Bright, neon colors. Awkward-looking hair. Lots and lots of tank tops.
Yes, Saved By The Bell was a powerhouse of fashion, wasn’t it? As the show spilled into our favorite decade, their looks started to, well, ease out of date, shall we say. Their efforts to look cool started looking desperate - probably because they were all, like, 30 years old by then. In fact, they spent 5 full years in high school. That’s why Zack looks like he has kids and Screech carries a five o’clock shadow all the time (okay, that’s not true).
So let’s take a look at each of the main characters and how they fare looking back almost twenty years.
Zack Morris
Oh, the colors.
The bad: There’s a certain point in your life when you can’t combine a lot of bright colors in one outfit. Looks like Zack hit that about 3 years before this picture was taken. His hair is what I imagine my father thinks my hair would look like if I grew it out and brushed it back (it wouldn’t). And if you’re going to wear a jacket like that, it better have a sports team on it, preferably baseball.
Kelly Kapowski
I think she’s smiling at me!
The bad: Probably the weirdest shirt I’ve ever seen - either show your stomach or don’t. Of course, you can’t see the stomach because her floral print pants are hitched up to her eyeballs. I wonder if those pants have stirrups, too… And she looks like she has no clue what to do with so much hair. It looks like a bad wig. Was this hot back then?
Albert Clifford Slater
“Hey ladies, look! I can pick up a barstool!”
The bad: The tank top can never come back. EVER. I strongly railed against the “wife beater” craze from about 6-7 years ago, and I stand by it. And those acid-wash jeans make him look about 7 years old. What is that, an elastic belt? Also, he’s flexing wayyyy too much to pick up that stool.
Jessie “Mama” Spano
Before she started licking stripper poles.
The bad: Shoulder pads. Never understood ‘em. If I want someone with broad shoulders, I’ll date a linebacker. Also, more floral print is never good. And I’m guessing I wouldn’t want to have to sit behind her at the movie theater with the 4 rows of seats that only plays that same one movie with the booming introduction and the screaming girl in it.
Lisa Turtle
That background makes ANYONE look better!
The bad: Her belt almost covers more than her dress does. Leopard print never works, on anything. I wouldn’t guess that women would want a jacket that makes their upper half look about three times bigger, especially their arms. Aren’t top ponytails a bad thing too?
Samuel “Screech” Powers
That smirk says, “I’m really tired of doing this schtick every year.”
The bad: Nothing. He didn’t try to look cool, so I don’t think he looks bad. Screech gets the last laugh.
Mr. Belding
Fashion plate.
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