Actually, “New York Minute” was theatrically released. Of course, it lasted about as long as its title would suggest.
Eh. Like others said, they already made their money back in the 90s, and they’ve got, I think, somewhere in the >$100 million range. She probably should drop out of college. There’s really no need unless you really just want to do it. That can still come later. ::shrugs:: If I had $100M at age 20 or whatever, I’d just get my education in more autodidactic ways, probably space it out over years and years…why not? The only reason we do the high school>college>work thing is because that’s what we have to do to support ourselves and have a career. The Olsens don’t need to do that.
The twins played Michelle, one child, but later on in the series, Uncle Jesse had twin sons.
I was young when I watched that show. That’s my excuse.
I know a whole lot of older teenage girls that used to enjoy watching those direct-to-video movies when they were younger. I think they were just considered to be wholesome fun fare for kids for a while there.
I have no idea why they’re still showing up on magazine covers and such, though. I think the twin thing has a lot to do with it.
Actually, they’re faternal twins.
They were really homely as little kids, but improved a lot when they reached their mid-teens. But now they’re scary thin.
And yet…
The main fact cited to back up this assertion is the phenomenon of Ashley’s being right-handed, while Mary-Kate is a southpaw. Also, Ashley is taller. However, this evidence isn’t conclusive. As Martha Brockenbrough says in this column:
Fourth-hand account, so usual disclaimers apply: My brother Mark knows a woman (let’s call her Jenny) who claims that her younger sister (let’s call her Melissa) was invited to a birthday party for the Olsen twins in the early or mid-1990’s. As Jenny tells the story, the occasion was a pure photo op – for example, the guest list was calculated to include representatives of as many different races and ethnic backgrounds as was feasible. The invitees waited (increasingly impatiently) for Mary-Kate and Ashley to arrive, and were finally rewarded with a few minutes of posing for pictures taken by the “official” photographer. No outside cameras were permitted, and the “regular” guests were admonished to not speak to the stars unless addressed directly by one or both of them. Each invitee was assured that she’d be mailed a tape of the proceedings. Several years later, Melissa had still not received her promised souvenir.
Ashley–Ashley .
I realy must preview.
As to the fraternal vs identical–I would say it’s a 50/50 shot either way. Certainly they dressed etc to enhance their similiarity in looks when they were younger.
I find I don’t care enough to, well, care.
The twins themselves would know, or, rather, their mom would. Wouldn’t fraternal twins have two placentas, while identical twins would only have one? If they claim to be fraternal (sororal?), I don’t see any reason to not believe them.
As has been mentioned: they did a lot of stuff as kids and it seems their parents really did a good job investing their money. They own a production company, (I think) a record company, clothing lines (yes, plural), makeup lines, books, tapes, dolls, etc. Absolutely everything.
And they are, in fact, fraternal. They’ve said this many times and many magazines, etc. have gone and broken down how they are different. Some differences include: Ashley is an inch taller, the hand thing, face shape, one has bigger lips, one has a freckle/mole thing/ birth mark above her lip. I’m ashamed that I know this.
And really, I don’t mind that they are famous. They’ve worked hard since they were little, managed themselves well, and still decided to go to college. That said: Mary Kate is the weird one, as she has been the one with all of the problems. Ashley, on the other hand, seems to be conducting herself quite nicely.
Also, they are teeny lil girls anyway (5’1 and 5’2), but Ashley is just small- while Mary Kate is unhealthy. Recent Ashley (sorry it is so small). Mary Kate.
Wait a minute, they’re twin ferrets?
This is so embarassing, but they also did an episode where their Greek relatives come to visit, and one is a little girl who looked JUST LIKE MICHELLE, only with darker hair (obviously a wig).
Oh, and identical or not (they’ve always been said to be fraternal), Mary-Kate is definitely dying her hair-it used to be the same color as Ashley’s.
Mitosis. 
But seriously, it’s how RandMcnally says it is.
I don’t actually have an excuse for having watched the show, I really always have been easily amused.
Not trying to be naive or anything, as I know there are older men who are “horndogs” out there, but I would imagine a large chunk of their lusty fanbase didn’t watch them grow up on television, and are roughly the same age as the twins, themselves. To see old episodes of “Full House” would be like seeing your girlfriend’s baby pictures.
No cite for any of that, just speaking out of my ass with high hopes. 
IIRC, like the girl that plays H. Granger on Harry Potter, there were multiple “countdown clocks” on the web for their 18th birthday. Sometime during that process they started landing on the front page of the Enquirer with a skeletal, night clubbing, drug addict vibe which sort of quashed a lot of that attraction.
Even rugs. They’re merchandising machines.
I have no idea how much of a hand they had in creating their line of rugs, but they’re really great. I’m thinking of getting the green shag for the Sprout’s room. It’s too cute.
I remember years ago Joan Rivers talking about them but she couldn’t remeber their names. She said something like “…and those two little girls, what are their names? They look like monkeys…?” That’s what I thought at the time, they looked like monkeys.
I’ve always refered to Full House as “The Monkey Girl Show”.
I always thought they were more froggish than monkeylike.
I think the appeal is (or was): they’re TWINS! You’ve basically got two stars in one, which allows for all sorts of cute Parent-Trap-ripoffs and such. Twins are always a package deal, so that’s the basic marketing strategy and what made them stand out.
I agree, except for now they’ve revealed themselves as space-aliens. Monkeys when they were younger, aliens now.
I’ll settle it for you. I’ve always thought they had monkey faces, but frog lips. Like Fronkeys. Or Mogs.