DJ Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler are the true definition of BFFs.
In a recent episode How rude, Tanneritos! — a Full house recap podcast hosted by Jodie Sweetin, who played Stephanie Tanner, and Andrea Barber, who portrayed Gibbler — another star from the beloved sitcom jumped in.
Candace Cameron Bure took over hosting duties for Sweetin while she traveled, and during the episode, Bure and Barber discussed how their friendship transcended television and continued for decades off-screen.
The pair greeted each other: “Hi DJ! Hi Kimmy!” laughing as Cameron Bure asked, “Does everyone know we call each other Kimmy and DJ?”
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Andrea Barber and Candace Cameron as Kimmy Gibbler and DJ Tanner.
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“I don’t know. If they didn’t know, they do now,” Barber replied. – To literally call each other that every time we see each other.
“Every time we see each other,” Cameron Bure confirmed, then explained how their friendly tradition was noticed by a fellow ’90s actor during their appearance at ’90s Con.
“Jaleel White, who, of course, played Urkel, was there and … he stopped and said, ‘Whoa, what? Did you guys really just call each other by your characters’ names?’ ”
She added: “It was weird for him, but not for us.”
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The cast of “Full House”.
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During their appearance at 90s Con in September, Cameron Bure and Barber were joined by Sweetin and Dave Coulier, who played Joey Gladstone. There they talked about where their characters would be today.
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Bure, 48, said: “I think DJ and Steve are together, raising her kids and just living their best karaoke life.”
Barber, also 48, says DJ’s eccentric best friend Kimmy would be an “empty nest”. With her daughter Ramona now in college, she would “knit with cats.”
“And you have a nest full of ostrich eggs,” joked Coulier (65).
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