Saved by the Bell

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For the Robin Gibb song, see Saved by the Bell (song). For the revival series, see Saved by the Bell (2020 TV series).

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Not to be confused with Saved by the Belle.
Saved by the Bell
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Genre Teen sitcom
Created by Sam Bobrick
Developed by Peter Engel
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Theme music composer Scott Gale
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 86 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Peter Engel
Camera setup Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time 22–24 minutes
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Distributor Rysher Entertainment
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format NTSC
Original release August 20, 1989 (1989-08-20) –
May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)
Chronology
Preceded by Good Morning, Miss Bliss
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Related shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class
External links
Website

Saved by the Bell is an American television sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. It was broadcast from August 20, 1989 to May 22, 1993. A retooling of the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the show follows a group of high school friends and their principal at the fictional Bayside High School in Los Angeles. Primarily focusing on lighthearted comedic situations, it occasionally touches on serious social issues, such as drug use, driving under the influence, homelessness, remarriage, death, women's rights, and environmental issues. The series starred Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, Dennis Haskins, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley, and Mario Lopez. Targeted at kids and teens, Saved by the Bell was broadcast in the United States on Saturday mornings.[1]

The show spawned two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994), a primetime series that follows several of the characters to college, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993–2000), a Saturday morning series that follows a new group of students at Bayside High School.[2] The series also spawned two TV movies, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style in 1992 and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas in 1994.

In later years, Saved by the Bell has been classified as educational and informational.[3] The show was named one of the "20 Best School Shows of all Time" by AOL TV.[4]

Characters

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Main article: List of Saved by the Bell characters

In casting Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Peter Engel knew the success of the show would not hinge on Miss Bliss herself, but on her students. Engel particularly envisioned one character, Zack Morris, who "would be that incorrigible kid who could lie to your face, letting you know very well that he's lying, and make you love him for it all the same."[5] Engel insisted that the show could not go on without Zack Morris, but he turned out to be one of the most difficult characters to cast. Engel's casting director, Shana Landsburg, finally happened across fourteen-year old Mark-Paul Gosselaar and was immediately struck by the teen's charisma, charm, and good looks. After a quick read-through, Gosselaar was immediately given the role.[5]

After casting Zack Morris, the next character sought after was Morris's nerdy friend, Samuel "Screech" Powers. Gosselaar was asked to read through the script with a number of kids, and a second audition was scheduled for finalists. It was Gosselaar himself who insisted that Dustin Diamond was right for the part as he believed Diamond was Screech in real life. After reading through the script, Diamond was given the part, although Engel later found out that he had misread his head shot and Diamond was considerably younger than the rest of the cast—a fact that, had he been aware, might have prevented Engel from casting him.[6]

Lisa Turtle was originally conceived as a rich Jewish princess from Long Island, spoiled, materialistic, and obsessed with shopping. While still casting for the role, actress Lark Voorhies was brought into Engel's office, and he immediately knew she was perfect for the role despite the fact that it meant rewriting the character.[7][8]

The school principal, Mr. Gerald Belding, as originally conceived on Good Morning, Miss Bliss, was an older, humorless man, and was played in the 1987 pilot by character actor Oliver Clark.[8][9] After the show was retooled for Disney Channel, the character's first name was changed to Richard and he was recast, with Dennis Haskins ultimately winning the role. Mr. Belding was rewritten to be significantly younger and to have a much different sense of humor[8]

When Good Morning, Miss Bliss was retooled as Saved by the Bell, four actors and their respective characters from the original series were brought over to the new series: Gosselaar, Diamond, Voorhies, and Haskins. The rest of the cast was fired, and Engel sought to replace them with new characters who would complement the old ones.[10]

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The cast of Saved by the Bell, clockwise from left: Screech, Slater, Lisa, Mr. Belding, Jessie, Zack, and Kelly

The first of the new characters, A.C. Slater, was conceived as a young John Travolta type who would be an army brat and wear a leather jacket. He was originally conceived of as Italian-American. However, when all efforts to cast the character were unsuccessful, Engel asked that the part be opened up to other ethnicities. Two days later, Mario Lopez, a dancer and drummer of Latino descent from Kids Incorporated auditioned for the role. Lopez was judged the best actor who auditioned, and was cast.[10]

For Kelly Kapowski, the love interest of both Zack and Slater, producers were able to narrow the field down to three actresses: Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley, and Jennie Garth. Engel had originally met Thiessen in 1988 while casting for Good Morning, Miss Bliss and was impressed with how much her acting had improved. He wanted her for the role, believing she had the perfect all-American girl appeal for the role, while others felt that Berkley, as the more experienced actress, would be a more reliable choice. Ultimately, Engel convinced the others after a read-through with Lopez, and Thiessen received the role.[10][8]

Engel and the other producers did not want to lose Berkley, however, as she was the strongest actress they had seen during casting. Berkley originally auditioned for the role of Karen, a love-interest of Zack's on Good Morning, Miss Bliss, but lost the role because she was so much taller than Gosselaar at the time. Engel believed that, now that her height was more even with the rest of the cast, she could be perfect. They were not having much luck in casting the third new character, Jessie Spano, who was conceived as a strong, feminist activist and a straight-A student, so Engel suggested offering the role to Berkley, who gladly accepted it.[10][8]

Rounding out the new cast was real-life magician Ed Alonzo as Max, the owner of the gang's frequent cafe hangout, The Max, who frequently performed magic tricks.[11] Alonzo's role, however, would ultimately only last through the end of the first season, and he left after a single guest appearance during season two.[12]

In 1992, Saved by the Bell unexpectedly received an order for an additional eleven episodes to be shot after the graduation episode. However, Thiessen and Berkley had already decided to leave the show. Though producers knew they could not replace Kelly and Jessie, they also knew they could not leave Lisa as the only girl on the show. A new character, Tori Scott, was created as a cool but pretty biker girl who would also serve as a love interest for Zack and also act as a nemesis for him initially. Leanna Creel was cast for the part. Rather than develop a second new character, the producers decided to rely more on minor recurring characters such as Ginger, Ox, and Big Pete.[13]

Production

Good Morning, Miss Bliss

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Main article: Good Morning, Miss Bliss

In 1986, Brandon Tartikoff, then-president of NBC, asked Peter Engel to develop the pilot for a new prime time series, Good Morning, Miss Bliss. Tartikoff had been inspired by his sixth grade teacher, Miss Bliss, and had long wanted to make a show about someone like her. The series would focus on Miss Carrie Bliss, a recently married sixth grade teacher at the fictional John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis. Though Sandy Duncan was originally considered for the titular role, the series ultimately became a vehicle for former British child star Hayley Mills. Veteran writer Sam Bobrick was brought on to write the episode and the cast included future stars Jonathan Brandis, Brian Austin Green, and Jaleel White.[14][8]

The pilot aired on June 11, 1987, but NBC had decided not to pick up the series even before it was shown. Tartikoff did not want to give up on the show, though, and made a deal with the Disney Channel to air thirteen episodes of the series in prime time. If the initial order did well, Disney was prepared to order an additional seventy-seven.[14] The show was completely retooled, with Mills the sole remaining cast member from the pilot. Miss Bliss's class was changed from the sixth grade to the eighth grade, and the kids would be more central to the story.[5]

Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired from 1988 to 1989. However, the show failed to pick up a following and did poorly in the ratings. By the time the last episode aired, Disney had already decided against ordering more.[15][8]

Saved by the Bell

Tartikoff felt there had been strong elements to Good Morning, Miss Bliss and wanted to try the show again with a different time slot and a different approach. The elements featuring the kids had been well-received, so Tartikoff wanted to drop Miss Bliss from the show altogether and focus entirely on the teens. NBC had been losing the high end of their animated audience, kids from ten to twelve, so the idea was to create a live action comedy to air on Saturday mornings, a new idea at the time.[15][8][16]

Engel was skeptical of the new format at first, and did not want to make children's programming. However, his wife convinced him that making the show would be a worthwhile endeavor, and he soon told Tartikoff he would do the show.[15] Engel felt, however, that Indianapolis was not exciting as a location, and moved the show to a semi-fictional part of Los Angeles, "the Palisades." The main locations of the show would be the teenager's school, Bayside High, and The Max, a fictional eatery they frequent. In addition, they would film before a live studio audience.[8][17]

The majority of the cast was replaced, and Tartikoff gave a seven episode commitment for the show. In a meeting with Engel and Tartikoff, senior producer Tom Tenowich suggested the name Saved by the Bell. Though Engel hated the name, Tartikoff loved it. The name stuck, and filming commenced, with the first episode, "Dancing to the Max," airing in prime time on August 20, 1989.[17][18]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Saved by the Bell episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the NBC teen sitcom, Saved by the Bell. The series premiered on August 20, 1989 and ended on May 22, 1993 with 86 episodes produced spanning four seasons. The number of episodes was increased for syndication, adding re-purposed episodes of Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the follow-up series Saved by the Bell: The College Years, and the TV movies Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (broken into four episodes each). The total number of syndicated episodes is 126, though the number aired varies by broadcaster. The storyline follows Zack Morris through junior high, high school and college, to his eventual marriage to Kelly Kapowski. The related series Saved by the Bell: The New Class maintains a separate storyline.

The actual order is confused by the fact that DVD sets are in a different order than the air dates (the DVDs are broken into 5 seasons instead of 4).
Note: Episode numbers in parentheses represent the order in the original series before extra episodes were added for syndication.

Series overview

Season / spin-off Episodes Originally aired
Good Morning, Miss Bliss 13 (+ unused pilot) July 11, 1987
Season 1 16 August 20, 1989
Season 2 18 September 8, 1990
Season 3 26 September 14, 1991
Season 4 26 September 12, 1992
Hawaiian Style 4 November 27, 1992
The College Years 19 May 22, 1993
Wedding in Las Vegas 4 October 7, 1994

Good Morning, Miss Bliss

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0 0 "Pilot" TBA TBA July 11, 1987 TBA
On the first day of school, Miss Bliss (Hayley Mills) tries to help a student who she learns is having problems dealing with a situation involving his older brother dying. This episode was aired only once, is not included in syndication, and is the only episode in the franchise (outside of The New Class) to not feature characters Zack Morris or Screech Powers.
1 1 "Summer Love" TBA TBA November 30, 1988 TBA
Zack finds out the older, 9th grade girl he had told everyone he was with at summer camp, Karen (Carla Gugino), has transferred to Bayside, and he tries to keep up the charade that he too is in the 9th grade.
2 2 "Love Letters" TBA TBA December 7, 1988 TBA
Screech asks Zack to write a love letter from him to Lisa.
3 3 "Wall Street" TBA TBA December 14, 1988 TBA
While doing a class project on stocks, Zack invests the class's money on risky stocks.
4 4 "Leaping to Conclusions" TBA TBA December 21, 1988 TBA
Nikki refuses to do the science class's frog dissection.
5 5 "Parents and Teachers" TBA TBA December 28, 1988 TBA
Zack's dad Peter (Robert Pine) meets Miss Bliss at a parent/teacher conference and they find they are attracted to one another.
6 6 "Showdown" TBA TBA January 4, 1989 TBA
Screech's friends encourage him to stand up to bully Deke Simmons (Andras Jones).
7 7 "Save the Last Dance for Me" TBA TBA February 4, 1989 TBA
Zack and Mikey fight over Shana (Alexondra Lee) whom Mikey likes, but who asks Zack to a dance instead.
8 8 "The Boy Who Cried Rat" TBA TBA February 11, 1989 TBA
Miss Bliss is a candidate for Teacher of the Year; Zack lets Screech's pet rat out into the school to avoid a midterm.
9 9 "Let's Get Together" TBA TBA February 18, 1989 TBA
Zack and Nikki are arguing and then are partnered for a class project; Tina moves in with Miss Bliss after her boyfriend dumps her and subsequently drives her crazy.
10 10 "Practical Jokes" TBA TBA February 25, 1989 TBA
A mock trial is held after a series of practical jokes ends in one that breaks Miss Bliss's "unfooled" streak. Miss Bliss then reveals the joke she pulled on the students in order to get them to study the Constitution for their class better. However, she really ends up falling victim to Screech's prank.
11 11 "Stevie" TBA TBA March 4, 1989 TBA
Zack bets Nikki he can kiss pop singer Stevie (Suzanne Tara).
12 12 "Clubs and Cliques" TBA TBA March 11, 1989 TBA
Zack is embarrassed by some older students who invite him into a "cool" club. Miss Bliss and Mr. Belding trade places for a week.
13 13 "The Mentor" TBA TBA March 18, 1989 TBA
Miss Bliss's former teacher Mr. James Lyman (Robert Donner) returns and causes controversy with his teaching methods.

Season 1 (1989)

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14 (1) 1 "Dancing To The Max" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich August 20, 1989 6318
A dance contest at The Max hosted by Casey Kasem is set to be televised on NBC. Meanwhile, Jessie is self-conscious of her height.
15 (2) 2 "The Lisa Card" Don Barnhart Tom Tenowich August 26, 1989 6315
Lisa's father lets her use his credit card as a reward for doing well in school. However, she goes overboard with the spending, and the gang helps her think of ways to make some money to defray the debt.
16 (3) 3 "The Gift" Dennis Erdman Bennett Tramer September 8, 1989 6314
When Screech is hit by lightning, he suddenly has the ability to see into the future, which Zack and Slater use to their advantage. Zack uses Screech's power to place bets with Slater, including a bet that he would get an A on a history exam, but Screech's power wears off before he can help Zack cheat.
17 (4) 4 "Fatal Distraction" Gary Shimokawa Mark Fink September 9, 1989 6312
With the big dance approaching, Zack is determined to get Kelly to go with him. He goes to extreme lengths and bugs Jessie's room while the girls are having a sleepover. Unfortunately, the girls find out and decide to get their revenge by making it appear that Kelly is mentally insane.
18 (5) 5 "Screech's Woman" Gary Shimokawa R.J. Colleary September 16, 1989 6313
Zack decides that Screech is in desperate need of a girlfriend and sets about finding him one. However, when there isn't anyone willing, he dresses up as a girl and goes on a date with Screech, but has to act fast when Screech takes a liking to him. Screech ends up dumping "Bambi" after Zack makes strict rules for him.
19 (6) 6 "Aloha Slater" Don Branhart Michael Swerdlick September 23, 1989 6317
When Slater's dad is reassigned to Hawaii, Zack sees it as the perfect opportunity to get Slater to move away so all the attention from the girls comes back to him. Zack ends up making it seem like Slater is dying to the girls, but it backfires when Kelly finds out the truth after Zack steals Slater's trophy.
20 (7) 7 "The Substitute" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer September 30, 1989 6319
When Ms. Simpson injures her back, a substitute teacher named Tony Crane takes over her class at Bayside. However, when all the girls--including Lisa, Jessie, and Kelly--fall for Mr. Crane, Zack and Slater become jealous. They try to make it seem like Crane is married, and Crane plays along after he finds out what the girls were trying to do.
21 (8) 8 "Cream for a Day" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon October 7, 1989 6320
When Kelly is nominated as homecoming queen, her dream is shattered as she faces the prospect of winning after she gets a zit. Zack comes up with a solution, but it does not unfold as he plans.
22 (9) 9 "Pinned to the Mat" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs October 14, 1989 6323
Zack bets against a Valley wrestler named Marvin Niedick that Slater will win his wrestling match against Niedick. However, things go wrong when Slater decides to quit wrestling. Screech stands in for him; but since he's not as built for wrestling as Slater is, he does not do so well.
23 (10) 10 "Beauty and the Screech" Don Barnhart Larry Balmagia & Scott Spencer Gordon October 21, 1989 6324
In order for Kelly to go to a George Michael concert, she has to pass her science test. Zack persuades Screech to tutor Kelly, a ploy which is more for his benefit than for Kelly's. When Kelly and Screech's friendship becomes closer as a result, Zack (and Slater, as well) become jealous, thinking that Screech and Kelly have fallen in love.
24 (11) 11 "The Friendship Business" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer November 4, 1989 6326
Zack and his friends form a "company" selling friendship bracelets for a business class project. He names himself as "boss," but Kelly, Jessie, and Slater feel he is treating them poorly, leading them to break away and form a rival company selling a similar product.
25 (12) 12 "The Mamas and the Papas" Don Barnhart Story by: Stephanie Gorman & Hollace White
Teleplay: by Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich		 November 11, 1989 6321
Everyone is put into pairs for a class assignment to do a mock marriage, so they can be prepared for marriage as adults.
26 (13) 13 "The Election" Gary Shimokawa Story by: Tom Tenowich
Teleplay: by R.J. Colleary & Bennett Tramer		 November 18, 1989 6316
Zack and Jessie are both running for class president, but Zack only wants to run because he found out that the winner gets a trip to Washington, D.C. When the trip is canceled, Zack has to prove he was not running just because of the trip.
27 (14) 14 "The Zack Tapes" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich December 2, 1989 6325
During class, Zack learns about subliminal advertising and realizes that it could be used to trick Kelly into going to the dance with him. However, Kelly catches on to his scheme and the girls decide to teach Zack a lesson, which leaves him humiliated.
28 (15) 15 "King of the Hill" Gary Shimokawa Story by: Tom Tenowich & Mark Fink
Teleplay by: Michael Poryes & Bennett Tramer		 December 12, 1989 6311

Zack starts high school hoping to finally win his longtime crush, Kelly Kapowski, the prettiest cheerleader in school. However, A.C. Slater, a new transfer student, hits on her, resulting in a love triangle between Zack, Slater, and Kelly.

Note: This was actually the pilot episode of the series (post-Miss Bliss). To explain why the episode was being shown out of order, a voice-over narration of Zack explaining that he would never forget the day Slater showed up was added to the beginning of the episode to give viewers the impression that the episode was presented in flashback.
29 (16) 16 "Save That Tiger" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon December 16, 1989 6329
Zack and Slater are involved in the annual prank war against Valley, which takes place the same time as the big cheerleading competition between the schools. Screech is the Bayside mascot and has an important part in Bayside's routine. However, after Zack and Slater kidnap Valley's mascot, two students from Valley kidnap Screech. Fortunately, their plan is ruined when the fake mascot ends up winning the competition for Bayside.

Season 2 (1990)

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30 (17) 1 "The Prom" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich September 8, 1990 6332
When Zack gets to go to Prom with Kelly his dream seems to be fulfilled. However, Kelly finds out that her father has lost his job, causing a financial hardship that makes her unable to make it to the prom; but Zack makes it up to her in the end. Meanwhile, Jessie and Slater end up going to prom together, while Screech finally manages to take Lisa on a date to the movies. However, Lisa's constant chattering on their movie date becomes a nuisance and therefore a turnoff for Screech and he declines to take her to the prom.
31 (18) 2 "Zack's War" Don Barnhart Sam Greenbaum September 15, 1990 6339
In order to make Zack change his ways, Mr. Belding forces Zack to join the Army Cadet Corps. Zack manages to persuade the others to join him, but he leaves them high and dry when they are not prepared for a competition. Will Zack change his mind and help out his team before it is too late?
32 (19) 3 "Save the Max" Don Barnhart Gary Goldstein September 22, 1990 6334
Zack and Screech discover the room where Bayside High's radio station KKTY was housed. The station had been pulled off the air because of Mr. Belding's antics as DJ during his Bayside student days, but the gang successfully convinces him to put KKTY back on the air. Zack becomes the main DJ, Kelly hosts "Desire Hour," Screech tells creepy stories on his "Mystery Theater", Lisa hosts the gossip segment, Jessie reads the latest news, and Slater ineptly handles sports. Slater quits when he finds out everyone thinks he is a bad sports announcer, but returns just when the gang needs him most.
33 (20) 4 "Driver's Education" Don Barnhart Michael Poryes September 29, 1990 6336
Fearing that Kelly would rather go steady with Slater if he learned to drive first, Zack plots to make Slater fail his driver's training. This leads to Slater having an accident in the practice car and a locker falling on Kelly. When she realizes who was behind the crash, she makes out her injury to be worse than it really is.
34 (21) 5 "House Party" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 6, 1990 6342
When Screech's parents leave him alone in the house while they visit Graceland, the gang accidentally breaks his mother's Elvis statue. In order to afford a replacement, they plan to hold a fund-raising party so they can hurry to get the statue before his mother returns home and finds out what happened.
35 (22) 6 "Blind Dates" Don Barnhart R.J. Colleary October 13, 1990 6331
Mr. Belding's niece Penny is in town, and he forces Zack to take her out. Zack, however, wants to attend Kelly's party instead, so he makes Screech pretend to be him and take Penny out. Meanwhile, Lisa finds a date for Jessie, but Jessie is too self-conscious about her height to have a good time.
36 (23) 7 "Rent-a-Pop" Don Barnhart R.J. Colleary October 20, 1990 6337
In order to raise money for a school ski trip, the gang decides to organize a carnival. Zack has been failing, and Mr. Belding wants to conduct an interview between himself, Zack, and Zack's father. Not wanting Belding to call his father anymore, Zack hires an actor to impersonate his dad, but the plan backfires when the real Mr. Morris and Mr. Belding bump into each other at the carnival.
37 (24) 8 "Miss Bayside" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer October 27, 1990 6338
Zack and Slater make a bet on who can win the Miss Bayside Beauty Pageant and Zack bets that Screech will win. Jessie protests about the pageant and thinks that a male winner would be fair.
38 (25) 9 "Jessie's Song" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich November 3, 1990 6343
Jessie turns to caffeine pills as a result of the pressure with midterms and her singing group, ignoring Slater's warning that the pills can damage her health. When Zack finds out about her problem, he cancels her performance and rushes to her side.
39 (26) 10 "Model Students" Don Barnhart R.J. Colleary & Michael Poryes November 10, 1990 6340
Zack convinces Belding to fire the nerds who run the school store so that the gang can reopen it as a "cool" store. Unfortunately, no one wants to come in; so as a scheme to attract customers, Zack and Screech secretly take pictures of the girls' swim team to sell in "The Girls of Bayside" calendars. A professional model photographer happens to see the calendar, and invites the girls for a professional photo shoot; but only Kelly is picked for an on-location shoot in Paris, which leaves Zack out in the cold.
40 (27) 11 "1-900-Crushed" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon November 17, 1990 6335
Zack's new money-making idea is to give relationship advice to fellow students, with the help of Screech and Lisa. However, the plan fails when Lisa quits and he has to take over. As a result, he gives bad advice to various students, and is forced to deal with the consequences when a case of mixed-up phone calls puts Zack in the middle of Kelly and her sister.
41 (28) 12 "Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs November 23, 1990 6327

Zack and Slater break the school's professional camera and hatch a plan to make quick money to pay for a replacement before Belding finds out. A tabloid is offering money for photos of real aliens, so they dress Screech up as an alien in order to fool the tabloid. A special agent with the government is more than convinced that Screech is an alien. Can Zack and the gang save Screech before he's taken away to Washington?

Note: This episode was originally intended to be in Season 1, but was held back for unknown reasons. This is evident because the characters look much younger than the other Season 2 episodes, and Ed Alonzo is still credited as cast even though he left after Season 1. The episode is listed as Season 1, Episode 18 on the Complete Series DVD.
42 (29) 13 "Running Zack" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs November 24, 1990 6341
Zack fails his family heritage presentation. Unless he can make it up, he is off the track team. His teacher Miss Wentworth arranges a tutor for Zack named Chief Henry, who happens to be a Native American. Zack soon learns about his own Native American heritage, but does not feel like going to the upcoming track rally when tragedy strikes.
43 (30) 14 "The Babysitters" Don Barnhart Larry Balmagia December 1, 1990 6322

Kelly leaves her infant brother Billy in the care of the gang while she gets her school picture taken. However, while they are babysitting, Kelly injures her arm, and the gang is left to care for baby Billy throughout the school day.

Note: This episode was originally intended to be in Season 1, but was held back for unknown reasons. This is evident because the characters look much younger than the other Season 2 episodes, and Ed Alonzo is still credited as cast even though he left after Season 1. The episode is listed as Season 1, Episode 17 on the Complete Series DVD.
44 (31) 15 "The Fabulous Belding Boys" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich December 8, 1990 6344
The gang find themselves in trouble when an obnoxious teacher bans them from the class field trip unless they pass a test. On the day of the test the teacher does not show up, so Mr. Belding's brother, Rod, takes over and offers to take the class on a special field trip. This makes him very popular, but when he makes other plans, Belding steps in. While the gang is unaware of the truth, Zack tells Mr. Belding that he knows about Rod's date and apologizes for being rude to him.
45 (32) 16 "From Nurse to Worse" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer December 15, 1990 6333
Zack asks Kelly to go steady with him, but while she is thinking it over, he falls for a (supposedly) new student (Nancy Valen), only to discover that she is actually the new school nurse. Meanwhile, Slater is afraid of getting his flu shot.
46 (33) 17 "Breaking Up is Hard to Undo" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs December 16, 1990 6346
It is a bad day for couples as Zack and Kelly and Slater and Jessie respectively split up after a series of disagreements. Although neither party will be the first to apologize, they are miserable without each other. After Belding also has a tiff with his wife, the guys are left spending time with him while he's kicked out of his house, making matters worse. Eventually Zack and Slater realize they must help Belding reconcile with his wife, while reconciling with Kelly and Jessie.
47 (34) 18 "Glee Club" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer December 23, 1990 6345
The gang joins Screech's girlfriend Violet (Tori Spelling in one of her early roles) in the glee club in order to go to a competition in Hawaii. It seems that shy Violet is the only one with a voice, aside from Jessie (who caught Lisa's flu and is unable to sing). After Screech makes a fool of himself in front of Violet's parents, they forbid Screech to see her, and she quits the glee club.

Season 3 (1991)

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48 (35) 1 "The Last Dance" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs September 14, 1991 6349
In order to afford a costume for the school's costume ball, Kelly gets a job working at The Max. However, as Kelly spends more time working with her boss Jeff Hunter (Patrick Muldoon), she falls for him and may have to tell Zack that their relationship is over.
49 (36) 2 "Zack's Birthday" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer September 14, 1991 6366
The gang take summer jobs at a beach resort, but have trouble dealing with their boss Mr. Carosi. Meanwhile, Zack hits on the boss' daughter, Stacey (Leah Remini). However, Stacy's arrogant attitude toward Zack leads him to having second thoughts--especially when Carosi leaves Stacy in charge and she lets the job go to her head.
50 (37) 3 "The Aftermath" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon September 21, 1991 6350
After catching Kelly and Jeff together at the movies, Zack retaliates by dating other girls and trying to make Kelly jealous.
51 (38) 4 "The Game" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs September 21, 1991 6367
Zack bets Mr. Carosi (Ernie Sabella) that if he wins a volleyball game, Zack can buy his car. However, Zack's team is short of a player when the star player Gary is injured.
52 (39) 5 "Operation Zack" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs September 28, 1991 6358
Zack sprains his knee before the big basketball game, and while in the hospital learns that Lisa is a part-time candy-striper, a job that her mom, a surgeon at the hospital, apparently helped her to get. However, Zack also learns that he will need surgery to repair his knee and worries that it may go wrong, but Lisa assures him that everything will be fine, especially since her mom will be performing the surgery.
53 (40) 6 "Fourth of July" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon October 12, 1991 6368
The annual Fourth of July beauty pageant at the beach resort is taking place, and Zack is selected as one of the judges. However, he is put under pressure when Carosi tells him that he wants Zack to choose Stacey no matter what it takes.
54 (41) 7 "Check Your Mate" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 5, 1991 6360
With the annual chess competition between Bayside and their rival Valley approaching, Valley decides to get some dirt on Screech, the school's chess champion. Things turn ugly when Valley steals Screech's lucky beret given to him by Violet. Meanwhile, Zack and Slater try to pull the old switcheroo with Valley's chess jock, a Russian exchange student.
55 (42) 8 "My Boyfriend's Back" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs October 5, 1991 6370
Zack and the gang enter in the annual ATV race. Meanwhile, Zack feels inferior when Stacey's ex-boyfriend Craig shows up at the beach resort from Boston.
56 (43) 9 "Fake IDs" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 19, 1991 6353
Zack falls for a college girl named Danielle when she drops by The Max to use the phone because she is stranded with a flat tire. In an attempt to impress her, Zack offers to change Danielle's tire, lies about his age and then makes fake IDs so that he, Slater, and Screech can sneak into The Attic, an over-18 nightclub where Danielle is a regular patron. However, they get a big surprise when they see Kelly's boyfriend Jeff there dancing with another girl. The boys, along with Jessie and Lisa, decide to make a return visit with the intent to catch Jeff in the act. They do; and just as they are about to bust Jeff, Kelly unexpectedly shows up and catches Jeff embracing the other girl during a slow dance. Kelly then confronts Jeff and breaks up with him. During all of this, Zack's mom finds out that the boys had snuck out from a supposed sleepover to go to The Attic. Just as Danielle shows up at The Attic, Zack's mom is there to bust the boys.
57 (44) 10 "Boss Lady" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer October 19, 1991 6369
When her father goes away, Stacey is left in charge of the resort. However, she cannot manage by herself so the gang pitches in to help her when things go wrong: gold fever hits the beach, someone accidentally booked two parties at the same time, and the chef decides to quit.
58 (45) 11 "Pipe Dreams" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich October 26, 1991 6361
When the school strikes oil, the kids go crazy for it after they find out how much the well is worth. However, they soon realize the costs outweigh the benefits.
59 (46) 12 "The Last Weekend" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 26, 1991 6371
Stacey and her father fight over Zack, Kelly gets hit on by an 11-year-old, Slater meets a girl, and the whole staff builds an enormous sand castle. In the end, even Mr. Carosi realizes that goodbyes are hard.
60 (47) 13 "The Wicked Stepbrother (Part 1)" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon November 2, 1991 6351
Jessie meets her new stepbrother, Eric, but soon discovers that he has a dark side, as he uses blackmail to get his way. Meanwhile, Eric takes a liking to Lisa, and Zack and Slater decide to get their revenge on Eric by setting him up to get caught driving Mr. Belding's shiny new red convertible while on a date with Lisa. Things go awry, however, when Eric lets Lisa drive the car and she gets blinded by the flash of the camera that the boys use to take a picture of Eric in Belding's car, causing her to crash into a wall.
61 (48) 14 "The Wicked Stepbrother (Part 2)" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich November 2, 1991 6352

Eric learns that Zack and Slater paid Lisa off to go out with him in order to get him into trouble for driving Mr. Belding's car, and when Eric confronts Lisa about it, she is crushed--because she actually fell in love with him. To get back at the guys, Eric has the auto mechanic class take the totaled car apart. When Jessie finds out, she confronts him about it and demands that he fix the car. When Eric refuses and gives her trouble by calling her a "chick," Jessie gives him a black eye for being a sexist and tells him that she wants him out of her life. To make amends, Eric puts Belding's car back together himself so that Zack and Slater do not get into trouble, and apologizes. Regardless of what happened, Lisa tells Eric that she likes him and would like another date with him.

Note: Kelly (Tiffani-Amber Theissen) does not appear in this episode.
62 (49) 15 "Date Auction" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs November 9, 1991 6354
A "date auction" is held by the school to raise money for new cheerleading uniforms. Jessie is not keen on the idea of a "meat market," and forbids the girls to bid on Slater. Lisa changes her image to bag her bookworm boyfriend, but is disgusted when she learns that he hates her friends and dumps him. Meanwhile, when an overweight girl bids on Zack and wins, he has to deal with the consequences when she finds out that he has been making excuses to avoid going out with her. Realizing it would have been better to be honest with her, Zack apologizes for his actions and agrees to be her date.
63 (50) 16 "All in the Mall" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon November 9, 1991 6365

After a failed attempt to buy tickets to the U2 concert, Zack and the gang find $5,000 abandoned at the mall, but things don't work out when the gang is chased by mobsters around the mall.

Note: Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie) does not appear in this episode.
64 (51) 17 "SATs" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer November 16, 1991 6356
Jessie's chances of getting into her dream college are hurt when she scores 1205 on the SAT, while Zack scores an unlikely 1502.
65 (52) 18 "Palm Springs Weekend (Part 1)" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon November 16, 1991 6372
Jessie and the gang are invited to her father's wedding, which is being held at the luxury hotel that her father manages. Jessie is ecstatic at first, but becomes shocked and displeased when she discovers that her father is marrying a much younger woman. Meanwhile, Slater goes on a date with a royal princess, Zack and Kelly begin to rethink their relationship, and Screech continues his fruitless pursuit of Lisa, this time using a self-help book on attracting girls.
66 (53) 19 "Palm Springs Weekend (Part 2)" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs November 23, 1991 6373
Jessie attempts to sabotage a dinner date between her father and his fiancee in hopes that it will cause the wedding to cancel, while Zack tries to talk her into letting the wedding go ahead. Slater adjusts to his new girlfriend being of royal blood, and Zack and Kelly go on a date, but decide to just remain friends.
67 (54) 20 "Hold Me Tight" Don Barnhart Jim Parker November 23, 1991 6355
Zack falls for a new girl named Kristy who wants to become part of the wrestling team, but is barred from the team because of her gender. The gang decides to help her out, but Jessie soon regrets it when Kristy makes the team and becomes "too friendly" with Slater.
68 (55) 21 "No Hope With Dope" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon November 30, 1991 6362
Bayside is chosen by a Hollywood teen idol movie star as the location to shoot an anti-drug commercial. The gang is set to star in the commercial; however, when the gang learns that someone has been supposedly smoking pot at Bayside, they soon realize that things aren't going to be as easy as they thought. The gang later feels deceived after learning that the star himself uses drugs and pressures Kelly to try pot as well. However, Mr. Belding saves the day when he brings in an old friend, who happened to be a news anchorman for NBC, to do the commercial.
69 (56) 22 "Rockumentary" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich November 30, 1991 6364

Casey Kasem tells the story of how Zack's band, "The Zack Attack," got together and their rise to fame.

Note: Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie) does not appear in this episode.
70 (57) 23 "Cut Day" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer December 7, 1991 6359
Jessie and her new friend Graham protest the use of polystyrene foam cups at their school. Meanwhile, Zack dodges Belding after betting against Slater that he will be able to ditch all of his classes for Cut Day.
71 (58) 24 "Home For Christmas (Part 1)" Don Barnhart Tom Tenowich December 7, 1991 6374
Zack falls for a girl who works at the mall, but is unaware that she is homeless. Meanwhile, the gang is busy getting ready for their production of "A Christmas Carol".
72 (59) 25 "Home For Christmas (Part 2)" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer December 14, 1991 6375
Zack discovers the true identity of the homeless girl, Laura, and her boss accuses her of stealing a sports coat. This leads to her being fired from her job, prompting the gang to persuade her boss to let her come back. Her boss apologizes by giving her father the sports coat. Zack and his mom let Laura and her dad (Frank) stay until he can find a job.
73 (60) 26 "Mystery Weekend" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer December 21, 1991 6363
The gang visit a mansion for a murder mystery weekend after winning a competition. However, a real murder attempt is made on the host who soon goes missing, and the gang has to find out who is responsible.

Season 4 (1992–93)

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78 (61) 1 "The Fight" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon September 12, 1992 6376
Zack and Slater's friendship is put to the test when they both fall for the same girl, creating a nasty love triangle. When the girl accepts separate dates with Zack and Slater, they crash each other's date with her, which leads to a brutal fistfight between the two in the school hallway. In a subplot; Lisa, as a senior, finds herself in an awkward situation when she finds out that her date for the Senior Kick-Off party is only a freshman.
79 (62) 2 "Student Teacher Week" Don Barnhart Tom Tenowich September 12, 1992 6379
The gang switches roles with the teachers during Student-Teacher week with Zack acting as Principal, Kelly as a history teacher and Screech and Lisa as gym teachers. However, things go wrong when Zack is caught in the middle between Kelly and Slater and must decide what the right thing to do is.
80 (63) 3 "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce" Don Barnhart Story by: Jeffrey J. Sachs
Teleplay by: Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon		 September 19, 1992 6382
After inventing a new kind of spaghetti sauce and making a TV commercial, Screech begins to date Robin (Soleil Moon Frye), a rich and pretty girl at school. However, the gang discovers what Robin is really up to.
81 (64) 4 "The New Girl" Don Barnhart Story by: Peter Engel
Teleplay by: Scott Spencer Gordon & Bennett Tramer		 September 19, 1992 6451
A new student, a biker girl named Tori (Leanna Creel), is paired with Zack for a school project, but Zack and Tori don't exactly get along.
82 (65) 5 "The Bayside Triangle" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs September 26, 1992 6377
Zack helps Lisa put on a fashion show to impress a visiting recruiter from the fashion school in which Lisa is interested after graduation. However, Zack and Lisa soon start to fall for each other after they share a passionate kiss at Lisa's house, where Zack was trying on an outfit Lisa designed. The next day, before the fashion show (which was held at The Max), Zack and Lisa decided to kiss again to determine if there were any serious feelings between them. At that moment; Screech, with a rose in his hand to give to Lisa for good luck, walks in on them in the middle of their kiss and is devastated. To retaliate, Screech, who served as the announcer for the show, ties in cruel remarks about Zack and Lisa with the regular fashion commentary, making the fashion show a disaster. However, in spite of it all, the fashion school recruiter likes Lisa's designs and decides to consider her for enrollment at the school. After unsuccessfully challenging Zack to a fight for Lisa, Screech finally accepts the fact that Lisa's not interested in him and promises to get over her.
83 (66) 6 "Teen-Line" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs September 26, 1992 6452
After participating on a teen hot-line, Zack becomes close to a disabled girl. Meanwhile, Screech has to take on a rambunctious boy.
84 (67) 7 "Masquerade Ball" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer October 3, 1992 6453
The masquerade ball is approaching and Zack and Slater both plan to kiss Tori, but she finds out and refuses to see either one. At the ball, Zack reveals that he wanted to lose the bet because he could not bear hurting Tori. She thanks him for being honest with her, but had to teach both him and Slater a lesson. Meanwhile, Lisa has a secret admirer and believes it to be Zack, but discovers that it is Screech.
85 (68) 8 "Day of Detention" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs October 3, 1992 6461
In order to win a trip to Hawaii, Zack needs to get out of detention, but in an attempt to get him out, everyone else ends up in detention as well.
86 (69) 9 "Wrestling with the Future" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 10, 1992 6378
Slater and his dad argue over whether he should join a military academy or go to college, and Jessie fears for her college chances after becoming a cheerleader.
87 (70) 10 "Drinking and Driving" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon October 10, 1992 6454
After getting drunk at a party and crashing Lisa's mother's car on the way home, Zack and the gang learn the worst thing about drinking and driving: having to face the music from their enraged parents.
88 (71) 11 "Love Machine" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon October 17, 1992 6357

Slater's ex-girlfriend comes to Bayside and Screech's love machine shows that she and Slater still have feelings for each other, much to the annoyance and devastation of Jessie.

Note: This episode was intended to be in Season 3, but was held back for an unknown reason. This is evident because Slater and Jessie are still going out (they broke up in "Cut Day"), and the kids look much younger in this episode.
89 (72) 12 "Class Rings" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer October 17, 1992 6458
Zack is tricked into buying fake rings by a salesman after he is appointed to buy them for everyone in the graduating class. In the end, the salesman gets Zack and Slater the real rings after Screech confronts him.
90 (73) 13 "Isn't It Romantic?" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich October 24, 1992 6384
It's Valentine's Day and the gang reminisces about past romances through clips from past episodes.
91 (74) 14 "The Will" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon October 24, 1992 6457
A favorite student dies and leaves $10,000 in his will resulting in the guys and the girls fighting over who should get the money.
92 (75) 15 "The Teacher's Strike" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon October 31, 1992 6380

The gang hurts their chances of winning the academic championship after causing a teacher's strike so they can go on a ski trip.

Note: Kelly (Tiffani Amber-Theissen) is absent in this episode.
93 (76) 16 "Slater's Sister" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer October 31, 1992 6456
Zack falls for Slater's long-lost sister, but when Slater finds out, he cannot bear his sister being on the receiving end of Zack's womanizing and tries to break them up.
94 (77) 17 "The Senior Prom" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer November 7, 1992 6381
The senior prom is coming up and the gang needs to raise money in order for it happen. However, things go wrong when Zack finds out that Kelly has a date to the prom and sabotages it by telling her would-be date that her family is violent to her boyfriends, thereby scaring her date away. Kelly then accepts a date with Zack--that is, until she finds out that he crashed her original date, and then Kelly furiously turns Zack down. Meanwhile, Slater and Jessie get locked in the boiler room and miss most of the prom until Kelly and Zack rescue them.
95 (78) 18 "The Video Yearbook" Don Barnhart Brett Dewey & Ronald B. Solomon November 7, 1992 6347

The gang decide to make a video version of the annual high school yearbook, but Zack has other ideas and decides to use it as a money-making scheme to sell dating videos made from the video clips. However, Zack regrets his plan after Screech mistakenly includes Kelly on the video and she starts receiving calls from other guys.

Note:This episode was supposed to be in Season 2, but was held back. This is evident because at the beginning of the episode, Zack mentions he is 16 and can't drive, although he is shown driving in other episodes of this season.
96 (79) 19 "Screech's Birthday" Don Barnhart Stephen Langford November 14, 1992 6330

The gang forgets Screech's birthday and try to make it up to him by throwing him a late birthday party in Belding's office.

Note: This episode was intended to be in Season 1, but was held back for an unknown reason. This is evident because the kids look much younger in this episode, and Ed Alonzo is still credited as a cast member even though he left the cast at the beginning of Season 2. However, on the complete series DVD set, the episode is listed as episode 20 of season 1.
97 (80) 20 "Snow White and the Seven Dorks" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer November 14, 1992 6348
The gang puts on a rap version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". However, when Jessie and Zack find out they have to kiss in the last scene, they start to wonder if they are more than friends, and question their feelings for each other (falling out with Kelly and Slater in the process). In the end, Jessie remains with Slater, while Zack rekindles his love for Kelly.
98 (81) 21 "Earthquake!" Don Barnhart Scott Spencer Gordon November 21, 1992 6455
Tori, Zack and Mrs. Belding get stuck in an elevator during an earthquake, but things get worse when Mr. Belding's wife goes into labor.
99 (82) 22 "Best Summer of My Life" Don Barnhart Jeffrey J. Sachs November 21, 1992 6460
Zack takes a day off of school and reminisces, through clips from the Malibu Sands and Palm Springs episodes, about the time he and the gang spent in Malibu Sands and Palm Springs.
100 (83) 23 "Slater's Friend" Don Barnhart Larry Balmagia & Scott Spencer Gordon November 28, 1992 6328

Screech is left to look after Slater's chameleon when he goes away, but things soon go awry.

Note: This episode was intended to be in Season 1, but was held back for an unknown reason. This is evident because the kids look much younger in this episode, and Ed Alonzo is still credited as a cast member even though he left the cast at the beginning of Season 2. However, on the complete series DVD set, the episode is listed as episode 19 of season 1.
101 (84) 24 "School Song" Don Barnhart Bennett Tramer November 22, 1992 6459
The gang begins to compete against one another when Bayside holds a contest for who can write the best school song. Zack decides he wants to be remembered for something positive and so begins to sabotage everyone else so that he can win, but later regrets it.
102 (85) 25 "The Time Capsule" Don Barnhart Peter Engel & Tom Tenowich December 5, 1992 6385

Ten years into the future (in 2003), the latest class finds a time capsule on video, so Belding plays it for them. They discover that it's footage of Zack and the old gang with highlights of the ups and downs they went through (through clips from past episodes).

Note: In Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Mr. Belding has chosen to accept a new job in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga by the end of 1999 (episode: "Mr. B Goes to College & The Bell Tolls"), leaving a plot hole in the series.
103 (86) 26 "Graduation" Don Barnhart Story by: Tom Tenowich
Teleplay by: Scott Spencer Gordon & Bennett Tramer		 May 22, 1993 6383
With graduation day approaching, Zack discovers he needs to gain one more credit to graduate. This results in Zack having to be in dance class and perform in the ballet to get his last credit. Meanwhile, Jessie is heartbroken when Screech is named valedictorian and wants it for herself. However, she soon realizes how much valedictorian really means to Screech when Lisa wisely tells her that he puts others before him.

Hawaiian Style (1992)

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74-77 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style Don Barnhart Sam Bobrick & Bennett Tramer November 27, 1992

Kelly's grandfather (Dean Jones), invites the kids to stay at his hotel in Hawaii. However, someone else is out to buy his land and build a hotel/resort complex, and the group has to save it.

Note: This was a 2-hour movie which was split into four half-hour segments for syndication. These episodes stand-out by having "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince as a theme song, and for having no laugh track.

The College Years

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104 1 "Pilot" Jeff Melman TBA May 22, 1993 60500
105 2 "Guess Who's Coming to College?" Jeff Melman TBA September 14, 1993 60501
106 3 "Zack Lies And Videotape" Jeff Melman TBA September 14, 1993 60502
107 4 "Rush Week" Jeff Melman TBA September 21, 1993 60503
108 5 "Slater's War" Jeff Melman TBA September 28, 1993 60504
109 6 "The Homecoming" Jeff Melman TBA October 5, 1993 60505
110 7 "The Poker Game" Jeff Melman TBA October 12, 1993 60506
111 8 "Prof. Zack" Jeff Melman TBA October 19, 1993 60507
112 9 "Screech Love" Jeff Melman TBA October 26, 1993 60508
113 10 "Dr. Kelly" Jeff Melman TBA November 2, 1993 60509
114 11 "A Thanksgiving Story" Jeff Melman TBA November 23, 1993 60510
115 12 "Teacher's Pet" Jeff Melman TBA December 7, 1993 60512
116 13 "Kelly and the Professor" Jeff Melman TBA December 14, 1993 60513
117 14 "A Question of Ethics" Jeff Melman TBA December 21, 1993 60511
118 15 "The Rave" Jeff Melman TBA January 4, 1994 60514
119 16 "Bedside Manner" Jeff Melman TBA January 11, 1994 60515
120 17 "Love and Death" Jeff Melman TBA January 22, 1994 60516
121 18 "Marry Me" Jeff Melman TBA February 8, 1994 60517
122 19 "Wedding Plans" Jeff Melman TBA February 8, 1994 60518

Wedding in Las Vegas

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123-126 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas Don Barnhart & Jeffrey Melman Mark Fink & Bennett Tramer October 7, 1994
Picking up where The College Years left off, Zack and Kelly prepare to get married in Las Vegas, even though Zack's parents are against it and Kelly's parents can't afford it.

See also

External links

Theme song

The theme song for Saved by the Bell was written by composer Scott Gayle against the implicit instructions of Engel. Though Engel had not been able to keep the show from being named Saved by the Bell, he was determined to prevent the phrase from showing up in the theme. He gave explicit orders to his team of composers that he would not accept any theme that referenced the title, and the group agreed to leave out the phrase.[8][17]

A week later, Engel listened to the first four composers and, though they followed his instructions, the songs were flat and nothing special. Gayle played his song next and, though he explicitly violated Engel's instructions, Engel couldn't help but admit it was the best and perfect for the show. Engel would later comment that he was glad Gayle had not followed his instructions.[8][17]

Films

Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style

In 1992, NBC approved the production of a feature-length made-for-television Saved by the Bell film to air in prime time. Titled Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style, the film followed the six teenagers from the show as they vacationed in Hawaii with Kelly's grandfather, Harry Bannister (Dean Jones). They soon discover Mr. Belding also happens to be there, and the seven are caught up in a plan to save Harry's resort from a greedy developer.[8][19]

The film was written by Bennet Tramer and directed by Don Barnhart. Due to budget constraints, much of the film was shot in Santa Monica, with only location shots that could not easily be faked shot in Hawaii. The shooting schedule in Hawaii turned out to be massive, even after Engel and Barnhart scouted the location. Real-life lifeguards were hired as extras during beach scenes to ensure the safety of the cast.[8][19]

Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style was successful in the ratings, and paved the way for Saved by the Bell: The College Years airing in prime time.[19]

Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas

Following the cancellation of Saved by the Bell: The College Years on a cliffhanger in 1994, NBC President Warren Littlefield commissioned a second Saved by the Bell film to both conclude the story started in the final episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years in which Zack and Kelly become engaged, and acts as a series finale for the original Saved by the Bell. The story features Zack, Kelly, Slater, Screech, and Lisa travelling to Las Vegas so Zack and Kelly can elope after their parents disapprove of their impending marriage.[8][20]

Home media

Lionsgate Home Entertainment released all four seasons of Saved By The Bell, broken into five seasons (season 4 split in two) on DVD in Region 1. However, the episodes on these and all subsequent releases are the edited versions as used in syndication, with scenes cut for time. Lionsgate released the two feature-length TV movies on DVD, in Region 1, on August 7, 2007.[21] On March 13, 2012, Lionsgate (distributed by Alliance Films) released Saved By The Bell: The Complete Collection on DVD in Canada.[22] The 13-disc set features all 86 episodes of the series as well as the two reunion tele-films.

On November 5, 2013, Lionsgate released a complete-series set in the United States.[23] It does not contain the reunion movies but does include some bonus commentaries.

On October 16, 2018, Shout! Factory re-released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. Unlike the previous releases, the set includes season four in its entirety, rather than having it being broken up into two parts. Bonus features include selected episodes commentaries by pop culture historian Russell Dyball, executive producer Peter Engel, and cast members Dustin Diamond, Dennis Haskins, and Lark Voorhies.[1]

In Region 2, Fabulous Films has released all 5 seasons on DVD in the UK.[24][25][26][27]

Contender Entertainment Group released the 2 reunion tele-films on DVD in the UK in 2004.[28][29]

In Region 4, Shock Entertainment released Season One on DVD in Australia on February 10, 2010.[30]

DVD name Ep # Region 1 Special Features
Saved By The Bell: Seasons One & Two 33 September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) None
Saved By The Bell: Seasons Three & Four 29 April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) Selected episodes commentaries
Saved By The Bell: Season Five 24 July 19, 2005 (2005-07-19) In-depth documentary focusing on the series phenomenon
Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style / Wedding In Las Vegas 2 August 7, 2007 (2007-08-07) None
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  • Selected episodes commentaries
  • In-depth documentary focusing on the series phenomenon
  • The two Saved By The Bell movies
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  • Saturday Morning: from toons to teens
  • It's Alright: Back To The Bell
  • Selected episodes commentaries
  • In-depth documentary focusing on the series phenomenon
DVD name Ep # Region 2 (UK) Special Features
Hawaiian Style Film May 17, 2004 Behind The Scenes
Wedding In Las Vegas Film May 17, 2004 Behind The Scenes
Season One 16 March 20, 2010
Season Two 18 October 1, 2012
Season Three 26 October 1, 2012
Season Four 26 October 1, 2012
Complete Series 86 July 2, 2012

Spin-offs

The show was popular enough to justify two spin-offs, both of which premiered in 1993.

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

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Following the conclusion of Saved by the Bell, an idea came out of a focus group for Saved by the Bell: The New Class, in addition to creating a new cast of characters, to continue the story of the original Saved by the Bell cast. The new show aired in prime time and feature only Zack, Slater, and Screech from the original cast attending the fictional California University and living in a suite with a new cast of girls. Kelly later joined the cast after the pilot.[8][31]

Although the premiere garnered decent viewership, ratings quickly declined against the competition of Full House and Rescue 911, two well-established, popular shows in prime time. Saved by the Bell: The College Years was ultimately cancelled after only one season of nineteen episodes. The events of the final episode would lead directly into the second Saved by the Bell film: Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.[8][31]

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

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Main article: Saved by the Bell: The New Class

In 1993, NBC decided it wanted to extend the Saved by the Bell franchise with a new show, Saved by the Bell: The New Class. Also set at Bayside, the show would follow a new cast of characters as they navigate their high school years. Reprising his role from the original series was Dennis Haskins, once again as their principal, Mr. Belding. Following the cancellation of Saved by the Bell: The College Years in 1994, Peter Engel asked Dustin Diamond to reprise his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers, who was returning to Bayside on a work-study program as Mr. Belding's administrative assistant.[8][31][32]

Saved by the Bell: The New Class ran for seven seasons and 143 episodes, from 1993 to 2000. The cast was constantly revolving, with Haskins as the only constant throughout all seven seasons. The show was not generally well-received, and some believe that it failed to recapture the charm of the original series.[8][31][32][33]

Reunions

On April 9, 2006, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim announced that Saved by the Bell would air at midnight as a two-week special starting April 17. On April 19, 2006, Adult Swim also posted on their website that Saved by the Bell was back in production. A week later, the announcement was exposed as a joke.[34]

On March 27, 2009, NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon launched a campaign to get the cast on board for a Saved by the Bell reunion. Fans signed an online petition and pledged their support for the cast to reunite on the show. Dennis Haskins, Lark Voorhies, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar agreed to a reunion.[35][36] Gosselaar reprised his role as Zack Morris in a skit on Late Night on June 8, 2009, while promoting his then current TNT drama, Raising the Bar. The spoof interview closed with a performance of "Friends Forever," originally by Zack Attack, where Zack played guitar and sang with backing from Fallon's house band, The Roots. Tiffani Thiessen posted a parody video to the website Funny or Die, where she claimed she was too busy to join the reunion.[37]

The cast reunited in August 2009 for a photo shoot in People. Diamond was not invited to participate in the photo shoot because of poor relationships with the rest of the cast. Diamond's image was also edited out of the 1989 cast photo that was used on the cover inset of an issue of People to show how the cast looked 20 years later.[38][39]

The cast convened again when Haskins, Diamond, Gosselaar, Voorhies, and Lopez did their own voices in a Saved by the Bell Saw parody, called "Sawed by the Bell", on "Boo Cocky", a season three episode of Robot Chicken. Gosselaar also provided audio commentary for the episode on the DVD.

On February 4, 2015, the cast appeared on a skit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon while episodes of the program were taped in Los Angeles. Haskins, Gosselaar, Lopez, Berkley and Thiessen all participated, though Voorhies and Diamond did not, with Thiessen's real-life pregnancy, Lopez's involvement with Dancing with the Stars and Berkley's film Showgirls the targets of some of the humor.[40]

Revival

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On September 17, 2019, it was announced that a single-camera revival of the series was in development for NBC's planned streaming service, Peacock, with Tracey Wigfield serving as showrunner. The series will center around a new group of Bayside High students from "overprivileged" and working-class families, among the latter of which were transferred to the school as part of a plan by now-California Governor Zack Morris—whose administration experiences controversy for closing too many low-income high schools—to send lower-income students to the highest-performing schools in the state.[41]

Berkley and Lopez were initially announced as the only cast members of the original series to be reprising their roles,[41] though by January 2020, it was confirmed that Mark-Paul Gosselaar (who was confirmed to appear in three episodes of the revival series' first season as well as receive an executive producer credit) and Tiffani Thiessen—both of whom were confirmed by Gosselaar in separate September 2019 interviews with Variety and TMZ to have not been initially approached to reprise their characters—would also be returning in some capacity; however, it is currently unclear as to which of the other cast members would return.[42][43] Lark Voorhies reprised her role as Lisa Turtle for one episode and Ed Alonzo also returned as Max.[44][45] Other actors confirmed to appear as new characters in the series are John Michael Higgins (as Principal Toddman, who took over Mr. Belding's role as the head of Bayside High)[46] and Josie Totah (as Lexi, described as a "beautiful, sharp-tongued cheerleader and the most popular girl at Bayside High who is both admired and feared by her fellow students").[47][48]

Other media

Soundtrack

Saved by the Bell: Soundtrack to the Original Hit TV Series
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released April 11, 1995 (1995-04-11)
Recorded 1989–1992
Genre Rock/Pop

A CD and cassette tape soundtrack was released on April 11, 1995.[49] It contained songs used throughout the series. The track listing is as follows:

  1. "Saved by the Bell"
  2. "Don't Leave With Your Love"
  3. "Go for It!"
  4. "Love Me Now"
  5. "Make My Day"
  6. "Friends Forever"
  7. "Did We Ever Have a Chance?"
  8. "Deep Within My Heart"
  9. "Surfer Dude"
  10. "Gone Hawaiian"
  11. "School Song"
  12. "Saved by the Bell" with Michael Damian

List of Saved By the Bell novels

There have been 21 novelizations based on the show, released by the publisher Boxtree Ltd, all written by Beth Cruise. The books all feature the main cast, and have the same storylines that relate to the main-plots in the TV shows.

Title ISBN Number Release Date(s)
Zack Strikes Back (ISBN 0020427778) 1 Jul 1992
Class Trip Chaos (ISBN 0020427654) 1 Oct 1992
Bayside Madness (ISBN 0020427751) 15 Mar 1993
California Scheming (ISBN 002042776X) 15 Mar 1993
Zack's Last Scam (ISBN 0020427670) 15 Mar 1993
Girl's Night Out (ISBN 0020427662) 15 Apr 1993
Impeach Screech (ISBN 002042762X) 1 May 1993
One Wild Weekend (ISBN 0020427638) 1 May 1993
Kelly's Hero (ISBN 0020427697) 1 Oct 1993
Computer Confusion (ISBN 0020427840) 31 May 1994
Best Friend's Girl (ISBN 0020427867) 30 Aug 1994
Zack in Action (ISBN 0020419775) 31 Oct 1994
Operation Clean Sweep (ISBN 002042793X) 2 Dec 1994
That Old Zack Magic (ISBN 0752206133) 30 Mar 1995
Surf's Up! (ISBN 0689802099) 1 Aug 1995
Fireside Manners (ISBN 0689800924) 31 Dec 1995
Picture Perfect (ISBN 0689800932) 31 Dec 1995
Screech in Love (ISBN 0689802102) 31 Dec 1995
Ex-Zack-Ly (ISBN 0689802102) 31 Dec 1995
Silver Spurs (ISBN 0752201867) 15 Apr 1996
Don't Tell a Soul (ISBN 0752201913) 15 Apr 1996

Several unofficial books relating to the show have also been published.

Title Writer ISBN Number Publisher Release Date(s)
"Behind the Scenes at 'Saved by the Bell': An inside Look at TV's Hottest Teen Show" Beth Cruise (ISBN 0020427786) Prentice Hall & IBD 15 Feb 1993
"Super Saved by the Bell Scrapbook" Beth Goodman (ISBN 0590471686) Scholastic Trade 1 May 1993
"Saved by the Bell: Ring Out the Old, Ring in the New Scrapbook" Nancy E. Krulik (ISBN 0590480863) Scholastic Paperbacks 1 May 1994
"Saved by the Bell: Guide to Life" Alan Sepinwall (ISBN 076244326X) Running Press, U.S. 9 Aug 2011
"Saved by the Bell: 30 Years of Miss Bliss, Belding, Bayside, The Max and More" Kirk Cunningham (ISBN 1543270239) CreateSpace Paperback 21 Feb 2017

Comic books

In 1992, Harvey Comics published a short-lived Saved by the Bell Comic series. Seven issues were released, including a Christmas and a Summer special. The comic was generally not well-received, with comic book critic Matt D. Wilson saying "its character likenesses for the show's starts were rough at best."[50]

In 2014, Lion Forge Comics announced that its new all-ages imprint, ROAR Comics, would publish a new Saved by the Bell comic. Set initially during the gang's freshman year of high school, the comic serves as a modern update to the classic series. It premiered in March 2014 alongside ROAR's adaptation of Punky Brewster.[50][51]

Behind the Bell book

In 2009, Dustin Diamond published an inside story of the show's cast and crew from his point of view, entitled Behind the Bell.[52] The book paints an unflattering portrait of many of Diamond's colleagues and their alleged backstage behavior. Some of Diamond's claims have been refuted by colleagues and questioned by critics.[53] Diamond also alleges in the book that he had sex with 2,000 women, one of them being NBC's Vice President of children's programming, Linda Mancuso, who was 18 years his senior.[54][55] Diamond later disclaimed responsibility for much of the book's content, blaming his ghostwriter for fabricating salacious stories.[56]

The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story aired on Lifetime on September 1, 2014.[57]

Bayside! The Musical!

In September 2013, Bayside! The Musical! an unauthorized parody of Saved by the Bell, opened at NYC's Theatre 80. Bayside! The Musical! was named a New York Times Critics' Pick.[58] Bayside! The Musical! was written and directed by Bob and Tobly McSmith, the same creative team behind Showgirls! The Musical! In contrast to the wholesome nature of Saved by the Bell, Bayside! The Musical! contains strong language and adult situations throughout. The show's run has been extended 6 times.

Bayside! originally debuted in 2005 under the title Bayside! The UnMusical![59] The following year a sequel was produced called Bayside 2! Electric Screechio[60] The show then took several years off, reopening in 2012 at NYC's Kraine Theatre with a revamped script and new cast[61] Following the success of Showgirls! The Musical! the show's creators Bob and Tobly McSmith revisited their script and reworked it from the ground up.

The show has had appearances from original Saved by the Bell cast members such as Dustin Diamond[62] and Dennis Haskins.[63]

See also

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General references

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