History YMMV / SavedByTheBell

** A blonde, charismatic, manipulative womanizer who has the power to freeze time...[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders where have we seen that before?]]

*** Jessie is meant to be viewed as the [[InformedAttribute "smart" one]], but if you actually examine her storylines, she's often just the ''loudest''.

*** Jessie is meant to be viewed as the [[InformedAttribute "smart" one]], but if you actually examine her storylines, she's often just the ''loudest''. Screech even cedes the valedictorian award to her after she whines about it enough.

** Lisa's attitude towards Screech can put her in this category. Her rude remarks towards Screech was portrayed as funny because he was a geek who kept pursuing her. Often times though, she would take it way too far and was never called out on it. She has insulted Screech many times he wasn't flirting with her, insulted girls who did show interest in him, and some of her insults were incredibly personal attacks like telling him his parents weren't happy he was born and that no one wants him on the planet. Even worse, these personal attacks were usually made towards him when he wasn't flirting with her so it makes her comes off as being mean for the sake of being mean rather than being annoyed with his unwanted advances.

** Viewers will instantly recognize Stacey Carosi for her later role as Carrie Heffernan from ''Series/TheKingOfQueens''.

** Creator/CasperVanDien, Scott Wolf, Creator/DeniseRichards, and Creator/BridgetteWilson were all featured extras on several episodes.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: A lot of the jokes, while dated by now due to being reused in several sitcoms since then, were much fresher when the show first premiered. ''Saved by the Bell'' was also the first sitcom to feature "tweens" as the core demographic, before the word "tween" even existed, and was also the first of these sitcoms to gain a significant PeripheryDemographic, a phenomenon which happens regularly nowadays. ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'', ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Series/ICarly'', and other similar shows all owe a debt of gratitude to ''Saved by the Bell'' for starting it all. To make things even more amusing, several of the above-mentioned shows that owe their existence to ''Saved by the Bell'' also feature ''the same school hallway set'' from Bayside High. If you look closely at the hallway scenes of ''[=iCarly=]'' or ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'', you can actually notice it's the same layout, because the exact same set that was used for Bayside has been reused for several of these later sitcoms, making the set itself a legacy that ''Saved by the Bell'' bequeathed to later tween sitcoms.

* NightmareFuel:
** "The Lisa Card" features an imagine spot where Lisa worries about what her father will say when she tells him she's run up a $400 credit card bill. If you're a kid watching this, it's pretty scary. Lightning crashes and her father changes from jovial to [[EvilSoundsDeep demon-voiced]] and declares her "the worst daughter of all", accompanied by Screech, dressed as the Grim Reaper, shrieking "Lisa! Lisa! Lisa!" in such as way as to haunt nightmares.
** Even with the episode's humor and great [[TheGameNeverStopped trope namer]], "Mystery Weekend" gets a mention. There is the matter of the pianist and the detective who tries to solve [[spoiler:the pianist's suspicious death. Both die within moments of their respective introductions by being poisoned and getting shot in the back with ''multiple'' arrows. Even worse, [[FridgeHorror neither are seen again for the rest of the episode.]]]] Also, there's a moment where Lisa saves Mr. Jameson from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a falling ax]] which could have easily hit her as well.
** Screech's kidnapping in "Save That Tiger" if you really think about it. The show tries to [[PlayedForLaughs play it for laughs]], but you can imagine how he felt being ambushed by two jocks from Valley as he cries in vain for help.[[note]]Plus, while Zack and Slater took their mascot, a bulldog (which is a serious crime), it still does not compare to abducting a ''human.''[[/note]] Then, after their Principal orders the two boys to take "the tiger" back to Bayside, they interpreted as taking "[[ExactWords the]] ''[[ExactWords tiger"]]'' back. [[FridgeHorror What were they planning to do to him, especially since he later admits that he]] ''[[FridgeHorror escaped]]'' [[FridgeHorror from Valley?]] This is all made worse by how his friends (save for [[TokenGoodTeammate Kelly)]] are more concerned about the prank war and the cheerleading competition.
** An Earthquake happens while at school and its portrayed realistically as the school is shaking and lockers are shown falling over and the students frantically try to get to a safe spot. To make things worse; Zack, Tori and Mr. Belding's wife are stuck in an Elevator with no way to get out.

** Jessie's caffeine pill addiction. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcDS1vb6DU#t=335 This]] ''[[WebVideo/{{React}} Teens React]]'' episode on the show is visible proof of this kind of AudienceReaction.

** Dehl Berti, whose Chief Henry character died near the end of "Running Zack", died for real on November 16, 1991. One year and two days after the episode's original airdate.

** Dehl Berti, who played as Chief Henry in "Running Zack" died for real on November 16, 1991. One year and two days after the episode's original airdate.