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10	->''"In just a handful of scenes, we've established the full set of character archetypes to see us through until the series goes off air. Zack's a huckster, Slater a jock, Jessie an uptight brain, Kelly a cheerful object of desire, and Screech an intolerable bundle of silly faces. When Lisa appears on crutches, having kicked a television in rage when her favorite nail polish was discontinued, her core personality--likes clothes; doesn't fancy Screech--is also laid out."''
11	-->-- '''Stuart Millard''' (discussing the first episode, "Dancing to the Max"), ''So Excited, So Scared: The Saved by the Bell Retrospective''
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13	The main characters from ''Series/SavedByTheBell''. For the characters of the spinoff ''Series/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass'', see [[Characters/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass here]].
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18	!Main Characters
19	[[folder:Zack Morris]]
20	!!Zachary "Zack" Morris
21	[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zack_saved_2.jpg]]
22	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar
23	-> '''Voiced by:''' Raúl Aldana and Creator/IrwinDaayan (Latin-American Spanish)
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25	* TheAce: He's popular, gets all the girls, is fairly good at sports, musically talented, TheCharmer, and despite being a slacker, he gets unbelievably high SAT scores with a fictional Ivy-League college pining for him.
26	* BigManOnCampus: Interestingly enough, he was clearly not the big man on campus when the show started, and seemed almost like a guy who was desperately ''trying'' to be popular. Apparently, whatever he did worked. As the series went on, Zack appeared to become popular around school. By senior year, he had truly became the big man on campus. The fact that [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} he went from a scrawny runt during freshman year to a more muscular basketball player and track team runner]] (and his legendary status around school as the {{loveable rogue}}) may have had something to do with it.
27	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Often does this in an episode.
28	* BreakoutCharacter: He started off as a supporting character in ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss''. By the end of that show's run, he was already starting to [[SpotlightStealingSquad steal the spotlight]] from the titular Miss Bliss. Once it was replaced by ''Saved by the Bell'', Miss Bliss was gone, and now Zack was the protagonist instead.
29	* BrilliantButLazy: Invoked in the episode where the characters get their SAT scores back and Zack scores extremely high (1502). The other characters realize out loud that although Zack's lazy, he's a lot smarter than he lets on. Zack himself tells them to keep it quiet, since he has "a reputation to look out for." Even without this example, there are numerous times where Zack excels at various schemes because he applies himself there instead of at schoolwork.
30	* CatchPhrase: "Time out!"
31	* ChickMagnet: Is one of the most popular in Bayside. "Date Auction" is a good example of this.
32	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Him and Kelly get married in Las Vegas in the movie.
33	* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally is this.
34	* DeliveryGuy: Helped deliver Mrs. Belding's baby.
35	* EasilyForgiven: Zack gets away with a lot of sociopathic behavior.
36	* {{Expy}}: According to Mark-Paul Gosselaar, he's pretty much modeled after Ferris Bueller of ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff''.
37	* FreudianExcuse: "Rent-a-Pop" suggests Zack's antics and poor schoolwork are the direct result of his father being a workaholic. The guy even interrupts reprimanding Zack for the latest stunt to take a business call, much to Zack's irritation. Mr. Belding also alludes to Zack's mother being a soft touch, saying he's had many meetings with her about Zack's behavior and never seen any real progress afterwards.
38	* FriendlyEnemy: With Mr Belding. Belding makes no secret of his frustration with Zack and Zack often runs his schemes under his nose but it's been shown that the two do like one another and have a level of genuine respect, Belding seeing that Zack is generally a good kid with a lot of potential and Zack coming to regard Belding as a mentor and respect that he sincerely cares about the kids at his school.
39	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Not to the level of Screech, but his friends (bar Screech) often scheme against him behind his back and show abhorrence towards him.
40	* TheHero: He's the central character of the series.
41	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eventually gets into this with Slater after Kelly chooses between the two of them.
42	* HighSchoolHustler: Arguably the TropeCodifier to [[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Ferris Bueller's]] TropeMaker.
43	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be a schemer, but he ultimately does care about his friends and doing the right thing.
44	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Zack's very high SAT score (1502) gets him offered admission to Yale despite his lackluster grades.
45	* KidAnova: When he wasn't in a relationship.
46	* LoveableRogue: Despite his scheming, he is a likable guy.
47	* ManipulativeBastard: He comes across as this more often than not, since he's constantly shown lying, scheming, and manipulating to get what he wants.
48	* MrViceGuy: Was a nice guy despite his scheming.
49	* PhysicalGod: He's aware of the fourth wall and can even temporarily stop time (by calling a "time out") to address the audience, escape danger, or carefully analyze his surroundings. It rarely comes into play in most episodes, but it's reminiscent of [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} another]] practical joker that has fourth wall awareness. This includes occasionally [[LampshadeHanging throwing a lampshade]] on this "ability" by waving his hand in front of someone's face. He'd occasionally even re-arrange the scene to help him escape a predicament.
50	* ThePowerOfFriendship: The easiest way to tug at his strings. As noted at [[http://www.savedbythebellreviewed.com Saved by the Bell...Reviewed!]], for all his flaws, Zack "would rather lose some pride than lose a friend."
51	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Screech's Sensitive Guy.
52	* ShipTease: With all the female characters at some point.
53	* SmarterThanYouLook: As hinted above, Zack was far smarter than he let on.
54	* TechMarchesOn: In 1989, a teenager having his own cellphone was playing the HighSchoolHustler trope up to eleven.
55	* TimeStandsStill: "Time Out!"
56	* TheTrickster: Part of what cements his AlternateCharacterInterpretation as a PhysicalGod is how closely he matches the Trickster archetype.
57	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: At his worst, when his schemes, manipulative tendencies, and ToxicFriendInfluence go too far, it can be hard to root for him
58	* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Kelly for a while.
59	* WithFriendsLikeThese: It'd be easier to list the episodes where Zack doesn't get one or more of his friends into some kind of trouble.
60	[[/folder]]
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62	[[folder:A.C. Slater]]
63	!!Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater Sanchez
64	[[quoteright:332:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ac_slater.jpg]]
65	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MarioLopez
66	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YamilAtala (Latin-American Spanish)
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68	* AffectionateNickname: 'Papa' and 'Bubba' from Jessie
69	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Jessie
70	* TheBigGuy: He was the most muscular of the group.
71	* BigManOnCampus: In the first season, and it was the source of his and Zack's hostility.
72	* ChickMagnet: Was one of the most popular at Bayside.
73	* DependingOnTheWriter: Slater either takes part in Zack's schemes, acting as his [[TheDragon right-hand man]], or is his rival, depending on the episode.
74	* EmbarrassingFirstName: Along with EmbarrassingMiddleName, he is Albert Clifford. No wonder he prefers to go by "A.C." or [[LastNameBasis Slater]].
75	* {{Flanderization}}: Into a proud male chauvinist.
76	* HiddenDepths: He actually has the most practical real-world skills of the gang such as knowing how to fix cars and cook.
77	* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has shown his good-natured and caring moments on occasions.
78	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eventually gets into this with Zack after Kelly chooses between the two of them.
79	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a bit hot-headed, and schemes sometimes, similar to Zack, but is a fairly nice guy, deep down.
80	* LastNameBasis: He's usually referred to his last name by the other students. The faculty tends to call him "A.C." more often.
81	* LovableJock: He is a star wrestler and basketball player and, while a bit of a hot-head, he has his HiddenHeartOfGold
82	* MilitaryBrat: His dad was in the Army. Slater says he's been to Bolivia, Italy, Iceland, Berlin, and other places because of this.
83	* MissingMom: Maybe. We see his father a couple times, but his mother never appears onscreen and is only referred to infrequently.
84	* MrFanservice: The show never missed an opportunity to show off his impressive physique.
85	* MySisterIsOffLimits: In one episode, Zack starts dating Slater's his little sister J.B. much to Slater's chagrin.
86	* NewTransferStudent: Technically. He transferred to Bayside at the very beginning of the series, so he's not any newer to the audience than the rest of the characters. However, to the characters on the show, he was "the new guy," and the first season kept emphasizing this.
87	* OppositesAttract: Him and Jessie. An athletic (occasional) misogynist and a studious feminist.
88	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His interactions with Jessie.
89	* RememberTheNewGuy: Not him, but the sister that suddenly appeared in one of the Tori episodes.
90	* TheRival: To Zack, at first.
91	* RomanticFalseLead: Early on in the Zack/Kelly relationship.
92	* StrawMisogynist: At times, always played for laughs. To be fair, it's usually just to tease Jessie when she has a SoapboxSadie moments. He's actually quite respectful to the other women on the show such as Kelly even after he stopped courting her.
93	* WalkingShirtlessScene: the show took every available chance to get Slater shirtless or in tights. Cue sitcom "Woooooooh~"
94	* WorthyOpponent: When he was Zack's rival, he was frequently able to keep up with his schemes and even get the better of him a time or two.
95	[[/folder]]
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97	[[folder:Screech Powers]]
98	!!Samuel "Screech" Powers
99	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screech_older.png]]
100	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DustinDiamond
101	-> '''Voiced by:''' Genaro Vásquez (Latin-American Spanish)
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103	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Towards Lisa, sometimes verging on {{stalker with a crush}} (played strictly for comedy).
104	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Screech is this for the rest of the gang. According to Dustin Diamond, Screech's actor, this is also the source of a lot of his disdain for the rest of the cast.
105	* BerserkButton: He doesn't take it well when his friends forget to celebrate his birthday.
106	* BookSmart: Since he's a stereotypical nerd, he's even better at academics than Jessie. However, he lacks common sense outside of school.
107	* BrutalHonesty: Often does this.
108	* ButtMonkey: Of the group. He tends to be object of ridicule very often.
109	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's a flamboyant, immature nerd with an infamously annoying voice.
110	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Is prone to this in later seasons. The group would usually call him out for this.
111	* DitzyGenius: He's academically smart, but he usually lacks common sense, and is socially inept.
112	* DoggedNiceGuy: He comically pines after Lisa.
113	* DopeSlap: As the original series went on, Screech was subjected to this (usually by Zack or Slater). Screech never caught on what was happening, even turning around one time and shouting, "Stop that!"
114	* {{Fanboy}}: He is seen to be a fan of science, ''Series/{{Alf}}'', animals (especially bugs), weird, exotic foods, ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', chess and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
115	* {{Flanderization}}: His quirkiness is exaggerated in later seasons to the point where it becomes blatant stupidity. ''The New Class'' takes this even farther.
116	* ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat: After Screech's goofy quirks were ramped up at the cost of his academic success, the GrandFinale revealed that he qualified to be class valedictorian. ''The College Years'' later depicts him as pretty goofy, but he remains academically successful and never bats an eye over the heavy workload.
117	* ForgottenBirthday: His BerserkButton.
118	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: While Screech is good friends with Zack (and Kelly to a degree), he is merely tolerated by the rest of the group (and outright despised by Lisa).
119	* GeekPhysiques: He's very skinny.
120	* HiddenDepths: So much that even ''Kelly'' once genuinely fell in love with him.
121	** He's a surprisingly good impressionist being able to do spot-on impressions of both Mr. Belding and Al Bundy.
122	** He's also a master of disguise, with many of them being undetectable by even his friends.
123	** His sentient robot, Kevin, was made by him in the ''80s'', which shows that he's not just book smart, but also something of a genius.
124	* JerkassBall: Screech takes a firm hold of this when Zack shows interest in Lisa in "The Bayside Triangle", to the point of trying to instigate a fight with him. This forces Lisa to put her foot down, and bluntly tell Screech once and for all that [[JustFriends she simply isn't interested in him romantically]].
125	* KarmaHoudini: Surprisingly with a lot of Zack's schemes, he is rarely directly punished for them, despite being Zack's unindicted co-conspirator.
126	* KiddieKid: He is the character with the least development, and is the goofiest to boot. It doesn't help that his actor is a few years younger than his costars, yet his character is the same age on the show.
127	* LovableNerd: Initially, before his voice changes. He was such a cute, dorky little kid and far less annoying.
128	* TheMillstone: He's frequently roped into scams by his best friend, Zack. And, as a {{running gag}}, he often unwittingly sabotages them. He also becomes this to Mr. Belding in ''The New Class'' when he takes an assistant job, being a constant source of frustration and embarrassment.
129	* NiceGuy: He's eccentric, dorky, and can be annoying every now and then. However, he is a very lovable, sweet, and friendly loser.
130	* NoSocialSkills: Usually has trouble dealing with people outside the group.
131	* OddFriendship: With the other main characters. Five cool, popular students and... Screech.
132	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname:
133	** Almost always referred as Screech. The one exceptions are his mom and Violet Bickerstaff, as both would always addressed him as "Samuel".
134	** Zack and Slater actually ''forgot'' Screech's real name in an episode of ''The College Years''.
135	* PluckyComicRelief: Is this for the group.
136	* RejectionAffection: Even though Lisa is extremely vocal in her lack of interest in Screech, he obliviously insists they are meant to be.
137	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Zack's Manly Man.
138	* SeriousBusiness: Birthday celebrations from people he cares for. [[BerserkButton Violating it is a good way to get him to turn cold on his friends.]]
139	* TheSmartGuy: Qualifies since he becomes [[spoiler:Valedictorian at Bayside]].
140	* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: Has one in his bedroom in a show that doesn't have any other science fiction elements.
141	* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Is fond of playing chess.
142	* TVGenius: He's an eccentric and immature nerd that was able to build his own robot. He was also the senior class valedictorian.
143	* TookALevelInDumbass: At the start of the show he was smart enough to build a robot, but in later seasons he seems barely able to tie his own shoes. Though he still has his intelligence somewhat, since he is declared valedictorian in the last episode.
144	[[/folder]]
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146	[[folder:Kelly Kapowski]]
147	[[quoteright:212:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kelly_saved.jpg]]
148	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TiffaniThiessen
149	-> '''Voiced by:''' Rommy Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish)
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151	* AbandonedCatchphrase: [[TenderTears "I think I'm gonna cry."]], which was used once in the first season, and a few times in the second, to the point where Screech quotes it verbatim when he dresses up as Kelly. It would be dropped by the next season.
152	* AcademicAthlete: A good student and captain of the volleyball, swim, and softball teams.
153	* AlliterativeName: '''K'''elly '''K'''apowski
154	* ClassPrincess: Homecoming Queen and head cheerleader, Kelly is sweet, kind, and the quintessential GirlNextDoor.
155	* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She and Zack get married in Las Vegas in the movie.
156	* TheCutie: Kelly ties with Screech as the most sweet-natured character of the group. Despite her beauty, being the head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school, she usually shows compassion towards others and doesn't like upsetting people, especially compared to [[StrawFeminist Jessie]] and [[LovableAlphaBitch Lisa]]. There's no better example of this than when she started crushing on Screech of all people in ''Beauty and the Screech''. However, [[BewareTheNiceOnes even she has her limits]] and will fight back or get even with someone when to moment calls for it.
157	* TheDitz: Played with, she was smart and a good student, but also a bit of an airhead at times.
158	* DudeMagnet: Was one of the most popular girls at Bayside.
159	* GirlNextDoor: A rare case where the popular "hot girl" is also the wholesome and approachable one.
160	* HeadTurningBeauty: How she was seen at Bayside.
161	* HypocriteHasAPoint: She gets pissed off when Zach brings a date to The Max. It seems pretty hypocritical, considering that she just dumped him for another guy, but (a) She never deliberately threw it in his face, and (b) Even though their relationship is over, she never acted like it meant nothing to begin with.
162	* InformedAttractiveness: Kelly was hot, no doubt, but few would argue that Lisa or Jessie were not just as hot. Within canon, however, Kelly was treated like a supermodel parading through the school.
163	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Probably the worst offender; 1100 on her SAT and from a cash strapped family yet made it into the same prestigious ([[CaliforniaUniversity if fictional]]) university as Zach (high SAT/upper middle-class family), Screech (Valedictorian), and Slater (sports scholarship).
164	* MilitaryBrat: Somewhat inverted as even though her father, Frank, worked at a defense plant, she never had to move around, unlike Slater.
165	* MsFanservice: When the opportunity presented itself. Several episodes have portrayed her in a high-waisted swimsuit, including the entire Malibu Sands arc. But even in the school, we see her in a swimsuit a few times.
166	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Played with, regarding her singing ability. In "Miss Bayside," she can't carry a tune. In ''the very next episode,'' [[Recap/SavedByTheBellS2E25JessiesSong "Jessie's Song,"]] she (along with Jessie and Lisa) is noted to have excellent singing talent. In "The Glee Club," she's just as helpless as everyone in the glee club not named Violet, yet in "The Last Dance" and "Rockumentary" she's the band's lead singer (doing so angelically) and doesn't play an instrument.
167	* PomPomGirl: Despite the stereotypes of cheerleaders, Kelly is one of the kindest and most squeaky-clean girls at Bayside High.
168	%% * PrettyInMink: In a fantasy scene.
169	* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently grew up with Zack, Lisa, Screech, and Jessie.
170	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Kelly is a sweet and pretty DudeMagnet (girly), her sister Nicky is a sporty girl with a TomboyishBaseballCap (tomboy).
171	* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Zack for a while.
172	[[/folder]]
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175	[[folder:Jessie Spano]]
176	!!Jessica "Jessie" Myrtle Spano
177	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p_saved_by_the_bell_elizabeth_berkley.jpg]]
178	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ElizabethBerkley
179	-> '''Voiced by:''' Ana María Grey (Latin-American Spanish)
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181	* AcademicAlphaBitch: Jessie teeters close to this - particularly when someone gets better grades than her - but overall she's a good-hearted girl.
182	* AffectionateNickname: 'Mama' is Slater's most frequently used one for her.
183	* TheBGrade: Jessie's greatest fear.
184	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Slater.
185	* BookSmart: She takes her studies seriously, as she has the dream of going to Stanford.
186	* ClassRepresentative: If not literally then at least in terms of personality.
187	* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Much of her activism is mostly PlayedForLaughs and ends up doing more harm than good. Save for one serious occasion when she and Zack try to stop an oil tycoon from turning Bayside into a disaster zone.
188	* {{Determinator}}: Was one of her characteristics.
189	* EmbarrassingMiddleName: As noted above, Myrtle.
190	-->'''Zack:''' "That's what I named my turtle."
191	* EmbarrassingNickname: 'Honey Lips' is implied to be one, seeing as how she doesn't let Slater call her that in public.
192	* {{Flanderization}}: Her StrawFeminist tendencies. Ditto her drive to get good grades.
193	* GeniusBruiser: Aside from her vast intelligence, she's also implied several times to be the most physically strong of the three girls.
194	* GoGetterGirl: Academic overachiever, environmental activist, and class president.
195	* GranolaGirl: She is ''very'' verbal in her stances on saving endangered animals and the environment. Unfortunately, it sometimes crosses over into being in the AnimalWrongsGroup.
196	* HugeSchoolgirl: She was the tallest girl in the group. This was one of the things that she was initially insecure about.
197	* {{Hypocrite}}:
198	** When she rails against oil in general, Slater points out that it has a variety of uses, including the plastic earrings she's currently wearing.
199	** When she rags on Zack about how he can't understand the plight of poor people:
200	--> '''Jessie:''' "You grew up in a land of freedom and opportunity..."
201	--> '''Zack:''' "[[ShutUpKirk And you live next door.]]"
202	** She is very much into loving/helping endangered animals, but it's implied that she dislikes children.
203	** Possibly the most egregious example is that she is about peace and equality and feminism, but she comes off as pretty misandric at times and is occasionally seen as being physically abusive to Slater (even if the great majority of it ''is'' {{Dope Slap}}s, one time had her put him in a headlock). She once even hits Slater when he's describing a vehicle because it "sounded sexist".
204	** Despite her feminism, the only person she's seen dating in more than one episode is the hyper-masculine, somewhat misogynistic jock Slater.
205	** Occasionally criticizes men for being shallow but herself only dates attractive guys.
206	* IvyLeagueForEveryone: She attends Columbia upon her graduation, after several of the other Ivy League schools turn her down, presumably due to her less than incredible SAT score (a still very respectable 1205, the 83rd percentile).
207	* OppositesAttract: Her and Slater, a studious feminist and an athletic (occasional) misogynist.
208	* PlatonicLifePartners: With Zack, leading to occasional moments of ShipTease.
209	* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently grew up with Zack, Lisa, Screech, and Kelly.
210	* SoapboxSadie: Constantly due to being a feminist.
211	* StrawFeminist: Her defining trait.
212	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Downplayed. While she's not nearly as outwardly boyish as Tori, she's usually seen in more conservative and earth-tone colored clothing and rarely wears skirts or dresses, is stronger than Kelly and Lisa, and has far more [[TheLadette ladette]] qualities than her girlfriends.
213	[[/folder]]
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215	[[folder:Lisa Turtle]]
216	!!Lisa Marie Turtle
217	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p_saved_by_the_bell_lark_voorhies.jpg]]
218	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LarkVoorhies
219	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RossyAguirre and Creator/PatriciaAcevedo (Latin-American Spanish)
220
221	* DaddysGirl: She's very close to her father to the point of him calling her "Daddy's Little Princess" and being totally cool about her [[spoiler: accidentally overspending on his charge card.]]
222	* DudeMagnet: Not as much as Kelly, but she is popular with boys as well.
223	* TheFashionista: Throughout the series. Also, she apparently becomes one in the literal sense as an adult, as she gets accepted to a prestigious fashion institute at the end of high school.
224	* FeigningIntelligence: "What is art? Are we art? Is art art?"
225	* GossipyHens: If there's gossip, expect Lisa to know about it.
226	* HiddenDepths: She's actually a pretty good student even making honor roll in the first season.
227	* LovableAlphaBitch: She is a popular, spoiled, and shallow rich girl, and can be very rude to her nerdy AbhorrentAdmirer, Screech. She's still a good friend, a likable person, and much nicer than the AlphaBitch stereotype.
228	* SassyBlackWoman: Definitely had the best put-downs of the cast:
229	--> "You want toasted buns? Go sit on a microwave!"
230	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Sort of. After Kelly and Jesse left the show, Lisa got a noticable boost in both popularity and brains so she could step into their shoes as the pretty and smart one to play against Tori's wild one. Lisa was always popular in canon, but after the other two left, it's like she became the only hot girl left at Bayside.
231	* RichBitch: Downplayed. Sometimes, she's sassy and a bit snarky, but she's overall a decent person whose parents are both doctors and therefore very rich.
232	* TokenMinority: She's the only black member of the group.
233	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
234	** During the Miss Bliss episodes, she is the shopaholic Girly Girl to her outspoken best friend Nikki's Tomboy.
235	** During the Tori episodes, she is the Girly Girl to Tori's Tomboyish biker and TheLadette.
236	* ValleyGirl: She's a fashion obsessed rich girl who frequently spends "Daddy's money", occasionally dropping "like" and "totally". But she's a little smarter than most traditional instances - and the fashion obsession is partly because she wants to work in the industry.
237	[[/folder]]
238
239	[[folder:Mr. Belding]]
240	!!Mr. Richard Belding
241
242	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3086aca0_b914_4abb_b94d_551270e03f18.jpeg]]
243	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
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245	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DennisHaskins
246	-> '''Voiced by:''' Gustavo Rocha (Latin-American Spanish)
247
248	* ActuallyPrettyFunny: He can find Zack's pranks and jokes fairly amusing on occasion and even laughs with Zack and Slater when their fight knocks off his toupee, acknowledging how stupid it looked.
249	* AffectionateNickname: In the ''Series/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass'' series, Screech calls him "(the) chief".
250	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: "The Fabulous Belding Boys" plays with it. His brother, Rod, is seen as cool and exciting, while Richard looks stiff and boring. However, Rod's carefree approach to life and teaching causes him to bail ahead of a student whitewater rafting trip. Only Zack knows what's really going on, as Mr. Belding covers and agrees to chaperone the kids.
251	-->'''Mr. Belding:''' Heck, Rod always was the more exciting Belding.\
252	'''Zack:''' Maybe, [[FriendlyEnemy but we've got the better Belding]].
253	* ButtMonkey: Usually at the hands of someone else's antics (from Zack in the original series and Screech in ''The New Class'').
254	* {{Catchphrase}}:
255	** "Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?"
256	** "My office, now!"
257	* TheChainsOfCommanding: "The Fabulous Belding Boys" shows that it's easy for his brother to goof around as a substitute teacher; it's hard for the one in charge to keep order and make good on promises.
258	* DodgyToupee: In "The Fight", he sports one to keep up with Becky, who lost forty pounds, and to look younger. [[spoiler: It ends up knocked off of his head by the end of the episode whilst trying to break up a fight between Zack and Slater. It was for the best, as even he acknowledged how silly it looked.]]
259	* ForeheadOfDoom: Thanks to his receding hairline, his is noticeable, although hilariously enough, his thinning hair is moreso brought up by the students and staff, especially Zack and Mr. Tuttle. Except when [[BrutalHonesty Screech]] did a comparison between him and his kid brother Rod:
260	-->'''Screech:''' It's just that he has so much more hair than you do, sir...oh, but you have a much bigger forehead![[note]]This is made even funnier by Lisa's [[FunnyBackgroundEvent reactions]] to his comments[[/note]]\
261	'''Mr. Belding:''' [[SarcasmMode Thank you for pointing that out.]]
262	* FormerTeenRebel: Was this when he was younger, hosting a rock and roll radio show and mooning the administration when they banned jeans and long hair on boys.
263	* FriendlyEnemy: Despite being at odds, he and Zack genuinely like and respect one another and will admit to the other's positive traits. By the end of the series, they've dropped pretty much any animosity and get along well.
264	* HappilyMarried: To his wife, Becky. He's always bragging about the fun things they do together and the [[ContinuitySnarl alternating]] ways they first met.
265	* LargeHam: Usually.
266	* OutOfCharacterMoment: Most people know that Mr. Belding is a very strict but a kindhearted person. However, in one particular episode, "Video Yearbook", he was more than willing to restrain Zack while Slater was gonna punch him. [[spoiler: Of course, this was all just part of a group scheme to get back at Zack for his yearbook. This also really backfired on Belding, as Zack used his classic Time Out power to get away and left him to get punched out when time resumed.]]
267	* PanickyExpectantFather: Very much so. When Becky was pregnant and he thought at one point that she was in labor, he accidentally pulled Lisa away with him instead.
268	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
269	** Even Zack occasionally admits that Mr. Belding is a lot more reasonable than he usually gives him credit for. During the graduation episode, Zack gives Belding a hug. In the ''Wedding in Vegas'' movie when Mr. Belding is a guest at [[spoiler: Zack and Kelly's wedding]], Zack finally admits that he appreciates Mr. Belding and says "You made high school challenging."
270	** This is also his primary role towards the student body in ''The New Class'' series.
271	* RetiredBadass: Touched upon in many episodes; he used to belong in a popular band in school, is a retired member of the armed services (either the Army or the National Guard, if not ''both''), was formerly his high school's BigManOnCampus as well as his own radio show with his school's station ''and'' he mooned the school board when they threatened to pull said station.
272	* SignatureLaugh: His high-pitched "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" whenever he's amused or makes a joke.
273	* SubvertedCatchPhrase: A [[EnforcedTrope self-enforced]] version, that starts with him saying ""Hey, hey, hey --" before immediately ending with [[SignatureLaugh his high-pitched "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"]], which he uses during ''The New Class'' series.
274	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cake, especially in ''Series/SavedByTheBellTheNewClass''.
275	** In the Season 4 episode "To Tell the Truth", he refuses to let Screech throw a party in the gym -- until [[IWasToldThereWouldBeCake Screech tells him that there will be cake in the party]].
276	** In the Season 6 episode "Mind Games", when Screech gets obsessed with efficiency, the first thing he does that upsets Mr. Belding involves taking his lunch -- cake included -- away when he takes longer for lunch than Screech would allow. After Mr. Belding gets Screech to tone down on his efficiency obsession:
277	-->'''Mr. Belding''': Now, can I have my cake back?
278	* WorthyOpponent: Despite his ButtMonkey status, he's one of the few people who can keep up with Zack's schemes and even turn them against him on a regular basis. Zack even admitted that that Mr. Belding made things challenging for him.
279	[[/folder]]
280
281	[[folder:Max]]
282
283	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0078be07_cda4_4d60_a58a_b830a3e481b9.jpeg]]
284	[[caption-width-right:225:]]
285
286	->'''Portrayed by:''' Ed Alonzo
287	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MarioCastaneda (Latin-American Spanish)
288
289	The owner of The Max and a friendly waiter to the gang, who gives them wise advice and performs amazing magic tricks.
290	----
291	* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being billed in the opening credits during the first season, he was essentially a minor character, not having much of a role, besides being the owner of his titular restaurant, and performing some magic tricks here and there. This could be partly why he was [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome quietly written out]] during Season 2.
292	* TheBartender: The age-appropriate variant of this. He's the friendly waiter at the local malt shop who knows everybody's names and keeps up with what's going on in their lives.
293	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite being a mascot of the series, and even having his own "[[AndStarring and starring]]" credit in the theme song, Max is only a member of the main cast until Season 2, where he makes only a few more appearances, before disappearing from the show altogether. He would finally return in the 2020 series, but that still doesn't explain his absense in Seasons 2 to 4 of the original series.
294	* CoolOldGuy: Frequently gives sage advice to the kids and help thems out whenever they're in a jam.
295	* ImpossiblyAwesomeMagicTrick: Always has some amazing magic trick he performs whenever he's on-screen.
296	* NoFullNameGiven: He's the only member of the main cast to not have their surname revealed.
297	[[/folder]]
298
299	!Recurring Characters
300	!!Students
301
302	[[folder:Tori Scott]]
303
304	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8d7de2e2_72a4_4126_b571_5e97e3940271.jpeg]]
305	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
306
307	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LeannaCreel
308	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AraceliDeLeon (Latin-American Spanish)
309
310	* TheAce: Tori manages to be snarky enough to keep Zack on his toes, knows how to bake and is an excellent mechanic, be cool enough to make Lisa pretty much beg to be her friend, and attract the attention of Zack, Slater, and Screech.
311	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Kelly and Jessie disappear, Tori appears and takes their place for nine episodes, then disappears, Jessie and Kelly reappear and everything carries on as normal as if Tori never existed.
312	* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: Replaces Kelly as Zack's love interest, though otherwise she doesn't much resemble her. Kelly is sweet and feminine, Tori is a rough, tomboyish biker.
313	* DudeMagnet: ''All'' the guys fall for her. Including Screech who temporarily forgets about his long-running obsession over Lisa.
314	* TheLadette: A tough, rebellious, jacket wearing, motorcycle-riding tomboy.
315	* NewTransferStudent: Was this in the final season.
316	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Briefly the Tomboy to Lisa's Girly Girl.
317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder:Ox]]
320
321	[[quoteright:217:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/454bea68_9a04_4df8_a667_3c832bc5bac1.jpeg]]
322	[[caption-width-right:217:]]
323
324	->'''Portrayed by:''' Troy Fromin
325	----
326	* DumbJock: His main character trait was that he was a jock, but not very bright.
327	* DumbMuscle: He was a big guy, easily looking like he could be in his 20's, if not 30's, despite being in high school. But again, he wasn't very bright.
328	* JerkJock: Sometimes. By the end though, he, Screech, and Big Pete have a "breakthrough" during Mr. Belding's bizarre group-psychotherapy session in gym class, and Ox ends up swearing off making fun of nerds again.
329	* YoungerThanTheyLook: As mentioned above. He looks far too old for high school.
330	[[/folder]]
331
332	[[folder:Maxwell Nerdstrom]]
333
334	[[quoteright:193:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/56821f89_4172_454e_88d0_bd55c0b61bc4.jpeg]]
335	[[caption-width-right:193:]]
336
337	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffreyAsch
338
339	* CasanovaWannabe: He thinks he's a God's gift to women.
340	* ControlFreak: He controlled Violet throughout their relationship.
341	* MeaningfulName: '''Nerd'''strom.
342	* JerkAss: Was condescending and controlled Violet.
343	* SmugSnake: His attitude.
344	[[/folder]]
345
346	[[folder:Violet Anne Bickerstaff]]
347
348	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/22c48bf1_ec79_45cb_abe3_a1c8e6de445c.jpeg]]
349	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
350
351	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ToriSpelling
352	-> '''Voiced by:''' Ariadna Rivas (Latin-American Spanish)
353
354	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Due to his assorted quirks and nervousness, Screech makes a very bad impression on both of Violet's parents, and they forbid her from seeing him. They only relent after Screech bails Violet out of a nasty case of stage fright.
355	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is extremely sweet.
356	* NerdGlasses: Wears a pair.
357	* PerformanceAnxiety: Between her folks forbidding her from seeing Screech and her general shy demeanor, she's a bundle of nerves in "The Glee Club" and freezes up on stage. It takes Screech joining in to snap her out of it.
358	* ShrinkingViolet: She is very quiet and submissive.
359	[[/folder]]
360
361	[[folder:Ollie Creekly]]
362
363	[[quoteright:177:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/36ded1dc_c22f_46a8_861a_bc334fc9a5cc.jpeg]]
364	[[caption-width-right:177:]]
365
366	* BlackAndNerdy: One of the biggest nerds at Bayside.
367	[[/folder]]
368
369	[[folder:Rhonda Robistelli]]
370
371	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/48fc5feb_65c0_4e9a_bf14_dbf21cbbe965.jpeg]]
372	[[caption-width-right:250:]]
373
374	->'''Portrayed by:''' Kirsten Kemp Becker
375	----
376	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Chases Zack around the school, trying to kiss him up.
377	* AffectionateNickname: Calls her lover "Zack-E".
378	* DumbBlonde: Not the sharpest tool in the shed, as she failed to spell the name of her own school during cheerleading tryouts.
379	-->'''Rhonda''': Give me a B! Give me an A! Give me a ... Can you tell me what comes next?
380	-->'''Jessie''': Y.
381	-->'''Rhonda''': Because I don't know the next letter.
382	* DysfunctionalFamily: Although we never see it, we hear that her father is in jail.
383	* HugeSchoolgirl: Arguably the tallest girl in the school, even towering over Jessi Spano.
384	* PassionateSportsGirl: She holds the school record for shot-put.
385	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: A character with her exact archetype named "Peggy" appeared in "The Friendship Business", both being very tall, strong blonde girls who could dance for long periods of time, until their partners got exhausted.
386	-->'''Screech''': Okay, Peggy. It's 5:00. I'm tired.
387	-->'''Peggy''': Oh, we're not done yet, friend.
388	* TomBoy: Characterized as a boyish, assertive, and dominant athlete.
389	[[/folder]]
390
391	[[folder:Ginger Baldwin]]
392
393	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4370a48d_8ce4_4143_8f23_621f36bc6e39.jpeg]]
394	[[caption-width-right:225:]]
395
396	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BridgetteWilson
397	----
398	* BrainlessBeauty: Was beautiful but wasn't smart.
399	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Most of her jokes are this.
400	* ConvenientReplacementCharacter: Served as the new waiter of The Max, following Max's departure from the show.
401	* DumbBlonde: Was a brainless beauty.
402	* GirlyGirl: She's all about fashion, shopping, and the color pink.
403	* SatelliteLoveInterest: {{Lampshaded}} by Tori as the type of bimbo Zack dates (when he isn't in a steady relationship with Kelly/Stacey/Tori herself).
404	[[/folder]]
405
406	[[folder:Big Pete]]
407
408	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7b4223cb_9609_4410_a025_50811d3e5e9a.jpeg]]
409	[[caption-width-right:250:]]
410
411	* AscendedExtra: Big Pete's first appearance was during the Malibu Sands arc. Later on, he started appearing at Bayside High as one of the recurring students, often having speaking roles. He was one of the very few recurring students, besides the main six, Violet and Ox, to not be a LivingProp.
412	* RenaissanceMan: Is in the glee club, is a science geek, and mentions taking a Spanish cooking class.
413	[[/folder]]
414
415	[[folder:Alan Fairbanks]]
416
417	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e23eb5e5_d19a_4fee_a4e7_767212114066.jpeg]]
418	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
419
420	-->'''Portrayed by:''' Dion Zamora
421	----
422	* BigEater: A fat kid who eats tons of junk food.
423	* ButtMonkey: Constantly gets bullied for being fat.
424	[[/folder]]
425
426	!!Faculty
427	[[folder:Miss Simpson]]
428
429	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/39657de4_9af8_4937_b1a3_4271c7678cb2.jpeg]]
430	[[caption-width-right:225:]]
431
432	* CrackOhMyBack: Miss Simpson throws her back out in the first episode, suffering from an old hockey injury.
433	* HiddenDepths: Miss Simpson was apparently a hockey player back in the day.
434	* ICantHearYou: Miss Simpson is hard of hearing and will either misinterpret what her students say or just flat-out not hear them at all.
435	-->'''Miss Simpson''': Good morning, students.
436	-->'''Students''': Good morning, Miss Simpson.
437	-->'''Miss Simpson''': Didn't your parents teach you any manners? In my day, kids would say 'good morning' back to their teachers!
438	[[/folder]]
439
440	[[folder:Mr. Dewey]]
441
442	[[quoteright:218:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ed2ae31e_4720_4d5e_a001_68b11469fd46.jpeg]]
443	[[caption-width-right:218:]]
444
445	* NotSoStoic: On a rare occasion when he [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness speaks more loudly than usual and shows more aggressive emotion]] -- it's PlayedForLaughs.
446	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: PlayedForLaughs. He's generally quite soft-spoken and shows little emotion, but in the ''New Class'' episode "Little Hero", when he encourages the Bayside football team to win, his encouraging words of choice are "Smash them! Destroy them! Pulverize them!" and he [[NotSoStoic speaks in a slightly louder volume than usual and shows more aggression]] before catching himself at it and calming down.
447	* TheStoic: Most of the time, he shows little emotion and speaks in a dull tone. [[NotSoStoic Not always, though.]]
448	[[/folder]]
449
450	[[folder:Mrs. Wentworth]]
451
452	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/32bc43ae_c39e_454a_9ebd_6e4515618c45.jpeg]]
453	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
454
455	[[/folder]]
456
457	[[folder:Mr. Tuttle]]
458
459	[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/534f1e58_dbea_45bc_99c3_ecab25fdf785.jpeg]]
460	[[caption-width-right:234:]]
461
462	[[/folder]]
463
464	[[folder:Mr. Testaverde]]
465
466	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8f95d6ce_bf2a_4055_b49a_61331e20045b.jpeg]]
467	[[caption-width-right:300:]]
468
469	* MotorMouth: He talks fast and talks much, with the exceptions being "Everyone ready?" and "Any questions?", with the bell ringing barely seconds after the latter.
470	[[/folder]]
471
472	[[folder:Coach Sonski]]
473
474	[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/10b739e3_9d19_44d2_91de_06c322eb66f1.jpeg]]
475	[[caption-width-right:225:]]
476
477	[[/folder]]
478
479	!!Malibu Sands Beach Club
480	[[folder:Leon Carosi]]
481
482	[[quoteright:246:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84f9b758_9183_4d96_89ce_8c2df8680cf0.jpeg]]
483	[[caption-width-right:246:]]
484
485	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErnieSabella
486
487	* {{Expy}}: Of Donald Twinkacetti from ''Series/PerfectStrangers'', who was also portrayed by Ernie Sabella. Both characters are greedy, rude to the main characters, and threatened to fire their employees on multiple occasions.
488	* HeelFaceTurn: Despite being a jerk for the majority of his time on the show, he thanked them all for their hard work at the end of the summer, welcomed them back, gave Zack all of his tips from the breakfasts he stiffed him on ''and'' ultimately approved of him and Stacey dating.
489	* LargeHam: Very much. One scene even has him screaming out [[ItMakesSenseInContext "Hot coffee!" whilst holding a pot of it instead of just dropping it like anyone else would.]]
490	* MeanBoss: He's quite the jerk to his staffers, especially Zack.
491	* MoralityPet: His only daughter, Stacey. She reigns him in from some of his nastier moments.
492	* PapaWolf: To Stacey. In spite of his stern personality, he obviously loves her very much and is quite proud and protective of her.
493	* TheRival: Zack for both his flippant attitude and for dating his daughter.
494	[[/folder]]
495
496	[[folder:Stacey Carosi]]
497
498	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/46b1a5ae_cd1b_4fbf_adb9_7a512fbe1424.jpeg]]
499	[[caption-width-right:210:]]
500
501	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LeahRemini
502	-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AraceliDeLeon (Latin-American Spanish)
503
504	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Zack.
505	* BigApplesauce: She was a New Yorker who only goes to California during the summers to work at her father's beach club.
506	* DefrostingIceQueen: She went from hating Zack to being his girlfriend during the time at her father's beach club.
507	* ParentalMarriageVeto: Her dad didn't approve of Zack.
508	[[/folder]]
509
510	!One-Shot Characters
511	[[folder:Nurse Jennifer]]
512	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/final_5d280e53118f0f001466cdff_636761_052_1.jpg]]
513	[[caption-width-right:350:"I certainly did!"]]
514	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/NancyValen
515
516	* AngryCollarGrab: Jennifer grabs the collar of Zack's sweater just before she lets him leave.
517	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite her otherwise sweet and pleasant deposition, Jennifer does tell Jessie, Lisa and Slater that he was going to bring Zack into her office and have him [[BeneathTheMask see a side of her that he's never seen before]].
518	* BishieSparkle: Zack sees Jennifer this way upon enamoring in her beauty for the very first time.
519	* CatharticExhalation: Jennifer lets out a [[VisibleSigh loud sigh]] as she proceeds to remove the stick that's holding up her hair.
520	* CheshireCatGrin: Jennifer delivers this in spades, especially when she's goes about aggressively seducing/scaring Zack straight at the end of the episode.
521	* DramaticCurtainToss: Jennifer rips open the white curtain in the nurse's office after Zack announces that he's back.
522	* DressedToHeal: Jennifer's standard nurses uniform comprises of a [[LabcoatofScienceandMedicine white medical coat]], white [[MiniDressOfPower mini-dress]], white pumps, and a brown [[ClipboardOfAuthority clipboard]].
523	* EightiesHair: Jennifer with her long, thick, wavy [[RavenHairIvorySkin dark head of hair]].
524	* GettingHotInHere: Jennifer tells Zack that it's rather warm in her office while she sensually [[TakeOffYourClothes takes off]] her white medical coat.
525	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Jennifer wears an oversized purple t-shirt in her final scene with Zack. She also wears a purple low-cut top during her very first scene.
526	* GrowOldWithMe: Jennifer while cornering Zack in her office, suggests that they get married and have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of children]].
527	* HairFlip: Jennifer does quite an extravagant hair flip while she lets her hair down in front of Zack.
528	* HairTriggerTemper: Jennifer tells Zack about her fictitious husband, who is a professional wrestler with a violent temper.
529	* HeroicSeductress: Jennifer only becomes this as a means of helping the gang get revenge against Zack for mistreating and neglecting Kelly.
530	* HospitalHottie: Basically, the entire episode has Jennifer seen as this, from Zack's immediate infatuation to her climatic seduction of him.
531	* HeadTurningBeauty: Jennifer is naturally this from Zack's perspective.
532	* IndulgentFantasySegue: Zack imagines Jennifer reading Kelly's romantic poem in class and later imagines himself as a surgeon with both Jennifer and Kelly as his nurses.
533	* LockedInARoom: Jennifer locks the door in her office shortly before she proceeds to seduce Zack.
534	* LuredIntoATrap: Jennifer pretty much does this to Zack at the end of the episode.
535	* MrsRobinson: Nancy Valen is in real life, about nine years older than Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
536	* MsFanservice: Jennifer is afterall, played by Nancy Valen, who would later become a castmember on ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''.
537	* LateForSchool: Jennifer during her very first scene, is late and asks Zack where the nurse's office is.
538	* LoveAtFirstSight: Zack when he first lays his eyes on Jennifer in the hallway at Bayside.
539	* MistakenIdentity: Slater pretends to be Jennifer after Zack mistakenly believes that she's behind the curtain. After hearing Zack profess his feelings for Jennifer, Slater [[{{Blackmail}} blackmails]] Zack into taking a flu shot for him.
540	* NaughtyNurseOutfit: Towards the end of the episode aptly entitled "From [[SchoolNurse Nurse]] to Worse", Zack sees his crush Nurse Jennifer, instead of her standard white mini-dress uniform, don a black, tubed mini-skirt, black [[StockingFiller pantyhose]] and black pumps, a big [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure waist hugging]] black Western belt (with a silver buckle), a purple pocketed t-shirt (with [[ShouldersofDoom shoulder pads]]), plastic purple hooped earrings, her hair in a bun (which she would soon [[ShakingHerHairLoose shake loose]] to further [[GoSeduceMyArchnemesis rile Zack up]]), and her [[LabcoatofScienceandMedicine white medical coat]] (which Jennifer soon takes off since it's [[GettingHotinHere "rather warm"]] in her office) for good measure.
541	* NiceGirl: Jennifer is generally seen being very sweet and friendly with the students that she interacts with, including Zack.
542	* ObliviousToLove: Jennifer is not aware that Zack is in love with her until near the end of the episode.
543	* OlderThanTheyLook: Zack initially thinks that Jennifer is simply a new student and not the new school nurse.
544	* OneShotCharacter: "From Nurse to Worse" from Season 2 served as Nurse Jennifer's only appearance in the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise and yet, she's still one of the few non-main characters who managed to make an indelible impression.
545	* PassingTheTorch: Jennifer arrives to take over from the retiring Nurse Butcher as Bayside's resident nurse.
546	* PlayingSick: Zack at one point, pretends being sick as an excuse to get out of class and to see Jennifer.
547	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Jennifer starts blocking Zack's path after he hears about her violent husband.
548	* PrimAndProperBun: Jennifer uncharacteristically wears her thick, wavy dark hair up when we first see her in her final scene with Zack.
549	* PuppyDogEyes: Jennifer puts these on after she tells Zack that she hasn't been able to stop thinking about him.
550	* TheRunaway: Jennifer suggests that she and Zack runaway after telling him about her "husband" with the violent temper.
551	* SchoolNurse: The [[MeaningfulName name of the episode]] is afterall entitled "From Nurse Worse".
552	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Zack at the end of his final scene with Jennifer in her office.
553	* ShakingHerHairLoose: Jennifer dramatically lets down her hair soon after she tells Zack that it's warm in her office.
554	* StacysMom: Even Slater admitted upon first seeing Jennifer that she could understand why Zack would have such a crush on her.
555	* TaughtByExperience: Jennifer tells Jessie, Slater and Lisa while discussing Zack's neglect of Kelly, that she's had plenty of experience dealing with sick people.
556	* TeacherStudentRomance: This is pretty much the entire basis of Zack's involvement with Jennifer.
557	* TeamMom: Jennifer sort of becomes this to Jessie, Lisa and Slater after they inform her about Zack's behavior of late. Jennifer even tells Jessie that she [[PurelyAestheticGlasses doesn't need glasses]] after her predecessor, Nurse "Blind as a Bat" Butcher suggested otherwise.
558	* AThreesomeIsHot: Zack [[FantasySequence fantasizes]] about having Kelly and Jennifer as his two sexy nurses assisting him while performing surgery on Mr. Belding.
559	[[/folder]]
560
561	[[folder:Eric Tramer]]
562
563	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1b26c121_9a04_47d2_92b5_67d7e672c597.jpeg]]
564	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
565
566	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JoshHoffman
567
568	* BigApplesauce: From New York.
569	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Never seen or heard from again after his appearance in "The Wicked Stepbrother." This is despite saying that he would stick around.
570	* HiddenDepths: Despite his {{Jerkass}} ways, he genuinely liked Lisa, enough to be very hurt upon discovering that she only went out with him to help Jessie get back at him and not believe her sincere claims that she really had come to like him also.
571	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At first, he's a jerk. Two moments that highlight this are when he ruins Mr. Belding's car for no reason, and when he tells Jessie that he doesn't care who he hurts, as long as it is not himself. Later on, he comes to see the [[HeelRealization error of his ways]], and becomes the latter, fixing Mr. Belding's car, and getting on better terms with the gang.
572	[[/folder]]
573
574	[[folder:Kimberly]]
575	-> '''Portrayed by:''' uncredited/unknown
576
577	%%* TheCutie
578	%%* HairofGoldHeartofGold
579	* HappilyAdopted: Screech said that Kimberly was adopted.
580	%%* HeadTurningBeauty
581	* OneShotCharacter: Only appeared in one episode, "The Aftermath", and never appeared or mentioned again afterwards.
582	[[/folder]]
583	!Good Morning, Miss Bliss
584	[[folder:Carrie Bliss]]
585
586	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8683aec1_e462_4794_9488_a242043721fb.jpeg]]
587	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
588
589	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HayleyMills
590
591	* BewareTheNiceOnes: She was understandably pretty upset at her students when they costed her thousands of dollars in the stock market. She also punished Zack for one of his schemes by giving him a [[FMinusMinus 0]] as his grade.
592	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite being TheProtagonist in ''Good Morning, Miss Bliss'', she is never seen or heard from again once the series was retooled into ''Saved by the Bell'', even though Zack, Screech, Lisa and Mr. Belding all made the transition.
593	* DeadpanSnarker: As nice as she was, she had her snarky moments.
594	* {{Narrator}}: She narrated the beginning of each episode.
595	* NiceGirl: Miss Bliss is perhaps the nicest character in the whole franchise.
596	[[/folder]]
597	[[folder:Mikey Gonzales]]
598
599	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/81ea851a_cb25_4c60_af06_38f944d19a77.jpeg]]
600	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
601
602	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Max Battimo
603
604	* {{Expy}}: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. He was basically a precursor to Slater, being Zack's best friend (as well as his [[TheLancer lancer]]), having curly hair with a mullet, and being a Latino. Though, unlike Slater, he wasn't a jock.
605	* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly towards Screech.
606	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Zack's Manly Man.
607	* VitriolicBestBuds: He was sometimes this with Zack, particularly in one episode where they had a crush on the same girl.
608	[[/folder]]
609	[[folder:Nikki Coleman]]
610
611	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b05fffdb_b656_481b_9633_dff6052daa67.jpeg]]
612	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
613
614	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Heather Hopper
615	* ADayInTheLimelight: ""Leaping to Conclusions" is the only episode that really gives her individual focus.
616	* OnlySaneWoman: She often stood up as the voice of reason.
617	* ThoseTwoGirls: With Lisa. This makes it all the more jarring when she is written out (but not Lisa) once the series is retooled into ''Saved by the Bell''.
618	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The outspoken Nikki played the Tomboy to shopaholic Lisa's Girly Girl.
619
620	[[/folder]]
621	[[folder:Tina Paladrino]]
622
623	[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/741292e4_9515_4e76_85aa_e43316135ea2.jpeg]]
624	[[caption-width-right:260:]]
625
626	[[/folder]]
627	[[folder:Mylo Williams]]
628	[[/folder]]
629	!The College Years
630	[[folder:Mike Rogers]]
631
632	[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e42fdd5c_d352_44b9_a8ec_9c3c8e7fdd1d.jpeg]]
633	[[caption-width-right:189:]]
634
635	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BobGolic
636
637	* TheBigGuy: Was a former football player.
638	* EmbarrassingTattoo: We'll let the quote speak for itself:
639	--> Screech: "Coach has ''Big Bird'' on his butt!"
640	--> Mike: "Hey, hey, hey! It's Tweety Bird!"
641	--> Screech: "Trust me, Mike; that's a ''big'' bird!"
642	* GloryDays: A former NFL player for the San Francisco [=49ers=], Mike often wistfully reminisces about his days as a football player, and clearly loves the sport. On one occasion, while complaining about a {{Jerkass}} from his old team, he admits that he's jealous, and says "He's getting paid millions to play a game that I would have been willing to play for free."
643	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He was this for the group at California University.
644	[[/folder]]
645
646	[[folder:Susan [=McMahon=]]]
647
648	-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HollandTaylor
649
650	* CaliforniaUniversity: The college where she works.
651	* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: How the group reacted when they were around her.
652	%%* IronLady
653	* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Was the dean of California University.
654	[[/folder]]
655
656	[[folder:Becky Belding]]
657
658	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/568342d9_86e6_4faf_a8a2_ea09c557fc6b.jpeg]]
659	[[caption-width-right:350:]]
660
661	* AlliterativeName
662	* TheGhost: For most of the series. Mr. Belding constantly talked about her, but we never actually met her until an episode during senior year.
663	* ScreamingBirth: Gave birth in an elevator.

Context Characters / SavedByTheBell