John Stamos Wanted 'Off' 'Full House' After First Table Read

John Stamos is perhaps most loved for his role on the '90s classic family sitcom Full House, but he almost called it quits before it ever really began.

On a recent episode of Hot Ones, the popular YouTube interview series, the actor wasn't holding anything back when he immediately admitted, “I hated that show.”

He was also quick to clarify that that animosity didn’t last long, adding, “I mean, you know, obviously, I ended up loving it."

But as he explained, when he first signed on for the series, he was under the impression it was going to be similar to the '80s sitcom Bosom Buddies starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as a pair of friends pretending to be women in order to live in an affordable apartment. "[It was pitched to me as Bosom Buddies...with, you know, a couple kids in the background," he said.

Then, as they started casting, Stamos took note of how much time was being spent on casting these so-called background kids.

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“We did a table read of it and I was the star," he recalled. "I was coming in off of General Hospital, and all the mothers were [swooning].” It had him feeling like a big shot, but as they started reading, Jodie Sweetin swooped in and stole the show.

“People are dying laughing—I mean screaming. I was like, ‘What's happening here?’”

Stamos recalled the young girl gaining confidence throughout, essentially knocking home run after home run out of the park as the read-through continued. He mimicked slipping down his own chair, noting, “They couldn't even hear my lines, they were laughing so hard at her, and I'm like, slinking down in my seat [grinning and bearing it].”

As soon it was done he booked it outside, digging quarters out of his pocket for the payphone. He called up his agent and demand that they “get me the f--k off this show!”

But they decided to give it a try. “I fought it for a long time,” he said. “I finally said, ‘What am I doing?’ It’s a beautiful show we built with sweetness and kindness."

Eventually, he came to realize that the show had no real central character. "The central character was love, and we were the best representation of a loving family—not a normal family. It was the new normal; an unconventional family.”

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