10 Important Life Lessons We Learned From Saved by the Bell

Everything we need to know about life we learned from Saved by the Bell.

OK, that may be a bit of an overstatement, but the legendary ‘90s show certainly had plenty of life lessons to impart on us.

There were the obvious ones, which were wrapped up in the moral of each episode, like when the gang taught us, “There’s no hope with dope.”

Then there were the less obvious ones that you had to dig a little deeper to find.

We love to dig, so we combed through every episode, and every antic of Zack Morris and the rest of the gang, and found 10 important life lessons we learned from Saved by the Bell.

Hop to the next page to get educated.

 

Vision Boards Really Work

With his giant cardboard cut out of Kelly Kapowski, Zack clearly knew about The Secret way before it become an international sensation. He wanted Kelly, he made her a focal point, and they ended up together.

With that in mind, maybe it’s time we update our own vision boards. How many new pictures of Vanessa Hudgens can I fit on this thing?

 

You Always Want What You Can’t Have

Whether it was every girl in the Shakespeare class wanting the hot substitute teacher, or Screech wanting Lisa, the more you know you can’t have something, the more you want it.

Not even a vision board can help with that.

 

Parties Solve Almost Everything

What did the gang do when they had to raise money for a new Elvis statue? How did they make it up to Screech when they forgot his birthday? Where did Zack and college boy Jeff squash their beef? Where did Stacey Carosi first show a little bit of humanity?

The answer to all of these questions involves parties.

They threw a house party to raise the money for the statue; they had a party in Belding’s office for Screech; Lisa’s Sweet 16 was the scene of the end of the beef between Zack and Jeff and Stacey bailed everyone out at Zack’s birthday party at Malibu Sands.

All of these events proved that there ain’t no party like a Saved by the Bell party, cuz a Saved by the Bell party solves all of your problems.

 

Elections Are All About Image, Not Substance

“Like, I don’t know what he said, and like, I don’t care!”

Jessie Spano opened her student body president “debate” with Zack Morris with those words, sinking to the level of her opponent, who’d been making promises of impossible things to win election. An election he knew included a free trip to Washington, DC.

When Zack thought the trip was canceled, he backed off of his promises, and attempted to throw the election.

Perhaps this mirrors America’s current political climate just a bit too closely...

 

Be Very Careful About Going into Business with Your Friends

If the gang’s friendship bracelet business taught us anything, it’s that not only can going into business with your friends tear friendships apart, it can also result in promotional videos like this one:

Starting a business with friends may sound like fun, but before you know it you’re hawking a knock-off product by dancing in a studio made to look like an ally.

 

Sometimes You May Have to Engage in a Little Crossdressing to Solve Your Problems

When Zack created a fake girlfriend for Screech in hopes of inspiring him to complete a science project, he ran into a bit of an issue – he found himself forced to play the role of the fake girlfriend.

Some leg shaving, makeup applying, and dress selecting later, Zack became Bambi.

Dress to impress? More like, impress in that dress!

 

Always Hunt for Buried Treasure

The gang found a radio station under their school. A fucking radio station!

While your explorations may not lead to having your own radio show, we can sure as heck guarantee you only traveling down the roads you know won’t lead to anything new.

Embrace your inner adventurer, and find your own KKTY.

 

Do Something Nefarious and You’re Gonna Get Caught

Zack bugging the girls’ slumber party; the hidden messages in the music tapes; kidnapping the Russian chess champ; Jeff cheating on Kelly at The Attic; Zack’s mom finding out about the boys’ fake IDs; Zack’s video dating tape; the relationship advice 1-900 number; Zack doing Slater’s interview for West Point... All of these things turned out poorly because no matter how convinced you are that you’re gonna get away with something, you’re gonna get caught.

Unless you’re an NFL team that plays in Massachusetts, skirting the rules will always lead to a loss in the end.

 

Helping the Homeless Can Lead to Dates

When Zack left a little money in a men’s room pay phone for a homeless man, and when he, Slater and Screech saved the same homeless man’s life a little later in the mall, nobody could have possibly known the man was the father of the latest girl Zack was looking to date.

Lo and behold, when the gang saw her by her father’s bedside at the hospital they found out about their situation, and since this is Zack Morris we’re talking about, you already know he ended up going out with her.

Who knew charity could be so rewarding?

 

Never EVER Use Caffeine Pills

The most dangerous drug ever created.

JUST. SAY. NO.

 

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