Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber Think the Adults onFull HouseWere Too Mean to Kimmy Gibbler

Mar. 15, 2025

Andrea Barber in 1993.Photo:Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Bob D’Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Andrea BarberandJodie Sweetinagree with fans who think the adults onFull Housewere verbally “abusive” toward Kimmy Gibbler.

On the most recent episode of their rewatch podcastHow Rude, Tanneritos!, the hosts addressed an “unpopular” fan opinion thatBob Saget’s Danny Tanner,John Stamos’ Jesse Katsopolis andDave Coulier’s Joey Gladstone’s consistent mocking of Barber’s teen character on the show went too far.

Andrea Barber with the cast of ‘Full House’ in 1992.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

But onTanneritos, Barber noted that as the series went on, Danny, Jesse and Joey got increasingly mean.

The show, she said, “didn’t acknowledge that Kimmy is an actual person with feelings. Like, they brought me up to be this caricature that was immune to insults. It was like, no. She’s obviously a real person.”

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The actress cited a 1993 episode in which Kimmy is hurt when D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure) forgets her 16th birthday. “I love those episodes where Kimmy is like a real person, a human with feelings,” she said.

Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure and Bob Saget in ‘Full House’ in 1992.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

“Kimmy was sort of the — she was either the butt of the joke or the one that, you know, said the zinger,” Sweetin, 43, whose own character lobbed her fair share of insult’s Kimmy’s way, said, adding that she would have liked to have seen the character show more depth and for Bure’s character to have supported her more.

“I don’t think D.J. comes to Kimmy’s defense,” Barber, 48, agreed. “Like, ‘Hey, Dad. Like, maybe you shouldn’t say that to Kimmy,’ or ‘Hey, that’s my best friend. Don’t say that about her.’ ”

“I mean, the adults should have talked behind Kimmy’s back,” Barber joked. “That’s what you do when your kid has an annoying friend.”

“That’s theFull Houselesson, people,” she added.

source: people.com