Jim Janicek said "TGIF" did not, in fact, stand for "Thank God It's Friday," but "Thank Goodness It's Funny." "We were ...

Everyone’s been getting it wrong all along. Producer Jim Janicek, who created the popular 1990s TV programming block “TGIF” ...

ABC’s TGIF programming block had viewers hoping for Friday nights to watch their favorite sitcom. Over the years, many people ...

Jim Janicek revealed the actual acronym during a chat on the 'Pod Meets World' podcast Kate Hogan is Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE, as well as the editor of Stories to Make ...

A Michael Jackson doll, dated July 15, 1984 in USA. Jackson, who was the lead singer for the Jackson Five by age eight, ...

The marketing guru behind ABC's long-running TGIF programming block, Jim Janicek, dropped by the latest episode of the Pod ...

And wouldn't you know it, in came future Disney boss Bob Iger and fellow exec Stu Brower, who more formally pitched the idea for TGIF as the hook for ABC's pre-weekend comedies. But their idea wasn't ...

Fans of ABC's classic 'TGIF' programming block with 'Full House,' 'Boy Meets World' and more made a big mistake in its 1990s ...

However, in a new interview, Jim Janicek, who help create the programming block, clarified that the letters stood for “Thank Goodness It’s Funny.” “We were talking about things like the ...

Over the years, many people believed the acronym stood for “Thank God It’s Friday.” However, in a new interview, Jim Janicek, who help create the programming block, clarified that the letters stood ...