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Good Morning, Miss Bliss
Good Morning, Miss Bliss title card
Also known as	Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Sam Bobrick
Starring	Hayley Mills Dennis Haskins Joan Ryan Max Battimo Dustin Diamond Mark-Paul Gosselaar Heather Hopper Lark Voorhies T.K. Carter
Opening theme	"The Best of Times"
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Engel
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Original run	November 30, 1988 – March 18, 1989
Chronology
Related shows	Saved By the Bell
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Good Morning, Miss Bliss is an American teen sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1989 (and later in syndication as Saved By the Bell), about a teacher and her students at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The show was originally a pilot for NBC, which was inspired by NBC president Brandon Tartikoff's idea for a show about an "inspiring" teacher. NBC decided not to pick up the pilot, but Disney Channel did, premiering the show on November 30, 1988, and airing it for one season.

The series focused on the life of junior high school teacher Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills). She was often put into morally difficult situations by her work, and often served as the only person her students could turn to. Her eighth grade students included Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a charming, manipulative schemer; Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), a rich shopaholic; Samuel "Screech" Powers (Dustin Diamond), an awkward "nerd" with a crush on Lisa; Mikey Gonzalez (Max Battimo), Zack's best friend, who, while not as awkward as Screech, would become quite shy around girls; and Nikki Coleman (Heather Hopper) who was outspoken and often advocated the moral course of action when the others decided to do something mischievous. The show also featured Mylo Williams (T.K. Carter), a fellow African American teacher who would take care of menial tasks that needed to be done, and Miss Tina Paladrino (Joan Ryan), a quirky teacher and friend of Miss Bliss, with whom she would often discuss her personal life, with Miss Paladrino acting as sounding board. Dennis Haskins played the principal of John F. Kennedy Junior High, Mr. Richard Belding. The show was cancelled after 13 episodes, and the rights were acquired by NBC, who repackaged and reformatted Good Morning, Miss Bliss into Saved by the Bell.

• Hayley Mills as Miss Bliss
• Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding
• Joan Ryan as Miss Tina Paladrino
• Max Battimo as Mikey Gonzalez
• Dustin Diamond as Samuel "Screech" Powers
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zachary "Zack" Morris
• Heather Hopper as Nicole "Nikki" Coleman
• Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle
• T.K. Carter as Mylo Williams

1. "Summer Love" (November 30, 1988)--Zack finds out the girl he had told he was in ninth grade at summer camp, Karen (Carla Gugino), has transferred to JFK, and he tries to keep up the charade.
2. "Love Letters" (December 7, 1988)--Screech asks Zack to write a love letter from him to Lisa.
3. "Wall Street" (December 14, 1988)--While doing a class project on stocks, Zack invests the class's money on risky stocks.
4. "Leaping to Conclusions" (December 21, 1988)--Nikki refuses to do the science class's frog dissection.
5. "Parents and Teachers" (December 28, 1988)--Zack's dad Peter (Robert Pine) meets Miss Bliss at a parent/teacher conference and they find they are attracted to one another.
6. "Showdown" (January 4, 1989)--Screech's friends encourage him to stand up to bully Deke Simmons (Andras Jones).
7. "Save the Last Dance for Me" (January 25, 1989)--Zack and Mikey fight over Shana (Alexondra Lee), whom Mikey likes, but who asks Zack to a dance instead.
8. "The Boy Who Cried Rat" (February 11, 1989)--Miss Bliss is a candidate for Teacher of the Year; Zack lets Screech's pet rat out into the school to avoid a midterm.
9. "Let's Get Together" (February 18, 1989)--Zack and Nikki are arguing and then are partnered for a class project; Tina moves in with Miss Bliss after her boyfriend dumps her and subsequently drives her crazy.
10. "Practical Jokes" (February 25, 1989)--A mock trial is held after a series of practical jokes ends in one that breaks Miss Bliss's "unfooled" streak.
11. "Stevie" (March 4, 1989)--Zack bets Nikki he can kiss pop singer Stevie (Suzanne Tara).
12. "Clubs and Cliques" (March 11, 1989)--Zack is embarrassed by some older students who invite him into a "cool" club.
13. "The Mentor" (March 18, 1989)--Miss Bliss's former teacher Mr. James Lyman (Robert Donner) returns and causes controversy with his teaching methods.

As of October 2007, all 13 episodes can be viewed by Netflix members through their "Watch Instantly" feature.

The original pilot for Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired on July 11, 1987, on NBC (in The Facts of Life's timeslot). It featured up-and-comers Brian Austin Green as Adam Montcrief, Jaleel White as Bobby Wilson, and Jonathan Brandis as Michael Thompson. Brian Austin Green was, in essence, the "lead" student in the pilot, as Adam Montcrief, a particularly serious student, who wore business suits. Several other characters from the series existed in the pilot but were played by different actors; Mr. Gerald Belding was played by Oliver Clark, and Miss Tina Paladrino was played by Maria O'Brien. Although Hayley Mills was the only actor to survive beyond the pilot, her character in the pilot was named Mrs. Davis. Other characters include Gabriel Damon as Bradley; Samantha Mills as Wendy; Julie Ronnie as Lonnie Maple; Matt Shakman as Georgie Winslow; Charles Siebert as Charlie Davis; Britton Elliott as Janet Hillhurst; Josh Goddard as Steven; and Andrea Messersmith as Laurie.

• "Good Morning, Miss Bliss": The Episode Guide
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap7qRCdEQ2o Original opening titles