A new full length trailer for the Saved By The Bell revival was released yesterday, and it’s drumming up nostalgic feelings for fans of the original teen TV sitcom.
In the clip original stars Mario Lopez (who plays AC Slater on the show) and Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano) are seen reminiscing about their days at Bayside High. In a later snippet, Jessie, who is now a Bayside guidance counselor in the reboot, confiscates caffeine pills from a student — actually her old pal Zack Morris son’s — in the hallway as the Pointer Sisters’ 1982 classic I’m So Excited plays in the background. Jessie asks, “Are those caffeine pills? At first, they’re so exciting and then it gets even more exciting but after that, it gets so scary, and in the end, you ruin your girl group’s shot at a recording contract.”
The iconic reference is a nod to the memorable Saved by the Bell Season 2 episode, Jessie’s Song, when her character battled a pill problem.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffany Thiessen will appear on the reboot but they were not in the preview.
Peacock has not yet set a premiere date for “Bell”; the final few episodes have not yet been filmed due to the coronavirus-fueled production shutdown.
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Susan Saunders 8/11/20
