Remembering the Best and Worst of ABC’s TGIF Lineup

[comedyfreak]

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

It aired on Friday nights pre-TGIF from '85-'87 then it aired on TGIF for the first year in '88.

It's still hard to believe that networks used to air good shows on Friday and Saturday nights. Now, everything is jammed into 2 or 3 nights a week and the rest of the week is basically crap.

I so agree with you.

[icecream]

Friday nights still have one really good show: Blue Bloods (my favorite current show on CBS after Under the Dome).

[TMC]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/christianzam...e-tgif-sitcoms

♫ It’s Friday night, and the mood is right. ♫

[tlc38tlc38]

Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.buzzfeed.com/christianzam...e-tgif-sitcoms

14. In Seasons 1-6, the opening credits spell actress Staci Keanan's name with an i at the end of her name. In Season 7, they changed the spelling of her name to end with a y instead. The reasoning behind this change, or even mistake, has never been explained.

This is strange. I never noticed this.

[littletydramon]

I didn't see them mention "Free Spirit". Of the 3 episodes I watched online, it was pretty bad...but that's what it makes it cheesy awesome. I love the catchy theme song.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by littletydramon

I didn't see them mention "Free Spirit". Of the 3 episodes I watched online, it was pretty bad...but that's what it makes it cheesy awesome. I love the catchy theme song.

Free Spirit aired on a Sunday. It only aired on TGIF one time as a special preview.

[Tubehead]

I remember I honey im home I remember watching the reruns on nick at nite. I remember when sister ,sister aired that was the day my grand mama passed away I was 7 or 8 years old when she passed away . I always liked teen angel I thought that was funny show I like family matters and step by step. does any one remember show called brotherly love? it was kind of remind me of my two dads.

best :
boy meets world
step by step
family matters
perfect strangers
hanging with Mr. cooper

worst :
Sabrina the Teenage Witch it was good in the being then it got stupid toward the ending of the show
you wish I don't remember it much I knew it didn't last long

[Sal]

For me, the best Friday night shows were from the early 70s when the lineup included some of my favourites like "The Partridge Family", "The Brady Bunch", "The Odd Couple" and also included other nice shows such as "Room 222", "Love American Style", and "That Girl" --- all in one night! Even though the Partridges and Bradys were meant for kids and the others were obviously for older viewers, anyone of any age group could enjoy any of these series without feeling embarrassed or ashamed about what they may be seeing or hearing. They could be laugh out loud funny or gentle and heartwarming. The TGIF group of the 80s, which I plainly hate with a passion, may be more fondly remembered by today's TV fans and even their kids who might be catching them in reruns or on DVD, but for me, those 70s shows will never be surpassed.

[Mace Dolex]

Originally Posted by Stuck In The '70's

Once Family Matters and Step by Step left it died.

Yep you nailed it right there, once they left we got stuck with Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Sister, Sister and me almost graduating high school was not interested in those shows.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Yep you nailed it right there, once they left we got stuck with Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Sister, Sister and me almost graduating high school was not interested in those shows.

I gave up on TGIF after the spring of 1996

[Mace Dolex]

I remember George Clooney being interviewed at the time E.R. was a surprise success at how unlucky he felt before landing his role in E.R. because he had already been in many failed pilots and shows.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I gave up on TGIF after the spring of 1996

I'm pretty sure that Sister, Sister was on the WB at that point (I think that it was only on ABC during the first or first two seasons). I think what really did TGIF in was when Sabrina... became a hit in its first season, ABC felt that every show (save for Boy Meets World, which I think was moved to a later time slot for the time being) had to have a supernatural premise. It just showed by that point, how virtually interchangeable TGIF's shows had gotten.

[factsoflife]

Originally Posted by TMC

I'm pretty sure that Sister, Sister was on the WB at that point (I think that it was only on ABC during the first or first two seasons). I think what really did TGIF in was when Sabrina... became a hit in its first season, ABC felt that every show (save for Boy Meets World, which I think was moved to a later time slot for the time being) had to have a supernatural premise. It just showed by that point, how virtually interchangeable TGIF's shows had gotten.

A big problem they had with Sabrina, is that they had intended that show for the teen audience, but it ultimately became most popular with kids under the age of 12. So ABC didn't really know what to do with it, hence cancelling it after four seasons.

[Mr. Television]

I watched Sabrina for the first year or two and then I lost interest.

[tlc38tlc38]

The first 4 seasons of Sabrina are the best. After the "supernatural boom", TGIF started going downhill quick. Then, after Boy Meets World left, it fell off the map.