I love Saved by the Bell. It's one of those shows that I will watch whenever it's on, no matter how many times I have seen the episode. And I've seen them all! I know them all! In detail. I am completely supportive of a SBTB reunion! I know the cast has moved on and probably no longer wants to be associated with the roles, but really, where would they be without SBTB? I see Dennis Haskins (Mr. Belding) every year at a conference I go to. He gets paid thousands of dollars to go around and speak on college campuses! Must be nice! So seeing him in the video above, I somehow feel like he's a friend of mine. I know, I know, hanging out at the Atlanta Sheraton for a few days doesn't make you friends, but he's friends with friends of mine...and I talked to him at the late night jam...doesn't that count. Maybe I'm a little overly obsessed with Saved By the Bell. As I think about that statement, I have several reasons to back it up:
1. I can tell you within 30 seconds of the show's start what that episode is about...any episode, any season...well, not the New Class, but the original ones.
2. I own the Saved By the Bell soundtrack, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
3. My friend Melissa and I learned the words and the dance moves to "Get Down and Go For It" by Hot Sundae (the group Kelly, Jessie, and Lisa were in for the episode where Jessie should have gotten an emmy for her lines, "I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so...scared.")
4. I still know the words to the song "Get Down and Go For It" and embarrassed my college students and coworkers by singing along with it when it was on TV in the game room a few weeks ago!
5. I almost didn't attend the last football game of the year my Junior year of high school because that was the night the movie, "Saved By the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas" came on. I threatened the life of anyone in my family who messed up the recording of it! That VHS tape is still at my parent's house somewhere.
6. I have the Saved By the Bell game. Actually, it belongs to my friend Joni, but she let me borrow it and I've never given it back. I don't play it, though. I promise.
7. I have a t-shirt that says "Mr. Belding is my Homeboy." Dennis gave it to me several years ago at the conference. Notice that here in my blog he and I are on a first name basis!
8. I know that Scott Wolf, Tori Spelling, and Leah Remini all had supporting roles on Saved By the Bell prior to their stardom on other shows. Scott Wolf was in the background (he did some "good" acting singing in the glee club!). Tori Spelling played Violet Biggerstaff, Screech's girlfriend. Leah Remini played Stacey Corosi, Zach's girlfriend the summer the gang worked at the Malibu Sands Beach club.
9. I can sing the senior class song from start to finish. "The football games, the Max, and the romances..."
10. I often wonder what happened to Leanna Creel. She's the actress who played Tori in those last few episodes of their senior year when Tiffani Amber-Theisan and Elizabeth Berkley bailed on the rest of the cast. My question would be, should she be invited to be a part of the reunion? Hmm...I'll have to think on that one for a while. And the sad thing is...I probably will!
11. Other characters that it would be fun to hear from (but this would make a reunion show last forever, hey, what's the harm in that?)
- Maxwell (the nerd with the dog that Jessie had to kiss)
- The twin girls who were never given names but were in most episodes
- Mrs. Belding (only in one episode, but she was the woman behind THE man)
- Zach's mom and dad
- Miss Bliss and Milo from the Jr. High days
- Max
- James, the waiter at The Max who was an actor
- Jessie's brother, Eric
- Terrible Testaverti (the teacher who talked so fast and also did those Micromachine commercials)
- Mr. Tuttle
- Sylvester
- Ox
- Moose
- Louise
- Leon Carosi
- Christie...the girl wrestler
- Slater's sister
- Slater's father
- Miss Simpson
- Mr. Dewey
- Jeff (the guy Kelly dumped Zach for right before the big dance)
- Mr. Belding's brother, Rod
- Lisa's parents (they deserve it...they got their car wrecked for it!)
- Casey Kasem (he was in at least two episodes...Zach Attack anyone???)
Wow! I have lots of useless information running around in my head. So, if you like Saved By the Bell as much as I do...okay, probably not possible, so if you like it even a little bit...head on over to Jimmy Falon's show page and sign the petition to have the cast back together for a reunion. We all need to remember Saturday mornings of bad acting, predictable writing, horrible cliches and stereotypes, over zealous anti anything bad messages, and memorable fun, right?
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But seriously, which Saved By the Bell universe would it reunite in? Don't forget, early SBTB, Mr. Morris was divorced, thus resulting in that episode where he kinda-sorta-not really dates Miss Bliss and Zack totally overreacts. I nominate Karen, played by Carla Gugino (who also appeared in a Wonder Years episode) and was in Watchmen. Also, it's kind of funny how a number of these young stars were also on The Wonder Years before they became the SBTB stars. MPG and Dustin Diamond were both on The Wonder Years. MPG totally stole a girl from Kevin Arnold, and Dustin Diamond was, well, a nerdy kid in gym class a couple of times (no surprise).
Oh, and for the record, since you're such a SBTB fan, California Dreams came out on DVD a little over a month ago...
Oooh, California Dreams on DVD? I didn't know that! I have that soundtrack, too! Yes, I'm a TV dork!!!
If we're bringing back lots of characters from Good Morning Miss Bliss, we have to bring back Stevi, the former student turned rock star. Love that episode!
Brad...are you the anonymous commentor? I can't think of anyone else in my life that would know so much about SBTB or TV in general!
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