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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 1 Episode 4 - Home Shopping
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Home Shopping

    S1:E4

    Just before exams, Scott leads the gang on a venture marketing a so-called memory-enhancing drug on a local cable access channel, calling their show the ""Bayside Shopping Network.""

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 1 Episode 7 - Homecoming King
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Homecoming King

    S1:E7

    Chad Westerfield, who has his eye on Megan, and Lindsay are leading candidates for Homecoming King and Queen.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 1 Episode 11 - Weasel Love
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Weasel Love

    S1:E11

    Weasel's pen-pal Natalie comes to Bayside and joins the band, as do Scott and Tommy D, hoping to win a trip.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 1 Episode 13 - Running the Max
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Running the Max

    S1:E13

    As a class project, some of the Bayside students try their hand at operating the Max, but they nearly run it out of business. Then Scott takes over the management, much to Vicki's happiness.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Todd J. Greenwald

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  5. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 2 - All Play and No Work
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - All Play and No Work

    S2:E2

    Mr. Belding and Screech are summer managers at the Palisades Hills Country Club. Screech promptly hires the gang from Bayside to work there for the summer, and they just as promptly incur the wrath of Mr. Harrington, the club's manager. Screech falls for Mr. Harrington's daughter Alison.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 3 - Let the Games Begin
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Let the Games Begin

    S2:E3

    The annual competition pitting the staff of Pacific Palisades Country Club against Mr. Harrington and the guests is coming up. Mr. Belding injures himself, so Screech must take his place in a golf match against Harrington, who is determined to win at all costs. Lindsay and Megan have to teach Tommy D to swim so he can fill a spot on the relay team. Also, Brian has to find a way to convince Rachel to stay at the Club after she learns her college boyfriend, David, won't be coming out for the summer.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Todd J. Greenwald

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  7. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 4 - Bloody Money
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Bloody Money

    S2:E4

    Megan is running a blood drive and while contributing to it, Screech falls for the pretty nurse Penny Brady. Meanwhile the gang needs to find a chaperone for their camping trip. Brian comes up with a scheme to get Screech to do the job, but first he must get him a date with Nurse Brady.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 6 - Brian's Girlfriend
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Brian's Girlfriend

    S2:E6

    In an effort to make Rachel jealous and stop her from thinking about her missing boyfriend David, Brian begins hanging out with the club's pretty tennis instructor, Karen. Also, the Bayside gang competes in a ""tip-athon,"" the winner of which will get double his or her earnings.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Mark Fink

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  9. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 8 - Rachel's Choice
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Rachel's Choice

    S2:E8

    Rachel's boyfriend from college David arrives at Palisades Hills. Now Rachel must choose between him and Brian. Also, Screech takes on the task of making a promotional video for the Country Club.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Carl Kurlander

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  10. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 9 - Belding's Prank
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Belding's Prank

    S2:E9

    It's Bayside's prank day and everyone is playing tricks on each other. But it's no joke when Belding makes the mistake of inviting the new superintendent to Bayside. He cancels prank day but when no one listens it spells disaster for Belding.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Todd J. Greenwald

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  11. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 10 - A Matter of Trust
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - A Matter of Trust

    S2:E10

    The male staff is up for bids at the annual charity auction at the Country Club. Rachel, hoping to avoid her recent romantic entanglements, purchases a nerd. Alison buys Brian, making Screech jealous. Megan gets stuck with Bobby. Tommy hopes he and Lindsay don't win the prize, a balloon ride, because he doesn't want her to know he's afraid of heights.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 11 - Tommy the Tenor
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Tommy the Tenor

    S2:E11

    Bobby is trying to drum up interest in the glee club. He gets very little response until the girls see the cute music teacher. Meanwhile, it turns out that Tommy D has a great singing voice, but doesn't want anyone to hear him because he's afraid it will hurt his image.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Leslie Eberhard

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  13. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 12 - Christmas in July
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Christmas in July

    S2:E12

    Palisades Hills' annual ""Christmas in July"" celebration is here, and Screech, Bobby and Tommy D are worried about what gifts they should get for Alison, Mr. Harrington and Mr. Belding, respectively. Megan protests the swimsuit portion of the Snow Queen pageant.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Leslie Eberhard

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  14. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 13 - Bayside Story
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Bayside Story

    S2:E13

    It's time for the big game between fierce archrivals Bayside and Valley, and it turns out that Megan's new boyfriend is the captain of Valley's football team.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 Episode 26 - Goodbye Bayside (2)
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Goodbye Bayside (2)

    S2:E26

    The students are depressed about Bayside's closing and can't get very excited about the prom. Mr. McMillan shows up and says he now plans to tear down the school even before the prom is held. Desperate to stop him, Rachel is disguised as ""Nurse McGillicuddy"" and the kids fake an outbreak of ""Swiss measles,"" for which a phony quarantine is set up. The prom is back on. The gang finds out that Mr. McMillan was a lonely guy at Bayside, with only one friend, a girl named Sandy Bennett. They locate Ms. Bennett but she can't come to Bayside's 40th prom because of a previous engagement with her nephew. The prom has a 1959 theme. Former Bayside High students Lisa Turtle and A.C. Slater show up, then Zack Morris arrives with Ms. Bennett, who it turns out is his aunt. McMillan is reunited with his old friend and she convinces him to abandon his plans to tear down Bayside.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 3 Episode 1 - Welcome to Bayside
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Welcome to Bayside

    S3:E1

    New transfers to Bayside include three students from arch-rival Valley High: R.J. ""Hollywood"" Collins, head cheerleader Maria Lopez and Ryan Parker, who stole Bayside's mascot the year before. The old gang greatly resents these newcomers. Ryan makes plans to date Lindsay, make Maria the head cheerleader and get R.J. to emcee the Welcome Back dance. The two groups fight so much that Mr. Belding makes them stay on separate sides of the gym at the dance and wear identifying badges. But before the night ends, the enemies all dance with each other. Also, Tommy D. is thinking of how to get back together with his old girlfriend, Lindsay.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 3 Episode 2 - The Love Bugs
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Love Bugs

    S3:E2

    Maria and the others are trying to win tickets to the Grungefest from the radio station, but Lindsay wins them on her first try! Tommy has told Lindsay that he wants to get back together with her, so she must choose between him and Ryan. The girls hold a slumber party to help Lindsay decide. Tommy borrows some high-tech communication equipment that Screech has bought for the school and he plans to bug Lindsay's room. Ryan has the same idea, though, and he gets R.J. to help. Eventually all the boys end up hiding in Lindsay's closet or under her bed. A few more misunderstandings occur until Lindsay finally decides to go to the show with Maria.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 3 Episode 3 - Driving School
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Driving School

    S3:E3

    Maria is getting a car for her 16th birthday, but she's failing Driver's Education. She pleads with Screech to pass her, and he agrees against his better judgment. Meanwhile Ryan needs a car to compete with Tommy for Lindsay. He gets the idea of pooling money to buy one and he recruits Rachel, R.J. and various nerds, jocks and band members to join in with him. When he's still $600 short, he gets a rich kid named Arthur to go in on the deal by using Rachel as bait. Rachel can't stand Arthur and gets mad at the boys for using her. Later, Maria is out driving with her friends when she hits Mr. Belding's parked car. Ryan and the gang use their money to buy an identical car while Mr. B's is being fixed. But the other partners show up and demand to have their turn in the new car. When Mr. Belding shows up and sees all the students piled into what he thinks is his car, he demands to know what's going on. Maria and Screech both own up to their mistakes.

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 3 Episode 7 - Maria's Movie Star
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Maria's Movie Star

    S3:E7

    Maria waits on her heartthrob, actor Justin Wells, at the Rockin' Rice Japanese restaurant where she works at the mall. He's come there hoping to see his new movie with a regular audience. Maria vows to keep his secret and he asks her to go to the movie with him. She and Justin have fun spending the day together--he even works in the restaurant! At the movie that night, Justin kisses Maria. He plans to spend another day with Maria, but Ryan overhears the conversation and arranges a personal appearance for the movie star at the Splash Video store without his approval. When Justin finds out he thinks Maria has betrayed him, but it all gets straightened out. Sadly, Justin departs after receiving a call from his agent, giving Maria one last kiss. Also, Rachel is supposed to work for Lindsay at the video store so she can go out with Ryan, but Rachel goes shopping instead, causing Lindsay to lose her job. Screech holds a contest at the sporting goods store to guess the number of jellybeans i

    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 5 Episode 3 - It's Not About Winning
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - It's Not About Winning

    S5:E3

    The Bayside girls swim team is undefeated thanks to nationally ranked team captain Liz and new recruit Katie, but the boys team featuring Nicky and team captain Ryan is sinking fast. Eric has his eye on Shauna Elliot, a member of the girls team. After losing a meet against Westwood, The boys think they have no chance of beating Valley. So Eric decides to switch places with Maria so both can cover the swim teams for the school radio station. With the state finals coming up, Liz asks Screech for extra time in the pool. Screech tells the boys that their practice time will be cut to give the girls have a better chance of beating Valley. Katie has an idea on how to solve this conflict and Screech presents it to the girls team. At the other end, Maria is covering the boys team while Eric covers the girls. Ryan and Nicky play a phone prank on the girls, pretending that NBC Sports is doing a story on the girls. The prank ends up with Liz and the rest of the girls getting detention while th

    Director:Miguel Higuera
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 5 Episode 4 - Football & Physics
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Football & Physics

    S5:E4

    Football season is coming up and Eric has been training hard to become the starting wide receiver. Coach Wagner stresses to the team to the importance of keeping their grades up. Eric is proud and happy when the coach tells him he's starting against Central High. But when Coach Wagner finds out Eric is taking a physics course he tells him to play it safe and drop that class. Eric is ready to quit the class when he has a conversation with his teammate Perkins who tells him the coach hasn't said a thing to him about dropping physics. Eric feels that the coach assumes that because he's black, he will have more trouble with a tough academic course than a white player would. He later tells Coach Wagner that he thinks his attitude toward black players is unfair, and he complains to his friends Ryan and Nicky too. During the game against Central, Coach Wagner talks to Eric about respect, but Eric doesn't respond and he sits out the rest of the game. The next day Eric goes to see Screech abo

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 5 Episode 5 - Highs and Lows
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Highs and Lows

    S5:E5

    Maria starts smoking marijuana and Screech is fearing for his job as Eric fills in for him while he's sick. Maria and Nicky are looking at the end of their relationship.

    Director:Miguel Higuera
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 5 Episode 6 - Letting Go
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Letting Go

    S5:E6

    Katie and Eric begin taking all-natural herbal stimulants to help them keep up with the long hours they've been working, but after offering the herbs to a customer who passes out from over-exhaustion, they quickly learn about the little-known side effects of the drugs. Meanwhile, Maria becomes jealous when her ex-boyfriend Nicky starts dating Courtney, But she goes too far when convinces mall security guard Screech that Courtney is the thief that Screech has been looking for.

    Director:Miguel Higuera
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 6 Episode 2 - Do the Write Thing
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Do the Write Thing

    S6:E2

    Desperate to find a good story for the school newspaper, Katie writes an unfair article about the football team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 6 Episode 4 - The Young and the Sleepless
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - The Young and the Sleepless

    S6:E4

    Eric starts getting moody when he stops getting enough sleep.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Home Shopping" is the best rated episode of "Saved by the Bell: The New Class". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/2/1993. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Homecoming King".