Saved by the Bell

1989

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0

7.1| 0h30m| TV-G| en
Synopsis

Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does his best to keep them in check.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
Kirpianuscus The characters, after decades, are the best part. because it was one of the most popular series of its period. easy, funny, lovely, proposing good young actors, memorable characters, hilarious stories and a soft version of high school life. short, pure delight. maybe, because its impact was more than powerfull, expression of the force of seduction of the stories of a teacher, his students and their ordinary problems, dilemmas, personalities.
Message Board Terminator I watched this throughout my high school and middle school years. I must have watched each episode at least 5 times. Some scenes I know backwards and forwards. How is it possible to like a show about high school so much and to hate the real thing so much? That is the mystery of Saved by the Bell. I have theorized that I needed some type of high school experience, so in absence of a real high school experience worth having, I lived vicariously through these fantasy high schoolers in California, like so many others have. Real high school was 9-10 hours of classes a week and after school activities. Fake high school was 1-2 hours crashing after school in front of the TV set escaping into this magical fantasy land where the principal is everyone's friend and nothing has any weight whatsoever.In real life, you have cliques and outcasts, and few ever associate with each other. They live in their own world. Saved by the Bell had the Fellowship of the Cliques, representatives of all the major cliques who in turn watch over the whole school to ensure that no evil shall come upon the The School beside the Bay.Mr. Belding is the wise overseer of this chosen fellowship. He wields the mighty power of Detention, to banish evil doers for a whole hour after school. He is always curious about the events in his immediate locale, and therefore wants to know what is going on "here".Zack Morris is the king of kings, and ruler of the student body. He is representative the preps, the brick-phone wielding scholastic pre-cursor to yuppiedom. As this group's Aragorn, he leads the way against the evil forces in the great Valley. Not of flawless moral standard, he is known to lie at times...okay he's a compulsive con-artist. Still his brains and cunning ensure the Fellowship will never be overthrown.Kelly Kapowski is head of both the female jock and cheerleading factions of The School beside the Bay. Her cheery temperament and boundless optimism helps the Fellowship through even the harshest of trials. Oh, she's hot too.Jessie Spano represents the Fellowship on the Student Council, and ensures that they stay on top of the school politics. She is an exemplary student, and any teacher's dream. She also provides a moral compass for the Fellowship.Albert Clifford Slater, otherwise known as A.C., is leader of the mighty jock contingent. He leads the front line of the physical warfare against the savage Valley fiends. Once a love interest of the fair Kelly, he now shows affection towards Jessie.Lisa Turtle is the queen of fashion of gossip. This materialistic diva often gets the Fellowship into trouble with her desire for more material possessions and beauty, but her silver tongue can spread rumors to maintain control of the school, and keep the evil Bulldog forces of the great Valley at bay.Samuel Powers, a.k.a Screech, is the glue that keeps the whole unit together. This seemingly clueless member of the Dork, Nerd and Geek factions may seem like a lot of trouble, but he is sincere and honest. Sometimes this honesty exposes the Fellowship to its enemies, but in the end his innocent nature keeps the group grounded. His Achille's Heel is his attraction for Lisa, from whom his love is not returned.Okay, maybe not, but this interesting assortment of characters is the primary reason for the show's success. Whether people think it is realistic or not (I didn't), it still works, and makes for a very entertaining show. Saved by the Bell was one of TV's last triumphs as an escapist medium. It is much like a Gilligan's Island for teens in its odd collection of characters that would probably never even talk to each other in real life (in fact Gilligan's Island is referenced a lot in the show, so maybe this is an intentional connection).
iloveUGA123 Event though I did not grow up with this show, even in 2013 it is still airs every morning on TV on some channel. I love this show and have been watching it since I was in elementary school, and I still watch the re runs even though I have already seen all of the episodes before. If you're into shows like the Cosby show, full house, the nanny, boy meets world, etc., this is such a good show to watch! I did not grow up with any of the shows that I listed but I love and watch them all! I would definitely recommend this show, it is and I think always will be one of my favorite TV shows. I would truly disregard any comments about the bad acting and poorly written scripts because it's a show about teenagers in high school, and in my opinion, the script matched it perfectly (I am currently a sophomore in high school)! A must watch!
harpisteva I loved this show when I was younger. Even though when I watched the show it was re-runs that came at 5 p.m. I remember watching it once and being hooked on it. I think Saved By the Bell is an American classic like I Love Lucy. By watching the show now, you just realize that we live in a different TV era now, where shows like these are just not produced by TV networks. I guess in 90's there was a popular theme to show innocence amongst teens. I never really liked Beverly Hills because I felt it was just about rich teens, but Saved By the Bell had a realistic element where it's just about young people living every day life in High School.