"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:

Mon. July 6	7:00 AM	TBS	Class Rings	#4.12
Mon. July 6	7:30 AM	TBS	School Song	#4.24

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)

Also Known As:

"Salvado por la campana" (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
"Bayside School" (Italy) [it]
"California High School" (West Germany) [de]
"California Highschool - Pausenstreß und erste Liebe" (Germany) (syndication title) [de]
"Pang i plugget" (Sweden) [sv]
"Prin htypisei to koudouni" (Greece) [el]
"Salvados por la campana" (Spain) [es]
"Sauvés par le gong" (France) [fr]

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:

According to producer Peter Engel, at a meeting before the show had been created, NBC President Brandon Tartikoff suggested the show be given a name that used the word bell (such as "When the Bell Rings"). One of Engel's colleagues then suggested the name "Saved by the Bell", which Tartikoff liked. Engel disliked the name but, believing that someone else probably owned the rights to the phrase "saved by the bell", went along with it. As luck would have it, NBC's legal department discovered that in fact nobody owned the rights to the phrase, and by the next day Engel's office was covered in large banners that said "Saved by the Bell".

Quotes:

Kelly: I had a wonderful time, Zack. That movie really got to me.
Zack: You're the only one who cried when Ernest went to jail.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Zombie Island (2005)

Soundtrack:

Friends Forever

Definitely makes the grade

Saved By The Bell was one of the best shows that ever aired on Saturday mornings. Ok so it wasn't a show full of Emmy quality performances, but it was a show that was an escape from the everyday pressure that school has on its students. Saved By The Bell centers on a group of friends and their ups and downs through high school. Filled with memorable moments and interesting characters, SBTB is one of the best young adult programs of its time. It has stood the test of time and still remains a popular program. I think it was a show made for the sure purpose of entertaining its young audience for a half an hour. There are a lot of episodes that were pretty amusing. Never again will a generation make such a connection as the one mine did with SBTB, the series starred Mark Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris, the main character who each week spun in and out of several pretty extreme situation. His main squeeze Kelly Kapowski played by Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, and the most popular geek Screech, played by Dustin Diamond. Also along for the ride were Slater, Jessie, and Lisa, who made up the rest of the gang. I don't think that it was ever aimed to break the barriers of great television it was what it was. Sure the series made high school look like a piece of cake, for example being able to go to The Max whenever they wanted, taking advantage of the principal, and tricking nerds into doing anything they wanted. But Saved By the Bell was one of those shows that as corny as it may be, it will forever remain one the most entertaining shows in the history of children's entertainment.