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The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell

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The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell

Lovable schemer Zack Morris leads his pals on adventures at California's Bayside High School. The friends navigate relationships, final exams, school dances, breakups and more...

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  1. Background image for Jessie's Song
    8.2/10(496 votes)

    #1 - Jessie's Song

    S2:E9

    Jessie turns to caffeine pills to keep up with her studies and her new singing group, Hot Sundae.

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  2. Background image for Fake I.D.'s
    8.1/10(401 votes)

    #2 - Fake I.D.'s

    S3:E9

    Zack begins dating a college girl named Danielle, and asks Screech to make fake IDs in order that they can hang out with her at a club. However, things become complicated when the guys see Kelly's boyfriend, Jeff, there with another girl.

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  3. Background image for Fatal Distraction
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Fatal Distraction

    S1:E4

    In an attempt to find out who Kelly wants to take to a dance, Zack and Screech bug the girls' sleepover party and the girls get revenge.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Beauty and the Screech
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Beauty and the Screech

    S1:E10

    Zack enlists Screech to tutor Kelly, when he finds out that she needs to pass an upcoming science test in order to go to a concert with him. When Screech and Kelly begin spending more time together than he'd expected, it makes him uncomfortable.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Election

    S1:E13

    When Zack finds out that the elected student council president gets to leave school for a trip to Washington D.C., he runs against Jessie.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Zack Tapes
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Zack Tapes

    S1:E14

    When Zack tries to win Kelly's heart through the use of subliminal messages, the plan ends up severely backfiring on him.

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  8. Background image for Home For Christmas (1)
    8.0/10(416 votes)

    #7 - Home For Christmas (1)

    S3:E24

    Zack, Slater, Screech, Kelly and Jessie are working at the mall for the holidays, where they befriend a homeless man and his daughter.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
  9. Background image for Graduation
    8.0/10(372 votes)

    #8 - Graduation

    S4:E26

    As graduation approaches, Zack learns that he is just one credit short of graduating. Desperate to get extra credit, he joins Bayside's ballet company, and when illness strikes some of the other cast members, he calls on the gang for help.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Home for Christmas (2)
    7.9/10(389 votes)

    #9 - Home for Christmas (2)

    S3:E25

    Zack learns that his new girlfriend is the homeless man's daughter. When she decides to get her dad a new coat and it turns up missing, her boss Mr. Moody accuses her of stealing it.

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    7.9/10(414 votes)

    #10 - Mystery Weekend

    S3:E26

    The gang wins a mystery weekend at a mansion where they are all part of a murder mystery.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Substitute

    S1:E7

    After the school's drama teacher falls ill, a handsome substitute arrives, and quickly captivates the girls, much to the chagrin of the boys.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Cream for a Day
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Cream for a Day

    S1:E8

    When Screech accidentally invents a seemingly miraculous zit cream, Zack sells it at school. However, it soon becomes clear that the cream has an alarming side effect.

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    7.8/10(404 votes)

    #13 - The Prom

    S2:E1

    Zack asks Kelly to be his date for the prom and she agrees, but when her father loses his job, she decides family is more important and gives up her chance to go, but cannot bring herself to tell Zack.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Fabulous Belding Boys
    7.8/10(385 votes)

    #14 - The Fabulous Belding Boys

    S2:E15

    Mr. Belding's brother, Rod, a substitute teacher, arrives at Bayside to take the gang's History class. Rod proves instantly popular, and soon Mr. Belding is dismayed to find that the kids prefer his brother to him.

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    7.8/10(373 votes)

    #15 - The Wicked Stepbrother (1)

    S3:E13

    Jessie's new stepbrother moves in from New York where he has tricks of his own, including blackmailing her friends.

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    7.8/10(400 votes)

    #16 - All in the Mall

    S3:E16

    Zach finds $5000 in the mall, and plans to use the money to buy and then scalp tickets for a U2 concert.

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  18. Background image for Drinking and Driving
    7.8/10(377 votes)

    #17 - Drinking and Driving

    S4:E10

    The gang learn about the dangers of drinking and driving when, after getting drunk at a party, they get into an accident in Lisa's mother's car and try to cover it up.

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    7.7/10(352 votes)

    #18 - The Wicked Stepbrother (2)

    S3:E14

    After Lisa and Eric crashes Mr. Belding's car, Zack and the boys must find a way to repair the car before Belding returns; meanwhile Jessie still disapproves of Eric hanging out with Lisa.

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  20. Background image for No Hope With Dope
    7.7/10(394 votes)

    #19 - No Hope With Dope

    S3:E21

    A famous film star comes to Bayside to shoot an anti-drug public service announcement. The gang are enchanted by him, but when they go to a party at his house, they discover he is a hypocrite.

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    7.7/10(369 votes)

    #20 - The Fight

    S4:E1

    The gang begin their senior year, but rather than it being a positive time, things turn sour when Zack and Slater clash over the new girl at school.

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    7.7/10(346 votes)

    #21 - Love Machine

    S4:E11

    Slater is horrified when his girlfriend from Germany arrives at Bayside as a new student. Zack helps hide the relationship from Jessie, but it is only a matter of time before she finds out, and Slater must figure out where his heart lies.

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  23. Background image for Pipe Dreams
    7.6/10(373 votes)

    #22 - Pipe Dreams

    S3:E11

    While putting up the new field goal post, oil is discovered. Soon the entire school is interested in the oil drilling, but Jessie doesn't like the idea.

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    7.6/10(374 votes)

    #23 - Date Auction

    S3:E15

    The school holds a dance-date auction to pay for new cheerleading uniforms, where Zach, Slater and Screech are up for auction. Jessie is appalled at the whole idea. Lisa becomes an intellectual to impress a smart boy.

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    7.6/10(385 votes)

    #24 - S.A.T.'s

    S3:E17

    Jessie's self-esteem takes a dive when she gets 1200 on the SAT's, while Zach gets 1502, and her chances to get into "Stansbury" College are hurt, so Zach hires James to help.

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    7.6/10(337 votes)

    #25 - The Senior Prom

    S4:E17

    As the senior prom approaches, Zack discovers he still has feelings for Kelly. However, she already has a date, and Zack resorts to skulduggery to win her hand, while romance brews elsewhere.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Jessie's Song" is the best rated episode of "Saved by the Bell". It scored 8.2/10 based on 496 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Tom Tenowich, Peter Engel, it aired on 11/3/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fake I.D.'s".