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misterblowhole · 09-14-2003, 03:20 PM

does anyone know of anywhere on the net that lists the TGIF year-by-year lineups from the past.

I used to live for that Friday night block on ABC when I was a kid growing up. I'm glad to see it's being resurected this fall, but I doubt it can live it up to the greatness and impact on the original TGIF days.

musicradio77 · 09-15-2003, 09:15 PM

"Full House" used to be on the TGIF lineup from 1987 until 1992 where the show moved into Tuesdays from 1992 until the show's end in 1995. I believe "Two of a Kind" was also used to be on the same TGIF lineup from 1998 until 1999 where the show ended just one season.

Adamantium · 09-16-2003, 12:03 AM

Just to List a Few:

Fall 1987 schedule
8:00 Full House
8:30 I Married Dora
9:00 Max Headroom
9:30 " "
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1988 schedule
8:00 Perfect Strangers
8:30 Full House
9:00 Mr. Belevedere
9:30 Just the Ten of Us
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1989 schedule (One of my Favorites)
8:00 Full House
8:30 Family Matters
9:00 Perfect Strangers
9:30 Just the Ten of Us
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1990 schedule
8:00 Full House
8:30 Family Matters
9:00 Perfect Strangers
9:30 Going Places
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1991 schedule
8:00 Family Matters
8:30 Step By Step
9:00 Perfect Strangers
9:30 Baby Talk
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1992 schedule
8:00 Family Matters
8:30 Step by Step
9:00 Dinosaurs
9:30 Camp Wilder
10:00 20 / 20

Fall 1993 schedule
8:00 Family Matters
8:30 Boy Meets World
9:00 Step by Step
9:30 Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
10:00 20 / 20

Chelsea · 09-16-2003, 06:28 PM

IMO, Fall 1989 was the strongest of those, featuring Perfect Strangers, it's brand-new spinoff Family Matters, Full House, and Just the Ten of Us.

HuntingtonM15 · 09-16-2003, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TVAdam
Fall 1989 schedule (One of my Favorites)
8:00 Full House
8:30 Family Matters
9:00 Perfect Strangers
9:30 Just the Ten of Us
10:00 20 / 20

This was my favorite! I remember waiting all week for it to come on. I also remember that Just the Ten of Us didn't come on every week for some reason, and it used to be so disappointing!

musicradio77 · 09-16-2003, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TVAdam
Fall 1987 schedule
8:00 Full House

Fall 1988 schedule
8:30 Full House

Fall 1989 schedule (One of my Favorites)
8:00 Full House

Fall 1990 schedule
8:00 Full House

Thanks TVAdam. "Full House" is still a favorite when it was from TGIF from 1987 to 1991 before moving into Tuesdays replacing "Who's the Boss?" on its timeslot.

Adamantium · 09-16-2003, 09:41 PM

I don't know if "20/20" was actually considered a TGIF show, but that's how I always topped off the night.

I would have added the rest of the schedules, but I can't find my book, with that info in it right now.

misterblowhole · 09-16-2003, 10:48 PM

I grew up with TGIF around 1990-1993, so my favorites include Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Step By Step, and Dinosaurs, among many others.

IMO, that whole era is very strong. At the least, every fall lineup had at least 3 really good shows.

Miss Golden · 09-17-2003, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TVAdam
Just to List a Few:

Fall 1988 schedule
8:00 Perfect Strangers
8:30 Full House
9:00 Mr. Belevedere
9:30 Just the Ten of Us
10:00 20 / 20

That was my favorite, I never was a Family Matters fan, but loved Mr. Belevedere. RIP CHRIS HEWITT.

SBTB Geek · 09-17-2003, 05:56 PM

1988, 1989, and 1993 were the best TGIF line-ups. The last season of TGIF wasn't that bad either.

greenlaser5555 · 12-10-2003, 10:14 PM

The best TGIF schedules was from 1985-1991.

1985-1986 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Webster
8:30pm: Mr. Belvedere
9:00pm: Diff'rent Strokes
9:30pm: Benson
10:00pm: Spenser: For Hire

1986-1987 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Webster
8:30pm: Mr. Belvedere
9:00pm: Sidekicks
9:30pm: Sledge Hammer
10:00pm: Starman

1987-1988 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Full House
8:30pm: I Married Dora
9:00pm: Mr. Belvedere (I'm not sure what time it was exactly on)
9:30pm:
10:00pm: 20/20

1988-1989 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Perfect Strangers
8:30pm: Full House
9:00pm: Mr. Belvedere
9:30pm: Just The Ten of Us
10:00pm: 20/20

1989-1990 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Full House
8:30pm: Family Matters
9:00pm: Perfect Strangers
9:30pm: Just The Ten of Us
10:00pm: 20/20

1990-1991 TGIF schedule
8:00pm: Full House
8:30pm: Family Matters
9:00pm: Perfect Strangers
9:30pm: Going Places
10:00pm: 20/20

Brent88 · 12-10-2003, 10:28 PM

Fall 1987(corrected)

8pm ET-Full House
830pm ET-I Married Dora
9pm ET-Max Headroom(1 hour)(Mr. Belverede took this slot in Late October, so it doesn't show up on the official Fall schedule)

Fall 1994

8pm ET-Family Matters
830pm ET-Boy Meets World
9pm ET-Step By Step
930pm ET-Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

Fall 1995

same as 1994

Fall 1996

8pm ET-Family Matters
830pm ET-Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
9pm ET-Clueless
930pm ET-Boy Meets World

Then they scrapped TGIF for the most part(Family Matters and Step By Step went to CBS)

Fall 1997

8pm ET-Sabrina
830pm ET-Boy Meets World
9pm ET-You Wish
930pm ET-Teen Angel

you can find all the network schedules from the beginning of TV to now, just change the "9798" to the year you want:

http://www.inthe90s.com/prim9798.shtml

barwars · 12-10-2003, 11:26 PM

of all those shows.... I watched (and loved)....

Full House
Perfect Strangers
Family Matters (best TGIF show ever)
Step By Step
Dinosaurs
Boy Meets World
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

Brent88 · 12-11-2003, 12:22 AM

Yeah... Family Matters is defintely the best!!!

tvlover11 · 12-12-2003, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brent88
Yeah... Family Matters is defintely the best!!!

Nuh uh, full house was! LOL.

09-14-2003, 03:20 PM	#1
misterblowhole Mack Zorris Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 02, 2000 Location: Edmoton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 194	History of TGIF does anyone know of anywhere on the net that lists the TGIF year-by-year lineups from the past. I used to live for that Friday night block on ABC when I was a kid growing up. I'm glad to see it's being resurected this fall, but I doubt it can live it up to the greatness and impact on the original TGIF days.

09-15-2003, 09:15 PM	#2
musicradio77 Disney Expert Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 14, 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 6,475	"Full House" used to be on the TGIF lineup from 1987 until 1992 where the show moved into Tuesdays from 1992 until the show's end in 1995. I believe "Two of a Kind" was also used to be on the same TGIF lineup from 1998 until 1999 where the show ended just one season.
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09-16-2003, 06:28 PM	#4
Chelsea Semi-retired Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Washington Posts: 5,726	IMO, Fall 1989 was the strongest of those, featuring Perfect Strangers, it's brand-new spinoff Family Matters, Full House, and Just the Ten of Us.
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09-16-2003, 12:03 AM	#3
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,818	Just to List a Few: Fall 1987 schedule 8:00 Full House 8:30 I Married Dora 9:00 Max Headroom 9:30 " " 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1988 schedule 8:00 Perfect Strangers 8:30 Full House 9:00 Mr. Belevedere 9:30 Just the Ten of Us 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1989 schedule (One of my Favorites) 8:00 Full House 8:30 Family Matters 9:00 Perfect Strangers 9:30 Just the Ten of Us 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1990 schedule 8:00 Full House 8:30 Family Matters 9:00 Perfect Strangers 9:30 Going Places 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1991 schedule 8:00 Family Matters 8:30 Step By Step 9:00 Perfect Strangers 9:30 Baby Talk 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1992 schedule 8:00 Family Matters 8:30 Step by Step 9:00 Dinosaurs 9:30 Camp Wilder 10:00 20 / 20 Fall 1993 schedule 8:00 Family Matters 8:30 Boy Meets World 9:00 Step by Step 9:30 Hangin' With Mr. Cooper 10:00 20 / 20

09-16-2003, 09:41 PM	#7
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,818	I don't know if "20/20" was actually considered a TGIF show, but that's how I always topped off the night. I would have added the rest of the schedules, but I can't find my book, with that info in it right now.

09-16-2003, 10:48 PM	#8
misterblowhole Mack Zorris Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 02, 2000 Location: Edmoton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 194	I grew up with TGIF around 1990-1993, so my favorites include Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Step By Step, and Dinosaurs, among many others. IMO, that whole era is very strong. At the least, every fall lineup had at least 3 really good shows.

09-17-2003, 05:56 PM	#10
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	1988, 1989, and 1993 were the best TGIF line-ups. The last season of TGIF wasn't that bad either.

12-10-2003, 10:28 PM	#12
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,180	Fall 1987(corrected) 8pm ET-Full House 830pm ET-I Married Dora 9pm ET-Max Headroom(1 hour)(Mr. Belverede took this slot in Late October, so it doesn't show up on the official Fall schedule) Fall 1994 8pm ET-Family Matters 830pm ET-Boy Meets World 9pm ET-Step By Step 930pm ET-Hangin' With Mr. Cooper Fall 1995 same as 1994 Fall 1996 8pm ET-Family Matters 830pm ET-Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 9pm ET-Clueless 930pm ET-Boy Meets World Then they scrapped TGIF for the most part(Family Matters and Step By Step went to CBS) Fall 1997 8pm ET-Sabrina 830pm ET-Boy Meets World 9pm ET-You Wish 930pm ET-Teen Angel you can find all the network schedules from the beginning of TV to now, just change the "9798" to the year you want: http://www.inthe90s.com/prim9798.shtml

12-10-2003, 11:26 PM	#13
barwars .. Forum Star Join Date: May 04, 2002 Posts: 13,273	of all those shows.... I watched (and loved).... Full House Perfect Strangers Family Matters (best TGIF show ever) Step By Step Dinosaurs Boy Meets World Hangin' With Mr. Cooper

12-11-2003, 12:22 AM	#14
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,180	Yeah... Family Matters is defintely the best!!!