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Saved by the Bell
TV Series (1989 - 1993)
Zack, the cool preppy, Slater, the athlete, Screech, the nerd, Lisa, the gossip queen, Kelly, the cheerleader, and Jessie, the honor student, all group up at Bayside High.
Last Episode
TV Movie: Saved by the Bell: Wedding in … Aired: Oct. 07, 1994Zack and Kelly are finally getting married. But of course, problems are ahead. Zack's parents are against them getting married, and Kelly's parents …
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Aug. 20, 1989
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Character Guide
Series Fun Facts
- Originally, Zack and Slater were written as bitter rivals for Kelly's romantic affections. Off screen however, Mario Lopez and Mark-Paul Gosselaar were (and continue to be) very close…
[show]Originally, Zack and Slater were written as bitter rivals for Kelly's romantic affections. Off screen however, Mario Lopez and Mark-Paul Gosselaar were (and continue to be) very close friends. The writers, sensing the obvious chemistry between the two actors, had the characters re-written as best friends, and they remained that way for the rest of the show.
[hide] - The character Tori was named after producer Aaron Spelling's daughter, Tori Spelling.
- 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…
[show]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".
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