Salvados ("Saved") is a Spanish news show hosted and directed from 2008 to 2019 by Jordi Évole and later by Gonzo . It airs Sunday nights on laSexta .
117-537: Salvados started in 2008 as Salvados por la campaña ("Saved by the campaign", a play on the Spanish title of teen sitcom Saved by the Bell ), a two-episode special show covering, in a comedic tone, the campaign for the 2008 Spanish general election . Back then, host Jordi Évole still went by the nickname El Follonero ("The Troublemaker") from his days as a collaborator on Andreu Buenafuente 's late-night show. After
234-518: A blended family and regularly focused on the exploits of the six younger characters), Boy Meets World (similar in format to The Wonder Years , which ended before Boy Meets World debuted in 1993, both of which focused on a boy dealing with the challenges that come with growing into adolescence) and Family Matters (which originated as a family sitcom spun off from the family-friendly though adult-centered Perfect Strangers , but soon shifted more of its focus towards its teenage characters due to
351-427: A "high concept" plot, such as Jessie (focusing on a woman from Texas who becomes a nanny to four upper-class New York City children), Shake It Up (about two teenage girls who are dancers on a local music show), A.N.T. Farm (about middle school students transferred into a gifted high school education program), Austin & Ally (about a teen pop singer's relationship with a teenage songwriter) and Dog with
468-489: A Blog (about a family whose pet dog is able to talk). However, shows with a more basic plotline are also featured such as Good Luck Charlie (focusing on the Duncan Family adjusting to the recent arrival of a new baby), Liv and Maddie (focusing on teenage twin sisters, one of whom is a former sitcom star, adjusting to life together in the same high school), I Didn't Do It (which outlines an incident involving
585-459: A Heartbeat (a drama focusing on the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers) and Even Stevens , (a comedy about a misfit in a family of high achievers). Disney Channel's first truly successful sitcom was Lizzie McGuire , which centered on a junior high school girl dealing with the onset of puberty , trying to become popular and other teen issues. It
702-747: A Sunday night. Targeted at kids and teens, Saved by the Bell was broadcast in the United States on Saturday mornings, later as the flagship series in NBC's TNBC lineup. A spin-off of the Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss , the show follows a group of high school friends and their principal at the fictional Bayside High School in Los Angeles . Primarily focusing on lighthearted comedic situations, it occasionally touches on serious social issues, such as drug use , driving under
819-508: A cliffhanger in 1994, NBC President Warren Littlefield commissioned a second film to serve as a series finale for both Saved by the Bell: The College Years and the original show. The story features Zack, Kelly, Slater, Screech, and Lisa traveling to Las Vegas so Zack and Kelly can elope after their parents disapprove of their impending marriage. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released all four seasons of Saved by
936-476: A clothing store with their respective adopted parents after being separated after they were born 15 years earlier, resulting in Tia Landry ( Tia Mowry ) and her mother Lisa ( Jackée Harry ) moving in the house belonging to Tamera Campbell ( Tamera Mowry ) and her father Ray ( Tim Reid )) and Unhappily Ever After (originally centering on the divorcing parents of three children, but shifted its primary focus on
1053-590: A decade of popularity ending its long run in 2005. All That was also a vital starting point of Dan Schneider 's relationship with Nickelodeon and started the careers of several successful teen actors associated with the network's brand. In 1996, Nickelodeon debuted Kenan & Kel (the first spin-off of All That which became a hit sitcom for the network), in 1998, Cousin Skeeter , and in 1999, The Amanda Show (the second spin-off of All That which remains one of Nickelodeon's highest rated series and launched
1170-542: A dysfunctional sibling dynamic a la Malcolm in the Middle . Over time, the Big Three television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC ) began shifting away from family-oriented comedies toward comedy series focused on adults (although some family comedies have continued to return on those networks since then), teen sitcoms for the most part began to shift more towards broadcast networks intentionally aimed at younger audiences than
1287-532: A greedy developer. The film was written by Bennet Tramer and directed by Don Barnhart . Due to budget constraints, much of the film was shot in Santa Monica , with only location shots that could not easily be faked shot in Hawaii. The shooting schedule in Hawaii turned out to be massive, even after Engel and Barnhart scouted the location. Real-life lifeguards were hired as extras during beach scenes to ensure
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#17327807704121404-513: A group or rich teenagers living in California; and the latter's spinoff The Hills , which centered on former Laguna Beach cast member Lauren Conrad and her internship at Teen Vogue . During the 1990s, MTV aired the controversial animated series Beavis and Butt-Head , which focused on the antics of two idiotic teenage slackers and their unsuccessful attempts at getting girls, though they often displayed gross, violent and crude behavior;
1521-668: A handful of former cast members would go on to have successful careers in music and film including: Britney Spears , Ryan Gosling , Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez (who both became members of the popular boy band *NSYNC ), Christina Aguilera and Keri Russell . During the 1990s and 2000s, Disney Channel would begin to air reruns of teen-themed comedies and dramas with foreign and Canadian imports such as Eerie, Indiana , The Baby-Sitters Club , Ready or Not , The Torkelsons , Growing Pains , Brotherly Love , Smart Guy , Ocean Girl , Dinosaurs , Honey, I Shrunk
1638-406: A lifestyle and pop culture channel that airs a limited amount of music videos, mostly during the late night and early morning hours, instead focusing on reality shows , soap operas , sports , documentaries and music-related programs. MTV aired series targeted towards teenagers such as TRL , a daily music countdown show; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County , a reality show focused around
1755-480: A long-held belief that a children's series that centered on a female character would not be popular with boys, in fact, Clarissa was widely popular among children of both genders (Hart would later star in the hit sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch which further would catapult her further into teen stardom). In the same year as Clarissa , Nickelodeon also premiered Salute Your Shorts , a sitcom following
1872-477: A magical jersey that places its teenage protagonists into the bodies of famous athletes), The Famous Jett Jackson (a dramedy about the star of an action television action series trying to balance life as a normal teenager), Bug Juice (a reality show about the adventures of teenagers at summer camp), So Weird (a dramatic sci-fi series focusing around a teenage girl who attracts the paranormal/occult and often has to battle potential threats to humanity), In
1989-664: A more serious tone, the privileges of the Catholic Church in Spain in the episode Que Dios te lo pague ("May God pay you for it", aired on April 23, 2012). After being renewed by laSexta for a second season, Salvados became a weekly show. The channel then presented the program as "a mixture of daring and ironic reports, which takes reality humorously, with the target of entertaining." Évole stated in an interview that "the new Salvados will issue different challenges to paint images of different realities with an ironic view, asking
2106-693: A new Saved by the Bell comic. Set initially during the gang's freshman year of high school, the comic serves as a modern update to the classic series. It premiered in March 2014 alongside ROAR's adaptation of Punky Brewster . In 2009, Dustin Diamond published an inside story of the show's cast and crew from his point of view, entitled Behind the Bell . The book paints an unflattering portrait of many of Diamond's colleagues and their alleged backstage behavior. Some of Diamond's claims have been refuted by colleagues and questioned by critics. Diamond also alleges in
2223-450: A new cast of characters as they navigate their high school years. Reprising his role from the original series was Dennis Haskins , once again as their principal, Mr. Belding. Following the cancellation of Saved by the Bell: The College Years in 1994, Peter Engel asked Dustin Diamond to reprise his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers, who was returning to Bayside on a work-study program as Mr. Belding's administrative assistant. Saved by
2340-521: A new character). Saved by the Bell spawned a short-lived spin-off Saved by the Bell: The College Years , which aired in primetime and only lasted one season; another spin-off, Saved by the Bell: The New Class , lasted for seven years (although it was notable for reusing plotlines originating in episodes of the original Saved by the Bell series). The series was responsible for the creation of NBC's TNBC Saturday morning block, which
2457-519: A parody video to the website Funny or Die , where she claimed she was too busy to join the reunion. The cast reunited in August 2009 for a photo shoot in People . Diamond was not invited to participate in the photo shoot because of poor relationships with the rest of the cast. Diamond's image was also edited out of the 1989 cast photo that was used on the cover inset of an issue of People to show how
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#17327807704122574-473: A relatively similar concept as What I Like About You ) convinces her mother to let her live with her father Flex Washington ( Flex Alexander ), a former basketball star who became a father to Breanna at age 18. Both The WB and UPN were shut down in September 2006, and were replaced by The CW (which carried series from both predecessor networks, including Everybody Hates Chris , which was loosely based on
2691-469: A show about someone like her. The series would focus on Miss Carrie Bliss, a recently married sixth grade teacher at the fictional John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis . Though Sandy Duncan was originally considered for the titular role, the series ultimately became a vehicle for British former child star Hayley Mills . Veteran writer Sam Bobrick was brought on to write the episode and
2808-415: A spin-off set on a cruise ship featuring the majority of the original series' main cast, The Suite Life on Deck ) and Wizards of Waverly Place (which surpassed That's So Raven as the longest-running Disney Channel series by number of episodes, ending its run with 106 episodes, and centered on three siblings vying to become the sole wizard of their family). The channel continues to produce comedies with
2925-414: A spinoff about one of the lead characters' former classmates, Daria , premiered in 1997 and focused around a cynical, sarcastic, intelligent yet monotone teenage girl and her stereotype-infested high school. In 2010, MTV premiered its first live action teen sitcom The Hard Times of RJ Berger , which became an instant hit although it would be canceled after two seasons. Awkward , which debuted in 2011,
3042-490: A strong cult following over the years), The Secret World of Alex Mack (a female driven series like Clarissa which was also a success, having a four-year run) and the short-lived My Brother and Me (which serves as a milestone as Nickelodeon's first black sitcom ). The year 1994 marked the premiere of highly successful sketch comedy series All That which highlighted a multiethnic cast similar to its predecessor Roundhouse but unlike its predecessor, All That enjoyed
3159-400: A teenage demographic with its three male protagonists) and You Wish (which had more a family-oriented demographic). However, neither managed to find an audience and were cancelled after only a season. Another attempt at a teenage demographic came with the 1999 sitcom Odd Man Out which heavily promoted its teenage lead star Erik Von Detten (nicknamed "EVD") who was already popular with
3276-521: A time of economic crisis". Évole stated on the interview that he'd had "complete freedom to cover what I want", and added: "I can tell you that Salvados is a program which doesn’t get applauded by the Socialists." Saved by the Bell Saved by the Bell is an American television teen sitcom created by Sam Bobrick for NBC . The series premiered, in prime time , on August 20, 1989,
3393-403: A two-week special starting April 17. On April 19, 2006, Adult Swim also posted on their website that Saved by the Bell was back in production. A week later, the announcement was exposed as a joke. On March 27, 2009, NBC 's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon launched a campaign to get the cast on board for a Saved by the Bell reunion. Fans signed an online petition and pledged their support for
3510-611: A whole. By 2013, Nickelodeon decided to rebrand from airing teen shows (along with Nicktoons) to targeting and airing shows for a younger demographic of ages 2-11, such as Henry Danger , The Thundermans , Bella and the Bulldogs , Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , Talia in the Kitchen and Game Shakers . Its teen comedies, as well as animated and dramatic series, populated the long-running SNICK block that ran from 1992 to 2005. SNICK would start to be replaced by TEENick as
3627-400: Is a subgenre of comedic television program targeted towards young people ( tweens , teenagers and, to a lesser extent, young adults ). In general, these type of programs focus primarily on characters between 10 and 18 years of age and routinely feature characters involved in humorous situations (either realistic or fantasy in style, depending on the program's plotline ), and often focus on
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3744-488: Is not strictly the order in which the books were first published: by the time Bayside Madness was released in 1993, for instance, at least five other titles had already been published the previous year. Collier Books only introduced a numbered order (including numbers on front covers) with book 12, Computer Confusion , in 1994. Boxtree added numbers to its front covers at least as early as book 10, Kelly's Hero , which it published in 1995. Several unofficial books relating to
3861-655: The Republican flag on Francisco Franco 's tomb at Valle de los Caídos . All sections from the second season disappeared as Salvados gradually ditched its comedic tone and started focusing on news and recent or ongoing events, and along the way earned three times the Iris Award for best news program, presented by the Spanish Television Academy. As a result of this change, Évole (no longer referred to as El Follonero ) has managed to interview on
3978-489: The 11-year run sometimes alternated between being part of the main plot and the secondary plot) and Parker Lewis Can't Lose . That '70s Show was a hit with both teenage and adult audiences, and focused on the lives of six teenage friends living in Wisconsin between 1976 and 1979; despite the short time period it was set in, the sitcom aired for eight years on Fox due to the use of a floating timeline . While Malcolm in
4095-537: The 2 reunion tele-films on DVD in the UK in 2004. In Region 4, Shock Entertainment released Season One on DVD in Australia on February 10, 2010. The show was popular enough to justify two spin-offs , both of which premiered in 1993. Following the conclusion of Saved by the Bell , an idea came out of a focus group for Saved by the Bell: The New Class , in addition to creating a new cast of characters, to continue
4212-492: The Bell has been classified as educational and informational . The show was named one of the "20 Best School Shows of all Time" by AOL TV . In casting Good Morning, Miss Bliss , Peter Engel knew the success of the show would not hinge on Miss Bliss herself, but on her students. Engel particularly envisioned one character, Zack Morris , who "would be that incorrigible kid who could lie to your face, letting you know very well that he's lying, and make you love him for it all
4329-470: The Bell , which contains 86 episodes, broken into five seasons (season 4 split in two) on DVD in Region 1 . However, the episodes on these and all subsequent releases are the edited versions as used in syndication, with scenes cut for time. Lionsgate released the two feature-length TV movies on DVD, in Region 1, on August 7, 2007. On March 13, 2012, Lionsgate (distributed by Alliance Films ) released Saved by
4446-616: The Bell: The College Years (1993–1994), a primetime series that follows several of the characters to college, and Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993–2000), a Saturday morning series that follows a new group of students at Bayside High School. The series also spawned two TV movies, Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style in 1992 and Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas in 1994. In later years, Saved by
4563-466: The Bell: The College Years was ultimately cancelled after only one season of nineteen episodes. The events of the final episode would lead directly into the second Saved by the Bell film: Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas . In 1993, NBC decided it wanted to extend the Saved by the Bell franchise with a new show, Saved by the Bell: The New Class . Also set at Bayside, the show would follow
4680-551: The Bell: The Complete Collection on DVD in Canada. The 13-disc set features all 86 episodes of the series as well as the two television films . On November 5, 2013, Lionsgate released a complete-series set in the United States. It does not contain the reunion movies but does include some bonus commentaries. On October 16, 2018, Shout! Factory re-released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. Unlike
4797-420: The Bell: The New Class ran for seven seasons and 143 episodes, from 1993 to 2000. The cast was constantly revolving, with Haskins as the only constant throughout all seven seasons. The show was not generally well-received, and some believe that it failed to recapture the charm of the original series. On April 9, 2006, Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim announced that Saved by the Bell would air at midnight as
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4914-458: The Big Three and cable television . In 1989, the sitcom Saved by the Bell (a retooling of the 1987–88 Disney Channel comedy Good Morning, Miss Bliss ) premiered on NBC . The series quickly became a fan favorite and one of the most highly rated and popular teen shows of all time. Saved by the Bell had its main characters go through typical teen issues and the drama of high school, though
5031-491: The Boss? , Growing Pains , The New Leave It to Beaver , My Two Dads , and Good Morning, Miss Bliss (later known as Saved by the Bell ) were extremely popular especially among the younger demographic. Teen-oriented sitcoms have become more popular since the 1990s; during that decade, these type of programs gradually became fairly common on both broadcast and cable networks. Although pertinent social issues relating to
5148-556: The Kids: The TV Show , Boy Meets World , Sister, Sister , Life with Derek and Naturally, Sadie . In 1997, Disney Channel began the transition into the basic cable market (which was completed nationwide by 2002) and underwent a network overhaul. This overhaul involved the network shifting its main focus to "tweens" and young teenagers which culminated in the 1998 launch of the Zoog Disney brand. Zoog Disney
5265-479: The Middle was targeted towards an adult demographic, it featured a predominantly adolescent-to-young adult male cast which led to its popularity with younger viewers and launched the career of teen idol Frankie Muniz . The WB and UPN were popular destinations for teen sitcoms. The WB's earliest comedies with teens as the central characters included Sister, Sister (which originated on ABC from 1994 to 1999; about teenage twin sisters who accidentally reunite while at
5382-454: The Stars and Berkley's film Showgirls the targets of some of the humor. On September 17, 2019, it was announced that a single-camera revival of the series was in development for NBC's planned streaming service, Peacock , with Tracey Wigfield serving as showrunner. The series will center around a new group of Bayside High students from "overprivileged" and working-class families, among
5499-452: The TGIF's biggest hits was Sabrina, the Teenage Witch which debuted in 1996. It starred Melissa Joan Hart whom was previously known to young audiences in the hit Nickelodeon teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All which aired from 1991 to 1994. Sabrina was based on a popular Archie Comics character that was featured in an animated series from the early 1970s and a 1996 TV movie of
5616-584: The USA, a Macmillan imprint. The final 6 were published by Aladdin Paperbacks, a Simon & Schuster imprint. All 22 novels were later republished by Boxtree Ltd in the UK. The books all feature the main cast, and have storylines that relate to (but often differ from and expand) the main plots in the TV shows. The list below is given in the order provided by the original publishers (Collier and then Aladdin), although this
5733-453: The adolescence of actor/comedian Chris Rock ). The CW dropped sitcoms from its schedule in 2009 (when Everybody Hates Chris and the adult-targeted dramedy The Game were canceled), to focus more on its drama and reality series. The creation of MTV in 1981 had gathered a majority of the teenage audience with the airing of back-to-back music videos . Over time (beginning in the early 1990s), MTV gradually shifted into its current format as
5850-455: The adventures of a teenage boy and his friends through high school, the military, and college, and was the first U.S. network television program to feature teenagers (played by Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver , actors in their twenties at the time) as its lead characters. In the mid-1960s, the creation of sitcoms such as The Monkees and Gidget were primarily targeted towards teenage audiences. The 1969–1974 ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch
5967-505: The book that he had sex with 2,000 women, one of them being NBC's Vice President of children's programming, Linda Mancuso, who was 18 years his senior. Diamond later disclaimed responsibility for much of the book's content, blaming his ghostwriter for fabricating salacious stories. The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story aired on Lifetime on September 1, 2014. Teen sitcom A teen situation comedy , or teen sitcom ,
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#17327807704126084-586: The career of teen idol Amanda Bynes ) and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd . From the 2000s onward, Nickelodeon has aired The Brothers García , Noah Knows Best , As Told by Ginger , The Nick Cannon Show (spun-off from All That ), Taina (a predecessor to Victorious ), Drake & Josh (spun-off from The Amanda Show ), Romeo! , Unfabulous , Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide , Zoey 101 (spun-off from All That ), Mr. Meaty , Just Jordan , iCarly (spun-off from Drake & Josh and grew to become one of longest-running and
6201-504: The cast included future stars Jonathan Brandis , Brian Austin Green , and Jaleel White . The pilot aired on June 11, 1987, but NBC had decided not to pick up the series even before it was shown. Tartikoff did not want to give up on the show, though, and made a deal with the Disney Channel to air thirteen episodes of the series in prime time. If the initial order did well, Disney was prepared to order an additional seventy-seven. The show
6318-718: The cast looked 20 years later. The cast convened again when Haskins, Diamond, Gosselaar, Voorhies, and Lopez did their own voices in a Saved by the Bell Saw parody, called "Sawed by the Bell", on " Boo Cocky ", a season three episode of Robot Chicken . Gosselaar also provided audio commentary for the episode on the DVD. On February 4, 2015, the cast appeared on a skit on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Haskins, Gosselaar, Lopez, Berkley and Thiessen all participated, though Voorhies and Diamond did not, with Thiessen's real-life pregnancy, Lopez's involvement with Dancing with
6435-559: The cast to reunite on the show. Dennis Haskins , Lark Voorhies , Mario Lopez , Elizabeth Berkley , and Mark-Paul Gosselaar agreed to a reunion. Gosselaar reprised his role as Zack Morris in a skit on Late Night on June 8, 2009, while promoting his then current TNT drama, Raising the Bar . The spoof interview closed with a performance of "Friends Forever," originally by Zack Attack, where Zack played guitar and sang with backing from Fallon's house band, The Roots . Tiffani Thiessen posted
6552-463: The channel's male-oriented spin-off network Disney XD , features series aimed at boys, although shows on each network are widely popular among both genders. Disney XD's sitcoms have included Zeke and Luther (about two teenage skateboarders), Crash & Bernstein (about a 12-year-old boy's friendship with a living puppet), Mighty Med (about a hospital for superheroes), I'm in the Band (about
6669-419: The channel, the most notable of which include Hannah Montana (centering on a girl who, until the series' fourth and last season, led a secret double life as a teen pop star; the series surpassed its predecessors in terms of popularity), The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (centering on twin brothers living in a hotel where their mother works as a singer and a smart blonde and a dumb Asian live here; it led to
6786-430: The characters' family and social lives. The primary plot of each episode often involves the protagonist(s) the program centers on, while secondary plotlines often focus on the character(s') parents, siblings (those not among the leads, if any) or friends, although the secondary characters may sometimes also or instead be involved in the episode's main plot. The most common episodic plot lines used in teen sitcoms involve
6903-480: The demographic were featured in earlier series, Blossom regularly focused on such issues, with episodes dealing with subject matter such as drug use, guns and teen sex. Several sitcoms aired on ABC during the early and mid-1990s were aimed primarily at teenage audiences as well as families; most of them aired as part of TGIF , the network's popular Friday night comedy block that originally ran from 1989 to 2000. Such examples include Step by Step (which focused on
7020-419: The earliest was the 1989–93 series Hey Dude , which focused on a group of teenagers working at a dude ranch; the network's most popular comedy of the 1990s was Clarissa Explains It All , running from 1991 to 1994 and starring then-unknown actress Melissa Joan Hart , which focused around Clarissa Darling, a typical teenager that faced typical teen issues and an aggravating younger brother. The series debunked
7137-487: The entire family. The teen movie genre was popular during the 1960s and led the way towards the teen sitcom genre. The earliest ancestor of the teen sitcom was Meet Corliss Archer , a TV adaptation of a popular radio show about a teenage girl which aired briefly in syndication in 1954. The first teen sitcom on a major network was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , a 1959–1963 CBS sitcom based on collegiate short stories by humorist Max Shulman . Dobie Gillis followed
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#17327807704127254-509: The first episode, "Dancing to the Max," airing in prime time on August 20, 1989. The theme song for Saved by the Bell was written by composer Scott Gayle against the implicit instructions of Engel. Though Engel had not been able to keep the show from being named Saved by the Bell , he was determined to prevent the phrase from showing up in the theme. He gave explicit orders to his team of composers that he would not accept any theme that referenced
7371-407: The graduation episode. However, Thiessen and Berkley had already decided to leave the show. Though producers knew they could not replace Kelly and Jessie, they also knew they could not leave Lisa as the only girl on the show. A new character, Tori Scott, was created as a cool but pretty biker girl who would also serve as a love interest for Zack and also act as a nemesis for him initially. Leanna Creel
7488-582: The guidance of their kind-hearted homeroom teacher Miss Bliss (portrayed by Hayley Mills of The Parent Trap fame). It was short-lived and was retooled later into NBC's Saved by the Bell which enjoyed much more success on the broadcast network and syndication. Another attempt came with 1989 reboot of The Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) which contained a mix of sketch comedy, musical and dance numbers (often covers of then-popular pop songs), celebrity guest stars and serial dramas. As opposed to its counterpart Kids Incorporated (also airing on Disney Channel) which
7605-517: The highest rated live-action series in Nickelodeon history), True Jackson, VP , Big Time Rush , The Troop , Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures , How to Rock , Victorious (Served as the launching pad for pop star Ariana Grande 's music career), Sam & Cat (spun-off from iCarly and Victorious ), Supah Ninjas , Life With Boys and Every Witch Way all of which targeted kids and older teens, as well as families as
7722-495: The incident and an alleged manipulation from the Generalitat Valenciana autonomous government of the news about it aired by media group Ràdio Televisió Valenciana and witnesses from the investigation commission. The episode, based on information provided by Valencia-based production company Barret Films, reached a 15.8% share rating with more than 3.3 million viewers and resulted in public mobilizations that made
7839-426: The influence , homelessness , remarriage , death , women's rights , and environmental issues . The series starred Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Dustin Diamond , Lark Voorhies , Dennis Haskins , Tiffani-Amber Thiessen , Elizabeth Berkley , and Mario Lopez . The series ran for four seasons, airing its final episode, again in primetime, on May 22, 1993, a Saturday night. The show spawned two spin-off series: Saved by
7956-673: The latter characters, specifically attractive but intelligent redhead Tiffany Malloy ( Nikki Cox ) and her less-than-bright brother Ryan ( Kevin Connolly )). In 2002, What I Like About You debuted on The WB – centering on spontaneous, wild 16-year-old Holly Tyler (portrayed by former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes ), who convinces her father – who accepts a job position in Japan – to let her live with her neurotic, uptight older sister Valerie (portrayed by former 90210 star Jennie Garth ). In general, The WB put much of its programming focus during
8073-428: The latter of which were transferred to the school as part of a plan by now- California Governor Zack Morris—whose administration experiences controversy for closing too many low-income high schools—to send lower-income students to the highest-performing schools in the state. Berkley and Lopez were initially announced as the only cast members of the original series to be reprising their roles, though by January 2020, it
8190-578: The main audience focus for these programs, these programs are also popular with young adults as well as preteens. Older adults may enjoy them for nostalgic purposes. Like teen dramas , this genre was also generally non-existent during the first 30 years of television. When sitcoms reached their peak in the 1950s and 1960s, these programs were supposed to be family-oriented. Sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s such as Leave It to Beaver , Father Knows Best , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show were popular with teenagers, along with
8307-496: The most popular girl at Bayside High who is both admired and feared by her fellow students"). A CD and cassette tape soundtrack was released on April 11, 1995. It contained songs used throughout the series. The track listing is as follows: There have been 22 standalone novels based on the show, all written by Beth Cruise (a pseudonym used by the American author Beth Henderson). The first 16 were published by Collier Books in
8424-637: The network's 11-year existence on teen-oriented series (attempting to broaden its audience in its final two years), which alongside comedy series had also included dramas such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and One Tree Hill . UPN's sitcoms largely (with few exceptions) were aimed at African-American audiences; such programs aimed at teens included Moesha , which focused on African-American teenager Moesha Mitchell (portrayed by singer Brandy ) and her family and friends. The 2001–06 sitcom One on One , centered on Breanna Barnes ( Kyla Pratt ), who (in
8541-437: The network's block for teen comedy starting in 2001 until 2009. Launched in 1983, Disney Channel was originally a premium channel geared towards young children, families and adults. However, in 1988, the channel made its first attempt to appeal to an adolescent audience with its first original sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss . Miss Bliss detailed the lives of middle schoolers who got into various wacky adventures but had
8658-425: The network's first in-house sketch comedy/variety series Roundhouse . While hugely unsuccessful in the ratings, Roundhouse still was innovative in some ways such as featuring a large diverse teenage cast and an urban setting which stood out from the predominantly white suburban environment of the Nickelodeon's past series. From 1993 to 1994, Nickelodeon aired The Adventures of Pete & Pete (which grew to have
8775-475: The next character sought after was Morris's nerdy friend, Samuel "Screech" Powers. Gosselaar was asked to read through the script with a number of kids, and a second audition was scheduled for finalists. It was Gosselaar himself who insisted that Dustin Diamond was right for the part as he believed Diamond was Screech in real life. After reading through the script, Diamond was given the part, although Engel later found out that he had misread his head shot and Diamond
8892-460: The old ones. The first of the new characters, A.C. Slater, was conceived as a young John Travolta type who would be an army brat and wear a leather jacket. He was originally conceived of as Italian-American . However, when all efforts to cast the character were unsuccessful, Engel asked that the part be opened up to other ethnicities. Two days later, Mario Lopez , a dancer and drummer of Latino descent from Kids Incorporated , auditioned for
9009-480: The opposing parties at Corts Valencianes demand a re-opening of the incident investigations. In July 2013, The New York Times praised Évole's work on Salvados , to the point of comparing him to American filmmaker Michael Moore . The article highlighted the success of his investigation of the Valencia Metro derailment and considered that the program had turned the host into "a prominent Spanish voice at
9126-448: The popularity of the character of nerdy high school (and later, college) student Steve Urkel ). Other short-lived series that featured teenage protagonists included Sister, Sister (which aired during the 1994–1995 season but was cancelled and promptly moved to The WB and Clueless (aired on ABC during the 1996–1997 season and later moved to UPN; based on the hit 1995 comedy film starring teen idol Alicia Silverstone ). One of
9243-442: The previous releases, the set includes season four in its entirety, rather than having it being broken up into two parts. Bonus features include selected episodes commentaries by pop culture historian Russell Dyball, executive producer Peter Engel, and cast members Dustin Diamond, Dennis Haskins, and Lark Voorhies. [1] In Region 2, Fabulous Films has released all 5 seasons on DVD in the UK. Contender Entertainment Group released
9360-459: The production of a feature-length made-for-television Saved by the Bell film to air in prime time. Titled Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style , the film followed the six teenagers from the show as they vacationed in Hawaii with Kelly's grandfather, Harry Bannister ( Dean Jones ). They soon discover Mr. Belding also happens to be there, and the seven are caught up in a plan to save Harry's resort from
9477-739: The protagonist(s) dealing with family and friends, ending up in a complicated situation (such as the protagonist's parents not allowing them to try out for a school sports team because of their gender) that the characters must solve by episode's end, getting into moral conflicts with their parents, friends, relatives, or siblings, and coming-of-age situations (such as a first date or learning how to drive); however, more dramatic and shocking plot elements or ones which center on undesirable (such as bullying, anxiety, peer pressure, police brutality , excessive force, underage alcoholism, and possibly even substance abuse) may be featured as well, in what are sometimes called "very special episodes". Although adolescents are
9594-406: The questions nobody asks, with the secret collaboration of anonymous infiltrators, strange situations and near-impossible interviews." During this season the show featured the following sections: In November Évole was threatened by extremist right-wing political party FE-La Falange after the episode aired on occasion of 20-N , which featured Évole depositing a bouquet of flowers with the colors of
9711-424: The role despite the fact that it meant rewriting the character. The school principal, Mr. Gerald Belding, as originally conceived on Good Morning, Miss Bliss , was an older, humorless man, and was played in the 1987 pilot by character actor Oliver Clark . After the show was retooled for Disney Channel , the character's first name was changed to Richard and he was recast, with Dennis Haskins ultimately winning
9828-442: The role of Karen, a love-interest of Zack's on Good Morning, Miss Bliss , but lost the role because she was so much taller than Gosselaar at the time. Engel believed that, now that her height was more even with the rest of the cast, she could be perfect. They were not having much luck in casting the third new character, Jessie Spano, who was conceived as a strong, feminist activist and a straight-A student, so Engel suggested offering
9945-480: The role to Berkley, who gladly accepted it. Rounding out the new cast was real-life magician Ed Alonzo as Max, the owner of the gang's frequent cafe hangout, The Max, who frequently performed magic tricks. Alonzo's role, however, would ultimately only last through the end of the first season, and he left after a single guest appearance during season two. In 1992, Saved by the Bell unexpectedly received an order for an additional eleven episodes to be shot after
10062-450: The role, believing she had the perfect all-American girl appeal for the role, while others felt that Berkley, as the more experienced actress, would be a more reliable choice. Ultimately, Engel convinced the others after a read-through with Lopez, and Thiessen received the role. Engel and the other producers did not want to lose Berkley, however, as she was the strongest actress they had seen during casting. Berkley originally auditioned for
10179-431: The role. Lopez was judged the best actor who auditioned, and was cast. For Kelly Kapowski, the love interest of both Zack and Slater, producers were able to narrow the field down to three actresses: Tiffani-Amber Thiessen , Elizabeth Berkley , and Jennie Garth . Engel had originally met Thiessen in 1988 while casting for Good Morning, Miss Bliss and was impressed with how much her acting had improved. He wanted her for
10296-435: The role. Mr. Belding was rewritten to be significantly younger and to have a much different sense of humor. When Good Morning, Miss Bliss was retooled as Saved by the Bell , four actors and their respective characters from the original series were brought over to the new series: Gosselaar, Diamond, Voorhies, and Haskins. The rest of the cast was fired, and Engel sought to replace them with new characters who would complement
10413-402: The safety of the cast. Variety said, "The Clearasil demo will eat it up, older viewers may choke on the realization that Dean Jones is old enough to be a grandfather." Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style was successful in the ratings, and paved the way for Saved by the Bell: The College Years airing in prime time. Following the cancellation of Saved by the Bell: The College Years on
10530-475: The same name that aired on Showtime . The franchise focused on the adventures of the eponymous main character who tries to live a normal life as a teenager and later young adult while dealing with being a half-witch/half-mortal; Sabrina ran for four seasons on ABC and an additional three on The WB). Though TGIF was originally geared towards families, the success of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and Boy Meets World which had its teenage cast become teen idols and
10647-428: The same." Engel insisted that the show could not go on without Zack Morris, but he turned out to be one of the most difficult characters to cast. Engel's casting director, Shana Landsburg, finally happened across fourteen-year old Mark-Paul Gosselaar and was immediately struck by the teen's charisma, charm, and good looks. After a quick read-through, Gosselaar was immediately given the role. After casting Zack Morris,
10764-519: The series on the TNBC block were executive produced by Peter Engel . Fox , The WB and UPN were each launched (respectively in 1986 and 1995) with target audiences aimed at teenagers and young adults between the ages of 13 and 35. Fox aired teen dramas such as Beverly Hills, 90210 and Party of Five and sitcoms such as That '70s Show , Malcolm in the Middle , Married... with Children (in which its teen characters, who grew into adults over
10881-425: The series was comical and the issues were often resolved before the end of the episode. Notably, Saved by the Bell featured teenage archetypes and stereotypes. Saved by the Bell kept its Saturday morning slot until 1993, when it ended after four seasons (by the final season, two main characters – Kelly Kapowski ( Tiffani Thiessen ) and Jessie Spano ( Elizabeth Berkley ) – departed from the series and were replaced by
10998-417: The show again with a different time slot and a different approach. The elements featuring the kids had been well-received, so Tartikoff wanted to drop Miss Bliss from the show altogether and focus entirely on the teens. NBC had been losing the high end of their animated audience, kids from ten to twelve, so the idea was to create a live action comedy to air on Saturday mornings, a new idea at the time. Engel
11115-505: The show have also been published. In 1992, Harvey Comics published a short-lived Saved by the Bell Comic series. Seven issues were released, including a Christmas and a Summer special. The comic was generally not well-received, with comic book critic Matt D. Wilson saying "its character likenesses for the show's starts were rough at best." In 2014, Lion Forge Comics announced that its new all-ages imprint, ROAR Comics, would publish
11232-560: The show people such as Pope Francis or Catalan president Artur Mas and former politician Jaume Matas , who was facing several accusations of corruption. This interview was included by the judge in the files of the Nóos case . One of the most notable episodes in the show's history was Los olvidados ("The forgotten"), which brought back to the news the Valencia Metro derailment from 2006 by uncovering several irregularities around
11349-465: The show would be the teenager's school, Bayside High, and The Max, a fictional eatery they frequent. In addition, they would film before a live studio audience. The majority of the cast was replaced, and Tartikoff gave a seven episode commitment for the show. In a meeting with Engel and Tartikoff, senior producer Tom Tenowich suggested the name Saved by the Bell . Though Engel hated the name, Tartikoff loved it. The name stuck, and filming commenced, with
11466-491: The story of the original Saved by the Bell cast. The new show aired in prime time and feature only Zack, Slater, and Screech from the original cast attending the fictional California University and living in a suite with a new cast of girls. Kelly later joined the cast after the pilot. Although the premiere garnered decent viewership, ratings quickly declined against the competition of Full House and Rescue 911 , two well-established, popular shows in prime time. Saved by
11583-438: The success of Salvados por la campaña , Évole started recording more Salvados por... themed programmes that would be aired on laSexta over the next five months. In this two-episode installment, El Follonero visited Opus Dei 's Torreciudad Shrine, acted as altar boy in a Catholic mass and went to Vatican City to ironically pledge for the canonization of Federico Jiménez Losantos (one of Évole's most ferocious detractors at
11700-517: The teenage female audience from his previous roles in Disney media such as So Weird and Brink! and the Universal film Leave It to Beaver . However like Teen Angel , it failed to reach its intended audience and was cancelled after one season. Detten would later star in another short-lived TGIF sitcom, Complete Savages (2004-2005) which consisted of a predominantly teenage male cast with
11817-467: The time) and attempt to present Rodolfo Chikilicuatre 's guitar to Pope Benedict XVI . Salvados por la Iglesia didn't sit well with several Catholic associations such as Hazte Oír, that accused the show of being a direct attack to Catholic Church and called advertisers to pull their publicity from the show. This wasn't the last time Salvados openly criticised the Church, as it denounced, this time in
11934-470: The title, and the group agreed to leave out the phrase. A week later, Engel listened to the first four composers and, though they followed his instructions, the songs were flat and nothing special. Gayle played his song next and, though he explicitly violated Engel's instructions, Engel couldn't help but admit it was the best and perfect for the show. Engel would later comment that he was glad Gayle had not followed his instructions. In 1992, NBC approved
12051-400: The transfer of its more successful sitcoms like Step by Step and Family Matters (which by that point was more focused on the young adult cast) to CBS in 1997, led to the block's shift towards teen-oriented sitcoms that fall. In order to capitalize on the success of Sabrina , TGIF introduced two new fantasy comedies (albeit with male protagonists): Teen Angel (which heavily leaned towards
12168-489: The two lead characters each episode as explained by them), and Girl Meets World (which focuses on Boy Meets World characters, Cory and Topanga Matthews' teenage daughter, Riley as she navigates the challenges of life and being a teenager) which are all fairly popular with teenage audiences, as well as older children and young adults. Disney Channel's comedy series, while not exclusively targeted for that audience, are geared more towards teen and preteen girls; in contrast,
12285-495: The various hijinks of teenage campers at Camp Anawanna and Welcome Freshmen , a subversive take on the high school sitcom which featured a mix of comedy skits, a glaring lack of educational and moral lessons, sexual innuendo and cynical main characters. However, neither managed to reach the success of Clarissa which outlived both series by a year. The year 1992 saw the introduction of the network's popular long-running primetime block SNICK (contraction of Saturday Night Nick) and
12402-529: Was a primetime and weekend block hosted by animated teenage cyber -creatures called "Zoogs" and featured original series and films , live concerts and music videos of current teen pop artists, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of upcoming Disney films, extreme sports clips and interstitials that promoted usage of the internet. These new original series included: Flash Forward (a coming-of-age comedy about two best friends in their last year of middle school), The Jersey (a sports-themed comedy about
12519-418: Was aimed squarely at children, MMC' s demographic skewed towards older children and teenagers. It was not only a huge success for the premium channel but served as a testing ground for the channel's earliest attempts at creating a brand of teen pop stars. Two pop groups were spawned from the variety show: The Party and MMC, both contained the most popular cast members at the time. A few years after MMC ended,
12636-407: Was another hit for the network and focuses on a teenage girl who tries to navigate through adolescence after the circumstances of a bathroom accident after reading an anonymous letter written about her, result in her notoriety once her high school classmates believe she attempted suicide. Children's cable channel Nickelodeon had begun its own trend of producing teen sitcoms in the late 1980s; one of
12753-421: Was cast for the part. Rather than develop a second new character, the producers decided to rely more on minor recurring characters such as Ginger, Ox, and Big Pete. In 1986, Brandon Tartikoff , then-president of NBC , asked Peter Engel to develop the pilot for a new prime time series, Good Morning, Miss Bliss . Tartikoff had been inspired by his sixth grade teacher, Miss Bliss, and had long wanted to make
12870-522: Was completely retooled, with Mills the sole remaining cast member from the pilot. Miss Bliss's class was changed from the sixth grade to the eighth grade, and the kids would be more central to the story. Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired from 1988 to 1989. However, the show failed to pick up a following and did poorly in the ratings. By the time the last episode aired, Disney had already decided against ordering more. Tartikoff felt there had been strong elements to Good Morning, Miss Bliss and wanted to try
12987-421: Was confirmed that Mark-Paul Gosselaar (who was confirmed to appear in three episodes of the revival series' first season as well as receive an executive producer credit) and Tiffani Thiessen —both of whom were confirmed by Gosselaar in separate September 2019 interviews with Variety and TMZ to have not been initially approached to reprise their characters—would also be returning in some capacity; however, it
13104-402: Was considerably younger than the rest of the cast—a fact that, had he been aware, might have prevented Engel from casting him. Lisa Turtle was originally conceived as a rich Jewish princess from Long Island , spoiled, materialistic, and obsessed with shopping. While still casting for the role, actress Lark Voorhies was brought into Engel's office, and he immediately knew she was perfect for
13221-454: Was followed two years later (in 2003) by That's So Raven , a comedy which mixed fantasy and real-life issues (centering on a girl who has psychic abilities that are only known by her friends and family), this also became a major hit for Disney Channel; it was also the first Disney Channel series both to last four seasons and to reach 100 episodes. The success of That's So Raven ultimately led to more " high concept " series to be produced for
13338-540: Was popular with younger audiences, especially pre-teens and younger teenagers, as was its competitor The Partridge Family , which premiered in 1970. These shows are similar to the "tween" orientated shows that have aired in more recent years such as Hannah Montana . The 1970s also featured teen sitcoms such as What's Happening!! , Happy Days and Welcome Back, Kotter . During the 1980s, television series such as The Facts of Life , Silver Spoons , Square Pegs , Family Ties , The Hogan Family , Who's
13455-473: Was skeptical of the new format at first, and did not want to make children's programming. However, his wife convinced him that making the show would be a worthwhile endeavor, and he soon told Tartikoff he would do the show. Engel felt, however, that Indianapolis was not exciting as a location, and moved the show to a fictionalized version of a Los Angeles neighborhood, " the Palisades ." The main locations of
13572-478: Was targeted towards teenagers. The block also featured comedies such as California Dreams (focusing on an aspiring band), Hang Time (centering on the players and cheerleaders of a high school basketball team), City Guys (centering on the developing friendship of two New York City high school students of different backgrounds and races) and One World (focusing on a family in which all six children are adopted from different backgrounds). The vast majority of
13689-429: Was unclear as to which of the other cast members would return. Lark Voorhies reprised her role as Lisa Turtle for one episode and Ed Alonzo also returned as Max. Other actors confirmed to appear as new characters in the series are John Michael Higgins (as Principal Toddman, who took over Mr. Belding's role as the head of Bayside High) and Josie Totah (as Lexi, described as a "beautiful, sharp-tongued cheerleader and
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