Saved By the Bell

I ran across this article online... and as Saved By the Bell is one of my favorite shows from my childhood I just had to share this.  

"Three Stories from Saved By the Bell  by Mike Krumboltz:  

Few TV shows enjoy such fantastic devotion as "Saved by the Bell." Never mind that it's full of horrible jokes, horrendous fashion, and the hardest working laugh track in show business. "SBTB" still inspires big searches... and big controversies. Here's a rundown of three scandals currently gripping the alumni of Bayside High.

The Screech's Book
Dustin Diamond, who played Screech, has had a tough go since leaving his hit TV show. There have been money problems, a fight to keep his home from foreclosure, and even (ew!) a sex tape. A tell-all book seems like a natural, and that's what Mr. Diamond set out to write. However his memoir about his time on "SBTB" has been dropped by publisher Gotham Books. Some say that it was because many of the salacious details were "unverifiable," a charge that Diamond's reps refute. Regardless, the book has since been picked up by a smaller publisher. Good thing, as Diamond owes some serious back taxes.

Belding Betrayed!
As played by Dennis Haskins, Mr. Belding was the clueless if lovable principal on "Saved by the Bell." He was no A.C. Slater, but he was still a key member of the cast. So, you can imagine that ol' Belding was a wee bit perturbed that he'd been left out of the recent People magazine reunion.New York Magazine reports that Mr. Haskins called into a Detroit radio show to "voice his displeasure." In the interview, Haskins referred to himself in the third person saying, "If anybody deserved to be on that cover, it was Dennis Haskins." While his feelings were hurt by the slight, Haskins wants his fans to know that Dennis Haskins will live.

Where's Screech?
Mr. Belding wasn't the only "SBTB" cast member to miss out on the People reunion. Diamond was doubly dissed. Not only did Screech not appear in the 2009 photo, he was also photoshopped out of the 1989 inset. New York Magazine, which is clearly all over the "SBTB" beat, dug up the original photo and discovered that Screech had been "erased" and cropped out of People's version.  It's enough to make you almost feel sorry for the most annoying character in the history of TV.  Almost."  

Now Saved By the Bell has a very special place in my heart.  I used to go over to a friends house after school in elementary school and watch Saved By the Bell.  One of my room mates in college and I used to record it and then watch it all day long... in fact this addiction almost made me flunk out of college because so many classes were skipped in pursuit of this watching pleasure.  That same room mate bought be a Saved By the Bell T-shirt for graduation.  (ahhh friends, always there to help you mess up and then buy you a T-shirt to remember it by)  Saved By the Bell is so dear to me that i still watch the two episodes that are on TBS in the morning.  

I do believe that I remember all the episodes, and maybe could quote the lines to you.  I remember how the class had about 5 senior years... and were always on the verge of graduating.  I also remember how they went and college and why of course it wasn't the same and many will claim that it ruined the series... it is a guilty pleasure of mine.  And oh the joy when Zack and Kelly finally ended up together.  It is enough to almost make one cry... almost.  

It is funny how things stick with you from childhood.  Like nothing else the things from our childhood stay around, we love them, we hate them, we think about them and wish that we could still enjoy them to this day.  

What from your childhood sticks with you? TV, Movie, Book... anything