The Full House Episode That Also Featured Kirk Cameron

It's hard to imagine that "Full House" was nearly cancelled after the first season despite being so iconic today, IMDb reported. And during that first season while the sitcom was still finding its footing, a teenybop hunk who also hailed from a hit ABC show joined his little sis on-screen.

Superfans of the show will remember that before the fandom really kicked into gear, Kirk Cameron from ABC's "Growing Pains" played Candace Cameron Bure's older cousin, Steve, who visited San Francisco after not seeing the Tanner family since his unrecognizable post-puberty transformation. Even on-screen, both Candace and Kirk's bond translated to viewers. In the episode, "Just One of the Guys," which came out in 1988 (via IMDb), Candace's character, D.J., battled her jealous feelings for Steve who was hogging all of the attention of the three men of the iconic San Francisco house: Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier), and Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos).

A Today clip in 2019 with the Camerons show the two '80s sitcom stars talking about their experiences as guest stars on their own respective shows. "I don't know exactly how I got onto 'Full House,'" Kirk explained. "I'm sure Candace pulled a few strings and got me on somehow. I didn't even have to audition." "I think the episode [on 'Full House'] rings true because we're still sitting here together doing this interview," Candace said.