The BEST episodes of Saved by the Bell season 3

Every episode of Saved by the Bell season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saved by the Bell season 3!

Teenager Zack Morris and five of his friends spend their days at Bayside High School in Palisades, California devising schemes to fool the gullible principal, Mr. Belding, and their nights at The Max.

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
Home for Christmas (2)
star
8.03
40 votes

#1 - Home for Christmas (2)

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/14/1991

Zack learns that his new girlfriend is the homeless man's daughter. When she decides to get her dad a new coat and it turns up missing, her boss Mr. Mooney accuses her of stealing it.

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Palm Springs Weekend (1)
star
7.97
40 votes

#2 - Palm Springs Weekend (1)

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/16/1991

The gang is all invited to Jessie's father's wedding. Jessie is excited about meeting her new mother, until she learns that her dad is marrying a younger woman.

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Date Auction
star
7.93
30 votes

#3 - Date Auction

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/9/1991

The school holds a dance-date auction to pay for new cheerleading uniforms, where Zach, Slater and Screech are up for auction. Jessie is appalled at the whole idea. Lisa becomes an intellectual to impress a smart boy.

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Cut Day
star
7.90
31 votes

#4 - Cut Day

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/7/1991

It's senior cut day. Zack tries his best to go through the day without being caught by Belding. Jessie and a boy protest the use of plastic cups.

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Palm Springs Weekend (2)
star
7.90
39 votes

#5 - Palm Springs Weekend (2)

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/23/1991

Zach tries to stop Jessie from postponing her dad's wedding. Meanwhile, Slater tries to accept the fact his new girlfriend is really royalty.

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No Hope With Dope
star
7.87
39 votes

#6 - No Hope With Dope

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/30/1991

A drug producer comes to Bayside to do an anti drug commercial and decides to use the gang. The gang feels betrayed when they learn that he also does drugs.

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Operation Zack
star
7.83
48 votes

#7 - Operation Zack

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/1991

Zack sprains his knee before the big basketball game, and while in hospital learns that Lisa is a part-time candy-striper. However, he also learns that he will need surgery to repair his knee and worries that it may go wrong.

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Zack's Birthday Party
star
7.83
46 votes

#8 - Zack's Birthday Party

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1991

The gang takes summer jobs at a beach resort, but they have trouble dealing with their boss. Meanwhile Zack falls for the boss' daughter.

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Fake I.D.s
star
7.82
38 votes

#9 - Fake I.D.s

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/19/1991

Zack falls for a college girl named Danielle when she goes to The Max to use the phone. In order to impress her, he lies about his age and makes fake I.D.'s so that that he, Slater and Screech can sneak into an over-18 nightclub. However, they get a big surprise when they see Kelly's boyfriend Jeff dancing with another girl there.

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Home for Christmas (1)
star
7.80
41 votes

#10 - Home for Christmas (1)

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/7/1991

The gang all gets jobs at the Palisades mall during the holiday seasons. Zack befriends a girl who is working for Kelly. Zack and Screech make friends with a homeless man but when they visit him at the hospital they get a big surprise.

Writer: Tom Tenowich
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My Boyfriend's Back
star
7.80
40 votes

#11 - My Boyfriend's Back

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/1991

It's the annual ATV race. Zack and the gang are entering it. Zack feels inferior when Stacey's ex-boyfriend shows up at the beach resort.

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Mystery Weekend
star
7.78
41 votes

#12 - Mystery Weekend

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/21/1991

The gang wins a mystery weekend at a mansion where they are all part of a murder mystery. The trouble begins when the game goes awry and Zack is left as the prime suspect

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Check Your Mate
star
7.77
35 votes

#13 - Check Your Mate

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/1991

It's the annual chess competition between Valley and Bayside. Screech is the head champion but Valley decides to get some dirt on Screech.

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The Aftermath
star
7.77
47 votes

#14 - The Aftermath

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1991

Zack seeks revenge after catching Jeff and Kelly so he decides to get even by making her jealous.

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The Last Dance
star
7.76
49 votes

#15 - The Last Dance

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1991

Kelly gets a job working at The Max but may have to tell Zack it's over between them when she falls for her boss.

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The Wicked Stepbrother (2)
star
7.74
34 votes

#16 - The Wicked Stepbrother (2)

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/2/1991

Eric learns that Zack and Slater paid Lisa off to go out with him in order to get him into trouble for driving Mr. Belding's car. To get back at them, Eric has the auto mechanic class take the totaled car apart. When Jessie finds out she confronts him about it, and soon gives him a black eye for calling her a "chick." To make amends, Eric puts Belding's car back together himself so Zack and Slater do not get into trouble, and apologizes.

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S.A.T.s
star
7.67
33 votes

#17 - S.A.T.s

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/16/1991

Jessie's self-esteem takes a dive when she gets 1200 on the SAT's, while Zach gets 1502, and her chances to get into "Stansbury" College are hurt, so Zach hires James to help.

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All in the Mall
star
7.66
35 votes

#18 - All in the Mall

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/9/1991

Zach finds $5000 in the mall, and plans to use the money to buy and then scalp tickets for a U2 concert.

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The Wicked Stepbrother (1)
star
7.63
38 votes

#19 - The Wicked Stepbrother (1)

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/2/1991

Jessie meets her new stepbrother, Eric, but soon discovers that he has a dark side to him as he uses blackmail to get his way. Meanwhile, Eric takes a liking to Lisa, and Zack and Slater decide to get their revenge on Eric by setting him up to get caught driving Mr. Belding's shiny new red convertible. Things go awry, however, when Eric lets Lisa drive the car and she gets into an accident.

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Pipe Dreams
star
7.55
40 votes

#20 - Pipe Dreams

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/26/1991

While putting up the new field goal post, oil is discovered. Soon the entire school is interested in the oil drilling, but Jessie doesn't like the idea.

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Hold Me Tight
star
7.55
33 votes

#21 - Hold Me Tight

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/23/1991

A new girl comes to try outs for wrestling but gets rejected because she's a girl. Since Zack has a crush on her, he is willing to help her get on the team no matter what it takes.

Writer: Jim Parker
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Rockumentary
star
7.53
38 votes

#22 - Rockumentary

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/30/1991

Casey Kasem as himself hosts a biography of Zack's rock group called The Zack Attack.

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4th of July
star
7.52
42 votes

#23 - 4th of July

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/28/1991

It's the annual Fourth of July beauty pageant and Zack is one of the judges. Carosi wants Zack to choose Stacey no matter what it takes.

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The Game
star
7.52
44 votes

#24 - The Game

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/1991

Zack bets Carosi that if he wins a volley ball game, Zack can buy Carosi's car. But Zack's team seems to be short handed when the star player is injured.

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Boss Lady
star
7.39
36 votes

#25 - Boss Lady

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/19/1991

Stacey is left in charge when her father is away. Everyone is pitching in to help her, but gold fever hits the beach, someone accidentally booked two parties at the same time, and the chefs decide to quit.

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