Hayley Mills recalls working with Dustin Diamond on Good Morning, Miss Bliss - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-23-2021, 03:07 PM

https://ew.com/tv/hayley-mills-remem...ng-miss-bliss/

"He was a really sweet kid. I'm very sad about that," the Oscar-winning actress tells EW of working with the late actor on her one season on the Saved by the Bell precursor. "I remember (Diamond) always being sweet and really funny. I was very fond of him, as I was all of them." As for Saved by the Bell, Mills says: "The success of that series has been so great. I only did one season, but dear Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins) carried it on while the kids just got bigger and bigger. It was fun, and I loved doing it. It's odd because even though I only did one season, it never did go away. (Laughs) What it did for me personally was that suddenly young kids who hadn't watched The Parent Trap or any of my Disney movies recognized me from Saved by the Bell. That one season gave me a whole new image on television."

RetroGuy2000 · 06-23-2021, 03:23 PM

She said she'd be up to reprising her role as Miss Bliss, if they asked. I hope they ask. That would be so cool to see. Sort of a full circle moment: the one character from the pilot appearing on the revival.

rusty spike · 06-23-2021, 06:03 PM

Most definitely!

Would be great to see her again as Miss Bliss.

JO Sweet Heart · 07-02-2021, 08:43 PM

Its been five months now. I still can't believe that Dustin is gone.

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

RetroGuy2000 · 07-02-2021, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rusty spike

Most definitely!

Would be great to see her again as Miss Bliss.

The kid in me would be jumping up and down. I loved her character, and was sad to see her go. They could even bring in Mikey and Nikki for cameos.

TVShowAddict · 07-14-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RetroGuy2000

The kid in me would be jumping up and down. I loved her character, and was sad to see her go. They could even bring in Mikey and Nikki for cameos.

I doubt Mikey would want to return since he was hurt that they let him go when they put in new characters for Saved By The Bell

TVShowAddict · 07-14-2021, 10:49 PM

I wish Good Morning Miss Bliss continued, it was a decent show but I can understand why they wanted to change and put new characters in and it did became a big success because of it but Miss Bliss was sorely missed though, she was great

TMC · 03-18-2022, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TVShowAddict

I wish Good Morning Miss Bliss continued, it was a decent show but I can understand why they wanted to change and put new characters in and it did became a big success because of it but Miss Bliss was sorely missed though, she was great

I was watching Good Morning, Miss Bliss on E! the other night, and I do often wonder how much differently would the series have panned out had Hayley Mills stayed on. On one end, I do get why they felt that it would be better business wise to focus more on the kids. GMMB was seen as a failure but it still had potential that could be exploited if they tinkered the formula a little.

Maybe the feeling was the kids weren't going to gravitate towards some "stuffy British lady". Especially considering that Hayley Mills wasn't really "funny" on the show. She was more or less, the "straight-woman" who had to react to what was going on in the episode and then solve everybody's problems.

But I realize that Hayley Mills gave the show a real moral central and gravitas that perhaps the latter incarnations of Saved by the Bell were lacking. I liked that fact that Miss Bliss seemed like a real, multi-dimensional person instead of a caricature of an educator on shows for kids/teenagers. I guess I kind of see Miss Bliss as a early variation of Mr. Fenny on Boy Meets World.

06-23-2021, 03:07 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,742	Hayley Mills recalls working with Dustin Diamond on Good Morning, Miss Bliss https://ew.com/tv/hayley-mills-remem...ng-miss-bliss/ "He was a really sweet kid. I'm very sad about that," the Oscar-winning actress tells EW of working with the late actor on her one season on the Saved by the Bell precursor. "I remember (Diamond) always being sweet and really funny. I was very fond of him, as I was all of them." As for Saved by the Bell, Mills says: "The success of that series has been so great. I only did one season, but dear Mr. Belding (Dennis Haskins) carried it on while the kids just got bigger and bigger. It was fun, and I loved doing it. It's odd because even though I only did one season, it never did go away. (Laughs) What it did for me personally was that suddenly young kids who hadn't watched The Parent Trap or any of my Disney movies recognized me from Saved by the Bell. That one season gave me a whole new image on television."

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JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,849	Its been five months now. I still can't believe that Dustin is gone. God bless you and his family always!!! Holly
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rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	Most definitely! Would be great to see her again as Miss Bliss.

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TVShowAddict Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2018 Posts: 298	I wish Good Morning Miss Bliss continued, it was a decent show but I can understand why they wanted to change and put new characters in and it did became a big success because of it but Miss Bliss was sorely missed though, she was great