Saved By The Bell -- My One Complaint

(This is Matt posting, just to be clear).

If I had to pick a single TV show that defined my childhood, I would pick Saved By The Bell.  It has a great cast, many famous episodes filled with comedy and drama, and even a couple spin-offs that weren't successful.  I always resonated a little with Zack with the blonde hair and a lot with Screech being a math nerd.

I even have a theory that the success of Friends was largely determined by the success of Saved By The Bell.  Think about it, a group of friends with 3 guys and 3 girls and one famously dramatic couple (Zack/Kelly = Ross/Rachel).  Each show had a tough guy (Slater = Joey) and a nerd (Screech = Chandler).  It all makes sense.  

I watch Saved By The Bell every once in a while in the morning because it's on TBS from 6 -  8 am (4 episodes a day!).  But I'm posting because I have found a flaw in the Saved By The Bell show.  And I'm talking about the show with the core 6 actors, not the spin-offs without Kelly or the College Years or the New Class.  So here's my issue...  

The episode in question is the one where Lisa is doing a fashion show and the drama of the episode centers around Zack and Lisa being interested in each other.  They kiss and Screech gets jealous and Screech ruins Lisa's fashion show.  Anyway, in the end Screech and Zack make up and Zack and Lisa end the show as an item.  So my complaint is that there is no other episode that has Zack and Lisa together!   That's unbelievable.  The writers decided to great this compelling drama where two of the core six actors fall for each other, creating tension between the main character and his best friend, and then they don't continue that with subsequent episodes.  That is an outrage!  It would be one thing if Zack became an item with a random cameo girl, but Lisa is one of the main actresses.  Shame on you, Saved By The Bell writers.  Shame on you.

So yes, Saved By The Bell is not a perfect show.  But it's close.