Last Nox , actor Dennis Haskins — a.k.a . Mr. Belding — did aReddit AMAin which he revealed some interesting tidbit about the decade - plus he spent onSaved by the Bell , in its various personification . Here are a few things we learned .
1. HASKINS’ REAL LAUGH IS AS HIGH-PITCHED AS MR. BELDING’S.
When asked if Mr. Belding ’s trademark joke on the show was real , Haskins admitted that “ Itusedto be . I would laugh in a very high - set up laugh . I was onLate Night With David Lettermanin 1983 , and I express mirth at something David said . A friend of mine who saw the show said , ' One twenty-four hours , that laugh will make you notable . ' ”
2. THAT LAUGH IS PART OF WHAT LANDED HIM THE ROLE OF MR. BELDING.
“ Cut to my sense of hearing for a matter calledGood Morning , Miss Blissand the theatrical role was called upon to laugh , " Haskins said . “ For some intellect , I remembered what my protagonist had say about my laugh , and did it the way I would laugh , in that richly - pitched feeling . The writers asked if I could do that again . And that became a trademark . So while the laugh was to begin with mine , I proudly will it to Mr. Belding . ”
3. HASKINS TWEAKED BELDING’S ORIGINAL CATCHPHRASE.
Whenever he ’d enchant those zany Bayside scholar doing something unseasonable , Mr. Belding could be counted on to require “ What is exit on here ? ” But the act of “ Hey!”s he throw in front of that interrogation was the event of a little advertizement - libbing . “ permit me partake something with all of you , ” said Haskins . “ The catchphrase ‘ Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! What is go on here ? ’ was written with only three hey ’s . Simply a line to be delivered . Our conductor , Don Barnhardt , used to fluff the kids , and go ‘ Heyheyheyheyhey ’ in a descending tone of voice , like ‘ everybody settle down . ’ So in dry run , when I let that crease , and to have play with our director , I did it in the agency that you hear it . The elbow room I did it was a little unlike . And everybody laughed hard in dry run — and the rest is story . ”
4. HE NEVER GOT TO EAT AT THE MAX.
Actually use up the intellectual nourishment at the totally tubular restaurant the kids of Bayside frequent was a no - no , both for Haskins and the eternal sleep of the mold . “ We were recount never to eat the food on - set , because it was all a prop , ” Haskins say . “ Having said that , anytime a bar was on the set as a prop , everybody had their digit in it ! ”
5. HE HAD THE MOST FUN WORKING WITH DUSTIN DIAMOND.
When postulate about his feelings toward Dustin “ Screech ” Diamond , Haskins enounce that “ I figure out with Dustin Diamond from when he was 11 years old until 20 . Dustin and I really became a squad onThe New Class . Dustin will always have a special place with me . ” When pressed further with extra questions , he explained : “ When the original show conclude , and we graduate the original class , the three cat go on to theCollege Years . Someone propose that they continue to do the Saturday morning show , which is what we had always done . So I was asked to stay as Principal of Bayside High , as any principal sum would , and get a new class . It ’s real hard for a raw group to do in and put back such a successful original radical . But there were many good form members in that show as well . I had the most fun doing drollery as a squad with Dustin . "
6. IN THE EARLY YEARS, THEY ALL HUNG OUT AFTER THE SHOW.
“ With the original cast , we would all go out after the show — parents , cast , and producers — to Jerry ’s Deli , and then we ’d hang out at Ed Debevic ’s , ” Haskins read . “ And honestly , I think hanging with everybody after the show helped make our cast closeronthe show . Now , it ’s 25 years after , and everybody has families and their own circle of friends , as anybody would , so I do n’t get to see them as much as I would wish , but I am well-chosen for them . ”
7. HASKINS DIDN’T SEE THE LIFETIME MOVIE.
When asked for his reaction to Lifetime ’s recentSaved by the Bellexpose , Haskins accommodate that he has not seen it . “ I will just refer you back to the last thing that Dustin has been saying — that he did n’t indite the account book , that he had an minute conversation with somebody , who then turn around and wrote what you get word , ” he explained . “ Make your own judgement as to whether it was accurate or not . Because I did not watch it . I live it , I did n’t need to see somebody ’s version . ”
8. NONE OF THE ACTORS GOT RICH FROM DOINGSAVED BY THE BELL.
“ None of us got rich financially from doing the show , ” Haskins revealed , “ but we were still blessed to do it , as it was our first firm job . I am thankful for all of that . ”
9. MR. BELDING MAKES SWEET, SWEET MUSIC.
By style of introduction , Haskins noted that “ Many of you probably hump me as Mr. Belding fromSaved by the Bell . I ’m also frantic to let all of you know about two songs that Shooter Jennings produced for me , that will be come out on Record Store Day ! The record wo n’t inevitably be in every store , since there are only 1000 limited edition copies . So reach out to your local store . National Record Store Day is April 18 , 2015 . you may read more about it in thisarticle . ”
