simmytbone
10-02-2013, 03:30 PM
Hey guys,
25 years ago this fall, Saved by the Bell began with a version that started the whole Franchise
It's called Good Morning Miss Bliss
Good Morning, Miss Bliss is a teen sitcom that aired on the Disney Channel during the 88/89 Season (and later in syndication as part of the Saved by the Bell rerun package), Starring British Actress Hayley Mills who rose to fame in the Disney Film The Original Parent Trap as the title role about a teacher at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, IN
The show was originally a pilot for NBC, which was inspired by NBC president Brandon Tartikoff's idea for a show about an "inspiring" teacher. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot, but Disney Channel did, premiering the show on November 30, 1988, and airing it for one season. The show was later retooled as Saved by the Bell, with much of the same cast but without Mills, and with a different setting. The latter show focused on the students rather than the teacher, and had a much more successful run.
The series focuses on the life of junior high school teacher Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills) at John F. Kennedy Junior High in Indianapolis. She was often put into morally difficult situations by her work and often served as the only person her students could turn to. Her eighth grade students included:
Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a charming, manipulative scamp; lazy and not a good student and always looking for the easy way out. However, in the episode "Parents and Teachers", Miss Bliss said that Zack had the most potential of all her students.
Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), a rich shopaholic; and best friend of Nikki. Lisa is the crush of many guys in the school and in Miss Bliss' class, especially Screech.
Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), an awkward nerd with a crush on Lisa, but an excellent student and very honest.
Mikey Gonzalez (Max Battimo), Zack's best friend, who, although not generally awkward as Screech, became quite shy around girls; a good student, especially in math and history but sometimes gets into conflict with Zack.
Nikki Coleman (Heather Hopper), who was outspoken and often advocated the moral course of action when the others decided to do something mischievous.
The show also featured Mylo Williams (T.K. Carter), a maintenance supervisor, and Miss Tina Paladrino (Joan Ryan), a quirky teacher and friend of Miss Bliss, with whom she would often discuss her personal life, with Miss Paladrino acting as sounding board. Dennis Haskins played the school principal, Mr. Richard Belding.
The show was cancelled after 13 episodes, and the rights were acquired by NBC, who reformatted Good Morning, Miss Bliss into Saved by the Bell. The series was integrated into the Saved by the Bell syndicated rerun package; episodes from this series were later introduced with a cold open by Mark-Paul Gosselaar explaining that these were from an earlier time frame than the rest of the series (despite the fact that the previous series was, for all intents and purposes, a different continuity), along with a retrofitted version of the regular Saved by the Bell opening theme.
The Cast
Starring
Hayley Mills as Miss Carrie Bliss
Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding
Joan Ryan as Miss Tina Paladrino
Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zachary "Zack" Morris
Max Battimo as Mikey Gonzalez
Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers
Heather Hopper as Nicole "Nikki" Coleman
Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle
and
T.K. Carter as Mylo Williams
The original pilot for Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired on July 11, 1987, on NBC (in The Facts of Life's timeslot).
It featured up-and-comers Brian Austin Green (who later got his big break on Beverly Hills, 90210) as Adam Montcrief, Jaleel White (who later got his big break on Family Matters and the voice of SONIC The Hedgehog) as Bobby Wilson, and the late Jonathan Brandis (who later got his big break on seaQuest DSV) as Michael Thompson.
Brian Austin Green was, in essence, the "lead" student in the pilot, a particularly serious student, who wore business suits
Several other characters from the series existed in the pilot but were played by different actors; Mr. Gerald Belding was played by Oliver Clark, and Miss Tina Paladrino was played by Maria O'Brien. Other characters include Gabriel Damon as Bradley; Samantha Mills as Wendy; Julie Ronnie as Lonnie Maple; Matt Shakman as Georgie Winslow; Charles Siebert of TV's Trapper John, M.D. Fame as Charlie Davis; Britton Elliott as Janet Hillhurst; Josh Goddard as Steven; and Andrea Messersmith as Laurie
After the huge success of Saved by the Bell, episodes of this series were added to the syndication package. As previously mentioned, intros by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, in character as Zack Morris, were added to the beginning of each episode, and the title sequence was remade in the style of Saved by the Bell (giving Good Morning, Miss Bliss the title Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years). The series currently reruns on TBS, along with its spin-off. Good Morning Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell were previously aired on The N from late 2008 to July 2009
Haley Mills is best known her dual role as Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick in the 1961 Disney Film The Original Parent Trap and won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
She also starred in 3 Sequels
Parent Trap II for The Disney Channel's Sunday Night Movie and 2 more for NBC
Parent Trap III and Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon Co-Starring Barry Bostwick of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Spin City and Leanna Creel who ironically played Bad Girl Biker Tori Scott on Saved by the Bell when she replaced Tiffani Thiessen and Elizabeth Berkley
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies and Dennis Haskins are the only cast members to appear in all 4 Saved by the Bell Series:
Good Morning Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Dustin Diamond appeared in a total of 248 episodes which is more episodes than any other cast member in the franchise
Dennis Haskins appeared in 229 episodes which includes the Thanksgiving Episode of The College Years and all 143 episodes of The New Class
The Theme to Good Morning Miss Bliss was entitled "These are the Best of Times" and it was composed by Charles Fox who also did themes to popular TV shows such as ABC Wide World of Sports, The Original Monday Night Football, abc's Longest Running Sitcom Happy Days, the spin-off Laverne and Shirley, Angie ("Different Worlds" sung by Maureen McGovern), The Paper Chase ("The First Years" sung by Seals and Crofts; Emmy-nominated Best Song) and Wonder Woman w/Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter. He also composed "The Love Boat" theme with Paul Williams, sung by Jack Jones and later, by Solid Gold Queen Dionne Warwick
He also co-composed "Killing Me Softly with His Song" with Norman Gimbel in 1972 which become an international #1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1973 and again for The Fugees in 1997. The song won the Grammy for Best Song 1973).
Good Morning Miss Bliss was Produced by Peter Engel Productions in association with The Disney Channel and NBC Productions
and now, here are Video Clips:
The Opening and Closing Credits to Good Morning Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell: The Jr. High Years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxUbm_7pYcw
Pilot Episode - Written by Series Creator Sam Bobrick and Directed by Peter Bonerz of TV's 9 to 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqUzn1DSX0
Episode #1: "Summer Love" Guest Star TV Veteran Barry Jenner of Dallas and Family Matters Fame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Rc4xTOki4
Episode #2: "Love Letters"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJb0AFlYyw
Episode #3: "Wall Street"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYNju5t4qw
Episode #4: "Leaping to Conclusions"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06JM4VaAryA
Episode #5: "Parents and Teachers" Guest Star Robert Pine of TV's "CHiPs" Fame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3K3pvXBSxM
Episode #6: "Showdown"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8sfmdwZxI
Episode #7: "Save the Last Dance for Me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3sWRyY5qrI
Episode #8: "The Boy Who Cried Rat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebYcrf-oYn0
Episode #9: "Let's Get Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je-5qRaM9_o
Episode #10: "Practical Jokes" (My Personal Favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIcYzfSWBHw
Episode #11: "Stevie"
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10tf8l_gmmb-episode-11-stevie_shortfilms
Episode #12: "Clubs and Cliques"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFH54wEyPw
Episode #13: "The Mentor" Guest Star the late Robert Donner of Adam-12 and Mork & Mindy Fame
The Final Episode of the Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjGqtqmKYPA
25 years ago this fall, Saved by the Bell began with a version that started the whole Franchise
It's called Good Morning Miss Bliss
Good Morning, Miss Bliss is a teen sitcom that aired on the Disney Channel during the 88/89 Season (and later in syndication as part of the Saved by the Bell rerun package), Starring British Actress Hayley Mills who rose to fame in the Disney Film The Original Parent Trap as the title role about a teacher at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, IN
The show was originally a pilot for NBC, which was inspired by NBC president Brandon Tartikoff's idea for a show about an "inspiring" teacher. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot, but Disney Channel did, premiering the show on November 30, 1988, and airing it for one season. The show was later retooled as Saved by the Bell, with much of the same cast but without Mills, and with a different setting. The latter show focused on the students rather than the teacher, and had a much more successful run.
The series focuses on the life of junior high school teacher Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills) at John F. Kennedy Junior High in Indianapolis. She was often put into morally difficult situations by her work and often served as the only person her students could turn to. Her eighth grade students included:
Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a charming, manipulative scamp; lazy and not a good student and always looking for the easy way out. However, in the episode "Parents and Teachers", Miss Bliss said that Zack had the most potential of all her students.
Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), a rich shopaholic; and best friend of Nikki. Lisa is the crush of many guys in the school and in Miss Bliss' class, especially Screech.
Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), an awkward nerd with a crush on Lisa, but an excellent student and very honest.
Mikey Gonzalez (Max Battimo), Zack's best friend, who, although not generally awkward as Screech, became quite shy around girls; a good student, especially in math and history but sometimes gets into conflict with Zack.
Nikki Coleman (Heather Hopper), who was outspoken and often advocated the moral course of action when the others decided to do something mischievous.
The show also featured Mylo Williams (T.K. Carter), a maintenance supervisor, and Miss Tina Paladrino (Joan Ryan), a quirky teacher and friend of Miss Bliss, with whom she would often discuss her personal life, with Miss Paladrino acting as sounding board. Dennis Haskins played the school principal, Mr. Richard Belding.
The show was cancelled after 13 episodes, and the rights were acquired by NBC, who reformatted Good Morning, Miss Bliss into Saved by the Bell. The series was integrated into the Saved by the Bell syndicated rerun package; episodes from this series were later introduced with a cold open by Mark-Paul Gosselaar explaining that these were from an earlier time frame than the rest of the series (despite the fact that the previous series was, for all intents and purposes, a different continuity), along with a retrofitted version of the regular Saved by the Bell opening theme.
The Cast
Starring
Hayley Mills as Miss Carrie Bliss
Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding
Joan Ryan as Miss Tina Paladrino
Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zachary "Zack" Morris
Max Battimo as Mikey Gonzalez
Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers
Heather Hopper as Nicole "Nikki" Coleman
Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle
and
T.K. Carter as Mylo Williams
The original pilot for Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired on July 11, 1987, on NBC (in The Facts of Life's timeslot).
It featured up-and-comers Brian Austin Green (who later got his big break on Beverly Hills, 90210) as Adam Montcrief, Jaleel White (who later got his big break on Family Matters and the voice of SONIC The Hedgehog) as Bobby Wilson, and the late Jonathan Brandis (who later got his big break on seaQuest DSV) as Michael Thompson.
Brian Austin Green was, in essence, the "lead" student in the pilot, a particularly serious student, who wore business suits
Several other characters from the series existed in the pilot but were played by different actors; Mr. Gerald Belding was played by Oliver Clark, and Miss Tina Paladrino was played by Maria O'Brien. Other characters include Gabriel Damon as Bradley; Samantha Mills as Wendy; Julie Ronnie as Lonnie Maple; Matt Shakman as Georgie Winslow; Charles Siebert of TV's Trapper John, M.D. Fame as Charlie Davis; Britton Elliott as Janet Hillhurst; Josh Goddard as Steven; and Andrea Messersmith as Laurie
After the huge success of Saved by the Bell, episodes of this series were added to the syndication package. As previously mentioned, intros by Mark-Paul Gosselaar, in character as Zack Morris, were added to the beginning of each episode, and the title sequence was remade in the style of Saved by the Bell (giving Good Morning, Miss Bliss the title Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years). The series currently reruns on TBS, along with its spin-off. Good Morning Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell were previously aired on The N from late 2008 to July 2009
Haley Mills is best known her dual role as Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick in the 1961 Disney Film The Original Parent Trap and won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
She also starred in 3 Sequels
Parent Trap II for The Disney Channel's Sunday Night Movie and 2 more for NBC
Parent Trap III and Parent Trap IV: Hawaiian Honeymoon Co-Starring Barry Bostwick of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Spin City and Leanna Creel who ironically played Bad Girl Biker Tori Scott on Saved by the Bell when she replaced Tiffani Thiessen and Elizabeth Berkley
Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies and Dennis Haskins are the only cast members to appear in all 4 Saved by the Bell Series:
Good Morning Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Dustin Diamond appeared in a total of 248 episodes which is more episodes than any other cast member in the franchise
Dennis Haskins appeared in 229 episodes which includes the Thanksgiving Episode of The College Years and all 143 episodes of The New Class
The Theme to Good Morning Miss Bliss was entitled "These are the Best of Times" and it was composed by Charles Fox who also did themes to popular TV shows such as ABC Wide World of Sports, The Original Monday Night Football, abc's Longest Running Sitcom Happy Days, the spin-off Laverne and Shirley, Angie ("Different Worlds" sung by Maureen McGovern), The Paper Chase ("The First Years" sung by Seals and Crofts; Emmy-nominated Best Song) and Wonder Woman w/Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter. He also composed "The Love Boat" theme with Paul Williams, sung by Jack Jones and later, by Solid Gold Queen Dionne Warwick
He also co-composed "Killing Me Softly with His Song" with Norman Gimbel in 1972 which become an international #1 hit for Roberta Flack in 1973 and again for The Fugees in 1997. The song won the Grammy for Best Song 1973).
Good Morning Miss Bliss was Produced by Peter Engel Productions in association with The Disney Channel and NBC Productions
and now, here are Video Clips:
The Opening and Closing Credits to Good Morning Miss Bliss and Saved by the Bell: The Jr. High Years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxUbm_7pYcw
Pilot Episode - Written by Series Creator Sam Bobrick and Directed by Peter Bonerz of TV's 9 to 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqUzn1DSX0
Episode #1: "Summer Love" Guest Star TV Veteran Barry Jenner of Dallas and Family Matters Fame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Rc4xTOki4
Episode #2: "Love Letters"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJb0AFlYyw
Episode #3: "Wall Street"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYNju5t4qw
Episode #4: "Leaping to Conclusions"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06JM4VaAryA
Episode #5: "Parents and Teachers" Guest Star Robert Pine of TV's "CHiPs" Fame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3K3pvXBSxM
Episode #6: "Showdown"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8sfmdwZxI
Episode #7: "Save the Last Dance for Me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3sWRyY5qrI
Episode #8: "The Boy Who Cried Rat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebYcrf-oYn0
Episode #9: "Let's Get Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je-5qRaM9_o
Episode #10: "Practical Jokes" (My Personal Favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIcYzfSWBHw
Episode #11: "Stevie"
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10tf8l_gmmb-episode-11-stevie_shortfilms
Episode #12: "Clubs and Cliques"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFH54wEyPw
Episode #13: "The Mentor" Guest Star the late Robert Donner of Adam-12 and Mork & Mindy Fame
The Final Episode of the Series
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjGqtqmKYPA