Actor John Stamos said he was responsible for getting the Olsen twins fired from the ABC sitcom “Full House” because he “couldn’t deal” with their crying.
Stamos, who played Jesse Katsopolis on the show, made the revelation during Monday’s episode of the “Good Guys” podcast. The actor recalled doing a scene with Dave Coulier (Joey Gladstone) in the very first episode of the series and having a hard time working with the fussy toddler twins.
“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 said.
Jesse and Joey were trying to change Michelle’s diaper in the kitchen, but Mary-Kate and Ashley kept crying and ruining the scene, the actor said.
Stamos said, “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.”
The “Full House” alum said that producers kept switching the babies and claiming they weren’t going to cry.
“They were 11 months old, and God bless them. They kept switching: ‘This one’s not gonna cry.’ I couldn’t deal with it. And I said, ‘This is not gonna work.’ And so they got rid of them. They bring on these two redheaded kids… I’m sure their parents loved them and thought they were attractive…” he said.
“It was only a few days, and I said, ‘Bring the Olsens back! These kids are terrible,'” Stamos said.
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Mary-Kate and Ashley starred as Michelle Tanner in the popular ABC show for the entirety if its eight-season run. The pair went on to become famous child stars, with multiple made-for-TV and direct-to-video films. They are now owners of multiple fashion brands.
Stamos previously spoke to The New York Times about getting into arguments on the “Full House” set with co-star Bob Saget, who played Danny Tanner. Saget died in 2022.
The actor said he and Saget often “clashed” with their methods. “He was a comic. If there was even one person on the set, he had to make them laugh,” Stamos said. He said the pair eventually learned to compromise.
“I think we met in the middle,” Stamos said. “But we both went in kicking and screaming, not wanting to bend what we do.”