Saved by the Bell - Seasons 1 & 2
starring Mario Lopez, Dustin
Diamond
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As high school comedies for young viewers go, Saved by the Bell is as
light as they come, yet there is something unusually addictive about it. No
doubt thats because the series, set at Bayside High School in Pacific
Palisades, California, balances fluffy stories with evolving relationships. Its
no chore to watch every episode in this Saved by the Bell: Seasons 1 & 2
boxed set and feel satisfied with the touching, admirable growth and
affection between key characters. The show concerns teenager Zack
Morris (Mark Paul Gosselaar) and his eclectic group of friends. Zack
himself is a complicated fellow: hes a vain hound for the girls and a screw-
up who sets attendance records for detention. But as the series
progresses, he also demonstrates that hes a thoughtful kid, underneath it
all, with insight and loyalty to others. Tiffani-Amber Thiessen plays Kelly
Kapowski, a cheerleader and mall rat who gains seriousness of purpose
and dignity over time, and who ends a rivalry between Zack and good-
natured sexist jock A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) by choosing the former --after
he cleans up his act a bit. Jessie Murtle Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) may be
the most interesting character: smart and given to alternative-lifestyle
values, an unabashed feminist yet self-conscious about her height. (She
towers over most boys interested in her). Samuel Screech Powers (Dustin
Diamond) is the shows token nerd, but he defies the stereotype in many
ways: In Dancing to the Max, Kelly develops a crush on Screech after he
tutors her in science, while in other episodes he wins a beauty contest and
comes to the heroic aid of a chum more than once. Whats nice about
Saved by the Bell is the way these sundry friends all get to know and
accept each other, creating unexpected bonds and encouraging honest
support when the chips are down. Highlights include The Election, in which
Zack, typically, runs for class president against Jessie on a lark, then has
to face real responsibility when he wins. In The Prom, Kelly gives up her
dream of attending the school prom after her dad loses his job; shes
rewarded with Zacks own sacrifice to make sure shes not alone. --Tom
Keogh
Oh to be back in the 90's. No computers, the early brick phone with which
Zach toted around, muscle shirts, acid washed jeans, hair sprayed hair
and scrunchies. Saved by the Bell was the quintessential 90's TV show for
the Y generation. It had the hangouts and the local diner, the innocent love
triangles, the bully, and the principal. This is what Saved by the Bell was
about. It was about having fun with your clique of friends throughout
school, keeping your school spirit, scheming against teachers and
principals, dancing in and out of love and lusts, breaking up and ending up
without, sleepovers, school dances, all the while trying to make good
grades and having fun along the way. Saved by the Bell was one the few
successful shows that lasted with kids as they grew with the show even as
the characters grew.
The characters were the show and were the stereotypes:
Zach Morris (preppy) - Popular kid, who got the girl but couldn't stay out of
trouble
A.C. Slater - Jock
Jessie - The smart, sensible one
Lisa - The fashionable one
Kelly - The popular girl, Zach's love interest
Screech - The geek
Mr. Balding - the naive principal
It tackled most of the problems kids faced. It had its turmoil in
relationships, tested friendships, pill popping, cheating, the new girl, fights,
and its detentions. The one exception is that they could solve their
problems in 30 minutes, whereas the real world life that embodied this
show would sometimes not be so easy or quick as that while staying with
you forever for the better or worse, but the show gave people joy and hope
that even as these kids were having some of the same problems we face,
they could eventually be solved. It was our bigger brother or sister when
we were growing up and as such we loved it for that. It will be ingrained in
us whether we like or not, holding a place in our hearts as the children of
the 90's, maybe even helping kids in the future through syndication.
The show took on the life of its audience, we grew older and progressed
through junior high and high school and into college, and so did the show
itself. We both parted ways and the memories are that with which we
remember but such is life.
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