Friday, January 8, 2021

Saturday School: Rockumentary (Saved by The Bell, 1991)

 The producers of the original Saved by The Bell came up with a parody of a certain MTV docu-series in season 3's "Rockumentary". Former network studio announcer Casey Kasem (America's Top 10, etc.) makes his 2nd and final appearance on the show, this time as "guest host" and narrator.

But, good luck finding the complete episode online, other than on Peacock. YouTube has it, but you have to buy it for a couple of bucks. Dailymotion? Fuhgeddaboutit!

Anyway, this mockumentary traces the rise, fall, & rise again of the gang's pop group, Zack Attack. Of the regulars, only Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie) was in absentia, and Mario Lopez (ex-Kids Incorporated) may have been the only legitimate musician in the bunch, so AC Slater (Lopez) is behind the drum kit, just as Mario was on Kids Incorporated. No one's really sure if Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack) & Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (Kelly) actually sang "Did we Ever Have a Chance?". If they didn't, the studio musicians that did have successfully remained anonymous for 30 years.

Here's "Did we Ever Have a Chance?". Judge for yourselves.


Funny how this was never released as a single.

Rating: B.

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