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Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class is an American teen sitcom television series and spinoff of Saved by the Bell. The New Class premiered on September 11, 1993. The series ran for seven seasons on NBC as a part of the network's TNBC Saturday morning line-up, airing its final episode on January 8, 2000.[1] At seven seasons, it was the longest-running incarnation of the franchise.[2]

Saved by the Bell:
The New Class

Teen sitcom

Sam Bobrick

Bennett Tramer

United States

English

7

143 (list of episodes)

Peter Engel

Multi-camera

22–24 minutes

NBC

September 11, 1993 (1993-09-11) –
January 8, 2000 (2000-01-08)

The show had the same concept as the original series but featured a new group of students roaming the halls of the fictional Bayside High School. Mr. Belding, played by Dennis Haskins, remained as the in-show school's principal. Many of the stories were recycled plots of its parent series. The first-season cast included Robert Sutherland Telfer, Jonathan Angel, Isaac Lidsky, Natalia Cigliuti, Bianca Lawson, and Bonnie Russavage. Unlike the original series, which featured very few major cast changes throughout its run, The New Class regularly changed its core cast with Mr. Belding and Screech (from season 2 onward) being the only consistent characters.[3]

Robert Sutherland Telfer as Scott Erickson (season 1) – Scott is the school's schemer in the mold of his predecessor, Zack Morris. He is also a transfer student from rival Valley High School. As Zack had done in the original series, Scott broke the "" by addressing the audience. Early episodes featured Scott vying for the affection of Lindsay, the girlfriend of the school's jock, Tommy, in a manner very similar to the original series' early rivalry between Zack and Slater for the affection of Kelly.

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as Barton "Weasel" Wyzell (season 1) – Weasel is the nerdiest kid in school and tends to be the successor of the original series' Screech. Weasel befriends Scott from the start and tags along when Scott devises many of his schemes. He and Lindsay have been best friends since preschool and he has a huge crush on Megan, and much like Screech's crush on Lisa in the original series, Weasel's feelings are not reciprocated.

Isaac Lidsky

Jonathan Angel as Tommy "D" De Luca (seasons 1–3) – Tommy is the jock of the gang, similar to the original series' A.C. Slater. He is the star quarterback for Bayside High's football team and is the mechanic that fixes Mr. Belding's car in some episodes. He and Lindsay are a stable couple despite Lindsay being involved in every school organization and Tommy's macho behavior towards Scott.

as Megan Jones (seasons 1–2) – Megan is the show's "brain" or over-achiever: she is one of the smartest students in school and doesn't let anyone forget it either. Her character is a combination of original series characters Lisa Turtle and Jessie Spano. Like Weasel and Lindsay, Megan is Vicki's best friend and is usually the voice of reason to the neurotic Vicki. A recurring gag in the series is her many attempts to avoid Weasel's unrequited love for her.

Bianca Lawson

as Lindsay Warner (seasons 1–3) – Lindsay is the most popular girl at Bayside High, and is involved in every school organization. She is essentially a successor to Kelly Kapowski. She is also the love interest for Tommy D. She's bubbly and cheery, and usually hangs with her best friends Megan and Vicki, and later Rachel.

Natalia Cigliuti

Bonnie Russavage as Vicki Needleman (season 1) – Vicki is the neurotic best friend of Megan. She is a cheerleader and develops a crush on Scott. Her character has no precedent in the original series.

as Principal Richard Belding – Belding is the principal of Bayside. He is portrayed in The New Class as even more bumbling and incompetent than he was in the original Saved by the Bell.

Dennis Haskins

as Brian Keller (season 2) – Brian is a new transfer student from Switzerland. He is interested in Rachel, and he is also a schemer.

Christian Oliver

as Rachel Meyers (guest star, season 1; main, seasons 2–4) – Rachel is the school's fashion expert and shopaholic. She is introduced in season 1 as a love interest for Scott but is later Brian's love interest, and finally Ryan's.

Sarah Lancaster

Spankee Rogers as Bobby Wilson (season 2) – Bobby is a bit of a goofball.

as Samuel "Screech" Powers (seasons 2–7) – Screech is a former Bayside student (from the original Saved by the Bell). He returns to Bayside High initially on a work-study program, and later as Mr. Belding's assistant (Screech's college career is never mentioned again after season 2). Like his high school best friend Zack Morris, Screech schemes to pull things off when things go wrong, and he gets a little carried away with what he's doing.

Dustin Diamond

as Ryan Parker (seasons 3–5) – Ryan is a transfer student from Bayside's arch-rival Valley High, which causes problems at first. He is interested in Rachel, and Liz later on.

Richard Lee Jackson

Salim Grant as Robert Joseph "R.J." Collins (season 3) – R.J. is also a transfer from Valley High. He is a fashion expert, and a DJ in some episodes.

Samantha Becker as Maria Lopez (seasons 3–7) – Maria is a transfer from Valley High and an outspoken cheerleader. She is reunited with her ex, Tony, in season 6.

Ben Gould as Nicky Farina (seasons 4–7) – Nicky is Ryan's stepbrother from New York. He's the love interest of Katie and Maria.

as Katie Peterson (seasons 4–7) – Katie is a Bayside swimmer. She is Nicky's love interest.

Lindsey McKeon

as Eric Little (seasons 4–7) – Eric is Bayside's star football player, and also a musician. It is revealed in season six that his real first name is Cornelius.

Anthony Harrell

as Liz Miller (seasons 5–7) – Liz was a new girl to Bayside after Rachel Meyers leaves to move to Boston. Liz is a sheltered star of Bayside's swim team, and the love interest of Ryan Parker.

Ashley Tesoro

Tom Wade Huntington as Tony Dillon (seasons 6–7) – Tony transfers from Valley High to Bayside after Ryan Parker leaves. Like Eric and Nicky, Tony is also a football player. He is the ex of Maria, from her time at Valley High, and wants to get back together with her.

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Saved by the Bell: The New Class