History Characters / SavedByTheBell

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Kelly usually wore shorts.

* 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 3, when he disappears from the show entirely and he's removed from the theme song.

* BookSmart: Since he's a stereotypical nerd, he's even better at academics than Jessie. However, he lacks commmon sense outside of school.

* DitzyGenius: He's smart but he usually lacks common sense.

!!Malibu Sands Beach Club
[[folder:Leon Carosi]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErnieSabella

* 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.
* 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.]]
* MeanBoss: He's quite the jerk to his staffers, especially Zack.
* MoralityPet: His only daughter, Stacey. She reigns him in from some of his nastier moments.
* PapaWolf: To Stacey. In spite of his stern personality, he obviously loves her very much and is quite proud and protective of her.
* TheRival: Zack for both his flippant attitude and for dating his daughter.

[[folder:Stacey Carosi]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LeahRemini
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AraceliDeLeon (Latin-American Spanish)

* BelligerentSexualTension: With Zack.
* BigApplesauce: She was a New Yorker who only goes to California during the summers to work at her father's beach club.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She went from hating Zack to being his girlfriend during the time at her father's beach club.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: Her dad didn't approve of Zack.

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* CrachOhMyBack: Miss Simpson throws her back out in the first episode, suffering from an old hockey injury.

[[folder:Ollie Creekly]]

* BlackAndNerdy: One of the biggest nerds at Bayside.
* HollywoodNerd: Wears nerdy clothes and had a froggy voice.
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[[folder:Ginger]]

* BrainlessBeauty: Was beautiful but wasn't smart.
* DumbBlonde: Was a brainless beauty.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: {{Lampshaded}} by Tori as the type of bimbo Zack dates (when he isn't in a steady relationship with Kelly/Stacey/Tori herself).
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[[folder:Big Pete]]

%%* HollywoodNerd
%%* CoolLoser
* 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.
* RenaissanceMan: Is in the glee club, is a science geek, and mentions taking a Spanish cooking class.

!!Faculty

!!Malibu Sands Beach Club
[[folder:Leon Carosi]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErnieSabella

* 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.
* 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.]]
* MeanBoss: He's quite the jerk to his staffers, especially Zack.
* MoralityPet: His only daughter, Stacey. She reigns him in from some of his nastier moments.
* PapaWolf: To Stacey. In spite of his stern personality, he obviously loves her very much and is quite proud and protective of her.
* TheRival: Zack for both his flippant attitude and for dating his daughter.

[[folder:Stacey Carosi]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LeahRemini
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AraceliDeLeon (Latin-American Spanish)

* BelligerentSexualTension: With Zack.
* BigApplesauce: She was a New Yorker who only goes to California during the summers to work at her father's beach club.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She went from hating Zack to being his girlfriend during the time at her father's beach club.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: Her dad didn't approve of Zack.

!!Other
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[[folder:Violet Anne Bickerstaff]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ToriSpelling
-> '''Voiced by:''' Ariadna Rivas (Latin-American Spanish)

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She is extremely sweet.
* HollywoodNerd: Screech's nerdy girlfriend.
* NerdGlasses: Wears a pair.
* ShrinkingViolet: She is very quiet and submissive.

[[folder:Leon Carosi]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ErnieSabella

* 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.
* 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.]]
* MeanBoss: He's quite the jerk to his staffers, especially Zack.
* MoralityPet: His only daughter, Stacey. She reigns him in from some of his nastier moments.
* PapaWolf: To Stacey. In spite of his stern personality, he obviously loves her very much and is quite proud and protective of her.
* TheRival: Zack for both his flippant attitude and for dating his daughter.

[[folder:Stacey Carosi]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LeahRemini
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AraceliDeLeon (Latin-American Spanish)

* BelligerentSexualTension: With Zack.
* BigApplesauce: She was a New Yorker who only goes to California during the summers to work at her father's beach club.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She went from hating Zack to being his girlfriend during the time at her father's beach club.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: Her dad didn't approve of Zack.

[[folder:Mike Rogers]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BobGolic

* TheBigGuy: Was a former football player.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: We'll let the quote speak for itself:
--> Screech: "Coach has ''Big Bird'' on his butt!"
--> Mike: "Hey, hey, hey! It's Tweety Bird!"
--> Screech: "Trust me, Mike; that's a ''big'' bird!"
* 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."
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He was this for the group at California University.

[[folder:Susan [=McMahon=]]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HollandTaylor

* CaliforniaUniversity: The college where she works.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: How the group reacted when they were around her.
%%* IronLady
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Was the dean of California University.

[[folder:Ollie Creekly]]

* BlackAndNerdy: One of the biggest nerds at Bayside.
* HollywoodNerd: Wears nerdy clothes and had a froggy voice.

[[folder:Becky Belding]]

* AlliterativeName
* TheGhost: For most of the series. Mr. Belding constantly talked about her, but we never actually met her until an episode during senior year.
* ScreamingBirth: Gave birth in an elevator.

[[folder:Big Pete]]

%%* HollywoodNerd
%%* CoolLoser
* 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.
* RenaissanceMan: Is in the glee club, is a science geek, and mentions taking a Spanish cooking class.

[[folder:Ox]]

* DumbJock: His main character trait was that he was a jock, but not very bright.
* 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.
* 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.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: As mentioned above. He looks far too old for high school.
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[[folder:Ginger]]

* BrainlessBeauty: Was beautiful but wasn't smart.
* DumbBlonde: Was a brainless beauty.
* SatelliteLoveInterest: {{Lampshaded}} by Tori as the type of bimbo Zack dates (when he isn't in a steady relationship with Kelly/Stacey/Tori herself).
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[[folder:Maxwell Nerdstrom]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffreyAsch

* CasanovaWannabe: He thinks he's a God's gift to women.
* ControlFreak: He controlled Violet throughout their relationship.
* HollywoodNerd: He is short and considered the king of the nerd.
* MeaningfulName: '''Nerd'''strom.
* JerkAss: Was condescending and controlled Violet.
* SmugSnake: His attitude.
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[[folder:Kimberly]]
-> '''Portrayed by:''' uncredited/unknown

%%* TheCutie
%%* HairofGoldHeartofGold
* HappilyAdopted: Screech said that Kimberly was adopted.
%%* HeadTurningBeauty
* OneShotCharacter: Only appeared in one episode, "The Aftermath", and never appeared or mentioned again afterwards.
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* CheshireCatGrin: Jennifer delvers this in spades, especially when she's goes about aggressively seducing/scaring Zack straight at the end of the episode.

!!Principal Richard Belding

-->'''Zack:''' Maybe, [[FriendlyEnemy but we've got the better Belding]].

[[folder:Zachary "Zack" Morris]]

[[folder:Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater Sanchez]]

[[folder:Samuel "Screech" Powers]]

[[folder:Jessica "Jessie" Myrtle Spano]]

[[folder:Lisa Marie Turtle]]

[[folder:Mr. Richard Belding]]

[[folder:Kelly Kapowski]]
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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TiffaniThiessen
-> '''Voiced by:''' Rommy Mendoza (Latin-American Spanish)

* AcademicAthlete: A good student and captain of the volleyball, swim, and softball teams.
* AlliterativeName: '''K'''elly '''K'''apowski
* {{Catchphrase}}: [[TenderTears "I think I'm gonna cry."]]
* TheCheerleader: Subverted. Despite the stereotypes of cheerleaders, Kelly is one of the kindest and most squeaky clean girls at Bayside High.
* ClassPrincess: Homecoming Queen and head cheerleader, Kelly is sweet, kind, and the quintessential GirlNextDoor.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: She and Zack get married in Las Vegas in the movie.
* TheDitz: Played with, she was smart and a good student, but also a bit of an airhead at times.
* DudeMagnet: Was one of the most popular girls at Bayside.
* GirlNextDoor: A rare case where the popular "hot girl" is also the wholesome and approachable one.
* HeadTurningBeauty: How she was seen at Bayside.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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).
* MilitaryBrat: Somewhat inverted as even though her father, Frank, worked at a defense plant, she never had to move around, unlike Slater.
* 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.
* 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.
* NiceGirl: She's head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school but she's also the most sweet natured character in the show.
%% * PrettyInMink: In a fantasy scene.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently grew up with Zack, Lisa, Screech, and Jessie.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Kelly is a sweet and pretty DudeMagnet (girly), her sister Nicky is a sporty girl with a TomboyishBaseballCap (tomboy).
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Zack for a while.

[[folder:Lisa Marie Turtle]]
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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LarkVoorhies
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/RossyAguirre and Creator/PatriciaAcevedo (Latin-American Spanish)

* 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.]]
* DudeMagnet: Not as much as Kelly, but she is popular with boys as well.
* 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.
* FashionDesigner: In a final season episode she is applying for an internship at a clothing design studio and as a part of the application process she has to put on her own fashion show with her own designs and models. Kelly and Jessie help her sew the clothes while Zak and Slater organize the event. Later, all four model while Screech does commentary.
* FeigningIntelligence: "What is art? Are we art? Is art art?"
* GossipyHens: If there's gossip, expect Lisa to know about it.
* HiddenDepths: She's actually a pretty good student even making honor roll in the first season.
* 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.
* SassyBlackWoman: Definitely had the best put-downs of the cast:
--> "You want toasted buns? Go sit on a microwave!"
* 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.
* 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.
* SatelliteCharacter: Gets a lot less focus episodes than the other main characters. Most of her role revolves around being a fashionable ValleyGirl who hangs out with the main group and rejecting her AbhorrentAdmirer Screech.
* TokenMinority: She's the only black member of the group.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
** During the Miss Bliss episodes, she is the shopaholic Girly Girl to her outspoken best friend Nikki's Tomboy.
** During the Tori episodes, she is the Girly Girl to Tori's Tomboyish BikerBabe and TheLadette.
* 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.
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[[folder:Albert Clifford "A.C." Slater Sanchez]]
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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MarioLopez
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YamilAtala (Latin-American Spanish)

* AffectionateNickname: 'Papa' and 'Bubba' from Jessie
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Jessie
* TheBigGuy: He was the most muscular of the group.
* BigManOnCampus: In the first season, and it was the source of his and Zack's hostility.
* ChickMagnet: Was one of the most popular at Bayside.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Along with EmbarrassingMiddleName, he is Albert Clifford. No wonder he prefers to go by "A.C." or [[LastNameBasis Slater]].
* {{Flanderization}}: Into a proud male chauvinist.
* HiddenDepths: He actually has the most practical real-world skills of the gang such as knowing how to fix cars and cook.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has shown his good-natured and caring moments on occasions.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Eventually gets into this with Zack after Kelly chooses between the two of them.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Was a jerk he first came to the picture, but becomes nicer shortly afterwards.
* LastNameBasis: Usually referred to by his last name.
* LovableJock: He is a star wrestler and basketball player and, while a bit of a hothead, he has his HiddenHeartOfGold
* MilitaryBrat: His dad was in the Army. Slater says he's been to Bolivia, Italy, Iceland, Berlin, and other places because of this.
* MissingMom: Maybe. We see his father a couple times, but his mother never appears onscreen and is only referred to infrequently.
* MrFanservice: The show never missed an opportunity to show off his impressive physique.
* MySisterIsOffLimits: In one episode, Zack starts dating Slater's his little sister J.B. much to Slater's chagrin.
* 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.
* OppositesAttract: Him and Jessie. An athletic (occasional) misogynist and a studious feminist.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His interactions with Jessie.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Not him, but the sister that suddenly appeared in one of the Tori episodes.
* TheRival: To Zack, at first.
* RomanticFalseLead: Early on in the Zack/Kelly relationship.
* 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.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: the show took every available chance to get Slater shirtless or in tights. Cue sitcom "Woooooooh~"
* 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.

* GrowOldWithMe: Jennifer while corning Zack in her office, suggests that they get married and have [[MassiveNumberedSiblings lots of children]].

* OneOfTheBoys: Eventually became this with the group.

* TeenGenius: He did build his own robot. He was also the senior class valedictorian.

->'''Portrayed by:''' Ernie Sabella

* TheSmartGirl: So much so that her dream was to go to Stanford.