The Zack Tapes

This week is the annual Sweetheart Dance, when a guy literally gives away his heart. Here's a shocker...Slater and Zack are fighting over Kelly Kapowski's affection. However, Zack is in hot water with Belding (for filling the swimming pool with tea bags) and is in danger of missing the dance. Lisa walks in playing the new Bo Revere tape and all the kids love it. "Don't Leave With Your Love" is a hot jam.

It's crazy Miss Wentworth's class. Today they're talking about subliminal advertising, and that gives Zack a great idea. Why not use subliminal messages to trick Belding into thinking he's a great kid? Zack slips Belding a Beach Boys tape and hopes the plan works like a charm. Because Zack can't attend the dance, Kelly accepts Slater's heart (and is contractually obligated to go to the Sweetheart dance with Slater).

Cut to Belding's office. He's rocking out to "California Girls," when Zack comes in for their disciplinary meeting. But how can he punish Zack? He's a good kid! He's a great student! He's the son he never had.

If hidden messages worked on Belding, why can't they work to pick up girls? Suddenly nerds are getting all the hot girls. Screech makes tapes to slip to Kelly and Lisa, and dresses up as a girl to slip in their locker room. His new persona? Barbara Bush. The tapes do indeed work like a charm, and Kelly literally rips Slater's heart out and seduces Zack. Lisa falls in love with her Screechy. Things seem too good to be true.

Cut to the Max. Jessie borrowed Kelly's Bo Revere tape (the one with the hidden messages) and suddenly finds herself in love with Zack. The girls realize something weird is going on here (almost like they've been brainwashed!). Take away the glasses, wig, and dress from Barbara Bush and you have Screech. And where there's a Screech, there's a Zack.

The girls decide to teach Zack a lesson. Belding announces that they're going to make learning more fun by playing a new hit song every day. First up (you guessed it) is Bo Revere, courtesy of Kelly's tape. All the girls in school act like they're in love with Zack (but who needs a tape to fall in love with the blond Tom Cruise?). These girls are like a hoard of Zombies until Slater seems to come to the rescue. But he's in on the plan and places his heart on Zack.

They admit to the sting and everyone has a good laugh. But we're left to wonder who went to the dance with whom.

QUOTES!

Belding: Zack, I'm not a straw. Quit sucking up.

Zack: Zack Morris is a good kid. Zack Morris is a great student. Zack Morris is a fine human being. Zack Morris is the son I never had.

(Bo Revere tape): Zack Morris is a blond Tom Cruise. Zack Morris is a ten. Zack Morris is perfect in every way. Yes, that's Zack Morris.

Slater: Hey! Alright, just leave him alone.

Zack: Slater! Am I glad to see you. Please, keep them away.

Slater: Alright just back off. Back off. (puts his heart on Zack) He's going to the dance with me.

WHAT DID WE LEARN TODAY? You shouldn't use subliminal messages to get your dream girl to fall in love with you unless you're ready to deal with the consequences. And I guess those consequences are every girl in school wanting you.