Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s revisit 1978’s disco era time capsule, Thank God It’s Friday, which gave us one of the all-time great gay ...

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.” However, in a new ...

Thank god this got sorted. The marketing guru behind ABC's long-running TGIF programming block, Jim Janicek, dropped by the latest episode of the Pod Meets World podcast to reminisce on where the idea ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At the time, Janicek had the bright idea to utilize the shows' showrunners and stars for promos ...

"Thank God It's Friday" director Robert Klane (Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Robert Klane, the screenwriter for “Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Where’s Poppa?” and the director of “Thank God ...

TGIF (Thank God, It's Friday) is not just a popular phrase used to show excitement for the end of the work week but it also has another meaning, "Thank Goodness, It's Funny." Back when sitcoms and ...

Producer Jim Janicek and the "Boy Meets World" cast including Rider Strong and Danielle Fishel. Everyone’s been getting it wrong all along. Producer Jim Janicek, who created the popular 1990s TV ...