<P> Good Morning, Miss Bliss aired from 1988 to 1989 . However, the show failed to pick up a following and did poorly in the ratings . By the time the last episode aired, Disney had already decided against ordering more . </P> <P> Tartikoff felt there had been strong elements to Good Morning, Miss Bliss and wanted to try the show again with a different time slot and a different approach . The elements featuring the kids had been well - received, so Tartikoff wanted to drop Miss Bliss from the show altogether and focus entirely on the teens . NBC had been losing the high end of their animated audience, kids from ten to twelve, so the idea was to create a live action comedy to air on Saturday mornings, a new idea at the time . </P> <P> Engel was skeptical of the new format at first, and did not want to make children's programming . However, his wife convinced him that making the show would be a worthwhile endeavor, and he soon told Tartikoff he would do the show . Engel felt, however, that Indianapolis was not exciting as a location, and moved the show to a semi-fictional part of Los Angeles, "the Palisades ." The main locations of the show would be the teenager's school, Bayside High, and The Max, a fictional eatery they frequent . In addition, they would film before a live studio audience . </P> <P> The majority of the cast was replaced, and Tartikoff gave a seven episode commitment for the show . In a meeting with Engel and Tartikoff, senior producer Tom Tenowich suggested the name Saved by the Bell . Though Engel hated the name, Tartikoff loved it . The name stuck, and filming commenced, with the first episode, "Dancing to the Max," airing in prime time on August 20, 1989 . </P>

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