Before You Watch The "Saved By The Bell" Reboot, You Should Watch These 15 Episodes From The Original Series

The show originally aired as Good Morning, Miss Bliss, but “King of the Hill” was the first official episode of Saved By The Bell. Since Slater was already part of the original lineup, this episode was presented as a flashback.

“Jessie’s Song” is probably one of the most recognizable episodes. Trying to balance mid-terms and her new band, Jessie uses caffeine pills to help her focus. When Zack finds out, he steps in to show her that she’s not alone.

Zack cooks up a lot of wild schemes, but this one might be the perfect introduction to the way his mind works. Despite how much time Zack spends in his office, Principal Belding has never met his dad. So, when Belding asks Zack to bring Mr. Morris in for a conference, he pays the new waiter from The Max to show up instead.

“Rockumentary” is basically an alternate universe episode where their garage band Zack Attack becomes the biggest band in the world. Narrated by Casey Kasem, this mockumentary chronicles their rise to and fall from fame. It also blessed us with the absolute bop “Friends Forever,” which has been stuck in my head for the last 10 years.

Lisa wins a weekend away at a fancy mansion that’s basically an incredibly elaborate escape room. However, when the murder attempts stop being fake, they have to find the real culprit before it’s too late.

In “The Bayside Triangle,” Zack helps Lisa organize a fashion show so she can showcase her designs in front of an FIT recruiter. While Zack is helping one friend, however, he hurts another, kissing Lisa where Screech can see them. Zack knew how badly it would break Screech’s heart. He nearly destroys his relationship with his best friend, and then it’s never mentioned again. It still makes me mad, if you couldn’t tell.

Trust me, watching Mario Lopez boogie to the Beach Boys will absolutely brighten your day. TBH, I hope the “House Party” routine becomes the next viral TikTok dance.

Zack convinces the rest of their friends to help them bottle the secret family recipe using equipment stolen from the science lab. This spaghetti sauce assembly line lives in my head rent-free.

While the rest of their friends are camping out, Zack and Slater find $5,000. When they discover who the money actually belongs to, they immediately regret their decision to go on a shopping spree.

Mrs. Belding comes to visit her husband at work right before an earthquake strikes, and she gets stuck in an elevator with the students. When she goes into labor, her only hope lies in the hands of two teenagers.

In “No Hope with Dope,” Johnny Dakota chooses Bayside as the filming location for his anti-drug commercial. However, at a party he invites the gang to, Kelly discovers that the actor has been pretty hypocritical.

After her parents get stuck on vacation, Kelly enlists her friends to help her watch her little brother in “The Babysitters.” However, after she injures her arm, the others have to manage without the one person who has experience with kids.

In the two-part Christmas special “Home For Christmas,” Zack meets a cute girl named Laura at the mall. However, after learning that she and her father are homeless, Zack does everything he can to help turn things around for them in time for the holidays.

In “The Time Capsule,” the year is 2003. The original gang hasn’t been at Bayside for 10 years, but they return onscreen when a new crop of students find a video they made.

The four-episode special “Wedding in Las Vegas” was the grand finale of the OG Saved By The Bell. Basically, after spending his first semester of college scheming to get Kelly, his ex-girlfriend/new roommate back, Zack decides that the only way he can get her to stay with him is to propose. She says yes, and they run off to Vegas with all their friends from both the original series and The College Years in tow.