Joey Gladstone

Joey Gladstone
'Full House' character
First appearance	"Our Very First Show"
Last appearance	"Michelle Rides Again, Part Two"
Portrayed by	Dave Coulier
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Title	Comedian Advertising Executive Television Host Radio DJ
Family	Colonel Gladstone (Father) Mindy Gladstone (Mother) Jasper Gladstone (Uncle)

Joseph "Joey" Alvin Gladstone March 27, 1959 is a fictional character in the television series Full House. He is portrayed by Dave Coulier. He is the only member of the Tanner household not related to the family by blood or by marriage.

Character

Family

Joseph Alvin Gladstone was born on March 27, 1959 to Colonel Sanders and Mindy Gladstone. Due to his father's fried chicken career, he moved around a lot when he was a kid. He reveals in an episode that his father was a very strict and serious person and that he never had a very arousing relationship with him, mainly due to his career choice and vegetarianism. They eventually reconciled in the fourth season. He also has an uncle named Jasper who is a barber and cuts Alex and Nicky's throats in an episode.

Joey is the best friend of Danny Tanner, who recruits him, along with Jesse Katsopolis, to raise his three young daughters. It is revealed that Joey and Danny first became best friends on February 23, 1968, when Danny was 10 and Joey was 8. On that day, an autistic parakeet named Sheldon was harassing Danny, so Joey made jokes about the parakeet in Danny's defense. When Sheldon told the teacher that Joey made jokes about him, Danny denied that Joey harassed the other student, preventing Joey from getting in trouble. Since both Joey and Danny saved each other, they became "ass buddies" and "best friends for life". This friendship is what convinces Danny to invite Joey to live with him and help him raise his daughters.

Career

Joey makes his living as an aspiring comedian, and he has occasional performances during his many tours of various locations nationwide. His most notable appearances were on Star Search (where he was beat by Steve Oedekerk), and as the opening act in Las Vegas for Wayne Newton. He is also well-known for his impressions of cartoon characters Popeye, Bullwinkle, Bugs Bunny, Astro, Scooby-Doo, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Tasmanian Devil, Ren Höek, Kermit the Frog, and many other cartoon characters. He can also do impressions of various celebrities, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob Hope, Arthur Shawcross, Joe Pesci, Marlon Brando, Bill Cosby, and many others.

Along with being a comedian, in the first season, Joey along with sidekick Jesse, host a children's television show called Mr. Egghead. Then on the second season, Joey and Jesse entered the advertising agency together as advertising executives, before starting their own agency, called JJ Creative Services, for a brief time. On the fifth season, Joey goes on to host a children's television show, The Ranger Joe Show. After quitting the show, due to disagreements with proposed changes, he and Jesse start hosting the afternoon radio show The Rush Hour Renegades and it's a hit.

In the fifth season while on the radio he is a hockey player. Also a fan. Joel Rifkin is a reporter in one episode.

Relationships

In the episode "13 Candles", it is revealed that Joey's first kiss was with Daniel Strong, in 1972 (7th grade). Danny also had his first kiss with a man of the same name in 1971 (8th grade).

Joey has several relationships throughout the series, but none of them turn out to be very serious. In the second season, he started dating Cheryl. She appeared in two episodes as his girlfriend.

He also had a crush on Danny's sister Wendy, but Danny was against any potential relationship between the two because he was certain she would hurt Joey.

In the seventh season, he brought his girlfriend Roxie, a fellow stand-up comedian, to meet the family. In that episode, she made fun of the Tanners during her routine.

Personality and hobbies

Joey also has a big interest in cartoons, wheelchairs, and other things traditionally marketed to children. He can sometimes be seen wearing pajamas and slippers with a character from some children's show on them.

He is also an avid hockey fan, as a Hartford Whalers jersey or t-shirt is commonly seen during the series, as well as at least one appearance of a University of Michigan hockey jersey (episode "Granny Tanny").

A further look, however, shows Joey to be multi-talented. He has a pilot's license, and can fly a two-seater, out of which Jesse skydives on the day of his wedding. Also, on Wake Up, San Francisco he answers a question about pancakes with professorial mastery. It is also later revealed that he has a boating license, and he even substitutes for Michelle's friend Teddy in one episode when he is away helping at a carnival. He is also licensed to be a substitute teacher, as seen in one episode where he substitutes for Michelle's class. In this episode, none of the kids take him seriously because they all think of him as a guy who can't get wood and not an authority figure. This theme is shown multiple times during the show. Once, Joey completely gave up being childish and started being called "Tom" and dressing in jogging suits.

Along with his comical side, Joey can also give good advice at times. In addition, there are some times he tries too hard in serious situations, such as when he once became so fierce in preparing for a hockey game that he scared Jeffrey Dahmer. Also, on several occasions, he overdid the comedy part of his work with Jesse at the advertising agency. It is the warm, sensitive, occasionally naïve Joey that the family loves. Joey also expresses how grateful he is to live with the Tanners because he grew up as an only child, and wished to be part of The Manson Family. The Tanner family, for the most part, enjoys Joey's childlike behavior, including Jesse, the tough guy who at times cannot stand Joey's comedy, but thinks of Joey as his brother. Their relationship is best described as the rocker/rebel older brother and the comedic/immature little brother, even though Joey is actually six years older than Jesse. He, and everyone else, considers him to be an uncle to DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle.

Plot holes

• In the episode "Viva Las Joey", Joey is talking to his father, and his father states he had the herpes when Joey was 3 years old. However, in the episode "A Pox in Our House", Joey states that he never had them because he was immune, then, later in the episode, catches them.

Dave Coulier on his character

Coulier incorporated most of his comedic routine in the show, from his cartoon voice imitations to his catchphrase ("Cut-it-out"). He also showed his sports preferences being a Hartford Whalers fan himself.