"Full House" isn't just a lucky hand in poker

This little nostalgic gem is from my MySpace blog.

Monday, November 12, 2007
Everywhere you look...

Current mood: nostalgic
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

Anyone who knows me knows that Full House is one of my favorite "classic" TV shows. It got me through part of elementary school, all of junior high and high school, and my freshman year of college. Yes, it's been around that long. I know it got cheesy sometimes, but some episodes would still leave me in tears. An episode wasn't complete without the "moral music" and someone learning a valuable lesson. I was mostly able to relate to DJ because we were around the same age. As I got older and started watching reruns, I began to understand what Danny, Jesse and Joey were going through as parents. I know it was more of a male perspective, but I liked knowing that perspective was there. And even though Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are just scary now, I like knowing that they were once E's age and said or did cute things as Michelle. I could say that Stephanie was just there, but she also was easy to relate to sometimes and she still had a lot to offer. I'm sure middle children were able to relate to her the way they could relate to Jan Brady. She did get more interesting as a teenager, like when she was dealing with guy problems or peer pressure from friends. Full House will always be "down home" and genuine. Something I can watch for "comfort food".
I recently saw a DVD box set of all the seasons of Full House. I totally want that! I'm sure it's super expensive, but maybe it will go on sale at some point. One can always hope. Till then, I'll have to look for reruns on TV somewhere, if a channel would ever show them.
Final thought...Bob Saget is now starring in "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway. I'm taking my husband to see it next week (as a surprise), but am hoping that Bob Saget will be performing at that time (no understudies, please!). It would almost bring things full circle (instead of house) for me, like how it was when I saw Joey McIntyre (from NKOTB) in "Wicked". I know it's not the same as seeing John Stamos, but he got scary looking on ER. Bob Saget is known to have an "interesting" sense of humor outside the "Full House" set, so it would be cool to see him in a different role altogether.
That's all I have to say about this topic. :)

Follow up: We were supposed to see "The Drowsy Chaperone" shortly after I wrote this post. However, Broadway went on strike. When they ended the strike a month later, we finally got to see the show and see Bob Saget's hilarious performance as The Man in the Chair. I wanted to get a picture with him afterward, but my husband didn't want to deal with the crowds. (He made it up to me when we saw "In the Heights" though.)

I thought of this post recently because another show I really like has a box set of their first and only season on DVD. It's called "Freaks and Geeks." I was justifying why I'd want it for my birthday and another friend (also a fan) told me to say that it's a timeless show and that our kids will appreciate it in the future. It's just something good to have around. I feel that way about "Full House" too, obviously. I'd love for my kids to appreciate it as much as I still do. I don't know if they'll be able to relate as much since all the kids are girls, but that doesn't stop them from liking Dora the Explorer. I think they'll enjoy "Freaks and Geeks" someday though. It was such a good show and it didn't get enough of a chance to flourish.

Anyway, this got me thinking of other shows that I consider to be "comfort food." They're shows I can watch whenever and enjoy no matter what. They're timeless to me, even though they take me back to the time when I first got into them.

* "Saved by the Bell": This show is a classic. It's super cheesy, but it teaches some good lessons and I've gotten some fun inside jokes out of them. My husband and I even challenged each other with SBTB trivia (something we made up for each other) when we first started dating. My favorite episode will always be the one where Jessie gets addicted to caffeine pills. It just shows a lot about how friends look out for each other. I cry during that episode every time!

* "Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High": I wrote a blog about this show a while ago. Check it out.

* "Friends": I can never go wrong with this show. I laugh every time I catch an old episode. I love the warm fuzzies I always get too. It's just such a classic 90's sitcom and I haven't seen anything like it since. I even bought a "Friends" trivia game recently. It will be fun to go through all the questions and get all nostalgic again.

* "Ugly Betty": I previously wrote two blog posts about this fabulous show which I miss like crazy already! The first is a tribute and the second is about how I can relate to Betty.

* "Modern Family": This is a new show, but I'm already addicted. Now that the first season is over, I'm going through withdrawal until it comes back in the fall. My husband enjoys watching it too and we get some good inside jokes out of each episode. And I found another "soul sister," Claire Dunphy. We are so alike that it's scary!

These are just a handful of shows that I can watch anytime and enjoy. I know I left "Glee" off the list, but I think it still needs time to get to that level. There were episodes that just made me anxious this past season, which is not all that comforting.