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The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell

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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 while frequently frustrating their principal, Mr. Richard Belding, who does

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Saved by the Bell Season 4 Episode 20 - Snow White and the Seven Dorks
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Snow White and the Seven Dorks

    S4:E20

    The gang put on a rap version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". However, when Jessie and Zack find out they have to kiss in the last scene they start to doubt their friendship and question their feelings for each other, falling out with Kelly and Slater in the process.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Bennett Tramer

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  2. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 9 - Jessie's Song
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Jessie's Song

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Tom Tenowich, Peter Engel

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  3. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 1 - The Last Dance
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Last Dance

    S3:E1

    Kelly gets a job working at The Max but may have to tell Zack it's over between them when she falls for her boss.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Jeffrey J. Sachs

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  4. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 8 - My Boyfriend's Back
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - My Boyfriend's Back

    S3:E8

    Zack and Stacey's relationship is going well until Stacey's boyfriend from Boston, Craig, surprises her at the beach club, leaving Zack devastated. Also, it's the annual ATV race and the gang decides to participate in it.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Jeffrey J. Sachs

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  5. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 10 - Boss Lady
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Boss Lady

    S3:E10

    Stacey is left in charge when her father is away. Everyone is pitching in to help her, but gold fever hits the beach, someone accidentally booked two parties at the same time, and the chefs decide to go on strike.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Bennett Tramer

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  6. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 12 - The Last Weekend
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Last Weekend

    S3:E12

    It's the last day at the beach resort. Zack and Stacey are hoping to have one last time together, but Mr. Carosi doesn't approve of their romance. Meanwhile, a secret admirer is sending Slater some love letters.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  7. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 14 - The Wicked Stepbrother (2)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Tom Tenowich, Peter Engel

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  8. Saved by the Bell Season 4 Episode 9 - Wrestling with the Future
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Wrestling with the Future

    S4:E9

    A.C. and his father fight over where he should attend college and Zack tries to fix it. Jessie becomes a cheerleader and worries about college acceptances.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  9. Saved by the Bell Season 4 Episode 10 - Drinking and Driving
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  10. Saved by the Bell Season 1 Episode 4 - Fatal Distraction
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Saved by the Bell Season 1 Episode 10 - Beauty and the Screech
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Saved by the Bell Season 1 Episode 13 - The Election
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Saved by the Bell Season 1 Episode 14 - The Zack Tapes
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Directors:Gary Shimokawa, Don Barnhart
    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  14. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 3 - Save the Max
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Save the Max

    S2:E3

    The gang unearths Bayside's old school radio station and begins broadcasting again, before learning that The Max is to be closed if Max does not manage to pay $10,000 in back rent.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Michael Poryes

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  15. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 5 - House Party
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - House Party

    S2:E5

    Zack stays over at Screech's place for the weekend where the two of them along with Slater throw a party which is interrupted by the girls before breaking off a valuable item from Mrs. Powers.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  16. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 8 - Miss Bayside
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Miss Bayside

    S2:E8

    Bayside holds it's annual beauty contest. Jessie thinks it's sexist, even when Screech enters, but Belding says that it's only for girls.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 10 - Model Students
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Model Students

    S2:E10

    After a heated debate about the school calenders, a photographer decides to use Jessie, Lisa and Kelly in a photo shoot where Kelly is chosen as the winner of a contest that'll make her famous in France.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Bob Colleary, Michael Poryes

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  18. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 11 - 1-900-CRUSHED
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - 1-900-CRUSHED

    S2:E11

    In an attempt to make money, Zack sets up a 900 number hotline, with Lisa offering advice to the students of Bayside. However, things go awry when Zack decides to keep the line running by dishing out bad advice.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 12 - Close Encounters Of The Nerd Kind
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Close Encounters Of The Nerd Kind

    S2:E12

    After Zack breaks the school's video camera, he and the gang pretend Screech is an alien in order to win a photo competition. However, their picture soon arouses government suspicion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 15 - The Fabulous Belding Boys
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Tom Tenowich, Peter Engel

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  21. Saved by the Bell Season 2 Episode 17 - Breaking Up is Hard to Undo
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Breaking Up is Hard to Undo

    S2:E17

    A.C. Slater and Jessie are finally a couple, but messes it up by disagreeing about how they will celebrate their coupledom, football versus ballet. Zach makes all the wrong moves by getting jealous of Kelly going out with an ex-boyfriend. After a fight breaks out at school, Mr. Belding tries to set the example of how couples should communicate, and after failing miserably, sides with the boys. Neither the guys or the girls want to be the first to apologize, but are miserable without their counterparts. Can Slater and Zach make up for their shortcomings to their girls before it's too late?

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Jeffrey J. Sachs

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  22. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 2 - Zack's Birthday Party
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Zack's Birthday Party

    S3:E2

    Due to Lisa's parents pulling some strings, the gang land summer jobs at Malibu Sands beach club, but Zack soon clashes with the owner Leon Carosi, and his initially abrasive daughter, Stacey.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Bennett Tramer

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  23. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 3 - The Aftermath
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Aftermath

    S3:E3

    The gang is forced to choose between supporting Kelly's relationship with Jeff and helping Zack cope with his grief over their break up, while Lisa plans her sweet sixteen party.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  24. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 9 - Fake I.D.'s
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

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  25. Saved by the Bell Season 3 Episode 13 - The Wicked Stepbrother (1)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writers:Tom Tenowich, Peter Engel

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Best Episodes Summary

"Snow White and the Seven Dorks" is the best rated episode of "Saved by the Bell". It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Bennett Tramer, it aired on 11/14/1992. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jessie's Song".