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Saved by the Bell Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 1989 - 1989
Episode 1
Dancing to the Max
Sun, Aug 20, 198922 mins
Casey Kasem hosts a dance contest at The Max.
Episode 2
The Lisa Card
Mon, Aug 28, 198922 mins
Lisa charges an exorbitant amount on her father's credit card and fears that he will never forgive her.
Episode 3
The Gift
Fri, Sep 8, 198922 mins
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.
Episode 4
Fatal Distraction
Sat, Sep 9, 198922 mins
Zack, with Screech's help, bugs a slumber party to listen in and find out if Kelly loves him or Slater so she will take one of them to a dance at the Max. When Kelly discovers the microphone, she tricks Zack into thinking that she's a homicidal maniac out to get him, while Zack fends off continuing come-ons from a rather large 12th grade student named Rhonda.
Episode 5
Screech's Woman
Sat, Sep 16, 198922 mins
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.
Episode 6
Aloha Slater
Sat, Sep 23, 198922 mins
Slater's army father leaves it up to him as to whether they will move to Hawaii, and Zack wants to ensue Slater when he agrees to go so Kelly will be available. So, Zack circulates rumors that Slater is dying and is going to Hawaii for treatment. But when Slater finds out, he decides to turn the tables on Zack, and it all leads to Max throwing a farewell party for Slater at the Max where Slater reveals everything.
Episode 7
The Substitute
Sat, Sep 30, 198923 mins
After the school's drama teacher falls ill, a handsome substitute arrives, and quickly captivates the girls, much to the chagrin of the boys.
Episode 8
Cream for a Day
Sat, Oct 7, 198922 mins
Kelly is nominated for Homecoming Queen, but she's devastated when she gets a pimple on her nose. Zack then sells Kelly a substance Screech accidentally concocts which cleans zits up in minutes. But the one side effect is that it turns people's faces maroon.
Episode 9
Pinned to the Mat
Sat, Oct 14, 198923 mins
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.
Episode 10
Beauty and the Screech
Sat, Oct 21, 198923 mins
After discovering she is failing in science, Kelly is tutored by Screech, and soon develops a crush on him.
Episode 11
The Friendship Business
Sat, Nov 4, 198923 mins
As part of an assignment for economics class, the gang forms a friendship bracelet company, but infighting soon leads to trouble and defection.
Episode 12
The Mamas and the Papas
Sat, Nov 11, 198923 mins
As a class project, the gang pairs up in mock marriages for the week. Slater's "marriage" to Jessie comes apart when he turns out to be the domineering type. Lisa's "marriage" to Screech is driving her crazy. Meanwhile, Slater tries to get Screech to break up Zack and Kelly's "marriage" so he can still have a chance with her.
Episode 13
The Election
Sat, Nov 18, 198923 mins
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.
Episode 14
The Zack Tapes
Sat, Dec 2, 198922 mins
The new teacher, Mrs. Wentworth, teaches a class on subliminal advertising, so after Zack successfully uses it to get out of trouble with Mr. Belding, he tries to use hidden messages on a cassette music tape to get Kelly to go the Sweetheart's Dance with him and Lisa to go with Screech. But when the rest of the gang catches on, they all joins forces with the entire school including Mr. Belding to wreck revenge against Zack.
Episode 15
King of the Hill
Sat, Dec 9, 198922 mins
At Bayside High School in Palisades, California, conniving preppy Zack Morris makes a play for Kelly Kapowski, the new girl that he has a crush on, but so does transfer student, A.C. Slater. So, after Kelly gets a detention, Zack tries to ensue that he does in order to be in the same room with her.
Episode 16
Save That Tiger
Sat, Dec 16, 198923 mins
The cheerleader county competition arrives as well as the annual prank war with Valley and Bayside High. Jessie is asked to be the head cheerleader and Screech is to be the tiger mascot this year, which is crucial to the cheer leading routine. But two Valley guys kidnap Screech in retaliation for Zack and Slater's pranks against Valley.
