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Saved by the Bell

  • TV Series
  • 1989–1992
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Elizabeth Berkley, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Leanna Creel, Dustin Diamond, Dennis Haskins, Mario Lopez, and Lark Voorhies in Saved by the Bell (1989)
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A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.A close-knit group of six friends get through their teens together while attending Bayside High School in Palisades, California.

  • Creator
    • Sam Bobrick
  • Stars
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Mario Lopez
    • Dustin Diamond
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    39K
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    POPULARITY
    1,227
    483
    • Creator
      • Sam Bobrick
    • Stars
      • Mark-Paul Gosselaar
      • Mario Lopez
      • Dustin Diamond
    • 170User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 33 wins & 77 nominations total

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    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    Mark-Paul Gosselaar
    • Zack Morris
    • 1989–1992
    Mario Lopez
    Mario Lopez
    • A.C. Slater
    • 1989–1992
    Dustin Diamond
    Dustin Diamond
    • Samuel 'Screech' Powers
    • 1989–1992
    Lark Voorhies
    Lark Voorhies
    • Lisa Turtle
    • 1989–1992
    Dennis Haskins
    Dennis Haskins
    • Mr. Richard Belding
    • 1989–1992
    Tiffani Thiessen
    Tiffani Thiessen
    • Kelly Kapowski
    • 1989–1992
    Elizabeth Berkley
    Elizabeth Berkley
    • Jessie Spano
    • 1989–1992
    Ed Alonzo
    Ed Alonzo
    • Max
    • 1989–1992
    Leanna Creel
    Leanna Creel
    • Tori Scott
    • 1992
    Troy Fromin
    Troy Fromin
    • Ox…
    • 1991–1992
    Ernie Sabella
    Ernie Sabella
    • Leon Carosi
    • 1991–1992
    Leah Remini
    Leah Remini
    • Stacey Carosi
    • 1991–1992
    Jack Angeles
    Jack Angeles
    • Mr. Tuttle
    • 1989–1992
    Tori Spelling
    Tori Spelling
    • Violet Bickerstaff
    • 1990–1992
    William Joseph Barker
    William Joseph Barker
    • Edgar Poindexter…
    • 1989
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    Patrick Thomas O'Brien
    • Mr. Dewey
    • 1989–1992
    Pamela Kosh
    Pamela Kosh
    • Miss Simpson…
    • 1989–1991
    Patrick Muldoon
    Patrick Muldoon
    • Jeffrey Hunter
    • 1991–1992
    • Creator
      • Sam Bobrick
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    8phillipjwolfe

    Fun nostalgia we all grew up with

    Revisiting the show has been fun i really enjoy the comedy from the leads and even the side characters like Ox and maxwell nerdstrom are really fun additions to the show.
    jwave21

    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.
    Smells_Like_Cheese

    My ultimate guilty pleasure

    Saved by the Bell, wither you want to admit it or not, you have seen this show if you were a child of the 90's. While it had extremely cheesy and bad acting and horrible writing, it was a fun show for the kids and the pre-teens. I remember always dying of laughter when I watched this show when I was a kid on Saturday mornings. Screech to me was like Marlon Brando in The Godfather, I thought the whole cast was brilliant. Now I still watch this show as a grown up, I really can't help it, it's like a car accident, you know you shouldn't look, but you can't help it. I know the writing was very bad and the situations are beyond unrealistic, but I think the reason I love this show still is because of it's innocence.

    The show had a good influence on kids, it sounds crazy, but it did deal with a lot of issues that most kids have to deal with school. While I admit that they acted like Jesse was on heroine when she was simply taking caffeine pills, it still tried it's best to show you to be a true original. The story is simple, just 6 teenagers going through their daily lives in Bayside High School. They deal with the daily pressures: homework, tests, love, drugs, popularity, and friendship. Together they deal with these pressures along with the help of their loving principal, Mr. Belding.

    Each character was lovable in their own way. Zack who was the smooth talker and ruled Bayside who could get any girl he wanted. Slater who was the high school jock and Zack's best friend. Screech, Zack's other best friend, who was the geek of the high school. Kelly who is the hottie cheerleader of Bayside and Zack's love interest. Lisa who is the fashion icon of the group and is Screech's long time crush. And Jesse, the study addict goodie two-shoe's and is also the vice president of the student council.

    While each the group isn't what normally clicked in high school, it still was a lot of fun to watch them because of how opposite they were. It was always so charming to see them work together, who wouldn't have wanted friends like them? True, the situations in the show are extremely unbelievable, the acting isn't up to par, and it's cheesy messages, this was always a pleasure to watch. You have to admit that sometimes it does bring a few laughs. I'm not afraid to admit it, I still enjoy watching this show and I think you will too, just have fun and admit it, there's something memorizing about it. Otherwise people wouldn't be talking about it still almost 20 years later.
    TheMan3051

    Awesome!

    This is the spin-off show to "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" and it's 100 times better than the original. This show was awesome! I guess that the switch from Disney to NBC and from a kids to a teen program helped a lot. While Miss Bliss was pointless and had no interesting characters, this show was funny and it had a brilliant cast of interesting characters. Then again that is what this show is about. Many people think this show is about High School but it isn't, it's about people. While they get themselves into stupid situations you must think back and remember that everyone gets themselves into stupid situations when they're in high school and that's where the humor comes in. While for some reason the main characters here are like the most popular people in school you might or might not relate with that but you could at times relate with what's going on in their lives. Which is why this show is good. Sure it might be silly but then again it's a comedy and high school was pretty fun and silly at times.

    Like Zack would say: I like school. It's just too bad classes get in the way.

    Now a little side note: This show was awesome but this is like the only good show NBC has had in it's Saturday Morning line up. It just makes you wish NBC would have never stopped giving cartoons on Saturday morning. Anyway, atleast the new line up gave us Saved by the Bell.
    bluejewel17

    Don't diss this show

    I read a few comments from some users about this show. Many were definitely fans of the show, while others dissed the show completely. I think that Saved By the Bell is a show that many kids grew up with. I know when reminiscing about times when I was younger with friends, Saved by the Bell was brought up. These aren't the friends which whom I grew up. These are the friends I met in college. It seems that pretty much everyone I know has seen Saved by the Bell and loved it. How many people can say they saw each episode about 5 times each? I know I probably did. I miss seeing the re-runs and I enjoy seeing each Saved by the Bell character when they accomplish something new like a new movie or show. It's just too bad you don't see many of the kids from the jr. high years. I remember this show well, and I always will.

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    • Trivia
      Originally, Zack and Slater were written as bitter rivals for Kelly's romantic affections. Off-screen, Mario Lopez and Mark-Paul Gosselaar were (and continue to be) very close friends. The writers, sensing their obvious chemistry, had the characters re-written as best friends, and they remained that way for the rest of the show.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Belding: Go to class, learn something.

    • Connections
      Edited into Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Go For It
      by Hot Sundae

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • As the Bell Rings
    • Filming locations
      • Ulysses S. Grant High School - 13000 Oxnard St, Van Nuys, California, USA(The exterior of Bayside High School)
    • Production companies
      • NBC Productions
      • Peter Engel Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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