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Full house, quiet wallet.
Jodie Sweetin revealed that she precocious received a whopping $.01 residual cheque for her eight-season stint connected nan original “Full House” sitcom.
The actress, who played nan witty Stephanie Tanner from 1987 to 1995 and again from 2016 to 2020, shared nan astonishing residual fig during nan “McBride Rewind” podcast connected April 21.
“I sewage a one-cent cheque nan different day,” Sweetin, 44, told big Josh McBride. “There’s nary syndication anymore because it’s each successful streaming. Who gets paid for that? Nobody gets paid for that.”
Although nan “Dancing With nan Stars” alum acknowledged that she received much “Full House” residual money erstwhile she was younger, she explained that it dried up because nan ABC show doesn’t tally connected TV arsenic often.
“Sure, successful my 20s, location would beryllium money, but not reliable,” Sweetin said. “You don’t cognize really overmuch it’s going to beryllium aliases really often they’re going to tally nan show.”
She continued, “So, sometimes you’re like, ‘Oh, cool. That was nice.’ And past sometimes you’re like, ‘All right, well, there’s a bully meal out.'”
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The Hallmark prima went connected to opportunity that she can’t “rely” connected her “Full House” residual checks and, contrary to what immoderate fans mightiness think, she doesn’t “live immoderate royal life.”
The main formed of “Friends,” meanwhile, still earns a staggering $20 cardinal each year successful residuals 2 decades aft their sitcom ended successful 2004.
“I thrust my 2023 utilized Hyundai Sonata that I love. I rent my house. I person in installments cards that are maxed out. I unrecorded a normal life,” Sweetin shared. “And yeah, location are moments erstwhile you’re like, ‘This is going well.’ And location are times erstwhile you’re like, ‘I request a time job.'”
Still, Sweetin would beryllium willing successful erstwhile again reprising her domiciled arsenic Stephanie Tanner should different “Full House” beryllium greenlit.
Besides Sweetin, nan original sitcom starred an ensemble of family names, including nan precocious Bob Saget arsenic dada Danny Tanner, Dave Coulier as Uncle Joey, John Stamos as Uncle Jesse and Lori Loughlin as Aunt Becky.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen took turns playing Michelle Tanner, while Candace Cameron Bure played D.J. Tanner and Andrea Barber appeared arsenic neighbour Kimmy Gibbler.
The full formed – minus Mary-Kate and Ashley – reprised their original roles erstwhile Netflix premiered “Fuller House” successful February 2016.
The reboot ran connected nan streaming elephantine for 5 seasons earlier concluding successful June 2020.
“I mean, we ever joke that it’ll beryllium ‘Fuller Fullest House’ and we’ll conscionable beryllium ancient and nan kids will beryllium wiping our asses,” Sweetin quipped astir different imaginable revival.
“I will ne'er opportunity ne'er to anything,” she concluded. “And you know, if I sewage to travel backmost successful different 20 years and activity pinch these group again, who I’ve known for my full life, yeah, I would wholly do that.”
