Saved by the Bell.... A Social Phenomenon
The two episodes I watched were when Zach and Slater were fighting over who gets to take Kelly to Prom. Zach wins obviously, because well, that's what he does. He's a winner. If you remember, Kelly can't go because her dad gets laid off and she can't afford a dress. Now you may be thinking, well her last name is Kapowski, and she is Polish. Maybe her fathers level of intelligence is why he got laid off. But that is not where I'm going with this. (Please remember I am speaking in stereotypes, in no way do I think polish people are stupid. I think all people are stupid, some of them are from Poland, some from other places.) What you don't remember about this episode is that the whole gang goes to the movies because Screech is trying to woo Lisa to being his prom date. What do you think happens through out the whole movie? Yup, you guessed it. Lisa Turtle, the lone african american main stay of the cast talks through out the whole movie! Can you believe that! Even in the early 1990's they were exploiting this stereotype! She ruins the movie for everyone so much that Screech refuses to go to prom with her! That's a whole lot of talking. I was in awe when I had this revelation.
The second episode was when Zach finally asks Kelly to go "steady". On a side note, I always wondered, did this ever really happen? Did people really ask to go steady? Can someone over the age of 40 please clear this up for me. The only way I ever knew of people getting together is getting drunk on a random night, maybe making some bad decisions, keep repeating until somehow it happens when you're sober, then getting roped into meeting her family, ultimately knowing what the rest of your life looks like and ending the whole thing. I would just like to know if this so called "steady" technique ever actually took place. Sorry about that, I digress. While Zach is awaiting the answer of Kelly a new faculty member comes to work at the school and BOY is she SMOKING. It turns out not only is she the school nurse, but I'm pretty sure I haven't seen nurses on Halloween wear outfits this sexy. This was a Saturday morning show for kids! Now I know why my generation goes out on Halloween and girls wear dental floss as bikini tops. Hey, I'm not complaining.
At the end of all this hard work and research it just confirms the fact that no television show had a greater influence on a generation then Saved by the Bell. People can say what they want in the opposition and you know what? They would be wrong. WWZMD?
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