Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell title card
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Sam Bobrick
Starring	Mark-Paul Gosselaar Mario Lopez Dustin Diamond Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (1989 – 1992) Lark Voorhies Elizabeth Berkley (1989 – 1992) Ed Alonzo (1989 – 1990) Dennis Haskins Leanna Creel (1992)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	87 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Engel
Running time	23 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Original run	August 20, 1989 – May 22, 1993
Chronology
Preceded by	Good Morning, Miss Bliss
Followed by	Saved by the Bell: The College Years Saved by the Bell: The New Class
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom that originally aired between 1989 and 1993. The series is a retooled version of the 1988 series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which later retconned into the history of Saved by the Bell. The series follows the exploits of several students at Bayside High School, along with their principal. The show stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies and Dennis Haskins, who appeared in Good Morning, Miss Bliss, as well as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez, who joined the cast for Saved by the Bell. The show brought fame to the cast members and launched most of their careers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Mario López, Jr. ... 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Good Morning, Miss Bliss was an American teen sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1989, about a teacher and her students at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Good Morning, Miss Bliss was an American teen sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1989, about a teacher and her students at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau word retcon – refers to the act of changing previously established details of a fictional setting, often without providing an explanation for the changes within the context of that setting. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... 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The fact that the show often incorporated dramatic elements into episodes by dealing with "real teen social issues", such as drug use, drinking and driving, homelessness, financial issues, divorce, first love and love lost, graduating, college, sibling rivalry, taking responsibilities for one's actions, being bullied, death, and environmental issues made it a precursor (with other teen sitcoms of the time like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) for networks of more recent shows such as The O.C. and Dawson's Creek to introduce young target audiences to critical moral matters. Notably, sexual relationships were alluded to but not actually dealt with. (See also Very special episode.) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an Emmy, BAFTA, and RTS-award winning popular American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. ... The O.C. was an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States , and in Canada On CTV Television Network from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... For the city in British Columbia, see Dawson Creek, British Columbia. ... For a one-off television program, see Television special. ...

The show's popularity allowed for two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years, which follows several of the original characters' college experiences, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which follows a new group of students at Bayside High School. The series also spawned two TV movies and a short-lived comic book series.

The series is also available in French: Sauvés par le gong, Spanish: Salvados por la campana and Italian: Bayside School.

History

Good Morning, Miss Bliss

Main article: Good Morning, Miss Bliss

Saved by the Bell originated in an ABC pilot entitled Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which was inspired by then NBC president Brandon Tartikoff's teachers from his past. The show was set in Indianapolis, Indiana. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot, but The Disney Channel did, and aired the series for one season. Unlike the series that followed, the intention was to focus on the life of the teacher, played by Hayley Mills, as the main character. The characters of Zack Morris, Samuel "Screech" Powers, Lisa Turtle, and Mr. Richard Belding all originated on the series. Jaleel White, Brian Austin Green, and Jonathan Brandis all had roles in the pilot episode. Good Morning, Miss Bliss was an American teen sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1989, about a teacher and her students at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... A television pilot is a test episode of an intended television series. ... 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... Indianapolis redirects here. ... The Disney Channel is a cable TV network run by The Walt Disney Company in the United States. ... Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an English actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jaleel Rufus White (born November 27, 1976) is an American actor. ... 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. ... Jonathan Gregory Brandis (April 13, 1976 – November 12, 2003) was an American film and television actor. ...

The show was cancelled after 13 episodes, and the rights were acquired by NBC, which had reconsidered the matter. Seeing that it had merit, they decided to revamp and recreate the series. Executive Producer Peter Engel wanted the show to be called When the Bell Rings, but Tartikoff convinced him to go with the title Saved by the Bell.^[1] Peter Engel is a television producer who is best known for his teenage sitcoms which formally appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented program for educational purposes. ...

NBC rebirth - Saved by the Bell

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

Three of the teens from the original cast, Gosselaar, Diamond, and Voorhies, remained on the show, as the same characters with only minor changes to things like their backstories. Haskins also remained as Mr. Belding, but the setting was changed from Indianapolis, Indiana, to the fictional Bayside High School in fictional Palisades, California. The two students dropped from the original series were replaced by three new additions. Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen) and Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) were introduced as longtime friends of the original three characters, and new transfer student A.C. Slater (Mario López) rounded out the group. Max (Ed Alonzo), the proprietor of the local restaurant hangout ("The Max") was also a cast member in early episodes. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Indianapolis redirects here. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (born January 23, 1974 in Long Beach, California, USA to Frank Thiessen and Robyn Ernest) is an American television and film actress. ... Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972[1]) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... Mario Lopez, Jr. ... Ed Alonzo is a comedian, actor and professional magician. ...

The focus of the show was shifted towards the exploits of the students themselves, and Zack Morris became the show's lead character. Several teachers recurred over the course of the series, but Mr. Belding was the only school authority figure to ever be in the main cast.

The show performed well for NBC and, despite bad reviews from TV critics, easily became the number one show on Saturday Mornings, and at the end of the show's first season, NBC boldly sold the series off into syndication with the Good Morning, Miss Bliss episodes included to pad out the syndication package, despite the continuity problems and production changes. At the height of its popularity, the show did many road tours to different malls and places for the cast to make appearances and sign autographs. The Good Morning, Miss Bliss episodes were edited to include openings to match the Saved by the Bell episodes, as well as introductions by Zack explaining that the episodes occurred in junior high (these episodes are sometimes billed as Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years). In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

The show's popularity on Saturday morning is what led NBC to shift from airing cartoons to live action teen-oriented shows instead (California Dreams, Hang Time, etc.) under the TNBC banner. Each season of the series essentially represented a year of high school for the students, culminating in their graduation. In the show's final season, NBC doubled the number of episodes ordered, despite the fact that they would have to re-sign the entire cast to new contracts in order to film them. Thiessen and Berkley refused to sign a new contract for these new episodes, resulting in a block of episodes that feature a new character, Tori Scott (Leanna Creel) in their place. For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... California Dreams is an American TV series that aired from 1992-1997. ... Hang Time was an American teen sitcom that aired from 1995-2000. ... TNBC (Teen NBC) was NBCs Saturday morning block of television shows geared toward teenagers and young adults. ... This article is about the television network. ... Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and film producer. ...

The final episode of the series aired in prime time on May 22, 1993. The episode, in which the cast graduated from high school, was filmed before Thiessen and Berkley left the show. No mention is made as to what happened to Tori Scott. The series finale was followed by a special airing of the Saved by the Bell: The College Years pilot episode, to set up the next phase of the characters' lives. Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

As of Winter 2007 in the U.S., Saved By the Bell is being shown in syndication on Nickelodeon's sister station The-N, TBS, along with weekend morning airings on local affiliates of FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. This article is about the TV channel. ... The N logo from April 1, 2002 until October 5, 2007. ... This article is about the U.S. television network. ... FOX redirects here. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MYN-TV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of News Corporation. ... The Crimson White, known colloquially as The CW, is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama. ...

Main characters

Zachary "Zack" Morris

Main article: Zack Morris

Played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Zack is a charming schemer in the mold of Ferris Bueller. The series features Zack engaging in Bueller-esque, direct-to-camera addresses to the audience as well as occasionally freezing everyone around him, offering plot exposition and amusing side-commentary. Unlike Bueller however, Zack's schemes often backfire and wind him up in more trouble than before. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Ferris Bueller redirects here. ...

Zack's best friends since grade school have been Lisa Turtle and next-door neighbor Jessie Spano; Samuel "Screech" Powers has also been tagging along with Zack since they were little. Zack was also constantly pining for Kelly, with each episode coming up with new ways to try to win her over, often battling for her affections with his on-again off-again best friend A.C. Slater. This rivalry ended as the show decided that Zack and Slater were better suited as good friends, not least because of the close friendship between the actors who played them. After breaking up with Kelly in the second season, Zack became Bayside High's most eligible bachelor and dated a never-ending stream of attractive women (though some were labeled by his friends as bimbos.) Zack's father is a hot-shot computer salesman (with whom his relationship was, for a time, rather distant) who has been played by two different actors. His mother is a kind, but overly permissive homemaker. Upon graduation, Zack was slated to go to Yale University, having scored 1502 on the SAT, the highest of the gang (despite his slacker reputation) but he ultimately attended Cal U with Slater, Screech, and Kelly. For other uses, see Bimbo (disambiguation). ... Salesman is a 1969 cinema verité documentary film which follows four salesmen of expensive Bibles door-to-door in a low-income neighborhood which cannot afford expensive Bibles. ... Yale redirects here. ...

Kelly Kapowski

Main article: Kelly Kapowski

Played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (now known as Tiffani Thiessen), Kelly is a cheerleader and has been described by creator Peter Engel as the quintessential "All-American Girl." She served as a love interest for both Zack and Slater in the first season, but it was Zack who would eventually win her heart. Indeed, much of the show's storylines concerned their on-and-off relationship. Considered the most popular girl in school, Kelly was also known as one of its nicest and most squeaky clean. She was introduced as an outsider to the show's core clique. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (born January 23, 1974 in Long Beach, California, USA to Frank Thiessen and Robyn Ernest) is an American television and film actress. ... Youth Cheerleaders during a football halftime show. ... This article is about social groups. ...

At times Kelly and Jessie had arguments due to their differences. Jessie hated cheerleaders although she became one for many episodes. Zack had been obsessively in love with Kelly for years, as evidenced by a cardboard cutout of her in his bedroom. His pursuit of Kelly led to her eventually joining the gang. She is on the volleyball, cheerleading, and swim teams, and is also a trained lifeguard. Upon graduation, she did not have enough money for college so she attended community college, but later transferred to Cal U with Zack, Slater, and Screech. Both Elizabeth Berkley and Thiessen (as well as Jennie Garth) auditioned for the role of Kelly Kapowski. Thiessen and Garth would later work together on Beverly Hills, 90210 as unfriendly rivals Valerie Malone and Kelly Taylor (the actresses became best friends in real life). For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972 in Urbana, Illinois) is an American actress, best known for her roles of Kelly Taylor in Beverly Hills, 90210 and of Valerie Kelly Tyler in What I Like About You. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 was a popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ...

Kelly comes from a big working-class family (one of seven children) that often had financial difficulties. This figured into the plots of several episodes.

Lisa Marie Turtle

Played by Lark Voorhies, Lisa is trendy and talkative. She is the clique's fashion expert and the gossip queen of Bayside High. She comes from a wealthy family; her father and mother are shown to be surgeons. Originally, her character was written to be Caucasian and Jewish, however, Lark aced the audition and they awarded her the role. Because of her upbringing, Lisa always has access to the latest fashions and knows when something is in and when it's over. Like Jessie and Screech, Lisa has been Zack's best friend since grade school, and some episodes hinted that she harbored a small crush on him. Lisa's goal is to become a world famous fashion designer. For the majority of the gang's years at Bayside, one of the running gags was Screech's fruitless attempts to woo Lisa. While his romantic feelings for her were never returned, and often rejected with insults and jokes, eventually she realized she had developed a soft spot for Screech and even attended the Bayside Senior Prom with him. Upon graduation she receives acceptance into the Fashion Institute of Technology after a successful fashion show. Lark Voorhies (born March 25, 1974) is an African-American actress who gained fame playing Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell. ... Such styles may change quickly, and fashion in the more colloquial sense refers to the latest version of these styles. ... Neighborly gossips in the Altstadt in Sindelfingen, Germany Gossip consists of casual or idle talk of any sort, usually slanderous and/or devoted to discussing others. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Samuel "Screech" Powers

Played by Dustin Diamond, Screech (whose given name is Samuel Powers) is the school nerd. Screech has been tagging along with Zack since they were in elementary school and is extremely loyal to him. In exchange for doing Zack's homework and being roped into Zack's various stunts, Screech receives protection from school bullies and a general boost in his confidence; but Zack's affection for Screech is evident in spite of this. He is very comfortable with his geekiness and fancies himself a ladies' man. The rest of the gang simultaneously picks on and humors Screech for his eccentricities (e.g. hiding in his locker, wearing extremely loud and mismatched clothes, and obsessing over science and chess). Though clumsy and goofy, Screech is very smart. A recurring gag in the series is his unrequited love for Lisa Turtle. In several early episodes of the series, Screech has an anthropomorphized robot named Kevin, which he programmed. Screech was class valedictorian, but gave that title to Jessie as a sign of goodwill, which she then returned on graduation day. He received acceptance to Duke University; Emerson College; Clemson University; University of California, Berkeley; the California Institute of Technology; Emory University, University of Southern California; Washington & Jefferson College; and Princeton University. He is rejected from an all-women school that was his number one choice. He chose to go to the fictional Cal U after graduation, and shared a dormitory suite with Zack, Slater, and Kelly. He also was the only cast member to star in every incarnation of Saved by the Bell, as he joined the cast of The New Class as an aide to Mr. Belding. Diamond was three years younger than most of the cast though his character was the same age as them. This is mentioned on a DVD commentary section where Mark-Paul Gosselaar is told by a producer that Diamond was acting immaturely, and Gosselaar noted that Diamond was a lot younger than the producer thought he was. Dustin Diamond (born Dustin Neil Diamond on January 7, 1977 in San Jose, California) 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. ... For other uses, see Nerd (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... Unrequited love is love that is not reciprocated, even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired. ... 7th millennium BC anthropomorphized rocks, with slits for eyes, found in modern-day Israel. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. ... Emerson College was founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a school of oratory, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Clemson University is a public, coeducational, land-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States. ... Sather Tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech)[1] is a private, coeducational research university located in Pasadena, California, in the United States. ... Emory University is a private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, in the city of Washington, Pennsylvania. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater

Played by Mario Lopez, Slater is the token "jock" of the group. An army brat, he was an outsider, having transferred to Bayside in the first filmed episode (which aired later as a flashback). A. C. mentions that he has been to Bolivia, Italy, Iceland, and Berlin among other places. He becomes the school's star athlete, excelling as a wrestler and the quarterback of the football team. He is on the basketball team in one episode, even though the basketball season coincides with the wrestling season. Slater was originally written as Zack's rival for Kelly's affection before becoming Zack's best friend in the show's second season and developing an attraction to strong-willed feminist Jessie Spano. He refers to Zack as "Preppie, and when he starts dating Jesse, calls her "Mama"." López is a drummer and dancer, and some episodes include Slater showcasing these "hidden talents." His father (a Major) appears in two episodes, but his mother, though mentioned throughout the series, never appears. He also has a younger sister named JB whom Zack briefly began dating, much to his chagrin. In the season 4 episode "Love Machine," his ex-girlfriend from Berlin visits and calls him by his real name, "Albert Clifford," AKA A.C.. In an episode from the college years, it is also revealed that 25 years earlier A.C.'s father changed his last name from Sanchez to Slater so he could get into the military academy. A.C. receives a wrestling scholarship to the University of Iowa, but ends up going to Cal U. During an episode in which Zack was dealing with Gem Diamond to purchase class rings, the AC was stated as meaning "abnormally cruel." Mario López, Jr. ... For other uses, see Jock (disambiguation). ... A military brat (also known as a brat, base brat, army brat, navy brat/junior, marine brat, or air force brat) is a person whose parent or parents served full-time in the armed forces during the persons childhood. ... Feminists redirects here. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or locally UI, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900-acre (8 km²) campus in Iowa City, Iowa, US, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ...

Jessica Myrtle "Jessie" Spano

Played by Elizabeth Berkley, Jessica Myrtle ("Jessie") Spano is the show's resident know-it-all crusader. She's often seen pursuing a variety of environmental and generally liberal causes while keeping up her position as Class President and one of the smartest students in her class. Like Lisa and Screech, Jessie is Zack's childhood friend (despite discontinuity with Good Morning, Miss Bliss), and he routinely climbs into her room via a tree outside her window. From the second season onwards, her main love interest is Slater, who disagrees with her feminist views. Jessie's parents are divorced. She has a step-brother named Eric from New York. Jessie also struggled with drug addiction at one point on the series, taking caffeine pills in order to stay awake for longer study hours. Jessie fully expected to be crowned valedictorian, but finished a fraction of a point behind Screech, and reluctantly settled for salutatorian status. Upon graduation, Jessie attends Columbia University, although she had been hoping to get into Stansbury (fictional) in one episode, and had applied to Harvard and Yale and Princeton as well. (She had also expressed a desire to attend Stanford in one episode.) Elizabeth Berkley (born July 28, 1972[1]) is an American television, film, and stage actress. ... The character of Pedro Sanchez runs for Class President in the 2003 film Napoleon Dynamite A Class President is usually the leader of a class cabinet or organization within a Student Council at an elementary, junior high, high school, or college. ... In the United States and Canada, the title of valedictorian (an anglicized derivation from the Latin vale dicere, to say farewell) is given to the top graduate of the graduating class (the Australia/New Zealand equivalent being dux, although some Australian universities use the American term) of an educational institution. ... In the United States and Canada, the title of salutatorian is given to the second-highest graduate of the entire graduating class of an educational institution. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Stanford redirects here. ...

Richard Belding

Played by Dennis Haskins, Mr. (Richard) Belding is the principal of Bayside High School and the show's resident authority figure. He's known for his catch phrase "Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?" as well as his high-pitched laugh. Belding has frequent run-ins with Zack and his friends as either a foe to be outwitted or a friend to turn to for help. Despite being a responsible authority figure, Mr. Belding is unusual in that he genuinely seems to care about what his students, particularly Zack, think of him. He is married to Rebecca "Becky" Belding (née Flugelman). Belding remained the principal at Bayside (along with Screech as his assistant) until his retirement in the final episode of Saved By The Bell: The New Class. Dennis Haskins (born November 18, 1950) is an American actor known for his role as principal Richard Belding in the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, which ran from 1989 to 1993 on NBC. He then went on to star in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired... This article is about authority as a concept. ... A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...

Other main characters

• Max, played by magician/comedian Ed Alonzo, is the owner of The Max, the favorite hangout of the gang. He acted as a sort of liaison between the adult and kid worlds -- serving as both a guide and a friend to the gang. Max is known for his quirky sense of humor and his array of magic tricks. He starred in the first season, and recurred in the second, and then stopped appearing without explanation. The Max continued to be featured without him. His diner, The Max, burned down in the New Class episode Fire at The Max.

• Tori Scott, played by Leanna Creel, was introduced near the end of the series as the new girl at Bayside High. She is initially portrayed as a "tough girl" and is seldom seen without her leather jacket and rides a motorcycle to school. She at first is an antagonist to Zack, often getting the better of him, but eventually becomes a love interest of Zack. Tori only appears in approximately half the episodes of the final season.

• Stacey Carosi, played by Leah Remini, was introduced in the Malibu Sands Beach Club episodes where the gang took jobs over the summer (the exception being Lisa who was a member at the Resort). Stacey attends school on the East Coast and the owner of the club is her father, Leon Carosi, played by Ernie Sabella. Stacey is initially disgusted by Zack and refers to him sarcastically as "Dude" and often remarks that his being "Californian" is quite annoying, but a few episodes in, she becomes Zack's love interest. They must hide their affair from Leon, as Zack and Leon are at odds from the very beginning of the summer. Their romance ends when Stacey must go back to New York for school and in the final summer episode, even Leon, who finds out about the romance, grows to like Zack.

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The Fourth Wall

One notable aspect of the show at the time was how often it broke the fourth wall. Unusual for a children's show, the main character, Zack, would routinely break the fourth wall and address the audience. Functionally, this was similar to the approach taken in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as Zack would generally use this instance to offer exposition or side-commentary on events which were taking place on-screen. Stylistically, Zack's instances of breaking the fourth wall generally involved him freezing the action at will by saying "Time out" as he turned to address the camera. Zack would generally resume the action by saying "Time in." However, in at least one instance, Zack used the frozen action of the scene to escape from someone who was about to beat him up, thus breaking the fourth wall even further, by allowing the fictional nature of the show to impact the action of the plot. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Ferris Bueller redirects here. ...

The only other character to interact with Zack during a "Time-Out" was Screech in the episode entitled, "The Glee Club." However, it is unclear whether Screech was unfrozen because Zack was addressing him or simply because Screech was not present in the main scene (i.e. Zack calls for time-out on-stage while Screech is standing backstage).

The Tori Paradox

As mentioned above, the character of Tori Scott (Leanna Creel) was added in later episodes as an initial sparring partner and later girlfriend for Zack. Originally, the final season consisted of thirteen episodes featuring the original cast, and the cast members' contracts with the show expired after those episodes were completed with the final graduation episode. However, NBC ordered more episodes of the show and Thiessen and Berkley refused to sign new contracts. Rather than producing new episodes with only four cast members, a new character, Tori Scott, was added to serve as a replacement for Kelly and Jessie. Saved by the Bell is an American sitcom that originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Leanna Creel (born August 27, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and film producer. ...

Oddly enough, the promos for the final season of the show featured Kelly, Jessie, and Tori together, despite the fact that the actresses never actually appear in an episode together. Rather, the network alternated between "Kelly and Jessie" and "Tori" episodes each week.

During the "Tori" episodes, it was never explained why Jessie and Kelly were not present, and likewise for the "Kelly and Jessie" episodes, no mention was made of Tori. When the season aired in the UK, the episodes tended to be reordered so that the Tori episodes and the Jessie and Kelly episodes were shown together. This was scarcely less confusing, since no mention was ever made of Tori's sudden disappearance and Kelly and Jessie's equally sudden reappearance partway through the season.

Also, during the Tori episodes the school hallway had a different color scheme and Lisa had a different hair style.

Writer Chuck Klosterman would later remark in his book, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, that, ironically, this bizarre, unexplained paradox was the only thing on the show that actually happened to him in real life (i.e. having a friend suddenly drop out of his social circle, only to return just as randomly).^{[citation needed]} Charles John Chuck Klosterman (born June 5, 1972, in Breckenridge, Minnesota) is an American pop-culture journalist, critic, humorist, and essayist. ... Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto is a collection of comedic essays on popular culture written by Chuck Klosterman, a cultural analyst and writer for Esquire and Spin magazine. ...

Spin-offs

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Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Main article: Saved by the Bell: The College Years

Saved by the Bell: The College Years continued with several of the characters dealing with college life. It aired in the season following the original series' last, and was also set in the following school year. The series sported a continuity problem in that the characters who ended up at the fictional California University were set to go off to different universities at the end of the original Saved By The Bell.

Due to low ratings, Saved by the Bell: The College Years only lasted one season. Unlike the original series which aired on Saturday mornings with only one exception in 1993, The College Years was shown in prime time. The series aired from September 14, 1993 (though the original pilot aired on May 22, 1993) to February 8, 1994. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Main article: Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class was created to continue the story of Bayside High School in the Saturday morning timeslot after the original cast graduated. The series featured a new set of students anchored by Dennis Haskins, and later Dustin Diamond, whose character Screech became Principal Belding's administrative assistant on a work-study program from California University (a reference to Screech's college in "The College Years"). While Saved by the Bell: The New Class ran for seven seasons, it suffered numerous cast changes (including a second season cast purge that only left Haskins and three other cast members) and never gained the popularity of the original series. The New Class aired from September 11, 1993 to July 28, 2000. Many of the New Class episodes were actually "recycled" plots from the original Saved by the Bell. Slater, Lisa, and Zack had a cameo in one episode in Season 2 while trying to keep Bayside from being bought and destroyed. The Max remained as the hangout for the Bayside High students, although a fire burned it down in one episode and it was given a new look. The New Class is the only Saved by the Bell incarnation not to be currently syndicated, although all seven seasons have made it to DVD. is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1993 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2000 in television involved some significant events. ...

Made-for-TV movies

In 1992, Saved by the Bell's first made-for-TV movie, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style aired. This movie occurred during the continuity of the original series, during a summer vacation. In the movie, Kelly's grandfather, played by 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. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Dean Jones (born January 25, 1931 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American actor. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

After the College Years spin-off was completed, a second movie was aired entitled Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas. The plot of the film was based upon the wedding of Zack and Kelly, which had been set up at the end of the spin-off series. The movie included most of the cast members from both the original series and the College Years series.

Guest stars

Several future-celebrities had appearances as Bayside students. Scott Wolf (Party of Five) appeared as a member of the glee club in one episode and as a waiter at the Max in two others. Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210, where Tiffani-Amber Thiessen would later join the cast in 1994) had a recurring role as Screech's girlfriend, Violet, during Seasons 2 & 3. Bridgette Wilson (Billy Madison) played Zack's ditzy girlfriend Ginger in a few episodes during Season 4. Also appearing in one of the beach episodes was future Grey's Anatomy regular Eric Dane. Popular radio DJ and personality Casey Kasem made two separate guest appearances on the show ("Dancing to the Max" and "Rockumentary"). Patrick Muldoon (Melrose Place) played one of the show's most hated characters, Jeff, a college guy who steals Kelly from Zack and later cheats on her with another college girl. Scott Wolf on Everwood Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. ... Party of Five is an American dramatic television series that premiered on FOX Network, September 12, 1994 and ended on May 3, 2000 after six seasons. ... Victoria Davey Tori Spelling (born May 16, 1973) is an American actress. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 was a popular primetime television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Bridgette Leann Wilson (born September 25, 1973), also known as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, is an American actress. ... Billy Madison is a 1995 comedy starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take over his fathers company. ... This article is about the television series. ... Eric William Dane (born on November 9, 1972 in San Francisco, California) is an American actor. ... Kemal Amin Casey Kasem, (born on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American radio personality and voice actor. ... Patrick Muldoon (born William Patrick Muldoon III on September 27, 1968 in San Pedro, California) is an American actor. ... Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network and executive produced by Aaron Spelling. ...

Two new up-and-coming movie stars also had roles on Saved by the Bell: Casper Van Dien, who was an extra in two episodes, and Denise Richards, who played a girl rescued by Slater in a Malibu Sands episode. As noted before, Leah Remini was in the summer episodes as the girl who Zack falls in love with. She played the character Stacey Carosi in eight summer episodes. She became famous years later for her role as Carrie Heffernan in the long-running CBS sitcom The King of Queens. Casper Robert Van Dien, Jr. ... Denise Lee Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian-American actress. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ...

Kirsten Kemp, the host of TLC's Property Ladder, had a small role in three episodes of Saved By The Bell. She played the part of Rhonda Robinstelli, a large, aggressive tomboy who was interested in Zack. Kirsten Kemp is a former actor on the television series Saved By The Bell (as Kirsten Holmquist) and the current host of TLCs Property Ladder. ... TLC (The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... Property Ladder is the name of a television show that airs in both the U.K. and the U.S., where first-time investors engaged in flipping purchase older houses (usually in need of repair) and attempt to sell them for a profit. ...

Syndication

Saved by the Bell is syndicated in what appears to be two syndication packages:

• The original series, with the repackaged Good Morning, Miss Bliss episodes, and the Hawaiian Style TV movie, broken down into four standard-length episodes.
• The College Years and the Wedding in Las Vegas TV movie (broken down into four standard-length episodes).

Produced by NBC Productions (now operating as Universal Media Studios), Saved by the Bell's United States distribution rights are currently handled by their distribution arm, NBC Universal Television Distribution. Until recently, it was syndicated via Rysher Entertainment (CBS Television Distribution would take over distribution after purchasing Rysher, although the Rysher logo was retained on most episodes). The series is syndicated on individual television stations around the U.S. (depending on the market) and is shown for two hours daily starting at 7:00 a.m. ET/PT on TBS with the College Years episodes airing on Fridays in the same time slot. Universal Media Studios (UMS), formerly NBC Universal Television Studio, is the TV production arm of the NBC Universal Television Group. ... NBC Universal Television Distribution is a TV distribution arm of NBC Universal Television in the United States, and is a subsidiary of General Electric. ... Rysher Entertainment is the owner of TV and film programming content, primarily distributed around the world by CBS Paramount International Television and Paramount Home Entertainment. ... CBS Television Distribution is a United States and Global television distribution company, a merger of the television distribution arms of CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Paramount International Television and King World. ... This article is about the U.S. television network. ...

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In the United Kingdom, the series was broadcast during its first run on broadcast channel Channel 4 on Saturday and Sunday mornings (also throughout school holidays). It was later in the late 1990s shown on cable television network Nickelodeon UK; however, the show was discontinued from its run around 2006 and was removed from the Nickelodeon UK website; however, the program made a return to the channel in September 2007, being shown every week day. This article is about the British television station. ... Nickelodeon UK (Nick UK for short) is a cable and satellite TV network. ...

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 due to "[t]he popularity of the show thanks to the fans of Adult Swim".^[2] A week later, the announcement was exposed as a joke.^[3] is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Continuity errors

The series was generally not one to take itself too seriously, and as a result, it contains a significant number of continuity errors, due to oversight or plot convenience.

• Some of the biggest continuity errors are between Saved by the Bell and Good Morning, Miss Bliss:
  • Good Morning, Miss Bliss took place at John F. Kennedy Jr. High in Indiana while Saved by the Bell is set at Bayside High in Pacific Palisades, California.
  • The California high school looks essentially identical to the old Indiana junior high.
  • In an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Zack's father is a single, swinging bachelor named Peter with a laid-back attitude. On Saved by the Bell, Zack's dad, Derek, is married and is a lot more serious and mature, and is played by a different actor.
  • In one episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss, it's also mentioned that Zack has a sister and Screech has a brother, but neither has siblings in the Saved by the Bell series.
• In the two-part episode "Wicked Stepbrother", Jessie's stepbrother Eric (Joshua Hoffman) is introduced; although he makes a menace of himself and intends to return to his home in New York, the gang convinces him to stay in Palisades. He is never seen again.
• In the episode, "Miss Bayside," Kelly performs a song at the rehearsals for the Miss Bayside pageant, and her singing is very off-key (as it is in the episode, "Glee Club"). However, in other episodes, especially "Jessie's Song" and "Rockumentary," Kelly can sing very well.
• "The Last Dance" episode spawned two continuity errors: beginning with that episode, Kelly was usually waitressing at The Max. However, on the episode called "The Teacher's Strike," Jessie was waitressing. Also in "The Last Dance", Jessie was the lead vocalist for the band Zack Attack; "Rockumentary" had Kelly as lead singer. (It should be noted that Berkley and Thiessen were absent in "Rockumentary" and "The Teacher's Strike," respectively; thus the switch for the remaining actresses was necessary.)
• In the episode "Aloha Slater", there is a large trophy case along the wall next to Mr. Belding's office. In all other episodes there is a row of lockers along the wall, including the girls' and Slater's.
• Another continuity error involves the relationship of Zack and Lisa, who in the episode "The Bayside Triangle" kiss each other and decide to become a couple. This upsets Screech, who decides to fight for Lisa's heart but is convinced by Zack (and more effectively, by Lisa herself) to get over her. Lisa and Zack become a couple, but it is never again referenced after the episode. In fact, Zack again continues to pursue Tori and Kelly, and Screech again pursues Lisa (after being seen briefly pursuing Jessie at the end of "The Bayside Triangle").
• During the show, Zack states that he will attend Yale, and Slater says he is going to attend Iowa on a wrestling scholarship, yet Zack and Slater end up as roommates at California University, with no explanation given for the switch.
• In the Saved By the Bell episodes where the gang all have summer jobs at a beach resort, Slater translates on behalf of the Spanish-speaking kitchen staff, but in the episode of The College Years "Slater's War", he tells his activist classmate Theresa that he doesn't speak Spanish because he took French, "the language of love".
• In the episode "The Election" when Slater finds Mr. Belding working out in the locker room, they can both be seen wearing shirts that say "Bayside Jr. High School", even though Bayside is a high school. The mascot on the shirt is also a bird instead of a tiger. This may be due to the fact that the original series was set in a junior high school, and initially it was not clear whether Bayside was a junior high or high school.
• Despite the fact that his door opens directly to the hallway, Mr. Belding is often contacted by a secretary via intercom who announces his visitors. This may be because in the early episodes with Miss Bliss, there is a reception area where Miss Bliss picks up her mail. This is later transformed into Mr. Belding's office.
• The season four episode "Screech's Birthday" was not shot around the same time as the other episodes from that season. It shows a much younger looking cast, having been taped two years before.^[4]
• In at least one episode of the original and another in the College Years, Slater makes note of the fact that he's known Screech since they were little, even though Slater was introduced in the original as a transfer student.
• Zack and Jessie claim to have known each other since kindergarten, but Jessie was never mentioned nor did she appear in Good Morning, Miss Bliss. It was also mentioned in "Jessie's Song" that Zack and Jessie snuck out of their houses to see E.T. The Extra Terrestrial when they were six years old, before the start of "Good Morning, Miss Bliss".
• In the "Rockumentary" episode, Casey Kasem describes the rise of Zack Attack, the group's band. Shortly after the band catches their big break, they are shown performing in what appears to be a small club/bar. Strangely, Zack is shown wearing the same purple jacket, which he received from Johnny Dakota and subsequently returned to Johnny Dakota in the previous episode, entitled "No Hope With Dope".

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Merchandise

DVD releases

In the United States, Region 1, Saved by the Bell was released on DVD by Lions Gate Entertainment. Seasons 1 and 2 were released on September 2, 2003. Seasons 3 and 4 were released on April 27, 2004, and Season 5 (with the 'Tori episodes') was released on July 19, 2005. Several episodes from the first two seasons are the syndicated versions, and not the original broadcast versions. Lions Gate Entertainment released the two feature-length TV movies on DVD, in Region 1, on August 7, 2007.^[5] Lions Gate redirects here, for other meanings see Lions Gate (disambiguation)‎. Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, (usually renderred as Lionsgate), (NYSE: LGF) is an American entertainment company which originated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A three-disc DVD boxset is available on Region 2 with the two feature-length TV movies, as well as the episodes 'Dancing At The Max,' 'Graduation Day,' and 'The College Years: Wedding Plans.' Each disc is also available to buy separately.

To date, there has been no DVD or home video release of Good Morning, Miss Bliss.

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Soundtrack

Saved by the Bell soundtrack cover

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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" featuring Michael Damon

Cultural references

• The episode "Jessie's Song" was parodied in an episode of the NBC sketch comedy The Rerun Show (being introduced by Dustin Diamond in hospital scrubs). "Miss Bayside" was also parodied on the series in a Star Wars-themed sketch. Dennis Haskins returned to his role as Mr. Belding in the latter sketch.
• In his 2004 collection of essays on popular culture, Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto, writer Chuck Klosterman devoted a chapter to Saved by the Bell entitled, "Being Zack Morris." He wrote that the show "is like this little generational secret that's hyperfamiliar to people born between 1970 and 1977, yet generally unremarkable to anyone born after (and completely alien to all those born before.)"
• Popular freeform hardcore producer and DJ AC Slater took his name from the Saved by the Bell character of the same name.
• Bayside High is the same school that Raven, Eddie, and Chelsea go to in the Disney Channel series That's So Raven, though that Bayside High is located in San Francisco, California.
• On December 1, 2002, the E! network used the show's history as a segment for its E! True Hollywood Story. The special revealed facts and contained interviews with the cast and crew.
• Details magazine reunited Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen for a special-edition photoshoot in the August 2006 issue.
• Saturday Night Live also parodied Screech in a satire of Inside the Actors Studio. James Lipton (played by Will Ferrell) interviews Screech, played by Tobey Maguire.
• In The Simpsons episode "The President Wore Pearls," Martin organizes a casino night, claiming he got the idea from an episode of Saved by the Bell (which Principal Skinner for some reason says "was always on too late for me"). The night is a disaster. Martin says the same thing happened in Saved by the Bell.
• A common term for large cellphones in the 1980s and early 1990s is the Zack Morris Phone, evidence of the show's immense popularity and cultural significance.
• On a 2001 episode of Smackdown! Kurt Angle said to Spike Dudley "Stay away from my girl? What is this, Saved by The Bell?" after Spike told him to stay away from Molly Holly.
• In an episode of the British television show Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Gaz (played by Will Mellor) is complaining about his brother, Munch, and finishes by saying "Is he standing behind me? If this was Saved By The Bell he would be." He then turns round to see Munch standing behind him.

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Trivia

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• The Bayside Tigers school logo was actually a knockoff of the Detroit Tigers logo from the 1980s (it was colored maroon and said "Bayside" instead of "Detroit").
• Two classroom sets were used; each set was rearranged based on the subject of the class.
• The exterior of Bayside High School is seldom seen. It was shown in a hand-drawn form in the opening credits and the whole exterior is shown in "Wedding In Las Vegas," immediately before the gang leaves for Las Vegas. At this point, it is known that the physical set is shot at Palisades Charter High School, California.^[7] The parking lot of Bayside is seen in the two-part episode "Wicked Stepbrother" when Mr. Belding buys a new car for his wife and asks Zack and Slater to install a CD player for him.
• The episode "Day of Detention" was the last to be filmed for the original series.
• The three video games at The Max are Mr. Do! (1982), Time Pilot '84 (1984), and Pulsar (1981). The location of the games against the wall changes throughout the episodes.
• From 1992-1993, Harvey Comics published two specials and a short-lived comic book based on the series.
• The exterior of The Beach Club where Kelly, AC, Zack, and Screech worked was also the exterior of the Beach Club they used in Beverly Hills, 90210 when Brandon Walsh got a job at the Beverly Hills Beach Club for the summer.
• The following are the SAT scores for the gang:
  • Zack - 1502
  • Screech - 1220
  • Jessie - 1205
  • Tori - 1150
  • Lisa - 1140
  • Kelly - 1100
  • Slater - 1050

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College choices

The following schools are where the gang decides to go to college.

• Zack - Yale University
• Slater - University of Iowa (on a wrestling scholarship)
• Screech - University of California, Berkeley
• Jessie - Columbia University
• Lisa - Fashion Institute of Technology
• Kelly - An unnamed California community college. In one promotional photograph, she is seen wearing a CSUN sweater (i.e., Cal State Northridge)
• Tori - Never specified on the show, but in the above-mentioned promotional photograph, she is seen wearing a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sweater.

However, Zack, A.C., Screech, and Kelly end up at fictional "Cal U" in Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Yale redirects here. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or locally UI, is a major coeducational research university located on a 1,900-acre (8 km²) campus in Iowa City, Iowa, US, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... Sather Tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A state-funded university in Northridge, California, part of the California State University System, formerly the San Fernando Valley State College. ... A Corner of Main Quad The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, or simply Illinois), is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious campus in the University of Illinois system. ...

Ties to California Dreams

California Dreams was a sitcom about a California-based band made up of teenagers. The show was created by Saved by the Bell writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon with Peter Engel serving as executive producer. California Dreams is an American TV series that aired from 1992-1997. ... Peter Engel is a television producer who is best known for his teenage sitcoms which formally appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented program for educational purposes. ...

• Actor Jake Grace played a 'hippie surfer' character named Stingray on both California Dreams and Saved by the Bell: The College Years.
• A cozy, romantic beach hangout called "Paradise Cove" exists on both California Dreams and Saved by the Bell. It is first mentioned on the SBTB episode "My Boyfriends Back" when Zack asks Staci on a date to Paradise Cove. On California Dreams episode "Heal the Bay" Tony Wicks mentions Paradise Cove as a spot he likes to take dates. In that same episode Paradise Cove gets temporarily closed down due to pollution.
• The schools on California Dreams and Saved by the Bell are both coastal schools as insinuated by their names, Pacific Coast High (California Dreams) and Bayside High (Saved by the Bell). The shows do exist in the same continuity as proven in an episode of Saved by the Bell: The New Class titled "Belding's Baby" where Scott Erikson dates a girl from Pacific Coast High named Ashley.
• Both shows are set in Los Angeles suburbs right outside of Los Angeles with California Dreams taking place in Redondo Beach and Saved by the Bell set in the fictional city of Palisades (which could be based on Pacific Palisades, a district of Los Angeles).
• Pacific Coast High is mentioned by Screech as one of Bayside's rival schools in an episode of Saved by the Bell: The New Class.
• The character Gem Diamond, played by Gary Beach, appeared in both shows. In Saved by the Bell, he sold shoddy class rings. In California Dreams, he was a used car salesman.

For other uses, see Redondo Beach. ... For the 1997 TV series, see Pacific Palisades (TV series). ... Gary Beach is a Tony Award-winning American actor, primarily in Broadway musical theatre. ...

See also

• List of Saved by the Bell episodes
• List of minor characters in Saved by the Bell

All 87 episodes of the original Saved by the Bell series and their original airdates. ... Below is a list of minor characters from the TV show Saved by the Bell, many of whom only appeared in one or two episodes. ...

References

1. ^ As of October 2007, all 13 episodes of "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" can be viewed by Netflix members through their "Watch Instantly" feature. It should be noted that the Netflix episodes are the "retooled" episodes to better fit into the SBTB format, but they are also shown without the added introductions by Zack.
2. ^ [adult swim] |Saved By the Bell - Back In Production!
3. ^ 'Saved By The Bell' Resurrection A Hoax - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
4. ^ "Screech's Birthday". Saved by the Bell. Created 1989, first release 1992.
5. ^ Saved by the Bell DVD news: Announcement for Saved By The Bell - Hawaiian Style / Wedding In Las Vegas Double Feature | TVShowsOnDVD.com
6. ^ Amazon.com Listing - Saved by the Bell: Soundtrack To The Original Hit TV Series
7. ^ Saved by the Bell: The College Years: The Wedding in Las Vegas TV Movie

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