Jim Janicek said "TGIF" did not, in fact, stand for "Thank God It's Friday," but "Thank Goodness It's Funny." "We were talking about things like the 'Friday Fun Club,' " Janicek recalled, "There's a whole list somewhere I probably could dig up,

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

You know, 'It's Friday Night.' Lots of little short 'isms.' 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.

Thank god he cleared that up. 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 came from and what that acronym really stands for.