Jodie Sweetin, known as Stephanie Tanner on Full House, recently revealed which items she stole from the show's set. The original show centers around Danny Tanner, played by Bob Saget, bringing in his best friend and his brother-in-law to take care of his three children, DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle, after his wife passes away. Sweetin began playing Stephanie, the middle child, when she was just five years old in 1987 until the series finale in 1995. She later reprised the role from 2016 to 2020 in the Netflix spinoff, Fuller House. Her role transformed from child to co-parent of her sister DJ's three children, and Sweetin recently revealed that she thinks Full House could be rebooted once again in the future.
Stephanie was known for comedic lines throughout the series, including her catchphrase, "How rude." She was also known to carry around her beloved stuffed animal, named Mr. Bear. It was revealed in Full House season 2, episode 18, "Goodbye Mr. Bear" that her mother brought Mr. Bear home from the hospital as a gift to Stephanie when her little sister Michelle was born. Throughout the original series, and even occasionally in the new series, Stephanie is seen as very attached to the stuffed bear because of this.
In a recent interview on Bob Saget's Here For You podcast (via Good Housekeeping), Sweetin revealed that she took the original Mr. Bear stuffed animal and the head of the sea pappy from the living room set. However, she explained that she had some trouble stealing the sea pappy from the living room on the set. After Full House was cancelled, she took the head off of the object because she did not feel as if she could fit the entire pappy in her car. Read what Sweetin said below:
“Security came as I was walking — I think I had it in my car — and Kathy from the production office and somebody else came, from props or whatever, and were like ‘Who has the head?’ I had snatched the head and taken it up to my dressing room right as we were done."
Three weeks after confiscating the head from the actress, the production team decided to let her keep it. It is not uncommon for actors to take certain props from the set of their project once it wraps. Saget also revealed on the podcast that he kept the barometer near the front door on the set. John Stamos, who plays Uncle Jesse, previously revealed that he owns the original couch seen in the living room set in the '8os and '90s.
Full House was an important part of Sweetin's childhood, so it is no wonder that she wanted to keep some items from it. Mr. Bear and the sea pappy head were essentially souvenirs from the life that she had and would miss dearly. Mr. Bear, in particular, was important to her character Stephanie, whom she loved playing. These are probably some of the most meaningful items that she owns, and it is very nice that the show let her keep them.
Source: Here For You Podcast (via Good Housekeeping)