"Saved by the Bell" (1989) TV series 1989-1993

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Creator:

Sam Bobrick

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

20 August 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Six individual students and their four years at Bayside High School.

Plot Keywords:

School | High School | Trouble | Teen | Nerd

Awards:

6 wins & 25 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15	7:00 AM	TBS	The Gift	#1.3
Wed. July 15	7:30 AM	TBS	The Lisa Card	#1.2

Cast

Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Zachary 'Zack' Morris / ... (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
Mario López	...	Albert Clifford 'A.C.' Slater / ... (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
Dustin Diamond	...	Samuel 'Screech' Powers / ... (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lark Voorhies	...	Lisa Turtle (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
Elizabeth Berkley	...	Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano / ... (76 episodes, 1989-1993)
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Kelly Kapowski (74 episodes, 1989-1993)
Dennis Haskins	...	Mr. Richard Belding / ... (70 episodes, 1989-1993)

Runtime:

30 min (90 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | UK:PG (some episodes) | UK:U (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

The original role of Miss Bliss of the pre-Saved by the Bell "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (1987) (called Saved by the Bell in the reruns) was written for Sandy Duncan. Duncan was busy with "Valerie" (1986), so Hayley Mills was cast instead.

Quotes:

Zack: I like school... it's a good way to kill time between weekends.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tobey Maguire/Sisqo (#25.17)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Did we ever have a chance

ALAS, THE ULTIMATE TEEN SITCOM

In the future, when one looks back on the 20th century sitcoms, one will take note of "I Love Lucy," "All in the Family," and "Seinfeld." Rightly so, my friend, rightly so. But in that esteemed group of half-hour hilarities, the brilliant "Saved by the Bell" must be included.

SBTB had such depth, such writing. And it was reality TV before "The Real World" or "Survivor." It took a realistic look at high school. It showed that in every high school, whether it be near the beaches of Malibu or near the cornfields of Nebraska, there were only six kids that mattered. The same kid who was class president was also head cheerleader, valedictorian, choir member, star athlete on the track and volleyball teams, school mascot, etc. and nobody else in the school did a thing! And of course, students like Zack Morris would get away with prank after prank after prank, even committing a felony in some cases, but still not be expelled and even find time to be best buds with the principal! This is the high school that I knew, and SBTB brought it to life. To glorious life with glorious writing. Ah yes! The writing! Some of the finest scribes of our time took their turns at SBTB. Example of a brilliant passage: SCREECH: Lisa, I got an A+ on my report card. LISA: In what? Dork 101? "Dork 101?" Hilarious. If Shakespeare were alive, he would've taken a chance at crafting such timeless dialogue. All in all, kudos to SBTB. It's gone to Hawaii, it's been through college, and yet, it still remains as good as it was in the early 90's.