Joey Gladstone

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Joseph Alvin Gladstone is a fictional character in the television series Full House. He is portrayed by Dave Coulier.

Biography

Joey is the best friend of Danny Tanner, who recruits him, along with Jesse, to raise his three young daughters. It is revealed that Joey and Danny first became best friends on February 23, 1968, when they were around ten or eleven years old. On that date, a student was harassing Danny, so Joey insulted the student in Danny's defense. When the other student told a teacher, Danny denied that Joey insulted the other student, preventing Joey from getting in trouble. Since both Joey and Danny saved each other, they became "soul brothers" and "best friends for life". Joey makes his living as a professional comedian, and he has occasional performances during his many tours of various locations nationwide. His most notable appearances were on Star Search, and as the opening act in Las Vegas for Wayne Newton. He is also well-known for his impressons of 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 impressons of various celeberties, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger; Bob Hope; Marlon Brando; Bill Cosby; and many others. Along with being a comedian, Joey also has multiple business ventures with his friend and "business partner", Jesse. They entered the advertising agency together as advertising executives, before starting their own agency for a brief time. Joey then goes on to host a children's television show, The Ranger Joe Show. After being fired, due to budget cuts at the station, he and Jesse start a radio career as disc jockeys of the radio show Rush Hour Renegades. In his personal life, Joey has several relationships with various women throughout the series, but none of them turn out to be very serious. In addition, we also learn about his family, especially his father, who was in the military, and was a very domineering and serious person. Joey never had a very good relationship with his father, mainly due to his career choice and personal goals, but they eventually reconciled.

Joey also has a big interest in cartoons, toys, 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 also enjoys Michigan hockey, as a Detroit Red Wings 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 cartoon violence with professorial mastery. It is also later revealed that he has a teaching license, and he even substitutes for Michelle's class in one episode. 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 Michelle. 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 Brady Bunch. The Tanner family, for the most part, enjoys Joey's child-like 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 6 years older than Jesse.

Mistakes

• In the episode Viva Las Joey, Joey is talking to his father, and his father states he had the chicken pox 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.