The most popular version of Saved By The Bell only ran for four seasons and produced less than a hundred total episodes, but thanks to some really charismatic actors and the magic of repeated reruns, its characters are still household names to what sometimes feels like an entire generation of mid-30s to mid-40s Americans. I don’t even need to use Wikipedia to instantly rattle off the names of lead characters AC Slater, Kelly Kapowski, Zack Morris, Jessie Spano, Screech Powers and Lisa Turtle (also shoutout Mr. Belding). They were the coolest, and if ever you needed a reminder of why, two of the stars dropped one on Instagram earlier this week.
It’s apparently been thirty-four years since Saved By The Bell premiered, and to celebrate, Mario Lopez, who played AC Slater, dropped a video alongside Tiffany Thiessen, who played Kelly Kapowski, that included some footage of the two now, along with a ton of behind the scenes photos of the pair while shooting the show back in the day. It’s set to “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus, which is a hot track and a perfect choice for this. You can check out the magic and get nostalgic below…
