I have a feeling that no one even made a call to Leanna Creel, who played Tori in later seasons of the show. For eight minutes at least …. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.

In the nostalgic sketch, stars of the 90s TV show appeared in character in as Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez) Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) and Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins). HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. Maybe it’s time to put Saved by the Bell on the shelf for good and focus on something new rather than pulling it down every time we need to feel cool or young or relevant. [UPDATE: Voorhies' publicist told E!

Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. She's now a features writer and editor, covering the hottest topics in the world of nerddom from her home base in Oxford, UK. Slater pokes fun at his ballet skills, Zack chats on his infamous brick cell phone and Jessie relives her “I’m so excited” moment. The cast reunited instead for a photoshoot for People magazine. You can unsubscribe at any time. A one-stop shop for all things video games.

And even better, we get to see just how well the actors on the show have aged.

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Poor Tori. There were some new jokes too, especially a great one about Berkley turning into a stripper thanks to her notorious role in Showgirls. Really it was just an excuse to revisit some of the show’s old gags, like Zack’s giant cellphone, Slater’s leotard, and Jessie’s “I’m so excited, I’m so excited, I’m so scared” speech. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Last night's episode of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon obliged by getting together five of the original cast members from early 1990s teen sitcom Saved by the Bell: Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Kelly Kapowski (Tiffani Thiessen), Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) A.C. Slater (Mario Lopez), and Mr. Richard Belding (Dennis Haskins). Read next: Former Saved by the Bell Actor Dustin Diamond Pleads Not Guilty in Bar Brawl. But it is Jimmy Fallon who wins the trophy for best revival of the show, when he featured five of the original actors reprising their roles on Wednesday’s episode of The Tonight Show. five of the original actors reprising their roles, I’m so excited, I’m so excited, I’m so scared.
Sorry, Zack.

Jimmy Fallon has long-vowed to reunite the cast of “Saved by the Bell” and on Wednesday’s “Tonight Show” the NBC host finally delivered on his promise. The humor in the sketch was almost exclusively made up of references that are likely to leave those who didn't watch Saved by the Bell and haven't been keeping up with The Tonight Show a little confused.

Saved by the Bell, left to right, Jimmy Fallon, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez on The Tonight Show. Her hobbies include drawing, video games, long walks in the countryside, and wasting far too much time on Twitter. Fallon, playing a younger version of himself, enrolled at Bayside High School in the 8 minute sketch, as “Saved by the Bell” cast members joined him to re-enact memorable moments from the series, including Jesse’s “I’m so excited!” moment, Slater’s ballet moves and the Zack Attack anthem “Friends Forever.”. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The Musical comes to a town near you. Read Next: ViacomCBS International Studios Announces Plans to Ramp Up Production in Southern Europe, Friends and Collaborators Mourn the Loss of Director Lynn Shelton: ‘She Was Only Just Getting Started’, Thom Yorke Debuts New Song on ‘The Tonight Show’ (Watch), LA County Extends Stay at Home Order to May 15, Armie Hammer Explains His Thirsty Comment on Timothée Chalamet's Instagram, Rhonda Fleming, ‘Queen of Technicolor’ Who Appeared in ‘Spellbound,’ Dies at 97, TV Ratings: Biden Wins Town Hall Duel With Trump, Disney Plus Adds Content Warning to ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Peter Pan’, Trump on Savannah Guthrie: ‘I Have Somebody Going Totally Crazy’, Twitter Still Blocking a NY Post Story Based on Alleged Hunter Biden Emails, Newspaper’s Account Remains Frozen, Angela Lansbury: ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Star Still Going Strong in Amazing Career, One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson Takes Big Loss on Hollywood Hills Mansion, ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunner David Benioff Explains Why Pedro Pascal Was the Perfect Red Viper, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’: Amy Adams, Glenn Close Star in First Trailer for Ron Howard’s Oscars Contender, How Savannah Guthrie Helped Salvage NBC’s Risky Bet on Town Hall, Tony Awards 2020: Full List of Nominations, 'The Masked Singer' Reveals the Identity of Baby Alien, Pedro Pascal on Fame and ‘The Mandalorian’: ‘Can We Cut the S— and Talk About the Child?’, Tracey Edmonds Seeks $10 Million for Mulholland Estates Mansion, Trump Talks of ‘Leaving the Country’ if He Loses, How Our Obsession With Designer Dogs May Harm the Very Animals We Claim to Love, Pandemic Shifts the Map During College Football’s Roller Coaster Season: Data Viz, Supercharge Your Smart Home With These Devices That Work With Google Assistant. This is not the first time that Jimmy Fallon tried to get the cast back together. There are so many great shows on the air now, so many other things that we can be investing our time in, so many other memories of our own that we could be revisiting that have nothing to do with other people’s fictional high school experience. Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa Turtle was remarkably absent. Photograph: NBC/Getty Images In 2009 he said on his then new late night show that he wanted to get them all to join him but couldn’t pull it off.

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Fallon gave us this great gift with this absolutely perfect recreation, so maybe it’s time to put this particular pop culture obsession behind us. It makes sense that Dustin Diamond was not invited. Online that the former Saved by the Bell star, "would have loved to be part of the Jimmy Fallon skit (as she is a big fan of the show), however due to an intense work schedule she was not available."]. Berkley, of course, starred in the 1995 film “Showgirls.”.

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Diamond has a pretty good excuse, though a rather disturbing one: he's currently preparing to stand trial for allegedly stabbing a man in a Wisconsin bar.

However, it wasn’t a complete reunion.

A video of the scene has already scored more than 1.7m views on YouTube. To celebrate a string of shows in Los Angeles, Fallon enlisted Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani (Amber) Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, and Dennis “Mr Belding” Haskins, to revisit Bayside High. His ratings for the LA trip have been up 27% and the Saved by the Bell stunt gave the show its best Wednesday night ratings in over a year. Jimmy Fallon finally gave kids of the ’90s what they’ve been waiting years to see Missing were notable characters Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies) and Screech (played by Dustin Diamond, who was recently arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in a bar). The cast even poked fun at their post-Bayside careers in Hollywood.

Is this time to put the show to bed? And as any good reunion show must have, there were allusions to the most memorable moments of the series’ run. NBC/Tonight Show. When Fallon said he wanted to leave the school to join “SNL,” host a TV show and date Nicole Kidman someday, Zack Morris laughed. Fallon devoted an entire segment to the re-creation of NBC’s popular early-’90s kids’ show — and the cast nailed it. His relationship with the rest of the cast has been rocky for years and he was recently arrested for stabbing a man in a bar fight in Wisconsin. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Zack's plan to run away and get married in Las Vegas is a reference to the series finale, ".

Last modified on Tue 19 Dec 2017 16.28 EST. Saved by the Bell, left to right, Jimmy Fallon, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez on The Tonight Show. The sketch started out with Jimmy daydreaming about his high school days at Bayside High, when he had hair that made him a dead ringer for Mike Myers. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. The gang is back! With the exception of poor Mr Belding, they look even better than they did 15 years ago stalking the halls of Bayside. This week's 'Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon' featured a 'Saved by the Bell' cast reunion, with Zack, Slater, Jessie, Kelly and Mr. Belding all in attendance.

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Hannah has been with Screen Rant since the heady days of 2013, starting out as a humble news writer and eventually clawing her way up the ladder through a series of Machiavellian schemes and betrayals. “Jimmy going on a date with Nicole Kidman is like Jessie becoming a stripper,” he said. was one of Zack's regular fourth wall-breaking exercises. Or at least do that until Bayside!

On Wednesday’s The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon finally gave kids of the ’90s what they’ve been waiting years to see, a Saved by the Bell reunion.