John Stamos reveals why he had the Olsen twins fired on Full House

Los Angeles, California - John Stamos has revealed he once tried to get his co-stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen fired from their joint role as Michelle Tanner in the hit sitcom Full House.

John Stamos has revealed he once tried to get Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen fired from Full House.
John Stamos has revealed he once tried to get Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen fired from Full House.  © Collage: IMAGO / United Archives

From 1987 to 1995, the Olsen twins (36) took turns on Full House playing the role of the youngest daughter in the Tanner family.

Little Michelle's favorite uncle? Jesse Katsopolis, played by Stamos.

But for the actor, working with the 11-month-old twins was anything but easy at first.

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The 59-year-old confessed in the Good Guys podcast that he once tried to get the two fired.

"Okay, we’re doing the scene. Joey and I were changing the baby, right? And Danny’s gone and said, 'Take care of the kids.' 'Yeah, we got it. We got it,'" Stamos recalled.

"So, we’re carrying the baby downstairs, and we take her in the kitchen, and we hose her down. And she was screaming. Both of them. They wanted to be anywhere else but there…and so did I."

"I couldn’t deal with it," he continued. "I said, 'This is not going to work.' And so they got rid of them."

The Olsens were then replaced with two red-headed children, but Stamos still wasn't satisfied.

"I’m sure their parents loved them and thought they were attractive," he expressed. "It was only a few days, and I said, 'Bring the Olsens back! These kids are terrible.'"

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen absent from Fuller House

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did not reprise their role as Michelle Tanner in the Netflix sequel, Fuller House.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did not reprise their role as Michelle Tanner in the Netflix sequel, Fuller House.  © AFP/Angela Weiss

Mary-Kate and Ashley returned to the set of Full House and rose to international stardom.

Especially in the later seasons, little Michelle became the secret protagonist of the series.

21 years after the last season of Full House, Netflix released a sequel titled Fuller House.

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The sitcom had five seasons from 2016 to 2020 and featured many familiar faces from the original show. Not only was Stamos part of the returning cast, but the late Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and more also reprised their original roles.

Missing were Michelle Tanner and the Olsen twins. Mary-Kate and Ashley had long since retired from the acting and could not be convinced to make a comeback.

Cover photo: Collage: IMAGO / United Archives

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