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The Three Surprise Lessons Learned from Fuller House

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All over my social media feeds this past weekend, it was literally no surprise to see so many dishing and sharing that they were binge watching the new rebooted Fuller House, which is the updated version to the 1990s TGIF cult classic that is now available on Netflix.

Yes, I have Netflix and not going to lie was indeed curious about Fuller House, when I had heard all about the resurgence of this once beloved, yet kitschy show.

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I streamed the debut episode early Friday morning before my girls woke up in bed on my laptop with my headset on as I couldn’t resist it on the premiere viewing day as a once long time fan of the original, Full House.  But before it was ending, my younger daughter climbed in bed with me and asked to watch along.

And watch she did.  She begged me to keep watching as she was quite taken with it, but the school day was ahead of her.  So, I promised that we would watch together later that day after school and dance.

See I was a few years older than her and her sister, when the original premiered and yes I totally admit that I watched all eight seasons.

Back then, I never would have imagined myself watching the latest recreation with my girls.

To say, it surprised me now is the understatement of my life.

But still nevertheless, it did indeed surprise me.  Yet, some surprises, such as this one, are at the very least good surprises if nothing else.

So, we happily viewed the first eight episodes this weekend together snuggled up in bed together in the evenings.

Still to come for us are episodes 9 -13, but I am pretty sure we will greedily finish the season in no time at all, because otherwise, “How Rude” would that be to start something we didn’t finish.

And yet “Have Mercy” as more surprises were to come for me in the form of three simple lessons that this revamped cheesy, but totally fun series has had in store for us so far.

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1. Family is King with Hugs Galore –

The Tanners from Full House were always the family notorious for hugging it out and making family affection look cool.  

So, no real surprise here that in this newer series hugging and being a close family unit is front and center throughout.  I mean, “Cut It Out” as even Kimmy Gibbler finally gets a hug from the big man himself, Danny Tanner in the very first episode.  Proving hugs are still the in thing.  

I, myself, have always been a big believer in hugging and letting my family know that they mean the world to me in this fashion.  So, it is truly wonderful to see that even in this day and age that Fuller House is still keeping this affectionate embrace alive for the newer generation’s viewing.

2. We All Need Friends Too / It Takes a Village –

In the original Full House, family in the form of Uncle Jesse came to the rescue and help out single parent, Danny raise his three young girls.  But also, Joey (Danny’s childhood best friend) moved into the home to give further aid, too.

In the latest installment, Kimmy Gibbler, DJ Tanner’s best friend from childhood, as well as DJ’s younger sister both move in to provide support and also help raise her three young boys.  

So, family and friends help when need be in both shows, because it truly does take a village raise a child. 

In real life, I have never tried to be the hero and am thankful for all the help and support, I have received from family and friends with my girls.  See my own girls have witnessed this in our home with both family and friends pitching in to help, too. 

So, could not love it more thatFull House and Fuller House displays this in such a positive light.

3. Laughter Doesn’t hurt/Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously –

I lost count how many times growing up watching TGIF’s Full House, I got a good and much needed laugh from the show’s antics. 

But now, since watching Fuller House with my own girls, I have also witnessed my own girls laughing right along multiple times with me during each of the episodes we viewed so far. 

So nice get some downtime as a family to not only spend quality time together, but also just simply get to laugh in the process. 

By the way most of the jokes and comedy are still at its best in Fuller House, when the characters are not taking themselves too seriously and just being themselves. Which I couldn’t love more as a mom viewing with her kids, because I have tried to stress to my girls that life might have its ups and downs, but always just be yourself no matter what.

And now, “You Got It Dude” with these three sure fire lessons, I have gained so far from binge watching Netflix’s Fuller House with my young girls.  And the best news, as I published this, Netflix announced that they renewed Fuller House for its second season for more family fun viewing to come still.

Have you seen NetFlix’s Fuller House yet?

 

Tell me your thoughts below now…

 

This post was also written for the One Word Blog Linkup that is hosted by Lisa of The Golden Spoons and yours truly, too.

The words for this week are: Eventually or Normal or Surprise; Please feel free to linkup and join us this week.

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  2. Seana Turner says

    I haven’t seen it, but I love these three lessons. Sounds like a true, actual family show. One you can watch with your children without fear of something inappropriate popping up. I wish them lots of success!

    • Janine says

      Aw, Seana it really is a pretty descent family show for the whole family and honestly so glad they revived the show giving it new life for a whole new generation now 😉

  4. Amanda || Growing Up Madison says

    I haven’t watched it myself as yet but I remember watching Full House and loved it. My oldest daughter still watches it to this day. Those are truly life lessons and I never thought about it that way. I will have to watch with Madison when we get back from vacation. Another hour before we head to the airport. 🙂

    • Janine says

      I am with you and absolutely loved the original, too. So, the newer version was such a fun watch as a fan from way back. Hope you travel safely and get to watch, too when you return now. 😉

  5. Diane Roark says

    Janine,

    We do not have NETFlIX so we were all so disappointed they were only going to show it on it. We have cable because Netflix does not offer any sports channels. I do not know anyone who has NetFlix so I have been dying to find out anything about Fuller House. Thank you for sharing.
    We love Full House! I especially Candace Cameron Bure. I watched every episode and now my kids have watched every episode. When they come home on the weekend from college, they still want to watch it. It comes on every night at 9:30pm. Normally, we all watch them together and cannot wait to see Fuller House. So glad to know the corner jokes are still apart of the snow. Candace Cameron Bure stars in many Hallmark movies which I love to watch.

    Thanks so much!
    Diane

    • Janine says

      Aw, I wish you lived closer, because I would so love to watch with you, so you could see the new show, but do hope you can somehow see soon, because totally still so similar to the original. Oh and I love Candace Cameron Bure, too having pretty much been the same age as her and growing ups watching her on the original, too.

  6. Bill says

    I must live in a cave….never heard of this show, but you have to understand, about the only thing I watch is The Voice. LOL Have a great Hump Day, Janine!

    • Janine says

      Aw, you don’t live in a cave, but I admit the original came on, when I was a similar age to the oldest character. So total nostalgia for me. Oh and I have never watched The Voice though, if that makes you feel better. Happy Wednesday once again, Bill!! 🙂

  7. Bev says

    I watched the first episode and part of the second. It’s a bit cheesy, but so much fun to watch as I was obsessed with it as a child! Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the season unfolds 🙂

  11. Jack says

    I knew of the show, but never really watched it. My baby sisters were addicted to it. I was the big brother who liked to pretend not to notice they were watching as I casually stood in front of the TV.

    Now my teenager does the same thing to my daughter, must be genetic. 🙂

  12. Lisa @ The Golden Spoons says

    I can’t decide if I like Fuller House or not. I have only watched the first 2 episodes, but they were both just a newer version of the old one – the initial one and then the older son runs away kind of like DJ did. Not sure what I expected, but it felt like I was watching my kids’ tween-y shows. (I was also rather shocked by “Stephanie’s” boobs and her wardrobe – like that red dress!!!) I need to watch a couple more and see if I like them better.

    • Janine says

      I know what you mean about Stephanie’s chest and at first it kind of caught me off guard, but still the more I watch it, the more I am brought right back to my younger days and the original. So it might be a bit of nostalgia, but I just can’t help myself.

  13. Tamara says

    I only saw the first one, and fell asleep during the second. Not because it wasn’t interesting, but because I had been traveling and exercising hard!
    I’m so in love with Fuller House so far, the way I was with Full House. It’s so special. They’re so clever and I like the way they can be.. different this time around. You know how I mean!

  15. Jamie @ Medium Sized Family says

    I adored that show as a child, so it’s no surprise that I love the Fuller House version, too. It takes me right back to being a kid again!

  16. Jen says

    I have yet to watch! Can you believe it? Hopefully I can catch some this weekend… or maybe all of it! I loved the lessons you shared and can’t wait to start watching. It is crazy that we can watch this with our kids now!

  18. Kenya G. Johnson says

    The adult DJ grew on me with this past Christmas Hallmark movies. Seems like Cameron was in a few of them. So I’d love to see how she “grew up” on Full House. I can’t say that I’ll binge watch it but you never know with Netflix, it is like Lay’s potato chips.

  19. Dana says

    I just can’t do it, Janine. I watched the first episode and it was just too cheesy. I watched Full House, but my tolerance for the cheesiness just isn’t what it used to be.

    My teens watched on their own, and they felt the same way. I’m glad your girls enjoyed it so you could watch together!

  20. Sonya says

    My husband and I are loving Fuller House. We haven’t finished all of the episodes yet, but it’s been so nice to have a piece of TGIF back in our lives. I now want to take a look at Girl Meets World.

  22. Leslie says

    Even though the husband chided me quite a bit, I binge watched the heck out of Fuller House. Admittedly, I’m hoping for a second season. Though now I feel like we need more hugging in our family…

  23. Ginny Marie says

    I haven’t watched it yet, and I must have watched more Full House than I realized because I got all of your references! I think the only reason I watched it was because of John Stamos, to be honest. 😉 I’ll have to watch it with my own girls!

  24. Kristi Campbell says

    Oh gosh, I kinda wish I hadn’t read this post but no offense Janine! I have heard of Fuller House but FINALLY got through all seasons of The Americans and was a bit glad to not have something else to watch. BUT like I said before, I LOVED Full House and maybe I just have to cave and see Fuller House already. I’m terrible though – one of those 1am people who clicks and says “ONE MORE” like it’s crack or something.

  26. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    My oldest is 8 and my youngest is 4 1/2 – I wasn’t sure about watching it. My oldest heard discussion about it on our local Christian radio station and asked if we could watch it. My hubby said it was fine but he was NOT going to watch it because he did not enjoy the original. I, on the other hand, have fond memories of the original.

    So a few days ago, the girls and I watched the first episode. We loved it – cheese-ball humour and all. So it will be our weekly date when Daddy’s at KungFu. I’m looking forward to is 🙂

    I love the lessons you shared here.

    Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).

    Wishing you a lovely weekend.
    xoxo

    • Janine says

      Jennifer, my husband truly didn’t want to watch either, but did as the girls begged him and he said he enjoyed for the fact that he was watching with them. So, there was that. But still mine wouldn’t have watched though if it weren’t for them in a million years either. Hope you had a lovely weekend, too now xoxo 🙂

  28. Cynthia says

    I watched this every Friday growing up. Then Family Matters. They need a Family Matters More show, too. Hehe.
    Anyways, I am psyched about this! I get Netflix but don’t stream…I should…haven’t switched over from when we moved and had slow satellite. And well…I should get one of those Amazon Fire Sticks, too so we can watch Amazon Prime on TV, as well.

    Anyways, anyways, anyways…too many “shoulds” here, aren’t there? :0)
    Glad you got to have some quality time with the girls and the next generation gets to enjoy some awesome, wholesome showtime. 🙂

    Take care!

  31. Nellie says

    I’m so glad you enjoyed the series just as much as the original! I’ve heard mixed reviews online but I trust your opinion. How nice is it that our kids can enjoy the same shows we do?!

  32. Rea says

    Haven’t watched yet. Netflix just recently launched here in the Philippines but the shows and movies are still very limited. ;( I would have gotten a subscription!

  34. Candace says

    I used to LIVE FOR TGIF when I was kid. You kinda made me excited to give this a shot and see if my 3 yo daughter would get sucked in to watching it. Has to be better than Diego and Friends! #ThursdayFavoriteThings

  35. karen says

    aaaah I haven’t been here in a while…sure did miss your blog. I LOVE Fuller House. Brings back all the memories. Yes, it’s sometimes a little corny and sugary, but it’s supposed to be that way. It’s a great show and I can’t wait for more. Even AJ was watching a few episodes, he loves the trouble the kids get into.

  36. Nina says

    Hi Janine – thanks for sharing this post at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop . . . my older girls watched Full House back in the day, and now my younger girls have watched it on Netflix and love the new one, too. So many family-friendly themes! Looking forward to connecting again this week at the hop ;o) Nina @ Vintage Mama’s Cottage

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