Saved by the Bell Revealed: The Shocking Truth About the Cast, Controversy, and Legacy

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Get ready for a deep dive into one of the most beloved TV shows of the '90s: Saved by the Bell. In this video, we'll explore the show's fascinating history, from its humble beginnings as a Saturday morning teen sitcom to its massive popularity and enduring legacy.
We'll also delve into the controversies that surrounded the show, including behind-the-scenes drama and accusations of perpetuating harmful stereotypes. But that's not all - we'll also catch up with the cast members and find out what they're up to now.
Join us as we reminisce about the iconic characters of Saved by the Bell, including Zack Morris (played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen), A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), Screech (Dustin Diamond), and Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley).
Don't miss this in-depth look at one of the most beloved shows of all time, and the fascinating story behind it.
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Good Morning Miss Bliss
02:10 History
03:29 Mark Paul Gosselar - Zack
07:07 Thiffani Thiessen - Kelly
11:05 Dustin Diamond - Screech
16:18 Mario Lopez - Slater
20:32 Elizabeth Berkley - Jessie
25:10 Lark Voorhies - Lisa
27:42 Other Cast
29:00 90210 is Save by the Bell
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[@tj921able]

RIP Dustin Diamond. I will always remember you as "Screech". Thankful for all the great memories of "Saved By the Bell". Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@Peacejoy77]

When struggle gets real and you are at your lowest, only the real ones are there for you and that's why I have empathy for Lark and how she was horribly treated by the the cast for the reunions and get togethers. I'm glad she's better. She was and is a beauty.

[@MrLarryLessor]

It can be nasty in this society of "You're on your own" "Everyone out for themselves" But it seems like some of the cast has softened... Hey - Maybe it's karma for years of treating "Dustin"/ Screech poorly on Saved by the Bell - just making it public the humiliation of another student by Lark Voorhies character lol No I understand - that's just a show - and that was no excuse for poor treatment of a central castmember - especially when Lark was so nice looking :( But who knows how she acted day to day in real life... .still, no excuses. It seems many of them had a change of heart - she was invited back a couple years ago ..... and even did a "Remember Screech " moment.

[@goaster187]

The show couldn't have made it without Dustin and Lark.

[@sunshinehoover4630]

Just FYI Tori Spelling was also in Saved by the bell for a little bit as Screech's girlfriend Violet.

[@Tom-bi4ci]

Who cares, her Dad gave her the role

[@tylerthompson1842]

Oh yea lol

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

Although she was dressed like a geek girl on the show, she was still hot. One of the funniest lines was when she said about Scheech, "It's all my fault. I never should have gotten involved with such a high-risk hunk."

[@SarahSmilez8100]

She played the role well. I thought she was cute.

[@peteymartinez2993]

violet

[@lsimon343]

It’s funny how lark Voorhees was in it from day one, but she never gets the credit she deserves

[@AmysAttitude]

​@@SilviaForcieir-oz7mz🙄

[@standardofexcellence]

Jason got all the credit

[@wiltisdabest]

​@@standardofexcellencehehehe

[@lamontking87]

Big facts

[@ronshd7769]

Well she's gone crazy, that definitely doesn't help.

[@xjcrossx]

If you remember after Lisa said she would go out with Screech "when worms have ears," he glued ears to a bunch of worms. Lol

[@raym1477]

What about Tori, the tomboy who replaced Jessie and Kelly for most of the 92 - 93 season?

[@JrobAlmighty]

'Friends For One Year' doesn't have that iconic ring to it

[@Nick_B_Bad]

She turned out to not be into dudes.

[@patrickstotler1201]

​@@Nick_B_BadSHOCKING 😮

[@PHSDM104]

The Kelly replacement that no one asked for?

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

Omg you have me singing the dang song. I hate that Peacock cancelled the new Saved By the Bell

[@JadedJester739]

I love Saved By The Bell, huge part of my childhood. Zach was how i measured cool, and Kelly was my measure of beauty. I'm a stand-up comic and eight years ago I opened for Dustin Diamond in Titusville, FL. I was so excited to meet him. He did NOT like when I asked him about the show, and half of his set was just talking shit about his SBTB costars. It was honestly very disappointing, but also a pretty cool memory. I'm just happy i got to work with someone I grew up watching on TV. RIP mofo.

[@mrty8330]

Lark Voorhies did a lot of acting after SBTB. She was everywhere in the 90s. Bold and the Beautiful, In the House etc. and she was in numerous music videos.

[@mynameisdub6232]

Def Jam’s How To Be A Player

[@Tom-bi4ci]

Unfortunately, no one cared

[@MsDisneylandlover]

She got sic mentally

[@vinsemi9734]

She was in How High too 😆

[@jswizzle29]

An episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

[@ltj2126]

There was also Saved By The Bell: Vacation in Hawaii

[@GrainneScarlett]

Was that the one with Leah remini?

[@Lambdamale.]

Best days of my life, coming home after school to watch this show....original cast notwithstanding.

[@davidponseigo8811]

I was a Personal Protection Agent ( bodyguard ) for Mark Paul back in the 90's when he was making the movie Miracle Of St. Tammany in Louisiana. He and the other actors were a handful.

[@patrickstotler1201]

😲 WOW COULD I GET AN AUTOGRAPH?? PLEASE?? 🥺

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Tiff is a great lifetime movie actress. N a true beauty.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Tiffani Thiessen will always have a special place in my heart. Such a fox

[@clintcountryman4849]

She is exceptionally pretty

[@JaydenBrohm]

I remember when I was a little girl, about 10 years old, I was watching saved by the Bell (it may have been the college years) and Tiffany Amber was in a scene where she was wearing a bikini sitting down on a boat, and I saw that she had stomach rolls no matter how straight she tried to sit up. I've always thought to myself that if someone is perfect as her has stomach rolls, that it's okay for me to have them. Thanks Tiff. I actually forgot about that, but it was a very formative memory. Also, turns out that I like women haha.

[@-HiddenInPlainSight-]

Was* lol

[@jaym5118]

I think I'm the only person in existence who didn't feel that way about Tiffani Thiessen. I didn't care for her as a teen, OR as an adult. I don't hate her. I was just never attracted to her.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Lisa was my favorite one she was such a beautiful actress. I always love her hair. I love her on that espsiode of Martin n i love her when she got in the fight with Martin female character lol. I truly hope she is doing better now.

[@peasarebrown7515]

I liked and still do Save by the Bell, but also the College years, wish that lasted longer! Also remember Leah Remini as Zacs gf when they did the summer beach episodes

[@PONDU111]

Saved by the Bell actors were all real teenagers. But the cast of Beverly Hills 90210 had 26 and 29 years old playing teenagers 😳. Both shows were good, Tiffany Thiessen and Shannon Doherty were so talented and beautiful the stars of both shows IMO.

[@MrLarryLessor]

BH 90210 was about "teens" but in reality wasn't a teen or child's show - That thing had young men and women hopping into bed and having a bunch of adult situations....

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I don't remember watching it when it aired because I was born in 84 but I did watch every episode in reruns but I did watch The College Years and New Class during their original runs

[@stingrey1571]

i always preferred lisa over kelly. i didnt see what was the big deal. i did think it was innovative to have screech crush on lisa and no mention of their races. because back in the 80s, if a show had a black cast member. they HAVE TO be involved with any other black guest stars. ie. a-team, BA's only love interest was the one time they had a black actress on the show.

[@crgray1979]

Personally I like Jesse more than Kelly

[@MrLarryLessor]

Good Point. America was not as talkative or open about things like Inter-racial dating 40 years ago compared to today... HOpefully times are changing and they will continue to improve with more open communication for the better as these years roll by... We are more open in talking about gay/ sexuality, lots of issues now. That's a good thing. . . to an extent.

[@dsch2038]

Thank you very much for this video. Brought back so many memories. I used to watch this show every day after school. Love these guys ❤

[@fergalstackstreams]

Somehow Kelly was the most popular girl in school, despite only having five friends.

[@GGsDLo]

Holy shit, I was alive during every season and I NEVER knew the show started across the country???? And so many other things like all the Screech shit??? This whole thing was equal parts sad AND great, thanks for this.

[@xtraflo]

Something I've never heard anyone make a comparison to is - Saved by the Bell was "Friends" before "Friends!"

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

I'm thinking of some of my favorite female characters that disappeared (insert any fun joke) throughout the show...Tori was one of my favorites! They made her character too over the top with certain attributes butbi still enjoyed her a lot...also that teacher that Zach was attracted to was absolutely stunning! I remember, as a kid, being blown away by her eyes alone 🤗😎😇🤔

[@mayer5035]

How do you talk about the 90210 and SBTB connection and not mention Tori Spelling?

[@funkydung.]

thanks for the video

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I remember the saved by bell broad game.

[@ltj2126]

I always thought Beverly Hills 90210 copied SBTB

[@richardmiller444]

Very well produced and informative

[@freddiemolinajr.8397]

Great video 👍

[@ltj2126]

Good recap of the SBTB cast with some new information

[@danakscully64]

Just a heads up that the background music on this video is very loud. I kept pausing it because I couldn't hear the audio and kept thinking music was playing on another tab.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I am so excited 😂

[@JLvatron]

I thought The New Class was actually pretty good. Light comedy, but entertaining.

[@stingrey1571]

i felt saved by the bell could be the american version of degrassi. just cycle in and out actors and the show could go on forever.

[@Nick_B_Bad]

The New Class Kelly, Natalia something was probably one of the reasons I always went for dark hair brown eyes olive skin girls.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

That was one of the best episodes the pills.

[@jman46241]

It blows my mind that the premise was set in Indianapolis, Indiana! I totally get why Saved by the Bell was saved by moving to California.

[@bigalthedon9945]

What about tori character changes

[@ThePrettypinklips]

Core memories unlock 😢

[@frankskiba9333]

This was by far the best show ever when I was a kid. Can say I’ve seen every episode.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I remember Dustin on the movie purple people eater.

[@jahrules8674]

Martin called it off b/c he heard rumors (trumors) of her being "ran through" by her male SBTB cast member

[@kimberly6243]

Lies. Nobody uses terms like "ran through" except KZbin redpill black male incels.

[@garycollins7750]

26:37 anyone else notice the microphone dipped into the shot?

[@mq7507]

When I hear they sang it’s reminded me the Archie comic and cartoon

[@kawaiikawaiianimegirl4144]

I participated! Yay

[@helenagackowska8398]

Ahhh I used to love this show :D

[@tj921able]

I watched it all the way through and you give me a "lousy" participation ribbon? What a ripoff Rodney! (JK) Thank you again for sharing this. It was great!

[@Duckiemomma1205]

One of my favorite movies is Dead Man on Campus

[@grifmang]

Who would’ve thought Kelly actually went to Valley lol

[@xCharonstyxx]

Lol, she is really smart she went to elementary school and graduated high school

[@jaym5118]

Funny thing is, I didn't even know the Disney Channel existed way back then. Good Morning Miss Bliss was SO boring. Mainly because Miss Bliss herself was boring. So were the other teachers. I never heard the name "Thiessen" pronounced that way. This video didn't mention anything about Tori (Leanna Creel), Or Mike from the College Years. There was also no mention of Max (Ed Alonzo) being a real life magician, and even having his own show at Knotts Berry Farm's Halloween Haunt. I read that on his Wikipedia.

[@georgepapa3385]

I remember Mario Lopez playing Greg Louganis once

[@mrty8330]

So do I. It was a TV movie that aired on the USA network.

[@rayizard5687]

Hah...Mario Lopez is five days older than me...I always thought we were closer than that

[@crystalworthington2270]

DVD?

[@amandagrothmann308]

Y is it u see saved by the bell, the college yrs, and even the wedding, but no episodes of the new class

[@tylerthompson1842]

I loved the Hayley Mills episodes lol

[@hellobirdie0617]

Also Tori Spelling played Violet, Screech’s wealthy girlfriend for a few episodes.

[@crystalworthington2270]

Is this out on dvs?

[@thepowerof6six809]

Yes

[@Jay_Cannon]

7:38 I have to ask, why are you making her last name a 3 syllable word? It’s not.

[@craiglittle1437]

I so wanted that break out into heaven 17s temptation

[@user-xv5sy9rs8c]

I like it when was good morning miss bliss

[@pa.encema2821]

Kinda foul the cast members shun Dustin and Dennis in the latest renewal show. Glad it didn't last long

[@DrineThePoet]

Agreed

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

Wait, was Dustin's charity actually successful/helpful???

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Elizabeth is such beautiful lady. Especially love her this movie student seduction. N the show girl movie she was truly wow. But she is a great actress.

[@Blackrain7920]

When u guys bring up Lark why not bring up In The House and the very funny movie How High she played Method Man love interest

[@mrmacross]

SBtB debuted before 90210, so calling it another version of 90210 isn't quite right.

[@destinycritcher3527]

I didn’t know about the wedding one. & I didn’t like when they replaced Jessie. In the episode where she was on caffeine pills it’s not crazy if you’ve actually seen people in addiction especially teenagers…

[@jtower1000]

Im so excited......

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Lisa i hope she is doing better know that's her real name ❤.

[@thepalatrpro]

Looking back now, this show was so tacky!

[@nnoyinghusband5201]

An absolute travesty what they did to the reboot. Fans knew it would fail. Go woke, go broke. This iconic show and cast deserved better than the turd they pushed out.

[@pa.encema2821]

Plus Screech wasn't welcome back

[@ehlerhog]

I will never understand how something so horrible could go on and on and on....

[@girleyreds11-11]

I thought the early years was tebranded GOOD MORNING MISS BLISS! ????

[@Amariiiiie]

Didn’t put much effort into Lark’s story, and she has a lot more that happened in her life, especially her mental illness.

[@BedbugGaming]

mfw when the creator reads troll updates from wiki into his narration.

[@crystalworthington2270]

Albert Clifford’s slate

[@crystalworthington2270]

Rip to dustin

[@clinthammer965]

Thiffani (Amber) Thiessen. Nothing wrong with that.

[@RebeccaDawnMoon-bn6tv]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ltj2126]

What episodes revealed that Lisa had a crush on Zack?

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Maybe the fashion show.

[@GeminiJay79]

The Bayside Triangle S4 E5, they kiss while Zack is helping her put on a fashion show.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I love when they had that singing group the girls.

[@crystalworthington2270]

I like the napkins

[@mikerodriguez5137]

Watch tribes from 1990 ,I think alot of that show was replicated in 90210

[@MsDisneylandlover]

That was great episode on highway to heaven with paul. N he is great lifetime movie. N i agree with u paul on the show was a jerk. Paul was herk n the lifetime movies also he could be a good guy n movies as well. Great actor.

[@yellowbartheworstreviewson4810]

Mario's a devot Catholic but he's been divorced 3 times .. ya ok

[@cameronbrodyholland3619]

Not a single mention of Leanna Creel as Tori Scott in ten episodes of season four? Come on, she replaced two major cast members/characters. I enjoy the Tori episodes. You also missed out on another connection to 90210 by omitting Leanna, as she and her triplet sister, Monica, appeared in one of the beach club episodes of 90210 in a storyline with Brandon and Steve.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Rip Dustin ❤ i pray he is with the lord.

[@Therese504]

I was the target demographic for this show and I literally always thought it was so stupid and inane to the point of finding it insulting

[@mcnightmare3454]

Kelly and Jessie are hot, but Lisa is my wife. 😂 Blizanche! 😂😂😂 her name sounds like the sound when you crunch on lettuce.

[@cheyneboyer4214]

Dustin was such a liar about the book you can't believe what he said.

[@vinsemi9734]

Angel Sapien

[@ltj2126]

BH90210 only lasted one season

[@mollybrolly4717]

NEVER KNEW he died?!!....

[@patrickstotler1201]

I don't know what Tiffany Thiessan did to make the producer of this Video to search worst and embarrassing Photos when she was Roughly an 8-10 girl but thats a terrible picture @ 7:40 I don't get all the hate she got for being a beautiful young white woman that earned Success from such a young age. She worked very hard to get where she is so she deserves it. All the other Stars included are just as Beautiful or Handsome in their own ways that worked just as hard to get where they are. But as Star's they have skeletons in their closet that are embarrassing or preferred to be private but much harder in the public's eye. And people are quick to judge laugh an attack when they have their own issues that remain Private.

[@PHSDM104]

Honestly, the character of Kelly was pretty and not much else.

[@toma.4808]

Kelly is still innocent damn it! Oh and.. 🎶zack morris is trash🎶

[@KitsuneAdorable]

It’s kinda hard to watch the video with the awful music in the background added in

[@sinoverlord409]

Tiffani was fine as F

[@Nikko1323]

90210 copy everything from / Saved by the Bell/ The only thing that 90210 had over / saved by the Bell/ was it was more more edgy and controversial but besides that / bell / got robbed

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I hated how zack always pick on got him to do his dirty work.

[@dutchschaefer4983]

Is Mario cancelled now that he’s a born again Christian?