Full House is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for ABC. The show chronicles the events of widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and best friend Joey Gladstone to help raise his three daughters, eldest D.J., middle child Stephanie and youngest Michelle in his San Francisco home. It aired from September 22, 1987 to May 23, 1995, broadcasting eight seasons and 192 episodes.While never a critical favorite, the series was consistently in the Nielsen Top 30 and continues to gain even more popularity in syndicated reruns, and is also aired internationally.One of the producers, Dennis Rinsler, called the show "The Brady Bunch of the 1990s".For actor Dave Coulier, the show represented a "G-rated dysfunctional family".A sequel series, Fuller House, premiered on Netflix on February 26, 2016, and its fifth and final season concluded on June 2, 2020.