1 ‘Full House’ Character Dropped Out of High School
Uncle Jesse from Full House is inspiring for several reasons. He pursued his dreams, even though his father wanted him to go into the family business. He dropped everything to help Danny Tanner raise his three nieces.
During one episode, the character even shares something embarrassing about his experience with education — he’s a high school dropout.
Uncle Jesse never graduated from high school
Sure, the Tanner sisters attend school throughout this sitcom. Prior to that, though, fans learned that Joey and Danny were childhood friends, attending elementary school, middle school, high school, and even college together.
Uncle Jesse, however, was less enthusiastic about his education experience. Viewers learned that he went to Golden Bay High School, but not much more than that. On Episode 6 from Season 6 of this series, titled “Educating Jesse,” DJ and Kimmy Gibbler tell the Tanners that they’re working on a “Stay in School” campaign.
The girls ask Uncle Jesse for help but he shares that he can’t take part in the project. He never graduated from high school — he’s a dropout. There was one teacher in particular, Mr. Pearson, who really turned Uncle Jesse off from learning, who started every class with the question, “read any good books lately?”
The character enrolls in G.E.D. classes for the ‘Educating Jesse’ episode
One day, Jesse was asked to recite a poem in front of his classmates and after being laughed at, he went to the bathroom and never came back. When the family first heard about this bad experience, they encouraged him to get his G.E.D.
Complete with glasses and his “O Captain! My Captain!” speech memorized, he went back to high school. Little did he know, that old teacher was still working there. After some self-doubt and another incident with this teacher, Uncle Jesse continues to attend classes for several episodes, eventually getting his GED.
Uncle Jesse had a successful career in advertising with Joey
During a few other Full House episodes, this character talks about his experience with education and his insecurities surrounding it. In the episode “No More Mr. Dumb Guy,” Jesse attends one of Rebecca’s parties to prove how smart he is.
She reassures her then-boyfriend that she always thought he was smart, even if he problems fitting in with her other friends. Despite not going to college like Danny Tanner, Joey Gladstone, and, eventually, the eldest Tanner daughter, DJ, Uncle Jesse had a pretty impressive career.
He worked in advertising, radio, and television. His passion, however, was always music and he even had a No. 1 song in Japan, titled “Forever.”
Fans can watch episodes of Fuller House on Netflix, while episodes of the original sitcom, Full House, are available for streaming on Hulu.
