Why Full House Killed Off Pam Tanner

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Full House is a beloved sitcom that revolves around its main characters' trials, tribulations, and triumphs — so why is Danny Tanner's wife, Pam, killed off before the show's timeline begins? Familial relationships and navigating everyday existence with the aid of those loved ones is the driving force behind the series. As its name implies, there's certainly plenty of literal and figurative togetherness to go around. However, a true mother figure for the Tanner girls is absent throughout Full House's eight seasons.

Created by Jeff Franklin for ABC, the San Francisco-based series premiered in 1987 — introducing audiences to the blended family that would amass more than enough fans for the sitcom to receive its buzz-generating reboot, Fuller House, in 2016. Like other laugh track-infused American sitcoms, the dramedy tackles issues that tend to arise in the home and in the lives of both adult and child/teen relatives. Full House mainly follows Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) and his three daughters, D.J. (Candace Cameron), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and Michelle (Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen). Danny's dear friend, Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier), and the girls' uncle, Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos), also come to live with the family unit as they all weather life's storms, live and grow as people, and become even closer in many of their bonds.

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While they have three father-esque figures, the Tanner girls are without their mother throughout the entire series. Their mother, Pam, is written to have been killed by a drunk driver prior to the show. She's only briefly shown once in season 2 (portrayed by Christie Houser) via an old home video. For such a lighthearted