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Hands down, Saved by the Bell was my favorite after-school show.

Hands down, Saved by the Bell was my favorite after-school show. High school couldn't look cooler with Kelly Kapowski, Lisa Turtle, and Jessie Spano. Of course, hotties Zach Morris (remember the huge cellphone he used to carry in his pocket?) and beefcake A.C. Slater provided hunky eye candy. And Screech, who could forget Screech? Loved him. I was only in grade school when this show debuted, so I could only dream of wearing Kelly's crop tops and Lisa's tight denim shorts — Jessie had legs for days in those washed out skinny jeans. The girls also fancied jean jackets, high-waist pants, and floral prints. Sigh, what I would do for a Freaky Friday experience with Kelly Kapowski circa '91 . . .

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Buzz In: What TV Reunions Would You Like to See?

Last week we heard more talk about the possible onscreen Saved by the Bell reunion when the cast (minus Dustin Diamond) posed for the cover of People, and soon after, Larry David revealed that there will be a Seinfeld reunion as a story arc in an upcoming episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.


Last week we heard more talk about the possible onscreen Saved by the Bell reunion when the cast (minus Dustin Diamond) posed for the cover of People, and soon after, Larry David revealed that there will be a Seinfeld reunion as a story arc in an upcoming episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. So what other nostalgia-inducing TV casts should have reunions?

I'd love to see the cast of The Cosby Show reunited because I just think it would be funny, and I'd be curious to see the cast of The Wonder Years all together again. A Friends reunion would be interesting because most of those friends continue to work in Hollywood, though their paths have been different. What do you think? What TV cast reunions would it "feel so good" to see reunited?

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Tiffani Thiessen Too Busy For SBTB Reunion, Hearts Break

When Mark-Paul Gosselaar conducted an entire interview on Jimmy Fallon's talk show as the one and only Zach Morris, I got my hopes up that we might soon see a full-on Bayside High reunion on late-night TV.

When Mark-Paul Gosselaar conducted an entire interview on Jimmy Fallon's talk show as the one and only Zach Morris, I got my hopes up that we might soon see a full-on Bayside High reunion on late-night TV. Well, Kelly Kapowski Tiffani Thiessen has crushed my dreams. In this Funny or Die video, Tiffani explains why she's too busy for a Saved by the Bell reunion. She has better stuff to do like film live-action cat videos, sing in an Indigo Girls tribute band, and smoke pot.
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Should the Saved by the Bell Cast Reunite on Fallon's Show?

I'd be lying if I said I didn't start many of my days with an episode of Saved by the Bell on TBS.


I'd be lying if I said I didn't start many of my days with an episode of Saved by the Bell on TBS. There is something about that show that still draws me in, even though the fashion, the acting, the Slater — it's all so cheesy. What can I say? The kids of Bayside High School have a special place in my heart.

That's why I was excited to see Mark-Paul Gosselaar show up on Jimmy Fallon's show as Zack Morris. He even brought the phone! Gosselaar's appearance was part of Fallon's "efforts" to reunite the cast of Saved by the Bell. Apparently everyone is on board except for Screech Dustin Diamond and Tiffani Thiessen. I'm a little torn. On the one hand, Gosselaar's appearance was so fun. On the other, well, Dustin Diamond has a sex tape. A reunion could be a little depressing.

What do you say? Do you want to see the cast of Saved by the Bell reunite on Fallon's show? Or should Fallon let it rest?

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Vintage Geek: Zack Morris Got the Huge Cell Phone From Dad

Hold onto your hats, this vintage clip from Saved by the Bell is hilarious — it exposes Zack Morris's rarely seen dad Derek as the cell phone abuser that he is, with a humongous cell phone even bigger than the one Zack pushed around in a wheelbarrow at Bayside High.

Hold onto your hats, this vintage clip from Saved by the Bell is hilarious — it exposes Zack Morris's rarely seen dad Derek as the cell phone abuser that he is, with a humongous cell phone even bigger than the one Zack pushed around in a wheelbarrow at Bayside High. "This is business!" he tells Zack, indicating Godzilla phone. He could learn a few things from our Cell Phone Rant series.

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Buzz Brainteaser

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar!
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! When Kelly and Zack break up (while they are still in high school) on Saved by the Bell, they are wearing costumes. Who are they dressed as during this scene?

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Buzz Brainteaser

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar!
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! On Saved by the Bell, what do Slater's first two initials, A.C., stand for?

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Buzz In: What Teen Show Best Captures Your Own Experience?

The New York Times recently ran a story comparing the portrayals of teenage life in Gossip Girl, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and the British show Skins.

The New York Times recently ran a story comparing the portrayals of teenage life in Gossip Girl, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and the British show Skins. As I read through the reporter's description of each show, I wondered which teens, if any, see themselves represented in these three seriously different shows. Though they're fun to watch, none of these three shows quite captures my own teen years.

For example, the Times describes Secret Life as "steeped in moralizing" (my teen years weren't as pious), Gossip Girl as a place "where jetting to Aspen from Teterboro" is normal (yeah, not my experience either), and Skins as "nihilistic in its mood" (my hormones were raging, but I wouldn't say I was a nihilist).

So what teen drama did come closest to my own youth? Strange to admit it, but Saved by the Bell comes pretty close (sometimes I related to Jessie Spano. There, I said it. Except during this scene). Or maybe My So-Called Life (because of this scene, I did my fair share of bed dancing) — but even that still isn't quite right. What about you? What teen show — past or present — best sums up your own teenage years?

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Would You Read Dustin Diamond's Saved by the Bell Tell-All?

Dustin Diamond seems like he'll do anything for a little money, from last year's sex tape scandal to his newest project, a tell-all book detailing what it was really like behind the scenes on the set of Saved by the Bell.

Dustin Diamond seems like he'll do anything for a little money, from last year's sex tape scandal to his newest project, a tell-all book detailing what it was really like behind the scenes on the set of Saved by the Bell. It will be called Behind the Bell and it promises to disclose the "sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying." Could be interesting, but we're not sure we really care about the scandalous things the kids from Bayside High got up to. So tell us — would you read Dustin Diamond's tell-all?

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Elizabeth Berkley to Join The L Word

It's been a good year for Saved by the Bell alumni.

It's been a good year for Saved by the Bell alumni. Mark-Paul Gosselaar's new show, Raising the Bar, begins airing on TNT in September. Mario Lopez has been everywhere from Broadway to MTV. And now Elizabeth Berkley — who's already appeared on CSI: Miami and hosted Step It Up and Dance — is joining the cast of The L Word.

Berkley will come on board for the show's final season, playing a former love interest of Jennifer Beals's character ("the straight girl that got away," according to Entertainment Weekly). No word yet on when she'll show up, but she is going to be around for multiple episodes. This isn't the first time Berkley and Beals have worked together: They also shared screen time in the 2002 film Roger Dodger.

Berkley seems like she should fit right in with the rest of the L Word ladies, and I'm excited to see what she can do with this role. I'm also looking forward to this much more than her other upcoming project, the (potentially ill-advised) Donnie Darko sequel. What say you?

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