| Saved by the Bell | |
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| Genre | Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Sam Bobrick |
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| Theme music composer | Scott Gale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Peter Engel |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | August 20, 1989 – May 22, 1993 |
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Saved by the Bell is an American television teen sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC. The series premiered, in prime time, on August 20, 1989, a Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, Saved by the Bell was broadcast in the United States on Saturday mornings, later as the flagship series in NBC's TNBC lineup.[1] A spin-off of the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the show follows a group of high school friends and their principal at the fictional Bayside High School in Los Angeles. Primarily focusing on lighthearted comedic situations, it occasionally touches on serious social issues, such as drug use, driving under the influence, homelessness, remarriage, death, women's rights, and environmental issues. The series starred Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, Dennis Haskins, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley, and Mario Lopez. The series ran for four seasons, airing its final episode, again in primetime, on May 22, 1993, a Saturday night.
The show spawned two spin-off series: Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994), a primetime series that follows several of the characters to college, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993–2000), a Saturday morning series that follows a new group of students at Bayside High School.[2] The series also spawned two TV movies, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style in 1992 and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas in 1994.
In later years, Saved by the Bell has been classified as educational and informational.[3] The show was named one of the "20 Best School Shows of all Time" by AOL TV.[4]
- ^ Weisholtz, Drew (July 8, 2019). "How 'Saved by the Bell' defied the odds to conquer Saturday mornings". Today. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Mendoza, N.F. (September 26, 1993). "Can 'Saved by the Bell' And 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Pass The Test as they Head Off To College?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ Levi, Lili (April 2010). "A "Pay or Play" Experiment to Improve Children's Educational Television". Federal Communications Law Journal, Volume 62, Issue 2. Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
Perhaps because of its concerns about trenching on broadcasters' expressive rights, and/or because of differences regarding qualitative programming assessments even by experts, the FCC has not engaged in extensive, intensive, or timely enforcement of its children's programming rules. It has let slide claims that shows like Saved By The Bell satisfy E/I requirements, taken a leisurely approach to empirical study, and delayed for years the resolution of still pending test claims of noncompliance.
- ^ "Best School Shows of all Time". AOL TV. Aol, Income. August 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-14.