Saved by the Bell: The New Class: Season 5
Season 5 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 4.
- 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 5 Progress Shield
Desperately Seeking Work
Sep 13, 1997
Everyone except for Ryan has found a job for the upcoming school year. Ryan finally gets a job at the computer store with Nicky until Nicky fires him. With Rachel in Boston, Maria
Suddenly Ryan
Sep 13, 1997
Ryan has to deal with Rachel staying in Boston and later breaking up with him. Liz is bothered by Maria and Katie constantly comparing her to Rachel.
It's Not About Winning
Sep 20, 1997
The Bayside girls swim team is undefeated thanks to nationally ranked team captain Liz and new recruit Katie, but the boys team featuring Nicky and team captain Ryan is sinking fas
Football & Physics
Sep 20, 1997
Football season is coming up and Eric has been training hard to become the starting wide receiver. Coach Wagner stresses to the team to the importance of keeping their grades up. E
Highs and Lows
Sep 27, 1997
Maria starts smoking marijuana and Screech is fearing for his job as Eric fills in for him while he's sick. Maria and Nicky are looking at the end of their relationship.
Letting Go
Sep 27, 1997
Katie and Eric begin taking all-natural herbal stimulants to help them keep up with the long hours they've been working, but after offering the herbs to a customer who passes out f
The Great Stain Robbery
Oct 4, 1997
Eric and Maria invent a spray that will help restore the life in shirts. Eric decides to sell it without testing for side effects that the spray causes.
Boy II Man
Oct 4, 1997
Eric wins an Open Mic Night at the Teen Machine and a record company executive, Teddy Edwards, offers him a contract. Edwards decides to change Eric's image and lyrics and turns hi
Big Sister Blues
Oct 11, 1997
Katie is troubled by Bayside High School's plans to honor her scholarly sister, Robin.
Her Brother's Keeper
Oct 11, 1997
Maria will do anything to help her younger brother Tino find a job at the mall, and gets him work with her at the Teen Machine. But when his irresponsible behavior causes both of t
Friends Behaving Badly
Oct 18, 1997
Nicky ends up doing all the work for a fundraiser fair. After Liz convinces the others to help out, Nicky starts to have feelings for her, which doesn't sit well with Ryan who als
Secrets & Liz
Oct 18, 1997
A producer from the tabloid TV show ""Cool TV"" is coming to Bayside to see the next filming of Maria's talk show. Screech tells Maria that Mr. Belding will be her guest on the nex
A Tale of Two Siblings
Oct 25, 1997
Ryan and Nicky still don't know which of them will wind up as Liz's boyfriend. When Ryan brings Liz lunch, Nicky interrupts them, and when Nicky takes ballet lessons with Liz, Ryan
Liz's Choice
Oct 25, 1997
Eric gets dragged to the Bayside Formal by Maria and Katie as the date for both of them. Meanwhile, the step-brothers await Liz's reply after both of them ask her to the Formal.
State Champs
Nov 1, 1997
Liz's team has won the state championship and her father wants her to train harder for the Olympic tryouts. To do this, she has to see less of Ryan.
Screech and the Substitute
Nov 1, 1997
Screech develops a crush on a beautiful substitute teacher who is working in the music department. But Maria suspects she has a hidden agenda: she's using Screech to get a permanen
Love, Bayside Style
Nov 8, 1997
Ryan and Liz get into a fight before their anniversary and it takes getting trapped in an elevator to save the relationship.
Foreign Behavior
Nov 8, 1997
The gang goes to France for three weeks. Eric is homesick and Maria, Ryan and Katie almost get the class sent back home after walking out on a bill. They did not intend to do it, b
Thanks for Giving
Nov 15, 1997
As the gang continues to help with Habitat For Humanity, Ryan , Eric and Nicky neglect their duties to see a football game.
Foreign Affairs
Nov 15, 1997
Eric gets over being homesick after meeting the class's tour guide, Danielle. But when he fakes showing a interest in the culture of France to impress Danielle, he almost jeopardiz
Putting up Walls
Nov 22, 1997
The gang help with Habitat For Humanity to build a house for a local family. Maria is interested in one person there and discovers the house is being built for Mike and his family.
Goodbye Paris
Nov 22, 1997
During the gang's last days in Paris, Eric decides to stay so he can work and be with Danielle. But when her parents disapprove, he must end their romance. Meanwhile Katie, Liz and
Private Peterson
Nov 29, 1997
Katie tries out for the school's ROTC program and is eightballed by the all-male team. She tries to turn to Eric for help, but he is stuck between supporting her or fitting in with
Mission: Control
Dec 6, 1997
After a river rafting trip, Nicky and Katie develop feelings for each other. Katie develops a fear of losing him that alters her behavior.
Forget and Forgive
Dec 6, 1997
Screech is left behind on the gang's return home and he begins to think about the various times that he has helped his friends.