1 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: Misspelling with Tori Spelling and iHeartRadio podcast Toy. 2 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 2: You're most well known for your iconic role of Donna 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 2: Martin on nine O two and Oh, but you also 4 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: played another iconic role of Violet Bickerstaff on Saved by 5 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: the Bell Let's get into It. So I was surprised 6 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: to say that you were only in three episodes. I 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: for sure thought, what you're okay. According to IMDb, there. 8 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: Was three others, Oh my god, okay, okay. So yes. 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: So Adri is my producer and big Saved by the 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: Bell fan, so she wanted to do this episode today. 11 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: And of course, me being Tori, I was like, I 12 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: don't know if there's anything to ask me. You like, 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: there's there's not that much and she's like, oh I 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: have questions. I'm like, okay, okay, let's let's do it. 15 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: Let's do it. And it is true like next to 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: nine O two one, oh, I would say Save by 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: the Bell, I get asked about the most out of 18 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: things that I've done, and then Scary Movie two, and 19 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: then Scream two, and then yeah, and the list goes on. 20 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, that was I was cast. Oh sorry, I'm 21 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: jumping the gun. Just proceed with your questions. Adrian. 22 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: Okay, so, since you were only in such a few episodes, 23 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 2: what do you think contributed to Violet's a lasting impression? 24 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: Well, so I will take you back to the audition. 25 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: I was fourteen. I had done, you know, stuff for 26 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: my dad, and I started acting on my dad's shows 27 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: when I was five. At ten, I was like, I 28 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: really want to do this professionally and want to be 29 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: able to, you know, do stuff that's not my dad's stuff. 30 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: I started taking acting classes. I had an acting coach, 31 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: and then I got an agent. It was a children's 32 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: agent and Iris Burton was her name, and she sent 33 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: me on all kinds of auditions and I loved doing that. 34 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: I would go to school and then you know, I 35 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: would get home and someone would take me and I'd go, 36 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, sit you know, outside in a room with 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: like tons of stage moms and there were kids, and 38 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: I'd be sitting there and being like, oh my gosh. 39 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: And I believe the first role that I auditioned for 40 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: that I got that wasn't my dad's. Oh my god, 41 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: I'm going to forget the name of it. Okay, it 42 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: was on if anyone knows it was on CBS, and 43 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: that was my first I was a co star. I 44 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: think I had like two lines. It was a series 45 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: and I was in one episode. 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: Let's see it on here. Oh no real. The very 47 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: first thing listed is Vegas from nineteen eighty one. 48 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: Right, I did for my dad when I was five, 49 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: and then I went on to be on The Love 50 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: Boat twice, Fantasy Island twice, Hotel twice. I think The 51 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: Three Kings TJ. Hooker. I did The Three Kings for 52 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: my dad. Lou Diamond Phillips was the first time we're 53 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: still friends that I met him. It's really not listed 54 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: on my IMDb. No, let me ask chat she knows everything. 55 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: Was there a CBS primetime series in the late eighties 56 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: called The Wizard and Mister Yeah, Okay, it's a CBS 57 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: primetime show. It was just called The Wizard, so I 58 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: was close. It was just called The Wizard. It was 59 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: ran September eighty six through eighty seven. The series centered 60 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: on Simon McKay, a brilliant inventor with dwarfism played by 61 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: David Rappaport, a little person who used his genius to 62 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: create toys and gadgets with the help of bodyguard Alex Jagger, 63 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Douglas Bar was Tory Spelling on an episode of The 64 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: Wizard on CBS. Yes, wait, you guys, how can I 65 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: find it? And you guys couldn't find it? Okay, it's 66 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: not a game to race. Wait. Yes, Tory Speeling did 67 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: appear in The Wizard and CBS, even though it wasn't 68 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: her best known role. She made a guest appearance on 69 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the series starring David Roppoor. That's how we're including I 70 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: am dB lists The Wizard among amongst her early television credits. 71 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: She was thirteen anyway, Trames, do you remember him? Was he? 72 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: I feel like he was? No? Wait, yes, so what 73 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: was he famous for? He was played and he was 74 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: famous for something though he was on The Wizard anyway. 75 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: I just remember having like the biggest crush on him, 76 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: and he was like I feel like he was in 77 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: other things, just that episode. But anyway, I remember being 78 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: thirteen and he was fourteen, and I always thought he 79 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: was so cute and I had my guest appearance with him. 80 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: So that was like my first like on camera, like ooh, 81 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: you get to work with actress, being an actress and 82 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 1: they're really cute and you can have crushes on them. Okay, 83 00:04:56,920 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: So after my co star appearance in The Wizard, I 84 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: went on to audition for and Get to Beverly Hills 85 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: when I was fourteen, So I did that. I'm just 86 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: listing stuff that my dad wasn't attached to, because that's 87 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: all people ever said, is like, E're only and stuff 88 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: because your dad's a producer. Partially true, but and then 89 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: I went on to audition for Save by the Bell 90 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 1: and I got the role of Violet Bickerstaff. And I 91 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: remember going into the audition and there were tons of 92 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: girls everywhere, and it was to kind of play this 93 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: nerd but it wasn't. They didn't specify. Actually, I wonder 94 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: I would be curious to go back to the breakdown 95 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: or just to say what that character, how they defined 96 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: her in the sides that you would read to go 97 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: in of what they were looking for in that character. 98 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: It was to play you know, screeches love interest. And 99 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: I guess one would assume I watched the show, I 100 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: was a big fan from being you know, his character, 101 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: that it would be someone that could be kind of 102 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: like nerdy and eclectic and kind of Yeah, I wonder, 103 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: I wonder what they were looking for. But all I 104 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 1: know what I came to the plate with when I 105 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: went in for my audition is I was like, oh 106 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: my gosh, this character was inspired. So the character of 107 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Violet Bickerstaff, because even though when a character is written 108 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: for a show or a movie, it's you know, ultimately 109 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 1: up to the actor playing that role to create that character, 110 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: and sometimes when it's a smaller role, it's not defined 111 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: of what they want. So you go in there and 112 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: you can kind of have the luxury if the producers 113 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 1: and writers and directors like what you're doing of creating 114 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: a character. So I was inspired to go in for 115 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: this audition for Violet Bickerstaff based on a character that 116 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: I did in real life and my best friend down 117 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: at the time, we had gone to elementary school together, 118 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: we went to high school together. We were born on 119 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: the same day, Don Dawn. We would do these two 120 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: characters and entertain our friends at lunch. And they were 121 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: a married nerd couple called Roger and Ethel Sweelander, obviously 122 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: a take on spelling. And I don't know why I 123 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: was the boy and she was the girl, but she 124 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: wasn't an actress and she was I would say if 125 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: it was the two of us together, and we were 126 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: best friends. She was the quieter one, you know, she 127 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: was like really good at sports, and she was really smart, 128 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 1: and I was like the fun like drama club kids. 129 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,520 Speaker 1: So like we would entertain our friends during lunch and 130 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: we'd be like we'd put on like suspenders and bow ties, 131 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: and I put my hair in two braids, which Violet 132 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: ended up wearing, and I put on glasses, fake glasses, 133 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: and we would come in and be like, oh, Ethel 134 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: and Roger spe longer here. And my thing was I 135 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: always snorted and our friends during lunch, and we would 136 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: do it like after school and stuff and at parties, 137 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: like our friends would think it was really funny that 138 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: Ethel and Roger would just show up places and I 139 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: would go all out and dress up for the part. 140 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: So anyway, I go into the audition and read for 141 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: Violet bicker Staff, and I added a snort to my line, 142 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: so I was like, oh, Samuel, and I would snort. 143 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 1: And I remember I was in my dad's office and 144 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: we weren't at our new house, not the Manor, because 145 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: I didn't grow up there at our first house. I 146 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: remember being my dad's office. The landline ringing, and it 147 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: was my agent and she was like, you got the 148 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: part of Violet bicker Staff and Saved by the Bell. 149 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: And I was like, oh my god, I just remember 150 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: my world changing in my head. I was just like, 151 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: this is everything she said. She's like, so it was 152 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: the snort and I go whaty she goes. They were 153 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: blown away that you had such a take on this 154 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: character and really went all out and came in and 155 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: just added your twist to it and made her your 156 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: own and sealed it with a snort. And they love 157 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: it and they want you to do the exact same thing. Anyway, 158 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: long winded answer, but that started my journey on Save 159 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: by the Bell. Now I know you said only three episodes, 160 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: it feels like I was on for so long just 161 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: because people iconically know that character. But it was always 162 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: I don't remember getting the role how long they said 163 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: I'd be on for, but it was intended to continue 164 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: and continue. But nine O two and oh went and 165 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: that became I was a series regular. So I did 166 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: I think my last episode, I was doing nine O 167 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: two and oh, and I went back and guest starred, 168 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: but it just got too hard to do both. So 169 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: then I just stayed on nine of two and zero. 170 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's crazy that that's only three episodes. I know, 171 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 2: what was your first impression walking into that set as 172 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 2: you came in season two? 173 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: Walking onto that set was really scary. It was really 174 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: scary just because I had done True Beverly Hills and 175 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: I'd put on my dad's sets growing up, and very 176 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: different experience. We're the boss's daughter of how people treat you, 177 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 1: and you know, these experiences were like, hey, I just 178 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 1: wanted to fit in, be one of the gang, and 179 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: be there and do the best job I could. True 180 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: Beverly Hills was the experience I had right before that, 181 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: and that one was a tough one for me because 182 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: it's it's strange, it was never intended this way, but 183 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 1: the it worked out on that movie is there is 184 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: you know, Troop Beverly Hills. And then I was, you 185 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: know Troop Culver City, so the Culver City red feathers, 186 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: and it was like very while they tried to like 187 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: get us and hang all together because we filmed for months, 188 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 1: it broke up into clicks kind of really fast, and 189 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: I don't think that was the intention. And I know, 190 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: and I'm still friends with Kelly Martin and we talk 191 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: about this and she's like, I didn't even feel a 192 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: part of it, And I was true, you know, part 193 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: of that troup. But it's hard not to take it 194 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: personal when you'd feel like, oh my gosh, I just 195 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: want to like the popular girls. I wish they would 196 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: ask me to sit at the table and have lunch 197 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: with them. So coming off of that, I was like, 198 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, I hope I fit in this one, 199 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: because I didn't feel like I completely fit in during 200 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: Troop Beverly Hills. Although everyone was really nice, there wasn't 201 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: anyone that wasn't nice. It was just, you know, they 202 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: would do their own thing and we would kind of 203 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: just sit there. But yeah, so say by the Bell, 204 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: I can still recall coming onto that set and the boys. 205 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: I believe I met Dustin first, who the kindest, loveliest person. 206 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: He was the youngest of the group though, so I 207 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: would say from my perspective, while they were all very close, 208 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: there was definitely a different It was kind of like 209 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: me and Brian on nine on two and zero when 210 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: we started as opposed to the others, Like while we 211 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: were all became friends, it was like, oh, those are 212 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: kind of the younger too, So it definitely with the 213 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: whole cast you could have that you could feel the 214 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: vibe that they were, like, Oh, Dustin's kind of the 215 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: younger one because he was younger than all of them, 216 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,199 Speaker 1: but he walked me around, showed me everything. Mark Paul 217 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 1: Mario came up. They were super kind, and I just 218 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: remember I was a little scared of the girls. They 219 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: definitely had their own vibe and were very together as 220 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: a unit, and everyone had their inside jokes, and it 221 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: was just like, oh, not only is this super scary one, 222 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: I'm coming onto this famous show as a guest star, 223 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: and I had two I had never done a live performance. 224 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: I had done school plays, but this was like on 225 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: TV Saturday morning, and you know, they taped all their 226 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: shows in front of a live audience. I had never 227 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: done it before. We rehearsed all week, and then the 228 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: day of taping we would do you know, they would 229 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: bring in the studio audience and you would go live basically, 230 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: and it was really really scary, just because you know, 231 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: later I went on to do other sitcoms, but this 232 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: one was like I was fourteen, I already had like 233 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: that thing of like people being like, oh, the boss's daughter, 234 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: even though this wasn't my dad's show. I was like, 235 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: are they going to judge me because my dad's a 236 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: famous producer movie? They think the producer of this show 237 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: and my dad are friends and me. That's why I 238 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: got it. This was all in my head, but it 239 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: was still scary. But to this day, and I would 240 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: say this, I enjoy the experience with everyone on that show. 241 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:12,239 Speaker 1: My feelings and my perception of how things played out 242 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: is mine, and it's you know, we all take things 243 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: personally when sometimes they're not at all. I was fourteen, 244 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: but to this day, I would say this to anyone 245 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: in the cast. I remember the boys being insanely nice, 246 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: and Elizabeth Berkeley so kind, and the other two, which 247 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: were Tiffany and Lark, were very nice to me, but 248 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: a little it was at a little not disjointed disassociation, 249 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: like they just they were there to do their job 250 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: they had. I don't remember feeling the warmth from them 251 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: and the acceptance that I felt from the guys and 252 00:14:54,600 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: felt from Elizabeth. And that's the truth. Obviously. You know 253 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: that went on to change, and Tiffany came on nine 254 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: to two and zero and she was dating Brian and 255 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 1: we had a friendship, and you know, if she and 256 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: I ever talked this out, she probably wouldn't even remember. 257 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: But that was just how I perceived it. But because 258 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: of that experience on Saved by the Bell specifically, it 259 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: was I don't regret anything that was really important for 260 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: my journey because after that, from the time I started 261 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:30,359 Speaker 1: Nino two and oh, any person that stepped onto that set, 262 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: and you know, I took a page out of Dustin 263 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: Diamond's like playbook, like he welcomed me with open arms, 264 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: walked me around the set, introduced me to everyone. I 265 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: always went above and beyond because I knew how scary 266 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: it was to come onto an established shows set. So 267 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: any guest, star, co star, background player, anyone, and I 268 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: think anyone that's ever worked with me on NINEO too, 269 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: I would tell you that this is the truth. I 270 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: went out of my way to do anything and everything 271 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 1: to make them feel as comfortable and as part of 272 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: it as possible, because, yeah, you want them to do 273 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: their best, you want to be their cheerleader. They're just 274 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: there to do their work, and it's hard feeling like 275 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: you don't fit in, like it. 276 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: Did you end up hanging out with them, like, did 277 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 2: you guys have school together on set? All that kind 278 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 2: of stuff. 279 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: I remember I had to do on set school. I'm 280 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: not sure. I think they did their separately. I might 281 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: have done it with Dustin, but I can't remember exactly. 282 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: I remember instantaneously having the biggest crush on Mark Paul, 283 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: who didn't I remember he was so nice, but a 284 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: little more aloof I think, and Mario was just it 285 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: was kind of It's interesting. I felt like girls that 286 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: came onto the set like co stars, and we were 287 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: all the same age, you know, so it was okay 288 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: high school. They were like the two leading men. So 289 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: I would liken it to nine O two was the 290 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: only comparison I have. Like a girl coming onto the 291 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,959 Speaker 1: said an actress, and there's Luke and Jason, you know, 292 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: Brandon Dylan. So it was Mario and Mark Paul, and 293 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,959 Speaker 1: it's like who would get the girl? So I remember 294 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:28,880 Speaker 1: them both not being flirtatious, but they knew they were 295 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,200 Speaker 1: like they knew they knew that girls were into them. 296 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: They knew that they were they were charming. Let's just 297 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: say that, very very charming. Well, I guess it's charming 298 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: as like, you know, fourteen year old fifty year old 299 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: boys could be so like Twilight, your team like Jacob 300 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: or Team Edward. Like it was definitely like Team Mario, 301 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: team Mark Paul, and I definitely was like Team Mark Paul, 302 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: but like got more attention from Team Mario. So I 303 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: was like, Oh, I just wish Mark Paul would want 304 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 1: to like ask me on a day, but Mario asked 305 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: me on a date, which was still great, but I 306 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: felt like more friend zone there. And we're still friends 307 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: to this day. But he was like one of my 308 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: first dates when I was fifteen. We went out and 309 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: he and I both told this story. And it's because 310 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: I was on the set of you know, Saved by 311 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 1: the Bell and one of my episodes. He was like, 312 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: do you want to go on a date, And so 313 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: I had just gotten my license, So it was probably 314 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: the third episode I did because I was already at 315 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: nine on Too and Zo and I drove my car. 316 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: He was fifteen, he had turned sixteen yet I picked 317 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: him up, and we've told the story. We went to 318 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: a movie at Universal and you know parked. I parked 319 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,280 Speaker 1: my car, my BMW convertible, my first car, same car 320 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: Donna Martin had as well, Champagne parked it and had 321 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 1: never done that before because I'd never been in like 322 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: a mall complex like that big. And we watched a 323 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: movie and then came back and could not find my 324 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: car and he needed to get his mom was like, 325 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: are you coming home? Like he needs to get home. 326 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: I panicked and I had to This is so embarrassing. 327 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: I had to call my house. So I called the 328 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: security at my house and the security guard had to 329 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:15,199 Speaker 1: come pick Mario and I up and then drop Mario 330 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: at his mom's place and then take me home. And yeah, 331 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: that was our short lived romance. So embarrassing. We've all 332 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: been there with Mario Lopez. No, I can't find where 333 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: I parked my car. 334 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, so you've spoken about your first on screen 335 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 2: kiss being with Dustin. 336 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,360 Speaker 1: Yes, can you tell us more about that? Of course, 337 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: he was so funny. He was so funny and so 338 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,479 Speaker 1: kind and at the end of the day, he just 339 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: wanted to be accepted by everyone and his peers. And 340 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: like I said, he was always kind of like the 341 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: younger kid, and I, from what I saw that always 342 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: stayed with him a lot, So you know, he would 343 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: always I felt like overcompensate by trying to be funny 344 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: or trying to stand out, and I loved it, like 345 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: I was there for his humor and also he was 346 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,679 Speaker 1: really vulnerable, and I feel like, yeah, it was. It 347 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: was a great first experience, pri experience, like first on 348 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: screen kiss. It was because you know, it was a sitcom, 349 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: so it's not like you're doing like an crazy open 350 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: mouth kiss, and like it kind of like got me 351 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: into kissing on screen because there was no pressure except 352 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: like an entire studio audience watching us kiss. But he 353 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: was just so nice and such a gentleman and it 354 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:52,199 Speaker 1: was just sweet. So I don't remember like how scared 355 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: I was. I was probably more scared of like all 356 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: the lines. I would always say my lines like in 357 00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: my head and be like, okay, here we go, here 358 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: we go, because I was terrified of like saying a 359 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: line wrong in front of a studio audience, like fear 360 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: because you know, everything I had done before then it 361 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: was like you could do as many takes as you want, 362 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: don't worry if you mess up the line. And this 363 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 1: was a studio audience, so you felt like, I know, 364 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: all the network was there every every taping. 365 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 2: So speaking more of Dustin, we all know later in 366 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 2: life he made an adult film. 367 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: Yes, did you ever see it? I have never seen it. 368 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: I have never seen his adult film. Yeah, very fair, 369 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: have you? 370 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 2: No, I have not. 371 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: Is anyone here? 372 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 2: Oh okay, did you ever invite any of the cast 373 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 2: members to your iconic sixteenth birthday party? So Ley Moon 374 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 2: for I talked about all. 375 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: The hot guys were there my eighteenth birthday part? 376 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 2: Oh? 377 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: Sorry, sorry, that's a really good question. I feel like 378 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: if any thing Mario maybe was there, I would have 379 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:08,320 Speaker 1: to ask him. I don't know, Like Mario from that 380 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: experience was the only one like I kept in touch 381 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: with and Elizabeth I would say, and I'm still really 382 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: good friends with Elizabeth Berkeley. And then yeah, shortly after that, 383 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, Tiffany and Brian start going out, so I 384 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: would see, you know, Tiffany would be on set. We 385 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 1: had that connection from Saved by the Bell and then 386 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: she joined the show, so it was just a whole 387 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: different experience. But I don't know. I don't think any No, 388 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: I don't think so. Maybe Justin might a been at 389 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: my eighteenth birth day. 390 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 2: Right a little behind the scenes. Who was dating who? 391 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: Oh geez, I don't I don't know. Fun fact, throughout 392 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: my episodes, I was on Saved by the Bell. Scott 393 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: Wolfe got his start there and was on it. He 394 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: was background player, so in all of like like Violet 395 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 1: was in the choir like he was. If you look 396 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: in episodes, he was back there and all the classroom scenes, 397 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: and so they would have different like background players, but 398 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: they would keep the kids kind of consistent. So all 399 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: of the episodes I did, he was there. So later, 400 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 1: you know, when we were both on Fox and I 401 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: was on nine of two No, and he was on 402 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: Party of Five, it was like, oh my gosh, it 403 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 1: was so great to see him, and I was so 404 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: excited for his success. That was the first time I 405 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: met him. And I'm not sure who was dating. I 406 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: feel like I've read things about like Tiffany and Mark 407 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: Paul maybe, but I don't know. I wouldn't know, to 408 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: be honest, I want to say none of them. 409 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 2: I mean, I've heard all the room. Wait, what are 410 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 2: the rumors that they like kind of all dated each other? 411 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: Really did they? 412 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 2: But I don't know it rumors maybe Never did you 413 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 2: ever run into any of the cast while you were 414 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 2: out clubing in Hollywood back in the day. 415 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: I feel like I would. Yeah, I mean, obviously I 416 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: would continue to see Tiffany because if we ended up 417 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: working together and we would go out together and we 418 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: were friends. But yeah, like Elizabeth and I feel like 419 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: Mark Paul was never out in the scene. I don't 420 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: know if Mario was either, Like if there was, I 421 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: don't know. They were good boys. 422 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you could ride a crossover episode between Say 423 00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 2: by the Bell and nine O, two and zero, what 424 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 2: would that storyline be? 425 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, wait, well could it be like whatever 426 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: you wanted to be? 427 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:42,880 Speaker 2: Well? 428 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: Could it be like whatever happened to Baby Jane? And 429 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,240 Speaker 1: so there's like two sisters and it's Joan Crawford and 430 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: Betty Davis, but it's really Donna Martin and Violet bicker Staff, 431 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: my two characters from and O and Say By the 432 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: Bell or. 433 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: Maybe whatever you want, Okay, I'll do that? 434 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: Is that random? So random? It's the first thing that 435 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: came to mind. A crossover though, would be like I 436 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: don't know, because like Donna would be an easy crossover, 437 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: and save by the Bell because she was kind of 438 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: I think she was a blend between like Jesse the 439 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: good girl and like Kelly the popular girl and there 440 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: would be Donna. I feel like she'd be friends with 441 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: all of them, and Lisa like so she would fit 442 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: right in. And it's funny. The two shows I did 443 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: both had like iconic diners, so we would always be 444 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: on that set. But and and what wait? I had 445 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: to sing and say by the Bell, which I do 446 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: actually sing and have sang in different movies and mass singer. 447 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: I'm not like a great singer, but I can be 448 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 1: coached and a little bit of Missiletnes. But saved by 449 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: the Bell. They didn't even ask if I could sing. 450 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: They were just like this is I was as so 451 00:25:55,440 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: swating the choir and it was beautiful dreamer and they 452 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: were like here's the like uh oh god not hs 453 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: because that tape. Listen to it and just like match 454 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: your mouth too. 455 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 2: So that wasn't you singing because that was like an 456 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 2: epic solo. 457 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: That was an epic solo. And sorry to say, but 458 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: it wasn't like they were like, hey, do you want 459 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: to work with a vocal coach or can you do it? 460 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: They were just like, oh, here, you're just gonna lip 461 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: sync it. It's like oh, which is kind of scarier 462 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: and harder to do. I wish I had attempted to 463 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: sing it. 464 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 2: But anyway, your kids seeing those episodes. 465 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: So my kids are like into throwback TVs, I mean 466 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: getting into it. They love Full House. They have not 467 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: watched Saved by the Belt. I feel like they need 468 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: to watch Saved by the Belt. I feel like my 469 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: kids don't have any idea who I am. Like, you know, 470 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: they've seen Scary Movie too. They love that. They've seen 471 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: Scream too, But other than that, they've they've never seen 472 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: my work. 473 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 2: I watched Say by the Phone a long time. I 474 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 2: wonder if it holds up. I wonder too, but I 475 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 2: don't know if I'm biased. Grew up on that show, 476 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 2: all right. How do you think Say By the Bell 477 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 2: and Beverly Hills, Nino two and Oh shaped nineties teen culture, 478 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 2: but in different ways. 479 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously I can speak more towards Nino two 480 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: and Oh, and I couldn't see either of them back 481 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: then because I was in it, you know, and we 482 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: were young. But looking back at it now, I mean 483 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: it was Nino two to and Oh specifically, I think 484 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: was the first time that gave a voice to teens. 485 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: You know, every show it was about the adults and 486 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: their issues and their problems and what it was really like. 487 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 1: And you know, there's that old thing like kids should 488 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: be seen, not heard, and kind of I feel like 489 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: that's the way it kind of used to be on 490 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: TV as it progressed. It was like kids have a voice, 491 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: and they have a strong voice, and they should be 492 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: heard and they have issues just like adults, you know. 493 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: And I feel like nine two and oh was the 494 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: first that took a chance to focus on a nighttime show, 495 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: say by the Bell, I think we're wor because it 496 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: was a morning show so kids wanted to watch kids. 497 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:06,879 Speaker 1: But I think they took a big gamble day my 498 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 1: dad doing a show that spoke to teens that adults 499 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 1: would be viewing. You know, primetime TV started at eight o'clock, 500 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: so that was a risk. You know, people, you know 501 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: predominantly it was adults watching, and what if you know, 502 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: it was their house and they controlled whether kids watched 503 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 1: or not because back then it was like everyone had 504 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: a TV in their room. It was more like gathering 505 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: and watching in your living room. And they took a 506 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: big chance of you know, parents and adults being like, eh, 507 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: we don't want to watch a show about kids. But 508 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: thank god it worked, and then Saved by the Bell 509 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: it was you know, Saturday Morning TV. I feel like 510 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: Saturday Morning TV before Saved by the Bell was kind 511 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: of focused more on kid kids, and this was about 512 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, preteens and then teens again, giving them a 513 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 1: voice in a comedic, light hearted way, but they'd actually 514 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:07,959 Speaker 1: dealt with a lot of issues as well, And if 515 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: you go back, there's a lot of issue oriented episodes 516 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: that the teens on that show go through, similar to 517 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: nine two and oh. 518 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 2: I feel like nine two and ohs. Yeah it felt 519 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 2: trail well, yeah, but it felt a little more like 520 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 2: real life. You could relate a little more. 521 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: Bear. There wasn't a laugh track after every line, you know, 522 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:28,880 Speaker 1: so yeah. 523 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 2: True, people weren't playing pranks on their principle all day long. 524 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: True. 525 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 2: All right, well that's kind of most what I have 526 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 2: unless any memorable behind the scenes moments or bloopers or 527 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 2: anything that really stands out from day about the belt. 528 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: Hmmm, why not think I remember it as soon as 529 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: I lee. 530 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,040 Speaker 2: Or anything else you want to add to your experience. 531 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm just really grateful for the experience. I 532 00:29:56,440 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 1: think it taught me so much about I mean, comedy 533 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: is my heart and that was the first show, and 534 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: you know, that was the first show to give a 535 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: voice to my comedy, and that kind of paved the 536 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: way for me to be able to take charge to 537 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: make Donna comedian. I don't know what the word I'm 538 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: looking for, I mean, because Donna wasn't written that way. 539 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:28,239 Speaker 1: Donna wasn't you know, Donna wasn't written as much like 540 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: Donna was friend number one, I think in the pilot 541 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: and then you know, she went on to have a 542 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: character name and then you know, they gave her a 543 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: little bit of a background, but you know, she pretty 544 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: much started as Kelly and you know, Brenda's friend. And 545 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: you know, I realized from early on, like, gosh, there's 546 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: a lot of stars here and there's a lot of 547 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: magic here, and I have to do something to stand out. 548 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: You know. I didn't feel like I was the prettiest 549 00:30:58,040 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: girl there. I didn't feel like I was the most 550 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: talented girl there. But I knew deep down that I 551 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: was the funniest one there, and so that was and 552 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: that's just something that's always been. I'm not a very 553 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: confident person, but I'm very confident in my ability to 554 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: make people laugh in my ability to do comedy. And 555 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: I had that from a young age just in real 556 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: life making people happy and smile. And I liked seeing 557 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: people get utter joy from laughter. And so if I 558 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: hadn't had that experience on Save by the Bell, maybe 559 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: I wouldn't have been able to really take that chance 560 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: on nine two and oh to make Donna stand out 561 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: and do the physical comedy. And you know, the more 562 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: the writers saw that on nine O two and oh, 563 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: they were like, oh, you like comedy, so Donna, they 564 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: would start to write towards my strength and do the 565 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: physical comedy and do all the Lucy esque things that 566 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: I loved to do because that's just my passion. So 567 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: what was the question? There's the violet snort. I really 568 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: actually do snort in real life when it comes out 569 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: once in a while. 570 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 2: I mean, the snort was awesome, Thank you. It really 571 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 2: lent to the character. 572 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 1: Thanks. Oh, I have one Rinning. So they had the 573 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: reboot of Say by the Bell, and I believe Mark, 574 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: Paul and Mario and Elizabeth and Tiffany, I think they 575 00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 1: all produced it. They came together and did it no, 576 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: And I was really bummed because I was like, you know, 577 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: Dustin had passed away, and I was like, that's kind 578 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:37,960 Speaker 1: of like his legacy is, like what's left is like 579 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:41,480 Speaker 1: Violet because they would have gone on to get married hopefully. Yeah, 580 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: and it's just like it's a character that everyone talks about. 581 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: And I say that with confidence just because I know 582 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: the fans, like they always bring up Violet and she's 583 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: so beloved. So I was kind of bummed. And I 584 00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: did Mark Paul's podcast and I said, like, what happened 585 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,160 Speaker 1: and they only went one season? He said no, honestly, 586 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: like season two. And Elizabeth had confirmed this with me 587 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: when I talked her about after like season two, we 588 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: were totally gonna bring in Violet. And I'm like, oh 589 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: damn it. 590 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 2: It would have been fun to see her pop up 591 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 2: season light. 592 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, during my life, but uh yeah, who knows, 593 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: maybe something else will be done again. Was saved by 594 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,240 Speaker 1: the bell One day. I can go back and do Violet. 595 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: I should do like I should do something Violet like 596 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: on online, like a TikTok Violet. That'd be fun. 597 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 2: Did you keep any of her wardrobe? No? 598 00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: I can't keep any of Donnas either. I was a 599 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,080 Speaker 1: good girl. I wanted so much for people to like 600 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: me and think I was like nights and great and 601 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:46,040 Speaker 1: like I would never have kept anything like that would 602 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,560 Speaker 1: have been like but kind of what Donna and Violet 603 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: war they kind of I mean Violet, I can't picture 604 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: her ever wearing like a crop top or anything. But 605 00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 1: it was the you know, the early nineties, so it 606 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: was like the little like bike shorts and baby doll dresses, 607 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 1: so it was kind of a crossover