Jimmy Fallon [1]'s reunion of the Saved by the Bell cast [2] wasn't just a time for us to marvel at how Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez haven't aged a bit; it also had references, throwbacks, and Easter eggs to the original series (and what the cast did after the show). If you feel like you may have missed some of the in-jokes, not to worry, we've put them together so you too can be in the know.
Source: NBC [3]
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When Jimmy and Zack first greet each other, it sounds familiar . . .
Because they're reciting the theme song, heard here.
When Slater shows off his ballet duds . . .
It's a reference to this scene. Is that the same suit?!
There's a poster for white-water rafting, which is a callback to . . .
When Mr. Belding's brother Rod promises the kids he'd take them rafting, and then he punked out on them.
When Jimmy says he might one day date Nicole Kidman . . .
It's him reminding us of last month's viral video in which she revealed Jimmy totally had a chance.
When Zack jokes about Jessie being a stripper, he's talking about Showgirls.
Elizabeth Berkley's 1995 project where she plays a stripper.
When Jessie says she's SO excited for Jimmy . . .
It's a reference to this very famous caffeine-pill scene.
When Zack mentions to Kelly that they should move to another zip code . . .
He's talking about how Tiffani Thiessen went on to Beverly Hills, 90210 after SBTB.
When the gang sings "Friends Forever" at the end . . .
It's the gang's Zack Attack hit from that memorable but random episode where they're in a band.