. He played the special agent for so long that we have a hard time picturing him in another role. But imagine him as part of the extended Tanner family. Just picture David Duchovny in
As he says in the above interview, Duchovny visited Los Angeles trying to land various parts. And for
Full House
, Duchovny says, “They kept on trying to plug me into different characters, and clearly I was wrong for every single one.” The ABC sitcom featured Uncle Jesse Katsopolis, Uncle Joey, and Danny Tanner. They all have different personalities with Danny as the responsible, strait-laced single dad; Joey as the comedian and mischief-maker; and Jesse as the suave “bad boy.” Well, as bad as a character can be in a wholesome sitcom like
Full House
.
Since we’ve known Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and Jon Stamos in those roles for decades, it’s hard to picture Duchovny joining the family. We think he could take a solid run at Danny Tanner. Besides the part about wrangling a bunch of kids as a single parent, Mulder and Tanner have some similarities. For example, we don’t think Danny Tanner would believe in paranormal or fantastical things either.
20th Century Studios
But really, we’re glad Duchovny wasn’t committed to another series when auditions for
The X-Files
rolled around. He’d been in
Twin Peaks
and some movies before
The X-Files
. We can’t picture anyone else as Mulder—especially Bob Saget.
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