Jodie Sweetin Reveals the Item She Tried to Steal fromFuller HouseSet After John Stamos Took Iconic Sofa (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Sweetin in ‘Fuller House’.Photo:Netflix

Netflix

It seemsJohn Stamoswasn’t the onlyFuller Housecast member with sticky fingers.Jodie Sweetin tells PEOPLE that much like her sitcom uncle, she too tried to make off with an iconic — and unwieldy — piece from the show’s set after it wrapped.Back in 2020, Stamos revealed that after Netflix’sFull Housereboot ended, he managed to take homethe blue-and-white checkered loveseatthat served as the centerpiece of the Tanner family’s living room in both the original series andFuller House.Sweetin, however, says she wasn’tquiteso ambitious as to try to sneak an entire piece of furniture off the set, telling her own talewhile speaking to PEOPLEabout her back-to-school partnership withOLLY.Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure and Michael Campion in ‘Fuller House’.Netflix“I took the head of that weird little statue that sat at the base of the stairs,” says the 42-year-old, who played middle Tanner child Stephanie. “I attempted to take the whole thing, but it was rather unwieldy the night of the wrap of the show, and hard to get out of there without anyone noticing that I was carrying a giant statue.”So, Sweetin explains, she settled on just head of the wooden statue — known as “Sea Pappy” — that appeared in both shows. But even that didn’t go unnoticed.“I got stopped with the head in my car,” Sweetin says. “And they were like, ‘You can’t take that until we inventory it.’ So, I tried to steal the Sea Pappy head, basically.”Jodie Sweetin and Bob Saget in 2021.Bob Saget/YouTubeUndeterred, Sweetin says she put a Post-it note on the top-hatted noggin, claiming it as her own.“And then one day, a couple of weeks later, my doorbell rang,” she continues. “I opened it up and no one was there, just the Sea Pappy head. It was the best moment.”Sweetin previously showed off her trophy during a 2021 appearance on the lateBob Saget’s podcast,Bob Saget’s Here For You. “The Sea Pappy head was a mission,” she told Saget, who played her dad Danny Tanner onFull House. “That was a major thing.”Never 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.“This was the Sea Pappy that they recreated,” she explained. “It’s actually made of Styrofoam because they had that one that was a joke — whatever. Well, they glued the head back on and just left him there. So, it’s not the wooden one, it’s just the Styrofoam replica.”“I would have helped you take the whole thing. I was there,” Saget said.“Well, I mean we can go find it,” Sweetin joked. “Somewhere, there’s a headless Sea Pappy.”

It seemsJohn Stamoswasn’t the onlyFuller Housecast member with sticky fingers.

Jodie Sweetin tells PEOPLE that much like her sitcom uncle, she too tried to make off with an iconic — and unwieldy — piece from the show’s set after it wrapped.

Back in 2020, Stamos revealed that after Netflix’sFull Housereboot ended, he managed to take homethe blue-and-white checkered loveseatthat served as the centerpiece of the Tanner family’s living room in both the original series andFuller House.

Sweetin, however, says she wasn’tquiteso ambitious as to try to sneak an entire piece of furniture off the set, telling her own talewhile speaking to PEOPLEabout her back-to-school partnership withOLLY.

Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron Bure and Michael Campion in ‘Fuller House’.Netflix

“I took the head of that weird little statue that sat at the base of the stairs,” says the 42-year-old, who played middle Tanner child Stephanie. “I attempted to take the whole thing, but it was rather unwieldy the night of the wrap of the show, and hard to get out of there without anyone noticing that I was carrying a giant statue.”

So, Sweetin explains, she settled on just head of the wooden statue — known as “Sea Pappy” — that appeared in both shows. But even that didn’t go unnoticed.

“I got stopped with the head in my car,” Sweetin says. “And they were like, ‘You can’t take that until we inventory it.’ So, I tried to steal the Sea Pappy head, basically.”

Jodie Sweetin and Bob Saget in 2021.Bob Saget/YouTube

Bob Saget/YouTube

Undeterred, Sweetin says she put a Post-it note on the top-hatted noggin, claiming it as her own.

“And then one day, a couple of weeks later, my doorbell rang,” she continues. “I opened it up and no one was there, just the Sea Pappy head. It was the best moment.”

Sweetin previously showed off her trophy during a 2021 appearance on the lateBob Saget’s podcast,Bob Saget’s Here For You. “The Sea Pappy head was a mission,” she told Saget, who played her dad Danny Tanner onFull House. “That was a major thing.”

Never 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.

“This was the Sea Pappy that they recreated,” she explained. “It’s actually made of Styrofoam because they had that one that was a joke — whatever. Well, they glued the head back on and just left him there. So, it’s not the wooden one, it’s just the Styrofoam replica.”

“I would have helped you take the whole thing. I was there,” Saget said.

“Well, I mean we can go find it,” Sweetin joked. “Somewhere, there’s a headless Sea Pappy.”

source: people.com