Is Full House planning a return to your TV?

New ‘Full House’ Show Rumor Not True

‘Full House’ Fans’ Hope Crushed When Remake is Exposed as a Hoax

The news has been full of stories lately about television series remakes. Whether Hollywood is out of fresh ideas, or the TV viewing population is suddenly overly nostalgic for the kind of happy-ending programs that aired in the 90’s, there are several shows that are indeed making a return.

One show that is not returning to the air is “Full House”. Despite a rumor that began on DisneyTreasures.com and quickly made it to several news outlets, “Full House” really has ended.

The misunderstanding came when DisneyTreasures.com reprinted an April Fool’s article written by Screen Rant earlier this year. The article quoted an interview that show creator Jeff Franklin never actually gave, in a newspaper that hasn’t existed in several centuries.

From The Inquisitor:

Remember the good old days of ABC’s TGIF lineup? It was a time before people watched their shows on their mobile devices. Well, word is out that one of its beloved family shows may be making a comeback. Rumor has it that Full House may make its return as a spinoff series. Series creator Jeff Franklin let the cat out of the bag that he’s planning on a series around the two oldest Tanner girls.

From Perez Hilton:

But could the TGIF fave really work today?

Why not? Everywhere you look, Full House is playing somewhere in syndication. In fact, when the show got cancelled in 1994, it was still pulling in 11 million viewers!

From Broadway World:

According to DisneyTreasures.com, one of TV’s most beloved series from the ’90s, Full House, may be returning to TV featuring the Tanner children, D.J. and Stephanie, now full-grown adults, along with their family members Danny, Joey, Jesse and Rebecca.

News of a reboot of the popular ABC series was first reported in the Newport Gazette, in which series creator Jeff Franklin revealed that work was underway for a sequel. Franklin also shared that the majority of the cast had already expressed an interest in reprising their original roles.

From Yahoo!

The news came from Jeff Franklin, who created the iconic series. He told the Newport Gazette (via), “Last month I was asked by ABC and [Warner Bros.] to write a new show for the Full House characters.” Reportedly the show would revolve around D.J. and Stephanie Tanner, who would be played by actresses who are now 37 and 31, respectively.

Should Candace Cameron Bure and Jodie Sweetin be asked to, and want to, return, they would not be alone as Franklin also said, “Everyone I’ve spoken with were very open to the idea [of returning].”

Screen Rant was as surprised by the news as anyone. Not only was the joke several months old and didn’t get much attention when it was originally published, but DisneyTreasures.com copied their fictitious article in it’s entirety. After that it was just a matter of time before other news outlets such as Yahoo TV and TODAY picked up on it and ran it as if it were true.

As much of an emotional rollercoaster as this must have been for “Full House” fans, rest assured that there will be no lack of re-made 90’s programming that will, in fact, be airing soon.

On The Web:

‘Full House’ sequel hoax fools grown-up ’90s kids
http://www.today.com/entertainment/full-house-sequel-hoax-fools-grown-90s-kids-8C11528034