The definitive ranking of every TGIF show - Yardbarker

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Updated 6 days ago | By LaToya Ferguson

It’s a debate that’s lasted since the dawn of time...well, at least since the late ‘90s. “What is the definitive TGIF series?” The original run of the Friday night block known as ABC’s TGIF ran from Sept. 22, 1989 to Sept. 8, 2000. Thirty different series premiered during the time, and those series are all in contention on this list.

There was a second attempted run at TGIF from 2003-2005, with shows like "George Lopez," "Life with Bonnie" and "Hope & Faith." And since this past 2018-2019 television season, there’s been a third run — including (the since-canceled) "Speechless" and "Fresh Off the Boat." In fact, on the debut night of this third run, the "Speechless" and "Fresh Off the Boat" season premieres both featured Ben Savage and Jaleel White, respectively. "Speechless’" season premiere even featured a very ‘80s sitcom era opening credits sequence (as the fake series "Living Under One Roof," with theme sung by Cedric Yarbrough and Minnie Driver), while "Fresh Off the Boat’s" opening credits sequence cribbed off "Full House."

But returning to the definitive era of TGIF, it’s worth noting that this isn’t necessarily a list based on which was the best series. It's more like which show most captured the feeling of TGIF and which show comes to mind first when you think of TGIF? It’s probably not "Aliens in the Family," you know? And there’s also the point of taking into account that some TGIF shows ultimately changed nights or changed networks altogether. It’s definitely not an easy science to work through.

30. "Making the Band" (ABC: 2000-2001, MTV: 2002-2009)

29. "Home Free" (1993)

28. "New Attitude" (1990)

27. "Getting By" (ABC: 1993, NBC: 1994)

26."Billy" (1992)

25. "Aliens in the Family" (1996)

24. "Hi Honey, I’m Home!" (ABC & Nick at Nite: 1991, Nick at Nite: 1992)

23. "The Hughleys" (ABC: 1998-2000, UPN: 2000-2002)

22. "You Wish" (1997-1998)

21. "Brother’s Keeper" (1998-1999)

20. "Going Places" (1990-1991)

19. "On Our Own" (1994)

18. "Odd Man Out" (1999-2000)

17. "Where I Live" (1993)

16. "Clueless" (ABC: 1996-1997, UPN: 1997-1999)

15. "Camp Wilder" (1992-1993)

14. "Muppets Tonight" (ABC: 1996, Disney Channel: 1997-1998)

13. "Baby Talk" (1991-1992)

12. "Two of a Kind" (1998-1999)

11. "Teen Angel" (1997-1998)

10. "Sister, Sister" (ABC: 1994-1995, The WB: 1995-1999)

9. "Just the Ten of Us" (1988-1990

8. "Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper" (1992-1997)

7. "Dinosaurs" (1991-1994)

6. "Perfect Strangers" (1986-1993)

5. "Step by Step" (ABC: 1991-1997, CBS: 1997-1998)

4. "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" (ABC: 1996-2000, The WB: 2000-2003)

3. "Full House" (1987-1995)

2. "Family Matters" (ABC: 1989-1997, CBS: 1997-1998)

1. "Boy Meets World" (1993-1997)

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Where is Mr.Belvedere on this list? I thought the first TGIF was…

8pm Perfect Strangers
8:30pm Full House
9pm Mr.Belvedere
9:30pm Just The 10 Of Us