Michelle Tanner
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Michelle Elizabeth Tanner was a main character from the long-running television series Full House
. She debuted in the show's pilot
, "Our Very First Show!", which aired in 1987. Her final appearance was in the 1995 two-part episode "Michelle Rides Again", when the series finished its final season. Michelle was the Olsen twins
' first role; they were infants when they started working on Full House. The show currently airs in reruns on ABC Family
.
As the baby of the family, Michelle often receives extra attention, leading Michelle's two older siblings, D.J and Stephanie, to be jealous of her.
Michelle shares a special bond with her Uncle Jesse; they are "best pals". When Michelle was an infant, her favorite plaything was a dish rag, even after Danny, Jesse, and Joey built her a tree house. At the age of two, she had her first crush, on a playful and good-natured boy named Howie. Eventually, Howie had had to move back to Nebraska
. To cheer her up, Jesse wrote her a song entitled "Michelle Smiling" and Rebecca, Howie's aunt, made a video of Howie at the airport
. The two finally saw each other again in the following season at first grossed out by each other but later they became friends. In Season 4, Uncle Jesse marries Rebecca, and the couple have twins the following year on Michelle's fifth birthday when the family looked over Michelle's baby book they decided to take a photo of her to put into it when they decided to put it on the last page and end the book Jesse stated when the twins were born they would make a book for them. So Michelle got angry and stormed off because she thought she was not Danny's little princess anymore then Danny said to her that no matter how old she got she would always be his little princess. They were 4 years old in the final season.
When she was younger, Michelle had a mischievous personality; she once stole Stephanie's favorite stuffed bear and led her sister to believe it had simply been lost. Eventually, Michelle owned up to stealing the bear and returned it. As the seasons passed, Michelle grew more mature. Michelle was 8 years old in the final season of Full House. In one season, the family built Joey a bedroom in the basement. One reason being that D.J felt sorry for him because he had to sleep in the cold and he didn't have a bed or closet to keep his clothes in. Apparently Danny taught Michelle to be a neat freak but regretted it when the rest of the family had a meeting. Michelle had two nicknames throughout the shows run. She was called Squirt by D.J's Friend Kimmy Gibbler who hangs around the house a lot but Michelle did not like the nickname and always said "Don't Call Me That!" and Uncle Jesse always called her Munchkin and she seemed to like that.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen nearly left the show after the 1st season because their real-life mother was concerned about them missing out on having a "normal" childhood. After a significant raise in salary from the show's producers, she agreed to let them continue. Their mother also let them stay because they became so popular.(They also faced the other challenge of almost being split up at age 8).
Teddy had to move to Texas
. Michelle, saddened by the news, tied him up in her room tricking him into thinking she was teaching him how to jump rope. But he was eventually untied and he gave Michelle his special toy and Michelle gave him her special stuffed pig "Pinky". Later, the two said they would write to each other. Teddy moved back in season 7.
That same episode Michelle made a new friend named Denise who then sat in Teddy's old seat and she learned how to cross T's. They were friends for the rest of the show. She at first didn't want a new best friend, but she did like Denise. Michelle also made many other friends throughout the series.
In season 7, Michelle, Teddy, and Denise got into a big fight when Michelle's dad came in to class for Parent Volunteer day and gave an assignment to trace your best friend, leading Michelle to believe that you could only have one best friend. Then the three had trouble deciding who to trace, leading to Michelle taking advantage of the situation and she said she would pick who gave her the best stuff, but she didn't say it in words; the three eventually made up in the end after Michelle picked Comet the dog as her best friend.
(1992), a Christmas television movie, and the film It Takes Two (1995). During the mid-1990s, they acted in 2 musical video series', You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...
(1995–2003) and the mystery-themed The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley
(1994–97).
The duo returned to the small screen in sitcom Two of a Kind (1998–99), closing out the decade in the TV movie Switching Goals
(1999). By now in their teens, both had roles in the sitcom So Little Time
, in 2001–02. Their voices
and likeness also featured in a Toon Disney
television series titled Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! (2001–02). Their last theatrical outing together – their first since It Takes Two – was the 2004 comedy teen film
New York Minute
. Bob Saget
, who played the girls' dad in Full House even had a cameo role in New York Minute as himself. Mary-Kate battled with and received treatment for anorexia
around the time of its release. Mary-Kate will star as Kendra in the upcoming 2011 film Beastly
, which is a 2011 film adaptation of the Alex Flinn
novel of the same name
. She is working on a new film Story Of A Girl, currently in pre-production, having landed the role of Stacey. Ashley is not currently working on any acting projects; she continues to work as a fashion designer on high-end fashion brand The Row, which she co-founded with her twin, along with the diffusion line
Elizabeth & James. It is also known that The Olsen twins have a Private company known as Dualstar
The company publishes the movies the Twins acted in together. Mary-Kate made frequent apprences in the ABC
Television Series Weeds in 2007. Mary-Kate and Ashley were also on Ellen and many other talk shows even when they were kids. It is now stated that the duo would like to be referred to as "Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen" instead of "The Olsen Twins". In an interview with Hollywood Life, Candace Cameron Bure
, who played D.J. Tanner, revealed that she doesn't keep in touch with the Olsens. John Stamos
has now announced that a Full House movie might be in the making.
, so the girls were credited as Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen for most of the show's run. It wasn't until the final season that they were credited Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Despite the fact that the Olsens are fraternal twins, their physical appearances were nonetheless similar enough so that few could tell the difference between the two over the course of the show's run. In Season 1, Mary-Kate was used more often due to the fact Ashley cried when she was put on set for a scene. Most people think they are identical due to the song that the duo made which was titled "Identical Twins".
). Her sisters D.J and Stephanie were honey bees before her. It is known that D.J sold 725 jars of honey
during her time as a honey bee. It is unknown how much Michelle sold.
around the house so in the 7th episode of that season titled "And They Call It Puppy Love" they adopted one and they named the dog Comet. Michelle grew a big bond with Comet, she even dog-sat for him. The others had a great relationship with him too. In Season 6 When Uncle Jesse was on tour in Tokyo Michelle decided to dig a hole to Tokyo and she asked Comet to dig. In Season 8.The last season of the show Comet ran away and Michelle chased all around San Francisco to bring him home That was the only episode that was actually filmed in San Francisco. And by the end Comet came home.
Full House
Full House is an American sitcom television series. Set in San Francisco, the show chronicles widowed father Danny Tanner, who, after the death of his wife, enlists his best friend Joey Gladstone and his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis to help raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie, and...
. She debuted in the show's pilot
Television pilot
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, "Our Very First Show!", which aired in 1987. Her final appearance was in the 1995 two-part episode "Michelle Rides Again", when the series finished its final season. Michelle was the Olsen twins
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen are American actresses and entrepreneurs.Both have appeared in television and films since infancy. Since then, they have continued their celebrity through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well as commercial endorsements...
' first role; they were infants when they started working on Full House. The show currently airs in reruns on ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
.
Character
After the death of his wife, Danny Tanner invites his brother-in-law Jesse and his best friend Joey to help him raise his three daughters, D.J., Stephanie and Michelle. The show follows the everyday lives of the Tanners and the comedy that often comes out of their struggles.As the baby of the family, Michelle often receives extra attention, leading Michelle's two older siblings, D.J and Stephanie, to be jealous of her.
Michelle shares a special bond with her Uncle Jesse; they are "best pals". When Michelle was an infant, her favorite plaything was a dish rag, even after Danny, Jesse, and Joey built her a tree house. At the age of two, she had her first crush, on a playful and good-natured boy named Howie. Eventually, Howie had had to move back to Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
. To cheer her up, Jesse wrote her a song entitled "Michelle Smiling" and Rebecca, Howie's aunt, made a video of Howie at the airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
. The two finally saw each other again in the following season at first grossed out by each other but later they became friends. In Season 4, Uncle Jesse marries Rebecca, and the couple have twins the following year on Michelle's fifth birthday when the family looked over Michelle's baby book they decided to take a photo of her to put into it when they decided to put it on the last page and end the book Jesse stated when the twins were born they would make a book for them. So Michelle got angry and stormed off because she thought she was not Danny's little princess anymore then Danny said to her that no matter how old she got she would always be his little princess. They were 4 years old in the final season.
When she was younger, Michelle had a mischievous personality; she once stole Stephanie's favorite stuffed bear and led her sister to believe it had simply been lost. Eventually, Michelle owned up to stealing the bear and returned it. As the seasons passed, Michelle grew more mature. Michelle was 8 years old in the final season of Full House. In one season, the family built Joey a bedroom in the basement. One reason being that D.J felt sorry for him because he had to sleep in the cold and he didn't have a bed or closet to keep his clothes in. Apparently Danny taught Michelle to be a neat freak but regretted it when the rest of the family had a meeting. Michelle had two nicknames throughout the shows run. She was called Squirt by D.J's Friend Kimmy Gibbler who hangs around the house a lot but Michelle did not like the nickname and always said "Don't Call Me That!" and Uncle Jesse always called her Munchkin and she seemed to like that.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen nearly left the show after the 1st season because their real-life mother was concerned about them missing out on having a "normal" childhood. After a significant raise in salary from the show's producers, she agreed to let them continue. Their mother also let them stay because they became so popular.(They also faced the other challenge of almost being split up at age 8).
Friendships
In season 3 when Michelle entered preschool, she met a boy named Aaron, who, that day, was able to wear the sharing crown because he brought his toys in. The two eventually became friends and stayed friends throughout the series. Also from season 5 to season 6 she was friends with a boy named Teddy. The two enjoyed doing many things together—it was revealed that they enjoyed dotting each others I's. When the two were in First GradeFirst grade
First grade is a year of primary education in schools in the United States and English-speaking provinces of Canada. It is the first school year after kindergarten...
Teddy had to move to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. Michelle, saddened by the news, tied him up in her room tricking him into thinking she was teaching him how to jump rope. But he was eventually untied and he gave Michelle his special toy and Michelle gave him her special stuffed pig "Pinky". Later, the two said they would write to each other. Teddy moved back in season 7.
That same episode Michelle made a new friend named Denise who then sat in Teddy's old seat and she learned how to cross T's. They were friends for the rest of the show. She at first didn't want a new best friend, but she did like Denise. Michelle also made many other friends throughout the series.
In season 7, Michelle, Teddy, and Denise got into a big fight when Michelle's dad came in to class for Parent Volunteer day and gave an assignment to trace your best friend, leading Michelle to believe that you could only have one best friend. Then the three had trouble deciding who to trace, leading to Michelle taking advantage of the situation and she said she would pick who gave her the best stuff, but she didn't say it in words; the three eventually made up in the end after Michelle picked Comet the dog as her best friend.
Mary-Kate and Ashley after the show
After Full House, the twins acted in a varied range of works many works being produced by ABC, such as To Grandmother's House We GoTo Grandmother's House We Go
To Grandmother's House We Go is a 1992 Christmas television film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The film's title is one of the first verses of Lydia Maria Child's Thanksgiving song "Over the River and through the Woods"...
(1992), a Christmas television movie, and the film It Takes Two (1995). During the mid-1990s, they acted in 2 musical video series', You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's... is a musical direct-to-video series starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The videos were released between 1995 and 2003 and have since been released on DVD....
(1995–2003) and the mystery-themed The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley
The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley is a series of musical mystery videos starring twin actresses Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen. The series was also written as children's books, usually showing the twins on the cover. The video series was distributed by KidVision-Format:Each video begins with the girls...
(1994–97).
The duo returned to the small screen in sitcom Two of a Kind (1998–99), closing out the decade in the TV movie Switching Goals
Switching Goals
Switching Goals is a 1999 television movie starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.-Plot:Identical twin sisters Sam and Emma Stanton both play soccer. Sam is a star athlete and a tomboy; however, the only sports her more stylish sister Emma enjoys are fashion and dating...
(1999). By now in their teens, both had roles in the sitcom So Little Time
So Little Time
So Little Time is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen that aired on Fox Family. The first half of the series aired from June 2, 2001 to August 15, 2001. The series then went on a four-month hiatus, due to network management changes...
, in 2001–02. Their voices
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
and likeness also featured in a Toon Disney
Toon Disney
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company. A spinoff of Disney Channel, it mostly aired children's animated series and some live action programming. Its format had similarities to those of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons...
television series titled Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! (2001–02). Their last theatrical outing together – their first since It Takes Two – was the 2004 comedy teen film
Teen film
Teen films is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation...
New York Minute
New York Minute (film)
New York Minute is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and released on May 7, 2004. In the film Mary-Kate and Ashley play twins with opposing personalities who have a series of misadventures around New York City...
. Bob Saget
Bob Saget
Robert Lane "Bob" Saget is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Although he is best known for his roles as Danny Tanner in Full House, host of America's Funniest Home Videos and Future Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, Saget is also known outside of television for his blue...
, who played the girls' dad in Full House even had a cameo role in New York Minute as himself. Mary-Kate battled with and received treatment for anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
around the time of its release. Mary-Kate will star as Kendra in the upcoming 2011 film Beastly
Beastly (film)
Beastly is a 2011 romantic fantasy film loosely based on Alex Flinn's 2007 novel of the same name. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City. The film is written and directed by Daniel Barnz and stars Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer.The plot focuses...
, which is a 2011 film adaptation of the Alex Flinn
Alex Flinn
Alex Flinn is an American author of novels for young adults. To date, she has written eight books that have been published.-Personal life:Flinn was born in Glen Cove, New York and grew up...
novel of the same name
Beastly
Beastly is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City from the view of the beast. Flinn researched many versions of the Beauty and the Beast story to write her book...
. She is working on a new film Story Of A Girl, currently in pre-production, having landed the role of Stacey. Ashley is not currently working on any acting projects; she continues to work as a fashion designer on high-end fashion brand The Row, which she co-founded with her twin, along with the diffusion line
Diffusion line
A diffusion line is a modestly priced line of merchandise created by a high-end designer that retails at more moderate prices. These ranges are separate from a fashion house's "signature line" or principal artistic line that typically retails at much higher prices.Diffusion products may be on sale...
Elizabeth & James. It is also known that The Olsen twins have a Private company known as Dualstar
Dualstar
Dualstar Entertainment Group, LLC is a privately held American limited liability company owned by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, which produces movies, TV shows, magazines, video games, etc...
The company publishes the movies the Twins acted in together. Mary-Kate made frequent apprences in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Television Series Weeds in 2007. Mary-Kate and Ashley were also on Ellen and many other talk shows even when they were kids. It is now stated that the duo would like to be referred to as "Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen" instead of "The Olsen Twins". In an interview with Hollywood Life, Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Cameron Bure
Candace Helaine Cameron is an American actress and author best known for playing DJ Tanner on the television series Full House from ages 10 to 18. She is the sister of Kirk Cameron and the sister-in-law of Chelsea Noble...
, who played D.J. Tanner, revealed that she doesn't keep in touch with the Olsens. John Stamos
John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos is an American actor, singer and musician best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006...
has now announced that a Full House movie might be in the making.
Crediting
The directors and producers of Full House did not want people to know that Michelle was played by a set of twinsTWINS
Two Wide-Angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers are a pair of NASA instruments aboard two United States National Reconnaissance Office satellites in Molniya orbits. TWINS was designed to provide stereo images of the Earth's ring current. The first instrument, TWINS-1, was launched aboard USA-184...
, so the girls were credited as Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen for most of the show's run. It wasn't until the final season that they were credited Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Despite the fact that the Olsens are fraternal twins, their physical appearances were nonetheless similar enough so that few could tell the difference between the two over the course of the show's run. In Season 1, Mary-Kate was used more often due to the fact Ashley cried when she was put on set for a scene. Most people think they are identical due to the song that the duo made which was titled "Identical Twins".
The Honey Bees
From season 6 to season 8 Michelle was a Honey Bee (Spin off of Girl ScoutsGirl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
). Her sisters D.J and Stephanie were honey bees before her. It is known that D.J sold 725 jars of honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
during her time as a honey bee. It is unknown how much Michelle sold.
Comet The Dog
In the Third Season of Full House The Tanner family decided that they needed a good dogDog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
around the house so in the 7th episode of that season titled "And They Call It Puppy Love" they adopted one and they named the dog Comet. Michelle grew a big bond with Comet, she even dog-sat for him. The others had a great relationship with him too. In Season 6 When Uncle Jesse was on tour in Tokyo Michelle decided to dig a hole to Tokyo and she asked Comet to dig. In Season 8.The last season of the show Comet ran away and Michelle chased all around San Francisco to bring him home That was the only episode that was actually filmed in San Francisco. And by the end Comet came home.
Book Series
Shortly during or shortly after the show a book series was made for Michelle and Stephanie. The stories took place mainly during the later seasons. The stories included the sisters' friends and also many other characters. The plots mainly focused on the characters' struggles and triumphs. Michelle was about 9 years old and Stephanie in her tweens. The books were mainly published in the 1990s.List of Quotes by Michelle
- You Got it Dude!
- Waqas!
- Aww, Nuts!
- It Will Be My Pleasure
- Don't Worry, Be Happy
- Oh Please!
- Well DUH!
- Whoa Baby (occasional)
- Don't Have A Cow!
- You're in big trouble, mister!
- No way, Jose
- Hi, people!
See also
- Mary-Kate OlsenMary-Kate OlsenMary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, producer, author and fashion designer. She made her career debut in 1987 alongside her twin sister Ashley Olsen in the television series Full House...
- Ashley OlsenAshley OlsenAshley Fuller Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James...
- John StamosJohn StamosJohn Phillip Stamos is an American actor, singer and musician best known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the cancellation of that show in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous television films and series. From 2006...
- Sitcom
- ABC FamilyABC FamilyABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
- Bob SagetBob SagetRobert Lane "Bob" Saget is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Although he is best known for his roles as Danny Tanner in Full House, host of America's Funniest Home Videos and Future Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother, Saget is also known outside of television for his blue...
- Dave CoulierDave CoulierDavid Alan "Dave" Coulier is an American stand-up comedian, impressionist, television and voice actor, and television host. He is well-known for his role as Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom Full House, which ran from 1987 to 1995....
- Candace Cameron
- Jodie SweetinJodie SweetinJodie Lee Ann Sweetin is an American actress, best known for her role as Stephanie Tanner on the long running television sitcom Full House.-Career:...
- Lori LoughlinLori LoughlinLori Anne Loughlin is an American actress, best known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. As of 2011, she portrays the role of Debbie Wilson on 90210, the spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210...
External links
- Full House at the ABC FamilyABC FamilyABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
website - Michelle Tanner at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...