Since last March, Jimmy Fallon has been trying to orchestrate a reunion of the Saved By The Bell cast. Over the past year, castmembers Dennis Haskins and Mario Lopez stopped by for skits. Elizabeth Berkley and Lark Voorhies supposedly agreed to appear and Mark-Paul Gosselaar even stopped by to resurrect his character, Zack Morris.
Everything seemed to be going well but then Fallon got scooped by People magazine who put together a photoshoot reunion in August. Haskins wasn’t there and Dustin Diamond was excluded but the rest of the cast (including Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) did take part. Now, a year later, Fallon has admitted defeat.
As a consolation however, he reunited the cast of California Dreams, the show that followed Saved By The Bell. Brent Gore, Kelly Packard, William James Jones, Heidi Lenhart, Jennie Kwan, Jay Anthony Franke, and Michael Cade all showed up last night to give an update on what they’re doing and to perform the show’s theme song.
Take a look…
What do you think? Was the California Dreams reunion a suitable replacement for Saved by the Bell? Which was the better show?
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i love the california dreams is the best i love the band and the music still rocks love it you can dance to it and i love sing it too the songs rock
I loved it!! better than saved by the bell, i guess those cast members were too proud or popular or busy to get their act together and do a reunion, i hope these guys get something out of it, sly is still sly and has got a 8 pack! nice one! i’m glad jake was lookin real, the ladies look gorgeous and good on william for pursuing his degree. thanks for pulling this together Jimmy!
California Dreams is a bad show
Omg I love California Dreams…I remember watching Saved By The Bell and California Dreams on Saturday Mornings. This was an awesome reunion…i loved it!!! The ’80s and ’90s will live on forever. Season 1 and 2 is out on dvd and Season 3 will be on it’s way read this link it’s all in here!
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/California-Dreams-Season-3/13384
Wow, I forgot all about California Dreams. I remember watching it, but unfortunately don’t have a lot of memories of the show. My old age is showing. lol
I’m so stoked to see people getting excited about this. We’ve been making a web sitcom in the style of California Dreams for the past 2 years. It’s called Forever Summer. We’re actually about to have our series finale in a week! Check it out wondersTV.com/96
California Dreams was a great show! I just ordered the DVD’s! Now Jimmy needs to reunite the cast of USA High which was the best of the bunch!