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Mark-Paul Gosselaar On 'Raising The Bar,' 'NYPD Blue,' & A 'Saved By The Bell' Reunion

May 27th, 2009 9:49am EDT Post a comment

Mark-Paul Gosselaar joins us to discuss the second season of "Raising the Bar" (premiering June 8 at 10 pm on TNT), his time on "NYPD Blue," the Jimmy Fallon "Saved By The Bell" reunion

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Wed May 27 2009 10:02:36 By: Marcus Garvey (

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good question mike, ive always wondered that myself. most of the journalists who interview him must not be OG fans of the show

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Wed May 27 2009 10:06:19 By: Tom Sizemore (

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Dude, any casual Saved By The Bell fan knows that the first season was in Indiana and then they moved to Bayside. This is anything but a revelation...that's HILARIOUS that Zach never even realized this. How high were ya there buddy? Or were you too transfixed by Kelly Kapowski to notice?

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Wed May 27 2009 10:50:24 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Marcus Garvey @Tom Sizemore: I know, I can't believe no one had ever asked Mark-Paul that question before. Though, I 'm not sure *everyone* knows that. By the way: Super nice guy.

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Wed May 27 2009 10:50:43 By: Marcus Garvey (

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sizemore you clearly are more than a casual fan, its ok to admit. it is hilarious that he didnt know where the show took place though

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Wed May 27 2009 10:53:33 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Marcus Garvey: Well, to be fair, that was one season out of all the seasons of that character. Add in all the other projects he's done ... I'm actually releived he's not as nerdy as I am for knowing that. It's not like he forgot "NYPD Blue" or "Raising the Bar" are set in New York.

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Wed May 27 2009 11:12:27 By: Billy Chapel (

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I need to DVR that new show.... sounds interesting

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Wed May 27 2009 11:14:52 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Billy Chapel: It's really good. If you like Steven Bochco you will like it.

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Wed May 27 2009 11:27:41 By: rpa1973 (

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Well done. I would have thought at least one other SBTB fanboy would have asked him that question before. I guess they're more concerned with whether he and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen hooked up in real life.

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Wed May 27 2009 11:30:34 By: dinahshore (

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sooo glad you asked the important Saved by the Bell question. And weird he's never thought of it before. Next I want an interview with Hayley Mills asking what happened to Miss Bliss

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Wed May 27 2009 11:32:11 By: Mike Ryan (

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@rpa1973: I bet he gets that a lot. Because of that I tried to avoid SBTB all together. I'm not a "Saved by the Bell" fanboy, but the Indiana/California question always fascinated me so I had to ask.

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Wed May 27 2009 11:32:54 By: Mike Ryan (

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@dinahshore: They left her in Indiana!

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Wed May 27 2009 11:39:17 By: Sinbad (

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What if the reunion just ended up being with the original class--I bet they could get some of them to show up.
What, no Bob Golic questions?

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Wed May 27 2009 11:41:26 By: VivianCostello (

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I dug the interview. He seems like a pretty likable guy. My one fault with the few episodes of "Raising the Bar" that I've seen is that the show seems a little proud of itself, and it overplays that the main characters are just always fighting for the right causes. Zack gave some insightful views of the cast. I've give the show another try this season. Good Job Mike!
One Question though.... Is the reason that you referred to SBTB as "that show" because of some agreement to be able to interview him?

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Wed May 27 2009 11:50:34 By: rob who had a broken foot (

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I hear the the Indiana tourism board just checked Mark-Paul off their list to be their celebrity spokesperson. "What the f*** is in Indiana!?"

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Wed May 27 2009 12:01:33 By: Alter-Ego (

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"Jerry's always going to be a bit of a rebel, of a rouge."
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so he's a little pink, eh?

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Wed May 27 2009 12:12:39 By: Mike Ryan (

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@VivianCostello: Not at all, no agreements. That was my personal decesion because, I'm sure, Mark-Paul gets enough of that and I really did want to focus on his new project. On "Raising the Bar," I think, like he said, they only had 10 episodes to work with and this season there will be more time for the show to breath.

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Wed May 27 2009 12:22:45 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Sinbad: That's kind of funny. Just find all those "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" students.
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@rob who had a broken foot: Okay, that made me laugh.

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Wed May 27 2009 12:34:48 By: Sinbad (

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I've heard a few people mention that they like Raising the Bar. Now this--Maybe I'll give this show a chance for season two.

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Wed May 27 2009 12:42:46 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Sinbad: You should!

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Wed May 27 2009 14:50:13 By: unamo (

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I didn't see SBTB until they were in high school and saw the earlier stuff AFTER that. This is the first I am hearing about the show in Indiana and it cracked me up!

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Wed May 27 2009 15:04:09 By: Mike Ryan (

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@grimoneus @unamo: Aww, thanks guys.

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Wed May 27 2009 19:26:08 By: nicerack (

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Great......right?

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Wed May 27 2009 19:28:19 By: Mike Ryan (

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@nicerack: indeed

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Wed May 27 2009 19:29:38 By: nicerack (

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^K, Ryan.

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Thu May 28 2009 00:09:49 By: Stewart172 (

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Ha! That was so well done. I've gotta give "Raising the Bar" a chance this season. The Fallon show hasn't really found it's footing yet but I do enjoy the SBTB cast member cameos. Looking forward to Mark-Paul's appearance.

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Thu May 28 2009 11:15:36 By: Megastarchaser (

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Love the interview,and the questions were really right on. Have always been a fan of Marks, from the Saved by the Bell days.

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Thu May 28 2009 11:40:08 By: Mike Ryan (

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@Stewart172 @Megastarchaser: Thanks guys!

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Fri May 29 2009 22:08:18 By: Dee Doyle (

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You know I never really planned to give the show a chance, but I think I will try it out now. I've always been a fan of Mark-Paul. The Saved by the Bell question was classic! Great interview, Mike.

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Fri May 29 2009 23:20:50 By: inflammatorywrit (

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Okay, that was freaking hilarious. I had a huge crush on him when I was a kid. I totally forgot about the Miss Bliss/Indiana thing!

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