Fifteen years before he scrubbed into Grey’s Anatomy’s Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan, Dane was just another doof in a neon tank top making trouble for Zack and the gang.
There was nothing Complicated about Richards’ role: a bikini-clad beauty who fell for Slater’s then-acceptable chauvinism — and, of course, his Jheri curl.
In terms of guest stars, Remini’s Stacey hardly qualifies as “obscure.” In fact, while all true Bell fans ‘ship Zack with Kelly, I’d say Stacey was a close second.
Another not-so-obscure recurring character was future Violet, played by a pre-90210 Spelling. She showed Screech — I mean “Samuel” — the kind of love and affection denied to him by that ice queen Lisa Turtle.
Scott Wolf
Simply “student,” Saved By the Bell (Seasons 2 & 3, 1990-1991)
I’ve never heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon (sorry, Pocahontas!), but thanks to Saved By The Bell, I have heard Scott Wolf howl in the Bayside High School glee club. The original Finn Hudson, he was.
For some students, the S.A.T.s are a stressful time; For Zack, it was mating season. Poor Heather was too dumb to see through his game — and probably too dumb to even spell “S.A.T.,” to be honest.
Marsden’s character pretended to like everyone in order to win Homecoming King, but his plans were foiled when his true (anti-“nerd”) feelings were revealed.
Clearly a precursor to his days on Covert Affairs, Gorham suited up for his New Class guest spot, in which he was admitted to the Honors Corps.
Before he was flirting with a Gilmore girl and being a hero and whatnot, Ventimiglia was just a hospital volunteer named Greg who couldn’t nab a date to save his life. (So unrealistic!)
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you — that’s future sharknado survivor Reid as a Bayside High School cheerleader. (Chuck fans might also recognize Sarah Lancaster, a regular from Seasons 2 through 4.)
Before falling for Xander over in Sunnydale, Caulfield briefly had another dork in her life: Screech! He fell for her when they met during a Bayside High School blood drive. (Sure, blood she can handle, but not bunnies.)
Union made two appearances — as two different characters — during The New Class’ run. She might have been a Highlander, I’m not sure.
Now, I ain’t sayin’ Robin was a gold digger, but… actually I am. The former (and future) Punky Brewster star took Screech for every penny he was worth, leaving him with an empty wallet — and a broken heart.
And then there’s Lawson, who was a regular for New Class’ first two seasons, before going on to play (or at least look like) a high school-aged character in every TV show ever made.