Hola, Tannerinos!
Fuller House has officially returned, and it reminded fans just how much we missed the beloved Tanner family. The highly anticipated continuation of Full House brings audiences back to the same warm, chaotic household — but this time with a new generation taking center stage.
In the series, D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) is now a widowed mother raising three sons. Just like in the original show, she’s not doing it alone. Her sister Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin) and lifelong best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) move in to help raise the kids — mirroring the classic setup where Danny Tanner, Jesse Katsopolis, and Joey Gladstone once teamed up to raise three girls back in 1987.
But the nostalgia doesn’t stop there. From cheesy one-liners to heartfelt family hugs and plenty of throwback jokes, Fuller House is packed with references longtime fans will instantly recognize.
To celebrate the return of the Tanner household, here are 11 classic moments from Fuller House that will hit you with a wave of nostalgia if you remember the original series.
- Danny and Kimmy hug
After years of treating Kimmy like an intruder (Jimmy Fallon’s Donald Trump even proposed building a wall to ban her from the house in last week’s hilarious “Fuller House” spoof), Danny and Kimmy finally embraced, and it was strangely satisfying. “I’ve been waiting 20 years to hug the king of all huggers,” she exclaims.
- They re-create the ‘Flintstones’ lullaby
When D.J.’s youngest son won’t stop crying, the family takes a cue from the 1987 “Full House” pilot and calms him with a spirited sing-along of the “Flintstones” theme song — calling for more split-screen shots of the current and ‘80s-era Tanners.
- Joey does his comedic impressions
Not only does Mr. Woodchuck make appearances, but Joey also busts out his Bullwinkle voice while teasing Jesse for his Elvis obsession. Cut. It. Out.
- Jesse calls out that sentimental music
The sappy background music during the heartfelt learning moments that ended each episode was a major “Full House” hallmark. Jesse explains to D.J.’s oldest son, “We used to hug it out every day in the ’80s; sometimes it was so sweet, you could hear violin music.”
- The Olsen twins get shoutouts
“I changed so many of Michelle’s diapers, I felt like there were two of her,” Stephanie tells Kimmy during one of multiple references to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who opted not to return for the reboot. In another scene, everyone looks disappointedly at the camera after Michelle’s absence is explained (much like her real-life counterparts, the youngest Tanner sister is “busy in New York running her fashion empire”).
- Retro dance moves galore
In the first episode, the gang busts a move to New Kids on the Block, while a later one sees Kimmy offering her take on the running man, the Carlton and the MC Hammer dance. But our favorite? D.J. and Kimmy have the time of their lives winning a dance competition after reenacting a “Dirty Dancing” routine from their fourth-grade talent show.