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'Full House' Reboot on Netflix Puts The Riv in San Francisco, Apparently

By DNAinfo Staff | February 27, 2016 3:05pm
 Chicago's The Riviera theater makes a cameo in Netflix's
Chicago's The Riviera theater makes a cameo in Netflix's "Fuller House," the reboot of the beloved family sitcom "Full House," ostensibly based in San Francisco.
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CHICAGO? — "Fuller House," Netflix's reboot of the '90s sitcom "Full House," opens with classic scenes of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous Painted Ladies of San Francisco.

But if you make it through six episodes of the universally panned, nostalgia-heavy new series, you'll not only see some pretty rad '90s dance moves from the original cast, you'll get a glimpse of Chicago.

DJ, the older sister who now has three kids, and Stephanie, the younger sister who's now (yep) a DJ, are joined with crazy friend Kimmy as they bring their kids to Lucha Kaboom, a luchador match held at The Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave.

Or is it? There's no indication that DJ and Kimmy are annoyed about trekking their kids from San Francisco to Chicago just to watch Stephanie's DJ set. So the audience should probably assume the Riv has transplanted to the Bay Area.

Then again, as pointed out in a parody video by AJ+ below, it's not the only unrealistic aspect of "Fuller House."

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