Pamela Katsopolis Tanner (March 5, 1958 – May 12, 1987) was the wife of Danny Tanner, and the mother of D.J., Stephanie, and Michelle Tanner. She was also the daughter of Nick and Irene Katsopolis, and the big sister of Jesse Katsopolis.
She was seen only once in the series, portrayed by actress Christine Houser in the episode "Goodbye Mr. Bear" in a home video depicting her and Danny bringing newborn Michelle home from the hospital.
Background
In August of 1968 (when she was 10), she cut 5-year old Jesse's hair. In retaliation, her brother got up in the middle of the night with "two things of finger paint and vanilla pudding" and gave her red, white, and blue hair.
In September 1972, Pam met her future husband, Danny, in tenth grade when she sat next to him in geometry class. they eloped at a young age, which upset both of their families, causing his mom, Claire, to cry about it for a month, and even caused Jesse to get so mad that he beat Danny up, causing a fracture to one of his ribs (Jesse being 13 years old and Danny being 18. They Finally Got Married in Spring of 1976 and later Had a Daughter named D.J. Tanner. And Possibly was in College with Joey and Danny. She later Had Two Other Daughters Stephanie and Michelle six and a half months after giving birth to her third child, Michelle, she was killed by a drunk driver.
Three months after her death, Pam's younger brother, Jesse, moves into the house to help his brother-in-law, Danny, raise his three nieces. He is the one who seems to miss her the most, which is one of the reasons why living with the Tanner family means so much to him. It was he who pulls everyone together after his sister’s death.
Joey talks about how her laugh was contagious, and by putting her in the front row during his new comedy sets.
In "The Miracle of Thanksgiving", D.J. mentions that Pam always used to say, "Smiles are free, so give them away."
Family
- Nick Katsopolis – father
- Irene Katsopolis – mother
- Danny Tanner – husband
- D.J. Tanner – daughter
- Stephanie Tanner – daughter
- Michelle Tanner – daughter
- Jesse Katsopolis – brother
- Nicky Katsopolis – nephew (posthumously)
- Alex Katsopolis – nephew (posthumously)
- Claire Tanner – mother-in-law
- Wendy Tanner – sister-in-law
- Rebecca Katsopolis – sister-in-law (posthumously)
- Iorgos Katsopolis – grandfather (deceased)
- Gina Katsopolis – grandmother
- Hermes Katsopolis – great-grandfather (died before series began)
- Stavros – cousin
Fuller House (posthumously)
- Tommy Fuller, Sr. – son-in-law (deceased)
- Jackson Fuller – grandson
- Max Fuller – grandson
- Tommy Fuller, Jr. – grandson
- Pamela Katsopolis – adoptive niece
- Danielle Tanner-Gibbler – granddaughter (Jesse and Becky adopt a baby girl and they name her after Pam)
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