SBTB 03.02 - Zack's Birthday
Wha-wha-what? Something doesn't make sense here.We just went through the tragic break up between Zack and Kelly in the season premier and were told that the story would continue, but then we get this...
View ArticleSBTB 03.03 - The Aftermath
Doesn't this episode make much more sense as the follow-up than that Malibu Sands episode? Right? Why did they do this? As far as I can tell, two episodes aired on the same day. The first of the set...
View ArticleSBTB 03.04 - The Game
Volleyball. Malibu Sands. Dark Sevier.Dark Sevier? What does that mean?Dark SevierThat would be this guy. This guy with the tragically short pants and even more tragically short shirt. Granted, he is...
View ArticleSBTB 03.05 - The Surgery (Operation Zack)
Let's turn our attention to this pivotal scene:This was obviously a terrible blow to the Bayside Tigers basketball team. Zack tears some cartilage in his knee and needs surgery. Mr. Belding causes this...
View ArticleSBTB 03.06 - Fourth of July
Slater was a perfect buffoon in that race. He fell; he faltered; he lost. Worst of all, he hit his head on the limbo bar. It was lovely.Acknowledged!All-in-all, this was a good episode for Lisa. These...
View ArticleSBTB 03.07 - Check Your Mate
So, guess where this brilliant idea originated...That's right, Lisa and Kelly were inappropriately used cheerleaders before Will Ferrel and Cheri Oteri began their Spartan Spirits routine. Granted, the...
View ArticleSBTB 03.08 - My Boyfriend's Back
In case you were wondering, the KLF300B3 was totally real. It was an ATV model made by Kawasaki in 1990. This is an instance in which product placement didn't hit the viewer over the head.I normally...
View ArticleSBTB 03.09 - Fake ID's
Terribly, terribly tragic.We are supposed to believe that Screech (and everyone else in class, for that matter) can develop pictures in the light? I don't think so.Now, we've got three women to talk...
View ArticleSBTB 03.10 - Boss Lady
I've got to pause from the episodic stuff for just a moment and alert my dear readers that Lark Voorhies, the famed Lisa Turtle, has recorded music and placed it on the interwebs for us all to hear....
View ArticleSBTB 03.11 - Pipe Dreams
I wasn't sure when I saw this scene:Is that our troll to the right? The facial structure looks correct. The bangs. I'm almost positive -Boo yah! Molly the Troll. Two on-campus episodes in a row. This...
View ArticleSBTB 03.12 - The Last Weekend
I'm going to start out with our Shut Up, Dustin Diamond feature this time around because it is not the typical type. Normally I like to highlight when Screech gets some preferential onscreen treatment...
View ArticleSBTB 03.13 - The Wicked Stepbrother, Part 1
Say hello to the fastest trolling ever in SBTB history:She didn't even wait to make us look for her. Opening credits - Molly the Troll. Well, now that that's out of the way I guess we can proceed.Have...
View ArticleSBTB 03.14 - The Wicked Stepbrother, Part 2
I'm sorry, but what is this episode? No Kelly? How can any teenage boy enjoy this episode with no Kelly? By Jesse accentuating her cleavage? I guess that works. (It really doesn't.)Let's forget that...
View ArticleSBTB 03.15 - Date Auction
Wendy, Wendy, Wendy. I am so sorry that Zack was a turd and that you still ended up accepting that he had changed by the last chance/dance of the night. Sweet, sweet Wendy.Judy CarmenThis girl Wendy...
View ArticleSBTB 03.16 - All in the Mall
Two episodes ago we were missing Kelly. This time we "missed" Jesse. Did we though? The cast certainly didn't. They don't even mention purchasing a U2 ticket for her.The episode is pretty light on...
View ArticleSBTB 03.17 - S.A.T.s
James is back! As before, he plays his character with aplomb. Gusto. Vigor. Yes, Mark Blankfield, you certainly did well. But, I have highlighted you before so I won't do it again. (Though you will...
View ArticleSBTB 03.18 - Palm Springs Weekend, Part 1
I will just say this once: How much did Marriott pay SBTB to run a two-episode commercial for its hotel? Blergh.With this being a two-parter, we'll tackle some things here and some things in the next...
View ArticleSBTB 03.19 - Palm Springs Weekend, Part 2
Oh, Princess Christina. What a dumb, filler story.Eva LosethChristina is played by Eva Loseth, a girl with a few credits to her name. She had a two-episode stint on "Doogie Houser, M.D." and a role in...
View ArticleSBTB 03.20 - Hold Me Tight
We talked about the serious Screech High Five Fail over here, but what about this one? Jessie is calling out some of the school's leaders and a dude on the stairs wants to celebrate with a high...
View ArticleSBTB 03.21 - No Hope with Dope
So, remember when we covered Guys Next Door from the "Date Auction" episode? Well, it seems that another member of that group infiltrated SBTB. Nope, it wasn't Ox.Eddie GarciaJohnny Dakota is played by...
View ArticleSBTB 03.22 - Rockumentary
Honestly, where do you start with an episode like this?Do we make fun of fashion?Really, Kelly? Flower pants?Do we point out the crude Michael Jackson and Madonna rip-offs?Sadly, the King of Pop has...
View ArticleSBTB 03.23 - Cut Day
Styrofoam is bad. Ardent Jesse and Pathetic Graham tell you so in this very episode. Great. But did anybody get a Moleman vibe from the delivery guy?Poor Moleman.And Pathetic Graham:David KriegelThis...
View ArticleSBTB 03.24 - Home for Christmas: Part 1
Our beginning starts with an ending - as in, the end of a scene in which the gang is leaving and freaking Slater nearly rolls an ankle.I'm not sure if he stepped on something or if he bumped into...
View ArticleSBTB 03.24 - Home for Christmas: Part 2
I don't know about you, but I am offended - offended! - at the performance of "A Christmas Carol." That was the worst fake product placement I have ever seen. The story made absolutely no sense with...
View ArticleEnd of the Line
Sorry everyone, but this blog is clearly tapped out. I have, however, started a new project in which I do Deep Dives into the episodes via video. So that should be awesome. You can check it out HERE.
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