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Join us every week where well be picking a different sitcom and judging it solely on its very first televised episode. In doing so well be challenging ourselves to erase any knowledge of future episodes so we can deliver an unbiased opinion. At the end of each show well tell you if this is a show we would green light or cancel. Tune in to find out which mega shows wouldnt make the cut, what forgettable mistakes we give a pass, and who started exactly where they should be.
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S1E1: Saved by the Bell: The College Years
Episode 284
Thursday, 17 September, 2026

"Saved by the Bell: The College Years" is a sitcom that premiered on NBC in 1993, following Zack Morris, Slater, and Screech as they leave High School behind and head off to California University. The series attempted to age up the "Saved by the Bell" formula, trading the halls of Bayside for dorm rooms and slightly more grown-up problems. Unlike the original series, "The College Years" made the jump from Saturday mornings to NBC's primetime lineup, but the experiment didn't last long with only one season before cancelation. So do Zack and the gang make the grade at Cal U, or should they have called it quits after graduation? Listen as the S1E1 boys deep dive the "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" pilot episode and find out. Starring: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Anne Tremko, Kiersten Warren, Essence Atkins, & Bob Golic www.S1E1POD.com Instagram & X (Twitter): @S1E1POD