Dustin Diamond played the high-pitched nerd icon Screech in various incarnations of Saved By the Bell for almost 13 years before going on to adult fame as a fight-happy, sex-tape-filming D-list celebrity. So it's no surprise that he's finally returning to his roots, writing a tell-all book about making the schoolyard sitcom.
Behind the Bell, which will be cowritten by a ghost writer -- after all, nobody spent a lot of time in English class back at Bayside High -- promises to be a behind-the-scenes exposé of "sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying."
But while we'll be perfectly happy to read a '90s version of Barry Williams' Growing Up Brady, we doubt that any of these "revelations" will be much of a surprise. After all, the show itself was one big sex-and-drugathon -- what with the ever-shifting Zack-Kelly-Slater love triangle, Jessie's caffeine-pill habit, and the wild rave scene down at The Max.
What's more, cast members who went on to expose various parts of their respective anatomies in such projects as Showgirls, NYPD Blue, Fastlane and Nip/Tuck aren't likely to be too embarrassed by a few youthful hijinks. So spill your guts, geek-boy. Though if it turns out that Mr. Belding and Miss Bliss were doing it in the teacher's lounge, we don't want to know.
Now, just for nostalgia's sake, let's enjoy Jessie's famous drug freakout:
Previously:
America's Best Dance Crew: The Next Level
Fastlane Takes the Scenic Route to DVD
C'mon, Admit It -- You Watch Teen Shows