Saved by the Bell: The College Years

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Saved by the Bell: The College Years

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Genre Sitcom
Created by Sam Bobrick
Developed by Elaine Aronson
Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Mario López
Dustin Diamond
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Anne Tremko
Kiersten Warren
Bob Golic
Patrick Fabian
Holland Taylor
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 18 + Pilot
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Peter Engel
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Picture format NTSC (480i)
Original run September 7, 1993 – February 8, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by Saved by the Bell
Related shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Saved by the Bell: The College Years is a sequel to the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 14, 1993 (though the original pilot aired on May 22, 1993) to February 8, 1994, lasting one season, likely due to harsh reviews and low ratings due to direct competition with ABC's Top 20 hit Full House and CBS's Top 30 hit Rescue 911 in the same time slot. It was the third incarnation of the franchise. The College Years was shown in prime time, unlike the original series, which was shown on Saturday mornings.

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[edit] About the show

In Saved by the Bell: The College Years, the cast dealt with college life at the fictional California University, generally understood to be University of California, Berkeley. The show's premise was very similar to the original Saved by the Bell series, with the six characters getting into different situations each week while remaining under the watchful eye of their resident director and later the Dean of Students.

Originally, the six main characters on The College Years were Zack Morris, A.C. Slater, Screech Powers, Leslie Burke (Anne Tremko), Alex Tabor (Kiersten Warren), and Danielle Marks (Essence Atkins). After the pilot, Tiffani Thiessen decided to return to play Kelly Kapowski. Atkins' character was written out of the plotline as having transferred to another college.

Zack's original love interest was Leslie at the beginning of the series, but after Kelly transferred to Cal U, Zack developed feelings for both girls. Eventually, Kelly became Zack's sole love interest. However, his plans to win Kelly back were put to a halt somewhat when Kelly had an affair with her anthropology professor, Jeremiah Lasky (Patrick Fabian).

Although Professor Lasky did not want his relationship with Kelly exposed, Zack caught the two of them making out in Kelly's dorm room. Later, Zack made it known to the whole class that Lasky and Kelly were dating (though Kelly dropped out of Lasky's anthropology class to prevent risking Lasky's job). Lasky eventually rejected Kelly, but Kelly still harbored feelings for him until she realized just how committed Zack was to winning her, and she went back to Zack permanently. And almost as fast as Zack and Kelly got back together, the two became engaged.

Zack, Kelly, Slater, Screech, Leslie, and Alex's dorm advisor was Mike Rogers (Bob Golic), a former San Francisco 49ers player. Although he looked and acted tough, he did have a softer side, as seen in some episodes. In one episode, he took a liking to a laboratory mouse named X97, and also revealed some of his problems with women, including the fact that he never had a date in high school.

During the latter part of the series, Dean Susan McMann (Holland Taylor) joined the series as its authority figure and instantly developed a dislike for Zack, knowing about his scheming ways.

[edit] Episode list

# Airdate Prod. Code Title
Pilot May 22, 1993 Pilot
1 September 14, 1993 60501 Guess Who's Coming to College?
2 September 14, 1993 60502 Zack, Lies & Videotape
3 September 21, 1993 60503 Rush Week
4 September 28, 1993 60504 Slater's War
5 October 5, 1993 60505 The Homecoming
6 October 12, 1993 60506 The Poker Game
7 October 19, 1993 60507 Prof. Zack
8 October 26, 1993 60508 Screech Love
9 November 2, 1993 60509 Dr. Kelly
10 November 23, 1993 60510 A Thanksgiving Story
11 December 7, 1993 60512 Teacher's Pet
12 December 14, 1993 60513 Kelly and the Professor
13 December 21, 1993 60511 A Question of Ethics
14 January 4, 1994 60514 The Rave
15 January 11, 1994 60515 Bedside Manner
16 January 22, 1994 60516 Love and Death
17 February 8, 1994 60517 Marry Me
18 February 8, 1994 60518 Wedding Plans

[edit] Cast

Additional cast

Special Guest Star

[edit] DVD releases

Saved by the Bell: The College Years was released on DVD by Image Entertainment. The 3-Disc set was released on August 17, 2004. Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas are currently available in both Britain, and the USA. The hourlong series finale, originally aired with various interstitials by the cast, is presented in its syndicated two-part episodes, with the interstitials small pieces of dialogue cut out. The end credits of the final episode originally ran over behind the scenes footage introducing the cast to the audience, but it has been replaced with a scene cut from syndication (Professor Lasky spit-take when Slater reveals Zack and Kelly are getting married).

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