Full house, wallet empty.
Jodie Sweetin revealed that she recently received a balance check for a whopping $0.01 for her eight seasons on the original sitcom “Full House.”
The actress, who played the witty Stephanie Tanner from 1987 to 1995 and from 2016 to 2020, revealed her surprising survival on April 21 on the McBride Rewind podcast.
“I got a check for 1 cent the other day,” Sweetin, 44, told host Josh McBride. “There’s no syndication anymore because it’s all streaming. Who’s going to get paid for it? Nobody’s going to get paid for it.”
The “Dancing with the Stars” alum admitted that she used to receive more of her “Full House” balance when she was younger, but explained that that money disappeared because the ABC show was no longer on TV.
“Sure, if you’re in your 20s, you might have money, but you can’t rely on it,” Sweetin said. “We don’t know how much it will cost or how often the shows will be held.”
She added, “So sometimes I’m like, ‘Oh, great. That’s great.'” So sometimes I’m like, ‘Okay, let’s go out and have a nice dinner.’ ”
The Hallmark star went on to say that she can’t be “reliant” on a balance check from “Full House” and that, contrary to what some fans think, she’s not “living a lavish life.”
Meanwhile, the main cast of “Friends” still earns a whopping $20 million a year in residual pay, more than 20 years after the sitcom ended in 2004.
“I drive a used Hyundai Sonata (2023 model), which I love. I rent a house. I have maxed out my credit cards. I live a normal life,” Sweetin said. “And, yeah, there are moments where I think, ‘This is going well.’ And then there are moments where I think, ‘I need a day job.’ ”
Still, Sweetin would be interested in reprising her role as Stephanie Tanner if another Full House movie is greenlit.
In addition to Sweetin, the original sitcom featured a cast of familiar actors, including the late Bob Saget as Danny Tanner’s father, Dave Courier as Uncle Joey, John Stamos as Uncle Jesse, and Lori Loughlin as Aunt Becky.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen alternated as Michelle Tanner, Candace Cameron Bure played DJ Tanner, and Andrea Barber appeared as neighbor Kimmy Gibbler.
When Netflix premiered “Fuller House” in February 2016, the entire cast except Mary-Kate and Ashley reprized their original roles.
The reboot ran for five seasons on the streaming giant until it ended in June 2020.
“I mean, we always joke that it’s going to be ‘Fuller Frest House,’ but we’re just going to be old guys and the kids are going to clean up,” Sweetin joked about the possibility of another revival.
“I never say never to do anything,” she added. “And if I could come back in another 20 years and work again with these people I’ve known all my life, yeah, I definitely would.”
