Saved by the bell had the most confusing episode order

[Lance Uppercut]

I didn’t notice this until I was listening to that saved by the bell podcast and when the show dropped on Netflix for the first time.

But it’s so weird how no place has a consistent episode order. Imdb, Wikipedia and the dvds and various streaming sites all have them in different orders.

The Netflix ones are actually grouped well as the beach episodes are all one after another. As are the Tory episodes, But it’s weird because it’s after the graduation episodes.

Hulu has them the beach and Tory episodes alternate like when nbc would play them on Saturday mornings due playing two episodes a morning. Then you’d watch in syndication, and they’d play episodes clearly made in season 1 during the last season because apparently, they filmed it but never aired it, but it’s technically season 4. And on Hulu the last episode is the film capsule episode, not the graduation. Though, that does make some sense.

I was surprised to the find that first episode filmed and the first aired were intentionally placed where they were. I thought that was another mistake but apparently nbc wanted that dancing to the max first and they didn’t like the pilot.

Also, I thought some were out of order due to slate and Jessie and Zach and Kelly were dating after they broke up, but apparently the writers just put them back together randomly. So they were just being on again off again.

I wonder why it’s so inconsistent and if what I saw on nbc.com is correct, they did it to the last season of the new class. The thanksgiving episodes were completely in the wrong order. And they had two episodes after the graduation episode.

[Feyrhausen]

The Tori episodes were ordered after the series finale was filmed. Tiffani and Liz had moved on which is why they were absent. Sounds like some places are showing them in production order while others in original airing order.

Other shows have this issue as well. I binged Just Shoot Me last year and the series finale was in the middle of the last season. Jack retired but next episode there he was. Picket Fences was the same. Series finale then four more episodes. King of the Hill had six episodes after the series finale that only aired in the syndication package, never first run.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Married with Children had one episode after the finale as well. I imagine intended as a holdover for the next season, but they got unceremoniously cancelled. So that was that

[Wardlow on Wardlow 54]

The DVDs used the "official" order, so the episodes were all over the place. I was glad Netflix organized it better. What order does Peacock use?

[cjh]

Nov 28, 2022 17:36:38 GMT -5 Wardlow on Wardlow 54 said:

The DVDs used the "official" order, so the episodes were all over the place. I was glad Netflix organized it better. What order does Peacock use?

Which DVDs, the original or the Shout Factory set?  The SF set put the Bayside years into 4 seasons rather than 5 like the original set did, plus it put the 6 "Malibu Sands" episodes back-to-back rather than having them alternate with episodes set in the school like NBC did.

Beyond that, though, yeah, the episodes are in their airing order, so the episode where Slater's pet Artie dies is with the season 4 episodes even though it was clearly shot during season 1.

[Wardlow on Wardlow 54]

Nov 28, 2022 20:23:16 GMT -5 cjh said:

Nov 28, 2022 17:36:38 GMT -5 Wardlow on Wardlow 54 said:

The DVDs used the "official" order, so the episodes were all over the place. I was glad Netflix organized it better. What order does Peacock use?

Which DVDs, the original or the Shout Factory set?  The SF set put the Bayside years into 4 seasons rather than 5 like the original set did, plus it put the 6 "Malibu Sands" episodes back-to-back rather than having them alternate with episodes set in the school like NBC did.

Beyond that, though, yeah, the episodes are in their airing order, so the episode where Slater's pet Artie dies is with the season 4 episodes even though it was clearly shot during season 1.

I had the originals. Ditched them along time ago when I started switching to streaming, though.