Saved By The Bell

Well, they could have shown his porno lol


Lark Vorhees wasn't in there either - she looks very different now - some sort of health issues ruined her looks

Me too. Never mind my other post.

Don't I know it.

I heard about that, it's too bad. 44 years old and hit with something like that. It's not impossible but he's got a tough hill to climb.

Doomsday

www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/01/mark-paul-gosselaar-talks-cringeworthy-saved-by-the-bell-episode/4846113001/

Mark-Paul Gosselaar says this cringeworthy 'Saved by the Bell' episode 'would never get made' now

Mark-Paul Gosselaar is reflecting on a racially insensitive "Saved by the Bell" episode that "would never get made" now.

During Wednesday's episode of his "Zack to the Future" podcast, the former child star said he "cringed" while rewatching a 1990 episode called "Running Zack," where his character Zack Morris dressed as a stereotypical Native American for an ancestry project.

"I cringed seeing myself portraying a white dude being Zack Morris, who is like the all-American, blond-haired white dude in an Indian Native American headdress," said Gosselaar, who was joined by Native American actor and comedian Tatanka Means.

During the controversial episode, Gosselaar's Morris blows off his ancestry project and has Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond) mock Native American heritage with distasteful grunts and ill advised war paint. After his teacher threatens to bench Morris from a track meet, Morris consults with Chief Henry for a second presentation.

Much like the first, however, Gosselaar's Morris portrayed a "racist caricature" wearing war paint and a headdress, co-host and "Saved by the Bell" writer Dashiell Driscoll said during Wednesday's podcast.

Although Gosselaar said this particular episode "has caused me anxiety," the actor said he has little memory of filming the controversial scene.

"I don't remember putting on the headdress," Gosselaar recalled. "I don't remember putting face paint on. I don't remember standing in that awkward way that I was standing where my arms are folded and like a very stereotypical way."

During the episode, Jessie Spano (Elizabeth Berkley) also offered to buy Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies) a soda to make up for the guilt she felt for her ancestors being slave owners. (Remember Kendall Jenner's tone-deaf Pepsi commercial?)

Gosselaar said "this episode would never get made in current times, and rightly so," as society becomes more educated on content that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.

"There are protocols in place to and filters that, you know, like a director, standards and practices," Gosselaar said. "We're much more sensitive now, for good reason, that those things would not happen today."

They should have cast a Native American actor then.