SAVED BY THE BELL FAQ-Part 1c
Ian J. Ball
3.1) Is Zack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) Dead?
Somehow a rumor was started in the spring of 1994 that Mark-Paul Gosselaar
(Zack) was dead, and that is why SbtB-the College Years was canceled. One
version has it that Gosselaar got chicken pox, or some other disease, and
died. Another has it that Gosselaar was killed in a car or motorcycle
accident. THESE RUMORS ARE ABSOLUTELY *UNTRUE*.
For one thing, Gosselaar began the filming of the second SbtB TV Movie,
"Saved by the Bell: the Wedding" in the summer of 1994, several months
*after* he supposedly died. For another, it was Mario Lopez (Slater), not
Gosselaar that was in the car accident (it was a minor accident and Lopez
was unhurt).
So once again, Mark-Paul Gosselaar is *alive* and well.
3.2) What Are the Words to the Theme Song of Saved by the Bell?
Several people have asked what the words were to the opening music of
Saved by the Bell. Here are the words to the theme song:
Well, I wake up in the morning,
And the 'larm gives out a warning,
And I don't think I'll ever make it on time.
By the time I grab my books,
And I give myself a look,
I'm at the corner, just in time to see the bus fly by.
It's all right, 'cos I'm Saved by the Bell
If the teacher pops a test,
I know I'm in a mess,
And my dog ate all my homework last night.
Riding low in my chair,
She won't know that I'm there,
If I can hand it in tomorrow it'll be all right.
It's all right, 'cos I'm Saved by the Bell.
3.3) Who Are Some of the Other Main and Recurring Characters?
There are several recurring characters on Saved by the Bell. A large
number of them are either teachers or parents. But several are not. Here
is a list of the most common and/or important recurring characters (*not*
counting two parters). Important recurring characters are starred:
Character Actor Episode(s)
--------- ----- ----------
Max Ed Alonzo all Grade 9, 10.1
Rhonda Robestelli Kirsten Holmquist 9.2, 9.17, others
Casey Kasem as himself 9.8, 12.6
Kevin,
Screech's robot Michael LaVelle 9.17, 9.20, 10.6
*James, the actor Mark Blankfield 10.4, 11.4,
[SbtB-tNC 1.2]
Louise Lara Lyon 10.2, 10.12, 12t.10
Ronald Geekman Richard Isreal 10.8, 10.15
Maxwell Nerdstrom Jeffrey Asch 10.10, 12t.9
*Violet Bickerstaff Tori Spelling 10.10, 10.18, 11.7
Moose Mark Clayman 10.12, 10.17
Herbert Otis unbilled 10.8, 10.15-10.20,
11.1-11.8
*Ollie Creekley [unknown] 10.15-10.20,
11.1-11.8, 12.18
*Jeffrey Hunter Patrick Muldoon 10.19-10.20, 11.1
*Ox Troy Fromin 12.4, 12t.2, 12t.5,
12t.6, 12t.8,
12t.10, 12t.11
Pete Stonebreaker unbilled 12.18, 12t.2,
12t.4, 12t.6,
12t.11
Sylvester Solomon Ryan Holihan 12.18, 12t.5, 12t.6
Ginger Bridgette Wilson 12t.2, 12t.6,
12t.10, 12t.11
Stingray, the surfer Jake Beecham C.14, C.17
3.3.1) Who Are the Teachers?
Numerous different teachers have appeared on Saved by the Bell. Many of
them are recurring characters. Here is a list of all the teachers,
important recurring characters are starred:
Teacher Actor Episode(s)
------- ----- ----------
*Prin. Richard Belding Dennis Haskins all GMMB & SbtB
*Miss Carrie Bliss Hayley Mills all GMMB
*Miss Tina Palidrino Joan Ryan all GMMB
*Mr. Milo Williams T.K. Carter all GMMB
Mr. Jerry Vic Randy Hamilton 8.2
Mr. Morton Deryl Carroll 8.4
Mr. James Lyman Robert Downey 8.13
*Mr. Dewey Patrick O'Brien 9.1, 9.6, 9.20,
10.10
*Miss Simpson Pamela Kosh 9.1, 9.9, 10.7,
10.20,
[SbtB-tNC 1.1]
Mr. George Testaverdi John Moschitta 9.4
*Miss Wentworth Carol Lawrence 9.5, 9.13, 10.13
Mr. Margolies Hamilton Camp 9.8
Mr. Tony Crane Hank Stratton 9.9
Mr. Bennett unbilled 9.10
*Mr. Tuttle Jack Angeles 9.13, 10.5, 10.18,
11.8, 12.5
Madame Oeuf Mary Pat Gleason 9.14
Mrs. Hatcher Patrika Darbo 9.14
Mrs. Cummings Bunny Summers 9.15
Dr. Mertz Avery Schreiber 9.17
Valley Principal
Eliot Stingwell Ronnie Schell 9.18
Coach Rizzo Frank Como 9.19
Lt. Chet Adams Cylk Cozart 10.2
Mr. Hudson I.M. Hobson 10.3
Mr. Manfredi Michael McManus 10.12
Mr. Bainbridge Henry Polic, II 10.15
Mr. Dickerson Raf Mauro 10.16
Rod(ney) Belding Edward Blatchford 10.16
Mr. Sachs Bernard Hiller 11.2, 11.3
Coach/Mr. Sonski Monty Hoffman 11.3, 12.10
Mrs. Helen Billingham,
of Stansbury U. Susan Osborne 11.4
Dr. Phelps Hiram Kasten 11.6
Mrs. Kerns unbilled 11.6
Coach (basketball) unbilled 11.9
Mr. Breskin Vaughn Armstrong 12.1, 12t.2
Miss Parks,
FIT interviewer unbilled 12.2
Mrs. Carpenter unbilled 12.9
Mr. Mahoney unbilled 12.9
*Mrs. Culpepper Maris Clement 12.9, 12t.8
Mr. Lazaar Loren Freeman 12.18,
[SbtB-tNC 1.11]
Mr. Heimlich unbilled 12t.4
Mr. Tewksbery unbilled 12t.11
*Prof. Jeremiah Laskey Patrick Fabian C.2-C.17
Professor Hopkins Olivia Virgil White C.4
Professor Judith
Trudell Nancy Stafford C.6
Chancellor Williams John Funk C.7
Prof. Arthur Hemmings Robert Guillaume C.13
*Dean Susan McMann Holland Taylor C.14-C.17
Proffessor Rich Victor Raider-Wexler C.16
3.3.2) Whose Parents and Family Do We See?
Most of the parents of the main characters have appeared on Saved by the
Bell. Many of them are also recurring characters. Here is a list of all
the parents seen in SbtB, important recurring characters are starred:
Parent Actor Episode(s)
------ ----- ----------
Mr. Peter Morris Robert Pine 8.6 [*Peter*
Morris? Oops!]
Dr. Turtle Henry Brown 9.5
*Mjr. Martin Slater Gerald Castillo 9.7, 12.3
Billy Kapowski (baby) unbilled (voice of
Tom Williams) 9.14
Penny Belding Jodi Peterson 10.3
*Mr. Dereck Morris John Sanderford 10.4, 12t.4
Mrs. Roberta Powers Ruth Buzzi 10.10
Mr. Frank Kapowski John Mansfield 10.11
Nicki Kapowski Laura Mooney 10.12
Rod(ney) Belding Edward Blatchford 10.16
*Mrs. Melanie Morris Melody Rogers 11.1, 12.11-12.12
Eric [Spano] Tramer Josh Hoffman 11.2-11.3
*Dr. Judy Turtle Susan Beaubian 11.9, 12t.4
Mr. David Spano George McDaniel 11.10-11.11
Leslie [Spano] Barbara Brighton 11.10-11.11
Mrs. Becky Belding Louan Gideon 12t.4
J.B. Slater Rana Haugen 12t.6
Mr. Burke Ed Winter C.5
Mrs. Burke Gloria Loring C.5
3.4) How Many Girlfriends Has Zack Had?
As every watcher of Saved by the Bell knows, Zack is a prolific guy when
it comes to women. Only when he was going steady with Kelly through the
Grade 10 season did Zack not have about a bazillion girlfriends. So who
were they all? Here's a look, and the important one's are starred:
Girlfriend of Zack Actor Episode(s)
------------------ ----- ----------
Karen Carla Gugino 8.1
Shana Alexonia Lee 8.7
Rhonda Robestelli [under
Zack's protest] Kirsten Holmquist 9.2
*Kelly (1st time) Tiffani-Amber Thiessen 9.10-10.20 [approx]
*Jessie Elizabeth Berkley 10.15 [< 1 ep.]
Danielle Julie St. Claire 11.1
Heather Brooks Christine Joan Taylor 11.4
Lydia unbilled 11.7 [sort of]
Jennifer Wade Stephanie Furst 11.8
*Kelly (2nd time) Tiffani-Amber Thiessen 11.10-11.11
*Stacey Carosi Leah Remini M.2-M.6 [roughly]
Andrea Larson Rena Sofer HtvM
Joanna Peterson Shana Furlo 12.1 [sort of]
*Lisa Lark Voorhies 12.2 [1 epsiode
only, strangely]
Mindy Wallace Stacie Foster 12.6 [in dream]
Kristy Barnes Krystee Clark 12.10
Laura Benton Jennifer McComb 12.11-12.12
Ginger Bridgette Wilson 12t.2 [was Zack's
girlfriend for
this ep. only]
Melissa Donahue Jennifer Blanc 12t.3
J.B. Slater Rana Haugen 12t.6
*Tori Leanna Creel 12t.9-12t.11
*Kelly (briefly) Tiffani-Amber Thiessen 12.18, C.1
Leslie Anne Tremko C.1 [< 1 episode]
Jennifer Williams Brittany Powell C.7
Linda Addington Hillary Danner C.8 [ends up with
Screech]
*Kelly (last time) Tiffani-Amber Thiessen C.16-C.18 & "SbtB:
the Wedding"
3.4.1) Did Screech Have Any Girlfriends?
And we must not forget that Screech had a number of girlfriends. Here
they are:
Girlfriend of Screech Actor Episode(s)
---------------------- ----- ----------
Penny Belding Jodi Peterson 10.3
Violet Bickerstaff Tori Spelling 10.10, 10.18,
11.7
Robin Soliel Moon Frye 12.13
Linda Addington Hillary Danner C.8 [starts with
Zack]
3.5) In What Episodes Did the Characters Have Fantasies?
Fantasy or "flashback" sequences were a common plot device used in SbtB,
tOS, particularly in the first two seasons. Usually they were fantasies of
Zack's, but occationally they were Screech's fantasies or fantasies of one
of the other characters. Here is a list of the episodes that contained
fantasies, and a description of the fantasy:
Episodes Description of Fantasy
-------- ----------------------
9.1 Zack imagines a goddess-like Kelly sharing
detention with him
9.2 Screech imagines all the girls want to marry him
9.5 Lisa imagines her father's reaction to the credit
card bill; Screech is the devil
9.9 The girls fantasize that they are all going to
marry the hunky substitute, Mr. Tony Crane
9.10 Kelly imagines running for Homecoming Queen with
a large red pimple for a nose
9.12 Lisa dreams that she's seeing Screech everywhere
9.13 Zack imagines being rich; Screech is "Robin
Screech", host of the "Lifestyles of the
Incredibly Rich and Famous"
9.14 Zack imagines having a son and watching him
grow up
9.15 Zack imagines the prizes he wins from the bet he
has on Slater, a la a game show
and,
Slater imagines that the gang comes back for a
reunion, and they're all successful, but he's
a washed-up professional wrestler
9.18 Zack imagines losing to the Clegg brothers in the
prank war, and Valley Principal Stingwell hands
the awards out, including Zack's
9.19 The gang imagine that they're in a police line-up
where Belding is the cop, and Slater is the
chameleon, Artie, doling out their sentences
9.20 Screech imagings he's "Robo Screech, hall monitor
of the future", saving Lisa and taking on Neil
10.1 Belding remembers his days as the "Big Bopper"
10.2 Screech imagines he's "General Screech", the
girls are his aides, and he dispatches Butch
and wins Molly
10.3 Jessie imagines she's on "the Blind Date Game"
with host Zack, and scarry contestants
10.5 Zack imagines that Kelly and Slater are close at
the drive-in in Slater's car, while he and
Screech are ignored nearby on Zack's bicycle
10.11 Kelly dreams that she being interviewed by
Screech as "Geraldo Screech" for being a
"woman who loves two men"
10.12 Kelly's sister Nicki Kapowski fantasizes that
Zack is the rapping Prince, and Kelly the evil
step-sister, in her own version of Cinderella
10.13 Zack dreams Chief Henry visits him as an angel
10.14 Zack imagines that he's seeing Kelly everwhere
11.9 Zack dreams that he's dead, and Screech is the
angel who shows him his memorial service
12.7 The entire episode is Zack's fantasy about the
rise and fall of the gang's band "Zack Attack"
3.5.1) In What Episodes Did Zack Use a "Time Out"?
Also in early episodes, Zack would use a "time out", which would have
the effect of freezing or "time stopping" everyone except Zack so that
Zack could offer some witty commentary. SbtB stopped having Zack use
"time outs" after Grade 11. Here is the list of episodes where Zack used
"time outs":
Episodes Description of "Time Out"
-------- -------------------------
9.7 Zack uses a "time out" when he realizes that he
can finally get rid of Slater once and for all
9.15 Zack uses *two* "time outs", one after the other,
when Zack describes the bet he's made with
Nedick on Slater in the wrestling match
10.6 Zack uses a "time out" when he figures out how
to prevent Slater from getting his license
10.14 Zack uses a "time out" to "get out of bowling,
get rid of Belding, and get our babes back",
and to call the florist to ensure that he does
10.17 Zack uses a *big league* "time out" to escape
from Belding's office, and the blow Slater is
about about to score on Zack's jaw!
10.18 Zack uses a "time out" while Mr. Tuttle delays
the concert so he can give a tape to Screech
to buy the Glee Club some time
11.3 Zack uses a "time out" after Belding hires Slater
to install a CD player in Mrs. B's new car,
and Zack figures out how to get Eric back
3.6) The SbtB Poll: So Who's Better? Zack v. Slater v. Screech,
Jessie v. Kelly v. Lisa
The Guys:
Character: Number of Votes:
Zack 5
Slater 1
Screech 4
The Girls:
Character: Number of Votes:
Jessie 2
Kelly 11
Lisa 4
Tori 2
All of the above/no pref. 1
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