10 Reasons Why Aunt Becky Was the Unsung Hero of Full House

We're psyched she's officially joining the reboot.

By Seija Rankin May 28, 2015 9:10 PMTags
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Today we Full House fans got some huge news. Lori Loughlin, otherwise known as Aunt Becky the Great (okay, we added that last part) has officially signed on for the Fuller House reboot.

The show was pretty chock-a-block full of stars to start with—Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin included—but the addition of Aunt Becky is really going to take things on this show to the next level. While most FH fans gravitated more towards Michelle or Uncle Jesse, we're here to explain why it's ol' Becks who's the real star of the show. 

For those of you who audibly gasped as the suggestion that it was Becky and not little-miss-you-got-it-dude who stole our Full House hearts, just calm down a second. We're obviously going to explain ourselves. Mrs. Donaldson-Katsopolis may not have received her fair share of adulation during the sitcom's run, but she was basically the one who made the Tanners world go 'round. And she did it all with barely a "Have mercy" as thanks. 

Ahead, please see our arguments as to why we're on #TeamBecky. Leave your arguments in the comments.

1. Depending on your opinion of Uncle Jesse's desirability, she either a) Managed to reel herself in a hunk of a husband or b) Did mankind a favor by saving thousands of women from ever having to hear "Have mercy" after a makeout session.

2. She put up with this as her coworker for years. *holds back vomit*

3. And speaking of Wake Up San Francisco, Becky also deserves major props for being astronomically more successful than her husband. For a 90s sitcom, that's big.

4. She has the best dancing skills this side of the Mississippi. 

5. Girl power is her strongest asset. After all, have you seen this woman build a soapbox car? She did it all even though the boys said she couldn't. 

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6. She's a great mom, or whatever. 

7. She manages to keep a straight face every time Jesse serenades her with another rendition of "Forever." Them's Academy Award skills.

8. She's not afraid to put her husband in her place. (Hint: We mean withholding sex!)

9. She's also not afraid to humiliate Danny on camera. Anyone who forces Danny Tanner to bungee jump with an elderly woman is okay in our book.

10. She LIVES IN THE ATTIC OF HER BROTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE, which basically earns her a Nobel Peace Prize. Case closed.