ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty The popular 1990s Friday night programming block on ABC, fondly known as "TGIF," was ... sit and watch TV," he recalled, helping ...

Related: Do You Remember the TGIF Theme Song? It'll Instantly Take You Back to the '90s Janicek was tasked with ... "and then would sit and watch TV," he recalled, helping inspire the idea.

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But the connection was never made as TGIF didn't fully take hold as a pop culture moment until the Olson Twins, Steve Urkel and others came into our lives in the late '80s and early '90s.

Everyone’s been getting it wrong all along. Producer Jim Janicek, who created the popular 1990s TV programming block “TGIF” on ABC, recently revealed that — contrary to popular belief ...

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However, looking back, there were certainly some not-so-realistic aspects of 90s TV shows that left viewers with misguided expectations about life. It's almost like no one told us life was gonna ...

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.” ...