Saved By The Bell: The Tori Episodes?!
Question:
Saved By The Bell: The Tori Episodes?
Did The Show ever explain why Kelly and Jesse left? Then came back? Its like they were gone, never existed, there's tori, then tori's gone, the others are back, and no one says a word. Its like the just threw a couple eps into the middle........ I know TIffani and Elizabeth went on to do other things during this time, I'm just wondering if the show itself ever made any attempt to explain
Answers:
The Tori Conundrum:
The character of Tori Scott (Leanna Creel) was added in later episodes as an annoyance and later girlfriend for Zack. Originally, the final season consisted of thirteen episodes featuring the original cast, and the casts' contracts with the show expired after those episodes were completed with the final graduation episode. However, NBC ordered more episodes of the show and Thiessen and Berkley refused to sign new contracts. Rather than producing new episodes with only four cast members, a new character, Tori Scott, was added to serve as a replacement for Kelly and Jessie.
Oddly enough, the promos for the final season of the show featured Kelly, Jessie, and Tori together, despite the fact that the actresses never actually appear in an episode together. Rather, the network alternated between "Kelly and Jessie" and "Tori" episodes each week.
During the "Tori" episodes, it was never explained why Jessie and Kelly were not present, and likewise for the "Kelly and Jessie" episodes, no mention was made of Tori. So Tori does not appear in the show's final episode due to the fact that the graduation episode was shot prior to Theissen and Berkley's departure from the program, and due to the "Tori Episodes", the gang actually had two senior proms.