Saved by the Bell

Season #2 Episode #13

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(bell rings)

♪ When I wake up in the morning

and the alarm gives out a warning ♪

♪ I don't think I'll ever

make it on time ♪

♪ By the time I grab my books

and I give myself a look ♪

♪ I'm at the corner just in time

to see the bus fly by ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm saved by the bell ♪

♪ If the teacher pops a test

I know I'm in a mess ♪

♪ And my dog ate

all my homework last night ♪

♪ Ridin' low on my chair,

she won't know that I'm there ♪

♪ If I can hand it in tomorrow

it will be all right ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm saved by the bell... ♪

♪ It's all right,

'cause I'm saved by the-- ♪

♪ It's all right, 'cause I'm saved

by the-- ♪

♪ It's all right,

'cause I'm saved by the bell ♪

Zack! Zack! Zack!

Whoa!

Zack, you were so awesome

at the track meet.

Oh... Kelly,

come on, you're making me blush.

Do it again.

Zack, I haven't seen

you run that fast

since the time you stole

Cindy Zefferelli's bathing suit.

Oh, Kel, come on!

That was before us, Kelly.

Lisa, you were great

in the 100-yard dash.

Oh, thanks, but I owe

my victory to Screech.

You do?

Oh yes, I pretended

you were chasing me.

I gotta hand it to you, Preppie,

I've never seen anyone

run the mile like you.

Hey, you guys,

if we do this well on Friday,

we'll beat Valley

and win the championship.

Let's celebrate.

Burgers and shakes all around.

Oh, I can't stay.

I've got to finish my family tree

presentation for class, tomorrow.

Well, what did you find out?

My great-great-great-great-

grandfather

- was a slave in the Old South.

- Oh, no, that's terrible.

I know, but fortunately he escaped,

and went back,

and helped other slaves escape.

He must have been

a very brave man.

My great-grandfather was brave too.

He was a bullfighter.

- Zack:
That's cool.

- Nah, bullfighting is barbaric.

No it isn't,

bullfighting's a sport.

It would only be a sport

if the bull had a sword, too.

- What were your ancestors, Jessie?

- My ancestors?

Well, they're dead.

Yeah, all of them.

They died hundreds of years ago.

That's so sad.

Zack, what about your ancestors?

My ancestors?

Adam and Eve.

I didn't know Adam and Eve's

last name was Morris.

Look at the picture

of this Indian.

Looks like my Aunt Hannah,

except, she had thicker sideburns.

You know, I remember

my mom telling me stories

about a distant Indian relative.

Oh, my mom tells me stories

about four-eyed monsters

hiding in my closet.

She should see a doctor, Zack.

They're not there.

You know, I bet this Indian

could be my ancestor.

It's perfect for

my family tree presentation.

And you can help me

be an Indian.

- How?

- That's a good start!

...and after Abraham Turtle

escaped from slavery,

he became a conductor

in the Underground Railroad.

They had subways

during the Civil War?

Under the cloak of darkness,

he helped sneak other slaves,

or "passengers" as they were

secretly called, to freedom,

along this route

from Atlanta to New York.

My family calls this Underground

Railroad the original "Soul Train."

Thank you.

Teacher:
Good.

Discovering pride in our background

is part of what

our assignment is all about,

I think Abraham

would be proud of you today,

- you're getting an A.

- Thanks!

Jessie, let's hear from you next.

Yes!

My ancestors were seafaring people.

They sailed around the world on

ships. They were shippers, okay?

Thank you. I'm finished.

Jessie? Perhaps you could

tell us a bit more.

Well, they shipped tea, spices,

people, lumber, that kind of thing.

People?

My ancestors shipped

black people. Slaves, okay?

They were slave-traders.

Lisa, can you ever forgive me?

I'm so ashamed.

Jessie, you had

nothing to do with it.

Oh just say it. You hate me. Unleash

those centuries of repressed anger.

- Jessie, you're being silly,

- More, I can take it!

Thank you, Jessie,

you can sit down now.

Oh see, now you hate me too!

I can see it in your voice.

(sighing)

My gosh, I'm losing it.

Calm down, Jessie.

We can all find things in our past

that are unpleasant.

We can also learn from the mistakes

of Jessie's forefathers.

Jessie had four fathers?

That's four allowances.

All right. Zack Morris,

let's hear from you next.

All right, Screech is going to

assist me. Ready, Screech?

Ready, Kimosabe.

After digging through

old family papers and pictures...

I learned that

I'm part American-Indian.

I come from a long line of fierce

warriors and great hunters.

Me mean!

They roamed the wide open plains

in search of their daily food.

Me hungry!

Whoa, Tonto, me got a question.

What's the name of your tribe?

- The Cherokee.

- And where were they located?

They lived in the valley,

but way far out--

past the freeway--

Burbank, I think.

- (bell rings)

- All right class, you're dismissed,

we'll continue on Friday.

Zack, wait!

Yes, Miss Wentworth?

What you did was disrespectful to

the class and to your ancestors.

I'm sorry. See, this picture

is all I could find.

I'd like you to go and see

a friend of mine, after school.

He'll help you get your research

together by Friday.

But I have practice after school,

and the track championship

is on Friday.

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