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Some people dream about starting a band, these kids
went and did it.
Richard, Sly, Tony, Gail, Matt, Dennis, Jenny and Tiffani.
California Dreams was created
by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon. The sitcom
had a dual focus on the Garrison family and their children’s band, which shared
its name with the series. The Garrisons had moved from Iowa to Southern
California, and guitarist Matt Garrison (Brent Gore) had, at some point, formed
the band with the friends he made in his new home and his younger sister, keyboardist
Jenny (Heidi Noelle Lenhart). The other band members included Tiffani Smith
(Kelly Packard) on bass and vocals, Antoine “Tony” Wicks (William James, who
got his role by sending in an audition tape) on drums, and the
“ba-boom!”-exclaiming Sylvester “Sly” Winkle (Michael Cade, whose agents
initially passed on the series to hold out for something better), who served as
the band’s obnoxious and constantly scheming manager. Also featured were Matt
and Jenny’s parents Richard (Michael Cutt) and Melody (Gail Ramsey), and their
younger brother Dennis (Ryan O’Neill). The show would blend real-life issues
with zany adventures; juggling between the typical family situations of the
Garrisons and the Dreams’ attempts at making something of their potential
musical careers in between classes and homework.
While the series didn’t sit well with critics, who considered it an
unoriginal blending of Saved by the Bell, The Partridge Familyand
Beverly Hills 90210, it did gain a loyal following as evidenced
by the packed houses the cast experienced when they would go on mall tours in
between filming. Despite its respectable ratings, the show had come around in a
time when NBC was shifting focus to more teen-oriented programming after the
massive success of Bell, which was in
its final season when the show debuted. As a result, NBC dumped all its
animated programming and reworked its Saturday schedule to include more teen
sitcoms similar to Bell to try and replicate its success.To that end, NBC asked for some changes
to be made to the show in order for it to be more at home in its new Teen NBC (TNBC) programming block.
New members, same sound.
The Garrisons were phased out in order to focus solely on the band and
the antics of its members; with Richard reduced to a recurring character and
Gail only being a guest-star. Matt remained for the rest of the second season,
but Jenny was sent off to an Italian music conservatory after the third
episode. The first episode introduced the band’s second guitarist, bad boy Jake
Sommers (Jay Anthony Franke, singing voice by Barry Coffing), whose image
initially led to the band to consider him an ill fit for the group. The fourth
episode introduced Samantha Woo (Jennie Kwan, who actually auditioned for the
role of Tiffani the previous year), a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong
that stayed with the Garrisons in Jenny’s room. She eventually took Jenny’s
place as the band’s new vocalist and keyboardist.
The Dreams with Jake, Lorena, Mark and Sam.
For season 3, the last vestige of the original premise was removed
entirely when Matt was written off of the show; the in-story explanation being
that the Garrisons had moved once again. In reality, Gore had conflicting
notions about how his character should be portrayed with the producers and left
the show as a result. In his place came Mark Winkle (Aaron Jackson, singing
voice by Zachary Throne), Sly’s cousin from New York who was his complete
opposite in personality. Samantha was taken in by the Costa family, which was
headed by a wealthy land developer. Their daughter, Lorena (Diana Uribe), was a
fan of the band and became an occasional benefactor when her lack of talent
prevented her from joining them outright.
The band members would undergo the standard trials and tribulations of
high school as they struggled with grades, money, getting gigs and romance
(usually with each other), in between hanging out at the beach or Sharkey’s.
After five seasons, the series ran its course. The final episode, “The Last
Gig”, was set months after the band graduated from Pacific Coast High School.
Jake wanted to keep the band going and tried to get his band mates recording
contracts, but each of them wanted to embark on a new journey: Tiffani went to
study marine biology at the University of
Hawaii; Sam went to study physics at Oxford
University; Mark returned to New York to attend Juilliard; Tony went off to study acting;
and Sly and Lorena stayed in town to study at Pacific
University. Jake takes the recording deal on his own with his friends’
blessings. Upon the conclusion of the series, the entire cast and crew received
a special 2-disc collection of all the songs from the series.
The 10-episode DVD.
The series was nominated for four Young
Artist Awards between 1993 and 1994, as well as an NCLR Bravo Award in 1996. In 1992, MCA Records released an album
collecting the songs from the first season. Between 2009-2011, Shout! Factory released the first four
seasons on DVD, with 1
and 2 together in the same set. Season
3 and 4
were initially offered exclusively through Shout!’s online store. In 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment released a best-of
collection, featuring 10 episodes from the first three seasons. On March 4,
2010, Jimmy Fallon hosted
a reunion of the teenaged cast on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, with the exception of Aaron Jackson
and Diana Uribe, and a special appearance by Bell’s Dennis Haskins (who helped
Fallon eventually get a Bell reunion). Together, the cast
played the show’s theme for Fallon’s audience.
EPISODE GUIDE: Season 1: “The First Gig”
(9/12/92) – Matt and Jenny must decide between going to their first gig or
going on a trip with their family. Song: “Into the Tube” “Battle of the
Bands” (9/19/92) – The band convinces Matt to go out with one of the judges of
the upcoming battle of the bands so she’ll vote for them, but he soon develops
feelings for her. Song: “It Wasn’t For You” “Beat of His
Own Dream” (9/26/92) – Tiffani gets a secret admirer while Tony quits the band
to join the football team to appease his father. Song: “Rain” “Double Date”
(10/3/92) – The band gets a gig the same night Tony planned to throw a luau
with money he “borrowed” while watching Sharkey’s restaurant. Song: “Heart Don’t Lie” “Dream Man”
(10/10/92) – Matt must figure out how to tell Tiffani he doesn’t like her new
song while Sly tries to make himself to Jenny’s dream man. “Friends First”
(10/17/92) – A man comes between Jenny and Tiffani just as a big audition comes
up. Song: “If You Lean on Me” “Guess Who’s
Coming to Brunch” (10/24/92) – Tony falls for a girl at the country club and
her father doesn’t approve. Song: “One World” “It’s a Guy
Thing” (10/31/92) – Jenny and Tiffani try to teach Tony and Sly how to treat
women while Melody becomes frustrated with the guys “fixing” things around her
house. Song: “Into the Tube (2nd
Version)” “Mother and
Child Reunion” (11/7/92) – Tiffani’s mother comes back for the first time since
abandoning her family. Song: “Love is Not Like This” “Romancing the
Tube” (11/14/92) – Surfing lessons leads to Sly and Tiffani falling for each
other, but Sly soon feels smothered by the romance. Song: “Let Me Be the One” “They Shoot
Videos, Don’t They? (11/21/92) – Sly
convinces the band to shoot a music video for a contest, but having Matt kiss
another girl in it causes problems with his girlfriend. Song: “Everybody Needs Someone” “This Time”
(11/28/92) – Jenny gets back with her ex-boyfriend and he convinces her to skip
band practice in order to be with him more. Song: “This Time” “Where’s
Dennis” (12/5/92) – Dennis runs away after Matt lets Sly hold a party at the
house when he’s left in charge. Song: “Castles on Quicksand” Season 2: “Jake’s Song”
(9/11/93) – Jake wants to join the band but he may not fit their image, and
Tiffani becomes Tony’s boss at Sharkey’s. Song: “If Only You Knew” “Ciao, Jenny”
(9/18/93) – Jake gets Sly to help him spoil Jenny’s chances at getting into a
music conservatory in Rome. Song: “Must Be Love” “Wooing Woo”
(9/25/93) – Matt, Tony, Sly and Jake make a bet on who can kiss the new
exchange student, Samantha, first. Song: “Mamma Said” “Sleazy Rider”
(10/2/93) – Jake lets Matt take care of his motorcycle when he leaves town, and
Sly wrecks it on a joyride. “The Sly Who
Came to Dinner” (10/9/93) – Sly stays with the Garrisons and attempts to win
over Sam, while Tony and Jake fear Tiffani’s secret admirer is a stalker. Song: “Handle it with Care” “Surfboards and
Cycles” (10/16/93) – An argument about what gender-specific classes are tougher
sees the boys taking home ec and Tiffani taking shop. Song: “The Way We Are” “A Question of
Math” (10/23/93) – Sam tutors her classmates for the upcoming mid-terms while
the stress has the band falling apart. Song: “I’m There” “High Plains
Dreamer” (10/30/93) – Tony dreams about having a Wild West shootout with his
date’s ex. “Bwa Ha Ha
Means I Love You” (11/6/93) – Jake takes an embarrassing job to get Tiffani a
present at the same music store where Sly convinces the manager to carry their
demos. Song: “Foolish” “Vote of
Confidence” (11/13/93) – Jake runs for class president to impress his brother
while Tiffani must date his opponent to settle a bet. “The Year of
the Woo” (11/20/93) – Sam must decide to use her money to go back to Hong Kong
for Chinese New Year or to help fix the band’s van. Song: “Mamma Said (2nd
Version)” “Schoolhouse
Rock” (11/27/93) – Detention may keep the band from playing for Sting’s
manager. Song: “Welcome to the Low Road (2nd
Version)” “Save the
Shark” (12/4/93) – Matt’s new love interest is the daughter of the man who
plans to tear down Sharkey’s. Song: “California Dreams (2nd
Version)” “21 Jake
Street” (12/25/93) – The band plans to get fake IDs in order to play a 21+
club, a new girl is drawn to Jake, and Tony and Matt use Tiffani and Sam in
their art projects. Song: “She’s Not You” “Can’t Buy Me
Love” (1/8/94) – A student auction sees Matt becoming Tony’s boss. “Rebel Without
a Clue” (1/15/94) – Sly’s decision to take schoolwork seriously leads his
teacher to believe he’s cheating. Song: “Stand Back” “Dirty Dog
Days” (1/29/94) – The guys broadcast their music over an old radio as “The
Dirty Dogs”, but nobody believes it’s them when the songs become a hit. Song: “Welcome to the Low Road” “Indecent Promposal”
(2/5/94) – When Jake doesn’t want to go to the prom, Tiffani considers going
with a friend who promises the band a summer-long gig in return. Song: “What Will I Do” Season 3: “The
Unforgiven” (9/10/94) – The band looks for a replacement for Matt, while Sam’s
new roommate gets them a practice space and a gig. Song: “Take it Higher” “Follow Your
Dreams” (9/17/94) – An aptitude test’s results feed Jake’s doubts while the
others consider their potential futures. Song: “Whenever I Think Of You” “Budget Cuts”
(9/24/94) – Sly becomes the program director for the school’s radio station,
but budget cuts force him and Lorena to try and save it. “Blind Dates”
(10/1/94) – Sly’s online date turns out to be blind while Sam and Tony try out
online dating as well. Song: “The Way We Are (2nd
Version)” “Yoko, Oh No!”
(10/8/94) – Lorena is determined to become a member of the band, but they’re
afraid to tell her the truth about her skills as it might hurt future
opportunities. Song: “Sometime” “The Long
Goodbye” (10/15/94) – Sly deals with Allison’s leaving by ignoring her, while
Lorena and Sam urge Tony and Jake to be more romantic. “Trust Me”
(10/22/94) – The band must smooth things over between Jake and Mark after Mark
accidentally kisses Lorena. Song: “Stand Together” “The Princess
and the Yeti” (10/29/94) – Lorena’s father hires the band to play at his ski
resort, which has been plagues by rumors of a yeti in the area. Song: “Must Be Love (2nd
Verison)” “Winkle/Wicks
World” (11/12/94) – A class project leads Sly and Tony to land their own TV
show which takes time away from the band. “Daddy’s Girl”
(11/19/94) – Tiffani sets her dad up with a woman that starts cutting into
their time together, meanwhile a dating program deems the other band members
incompatible. Song: “Someone to Hold Onto” “Family Tree”
(11/26/94) – A family history project takes interesting turns for Tony, Mark
and Tiffani. “Harley and the
Marlboro Man” (12/3/94) – Jake takes up smoking after his Uncle Frank while the
band tries to figure out to do with the money they found on the beach. Song: “Tough Love” “Rebel Without
a Nerve” (12/10/94) – Jake joins the safety patrol when his title as school
tough guy is threatened. “Boyz R Us”
(12/17/94) – While the band delivers singing telegrams, an old friend of Tony
comes to him to help get another of their friends out of a gang. “Junior
Achievement” (12/24/94) – An economics project leads the gang to sell Sam’s
great, great grandmother’s cold remedy while Jake and Mark become music
teachers. “The Treasure
of PCH” (12/31/94) – Lorena and Jake send their friends on a treasure hunt to
see if money could destroy their friendships. Song: “Anytime You Need Me” “Tiffani’s
Gold” (1/7/95) – Tiffani turns to steroids due to the stress of the upcoming
volleyball championships. Season 4: “Two Too Much”
(9/9/95) – Jake and Tiffani realize they still have feelings for each other,
while Tony, Sly and Mark take up ballet to attract women. “My Valentine”
(9/16/95) – Tony and Sam decide to get engaged in order to stay together when
she goes back to Hong Kong. Song: “What Would I Do Without You” “Principal
Tiffani” (9/30/95) – Tiffani is made the school’s student principal and she
soon becomes hungry with power. Song: “To The End” “The Dateless
Game” (10/7/95) – Jake ends up winning a charity dating game and has to go out
with another girl on the same night as his anniversary dinner with Tiffani. “Fallen Idol”
(10/14/95) – Jake’s musical idol agrees to listen to the band while Tony
suffers a bout of bad luck. Song: “Too Much to Dream” “Defending
Sly’s Life” (10/21/95) – Sly’s friends put him on trial for being a major
creep. “Secret
Admirer” (11/4/95) – Sly tries to woo a classmate for a gig while Mark’s love
note ends up in the wrong hands and causes problems. Song: “Do Something” “Old”
(11/11/95) – After making fun of a group of senior surfers, Sly ends up
dreaming about his being old. Song: “Never Give Up” “Operation
Tony” (11/18/95) – Tony is scared of his upcoming shoulder operation while
Lorena becomes a candy striper to get closer to a doctor. Song: “She’s Not You (2nd
Version)” “Community
Service” (11/25/95) – The band pitches in on community service, although Sly is
doing it to meet girls. Song: “To The End (2nd
Version)” “Heal the Bay”
(12/2/95) – Tony’s newfound love of the environment leads to his becoming a
nuisance. Song: “Do Something (2nd
Version)” “Woo-ops”
(12/30/95) – Sam must go back to Hong Kong after overcharging on her father’s
emergency credit card. “We’ll Always
Have Aspen” (1/6/96) – At Lorena’s family’s ski resort, Mark resumes his
romance with a skier he dated before. Song: “Born To Love You” “Lorena’s
Place” (3/30/96) – Lorena tries to impress a guy who is only interested in
serious poets and ends up losing her father’s special poem to her mother. “Dancing Isn’t
Everything” (4/6/96) – Tony wants to take over the band from Jake while Lorena
must consider Sly being her replacement partner in the dance competition. Songs: “Let Me Be the One (2nd
Version)”, “Next Big
Thing” & “Take it
Higher (2nd Version)” Season 5: “Stand by Your
Man” (9/7/96) – Tiffani gets jealous of Jake’s new boss and Lorena and Sam’s
spying on him gets Jake fired. Song: “Whenever I Think of You (2nd
Version)” “Shaken,
Rattled and Rolled” (9/14/96) – Tony wants to move someplace without
earthquakes while Sly tries to get a music producer to listen to the band. Song: “She’s Not You (2nd
Version)” “Honest Sly”
(9/21/96) – Sly sells Sam a bad used car while Lorena tries to help Mark get
another girl’s attention by pretending to be into him. “Mop n’ Pop”
(9/28/96) – When Jake’s dad has to take a job as the school’s janitor, Sly’s
teasing causes Jake to become embarrassed. Song: “Anytime” “Diss-Honored”
(10/5/96) – Sam’s new position as president of the honor society leaves her
little time to spend with Tony. “Reel Teens”
(10/12/96) – Jake is chosen to be followed around by a camera crew for a TV
show. “Father Knows
Bets” (10/19/96) – Sly takes up gambling when he feels ignored by his father
while Tony tries to keep what award Jake is going to win a secret. Song: “Do Something (3rd
version)” “Letters from
Woo” (10/25/96) – Sam sends a video letter to her family back home. “Senior Prom”
(11/2/96) – Jake and Tiffani and Tony and Sam are tied for prom king and queen,
while Sly books the band for a gig on the day of the prom. Song: “Too Much to Dream (2nd
Version)” “Babewatch”
(11/9/96) – The gang all end up working on a television show and Tony becomes
jealous when a crew member takes a liking to Sam. Song: “Next Big Thing (2nd
Version)” “Love Letters”
(11/16/96) – The gang decides to make up for all the things they regret during
high school. Song: “Someone to Hold” “Graduation”
(11/23/96) – Drinking at Lorena’s party leads to Mark crashing his car and
ending up in jail, while Jake and Tiffani must finish a project in order to
graduate. “A Band
Divided” (11/30/96) – Lorena buys the band a new amp in exchange for being the
band’s co-manager, which ends up causing conflicts with Sly. Song: “Next Big Thing (3rd
Version)” “The Fashion
Man” (12/7/96) – Sly takes up modeling, but the agency he signs with appears to
be a scam. “The Last Gig”
(12/14/96) – Jake tries to land a recording contract to keep the band together,
but the other band members all want to go on to school. Song: “So Glad I Was There”
Looking to keep the Saved by the Bellgravy train rolling, NBC commissioned the production of not one, but
two spin-offs of the popular teen comedy. Half of the original cast would be
followed into higher education in Saved by the Bell: The College Yearsduring the week while a new class of Bayside High students would
return to Saturday morning in Saved by
the Bell: The New Class.
Developed by Bennett Tramer,
the show debuted the same week as The
College Years, offering viewers a double dose of Bell each week for the 1993-94 season. The New Class aired as part of the TNBC programming block, which
featured teen-oriented shows developed as a result of the success of the
original Bell. Helping with the
transition and serving as an introduction to the new show was a special
re-airing of the television movie Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian
Style, which featured bumper segments where the original cast met the
new students for a symbolic passing of the torch. Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), A.C.
Slater (Mario Lopez) and Lisa
Turtle (Lark Voorhees) would
also go on to make appearances in the show together, with Slater getting an
additional one alone. Remaining with the show from the original was the lovable
goofball principal Richard Belding (Dennis Haskins).
Zack returns to try and save Bayside from demolition.
Students hanging out in a different hallway, for a change.
Despite lasting 3 seasons longer than its predecessor, New Class was largely panned by critics
and audiences and featured steadily declining ratings during its run. One
particular area of criticism was the fact that many episodes recycled plots
from the previous series. After its first season, producers tried to shake the
stigma of being a poor copy of the original by changing the look of Bayside’s
halls and Belding’s office, and The Max, the restaurant where the characters
from both shows hung out, was redesigned after a fire. However, the original theme
and opening animation were retained for the duration of the show’s run.
The season 1 cast: Haskins, Angel, Cigliuti, Lawson, Telfer, Lidsky and Russavage.
The changes the show became most infamous for were to the cast.
Contributing to the decreasing ratings was the constant removing and adding of
characters without any explanation, keeping audiences from developing any kind
of bond with them. In the first season, the students included schemer Scott
Erickson (Robert Sutherland Telfer), a transfer student from rival Valley High
who broke the fourth wall to speak to the audience much like Zack Morris did
before; Tommy D (Jonathan Angel) was the quarterback on the football team and
the steady boyfriend of Lindsay Warner (Natalia Cigliuti), the most popular
girl in school who was involved with every school organization and also the
object of Scott’s desires; Megan Jones (Bianca Lawson) was an over-achiever and
not shy about that fact; uber-nerd Barton “Weasel” Wyzell (Isaac Lidsky) had an
unrequited crush on Megan and was Scott’s best friend, who often got caught up in
Scott’s schemes as a result; and Vicki Needleman (Bonnie Russavage) was Megan’s
neurotic best friend and a cheerleader who developed a crush on Scott.
The season 2 cast joined by Diamond, Lancaster, Oliver and Rodgers.
The second season saw the first major cast shake-up as Scott, Weasel and Vicki
were all written off the show as producers felt that they resembled the
original characters of Zack, Screech and Jessie a bit too much. Replacing them
was Brian Keller (Christian Oliver), a transfer student from Switzerland; Bobby
Wilson (Spankee Rodgers), the cool kid; and Rachel Meyers (Sarah Lancaster),
the school’s fashion expert and shopaholic. Rachel had previously appeared in a
season 1 episode as a guest star. The second season also mirrored the third
season of the original show, with the students taking a summer job at a country
club. Also like the original show, the summer episodes were aired between the
regular school episodes. However, the summer episodes seemed to have an
inexplicably direct bearing on the school episodes as if they were taking place
at the same time. It happened again later on when the class was simultaneously
on a trip to France and still at Bayside.
Don't worry, Richie--we feel your pain.
The most notable change was the return of Dustin Diamond as Screech
following the cancellation of The College
Years, serving in a work/study program from the fictional California
University as Belding’s assistant. Screech would remain until the end of the
show, with little to no mention of his college life outside of Bayside.
Although older, Screech was still the consummate dork and caused chaos and
mishap in his endeavors. Against his better judgement, Belding often entered
into various business partnerships with Screech including running a school
store and selling low-fat yogurt at the mall. Diamond became the only original
cast member to have a starring role in every incarnation of the franchise since
its 1988 debut as Good Morning, Miss Bliss.
Season 3 welcomed Grant, Jackson and Esteban.
Before season 3 began, Lawson, Oliver and Rodgers left the show.
Replacing their characters were Ryan Parker (Richard Lee Jackson), the new
schemer; Maria Lopez (named after Mario Lopez, played by Samantha Esteban), a lively
and outspoken cheerleader and eventual host of a talk show at Bayside; and
fashion-forward R.J. “Hollywood” Collins (Salim Grant). All were transfers from
Valley. By the end of the season, the last of the original cast, Cigliuti and
Angel, decided to leave the show. Grant was also let go.
Comparison of the season 3-7 cast as shown on the DVD covers.
The fourth season brought in Nicky Farina (Ben Gould), Ryan’s stepbrother
from New York; Katie Peterson (Lindsey McKeon), a goody-two-shoes; and Eric
Little (Anthony Harrell), the star of the football team. Lancaster left at the
end of the season and was replaced by Liz Miller (Ashley Lyn Cafagna), star of
the school’s swim team who was romantically pursued by both Ryan and Nicky.
With season 6, Parker was replaced by new Valley transfer student Tony Dillon
(Tom Wade Huntington), a new love interest for Maria.
The gang reminisce in the burnt-out remains of The Max.
The show was intended to end after season 6, but NBC decided to prolong
it by cutting the season in half and airing the remainder as a separate season.
Season 7, as a result, was the only season not to have a single cast change. As
the previous series had ended, the finale featured the class graduation from
Bayside with everyone going their separate ways: Eric headed to the Chicago School of the Arts to pursue a singing
career; Liz headed to Stanford to follow
Olympic aspirations; Maria went to UCLA and
Tony to SDSU, leading to their relationship
ending; Katie was accepted to Columbia
University, but due to financial difficulties decided to go to Cal State instead; Nicky was accepted to NYU, putting his future with Katie in question;
Mr. Belding was even offered the job of Dean of Students at the University of Tennessee, which he accepted. Although
the graduation episode was meant to end the show, “A Repair to Remember” was
delayed in its broadcast and was actually the final episode of the series.
Sing! Sing! For you may not be here next season!
During the show’s run, several actors from the original series reprised
their previous roles including Mark
Blankfield as James the actor and former Max waiter; Pamela Kosh as the nearly-deaf Mrs.
Simpson; Lew Horn as one of
the kids’ old bosses, Mr. Moody; Loren
Freeman as Mr. Lazaar; and Louan
Gideon as Belding’s wife, Becky. In 1994, Scholastic released Saved by the Bell: Ring out the Old, Ring in
the New Scrapbookwhich
featured photos of the original and new cast. Pressman Toy Corp also produced a board
game that, while based on this show, featured the characters of Zack
and Kelly from the original. Throughout 2005, Image Entertainment (now RLJ Entertainment) released the
entire series to DVD in six
season sets, combining the last two seasons into one set.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Season 1:
“The Date Lottery” (9/11/93) – Scott transfers from Valley and has
Weasel help him fix a dance raffle so he can win a date with Lindsay in order
to make her is girlfriend and become popular.
“The Slumber Party” (9/18/93) – Scott crashes a slumber party as his
cousin “Tina,” but the plan backfires when Crunch falls in love with him.
“A Kicking Weasel” (9/25/93) – Weasel is promoted from waterboy to
kicker while Scott fixes Megan, Lindsay and Vicki’s fight over a varsity
cheerleading spot.
“Home Shopping” (10/2/93) – The gang plans to sell a “memory enhancing
drug” before mid-terms on the “Bayside Shopping Network” public-access
television show.
“Love Is on the Air” (10/9/93) – Scott joins the radio station to get
into “Babe Hall” and Weasel becomes “Dr. Luv,” romance advice master.
“George Washington Kissed Here” (10/16/93) – Scott wants Lindsay to be
his Martha Washington at the American Revolution party, but Tommy and Vicki
have other plans.
“Homecoming King” (10/23/93) – Class President Chad Westerfield and
Lindsay are nominated for Homecoming King and Queen.
“Belding’s Baby” (10/30/93) – Scott volunteers to babysit Mr.
Belding’s son and uses him to impress a girl through baby modeling.
“Good-bye Megan” (11/6/93) – Megan’s father wants her to enroll at a
snooty private school.
“Swap Meet” (11/13/93) – Weasel sells a valuable comic book that Scott
seeks to reclaim in order to buy concert tickets for a date with Rachel.
“Weasel Love” (11/20/93) – Weasel’s pen pal Natalie comes to Bayside
and joins the school band, and so do Scott and Tommy in order to win a trip.
“Tommy A” (11/27/93) – In order to get a car from his father Tommy
needs to get an A in class and the gang tries to help him while a boy causes
Megan to act like an airhead.
“Running the Max” (12/4/93) – The gang takes over the Max for a school
project and almost run it into the ground until Scott takes over.
Season 2:
“The Return of Screech” (9/10/94) – Screech returns to Bayside with new
foreign exchange student Brian, and the gang helps Rachel figure out how to
replace her mother’s $700 jacket.
“All Play and No Work” (9/10/94) – Belding and Screech manage the
Palisades Hills Country Club where Screech hires the gang to work, much to owner
Mr. Harrington’s chagrin.
“Let the Games Begin” (9/17/94) – Screech has to replace an injured
Belding in a golf match against Harrington, and Lindsay and Megan have to teach
Tommy D. how to swim.
“Blood Money” (9/17/94) – Megan runs the school’s blood drive while
Brian plots to get Screech to volunteer to chaperone the camping trip.
“Squash It” (9/24/94) – The gang operates a booth at the Bayside
Carnival while Bobby, threatened by a bully, takes karate lessons from Screech.
“Brian’s Girlfriend” (9/24/94) – Brian hangs out with the club’s
tennis instructor to make Rachel jealous and get her mind off her boyfriend
David.
“The People’s Choice” (10/1/94) – Wanting more responsibility, Belding
puts Screech in charge of the school paper.
“Rachel’s Choice” (10/1/94) – David arrives at the club, forcing
Rachel to choose behind him and Brian, while Screech makes a promotional video
for the club.
“Belding’s Prank” (10/8/94) – Belding invites the new superintendent
to Bayside and cancels prank day, but no one listens and the pranks commence.
“A Matter of Trust” (10/15/94) – The male staff is up for a charity
auction at the club, and Tommy hopes he and Lindsay won’t win the balloon ride
prize as he’s afraid of heights.
“Tommy the Tenor” (10/15/94) – Bobby is unable to recruit for the glee
club until the girls see the cute music teacher, and Tommy refuses to sing lest
it hurt his image.
“Christmas in July” (10/15/94) – The club’s annual celebration has
Screech, Bobby and Tommy worried over what gifts to buy and Megan protests the
swimsuit part of the Snow Queen pageant.
“Bayside Story” (10/22/94) – Megan’s new boyfriend is the captain of
the Valley team that Bayside is about to play against in the big game.
“Farewell Dance” (10/22/94) – Bobby plays himself up in order to date
a rich club member, and Alison is accepted to Julliard which upsets Screech.
“A Perfect Lindsay” (10/29/94) – Lindsay endangers her health in
trying to be perfect while a TV show holds a dance contest at Bayside.
“Back at the Ranch” (10/29/94) – Screech takes the gang to his uncle’s
dude ranch where they’re overcome by gold fever upon learning about a treasure.
“Wanna Bet?” (11/5/94) – Screech and Belding are left in charge of the
ranch leading to a competition between them, and the gang is taken in by a pair
of older con artists.
“Breaking Up” (11/12/94) – Brian and Bobby help Lindsay make a video
for Tommy’s birthday, but Tommy and Brian’s sister Kate begin falling for each
other.
“The Class of 2020” (11/19/94) – The gang records interviews to be
placed in a time capsule for the class of 2020.
“Drinking 101” (11/19/94) – Belding takes the gang on a school ski
trip where Lindsay and Tommy go to a frat party and end up drunk.
“Feuding Friends” (11/26/94) – Tommy and Megan grow close, causing a
feud between them, Lindsay and Bobby, while a designer seeks to make a mockery
of Screech.
“To Cheat or Not to Cheat” (12/3/94) – Brian helps Rachel cheat to get
the B on a test she needs to go to the Bayside Ball while Belding does a
performance evaluation on Screech.
“The D Stands for Dropout” (12/10/94) – Tommy finds his niche as a
mechanic at Vince’s garage and decides to quit school to work full time.
“Goodbye Bayside-Part 1” (12/24/94) – Bayside’s 40th
anniversary is overshadowed by millionaire J. Walter McMillan’s intent to buy
the school and tear it down for condos.
“Belding’s Prize” (12/31/94) – Screech forgets to submit Belding’s
application to a prestigious principal club while the gang attempts to win MTV
music award tickets from The Max.
“Goodbye Bayside-Part 2” (12/31/94) – The gang tries to delay the
demolition in order to have their prom, but find a way they may be able to save
the school with the help of some alums.
Season 3:
“Welcome to Bayside” (9/9/95) – Friction occurs when new Valley
students come to Bayside until Belding manages to get them to work out their
differences at the school dance.
“The Love Bugs” (9/9/95) – Lindsay must choose between Tommy and Ryan,
as well as who she’s going to take to Grungefest with the tickets she won.
“Driving School” (9/16/95) – Ryan runs a scam to get a car to compete
with Tommy while Maria convinces Screech to let her pass Driver’s Ed, resulting
in her crashing into Belding’s car.
“What’s the Problem?” (9/16/95) - Lindsay and Maria are nominated for
Homecoming Queen and Belding asks Rachel to tutor the star football player.
“Air Screech” (9/30/95) – R.J. accidentally spray paints some sneakers
and creates a new fad, causing Ryan to dream up a scheme to sell more in order
to compete with Tommy for Lindsay.
“Big Screech on Campus” (9/30/95) – Visiting Cal U., Ryan pretends
R.J. is a star football recruit who worships Screech in order to get Screech in
good with his fraternity brothers.
“Maria’s Movie Star” (10/7/95) – When Ryan finds out Maria has
secretly been dating her favorite movie star, he tries to cash in by arranging
a personal appearance at Splash Video.
“Acting Jealous” (10/7/95) – The school’s production of Cinderella is hampered by fights amongst
the cast, and Lindsay becomes jealous of Ryan and Rachel as the leads in the
play.
“Boundaries” (10/14/95) – While Screech fends off advances from the
lunch lady, Rachel dates a college boy and becomes the victim of abuse.
“Hollywod, Here He Is” (10/14/95) – While the students struggle to put
on a TV show, R.J. is being bilked by a phony talent agent.
“Ryan’s Worst Nightmare” (10/21/95) – Ryan takes out Lindsay when
Tommy has to study, resulting in his having to scheme to get out of the test he
didn’t get to study for.
“Prom Dates” (10/21/95) – With the prom approaching, the students try
to find the perfect dates to go with.
“Thomas D.” (10/28/95) – Tommy takes drastic measures to appear more
cultured in order to win over a classy girl.
“Fear of Falling” (10/28/95) – Troubles arise when the girls’
gymnastic team doesn’t have the money or a coach to go to the state finals, and
star performer Lindsay sprains her ankle.
“The Principal’s Principles” (11/4/95) – Belding and Tommy switch
places for a day.
“Screech’s Millions” (11/4/95) – Screech believes he won the lottery.
“My Best Friends” (11/11/95) – Rachel feels left out when Lindsay and
Maria start spending more time together without her.
“Lindsay’s Dilemma” (11/11/95) – The kids help Screech’s grandpa save
his ski lodge while Lindsay ends up having to choose between Ryan and a waiter
at the lodge.
“Screech’s Dream” (11/18/95) – Screech’s importance is in question
until he has a dream about Bayside’s future without him.
“R.J.’s Handicap” (11/18/95) – On a class trip cruise, R.J. falls for
a disabled girl.
“Casino ID’s” (11/25/95) – The students plot to get into the cruise
ship’s casino.
“Green Card” (11/25/95) – The students try to help Screech find a new
girlfriend, and end up setting him up with a girl who wants to marry him for a
Green Card.
“No Smoking” (12/2/95) – Trouble brews at Bayside when smoking leads
Tommy D. to be removed from a team and Lindsay burns a dress for the fashion
show she works on.
“The Fallout” (12/2/95) – Screech and Belding try to join a club together
while Lindsay breaks up with Ryan after she finds another guy.
“The Christmas Gift” (12/9/95) – Screech arranges for Belding’s family
to visit the ski lodge they’re at, but unknowingly Belding decides to go home
to visit them.
“New Year’s Resolution” (12/9/95) – The students help Screech find his
resolution.
Season 4:
“Oh, Brother” (9/7/96) – Lindsay and Tommy D leave Bayside, while Ryan
wants to ask Rachel out but is overshadowed by the popularity of new student
Nicky.
“Unequal Opportunity” (9/7/96) – Rachel is discriminated against at
work, Screech uses fattening hot fudge to make his low-fat yogurt tasty, and
Katie helps Maria get her hair done.
“Backstage Pass” (9/14/96) – Nicky wins MTV Music Awards passes but
tears them up when his friends act fake to try and get his extra one.
“Baby Care” (9/14/96) – The boys and girls are paired up to take care
of computerized babies, unfortunately the baby keeps Ryan from telling Rachel
how he feels.
“The Tall and Short of it” (9/21/96) – It’s time for the Sadie Hawkins
Dance, and while everyone hopes for a particular date Rachel is having problems
with hers and Ryan’s height difference.
“Little Hero” (9/21/96) – When Belding accidentally injures himself, a
football player and a cheerleader, Eric is put in the game, wins it, and
suddenly gets Heather’s attention.
“Student Court” (9/28/96) - When
the gang is put in charge of the student court, they abuse their positions in
order to ensure they’ll win a trip to Catalina Island.
“Fall Formal” (9/28/96) – Eric plots to get his band to play as a
record producer will be in attendance and Katie’s parents can’t afford a new
dress for her.
“Wrestling with Failure” (10/5/96) – In order to get on the wrestling
team, Ryan needs to lose weight and defeat Nicky.
“To Tell the Truth” (10/5/96) – Screech enlists the boys to bake a
cake for Belding while Maria’s new boyfriend appears to be using her for a
better grade.
“Renaissance Faire” (10/12/96) – The school’s fundraising renaissance
faire falls to chaos as egos and tempers flare amongst the students.
“The Last to Know” (10/12/96) – While helping out with Maria’s radio
show, Nicky and Maria fall for each other leading to Katie breaking up with
him.
“The Final Curtin” (10/19/96) – Eric deals with the death of the
comedian he befriended at the hospital while Belding and Screech’s clown act
leads to some physical pain.
“Hospital Blues” (10/19/96) – Eric pretends to be a hospital patient
to attract an intern, Screech spoils Belding’s sleep study, and Rachel has to face
her fears to visit Ryan in the hospital.
“Trash TV” (10/26/96) – A tabloid show claims to want to film the gang
to demonstrate their responsibility, when in fact it shows the opposite.
“Karate Kids” (10/26/96) – When Maria uses her self-defense to protect
Nicky from a bully, his manhood feels threatened.
“Vote Screech” (11/2/96) – Screech organizes a voting drive at the
mall while Ryan has to tell Rachel she can’t sing in order to save his band.
“Campaign Fever” (11/2/96) – Rachel and Katie are running against each
other for student president.
“The Wrong Stuff” (11/9/96) – While the gang is at Space Camp, fights
break out over which of them is the team leader.
“Science Fair” (11/9/96) – Screech wants to win the science fair and
attempts to enhance Eric’s project, which could end up getting Eric
disqualified.
“The Fifth Wheel” (11/16/96) – Katie finds herself the only one
without a partner at Space Camp.
“The Kiss” (11/16/96) – Encountering Deering High School at Space Camp
leads to Ryan accidentally kissing Mary Beth.
“Balancing Act” (11/23/96) – Maria’s promotion and school work leaves
her with little free time, while Belding’s surprise party ends up coopted by
Screech who believes it to be for him.
“Stealing Screech” (11/23/96) – When Screech is offered a
better-paying job at Valley High, Screech has to decide if he can leave Bayside
to take it.
“Fire at the Max: Part 1” (12/14/96) – When he forgets to turn off the
Christmas tree lights, Ryan accidentally causes The Max to be burned down.
“Fire at the Max: Part 2” (12/14/96) – A.C. Slater visits and shares
memories of the Max with the rest of the gang.
Season 5:
“Desperately Seeking Work” (9/13/97) – Everyone is out looking for
work while the Max is rebuilt and reopened.
“Suddenly Ryan” (9/13/97) – Screech tries to make enough money to buy
the Max while Rachel breaks up with Ryan from Boston.
“It’s Not About Winning” (9/20/97) – With the girls’ swim team poised
to win, the boys’ team plans to get them in trouble in order to get additional
practice time in the pool.
“Football & Physics” (9/20/97) – Eric feels Coach Wagner told him
to drop out of physics because he’s black and stands up to him.
“Highs and Lows” (9/27/97) – Maria and Nicky’s relationship may be the
casualty of her starting to smoke pot, while Screech fears for his job after
Eric successfully covers him when he’s sick.
“Letting Go” (9/27/97) – Katie and Eric take all-natural stimulants to
help deal with their long hours while Maria sicks security guard Screech on
Nicky’s new girlfriend.
“The Great Stain Robbery” (10/4/97) – Eric releases a laundry cleaning
spray he and Maria invented without properly testing it, resulting in clothing
being ruined.
“Boy II Man” (10/4/97) – Eric wins a recording contract but the
executive wants to change his image.
“Big Sister Blues” (10/11/97) – Katie tries to win homecoming queen in
order to compete with Robin’s academic honors while Screech faces his long-time
crush on Robin.
“Her Brother’s Keeper” (10/11/97) – While Maria struggles to find and
keeper her brother a job, Screech is forced to give up one of his.
“Friends Behaving Badly” (10/18/97) – A tabloid TV show is coming to
film Maria’s talk show and encourages her to switch to an exploitation format
to reveal her friends’ secrets.
“A Tale of Two Siblings” (10/25/97) – Liz can’t decide between Ryan
and Nicky while Maria’s surprise party is blown by Screech and Belding.
“Liz’s Choice” (10/25/97) – Maria and Katie both take Eric to the
formal while Liz finally chooses Ryan.
“State Champs” (11/1/97) – After the swim team wins the state
championship, Katie’s ego swells while Liz’s father wants her to train harder
for the Olympics.
“Screech and the Substitute” (11/1/97) – Screech begins to date the
new substitute teacher, but the gang fears she’s only using him to get a
permanent position at Bayside.
“Love, Bayside Style” (11/8/97) – The gang gets stuck in an elevator
where Ryan and Liz quarrel and Screech attempts to get them out.
“Foreign Behavior” (11/8/97) – The gang heads to France where Maria,
Nicky and Katie almost get them in trouble after misunderstanding the currency
exchange rate.
“Thanks for Giving” (11/15/97) – Ryan, Eric and Nicky ditch their
responsibilities at Habitat for Humanity to see a football game.
“Foreign Affairs” (11/15/97) – Eric fakes interest in French culture
to get close to their tour guide while Liz goes out with another guy to get
even with Ryan.
“Putting Up Walls” (11/22/97) – Maria goes out of her way to help in
the building of Mike’s house, making her come off as condescending to him.
“Goodbye Paris” (11/22/97) – Eric wants to stay in France with
Danielle while Katie, Liz and Ryan buy a fake Picasso from a con artist.
“Private Peterson” (11/29/97) – Katie is blocked from joining the ROTC
program by the guys in it and Screech believes he’s contracted a tropical
disease.
“Into the Woods” (11/29/97) – Ryan and Maria get lost while hiking in
the woods and Ryan breaks his leg.
“Mission: Control” (12/6/97) – Nicky and Katie develop feelings for
each other, but Katie’s fear of losing him causes her to act differently.
“Forget and Forgive” (12/6/97) – Screech ends up left behind by the
gang leaving him to reflect on all the times he’s helped them.
Season 6:
“Maria’s Revenge” (9/12/98) – Maria spreads vicious rumors about Tony
for standing her up years ago, while Eric, Nicky and Katie try to console Liz
over Ryan’s departure.
“Do the Write Thing” (9/19/98) – Katie writes an expose about
favoritism towards members of the football team.
“The Lyin’ King” (9/26/98) – Screech tries to get a job in the store
through underhanded means while Nicky deals with Eric dating his cousin.
“The Young and the Sleepless” (10/3/98) – Maria and Tony are set up on
blind dates while Eric’s sleep deprivation causes him to crash his car.
“Cigar Wars” (10/10/98) – Belding has to take drama class to make up
for a credit he was short while Tony is caught smoking cigars and is suspended.
“Win, Lose or Cheat” (10/17/98) – Maria and Tony compete against Nicky
and Katie in a dating game show and are given the questions in advance.
“Hands Off” (10/24/98) – Maria’s lawyer mother helps Katie deal with
sexual harassment from her boss while Belding and Screech work on a commercial
for their store.
“Guess Who’s Running the Max” (10/31/98) – Tony is jealous when Maria
is made temporary manager of the Max and gives her a hard time.
“Mind Games” (11/7/98) – Eric and Tony think Nicky is withholding
money from them while Liz’s boyfriend is causing her to avoid her
responsibilities to her friends.
“Free For All” (11/14/98) – Nicky becomes manager of the theater and
hires Tony, but when letting their friends in for free gets out of hand both
end up fired.
“Loser” (11/21/98) – Belding convinces Liz to stay at Bayside when she
becomes depressed over losing out to Katie for the swim championship while the
guys fight over the theme for the dance.
“Bye-Bye Tony” (11/28/98) – The gang tries to help Tony tell his dad
he doesn’t want to move to San Diego.
“Seasons Greed-ings” (12/5/98) – When competition over a prize for
whoever can get the most donations to a charity gets out of control, the
charity cancels the contest.
Season 7:
“Show Me the Money” (9/11/99) – Nicky, Eric and Tony invest in the
stock market to rais money for the senior trip but the stock tanks, and Screech
is in charge for a sick Belding.
“Prescription for Trouble” (9/18/99) – Katie injures her shoulder
forcing her to take painkillers for a swim meet while Screech starts a massage
parlor in Belding’s office.
“Me TV” (10/2/99) – Eric uses Maria, Nicky and Tony to make a music
video, costing them a contest they wanted to enter and forcing Liz to do their
science project alone.
“The Captain and Maria” (10/9/99) – Maria attempts to spend time with
her father who is captain of the police/fire cadet training academy where the
gang is enrolled.
“Liz Burns Eric” (10/16/99) – Liz alters the grade of a boy she likes
to get him in Honor Corps instead of Eric, and Tony tries to discover what
Maria got him for his birthday.
“The X-Friends Files” (10/23/99) – Party planning goes awry when Katie
discovers a scornful entry about her in Maria’s journal while Belding and
Screech wrestle to promote their store.
“Don’t Follow the Leader” (10/30/99) – Eric, Nicky and Katie are
encouraged by their commanding officer to cheat in a competition.
“A Mall Shook Up” (11/6/99) – Nicky saves a kid in an earthquake,
Maria accidentally taches Macau to insult her boss, and Screech damages the
shop’s jukebox.
“Party Animals” (11/13/99) – After finals, the gang decides to have a
drinking party on the beach that ends up being raided by the police.
“A Repair to Remember” (1/8/00) – Liz helps Maria and a reporter catch
a crooked repairman who overcharged Maria for car repairs.
“The Last Prom” (11/20/99) – Maria wants to break up with Tony before
she goes to college, Nicky and Katie get stressed out preparing for the prom,
and Belding overdoses on allergy meds.
“Mr. B Goes to College” (11/27/99) – Belding is approached by an old
college friend about taking a dean position at the University of Tennessee.
“The Bell Tolls” (12/4/99) – Belding takes the job and Screech
presents him with an oil painting, meanwhile Tony and Eric accidentally ruin
the graduation gowns.
