Saved by the Bell: The New Class: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Saved by the Bell: The New Class Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Welcome to Bayside
Sep 9, 1995
New transfers to Bayside include three students from arch-rival Valley High: R.J. ""Hollywood"" Collins, head cheerleader Maria Lopez and Ryan Parker, who stole Bayside's mascot th
The Love Bugs
Sep 9, 1995
Maria and the others are trying to win tickets to the Grungefest from the radio station, but Lindsay wins them on her first try! Tommy has told Lindsay that he wants to get back to
Driving School
Sep 16, 1995
Maria is getting a car for her 16th birthday, but she's failing Driver's Education. She pleads with Screech to pass her, and he agrees against his better judgment. Meanwhile Ryan n
What's the Problem
Sep 16, 1995
Lindsay is nominated for Homecoming Queen, and so is Maria, even though she really doesn't want it, but she soon becomes competitive. Mr. B asks Rachel to help tutor star football
Air Screech
Sep 30, 1995
The gang are all working at Palisades Mall; even Screech and Belding are working at Mr. B.'s brother's sporting goods store. Tommy gets an expensive watch as a gift for Lindsay. Ry
Big Screech on Campus
Sep 30, 1995
Screech takes the gang on a tour of his alma mater, Cal U., where it seems his old fraternity brothers aren't very interested in him, but are interested in the girls. One of the gu
Maria's Movie Star
Oct 7, 1995
Maria waits on her heartthrob, actor Justin Wells, at the Rockin' Rice Japanese restaurant where she works at the mall. He's come there hoping to see his new movie with a regular a
Acting Jealous
Oct 7, 1995
Lindsay and Ryan are celebrating one month together and they can't keep apart. But a problem arises when they audition for Screech's production of the play ""Cinderella."" Ryan get
Boundaries
Oct 14, 1995
Rachel goes on a date with a college boy but feels guilty when she becomes the victim of abuse.
Hollywood, Here He Is
Oct 14, 1995
Bayside joins the High School Television Network and the gang produces a show with Screech as faculty advisor and director. Unfortunately, the first edition of ""Bayside Live"" is
Ryan's Worst Nightmare
Oct 21, 1995
The dreaded teacher ""Wicked Witch"" Hurst is giving one last killer physics test before leaving the school. Tommy breaks a date with Lindsay to study, so Ryan jumps in and takes h
Prom Dates
Oct 21, 1995
The Prom is coming up and the scramble is on for dates. Lindsay is asked to go by both Tommy and Ryan. Maria is turning down dates, hoping to be asked out by the perfect guy. Rache
Thomas D.
Oct 28, 1995
Tommy has fallen for a girl named Nicole, but he's afraid she's too classy and cultured for him. He confides to Rachel that he's trying to write poetry for Nicole. Tommy reads a po
Fear of Falling
Oct 28, 1995
The girls' gymnastic team, featuring star performer Lindsay, should be going to the state finals, but they don't have the money and the coach has quit. Ryan's schemes to pump up at
The Principal's Principles
Nov 4, 1995
Belding and Tommy switch places. Tommy is the student principal but when he lets everyone goof off, he realizes that being a principal is a serious job.
My Best Friends
Nov 11, 1995
Rachel feels left out when Lindsay and Maria spend time without her.
Lindsay's Dilemma
Nov 11, 1995
The gang arrives at Sleepy Mountain ski lodge, run by Screech's grandpa Ernie. Business is very slow at the lodge because of competition from a big new resort, plus there's no snow
Screech's Dream
Nov 18, 1995
Screech feels that he's not important until he has a dream about the future that shows how important he is at Bayside.
R.J.'s Handicap
Nov 18, 1995
The gang goes on a class field trip on a cruise. R.J. learns a lesson in respect when he falls for a disabled girl.
Casino ID's
Nov 25, 1995
During a semester-at-sea, the gang attempt to get into the ship's casino to gamble.
Green Card
Nov 25, 1995
Near the end of the students' ""semester at sea,"" there is a shipboard contest to find $500 in hidden gold coins. Screech is distraught when he receives a ""Dear John"" letter fro
No Smoking
Dec 2, 1995
Lindsay and Rachel are helping to organize the fashion show at Pallisades Mall, and they hope to model in it also. During a break, they and the rest of the gang are dismayed when T
The Fallout
Dec 2, 1995
Lindsay and Ryan break up after Lindsay finds another guy. Ryan can't take he and Lindsay not being together anymore and he tries to make her jealous by giving her old necklace to
The Christmas Gift
Dec 9, 1995
Tommy helps out a homeless girl who's working at the ski lodge.
New Year's Resolution
Dec 9, 1995
The gang all help Screech come up with a New Year's resolution by sharing their own resolutions.