SAVED BY THE BELL: THE COLLEGE YEARS: 1.10 “A Thanksgiving Story”
Hi. My name is Raked. And I love Saved by the Bell.
Including…the college years.
Yes, I own the DVD. And yes, I enjoy their Thanksgiving episode.
And who couldn’t? Not only is it chock full of fantastic cameos, but it’s just funny!
Now, I should say that Screech gets a bad reputation in this episode. He really does. I actually think they took his antics over the top for this episode. Taking the turkeys to the sauna? Would he really do that? I don’t know. It seemed like a lot for even him.
But then again, he screwed up Thanksgiving for Mike, and he just wanted to help. Mike was planning on throwing a Thanksgiving feast for local needy kids, and with Screech’s…help?…it, of course, didn’t happen. Fortunately, they had the whole group of college freshmen to help them out of the bind, since their car broke down and they can’t get home.
I think one of the most interesting things in this episode is Zack’s attempt to get a plane ticket. Not only does he tell them it’s for Dr. Zack Morris, but once he gets it, he gives it to Kelly. Oh, how times have changed. That certainly wouldn’t fly nowadays–pardon the pun.
But the episode is good and fun. Zack is forced to run to 7Eleven just to try to find some food for the group. Mike is, of course, humiliated for not being able to provide said food. And who comes to save the day? Well, a good number of people
Cameos galore in this episode. Brian Austin Green. Marsha Warfield. Jenna von Oy (who sadly has to keep being referred to as Six from Blossom since no one ever really knew her real name). The late Jonathan Brandis… Remember him? Perhaps that’s why this episode sticks out in my mind.
And of course, Mr. Belding. Who else could top off such a group of celebrities?
But really, it’s just a heartwarming episode without being over the top. Just seeing all these cameos really makes you remember way back when–aka, the ’90s–and it’s just great to reminisce with the group from Saved by the Bell and so many other shows.
If you haven’t seen the ep, it will be in TBS this week, on Friday at 7:00 am. You should check it out. Or DVR it, if you’ll be a turkey coma.
