Bob Saget on Diapering the Olsen Twins, Dirty Jokes and Paltry 'House' Checks

By Nicki Gostin Posted Dec 3rd 2010 11:00PM

Bob Saget is back on the tube as host of 'Strange Days With Bob Saget,' a reality TV series airing Tuesday nights on A&E, where the comedian hunkers down with a different subculture (Bigfoot believers, bikers, etc.) each week. The wonderfully foul-mouthed funnyman, who will forever be Danny Tanner to TV viewers, spoke to PopEater about diapering the Olsen twins, how much money he gets (or rather, doesn't get) from ubiquitous 'Full House' reruns and, naturally, how he balances his clean cut look with such a filthy sense of humor.

You're famous for having a filthy sense of humor that plays off your clean cut looks. Do you wonder if you'd be so successful if you weren't so wholesome-looking?
I know I look like an accountant and I do think about it quite a lot. If you watch my stand-up with the sound off, it looks like your neighbor talking, maybe he's a little hyper but he's decent-looking, and then you turn on the sound and you're like, 'What? People shouldn't do that with goats.' My stuff is usually just a bunch of wiener jokes.

Well, they are timeless.
I believe so. I mean, what are you going to do? You've got one, you're a guy and you've already got everything against you because of that. The joke is the joke itself.

What have you been up to?
A couple of weeks ago I was at a scleroderma benefit [Saget's sister died of the disease]. I saw Jerry Seinfeld there and we spoke. I've known him for 30 years.

Did you guys talk about how rich you both are?
We did not talk of any type of finance. No, we talked about the craft. I don't really think about money at all.

You don't have to. You're rolling in all that 'Full House' money!
So funny. There's no 'Full House' money. I didn't own the show.

C'mon, you still get residuals from the show.
Yeah, you get nothing. Residual checks on shows are nothing.

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Bob Saget gets himself involved in an Olsen sandwich while attending a comedy event in New York City on Nov. 8. (That's Mary-Kate on the left and Ashley on the right.) More Pics of Bob >>

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Bob Saget (L) and Mario Lopez attend Extra at The Grove on November 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Extra)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Bob Saget attends Extra at The Grove on November 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Extra)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Bob Saget attends Extra at The Grove on November 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Extra)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Bob Saget attends Extra at The Grove on November 19, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for Extra)

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Comedian Seth Meyers, Comedian Jeffrey Ross, actress Mary-Kate actress, Ashley Olsen, comedian Bob Saget, comedian Brian Regan and comedian Jerry Seinfeld attend Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62384150), contact WireImage.com

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Comedian Seth Meyers, Caryn Zucker, comedian Bob Saget, comedian Jeffrey Ross and comedian Brian Regan attend Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62383784), contact WireImage.com

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Aubrey Saget, Mary-Kate Olsen, comedian Bob Saget and Ashley Olsen attend Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62383372), contact WireImage.com

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Comedian James Smith, comedian Jeffrey Ross and comedian Bob Saget attends Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62383226), contact WireImage.com

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Comedian Jeffrey Ross, comedian Bob Saget, actress Ashley Olsen, Brian Williams, actress Mary-Kate Olsen and comedian Brian Regan attend Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62384186), contact WireImage.com

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Comedian Jeffrey Ross, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, actress Ashley Olsen, comedian Bob Saget, actress Mary-Kate Olsen and comedian Brian Regan attend Stand Up For Scleroderma at Carolines On Broadway on November 8, 2010 in New York, City. Bob Saget, Jerry Seinfeld & Others Stand Up For Scleroderma Carolines On Broadway New York, NY United States November 8, 2010 Photo by Shawn Ehlers/WireImage.com To license this image (62384010), contact WireImage.com

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So you couldn't retire from what you made on 'Full House'?
Nobody could retire on it unless you kept your money and saved it. If you're doing a show and you're not an executive producer and own it, then you get residuals which can amount to checks from $2 to $2,000.

But isn't the show on like 30 times a day on Nick?
They buy a cycle. 'Full House' just started a new cycle, so someone, not me, is going to make a fortune. Whatever I get is found money. I hate talking about it. Nothing's what anybody thinks.

That's exactly why it's so interesting to talk about!
I know! Look, I did this thing called 'Farce of the Penguins' and it made at least 50 times more than it cost to make and we're still waiting. We've got a court case coming up. It's about people not wanting to pay.

Have you seen Mary-Kate and Ashley recently?
They came to my benefit. They were incredibly loving and generous. The joke I have with them is that I diapered them. They were three months old and doing the show and I also had a baby and there was a time when I knew how to diaper them really quickly. Of course, I had permission.

Eww! I wasn't even thinking of that.
[Laughs] I just thought of that. That's not a good thing.

Tell me about the show, 'Strange Days With Bob Saget.'
I'm excited about it. I go and study unusual subcultures. I went to Cornell and got pledged. I went to Vegas, but in a Hunter S. Thompson way. I've looked for Big Foot and jumped in a sidecar and drove from Nashville to Daytona with a motorcycle club.

How did you come up with the idea?
About 12 years ago I came up with the idea for me to go over and sleep at people's homes.

I love that idea!
Yeah, it's a cute one but it got rejected.

Why? Did they think it was creepy?
That's the joke of it. You act disarming and I don't do anything creepy, but people take it as they take it and the humor comes from that -- which is this is creepy. Anyway, a year-and-a-half ago, I went to the producers and said that it would be really cool to go study other cultures that I know nothing about.

Does it bother you that your obit will probably lead with Danny Tanner?
I don't know if that's true. What happens if I explode on the street and they say it's "American's Funniest Death"? It could be the video show or it could be a new show.

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Comments

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Sunday 05 December

By Bill

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And you actually believe the fictional masterwork? When the veil is removed from your eyes, you'll realize that you were nothing more than the rest of the sheep you flock with.

Friday 03 December

By Shallow

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Bob Sagat is a dirty diaper. no talent piece of garbage

Saturday 04 December

By Dal

Amen to that!

By donald

Amen again to that. Funny man? Tell me another one. I've got a door knob with more talent than Bob.

Saget sucks!

By ed

he does the double routine because he has too. he cant host or act, a slubber

By rose

So tell us, are either one of the twins incontinent?

By evoyageur

I never liked him, never thought he was any good and was glad to see him leave AFHV. He only got to where he is because he's Jewish and knows people in the biz.

By You

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Thank you for your deeply thought insight, Helen Thomas.

By Sophia

I was never a fan of Bob Saget. He stinks!

By erica

I bet he is an Obama anal sniffer.

By syonack

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I have to agree he's one sick puppy, Mr Saget get your self some help before you end up in hot water with the law

By Debi

I once saw him on a special and he is one sick puppy. He's jokes aren't funny and he always referred back to doing it or looking at a 14 year old. I couldn't watch it. He's on sick perverted person.

By Cole

Saget should never be annoyed with anything or anyone, certainly not with any subject. His entire life is built on saying things that most people believe to be perverted or annoying. Those people tolerate him. He should tolerate their thoughts and wrong perceptions.

By Christopher Thomas Russo

I LOVED Full House. My favorite thing he did as Dan Tanner was stepping into the wading pool that Michelle wanted to use when she wasn't supposed to.

By Devlyn Disguise

I think Bob Saget is a funny dude I would love to sit and chill with him

By itsme

Bob Saget was 1 vs 100. Why did he leave. There's nothing on there to enjoy looking at anymore. :(

By Cosmo

Still makes me sick even thinking about this totally UNFUNNY guy! He made a great show, AFHV, unbearable to watch. Just go away please.

By Wendell

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AOL describes Bob Saget as "wonderfully foul mouthed?" Really, is it possible to be wonderfully foul mouthed? I had friends in grade school who were every bit as foul mouthed as Saget is. Perhaps that is why he reminds me so much of a fifth grader. What is talented about a grown man telling weiner jokes? Again, my fifth grade cohorts mastered that one way before anyone started paying good money to hear that kind of crap. This man has no talent. He is simply trading on a now canceled show and trying to shock a few dimbulbs like the AOL writers who fawn over his potty mouth.

Tuesday 14 December

By Becca

"changing someones diapers" is like saying to them, I'm your elder and don't you forget it! It must be AOL who has the potty mouth...and their mind in the gutter!

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