He added, “Bob, I believe, came up with ‘Thank Goodness it’s Funny’ to avoid any conflict with any restaurant.” The programming block aired on ABC from the late ‘80s t ...

ABC's "TGIF" began in 1989 and ran through 2000 ... Janicek, on the other hand, grew up having dinner with family on Fridays, "and then would sit and watch TV," he recalled, helping inspire the idea.

We wanna call it TGIF,'” he said. “So that’s where we got the name, and we started animating those letters into the open and went from there.” The TV executive went on: “Bob, I believe ...

Thank goodness it's Friday, but don't let me ruin it by telling you that you've been using TGIF wrong all this time. For many people of a certain age, TGIF first came into the zeitgeist thanks to ...

Janicek said TGIF was on the network's list of ideas ... Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews ...

But their idea wasn't to go with the standard "Thank God It's Friday," which wouldn't be very organic to the TV approach ... We've landed on TGIF. We wanna call it TGIF.' So that's where we ...

ABC‘s TGIF programming block had viewers hoping for Friday nights to watch their favorite sitcom. Over the years, many people believed the acronym stood for “Thank God It’s Friday.” ...