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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Saturday 04 December

By Karen

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Hey, people, catch his new show. I was prepared not to like it, but it's actually pretty good. Good enough to TIVO. I saw the Bigfoot and the Biker episodes. Both were worth watching.

By Manda

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all u people hating on bob saget are retarded. hes a decent guy and people are just hating because he makes money off of his jokes and ideas and they arent!

By kevj1

Hey DEE,
I read some of your RANTS and squawks you have left for others
and I have to ask,why keep reading headlines and stories here if
you find this site so repulsive and biased?
In your Bible world, can you masterbate? Loosen up, you're all
wound up. When was the last time you were Fisted?

Sunday 05 December

By Mona Stephanie

Uh, hey, moron? I'm not uptight, and I'VE never been fisted. Most decent people with morals and values, and principles and standards don't get FISTED. At least people who aren't PIGS, which I guess you must be with that mouth of yours. How proud your parents must be that you talk like such a well-educated, fine, usptanding citizen. Disgusting piece of trash. Learn how to talk like you have some pride. If that's at all possible.

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By jim

He's a legend in his own mind.He keeps getting the shows because he goes to the same synagague as his producers.

By coolklass

rini, dee is not telling yo how to live...Did she hit a nerve? lets stay on topic .

By Harmon

It makes me laugh to read posts from people who claim to hate AOL. Yes, you have the right to vent if you are actually interested in the article. But to just rant so you can create both cheerleaders......AND detractors makes you seem pathetic and lonely. By the way haters...AOL rocks!

By Matthew

Why all the negativity about Bob Saget? What did he do to any of you? Good grief. He is what he is. He is NO John Wayne or Brad Pitt Liberace(I have a point for mentioning him!) He filled a part! He played a wholesome dad on a show that any kid could watch and parents feel good about them watching it. It is odd to listen to him curse but hes doing it for shock factor. He will never be Chris farley or John candy but in his own right he does hos own thing. Now get over it people. Stop being so SHI!!y about him! I actually think hes gotten better looking with age.

By David

Maybe the girls will change your diaper when you need it Bob!!

By OTIS

I never liked saget.....(sounds like...?) and what is with the picture with the two dead (looking) girls

By B-Mo

Bob Saget, in his own respect and to his target audience, is hilarious. I think what everybody here is forgetting is that Bob is an entertainer, which means in all probability the majority of everything he says including the nasty, raunchy stuff is all an act. So quit being so judgemental and let people enjoy what they want to.

By gregjim615

The twins came to his benefit and they were incredibly loving and generous. He mentions before the question about having seen the twins that he is not concerned about money. But, when he saw the twins at his benefit I wonder what really went through his mind about those two being billionaires and not even 25 years old.

By steve

too funny ..

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