but you can hear a few “did I just hear that?” kind of laughs from the audience. ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/27 "2013-07-30T01:59:57Z")
I thought of another one: Jesse’s repeated butchering of the “Three’s Company” theme song: “Come and knock on our door We’ve been waiting for you With the thing and the thing and the guy falls off the bike Three’s company too!” ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/28 "2013-07-30T02:00:07Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Here’s a question: Was there ever a single funny joke on Saved by the Bell?? > > I loved that show growing up and when I watch reruns it’s just BRUTAL > > Yet when I watch reruns of Full House I find myself laughing quite a bit. i’m the exact opposite, i still kind of enjoy saved by the bell. i mean, it’s a stupid show, but i understood that back then too and i still liked it. a lot of the jokes are stupid, but i occasionally laugh, which is more than i can say for full house. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/29 "2013-07-30T04:31:46Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > This made me laugh out loud. Not when Stephanie would say it on the show, but in your quick delivery. Well done. > > I have no funny moments to share, but a Full House question to ask: is this show now kind of what The Brady Bunch was a few decades ago? When I was growing up in the '80s and '90s The Brady Bunch was still on TV and widely known, though it had ended years before. Full House has been off the air for nearly twenty years (how’s that for making you feel old!) but it seems like many kids still know it very well. I have a young cousin who watched it religiously. Why did Full House catch on? It doesn’t seem like Family Matters or Step By Step or any other shows in the TGIF lineup had as much staying power. Damn, you just made me realize that Full House is now roughly of the same vintage as the Brady Bunch was in the early 90s when Full House was airing. Anyway, Family Matters still pops every once in a while, and Boy Meets World, another TGIF sitcom, has attracted enough of a cult following that there’s been talk of doing a revival. But you are right in that none of the other TGIF shows from that era seem to be as well known as Full House. Step by Step, for example, aired for seven seasons, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in syndication. In fact I think the only time I’ve heard anyone even mention it in the past 15 years or so was when they were talking about Patrick Duffy’s career, and even then it’s almost treated as a footnote. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/30 "2013-07-30T05:09:53Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Damn, you just made me realize that Full House is now roughly of the same vintage as the Brady Bunch was in the early 90s when Full House was airing. > > Anyway, Family Matters still pops every once in a while, and Boy Meets World, another TGIF sitcom, has attracted enough of a cult following that there’s been talk of doing a revival. > > But you are right in that none of the other TGIF shows from that era seem to be as well known as Full House. Step by Step, for example, aired for seven seasons, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in syndication. In fact I think the only time I’ve heard anyone even mention it in the past 15 years or so was when they were talking about Patrick Duffy’s career, and even then it’s almost treated as a footnote. Maybe Dinosaurs? I still see it around sometimes, kids still seem to get “not the mama!” IME ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/31 "2013-07-30T05:40:33Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Damn, you just made me realize that Full House is now roughly of the same vintage as the Brady Bunch was in the early 90s when Full House was airing. > > Anyway, Family Matters still pops every once in a while, and Boy Meets World, another TGIF sitcom, has attracted enough of a cult following that there’s been talk of doing a revival. > > But you are right in that none of the other TGIF shows from that era seem to be as well known as Full House. Step by Step, for example, aired for seven seasons, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in syndication. In fact I think the only time I’ve heard anyone even mention it in the past 15 years or so was when they were talking about Patrick Duffy’s career, and even then it’s almost treated as a footnote. [Ahem](http://i.imgur.com/hQHI8SH.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/32 "2013-07-30T18:20:48Z")
> [@Rollo\_Tomasi](#): > > I thought of another one: Jesse’s repeated butchering of the “Three’s Company” theme song: > > “Come and knock on our door > We’ve been waiting for you > With the thing and the thing and the guy falls off the bike > Three’s company too!” OK, this made me laugh (never seen the show, though). ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/33 "2013-07-30T18:33:06Z")
Full House was dead to me when the entire family spent the whole episode referring to a tortoise as an amphibian. Maybe it was in character for one or two of them to be stupid enough to call it an amphibian but someone should have said, “Uncle Jesse, turtles are reptiles, you dumb shit!” ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/34 "2013-07-30T19:19:49Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Anyway, Family Matters still pops every once in a while, and Boy Meets World, another TGIF sitcom, has attracted enough of a cult following that there’s been talk of doing a revival. Not just talk, it’s happening. So yeah, I think it qualifies as the “Brady Bunch” of its day. Suck it, Full House! > **[Girl Meets World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Meets_World)** > > Girl Meets World is an American comedy television series created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that premiered on Disney Channel on June 27, 2014. The series ran for three seasons, consisting of 72 episodes, and concluded on January 20, 2017. The series is a spinoff of Boy Meets World and stars Rowan Blanchard, Ben Savage, Sabrina Carpenter, Peyton Meyer, August Maturo, Danielle Fishel, and Corey Fogelmanis. > The series centers around the life of Riley and her friends and family, particular... ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776/35 "2013-07-31T23:59:51Z")
oh, crap. really?? if rider strong is going to be on it i might have to watch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-ever-a-single-funny-joke-on-full-house/664776.md?page=1)