‘Saved By The Bell”s Most Iconic Episodes

By Rachel West. 20 Aug 2019 6:46 AM

“Saved By The Bell” turns the big 3-0 this year! Debuting on August 20, 1989, and running for four seasons on NBC and forever in syndication, we are sharing our picks for the 10 most iconic episodes of the series that features Bayside High’s favourite teens: Zack, Kelly, Slater, Jessie, Lisa, and Screech.

'Snow White And The Seven Dorks' – Season 4

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'Snow White And The Seven Dorks' – Season 4
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It seemed like a good idea in 1991 to have the “SBTB” cast rap about Snow White. Sporting the coolest tie-dye, suspenders and ball caps worn sideways, Zack and co. awkwardly rap through the fairy tale with hilariously cringe-worthy results.
'Screech’s Spaghetti Sauce' – Season 4
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Another entry in the “This Doesn’t Make Any Sense” category is “Screech’s Spaghetti Sauce”, which sees Zack and Samuel “Screech” Powers’ secret family spaghetti sauce recipe used for their broadcast news class. Nothing really matters here except there’s a weird dream where everyone becomes a walking Italian stereotype and, most importantly, we get the catchphrase, “The sauce you can have, but the secret, she’s-a mine!”
'Pipe Dreams' – Season 3
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“Pipe Dreams” capitalized on real-world headlines only a few years after the Exxon Valdez oil spil. The normally self-absorbed Zack proved he could care about something other than himself as he learns that the discovery of an oil cache under the school comes with serious consequences for the students, the environment and Bayside’s family of ducks. It doesn’t end so well for Becky the duck but the animal’s death gives Zack one of his most emotional and heartfelt moments of the entire series as he delivers a powerful speech against the oil company responsible.
'Home For Christmas' – Season 3
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This two-part Christmas special sees Zack befriend a man and his daughter, Laura, after he sees her eat only an apple for lunch and assumes she’s homeless. Guess what? She is! The gang, along with Zack’s mom, invite them into their home and help the family get back on their feet for some real holiday feels.
'Rockumentary' – Season 3
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“Saved By The Bell” goes behind the music for this documentary take on the rise of the gang’s band, Zack Attack, and their chart-topping hit, “Friends Forever”. Featuring yet another Casey Kasem appearance, “Rockumentary” is an utterly ridiculous look at how Zack’s self-absorbed nature breaks up not just the band but the group of friends, driving Lisa to become an "American Gladiator" competitor while Slater crashes his motorcycle. Sound silly? It is. It was also all just a dream.
'Mystery Weekend' – Season 3
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This 1991 episode convinced an entire generation that murder-mystery parties were cool. After Lisa wins a contest that includes a weekend away at a murder-mystery party, the gang inevitably becomes wrapped up in a real-life whodunit when they believe a real murderer is among them. It’s one of the few episodes that fully takes place outside the halls of Bayside High.
'All In The Mall' – Season 3
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Want to remember a time when you had to line up for concert tickets in person? In “All In The Mall”, the gang put Screech in charge of getting U2 tickets and –surprise!- he makes a mess of it. But don’t worry, the group spend the next 20 minutes evading robbers and wearing wedding attire only to find out they’ve actually won a contest to win those concert tickets.
'The Last Dance' – Season 3
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Talk about a heartbreaker! The first episode of season 3 had a dramatic breakup between sweethearts Zack and Kelly, showing millions of underage viewers that your first love doesn’t always last. Of course, in true ridiculous “SBTB” fashion, the breakup happens while Zack and Kelly are dressed in Renaissance costumes and a terrible cover of “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You” blares from the gym window. Sigh.
'Jessie’s Song' – Season 2
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“No time! There’s never any time!” Jessie Spano’s caffeine pill freakout is one for the ages, leaving us so excited...and so scared. With aerobics-themed music videos by Jessie, Lisa, and Kelly’s girl group Hot Sundae and her breakdown, this may be the most iconic episode of all time and is still highly quotable 29 years after it first aired.
'No Hope With Dope' – Season 3
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When hot teen star Johnny Dakota comes to Bayside to film an anti-drug PSA, the gang are shocked to discover he doesn’t exactly practise what he preaches when Kelly discovers (gasp!) he smokes pot. Zack makes sure to mention that John Belushi died of a drug overdose, just in case there was any confusion as to where Johnny Dakota (which we’re sure is his real name) was headed. Luckily, Mr. Belding comes to the rescue with a news anchor friend (played by then-NBC president Brandon Tartikoff) to help the gang film a real anti-drug PSA, giving us another wonderful 1990s catchphrase: “There’s no hope with dope.”

‘Saved By The Bell”s Most Iconic Episodes

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