Good Morning, Miss Bliss 

Miss Carrie Bliss, a recently widowed middle school teacher at a school in Indianapolis, must balance her personal and professional lives as she helps her students tackle life lessons.

Creator:

Sam Bobrick

Stars:

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Hayley Mills, Dustin Diamond

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Hayley Mills	...	Miss Carrie Bliss 14 episodes, 1987-1989
Dennis Haskins	...	Mr. Richard Belding 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Zack Morris 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Joan Ryan	...	Ms. Tina Paladrino 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Max Battimo	...	Mikey Gonzalez 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Dustin Diamond	...	Samuel 'Screech' Powers 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Heather Hopper	...	Nikki Coleman 13 episodes, 1988-1989
Lark Voorhies	...	Lisa Turtle 13 episodes, 1988-1989
T.K. Carter	...	Mylo Williams 13 episodes, 1988-1989

Storyline

The very first edition of the "Saved by the Bell" shows. Takes place at Indiana with a younger Zack Morris, Screech, and Lisa along with Mr. Belding. Nicole and Mikey, two other kids, also run around with Zack and the gang. Miss Bliss and Ms. Paladrino are the kids' teachers.

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Plot Keywords:

teacher | 1980s | sitcom | classroom | school | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years

Filming Locations:

Ulysses S. Grant High School - 13000 Oxnard St, Van Nuys, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter Engel Productions, NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episodes are included in the syndication package for "Saved By The Bell". Zack Morris makes an appearance before the opening credits to explain the show takes place when the gang was in Junior High.

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Alternate Versions

Several episodes of Good Morning, Miss Bliss were added to the "Saved By The Bell" (1989) syndication package. They feature a new introduction and closing by Zack Morris (who is reflecting on his years in Jr. High School) and some scenes are shortened or edited out to account for the time used by the new introductions as well as longer commercial breaks.

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Connections

Followed by Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)

User Reviews

About Like Comparing Junior High to High School.

Hayley Mills as a junior high teacher in Indiana with a wide range of would-be interesting students (Mark Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhies most notably). Precursor to "Saved by the Bell" just never did get it right. Mills seems totally tired and out of place with the likable youngsters and principal Dennis Haskins was not a large enough focus here. Constant attempts by NBC to get the show going on the network failed and The Disney Channel (never a very good cable show producer) picked up the rights. Only 13 episodes were ever completed over a three-year period and none are really worth mentioning. As ho-hum as "Saved by the Bell" is, it looks like American television magic compared to "Good Morning, Miss Bliss". Turkey (0 stars out of 5).