Much ado was made about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s decision not to reprise their roles as Michelle Tanner for the 2016 spinoff . Not only were fans disappointed, but the show made several references to their absence over the course of its five seasons. Apparently it rubbed some of the cast the wrong way too, as John Stamos — who has admitted to from the ‘80s sitcom — recently opened up about being angry that they didn’t join the Netflix series, and the unusual olive branch they extended.

John Stamos has been championing Bob Saget’s legacy for over a year now, since the comedian from a head trauma. Members of the cast have consistently credited the patriarch with ensuring the family remained close, and the Uncle Jesse actor told the podcast it was mostly Saget who kept in touch with the Olsen twins, despite their refusal to return to acting with the rest of the family. He said: 

[Bob Saget] was very instrumental in keeping us all together. The twins moved to New York. … And I gotta tell you, one of the only good things to come out of Bob’s, well ... Mary-Kate and Ashley, we didn’t see them much. I mean, we stayed in touch a little bit, but Bob really did. And they were so great. … You hear rumors, 'Oh, they hated their childhood, or they hated being on the show,’ or whatever.

to not appear on , but it was apparently more of a struggle for his TV brother-in-law. John Stamos admitted to being upset with them, and told the podcast about the odd olive branch the fashion moguls offered: 

When I did Fuller House they didn’t wanna come back, and I was angry for a minute. And that got out. But they were [like,] 'We loved our childhood. We loved being with you. We miss Bob.' They came over to my house.

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