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Saved by the Bell: The College Years
The cast of The College Years
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	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	May 22, 1993 – February 8, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by	Saved by the Bell
Followed by	Saved by the Bell: The New Class

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. It was the third incarnation of the franchise.

Contents 1 About the show 2 Episode list 3 Cast 4 DVD releases 5 External links

[edit] About the show

In Saved by the Bell: The College Years, the cast dealt with college life at the fictional California University (UC Berkeley (CAL)). 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 New England Patriots (1979-1981) Cleveland Browns (1982-1988) and Los Angeles Raiders (1989-1992) 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 And 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

• Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris
• Mario López as A.C. Slater
• Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers
• Tiffani-Amber Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski
• Anne Tremko as Leslie Burke
• Kiersten Warren as Alex Tabor
• Bob Golic as Mike Rogers
• Patrick Fabian as Professor Jeremiah Lasky
• Holland Taylor as Dean Susan McMann

Additional cast

• Jake Grace as Stingray
• Diana Tanaka as Dr. Wong
• Mindy Sterling as Clara Meade
• Essence Atkins as Danielle Marks (pilot only)

Special Guest Star

• Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle
• Dennis Haskins as Mr. Belding

[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 the UK 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).

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Saved by the Bell: The College Years

• The History of The College Years
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years: The Home Page & Episode Guide
• Why was The College Years cancelled?
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years at the Internet Movie Database
• Saved by the Bell: The College Years at TV.com

v • d • e Saved by the Bell Quotes · Episodes Main characters Zack Morris · Kelly Kapowski Morris · A.C. Slater · Jessie Spano · Screech Powers · Lisa Turtle · Mr. Belding Other characters Max · Tori Scott · Stacey Carosi · Minor characters Main cast Mark-Paul Gosselaar · Tiffani-Amber Thiessen · Mario Lopez · Elizabeth Berkley · Dustin Diamond · Lark Voorhies · Dennis Haskins Films Hawaiian Style · Wedding in Las Vegas Related series Good Morning, Miss Bliss · The College Years · The New Class (episodes)