Why was Full House removed from Netflix?

However, some would argue that nothing has come close to the brilliance of Full House since it began premiering on ABC in 1987.

Created by Jeff Franklin, this comedy centered around a widowed father recruiting his best friend and brother-in-law to help him raise his daughters. Since it concluded with season 8 in 1995, it has become iconic.

Recently, however, fans were devastated to learn of the passing of Bob Saget, who starred as Danny Tanner.

Wishing to honour the beloved talents, audiences have decided it’s time to revisit one of his most renowned efforts. So, here’s where to watch Full House.

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Why was Full House removed from Netflix?
still from Fuller House, Netflix

Where to watch Full House on streaming

Full House is available to stream on HBO Max.

It became available back in October 2021 once it left Hulu and the ad-free subscription price is just $14.99, making it the cheapest option at the moment.

Alternatively, all eight seasons are also available to purchase on Amazon Video for £14.99 / $19.99 each, whereas individual episodes are priced at £1.89 / $1.99.

Similarly, episodes and seasons are available to purchase for roughly the same price on YouTube, Apple TV, and Google Play store.

Taking this into consideration, it may be worth searching for your personal picks of the best and most memorable episodes, purchasing them individually for a mix of all seasons in the event you don’t wish to sign up for HBO Max.

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For anyone whose heart may need it tonight or in the future, Full House is on HBO Max. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/T0f3wLnjyZ

— Rae💫 (@raefabulous) January 10, 2022

Is Full House on Netflix?

Unfortunately, the series isn’t available on Netflix either.

However, you can stream all five seasons of Fuller House, the series’ sequel, which is a Netflix Original Series.

It officially concluded with the fifth season in June 2020. Bob Saget stars in a selection of episodes but isn’t a main character. Nevertheless, a number of the original cast members are back to resurrect their characters.

It boasts the same flavour as the original, so if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s certainly worth a look.

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BREAKING: Actor and comedian Bob Saget is dead at 65, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Florida. https://t.co/3NJo24BLH9 pic.twitter.com/5bbXcztqjD

— ABC News (@ABC) January 10, 2022

“Bob was one of the best humans beings I’ve ever known”

Bob Saget tragically passed away at the age of 65 in Florida on Sunday, January 9th 2022.

Lots have since shared their touching tributes to the actor, with his Full House co-star John Stamos recently tweeting: “I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby.”

Cameron Candace Bure also shared her heartbreak with followers: “I don’t know what to say. I have no words. Bob was one of the best human beings I’ve ever known in my life. I loved him so much.

But in a town where reboots of Twin Peaks, The X-Files and Coach have seemingly become the new gold standard for creative recycling, Hollywood might well be now asking how many reboots is a reboot too far?

A new series of Full House is being made by Netflix.

For those who don't remember or others who, on the advice of their therapists, choose not to, Full House was a 1990s-era sitcom about three guys raising a family of kids.

It starred Bob Saget as widower Danny Tanner, John Stamos as musician Jesse Katsopolis and Dave Coulier as comedian Joey Gladstone.

Twin wins: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been Hollywood's most famous twins since they were cast in Full House in 1987.Credit:Getty Images

It ran for a creatively exhausting 192 half-hour episodes and is now largely remembered for the fact that Danny's youngest daughter Michelle was played by twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Consider this: can you name a single episode? Or remember a single thing, other than the fact that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were in it. (OK, if you can, you need therapy; see above.)

Full House was sitcom schmaltz at its network finest, which makes Netflix an unlikely home for a reboot.

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This is, after all, a service which has set its commissioning bar very high with shows like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black.

Even when Netflix does "sitcom" it goes for sharp and thoughtful, like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt or Arrested Development's season four.

Exhuming a network sitcom from the '90s? It's a bad line call.

According to US media, the rebooted Full House would be a BFF-comedy featuring Candace Cameron Bure and Andrea Barber reprising their roles as D.J. Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler.

In what might be the project's only positive footnote, its original stars Saget, Stamos ane Coulier, we are promised, would return for "guest appearances" only.

Reaction in the US has been mixed, and by mixed we mean most media outlets have collectively rolled their eyes.

"This is '90s nostalgia gone horribly wrong," declared Vanity Fair. "Netflix's plan to bring us back into the world of the Tanners for 13 whole episodes of Fuller House is woefully misguided."

Even the venerable Time magazine weighed into the issue, accusing Netflix of a "serious lack of ambition".

Time noted that the "commentariat online" were excited at the news, but dismissed them as "content creators in their 20s ... awash in nostalgia for the 1990s."

"It's often a good idea to leave well enough alone," Time added. "With Full House, that's not an issue: the show, a punchline for decades now, was never quite 'well enough' to begin with."

The return of Twin Peaks fulfils a promise made when the original series ended, and news The X-Files would return was met with an undeniable wave of affection.

In Australia, Foxtel's Wentworth*, which set a record as the highest-rating pay TV drama ever, is an attempt to realise the unfulfilled ambition of the original series, Prisoner.

So, do you follow your heart? Or the numbers?

Netflix's legendary program algorithms were, supposedly, behind the wisdom which intersected politics, David Fincher and Kevin Spacey, and resulted in the commissioning of House of Cards.

Brilliant call, particularly for an algorithm. But a new season of The Unkillable Kimmy Gibbler? No thanks.

Is Full House on Netflix anymore?

HBO Max is only showing full seasons of Full House, while other Netflix regions might have Fuller House available (such as Netflix Japan)

Has Full House been removed from Netflix?

Sadly, all eight seasons and all 193 episodes of Full House are now scheduled to leave Netflix on May 31st, 2020.

Why did Full House get deleted from Netflix?

The answer to this one is pretty simple – it's all down to the licensing rights for the series having expired.

Why was Full House cancelled?

In 1995, despite the fact the show was still rated in the top 25, ABC announced that it was canceling the show after eight seasons due to the increasing costs of producing the series. By the end of the show, the average cost of one episode was $1.3 million.