Jodie Sweetin Reacts toFull House‘Shoutout’ inDoctor Odyssey— and Reveals She 'Was Supposed to Audition' for the Drama

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie Tanner in 1987; Joshua Jackson in 2024’s ‘Doctor Odyssey’.Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney; Tina Thorpe/Disney

ABC Photo Archives/Disney; Tina Thorpe/Disney

Jodie Sweetinmay not have ended up auditioning forDoctor Odyssey, but she still made it onto the show (sort of)!In the latestepisodeof the new Hulu medical drama, Dr. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) doles out a sweet nod toFull House— and specifically, Sweetin’s character Stephanie Tanner — and the actress, 42, reacted on her rewatch podcast,How Rude, Tanneritos!.To kick off the most recent episode of the podcast, Sweetin asked her co-host andFull HousecastmateAndrea Barber, “Can we have a brief moment to discuss the Full House shoutout onDoctor Odyssey?” — earning an enthusiastic, “Right? What? Yes! Yes!”Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin in 2023.Emily Assiran/GettyTheFull Housenod Sweetin is referring to comes as Max, a doctor on a luxury cruise ship, plays strip poker with the ship’s captain (Don Johnson) and some of the crew, ultimately winning the game with a one-liner that doubles as a nod to the beloved sitcom.After the captain reveals three “cowboys” — or kings — Max fakes them out using Stephanie’s most well-known line.“How rude,” the doctor begins, “is the catchphrase of Stephanie Tanner on my favorite sitcomFull House.”“I didn’t see the full episode, but my understanding is that Joshua Jackson is a doctor on a cruise ship?” Sweetin asked onHow Rude, Tanneritos!as Barber, 48, added, “I didn’t even know this show existed until this clip.”But Sweetin did! “I randomly was supposed to audition for it,” the actress revealed on the podcast, “but was gonna be out of town … basically,Doctor Odysseyis sucking me into the world.”And, after watching the clip, Barber may be sucked in too. “That is so great,” she told Sweetin of the scene. “So he’s playing poker with some other dudes. And not only is it Joshua Jackson, it’s Joshua Jackson shirtless and sweaty playing poker.”“Like, this is what dreams are made of,” Barber added. “And then he says ‘Stephanie Tanner.’ He said your name!”“He said my faux name, and said ‘how rude,’ ” Sweetin continued, before rating Jackson’s delivery of her iconic line. “Well, here’s the thing. This was a cool ‘how rude’ because he was letting them know that he had a full house … I don’t know if his voice could hit that high. But it was smooth.”Jodie Sweetin in ‘Full House’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.After Barber declared the nod “an honor,” Sweetin revealed that she still finds it funny thatFull Houseis popular enough to be referenced in new media like the Hulu series.“I’m like, ‘Yeah. No. I get it.’ We did [Fuller House], but it still to this day is crazy to me that we’re still referring to it," she said. “And that it’s well-known and sort of permeated the culture enough that you can make a reference to it, or onJeopardywhere people will know what it is.”“It’s wild to me,” she added.

Jodie Sweetinmay not have ended up auditioning forDoctor Odyssey, but she still made it onto the show (sort of)!

In the latestepisodeof the new Hulu medical drama, Dr. Max Bankman (Joshua Jackson) doles out a sweet nod toFull House— and specifically, Sweetin’s character Stephanie Tanner — and the actress, 42, reacted on her rewatch podcast,How Rude, Tanneritos!.

To kick off the most recent episode of the podcast, Sweetin asked her co-host andFull HousecastmateAndrea Barber, “Can we have a brief moment to discuss the Full House shoutout onDoctor Odyssey?” — earning an enthusiastic, “Right? What? Yes! Yes!”

Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin in 2023.Emily Assiran/Getty

Emily Assiran/Getty

TheFull Housenod Sweetin is referring to comes as Max, a doctor on a luxury cruise ship, plays strip poker with the ship’s captain (Don Johnson) and some of the crew, ultimately winning the game with a one-liner that doubles as a nod to the beloved sitcom.

After the captain reveals three “cowboys” — or kings — Max fakes them out using Stephanie’s most well-known line.

“How rude,” the doctor begins, “is the catchphrase of Stephanie Tanner on my favorite sitcomFull House.”

“I didn’t see the full episode, but my understanding is that Joshua Jackson is a doctor on a cruise ship?” Sweetin asked onHow Rude, Tanneritos!as Barber, 48, added, “I didn’t even know this show existed until this clip.”

But Sweetin did! “I randomly was supposed to audition for it,” the actress revealed on the podcast, “but was gonna be out of town … basically,Doctor Odysseyis sucking me into the world.”

And, after watching the clip, Barber may be sucked in too. “That is so great,” she told Sweetin of the scene. “So he’s playing poker with some other dudes. And not only is it Joshua Jackson, it’s Joshua Jackson shirtless and sweaty playing poker.”

“Like, this is what dreams are made of,” Barber added. “And then he says ‘Stephanie Tanner.’ He said your name!”

“He said my faux name, and said ‘how rude,’ ” Sweetin continued, before rating Jackson’s delivery of her iconic line. “Well, here’s the thing. This was a cool ‘how rude’ because he was letting them know that he had a full house … I don’t know if his voice could hit that high. But it was smooth.”

Jodie Sweetin in ‘Full House’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

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After Barber declared the nod “an honor,” Sweetin revealed that she still finds it funny thatFull Houseis popular enough to be referenced in new media like the Hulu series.

“I’m like, ‘Yeah. No. I get it.’ We did [Fuller House], but it still to this day is crazy to me that we’re still referring to it,” she said. “And that it’s well-known and sort of permeated the culture enough that you can make a reference to it, or onJeopardywhere people will know what it is.”

“It’s wild to me,” she added.

source: people.com