For all eight seasons of , actor-comedian Dave Coulier starred as Joey Gladstone, but despite being considered part of the Tanner family, he was never “Uncle Joey” like many viewers assumed him to be. The “Mandela effect” was coined by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome and refers to the concept of false memories being shared by a large group of people. There are many other examples of this in media as well, including the
and stars Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy Gibbler) recently began a podcast based around rewatching episodes of the original hit series where the “Uncle Joey” Mandela effect. told the story of a single father of three young girls living with two other men who helped him to help raise them, making for an odd but loving family.
was structured around the Tanner family, so it was easy for audience members to assume that Joey was an official part of that, which would make him “Uncle Joey.
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