: After the show was canceled by Disney, NBC retooled the concept. They dropped the Miss Bliss character, moved the setting to California, added new characters like Kelly Kapowski and A.C. Slater, and created the cultural phenomenon Saved by the Bell . Key Characters & Cast

: Several iconic characters originated here, including a younger Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Screech Powers (Dustin Diamond), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), and the authoritative Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins).

( Hayley Mills ): The kind-hearted 8th-grade teacher and moral center of the show.

(Dustin Diamond): Zack’s eccentric and loyal best friend.

: It was set in Indianapolis, Indiana, rather than the fictional Bayside suburbs of California used in later iterations.