When you think about it, twin actors played a big role in ‘90s family sitcoms. Whether they played a singular role like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen did in Full House, or how Tia and Tamera Mowry acted alongside each other in Sister, Sister, it was twin city. Here’s a funny coincidence between the set of twin actors— the Mowry twins babysat the Olsen twins on the set of Full House , and gave a very interesting reason why.
It was during their Full House days that little Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen met Sister, Sister’s Tia and Tamera Mowry. According to Tia’s Instagram post, you can thank their younger brother, Tahj, for bringing everyone together on set:
My brother was cast as Teddy, and since my mom didn’t have a sitter, she brought me and Tamera with her. We would sit in the audience while they filmed.
HBO Max subscription). Looking back, it’s an amazing crossover moment that quietly connected two sets of twin stars before they made a mark on television.
best things that I loved about Sister, Sister was Mary-Kate and Ashley’s season 4 cameo in the episode “Slime Party” (which is available to stream on your Hulu subscription). Tia and Tamera decided to compete on a quiz show against the Olsens, where one set of twins would have to guess the right trivia answers to prevent their sister from getting slimed.
Now that I know the Mowry twins babysat the Olsens, I can imagine what a sweet reunion it must have been for everyone. Sitcom moments like these were really special in blending ‘90s star power—even more so when you have twin energy with which to fill the screen.
So if Tia and Tamera Mowry had to stay on-set while Tahj was working on Full House, they might as well have had some babysitting fun with the Olsen Twins, right? After all, what better way to pass the time than to hang out with some of the coolest toddler stars of the ‘90s?