Overview
- Andrea Barber and Jodie Sweetin revisited the 1992 episode "Too Much Monkey Business" on their Oct. 28 How Rude, Tanneritos! podcast.
- They recalled handlers instructing the cast not to look the chimpanzee Ginger in the eye or smile, stressing that chimps can be dangerous.
- Barber said the scene required extensive physical contact with Ginger, including slaps, and she praised Stamos for pushing through the take.
- Sweetin noted that Stamos struggled to keep a straight face during filming, and Barber said it was likely the best usable take.
- Entertainment Weekly cited Stamos’ 2017 remark to People that he got welts from the smacks, and it noted the series’ frequent use of live animals.