But he tended to play the responsible straight man to the somewhat wilder children (his three daughters D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle) and man-children (his brother-in-law Jesse and friend Joey) in his unconventional household. Saget on a season-one episode of Full House, “Danny’s Very First Date,” in 1988.īob Saget became famous for starring in a very popular sitcom that did not let the public see the full breadth of his skills as a comedian.Īs Danny Tanner, the widowed father on ABC’s TGIF classic Full House, Saget, who died unexpectedly on January 9 at the age of 65, was amusing and affable.