Good Morning, Miss Bliss
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Sam Bobrick
Starring	Hayley Mills Dennis Haskins Joan Ryan Max Battimo Dustin Diamond Mark-Paul Gosselaar Heather Hopper Lark Voorhies T.K. Carter
Opening theme	"The Best of Times"
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Engel
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel
Original run	November 30, 1988 – March 18, 1989
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The show was originally a pilot for NBC, which was inspired by NBC president Brandon Tartikoff's idea for a show about an "inspiring" teacher. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot, but Disney Channel did, premiering the show on November 30, 1988, and airing it for one season. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Brandon Tartikoff (January 13, 1949 — August 27, 1997) was a popular NBC executive who was credited with turning around NBCs low prime time reputation with such hit series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, ALF, Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Miami Vice, The Golden Girls, Knight Rider... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Plot

The series focused on the life of junior high school teacher Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills; the show was intended as a vehicle for its star). She was often put into morally difficult situations by her work, and often served as the only person her students could turn to. Her eighth grade students included Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a charming, manipulative schemer; Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), a rich shopaholic; Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), an awkward "nerd" with a crush on Lisa; Mikey Gonzalez (Max Battimo), Zack's best friend, who, while not as awkward as Screech, would become quite shy around girls; and Nikki Coleman (Heather Hopper) who was outspoken and often advocated the moral course of action when the others decided to do something mischievous. The show also featured Mylo Williams (T.K. Carter), a professional janitor who would take care of menial tasks that needed to be done, and Miss Tina Paladrino (Joan Ryan), a quirky teacher and friend of Miss Bliss, with whom she would often discuss her personal life, with Miss Paladrino acting as sounding board. Dennis Haskins played the principal of John F. Kennedy Junior High, Mr. Richard Belding. Kelly Herbert played the girl walking in the hallway. The show was cancelled after 13 episodes, and the rights were acquired by NBC, who repackaged and reformatted Good Morning, Miss Bliss into Saved by the Bell. Hayley Catherine Rose Vivian Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. ... Eighth grade is a year of primary education in the United States and Canada (in Canada its often referred to as Grade 8). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American actress who gained fame playing Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell. ... Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Dustin Diamond (born January 7, 1977) is an actor, musician and stand-up comedian best known for his role as Samuel Screech Powers on the television show Saved by the Bell. ... Look up nerd in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Heather Hopper (born January 4, 1976 in Illinois) is an American actress who is most notable for her role in Good Morning, Miss Bliss. ... T.K. Carter T.K. Carter sometimes credited as Thomas Kent Carter was born in Monrovia, California on December 14, 1956. ... Joan Marie Ryan (born 8 September 1955, Warrington) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA) is an American actor best known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. Before his foray into acting, Haskins briefly worked as a concert... Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ...

Cast

• Hayley Mills as Miss Bliss
• Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding
• Joan Ryan as Miss Tina Paladrino
• Max Battimo as Mikey Gonzalez
• Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zachary "Zack" Morris
• Heather Hopper as Nicole "Nikki" Coleman
• Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle
• T.K. Carter as Mylo Williams

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Episodes

1. "Summer Love" (November 30, 1988)--Zack finds out the girl he had told he was in ninth grade at summer camp, Karen (Carla Gugino), has transferred to JFK, and he tries to keep up the charade.
2. "Love Letters" (December 7, 1988)--Screech asks Zack to write a love letter from him to Lisa.
3. "Wall Street" (December 14, 1988)--While doing a class project on stocks, Zack invests the class's money on risky stocks.
4. "Leaping to Conclusions" (December 21, 1988)--Nikki refuses to do the science class's frog dissection.
5. "Parents and Teachers" (December 28, 1988)--Zack's dad Peter (Robert Pine) meets Miss Bliss at a parent/teacher conference and they find they are attracted to one another.
6. "Showdown" (January 4, 1989)--Screech's friends encourage him to stand up to bully Deke Simmons (Andras Jones).
7. "Save the Last Dance for Me" (January 25, 1989)--Zack and Mikey fight over Shana (Alexondra Lee), whom Mikey likes, but who asks Zack to a dance instead.
8. "The Boy Who Cried Rat" (February 11, 1989)--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. "Let's Get Together" (February 18, 1989)--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. "Practical Jokes" (February 25, 1989)--A mock trial is held after a series of practical jokes ends in one that breaks Miss Bliss's "unfooled" streak.
11. "Stevie" (March 4, 1989)--Zack bets Nikki he can kiss pop singer Stevie (Suzanne Tara).
12. "Clubs and Cliques" (March 11, 1989)--Zack is embarrassed by some older students who invite him into a "cool" club.
13. "The Mentor" (March 18, 1989)--Miss Bliss's former teacher Mr. James Lyman (Robert Donner) returns and causes controversy with his teaching methods.

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Original pilot

The original pilot for Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired on July 11, 1987, on NBC (in The Facts of Life's timeslot). It featured up-and-comers Brian Austin Green as Adam Montcrief, Jaleel White as Bobby Wilson, and Jonathan Brandis as Michael Thompson. Brian Austin Green was, in essence, the "lead" student in the pilot, as Adam Montcrief, a particularly serious student, who wore business suits. Several other characters from the series existed in the pilot but were played by different actors; Mr. Gerald Belding was played by Oliver Clark, and Miss Tina Paladrino was played by Maria O'Brien. Although Hayley Mills was the only actor to survive beyond the pilot, her character in the pilot was named Mrs. Davis. Other characters include Gabriel Damon as Bradley; Samantha Mills as Wendy; Julie Ronnie as Lonnie Maple; Matt Shakman as Georgie Winslow; Charles Siebert as Charlie Davis; Britton Elliott as Janet Hillhurst; Josh Goddard as Steven; and Andrea Messersmith as Laurie. is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1987. ... The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from August 24, 1979 to May 7, 1988. ... Brian Austin Green, (born Brian Green on July 15, 1973 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California), is an American actor, best known for his role as David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills 90210, a character he portrayed from 1990 until 2000. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Oliver Clark (born Richard Mardirosian January 4, 1939 in Buffalo, New York) is an American character actor of Armenian heritage. ... Gabriel Damon as Spot Conlon in the film Newsies Gabriel Damon (born April 23, 1976 in Reno, Nevada) is an American actor. ... Julie Ronnie is an actress who has appeared on the daytime TV soap Santa Barbara as Laken Lockridge from 1984 to 1986. ...

Saved by the Bell

The show was subsequently spun off into Saved by the Bell on NBC, and its episodes were later aired as episodes of that show and retconned into the history of that series, the episodes now featured new segments of the high school aged Zack, reminiscing about his life in 8th grade. Zack, Screech, Lisa, and Mr. Belding all moved to the new series; the other characters did not. The retconning did explain the reason for the elimination of Miss Bliss, as she would have likely stayed behind to continue teaching junior high. However, it did not explain the setting for John F. Kennedy Junior High being in Indiana and Bayside being in California. Although it was likely Mr. Belding was reassigned from JFK to Bayside, it was unlikely he would have moved a long way from Indiana to California, and even less of a chance that he would be reunited with Lisa, Screech and Zack in California, as when kids move from school to school it is extremely rare for them to be grouped together. Also it was not explained how Zack referred to knowing Jessie and Kelly since kindergarten, but they did not attend junior high with him in Indiana. Slater's appearance was explained by the fact he was a military brat and thus new to Bayside. Saved by the Bell is an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Military brat (or simply brat) is a term for someone who grew up while their parent or parents serve or served in the armed forces. ...

In Reruns The show was called Saved By The Bell: The Junior High Years.

Before each episode Mark-Paul would come on the screen and explain each episode, back when he was in junior high.

References

• "Good Morning, Miss Bliss": The Episode Guide
• "Good Morning, Miss Bliss"- original intro
• "Good Morning, Miss Bliss"- new intro modeled after "Saved By the Bell" intro)