Take 1978's Thank God It's Friday, which was savaged by critics for being a tacky, faddish, unconvincing love letter to disco filled with pop-culture references that have aged like an egg-salad ...

The popular programming block has been used many times off and on over the years since its initial beginnings in 1989. The first run lasted from 1989-2000, and was revived for a short-lived second ...

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 ...

Entertainment ABC’s ‘TGIF’ didn’t stand for ‘Thank God it’s Friday’ — creator reveals real meaning By Lauren Sarner Published Feb. 21, 2025, 10:52 a.m. ET ...

Chick Vennera, a prolific actor and voice actor perhaps most recognizable for his scene-stealing disco dance performance atop parked cars in the 1978 hit comedy Thank God It’s Friday, died from ...

Friday nights on the 2025 TV schedule are pretty much ruled by CBS dramas, as it's gone for recent years, from the now-canceled Blue Bloods to S.W.A.T., Fire Country, and NCIS: Sydney.

Chick Vennera, a voice actor in numerous Warner Bros. animated projects like “Animaniacs” and “Batman: the Animated Series,” and actor in “Thank God It’s Friday” and “The Golden ...

Chick Vennera, who starred in “The Golden Girls” and the 1978 comedy “Thank God It’s Friday,” has died at his home in Burbank, CA., a representative for the actor told CNN. He was 74.

Actor Chick Vennera, who played Enrique Mas on “The Golden Girls” and danced on top of parked cars outside a disco in “Thank God It’s Friday,” died Wednesday, his daughter said. He was 74.

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 ...