It’s more than just a silly crush!

It has lasting youth appeal

Even Justin Bieber is in on theBelllove.

In June he wore a Kelly Kapowski T-shirt to an awards show.

Even Justin Bieber is in on the Bell love. In June he wore a Kelly Kapowski T-shirt to an awards show. Never mind that the

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Never mind that the Biebs was born a year after the show?s original run ended.

The show has remained in continual syndication on TBS since 1994.

(Who can forget Jessie?s harrowing caffeine-pill addiction?!)

The ?90s may be all that thanks to the new TeenNick block reairing some of the decade’s favorite Nickelodeon programming, but Saved by the Bell

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Its alumni are everywhere!

See:Gilligan?s Island,The Brady Bunch, and others.

Many shows afterSBTBattempted it, but few succeeded.

While known for its high jinks, Bell had a dramatic side as well. It filtered environmental and social concerns through a teen lens and —

There’s video proof.

And losing any member would have been a terrible blow to the balance of the gang.

After all, they were'‘friends…while under contract.’'

Bayside had all the high school regulars — preppy, jock, cheerleader, nerd, and even lovable adult mentor — a format that flourishes in shows like

Mark-Paul Gosselaar stars on the new series Franklin & Bash , Tiffani Thiessen is on White Collar , Elizabeth Berkley found a permanent place in

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A great theme song is essentially the entrance fee to the TV Hall of Awesome, of which SBTB is an eternal member. See: Gilligan?s Island

Every time Zack called a ‘‘time out’’ and broke the fourth wall, it took us into a corny realm that only Saved by the Bell

Tori Spelling, Saved by the Bell | If we may use the term ‘‘star’’ loosely, Scott Wolf, Denise Richards, Leah Remini, Tori Spelling (pictured), and Eric Dane (who was barely recognizable )

The temptation to bring a funny background character into the forefront is something few teen shows today can resist. Thankfully, Bell always knew when side

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Sure, four seasons doesn’t seem like a lot, but considering that cast drama on other shows has been known to start much earlier, it?s an

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