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The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell Season 1

Every episode of Saved by the Bell Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Saved by the Bell Season 1

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 Dancing to the Maxx
    6.9/10(510 votes)

    #1 - Dancing to the Maxx

    S1:E1

    Casey Kasem hosts a dance contest at The Max.

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  2. Background image for The Lisa Card
    6.8/10(446 votes)

    #2 - The Lisa Card

    S1:E2

    When Lisa charges too much on her father's credit card, her friends help her cook up a scheme to sell her belongings so that she can pay back the bill.

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    7.2/10(432 votes)

    #3 - The Gift

    S1:E3

    After Screech gets struck by lightning, he gains the ability to see into the future, and Zack uses him to cheat on a mid term exam.

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  4. Background image for Fatal Distraction
    7.3/10(431 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Screech's Woman
    6.9/10(409 votes)

    #5 - Screech's Woman

    S1:E5

    In an attempt to cheer Screech up enough to complete their science project, Zack pretends to know a girl who is interested in Screech, but things soon become complicated.

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    Director:Dennis Erdman
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Aloha Slater
    7.3/10(426 votes)

    #6 - Aloha Slater

    S1:E6

    When his father is offered a transfer to Hawaii, Slater must decide whether to move there or stay at Bayside, and Zack takes full advantage of the situation.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Substitute
    7.1/10(414 votes)

    #7 - 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
  9. Background image for Cream for a Day
    7.1/10(412 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Background image for Pinned to the Mat
    6.7/10(286 votes)

    #9 - Pinned to the Mat

    S1:E9

    During Career Week at school, Slater worries that continuing to focus on wrestling will not lead to a successful job. As a result, he quits the sport, worrying Zack, who has bet on Slater winning his next match.

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  11. Background image for Beauty and the Screech
    7.4/10(405 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for The Friendship Business
    7.2/10(405 votes)

    #11 - The Friendship Business

    S1:E11

    As part of an assignment for Business class, the gang forms a friendship bracelet company, but infighting soon leads to trouble and defection.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Mamas and the Papas
    7.2/10(403 votes)

    #12 - The Mamas and the Papas

    S1:E12

    As part of a class project, Zack and Kelly, Slater and Jessie, and Screech and Lisa are paired up in mock marriages.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(392 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. Background image for The Zack Tapes
    7.4/10(415 votes)

    #14 - 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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    7.3/10(403 votes)

    #15 - King of the Hill

    S1:E15

    Zack's plans of winning over Kelly Kapowski on the first day of high school are foiled when new transfer student, A.C Slater, also competes for her.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Save That Tiger
    7.3/10(402 votes)

    #16 - Save That Tiger

    S1:E16

    When Bayside's rival school, Valley, revives the schools' ongoing prank war, the gang tries to get even.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dancing to the Maxx" is the best rated episode of "Saved by the Bell" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 510 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Scott S. Gorden, it aired on 8/20/1989. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Lisa Card".