Many know that the show Saved By The Bell originally started as a show called "Good Morning Miss Bliss"  about a teacher and her students, which ran in the 88-89 season.   The show didn't do very well in the ratings and NBC decided to cancel it.   However they decided to tweek the story, add new cast members and make it more about the kids as well as rename it "Saved By The Bell" 
How did the people at NBC let us know this new show was going to start it the summer of 89?
By running a special introducing us to the new characters as well as some of the other new shows that NBC would be debuting that year. 
Here's the special, titled  "Who shrunk Saturday morning?"

I never understood how this show became popular on any level. It had little to no entertainment value. The only entertainment that has ever come from this show was the extremely stupid shenanigans that Dustin Diamond got into after the show was cancelled.

Rick Ace Rhodes wrote :

I never understood how this show became popular on any level. It had little to no entertainment value. The only entertainment that has ever come from this show was the extremely stupid shenanigans that Dustin Diamond got into after the show was cancelled. -end quote

Saved by the Bell appealed to me. Once I started watching, I couldn't stop.

I had never seen Good Morning Miss Bliss.  So the video I posted above was the first time I ever saw the characters.  My big bro had it on and when I saw ALF. I stayed in to see what he was watching and I got hooked

I wish there were more episodes of the middle school days.

Mr Magic wrote :

I wish there were more episodes of the middle school days. -end quote

You mean Good Morning Miss Bliss?


I watched all the specials, tv movies, college years and the New Class.  I'd have to say my favorite variation was the high school years before Tori showed up.

Yeah, that's what I meant.

Mr Magic wrote :

"You mean Good Morning Miss Bliss?" 

Yeah, that's what I meant. -end quote


It in itself is a revamped idea of an earlier concept.   The show used to have a completely different cast with the exception of Miss Bliss.   If you look in the clip below of the original pilot, you'll see a young Brian Austin Green, Johnathan Brandis and Jaleel white as the original cast.