5.8/1027 votes#1 - The Return of Screech
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1994
Former Bayside High pupil and current college student Samuel ""Screech"" Powers returns to his alma mater as an administrative assistant to Mr. Belding. A new student from Switzerland, Brian Keller, is attracted to Rachel. Rachel ruins her mom's $700 jacket and the gang helps her come up with a plan to replace it, a plan which makes Screech an unwitting participant.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 5.2/1024 votes
#2 - All Play and No Work
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/1994
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: N/A
- 5.4/1023 votes
#3 - Let the Games Begin
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/1994
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
- 5.9/1028 votes
#4 - Bloody Money
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/1994
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: N/A
- 5.0/1029 votes
#5 - Squash It
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/1994
The kids operate a booth at the Bayside Carnival. Bobby is threatened by a bully who likes Megan. For protection, he takes karate lessons from an unlikely teacher--Screech!
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1029 votes
#6 - Brian's Girlfriend
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/24/1994
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
- 6.4/1024 votes
#7 - The People's Choice
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/1/1994
Screech is looking for more challenging responsibilities, so Mr. Belding makes him faculty advisor for the Bayside Breeze, the school newspaper which needs some livening up. The first big story is about the girls' swim team not being able to go to the tournament finals for lack of money. Screech gives his staff permission to skip Belding's PSAT review and other classes to work on deadline. Mr. Belding has to talk to Screech about him letting students miss so much work. Screech shuts down operations on the paper for a while and leads the PSAT review himself. After the test, the kids trick athletic director Mr. Doyle into admitting how he took money from the girls' swim team for use in other sports.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 4.7/1022 votes
#8 - Rachel's Choice
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/1994
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
- 5.9/1021 votes
#9 - Belding's Prank
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/8/1994
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
- 5.7/1023 votes
#10 - A Matter of Trust
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/1994
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: N/A
- 5.8/1024 votes
#11 - Tommy the Tenor
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/1994
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
- 4.8/1021 votes
#12 - Christmas in July
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/15/1994
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
- 5.6/1022 votes
#13 - Bayside Story
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/22/1994
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: N/A
- 5.2/1022 votes
#14 - Farewell Dance
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/22/1994
As the Farewell Dance approaches at the Country Club, Rachel is sad to be leaving and Megan can't find a date. Bobby wants to date Michelle, a rich club member, so he concocts phony stories about his wealth. Screech faces a dilemma when Alison is accepted at the Julliard School of Music while he is set to return to Bayside.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1024 votes
#15 - A Perfect Lindsay
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/29/1994
Feeling pressure to live up to an idealized standard, Lindsay goes overboard on her dieting, endangering her health. Also, the TV show ""Club Jam"" is holding a dance contest at Bayside. Brian asks Rachel to be his partner. Brian helps Bobby pair up with Megan, but Bobby has a problem: he can't dance.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 4.2/1025 votes
#16 - Back at the Ranch
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/29/1994
The gang goes to Screech's Uncle's dude ranch. They make friends with his cousin who picked on Screech when they were little. Gold fever hits the gang when they learn about a treasure.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Todd J. Greenwald
- 5.8/1021 votes
#17 - Wanna Bet?
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 11/5/1994
Screech's Uncle leaves the ranch in care of him and Belding. Soon Belding and Screech start competing. When they fail, they give each other the silent treatment. The gang befriends two older boys who let them win at everything unaware that they are con artists planning their next scam.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1026 votes
#18 - Breaking Up
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 11/12/1994
Lindsay can't afford to buy a birthday present for Tommy, so Brian and Bobby get ahold of the school's video equipment so she can make a video for a present. Meanwhile, Brian's sister Katie, and Tommy are falling for each other. Lindsay and Tommy are looking at the end of their relationship.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Leslie Eberhard
- 4.2/1028 votes
#19 - The Class of 2020
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/19/1994
The gang is interviewed for a film to go in a time capsule to be opened by the class of 2020. Stories are told via flashback.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Todd J. Greenwald
- 6.3/1073 votes
#20 - Drinking 101
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/19/1994
Mr. Belding leads the kids on a school-sponsored skiing trip. When they get to the lodge, Brian is more interested in hitting the slopes than being with Rachel, and Lindsay meets a college guy she's attracted to. The girls are invited to a frat party, and they go. While there, Lindsay is offered a beer and ends up drinking too much. The boys come looking for the girls and Tommy D starts drinking also. He and a girl he met take off on a snowmobile.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/1025 votes
#21 - Feuding Friends
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/26/1994
Still at the ski lodge, Tommy D has time on his hands after his accident, and he and Megan start to spend some together. They go out on a date, which makes Lindsay and Bobby none too happy. Rachel and Brian also get caught up in the feuding that follows. Screech is chosen by Ramon-Ramon to be his new model, but he doesn't realize that the famous skiwear designer intends to make a mockery of him.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Leslie Eberhard
- 5.4/1021 votes
#22 - To Cheat or Not to Cheat
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 12/3/1994
Rachel must get a ""B"" on a test or she can't go to the Bayside Ball with Brian. Brian sees a copy of the test and tells Rachel what she should study. She makes the ""B,"" but now she thinks she doesn't have to work hard for good grades. Also, Mr. B is doing a performance evaluation of Screech. Screech enlists the kids to help him look good, but his plans keep backfiring.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 6.0/1028 votes
#23 - The D Stands for Dropout
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/10/1994
Tommy enjoys his mechanic's job at Vince's garage and he's good at it. Vince offers him regular employment. When school starts preventing Tommy from working at the garage as much as he'd like, he drops out so he can work full-time. It's a decision he comes to regret.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Leslie Eberhard
- 6.8/1027 votes
#24 - Goodbye Bayside (1)
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 12/24/1994
Bayside's 40th birthday celebration is in full swing. Bobby is running for homecoming ""king"" against Rachel, who's running for queen. A millionaire alumnus, J. Walter McMillan, comes to tour the school. He plans to buy Bayside and tear it down for condo construction. The gang are all reassigned to different schools. Screech's work program will come to an end and Mr. Belding will be looking for a job. Screech and the kids resolve to stop McMillan. Screech disguises himself as attorneys for both sides and the gang chain themselves to lockers, but nothing works. The school is slated to be destroyed after the prom.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1029 votes
#25 - Belding's Prize
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 12/31/1994
Screech forgets to mail in Mr. Belding's application to join a prestigious society of principals, so he enlists the help of James the actor to convince Mr. B that he's been accepted. Also, the gang tries to buy the one millionth burger served at the Max so they can win tickets to the MTV Music Awards.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2
Every episode of Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2!
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Network:NBC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Return of Screech" is the best rated episode of "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" season 2. It scored 5.8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1994. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "All Play and No Work".