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TGIF hosts

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During the 1996-97 season (including summer 1997), ABC's ``TGIF'' block of Fri night programming was hosted each week by one or more characters from TGIF shows. Here's a list of who hosted each week.

20 Sep 96

I don't know... do you? [no STTW episode]

27 Sep 96

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) and Salem (voice of Nick Bakay) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in various settings [STTW episode: ``Pilot'' (#001)]

4 Oct 96

cast from Mighty Ducks on the ice (hockey players, you see...) [STTW episode: ``Bundt Friday'' (#002)]

11 Oct 96

Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) [and later Topanga (Danielle Fishel)] from Boy Meets World ``camping'' indoors [STTW episode: ``The True Adventures of Rudy Kazootie'' (#004)]

18 Oct 96

two girls (?) from Family Matters in some spooky setting (?) [STTW episode: ``Terrible Things'' (#003)]

25 Oct 96

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch at ``Halloween Bash'' party [STTW episode: ``A Halloween Story'' (#006)]

1 Nov 96

Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World in jungle, promoting upcoming airing of The Lion King [STTW episode: ``Dream Date'' (#007)]

8 Nov 96

(?) and Stefan (Jaleel White) from Family Matters and guests New Edition in living room [STTW episode: ``Third Aunt From the Sun'' (#008)]

15 Nov 96

Cory (Ben Savage), Topanga (Danielle Fishel), Shawn (Rider Strong), and Eric (Will Friedle) from Boy Meets World in eatery (?) [STTW episode: ``Magic Joel'' (#009)]

22 Nov 96

Sean (Sean Holland) and Murray (Donald Adeosun Faison) from Clueless at Disneyland in front of nighttime Main Street parade [STTW episode: ``Geek Like Me'' (#005)]

29 Nov 96

Cory (Ben Savage) and Eric (Will Friedle) from Boy Meets World with puppies, promoting upcoming Disney movie 101 Dalmations [STTW episode: repeat of ``Pilot'' (#001)]

6 Dec 96

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on bed with book of spells [STTW episode: ``Sweet & Sour Victory'' (#010)]

13 Dec 96

Lily Tomlin and her character Edith Ann in homey setting, promoting an upcoming ABC special [STTW episode: ``A Girl and Her Cat'' (#011)]

20 Dec 96

Carl (Reginald VelJohnson), Eddie (Darius McCrary) and (?) from Family Matters in kitchen [STTW episode: repeat of ``Bundt Friday'' (#002)]

27 Dec 96

Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World on couch [STTW episode: repeat of ``Terrible Things'' (#003)]

3 Jan 97

two girls (?) from Family Matters on couch [STTW episode: ``Trial by Fury'' (#013)]

10 Jan 97

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on bed with book [STTW episode: ``Jenny's Non-Dream'' (#012)]

17 Jan 97

Eric (Will Friedle) and Cory (Ben Savage) from Boy Meets World on couch [STTW episode: ``Sabrina Through the Looking Glass'' (#014)]

24 Jan 97

Sean (Sean Holland) and Murray (Donald Adeosun Faison) from Clueless rap against TGIF background [STTW episode: repeat of ``Dream Date'' (#007)]

31 Jan 97

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) and Salem (voice of Nick Bakay) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on couch [STTW episode: ``Hilda and Zelda: The Teenage Years'' (#015)]

7 Feb 97

Shawn (Rider Strong) and Cory (Ben Savage) from Boy Meets World on couch [STTW episode: ``Mars Attracts!'' (#016)]

14 Feb 97

Sean (Sean Holland) and Murray (Donald Adeosun Faison) from Clueless and Michelle Kwan in ice skating rink [STTW episode: ``First Kiss'' (#018)]

21 Feb 97

I don't know... do you? [no STTW episode]

28 Feb 97

I don't know... do you? [no STTW episode]

7 Mar 97

Tim Allen in jungle setting, promoting Jungle2Jungle movie [STTW episode: ``Sweet Charity'' (#017)]

14 Mar 97

I don't know... do you? [STTW episode: repeat of ``Third Aunt From the Sun'' (#008)]

21 Mar 97

Sabrina (Melissa Joan Hart) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch on bed with book [STTW episode: ``Cat Showdown'' (#020)]

28 Mar 97

Cory (Ben Savage) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Magic Joel'' (#009)]

4 Apr 97

Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episode: ``Meeting Dad's Girlfriend'' (#019)]

11 Apr 97

Al (Christine Lakin) from Step by Step does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Trial by Fury'' (#013)]

18 Apr 97

Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Sweet & Sour Victory'' (#010)]

25 Apr 97

Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) from Boy Meets World at disco, Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World on location, promoting upcoming U2 Pop Tour special [STTW episode: ``As Westbridge Turns'' (#021)]

2 May 97

J.T. (Brandon Call) and Rich (Jason Marsden) from Step by Step at disco [STTW episode: ``The Great Mistake'' (#022)]

9 May 97

J.T. (Brandon Call) and Rich (Jason Marsden) from Step by Step [same as last week] in submarine, promoting upcoming TV movie 2000 Leagues Under the Sea [STTW episode: ``The Crucible'' (#023)]

16 May 97

J.T. (Brandon Call) from Step by Step and magician David Blain on sidewalk bench, promoting upcoming Street Magic special [STTW episode: ``Troll Bride'' (#024)]

23 May 97

Carl (Reginald VelJohnson) and Stefan (Jaleel White) from Family Matters on couch [STTW episode: repeat of ``Geek Like Me'' (#005)]

30 May 97

J.T. (Brandon Call) from Step by Step [STTW episode: repeat of ``Hilda and Zelda: The Teenage Years'' (#015)]

6 Jun 97

Rich (Jason Marsden) from Step by Step does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Mars Attracts!'' (#016)]

13 Jun 97

someone (female, maybe from Step by Step??) does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``A Halloween Story'' (#006)]

20 Jun 97

Bruce Jenner and Meg (Susan Egan) from Hercules in Greek ruins setting, promoting upcoming Hercules movie [STTW episode: repeat of ``First Kiss'' (#018)]

27 Jun 97

Bruce Jenner and various cast members of Hercules at premiere of that movie [STTW episode: repeat of ``Dream Date'' (#007)]

4 Jul 97

Cory (Ben Savage) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Jenny's Non-Dream'' (#012)]

11 Jul 97

I don't know... do you? [STTW episode: repeat of ``A Girl and Her Cat'' (#011)]

18 Jul 97

J.T. (Brandon Call) from Step by Step does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Third Aunt From the Sun'' (#008)]

25 Jul 97

Sean (Sean Holland) from Clueless does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Sabrina Through the Looking Glass'' (#014)]

1 Aug 97

I don't know... do you? [STTW episode: repeat of ``Sweet & Sour Victory'' (#010)]

8 Aug 97

someone (female) does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Sweet Charity'' (#017)]

15 Aug 97

Cory (Ben Savage) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Meeting Dad's Girlfriend'' (#019)]

22 Aug 97

Nicole (Raven-Symone) from Hangin' with Mr. Cooper does voice-overs [STTW episode: repeat of ``Cat Showdown'' (#020)]

29 Aug 97

I don't know... do you? [STTW episode: repeat of ``Magic Joel'' (#009)]

5 Sep 97

Salem (voice of Nick Bakay) from Sabrina, the Teenage Witch does voice-overs [STTW episodes: repeats of ``The Crucible'' (#023) and ``The True Adventures of Rudy Kazootie'' (#004)]

12 Sep 97

Topanga (Danielle Fishel) from Boy Meets World does voice-overs [STTW episodes: repeats of ``Hilda and Zelda: The Teenage Years'' (#015) and ``The Great Mistake'' (#022)]

19 Sep 97

``Mrs. Munger's Class'' segments from ABC's new One Saturday Morning [STTW episodes: repeats of ``Troll Bride'' (#024) and ``As Westbridge Turns'' (#021)]

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