Danny Tanner

Infobox character
name = Daniel "Danny" Ernest Tanner
series = "Full House"


caption = Bob Saget as Danny Tanner


caption2 = John Posey as "Danny Tanner" in the opening sequence
first = "Our Very First Show"
last = "Michelle Rides Again, Part 2"
cause = End of series
alias =
species =
gender = Male
age = 29-37 (51 in 2008)
occupation = Sportscaster Talk Show Host
title = Channel 8 sportscaster Host of "Wake Up, San Francisco"
family = John Tanner (Father) ("deceased")
Claire Tanner (Mother)
Wendy Tanner (Sister)
Thomas Tanner (Brother)
Nick Katsopolis (Father-In-Law)
Irene Katsopolis (Mother-In-Law)
Jesse Katsopolis (Brother-In-Law)
Rebecca Katsopolis (Sister-In-Law)
Nicky Katsopolis (Nephew)
Alex Katsopolis (Nephew)
spouse = Pam Katsopolis-Tanner (Wife) ("deceased"), Vicky Larson (fiancee)
children = D.J. Tanner (Daughter)
Stephanie Tanner (Daughter)
Michelle Tanner (Daughter)
friends = Joey Gladstone
Vicky Larson
interests = Cleaning, hugging, and clowns
relatives =
portrayer = Bob Saget John Posey (un-aired pilot)
creator =

Daniel "Danny" Ernest Tanner is a fictional character on the TV series "Full House", played by Bob Saget. He is the patriarch of the family, and the father of D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle.

Danny's character was supposed to be named "Reid Westfall", and on the original pilot was played by John Posey.

Character

Family

Daniel Ernest Tanner was born on December 15, 1957 to Claire Tanner (played by Doris Roberts). Danny's father, John (1916-1987), was never revealed in the series because they were divorced. Danny has a sister, Wendy Tanner, and his brother Thomas. Wendy briefly dated Joey in Season 5. Danny's parents divorced when he was around 10 years (according to him in the episode "Terror in Tanner Town" from Season 4.

Danny attended Golden Bay High where he met his future wife, Pam. In the episode "Luck Be a Lady" of the second season, it is revealed that Danny and Pam ran out together after their prom, getting married at age 18. They had their first daughter, Donna Jo Margaret the following year. Five years later, they had their second daughter, Stephanie Judith. Michelle Elizabeth was born four years later.

Shortly after the birth of Michelle, Pam was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. This prompted the premise of the series, which features Pam's brother - Jesse - and Danny's best friend - Joey - to move in with Danny to help him raise his family.

Career

In the first season, Danny is shown to be a sportscaster for Channel 8 news. In Season 2, he got his own morning show, "Wake Up San Francisco", which he hosted together with Rebecca Donaldson. Rebecca would later fall in love with Jesse and get married.

In later seasons, Rebecca is made producer of the show which makes Danny somewhat jealous of her.

Relationships

In the episode "13 Candles", it is revealed that Danny's first kiss was with Colleen Fenegan, in 8th grade.

Danny met his future wife, Pam in tenth grade during geometry class. They eloped when they were 18 years old, which upset both their families. Together they had three daughters: D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle. Shortly after giving birth to Michelle, she was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver. They remained married 13 years.

During the run of the show, Danny has had several girlfriends. In the third season episode "Triple Date", he dated a woman named Denise. Cindy was his girlfriend during the fourth season, appearing for three episodes. On the sixth season, Danny started dating Vicky Larson, who was filling in the show for Rebecca. They got engaged on the sixth season finale, but she decided to take a job in New York which prompted their break-up in the seventh season. He also dated Gia Mahan's (Stephanie's best friend in season 8) mother.

Personality and hobbies

Danny is portrayed as very conservative, and many times seems out of place in San Francisco. In the episode "Terror In Tanner Town", it is inferred that he probably moved there after the divorce of his parents.

Danny is also shown to be continuously obsessed with two things: cleanliness and hugs. He is said to be a "Lean, Mean, Cleaning (sometimes "Hugging") Machine". While he mentions a love of cleaning, which exists from when he was a child because he wanted to be like his mother, Claire, he is much more obsessed with it in later episodes than he likely ever was before Pam's death. In one episode, he is even shown using a mini-vacuum on his larger one, and scrubbing his cleaning products. Likewise, he was at times reluctant to discipline Michelle.

In the episode, "The Perfect Couple", Danny reveals on a game show that his worst nightmare is being in a crowded health spa, and standing naked on a Stair-Master while eating a cheese log.

Danny was also an accomplished guitarist and on several episodes was shown playing it.

Danny owned a red convertible that he calls "Bullet". "Bullet" was a gift from Pam to Danny on his 20th birthday. In one episode, Jesse accidentally drove the car into San Francisco Bay during Danny's 30th birthday. It is then replaced by a car (which he named "Walter") that looks identical to his previous car. Despite this, he is seen driving a Ford Taurus in many episodes.

Danny is also the only character of the original six to never have an actual catchphrase throughout the series, though in the first episode, he says the phrase "super great" several times.

Danny was a very skilled billiards and dart player, as is seen in one episode when he beats Jesse in both activities. It is later explained in the episode that he was a billiards major in college, and had a minor in darts.

Bob Saget on his character

Comedian Bob Saget gained a clean-cut, family-friendly image after playing the role of Danny Tanner for 8 years, and for hosting the family show "America's Funniest Home Videos". Saget regularly references his TV persona in his stand-up comedy routine. One of his routines is called "Danny Tanner is not Gay" [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PssBnDoexJA YouTube - "Danny Tanner Is Not Gay" - Bob Saget ] ] .

Pop culture

Danny Tanner's character has spawned several devotee followings, including the popular website "Bob Saget is God. [ [http://www.bobsagetisgod.com/ Bob Saget is God ] ]

References

*Full House (Danny Tanner): " [http://www.full-house.org/fhfcg/fhfcgcdata.html FullHouse.org] "
* [http://fullhouse.perander.no/info/danny.php Danny Tanner] in Tanner Central.