The Truth You Never Knew About The Show

Even if you've been a fan of Saved by the Bell since the beginning of its run, you may not have realized that the high schoolers at Bayside were actually middle schoolers on another show, Good Morning, Miss Bliss. As noted by Screen Rant, Good Morning, Miss Bliss focused on Miss Carrie Bliss (Hayley Mills) and her sixth grade class. The show was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The only person from the pilot eventually cast on the show was Hayley Mills. After the pilot, the class was recast and the students were aged up a little.

Zack Morris, Lisa Turtle, Samuel "Screech" Powers, and Principal Belding (Dennis Haskins) were part of this version of Good Morning Miss Bliss, although the show was canceled after 13 episodes.

After Good Morning, Miss Bliss was canceled, the show was change into Saved by the Bell. Mills was dropped from the cast, and the setting was moved to Los Angeles with the characters now in high school. Good Morning, Miss Bliss was later renamed Saved by the Bell: The Junior High Years.