Why Full House’s Kimmy Gibbler Was NOT the Wacky Neighbor
I wasn’t a fan of Full House, but my sister watched it pretty regularly and whenever I came across it Kimmy was the only character I ever thought was funny.
You weren’t allowed to have a sitcom in the 90’s unless a wacky neighbor was involved. Family Matters had Steve Urkel, Home Improvement had Wilson and Full House had Kimmy Gibbler. However, unlike her contemporaries, Kimmy never used a shrink ray on the Tanner family or obscured half of her face whenever she went into public. She was just kind of a dumpy weirdo who got shit on all the time by the people next door.
But here’s the thing—in what bizarro universe is Kimmy the wacky, eccentric next door neighbor when you consider the shenanigans happening at the Tanner house? How is it that we’re tricked into thinking that Kimmy is the weirdo when she doesn’t live in a house with her dad, two sisters, her uncle’s entire family and her dad’s unmarried college buddy?Read the full article here… (SPOILER - best line: “Fuck it, maybe you should lie to your parents and try cigarettes.”)
