Save Saved by the Bell!

Well, it’s not really in trouble, but that was a catchy title. The truth is that in writing yesterday about the station that now produces iCarly and True Jackson, VP (and since I’ve been finishing a True Jackson spec script this week) I started thinking about what on earth I watched when I was that age. A lot of family sitcoms and things—Family Ties, The Cosby Show, Growing Pains, Alf, and the like—but also kids/teen stuff like Punky Brewster and a little Saved by the Bell, which turns twenty this year.

So last week Jimmy Fallon, the new host of Late Night, proposed his show host a Saved by the Bell reunion. Here’s the clip:



So Dennis Haskins, who played principal Mr. Belding, is obviously on board, but the Late Night producers want fans to sign a petition on their site to induce other former cast members to sign up too. Elsewhere, I also found someone’s summary of what the cast has done since the show (see it here), but I can’t vouch for its accuracy at all.

Here’s a compilation video someone made, which I’ll share to get those nostalgia juices pumping. This was never my favorite show, I’ll admit, but just watching thirty seconds of this made me feel like I was in high school again.