• R.I.P. Dennis Haskins (Principal Belding in "Saved By The Bell")

    From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to alt.tv.saved-bell, rec.arts.tv on Tue Sep 29 18:23:38 2026
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    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75
    ------------------------------------------------
    Dennis Haskins, the actor who won generations of fans as
    Principal Richard Belding on the hit teen sitcom Saved by
    the Bell, has died at 75. His agent, Jay Schachter,
    confirmed the death but did not share a cause of death.

    Dennis Haskins passes away at 75
    Schachter remembered his client of more than two decades
    in a statement, saying, "It's a tragic loss. Everyone
    loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis,
    loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved,
    I mean absolutely LOVED his fans." The agent added, "He
    always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client
    and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him
    terribly. I'm heartbroken" (via Deadline).

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    Across the franchise, his character became famous for the
    scolding line, "Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?" He
    shared the screen with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond,
    Lark Voorhies, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley
    and Mario Lopez.

    Moreover, Dennis Haskins worked steadily outside Bayside.
    His television and film resume includes Hangin' with
    Mr. Cooper, The Practice, The West Wing, 7th Heaven,
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mad Men, How I Met Your
    Mother, New Girl, Hot In Cleveland, Victorious, The Bold
    and the Beautiful, Bill Nye Saves the World, and A Million
    Ways to Die in the West, among many other titles.



    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2198790-saved-by-the-bell-star-dennis-haskins-dies-at-75>





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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to alt.tv.saved-bell,rec.arts.tv on Tue Sep 29 06:32:19 2026
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    On 9/28/26 10:23 PM, Your Name wrote:

    -a-a Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75
    -a-a ------------------------------------------------
    -a-a Dennis Haskins, the actor who won generations of fans as
    -a-a Principal Richard Belding on the hit teen sitcom Saved by
    -a-a the Bell, has died at 75. His agent, Jay Schachter,
    -a-a confirmed the death but did not share a cause of death.

    Damn. This makes me feel really, really old... :(

    -a-a Dennis Haskins passes away at 75
    -a-a Schachter remembered his client of more than two decades
    -a-a in a statement, saying, "It's a tragic loss. Everyone
    -a-a loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis,
    -a-a loved him even more. He was a great person, and he loved,
    -a-a I mean absolutely LOVED his fans." The agent added, "He
    -a-a always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client
    -a-a and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him
    -a-a terribly. I'm heartbroken" (via Deadline).

    -a-a Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    -a-a Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    -a-a opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    -a-a Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    -a-a its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    -a-a Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    -a-a seasons until it ended in 2000.

    -a-a Across the franchise, his character became famous for the
    -a-a scolding line, "Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?" He
    -a-a shared the screen with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond,
    -a-a Lark Voorhies, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley
    -a-a and Mario Lopez.

    -a-a Moreover, Dennis Haskins worked steadily outside Bayside.
    -a-a His television and film resume includes Hangin' with
    -a-a Mr. Cooper, The Practice, The West Wing, 7th Heaven,
    -a-a It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mad Men, How I Met Your
    -a-a Mother, New Girl, Hot In Cleveland, Victorious, The Bold
    -a-a and the Beautiful, Bill Nye Saves the World, and A Million
    -a-a Ways to Die in the West, among many other titles.


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/2198790-saved-by-the-bell-star- dennis-haskins-dies-at-75>

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to alt.tv.saved-bell,rec.arts.tv on Tue Sep 29 13:32:52 2026
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    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring
    an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?
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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.saved-bell on Tue Sep 29 09:25:04 2026
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    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring
    an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?


    Zach and Screech and Lisa Turtle have been there since the beginning,
    although not in the unaired pilot.
    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
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  • From Ian J. Ball@ijball@mac.invalid to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.saved-bell on Tue Sep 29 14:28:43 2026
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    On 9/29/26 9:25 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring
    an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?

    Zach and Screech and Lisa Turtle have been there since the beginning, although not in the unaired pilot.
    Yep. Apparently that one had Brian Austin Green (though I have never
    seen it).


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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.saved-bell on Tue Sep 29 17:11:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 9/29/26 9:25 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring >>> an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?

    Zach and Screech and Lisa Turtle have been there since the beginning,
    although not in the unaired pilot.
    Yep. Apparently that one had Brian Austin Green (though I have never
    seen it).

    Anytime you want, just say please.
    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.saved-bell on Wed Sep 30 13:35:59 2026
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    On 2026-09-30 00:11:30 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 9/29/26 9:25 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring >>>> an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?

    Zach and Screech and Lisa Turtle have been there since the beginning,
    although not in the unaired pilot.
    Yep. Apparently that one had Brian Austin Green (though I have never
    seen it).

    Anytime you want, just say please.

    The quality is awful, but it is on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@gmmbpilot

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  • From anim8rfsk@anim8rfsk@cox.net to rec.arts.tv,alt.tv.saved-bell on Tue Sep 29 19:11:50 2026
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    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
    On 2026-09-30 00:11:30 +0000, anim8rfsk said:

    Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
    On 9/29/26 9:25 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

    Saved by the Bell Star Dennis Haskins Dies at 75

    Congrats to Your Name, for once, posting news first insteead of ignoring >>>>> an existing thread.

    Haskins introduced the Belding character in 1989 on the
    Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, playing
    opposite Hayley Mills. NBC then reworked the show into
    Saved by the Bell, and Haskins carried the role through
    its four-season run. He later returned for Saved by the
    Bell: The New Class, staying with that revival for seven
    seasons until it ended in 2000.

    I have to say that I was unaware that the character originated on
    another show. Were there crossovers with other chsracters too?

    Zach and Screech and Lisa Turtle have been there since the beginning,
    although not in the unaired pilot.
    Yep. Apparently that one had Brian Austin Green (though I have never
    seen it).

    Anytime you want, just say please.

    The quality is awful, but it is on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@gmmbpilot



    Thanks.
    ItrCOs a weird credit sequence, line drawings of the people, and they drew Haley Mills as being dead.
    --
    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.
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