In his recent memoir, Saved By The Bell producer Peter Engel admitted that “Jessie’s Song,” an episode that was widely ridiculed for its dramatic portrayal of caffeine pill usage, was actually supposed to take on a much darker subject and serve as a jumping-off point for tackling more serious teenage issues on the show. A first draft of the episode was recently uncovered. INT. JESSIE’S ROOM – NIGHT JESSIE SPANO is passed out on top of her fully-made bed, when ZACK MORRIS enters dressed to nines for the girls’ performance that night. He’s flabbergasted to see Jessie is sleeping! ZACK Jessie Hey Jessie,…
Author: Jared Bilski
Jared Bilski
Jared Bilski is a new dad, a writer, a comic, and someone who witnessed an armed robbery when he was 11. Follow him on Twitter at @JaredBilski.