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SbtB Part II: Unresolved Storylines

My red-headed friend—his name’s Justin, by the way (he told me he was going to dye his hair after he read my blog), so let’s call him by name instead—isn’t giving up on his argument that the College Years is actually better than the original Saved by the Bell . (If you have Netflix, you also know the show had another previous incarnation, Good Morning, Mrs. Bliss— there’s no defending this show.) After defending his position to his wife—if a man can defend himself to his wife, I ain’t got a shot—he reiterated his claim to me. I have to admit that he has a point: the unresolved storylines in the original SbtB are maddening. With Justin’s help, I’ve decided to examine all the unresolved storylines that we could remember and try to make sense of them. Jessie Spano was a drug addict… for one day. As Justin pointed out, I think it is impossible to be hooked on prescription or illegal drugs for just one day. Of course, like my knowledge of gambling and wild animals, my knowle...

SbtB Part I: When Zack and Lisa Kiss

I spent this morning like I did so many mornings before high school: watching a combination of SportsCenter and Saved by the Bell . Unlike those bygone mornings, by morning today I mean 11:00 o’clock, not 7:00. However, the combination of terrible one-liners and wretched 80s fashion does just as much for the soul as it did a decade ago. I only have one question: What about that kiss between Zack and Lisa? Whatever happened after that? I demand an explanation. Maybe you don’t remember this. Let me quickly bring you up to speed. In the final season—the gang’s senior year of high school—Zack decides to put on a fashion show to help Lisa get admitted into fashion school in New York. After days of preparation, Zack and Lisa kiss at her house. Eventually Screech finds out, sabotages the fashion show, and challenges Zack to a fight for Lisa’s love. Zack and Screech work through their problems when Lisa convinces Screech that she will never date him—a heartbreaking scene. Zac...