Saved by the Bellis iconic.
From 1989 to 1992, the teens of Bayside High defined cool for teens and tweens.
Here’s a closer look atSaved by the Bellin all of its glory.
The show was based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The only person from the pilot eventually cast on the show was Hayley Mills.
After the pilot, the class was recast and the students were aged up a little.
AfterGood Morning, Miss Blisswas canceled, the show was change intoSaved by the Bell.
And then we were always surprised to come back."
Even the internet didn’t believe in the show.
Clearly that was the right call.
The character of A.C. Slater eventually went to Latinx American actor Mario Lopez.
Fashionista Lisa Turtle, according to Engel, was originally planned to be a Jewish girl from Long Island.
Engel answered, “Well, she is now,” and Voorhies won the part.
“I was not one of those kids.”
Not even Zack’s flaxen locks were the real deal.
When Diamond was cast, he was actually quite a bit younger than the other kids on the show.
“All of us dated at one point or another it was incestuous!”
Mark-Paul Gosselaar toldPeoplein 2009.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar toldPeoplethat “sometimes the girls would gang up on the guys.”
The cast may not have actually attended classes, but Gosselaar described the whole thing as very high school.
OnThe Hollywood Reporter’sAwards Chatterpodcast, Gosselaar said that the cast had something of a love-hate relationship with each other.
Pop Mattersexplained that this was the result of the season getting a larger-than-usual number of episodes.
If this has baffled you for years, you’re not alone.
When they decided to quitSaved by the Bell, a new finale was not shot.
“We made really bad deals,” he said (viaUSA Today).
“It is what it is,” he said.
Elizabeth Berkley did not return as Jessie Spano.
Series producer Peter Engel regrets introducing new characters on the spin-off instead of focusing on the same teens.
Fans seemed to think so too, as the spin-off only lasted one season.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar has acted steadily since,starring on showslikeFranklin & Bash,NYPD Blue,andMixed-ish.
Lark Voorhies struggled to maintain her momentum, though, andher acting resumegoes blank for years at a time.
Dustin Diamondkept acting, although true stardom has eluded him.
Most of the cast also worked together again on the 2020Saved by the Bellreboot.
