6.9/10497 votes#1 - Dancing to the Maxx
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/20/1989
Casey Kasem hosts a dance contest at The Max.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
6.8/10435 votes#2 - The Lisa Card
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/1989
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.
Director: Don Barnhart, Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Bob Colleary
7.2/10421 votes#3 - The Gift
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/1989
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.
Director: Dennis Erdman, Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Mark Fink
7.2/10419 votes#4 - Fatal Distraction
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/9/1989
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: N/A
6.9/10398 votes#5 - Screech's Woman
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/16/1989
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.
Director: Dennis Erdman
Writer: N/A
7.3/10414 votes#6 - Aloha Slater
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/23/1989
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.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.1/10403 votes#7 - The Substitute
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/30/1989
After the school's drama teacher falls ill, a handsome substitute arrives, and quickly captivates the girls, much to the chagrin of the boys.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.1/10401 votes#8 - Cream for a Day
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/7/1989
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.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
6.7/10274 votes#9 - Pinned to the Mat
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/14/1989
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.
Director: Don Barnhart, Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Bob Colleary
7.4/10395 votes#10 - Beauty and the Screech
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/21/1989
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: N/A
7.2/10393 votes#11 - The Friendship Business
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/4/1989
As part of an assignment for Business class, the gang forms a friendship bracelet company, but infighting soon leads to trouble and defection.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.2/10393 votes#12 - The Mamas and the Papas
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/1989
As part of a class project, Zack and Kelly, Slater and Jessie, and Screech and Lisa are paired up in mock marriages.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.2/10383 votes#13 - The Election
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/18/1989
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: N/A
7.4/10405 votes#14 - The Zack Tapes
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/2/1989
When Zack tries to win Kelly's heart through the use of subliminal messages, the plan ends up severely backfiring on him.
Director: Don Barnhart, Gary Shimokawa
Writer: Michael Poryes
7.3/10393 votes#15 - King of the Hill
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/9/1989
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.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
7.2/10392 votes#16 - Save That Tiger
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/16/1989
When Bayside's rival school, Valley, revives the schools' ongoing prank war, the gang tries to get even.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
Genres:FamilyComedy
Network:NBC
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 497 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".