Saved by the Bell: The New Class: Season 04 (1996)

The class roster of Saved by the Bell: The New Class' fourth season includes two carryovers from season three, Maria (Samantha Becker) and Ryan (Richard Lee Jackson). Of the missing students, Lindsey has gone off to college, "Tommy D" has moved to Florida, and R.J. has apparently vanished from the face of the earth. Among the newcomers this season are Ryan's new stepbrother, Nicky (Ben Gould), sexy Katie (Lindsay McKeon), and football jock Eric (Anthony Harrell). Of course, Richard Belding (Dennis Haskins) remains the principal of Bayside High School, with former student "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond) fulfilling his college requirements as Belding's administrative assistant. As in the previous season, several The New Class episodes have been recycled from storylines previously utilized on the original Saved by the Bell. "Backstage Pass" bears a strong resemblance to the earlier series' "Dancing to the Max"; "Baby Care" is a remake of "The Mamas and the Papas"; and "Fall Formal" has its roots in "The Prom." The season's two-part finale finds the students' favorite hangout, The Max, accidentally burning down, thereby cuing a "clip" show culled from both Saved by the Bell incarnations, with Mario López reprising his role of A.C. Slater from the earlier series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi