Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis

Infobox character
name = Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis
series = "Full House"


caption = Lori Loughlin as Rebecca Donaldson
first = "Tanner vs. Gibbler" (Season 2)
last = "Michelle Rides Again, Part Two"
cause = End of series
alias = Becky Katsopolis
species =
born = 1964
gender = Female
age = 24-31 (44 in 2008)
occupation = co-host of "Wake Up, San Francisco"
title =
family = Kenneth Donaldson (Father)
Nedra Donaldson (Mother)
Connie Anderson (Sister)
Corky Donaldson (Brother)
Ida (Aunt)
Michelle Megan Nancy
Howie Anderson (Nephew)
D.J. Tanner (Niece)
Stephanie Tanner (Niece)
Michelle Tanner (Niece)
Dick and Donna Donaldson (Cousins)
spouse = Jesse Katsopolis (Husband)
children = Nicky Katsopolis (Son)
Alex Katsopolis (Son)
friends =
interests =
relatives =
portrayer = Lori Loughlin
creator = Jeff Franklin

Rebecca "Becky" Donaldson-Katsopolis is a fictional character on the TV sitcom "Full House" played by Lori Loughlin. Her character was originally meant to be a brief love interest of Danny Tanner, but due to her popular audience response, she became a recurring character and major love interest of Jesse Katsopolis.

Biography

Becky was born and raised in Valentine, Nebraska. In the eighth season episode "Michelle Rides Again, Part 1", Becky reveals she went to an all girls' high school.

Becky found the man of her dreams in Jesse. She was reluctant to admit this at first, but she found herself liking Jesse more and more. They almost eloped in Lake Tahoe at the end of season two, then finally tied the knot in the middle of season four. She, along with his living with the Tanners, helped to transform Jesse into a responsible family man. She supported his musical career, but at times he went too far with it, such as when they went went to Tokyo for two weeks after he had a hit song, "Forever", that reached the top of the charts in Japan. Another time, she was upset that Jesse was doing his radio show with Joey, and not spending time on what was supposed to be their honeymoon at Disney World. And, of course, there were the normal familial differences, with Becky wanting to go to Nebraska for their wedding, and Jesse wishing to go to Graceland. These were settled with the same love and humor that marked other situations. One of their problems while courting was that Becky was obviously more formally educated than Jesse, and often this was a significant difference between the two of them, as Jesse sometimes felt inferior as a result. This was true when Jesse accompanied Becky to a party, and found himself unable to relate to the well-educated men there because he "had not read "War and Peace". She tried to ensure him that he was still intelligent, even without having gone to college. Rebecca also served as a mother figure the Tanner children, and one imagines that each of them confided in Becky when it came to certain issues, such as puberty and other topics. She combines the role of mother; producer of "Wake Up, San Francisco", the show she co-hosts with Danny; and supportive Aunt in a very positive and loving way. Rebecca didn't come into the picture until the second episode of season two, "Tanner vs. Gibbler". She was to host a new show with Danny, "Wake Up, San Francisco", but her role didn't really become serious until she and Jesse became a couple. Rebecca gave birth to her and Jesse's twin sons, Nicky and Alex, in the middle of season five.