132 Fun Facts About Saved by the Bell

In Saved by the Bell, what nickname does A.C. Slater use for Zack Morris?

Preppy began as an insult when the two first met, and Slater kept it as an affectionate nickname once they had become friends.

Saved by the Bell's theme song defied producer Peter Engel by doing what?

Used the show's title in the lyrics: Engel, who had lost the fight over the name, told his composers to leave the phrase out, then admitted the one song that defied him was the best.

In Saved by the Bell, what was the first name of Mr. Belding, the long-suffering principal of Bayside High?

Richard was a late change: in the 1987 pilot of Good Morning, Miss Bliss the principal was Gerald Belding, played by Oliver Clark, before the part was recast and renamed.

In Saved by the Bell, which transfer student made an enemy of Zack Morris by making a move on Kelly Kapowski?

A.C. Slater arrives in 'King of the Hill', which was filmed first but aired months into the first season, so Zack introduces it as his memory of the day Slater showed up.

Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the show retooled into Saved by the Bell, was set in which Midwestern state?

Producer Peter Engel felt Indianapolis, Indiana, was not an exciting location and moved the show to a fictionalized 'Palisades' neighborhood of Los Angeles.

In Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Screech returns to Bayside High in what job?

The principal's assistant: after The College Years was cancelled, Screech was written back into Bayside on a college work-study program, joining from the second season.

In Saved by the Bell, which character breaks down in front of Zack after getting hooked on caffeine pills?

Jessie Spano starts on the pills to stay awake and study her way into Stanford; Zack finds her mid-breakdown, calms her down and calls off her singing performance.

Which future sitcom star played Stacey Carosi, Zack's summer romance in Saved by the Bell?

Leah Remini played the boss's daughter in six beach-club episodes, years before The King of Queens; Stacey starts out sneering at Zack as 'Dude' and ends the summer dating him.

The 2020 Saved by the Bell revival explains Screech's absence by placing him where?

On the International Space Station: the gag covered Dustin Diamond's absence from the cast, and after he died in 2021 the second season opened with the gang toasting Screech.

Teen movie idol Johnny Dakota picks Bayside High in Saved by the Bell as the place to shoot what?

An anti-drug commercial: the gang refuse to take part after catching Johnny smoking pot at a party, so the head of the network, playing himself, steps in to film it with them.

Jessie dreams of Stanford in Saved by the Bell, but which university does she go on to attend?

Columbia: Jessie heads east to the Ivy League after graduation, and the 2020 revival brings her back to Bayside with a doctorate.

In the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, Lisa Turtle is a famous fashion designer living in which city?

Paris: the old gang video-call Lisa there from Bayside's homecoming dance, and she turns out to be the only one who remembers their new principal as a classmate.

Before playing A.C. Slater, Mario Lopez drummed and danced on which 1980s children's show?

Kids Incorporated had him drumming and dancing for three seasons; he won Slater only after the producers, unable to cast the part as written, widened their search.

Kelly Kapowski actress Tiffani Thiessen was credited on Saved by the Bell under which hyphenated first name?

Tiffani-Amber was her billing all through Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills, 90210; she dropped the middle name from her screen credit in 2000.

What do A.C. Slater's initials stand for, as revealed in the episode 'Love Machine'?

A.C. stood for Albert Clifford, revealed in the 1992 season-four episode 'Love Machine' when an ex-girlfriend from Slater's Army-brat years in Germany calls him by his full name.

In The College Years, Slater learns his father gave up the family name Sanchez in order to do what?

Get into a military academy: the 1993 episode 'Slater's War' finally gave the character a Latino heritage, after years in which his background was never referred to on screen.

What was the name of the AI robot Screech built that lived in his bedroom on Saved by the Bell?

Kevin serves as Screech's assistant hall monitor in 'Screech's Birthday', in which the gang forget the big day and make it up with a late party in Mr. Belding's office.

Screech's mother Roberta, played by Ruth Buzzi in "House Party", is a devoted fan of which singer?

Elvis Presley: while Screech's parents are away visiting Graceland, his mother's prized Elvis statue gets broken, and the gang throw a house party to raise the money for a replacement.

Which future Beverly Hills, 90210 star played Violet Bickerstaff, Screech's nerdy girlfriend?

Tori Spelling played Violet in three episodes; her wealthy parents ban Screech after a disastrous dinner, then relent once he persuades Violet to rescue the school glee club.

In Saved by the Bell's 'The Prom', why does Kelly hand back her prom-dress money?

Her father lost his job, so Kelly, one of a houseful of children, quietly gives the dress money back to help the family, and Zack finds a way to make it up to her.

Which pop star was head cheerleader Kelly Kapowski a big fan of?

George Michael tickets are at stake in 'Beauty and the Screech': Kelly must pass a science test to see him in concert, so Zack has Screech tutor her and ends up jealous of the pair.

In Saved by the Bell, how does Kelly's romance with her boss Jeff end?

He cheats on her: Zack, Slater and Screech sneak into an over-18 club with fake IDs and spot Jeff with another girl, and Kelly refuses to believe it until she sees for herself.

In Saved by the Bell, why does Mr. Belding's brother Rod abandon the class trip he promised?

A weekend with a stewardess: Rod asks his brother to cover for him, and Mr. Belding, whom Zack had accused of being jealous, quietly takes the class on the trip himself.

In Saved by the Bell, what traps Zack and Tori in an elevator with Mr. Belding's pregnant wife?

An earthquake stalls the school elevator and sends Mrs. Belding into labor; Zack and Tori deliver the baby, and the Beldings name their son Zack in his honor.

How does new girl Tori Scott make an instant enemy of Zack on her first day at Bayside?

Taking his parking space: Tori roars in on a motorcycle and claims Zack's usual spot, yet the pair are soon dating; decades later, the revival jokes that Kelly doesn't remember her.

At which beach club does the Saved by the Bell gang spend a summer working, as Zack falls for Stacey Carosi?

Malibu Sands is run by the short-tempered Leon Carosi, so for six episodes Zack has to hide his romance with the boss's daughter, who also manages the staff.

In Saved by the Bell's band Zack Attack, which member of the gang plays bass guitar?

Lisa plays bass in Zack Attack, with Slater on drums and Screech on keyboards; the band's rise to stardom in 'Rockumentary' turns out to be a dream Zack has before a rehearsal.

In Saved by the Bell's 'Graduation', what does Screech secretly do with his valedictorian honor?

Gave it up for Jessie: his grades were a shade better, but he knew how much the honor meant to her, and when she found out she handed it back to him.

In the 1992 TV movie Hawaiian Style, which veteran Disney star played Kelly's grandfather?

Variety's review quipped that older viewers 'may choke on the realization that Dean Jones is old enough to be a grandfather.' The gang had to save his resort from a developer.

The College Years lost its prime-time ratings battle against which two established shows?

NBC ran The College Years in prime time in 1993–94 against ABC's Full House and CBS's Rescue 911; it was cancelled after a single season.

Saved by the Bell's success led producer Peter Engel to launch which Saturday-morning sitcom about a teenage band?

California Dreams joined the Saturday line-up in 1992 as the first of Engel's follow-ups; with Hang Time, City Guys and USA High to come, he ended up producing more than 1,000 episodes of television.

Which radio countdown host emceed the dance contest in Saved by the Bell's first episode?

Casey Kasem played himself in 'Dancing to the Max' and later came back to narrate 'Rockumentary'; the first reviews were scathing, one ending 'Cartoons, anyone?'

For a business-class project in Saved by the Bell, what do Zack and the gang sell?

Friendship bracelets: Zack names himself boss and pushes so hard that Kelly, Jessie and Slater walk out to start a rival company of their own.

In Saved by the Bell, which trick learned in class does Zack use to win Kelly as his dance date?

Subliminal messages backfire on Zack: Kelly and the other girls catch on to the ploy and team up to teach him a lesson.

Which animated show made a Saw parody titled "Sawed by the Bell"?

Robot Chicken's 'Sawed by the Bell' pits the Bayside gang against Jigsaw from Saw, and five of the original cast, Gosselaar, Lopez and Diamond among them, came back to voice their own characters.

In the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, why did Zack Morris run for governor?

To dodge a parking ticket: once in office he slashes school funding, which shuts Douglas High and sends its students to wealthy Bayside.

What is the surname of Bayside's principal, played by John Michael Higgins, in the 2020 revival?

Toddman insists he was at Bayside with the original gang, even at Zack and Kelly's wedding, but none of them remember him until Lisa vouches for him on a video call.

Why did Elizabeth Berkley lose a Good Morning, Miss Bliss role?

She was much taller than Gosselaar at the time, producer Peter Engel recalled of her audition to play Karen, Zack's older crush; a year later the heights had evened out, and he cast her as Jessie.

Mr. Belding actor Dennis Haskins made his screen debut in 1979 on which action series?

The Dukes of Hazzard gave him his first screen credit and several more bit parts; a decade later he needed seven auditions to land Mr. Belding.

Which character did Tiffani Thiessen play on Beverly Hills, 90210 after Shannen Doherty left?

Valerie Malone arrived in 1994 as a troubled family friend of the Walshes, filling the gap left by Shannen Doherty; the bad-girl part was a sharp turn from cheerleader Kelly, and Thiessen played it until 1998.

Elizabeth Berkley's first big post-Bayside role was Nomi Malone in which notorious 1995 film?

Showgirls was Paul Verhoeven's NC-17 tale of a Las Vegas dancer; twenty years on, the cast's reunion sketch, with Berkley in it, was still joking about the role.

From 2001 to 2005 Mark-Paul Gosselaar played Detective John Clark Jr. on which police drama?

NYPD Blue made him Andy Sipowicz's new partner after Danny Sorenson's murder, a gritty change from Zack Morris that he played until the series ended in 2005.

Which veteran comedy writer holds the 'created by' credit on Saved by the Bell?

Sam Bobrick earned the credit by creating Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the series that was retooled into Saved by the Bell; producer Peter Engel, who ran the show, is often called its creator in the press.

In Saved by the Bell's 'Graduation', Zack is one credit short and must make it up by doing what?

Dancing in a ballet: he had dropped a one-credit performing-arts class and never made it up, so the whole gang end up on stage to rescue his recital.

Saved by the Bell became the flagship of which Saturday-morning teen block, built to keep 10-to-12-year-olds tuning in?

TNBC was NBC's live-action Saturday comedy lineup, created to keep 10-to-12-year-olds tuning in, with Saved by the Bell as its flagship.

In an early Saved by the Bell episode, how does Lisa Turtle land in trouble with her father?

Overspending on his credit card: Lisa runs up a bill of several hundred dollars, and Zack's schemes to pay it off include selling her clothes from the school lockers.

Who insisted Dustin Diamond was right for Screech, believing he was Screech in real life?

Mark-Paul Gosselaar read with the boys trying out for Screech and, producer Peter Engel recalled, pushed for Diamond; Engel had misread the head shot and only later learned how much younger his new actor was.

How was Saved by the Bell's Lisa Turtle first written, before Lark Voorhies was cast?

A Jewish princess from Long Island, spoiled and shopping-mad: producer Peter Engel was so taken with Voorhies at her audition that he had the part rewritten around her.

A.C. Slater was originally conceived as a young version of which actor?

John Travolta was the model, producer Peter Engel recalled: an Army brat in a leather jacket; when no such actor turned up, the search was widened and Mario Lopez won the part.

In Saved by the Bell, what are Bayside High's sports teams called?

Tigers: in 'Save That Tiger', Screech is the one inside the mascot suit, and students from rival Valley High kidnap him during a prank war on the day of a cheerleading contest.

Which two regulars are missing from the Saved by the Bell episodes filmed after the graduation finale?

Kelly and Jessie: their actresses had moved on by the time the network ordered more episodes, so the last season keeps switching between shows with them and shows with new girl Tori.

In Saved by the Bell's 'The Gift', what leaves Screech able to see the future?

A lightning strike gives Screech the gift, and Zack uses it to win bets with Slater until the power fades just before the history exam he had bet on acing.

Which NBC entertainment chief asked producer Peter Engel to develop Good Morning, Miss Bliss?

Brandon Tartikoff refused to let the idea die: when Good Morning, Miss Bliss was cancelled he had it rebuilt around the students as Saved by the Bell, and he later appeared on the show as himself.

In Saved by the Bell, what goes wrong when Zack buys the senior class rings?

A salesman sells him fakes at a bargain price; it takes a confrontation led by Screech to scare the man into handing over the real rings.

Which future sitcom star played a student in the 1987 pilot of Good Morning, Miss Bliss?

Jaleel White, later Steve Urkel on Family Matters, was in Miss Bliss's class with Jonathan Brandis and Brian Austin Green; none of the three was kept when the show was retooled.

Which British former child star played the title teacher in Good Morning, Miss Bliss?

Hayley Mills, once Disney's Pollyanna, played Miss Bliss; the Disney Channel dropped the show after 13 episodes, and it was rebuilt as Saved by the Bell without her.

To draw customers to Bayside's school store, what does Zack secretly make from photos of the girls' swim team?

A calendar: 'The Girls of Bayside' sells fast, and a professional photographer who sees it invites the girls to a real photo shoot.

In Saved by the Bell, Zack and Slater sell a tabloid fake photos of Screech dressed as what?

An alien: the boys need money to replace a school camera they broke, a tabloid is paying for pictures of real ones, and a government agent turns up convinced Screech is the genuine article.

Which former NFL lineman played resident adviser Mike Rogers in Saved by the Bell: The College Years?

Bob Golic had just finished his last season with the Los Angeles Raiders; on screen he was a retired San Francisco 49er, keeping the suite in line while he studied for a graduate degree.

In Saved by the Bell, which of Screech's family recipes do the gang bottle and sell to classmates?

Spaghetti sauce: the business booms and wins Screech a gold-digging girlfriend, until the 'secret' family recipe turns out to have been someone else's all along.

Which late-night host launched a 2009 campaign to reunite the Saved by the Bell cast?

Jimmy Fallon had Gosselaar on that June in character as Zack Morris, pledging to attend a reunion, but the reunion sketch itself had to wait until 2015.

Which house band backed Zack's performance of 'Friends Forever' on Late Night in 2009?

The Roots backed him at the end of an interview he gave entirely as Zack Morris, claiming 'Mark-Paul Gosselaar' was only the name he had taken because the actors' union already had a Zack Morris.

Which two cast members missed Saved by the Bell's 2015 Tonight Show reunion?

Lark Voorhies and Dustin Diamond were the two absentees; the sketch rebuilt the Bayside set, cast the host as a new classmate and joked about the caffeine-pills episode.

Which two original stars were first announced for the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival?

Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez were attached from the September 2019 announcement; Gosselaar and Thiessen, who said they had not even been approached, signed on months later.

The gang's school play in Saved by the Bell is a hip-hop version of which fairy tale?

Snow White: Jessie plays the princess and Zack the prince, and rehearsing the kiss leaves the two old friends briefly wondering whether they are more than that.

In Saved by the Bell, what do Zack and the gang wreck while driving home drunk from a toga party?

Lisa's mother's car ends up against a pole with Zack at the wheel; the gang raise the repair money and hide the drinking, until the cover story falls apart in front of their parents.

Whom did Dustin Diamond blame for the salacious content of his 2009 memoir Behind the Bell?

His ghostwriter, Diamond said in 2013, had simply interviewed him and then spun passing remarks into the book's scandalous stories, and he disowned much of what it claimed.

Zack Morris was accepted to which Ivy League university at the end of Saved by the Bell?

Yale accepted Zack after he scored 1502 on the SAT, the best mark in the gang, yet the college spin-off enrolled him at a different school altogether.

In 'Cream for a Day', a pimple threatens Kelly's hopes of winning which title?

Homecoming queen was Kelly's dream until a zit appeared; Zack's cream cleared it at first, then stained her whole face.

What is the name of Kelly's younger sister?

Nicki Kapowski, Kelly's 13-year-old sister, decides Zack is in love with her after he mixes up her call to his teen advice line with Kelly's in '1-900-Crushed'.

Kelly had a college romance with a professor of which subject?

Kelly fell for her anthropology professor, Jeremiah Lasky (Patrick Fabian), in The College Years; the romance ended and she reunited with Zack.

Where did Kelly plan to spend three months when Zack proposed?

A Semester on the Sea in the Mediterranean would have taken Kelly away for three months, so Zack proposed; she accepted, and the TV movie Wedding in Las Vegas picks up from there.

Who stopped Zack and Kelly's Las Vegas chapel wedding, then offered them a dream ceremony?

The groom's parents had opposed the match, yet they burst into the cheap chapel just before the vows only to promise the couple the wedding of their dreams, held outdoors days later.

In the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, Governor Zack Morris and first lady Kelly have a teenage son named what?

Mac Morris, played by Mitchell Hoog, pushes a teacher into quitting in season two, only for his father Zack to take over the class as the substitute.

What was the name of Slater's younger sister, whom Zack briefly dated?

J.B. Slater shows up in season four's 'Slater's Sister' and falls for Zack; her protective brother sabotages their dates before relenting and giving the romance his blessing.

What was Slater's pet name for Jessie?

Slater called Jessie 'Mama' and she fired back with 'Pig' whenever his chauvinism showed, a running gag of their on-off romance.

What is Jessie Spano's middle name?

Jessie's full name is Jessica Myrtle Spano; her parents were divorced, and her father David remarried in 'Palm Springs Weekend'.

Jessie's stepbrother Eric, seen in two episodes, came from where?

Eric, Jessie's new stepbrother from New York City, schemes and bullies his way around Bayside in 'The Wicked Stepbrother' until she stands up to him and he mends his ways.

Why did Zack step down after beating Jessie in the class president election?

He realised she was a better fit only after winning by underhanded means: Zack had run purely for the free trip to Washington, D.C. that came with the job, so he resigned in Jessie's favour.

On Cut Day, Jessie and activist Graham protest a delivery of what to the cafeteria?

Foam cups: the pair try to block the polystyrene delivery, and Jessie's feelings for Graham lead to a frank talk with Slater that ends their romance.

What is Lisa Turtle's middle name?

Lisa's full name is Lisa Marie Turtle; both of her parents were physicians, which explains the money behind her shopping sprees.

Which New York school accepted Lisa after graduation?

Fashion Institute of Technology took Lisa after its recruiter watched the fashion show she staged with Zack's help, a project that briefly turned the two into a couple.

In which episode did Lisa and Zack have a brief romance?

The Bayside Triangle: Zack helps Lisa stage a fashion show for a college recruiter and the two fall for each other, wounding Screech, who has adored her for years.

Screech and Mr. Belding share what distinction in the Saved by the Bell franchise?

Only regulars from beginning to end: both began on the 1988 Disney Channel forerunner, and after a year at college Screech went back to Bayside, where the pair stayed until the last spin-off ended in 2000.

In 'Running Zack', a family-heritage project leads Zack to discover he has which ancestry?

Native American: after flunking his heritage presentation, Zack is tutored by Chief Henry, learns about his own ancestors, and nearly skips the big track meet when tragedy strikes.

Which role did a teenage Mr. Belding hold in his own student days at Bayside?

Disc jockey: Belding's antics on Bayside's radio station KKTY got it pulled off the air, and decades later the gang talked their principal into letting them revive it.

What is Mr. Belding's signature catchphrase?

Belding's 'Hey, hey, hey, hey! What is going on here?' greeted nearly every scheme he walked in on; 'Time out' belonged to Zack Morris.

What kind of pet is Artie, who dies while Slater is away and Zack and Screech are minding him?

A chameleon: Slater leaves his beloved Artie behind for a weekend, the lizard dies, and Zack and Screech scramble for a lookalike before the gang ends up holding a ceremony in his honour.

At the end of The New Class, Mr. Belding leaves Bayside for a dean's job in which Tennessee city?

Chattanooga is where the actor behind Mr. Belding was born and went to university; the finale sends his principal there as dean of students at that same school.

Dennis Haskins reprised Mr. Belding in 2012 on which Nickelodeon show?

Victorious brought Haskins back as Mr. Belding for 'April Fools Blank', in which Tori is told her school ignores April Fools' Day and then watches the day descend into absurdity.

What was discovered under Bayside's grounds in the episode 'Pipe Dreams'?

Oil was struck on the Bayside grounds in 'Pipe Dreams'; the excitement soured when a spill killed the pond's animals, including Becky the duck, and the students opposed drilling.

In 'All in the Mall', the gang camp out overnight hoping to buy tickets to see which band?

U2 tickets slip through the gang's fingers, so when they find $5,000 abandoned at the mall Zack plans to buy seats and scalp them, until two shady men come looking for the cash.

Which rapper performed the reworked theme song for the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival?

Lil Yachty remixed the theme Scott Gayle wrote for the original series rather than recording a new song, and Peacock released it a week before the November 2020 premiere.

What do Zack and Slater do to Valley's Russian chess star before his match with Screech?

Lock him up is the plan: with a big bet on the match, the pair hide Valley's champion so Zack can pose as him and throw the game, until Screech insists on playing the real opponent.

Who plays Daisy Jiménez, the ambitious sophomore transferred to Bayside in the revival?

Haskiri Velazquez plays Daisy Jiménez, a driven sophomore sent to Bayside when Governor Morris's budget cuts close her Douglas High.

In the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, Josie Totah's character Lexi has what side gig?

Her own reality show makes Lexi, played by Josie Totah, Bayside's sharp-tongued queen bee, yet by the end of season one she is scheming to keep the Douglas High transfers at the school.

In the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, Jessie's son Jamie holds which position at Bayside?

Football team captain Jamie Spano, played by Belmont Cameli, is a sensitive, not-so-bright jock who dates Lexi and loses his quarterback spot to newcomer Aisha.

What does Jessie Spano do at Bayside in the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival?

School counselor Jessie has a doctorate and best-selling parenting books behind her, yet by the end of season one she is filing for divorce, and in season two she kisses her old flame Slater.

Who plays Jessie's estranged writer husband René in the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival?

Cheyenne Jackson plays René, who extends his stay at a writers' retreat by six months; Jessie decides he is never there for her and their son and files for divorce.

A Funny or Die web series, whose producer later wrote for the revival, is titled 'Zack Morris Is' what?

Trash: each episode of 'Zack Morris Is Trash' revisits one of his schemes to show how badly he treated everyone, and its producer Dashiell Driscoll was hired onto the revival's writing staff.

Tracey Wigfield, who developed the 2020 Saved by the Bell revival, won an Emmy co-writing a sitcom finale with whom?

Tina Fey and Wigfield shared a writing Emmy for the 30 Rock finale in 2013; Wigfield described her Bayside as 'a reimagining', not a reboot, and an edgier comedy than the Saturday-morning original.

Which deadpan math teacher from the original Saved by the Bell is still at Bayside in the 2020 revival?

Mr. Dewey, the monotone math teacher who oversaw detention, returns with his original actor, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, and three decades on he is still watching over Bayside's detention room.

Which university offers Slater a full wrestling scholarship in his senior year at Bayside?

Iowa offers the scholarship, but Slater's father has other plans for him, so Zack impersonates Slater at an interview to wreck them; the ruse is found out and Slater finally speaks up for his own choice.

Which first-season New Class character was the schemer in the mould of Zack Morris?

Scott Erickson, played by Robert Sutherland Telfer, transfers in from Valley and rigs a dance raffle in the very first episode; he was dropped when the producers reworked the show after one season.

Which future Pretty Little Liars actress played brainy Megan Jones in The New Class?

Bianca Lawson played overachieving cheerleader Megan Jones for The New Class's first two seasons, and was still being cast as a teenager 16 years later, as Maya on Pretty Little Liars.

What was the College Years' most common airing night?

Tuesday nights made The College Years the franchise's only prime-time series; the move away from Saturday mornings lasted a single season.

Which suitemate, played by Essence Atkins, was written out after The College Years pilot?

Danielle Marks, played by Essence Atkins, appeared only in the May 1993 pilot; Kelly Kapowski took her place in the suite when the series proper began that fall.

Who played Dean Susan McMann in The College Years?

Holland Taylor joined late in the run as Dean Susan McMann to rein in Zack's schemes, only for the show to be cancelled within months.

In the two-part 'Palm Springs Weekend', the hotel guest Slater falls for turns out to be what?

A princess from Europe is what Christina turns out to be; Slater courts her at the resort until dinner with her stern royal father leaves him thoroughly intimidated.

Good Morning, Miss Bliss was retroactively branded as what?

In syndication the Disney Channel episodes were rebranded 'Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years', with Zack introducing each as a flashback.

Good Morning, Miss Bliss was set at a school named after which US president?

John F. Kennedy lent his name to the school where Miss Bliss taught; when the series was retooled for Saturday mornings, only four of its regulars made the move to Bayside High.

Which actress played Miss Bliss's quirky teacher friend Tina Paladrino?

Joan Ryan played Tina Paladrino, the sounding board for Miss Bliss's personal life; like the title teacher herself, she was left behind when the show was retooled around its students.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, whose father is Dutch, has a mother from which Asian country?

Indonesia is his mother's homeland; Gosselaar once told a talk-show audience that people don't know Zack Morris is half-Asian, a surprise after years as Bayside's blond all-American.

What is the natural hair colour of the actor who played Zack Morris?

Brown is Gosselaar's natural colour; he has said he dyed his hair blond for every episode, and that people are still surprised to find he is not blond.

Gosselaar starred as a lawyer in which TNT legal comedy from 2011 to 2014?

Franklin & Bash cast Gosselaar as Peter Bash opposite Breckin Meyer's Jared Franklin, streetwise lawyers hired by a grand firm after beating it in court; TNT dropped the show after four seasons.

Tiffani Thiessen was crowned what in 1987?

Miss Junior America went to a 13-year-old Thiessen in 1987; a year later she won Teen magazine's model search and appeared on its cover.

Tiffani Thiessen played Peter Burke's wife on which USA Network series?

White Collar cast Thiessen as Elizabeth Burke, an event planner whose FBI-agent husband works with con man Neal Caffrey; in the finale the couple name their newborn son Neal.

Mario Lopez, a high school wrestler like Slater, grew up in which city near San Diego?

Chula Vista is where Lopez was raised; he wrestled for Chula Vista High and placed seventh in the state as a senior, all while filming Saved by the Bell.

Mario Lopez co-hosted the second season of which US singing contest with Khloé Kardashian?

The X Factor paired Lopez with Khloé Kardashian for its second season in 2012; she was not asked back, and he hosted the third and final season alone.

Berkley's 2011 New York Times bestseller for adolescent girls was titled what?

It drew on workshops from her Ask-Elizabeth programme.

In Saved by the Bell, a bet leads Screech to enter which Bayside contest?

Beauty pageant: Miss Bayside stirs up a row over sexism, with Jessie protesting, and a bet over who could win it puts Screech among the contestants.

Lark Voorhies was briefly engaged in the early 1990s to which comedian?

Martin Lawrence and Voorhies became engaged in 1993, as her run as Lisa Turtle was ending, but the engagement was called off the following year.

Why did Lark Voorhies leave The Bold and the Beautiful in 1996?

She refused sex scenes on religious grounds, citing her beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness, and the soap released her from her contract a little over a year after she joined.

Which celebrity reality series did Dustin Diamond join for its fifth season in 2007?

Celebrity Fit Club, VH1's weight-loss contest, had Diamond feuding with castmates and the show's ex-Marine trainer.

Dustin Diamond died in February 2021, only weeks after being diagnosed with which illness?

Lung cancer, a stage-four small-cell carcinoma, was diagnosed in January 2021 and Diamond died on February 1, aged 44; the revival's next season opened with the gang toasting Screech.

Which reality series did Peter Engel later executive produce?

Last Comic Standing marked Engel's move into reality television after a decade of teen sitcoms such as Hang Time and City Guys.

What was the title of Peter Engel's 2016 memoir?

I Was Saved by the Bell was the title Engel chose in 2016, though decades earlier he had hated the name Saved by the Bell when a colleague suggested it for his show.

Which network aired The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story in September 2014?

Lifetime premiered The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story on September 1, 2014, basing it on Dustin Diamond's Behind the Bell, a memoir he had publicly disowned months earlier.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar played Mike Lawson on which Fox drama that ran for a single season in 2016?

Pitch cast Gosselaar as veteran catcher Mike Lawson opposite Kylie Bunbury's Ginny Baker, the first woman to play in the major leagues; Fox cancelled it after one season.

Mario Lopez played which Olympic champion in the 1997 TV film Breaking the Surface?

Greg Louganis, played by Lopez, is shown striking his head on the diving board at the 1988 Seoul Games and still winning gold; the film was based on the diver's best-selling memoir.

Who beat Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff to win season three of Dancing with the Stars?

Emmitt Smith, the Dallas Cowboys running back, and Cheryl Burke beat Lopez and Karina Smirnoff, a professional making her series debut, in the 2006 final; Smith and Burke reunited for the All-Stars season in 2012.

In 'Screech's Woman', what name did Zack use when he posed as Screech's girlfriend?

Zack donned a wig and dress to pose as 'Bambi', a girl who admired Screech, in the 1989 season-one episode 'Screech's Woman'.