down remake of the original  _"Saved by the Bell" (1989)_ (qv) series. In an effort to make it  more of a stand alone series, the characters of Scott Erickson,  Barton "Weasel" Wysell and Vicki Needleman were eliminated because  they copied the originals respective characters of Zack Morris,  Screech Powers and Jessie Spano too closely. The vacancies were  recast with new characters of Bobby Wilson and Brian Keller while  Sarah Lancaster (qv)s guest appearance as Rachel Meyers was  expanded to a full